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Okla. Stat. tit. 42, § 42-39: Keeper of inn, hotel, boardinghouse, or rooming house -

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Lien on baggage and other property - Limitation - Enforcement.

The keeper of any inn, hotel, boardinghouse, or rooming house,

whether individual, partnership or corporation, shall have a lien on

the baggage and other property in and about such inn, brought to the

same by or under the control of his guest or boarders for the proper

charges due him from such guests or boarders for accommodation,

board and lodging, and for all money paid for or advanced to them,

not to exceed the sum of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00), and for such

other extras as are furnished at the request of such guests, and

said innkeeper, hotelkeeper or rooming house keeper shall have the

right to detain such baggage and other property until the amount of

such charges are paid and such baggage and other property shall be

exempt from attachment or execution until such innkeeper's lien and

the cost of satisfying it are paid. The innkeeper, boardinghouse or

hotelkeeper or rooming house keeper shall retain such baggage and

other property upon which he has a lien for a period of ninety (90)

days, at the expiration of which time, if the lien is not satisfied,

he may sell such baggage and other property at public auction, first

giving notice of the time and place of sale by posting at least

three notices thereof in public places in the county where the inn

or hotel is situated, and also by mailing a copy of such notice

addressed to said guest or boarder at the place of residence

designated by the register of such inn or hotel. And after

satisfying the lien and any costs that may accrue, any residue

remaining shall, on demand, within six (6) months, be paid to such

guest or boarder, and if not so demanded within six (6) months from

date of sale, such residue shall be deposited by such innkeeper with

the treasurer of the county; said residue shall be retained by the

county treasurer for a period of one (1) year, and if not claimed

within that time by the owner thereof, it shall be placed to the

credit of the school fund.

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