Okla. Stat. tit. 18, § 18-1137: Actions By and Against Unqualified Foreign Corporations

ACTIONS BY AND AGAINST UNQUALIFIED FOREIGN CORPORATIONS

A. A foreign corporation which is required to comply with the

provisions of Sections 130 and 131 of this act and which has done

business in this state without authority shall not maintain any

action or special proceeding in this state unless and until such

corporation has been authorized to do business in this state and has

paid to the state all fees, penalties and franchise taxes for the

years or parts thereof during which it did business in this state

without authority. This prohibition shall not apply to any

successor in interest of such foreign corporation.

B. The failure of a foreign corporation to obtain authority to

do business in this state shall not impair the validity of any

contract or act of the foreign corporation or the right of any other

party to the contract to maintain any action or special proceeding

thereon, and shall not prevent the foreign corporation from

defending any action or special proceeding in this state.