{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-1-1-32","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 1, § 1-32","heading":"Abstracts and other documents to be provided without delay -","body":"Valid order therefor - Failure to furnish - Penalties - Exclusions.\n\nA. All abstractors shall furnish abstracts, abstract\n\nextensions, supplemental abstracts or final title reports as\n\ndesired, to the persons applying therefor, in the order of receipt\n\nof a valid order therefor, without unnecessary delay, and for\n\nreasonable compensation pursuant to the requirements of the Oklahoma\n\nAbstractors Act. A valid order is a written order from the person\n\napplying for the order who is a party to the transaction containing\n\nthe following elements:\n\n1. A complete and accurate legal description or a complete and\n\naccurate address, as applicable;\n\n2. The availability of any necessary base abstract; and\n\n3. An up-front commitment to pay for the order either upon\n\ndelivery or other payment conditions agreed to by the parties to the\n\ntransaction or a stated cancellation fee amount.\n\nB. Failure of an abstractor to furnish an abstract, abstract\n\nextension, supplemental abstract or final title report within the\n\nfollowing time periods shall constitute unnecessary delay, unless\n\nthe Board has previously determined the existence of extenuating\n\ncircumstances:\n\n1. For furnishing new abstracts:\n\na. unplatted: twenty (20) business days, and\n\nb. platted: fifteen (15) business days; and\n\n2. For furnishing an abstract extension, supplemental abstract\n\nor final title report:\n\na. unplatted: seventeen (17) business days, and\n\nb. platted: twelve (12) business days.\n\nC. All licensed abstractors and certificate of authority\n\nholders, whose business is hereby declared to stand upon a like\n\nfooting with that of common carriers, who shall refuse to do so,\n\nupon receipt of a valid order for the abstract, abstract extension,\n\nsupplemental abstract or final title report, shall be subject to the\n\nfollowing:\n\n1. A civil penalty not less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00)\n\nnor more than Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) for each occurrence;\n\n2. Liability in any action for damages, loss or injury which\n\nany person may suffer or incur by reason of failure to furnish such\n\nabstract, abstract extension, supplemental abstract or final title\n\nreport pursuant to the provisions of this section. This penalty may\n\nbe enforced in the same manner in which civil judgments may be\n\nenforced; and\n\n3. Any administrative penalties and fines enforced by the\n\nOklahoma Abstractors Board.\n\nD. The provisions of this section shall not apply to orders for\n\nabstracts on oil, gas, and other minerals.\n\nE. In the event a holder of a certificate of authority is\n\nunable to comply with the requirements of this section due to\n\nextenuating circumstances, the holder of the certificate shall\n\nnotify the Board within five (5) business days of the receipt of\n\norders that cannot be furnished within the time specified in this\n\nsection. The Board shall respond to the holder within three (3)\n\nbusiness days to resolve the delay and establish alternatives for\n\nthe timely delivery of abstracts.\n\nF. For the purposes of this section, “extenuating\n\ncircumstances” include but are not limited to a catastrophic event\n\nsuch as fire, tornado, pandemic, death, or the receipt of a large\n\nmultiple tract order such as an energy related project.","path":["OK Code","Title 1"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os1.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"50fe36303e104e95982a7dffcfdab9e96c749a2c7632637b86eb91bc744c7475","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-1-1-31","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-1-1-33"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}