{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-12-12-1759","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 12, § 12-1759","heading":"Claim, counterclaim, or setoff maximum dollar value","body":"A. Except as provided by subsection C of this section, if a\n\nclaim, a counterclaim, or a setoff is filed, prior to the expiration\n\nof the time prescribed by Section 1758 of this title, for an amount\n\nin excess of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), the action shall be\n\ntransferred to another docket of the district court unless both\n\nparties agree in writing and file the agreement with the papers in\n\nthe action that the claim, counterclaim, or setoff shall be tried\n\nunder the small claims procedure. If such an agreement has not been\n\nfiled, a judgment in excess of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) may\n\nnot be enforced for the part that exceeds Ten Thousand Dollars\n\n($10.000.00). If the action is transferred to another docket of the\n\ndistrict court, the person whose claim exceeded Ten Thousand Dollars\n\n($10,000.00) shall deposit with the clerk the court costs that are\n\ncharged in other cases, less any sums that have been already paid to\n\nthe clerk, or the claim shall be dismissed and the remaining claims,\n\nif any, shall proceed under the small claims procedure.\n\nB. If the action is transferred to another docket of the\n\ndistrict court, the plaintiff shall file a petition that conforms to\n\nthe standards for pleadings prescribed by the Oklahoma Pleading\n\nCode, Section 2001 et seq. of this title, within twenty (20) days\n\nfrom the timely filing of the claim, counterclaim, or setoff. The\n\nanswer of the defendant shall be due within twenty (20) days after\n\nthe filing of the petition.\n\nC. Except as provided by Section 1757 of this title, if a\n\ndefendant does not file a counterclaim within the period prescribed\n\nby Section 1758 of this title, the action shall not be transferred\n\nto another docket of the district court.","path":["OK Code","Title 12"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os12.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"a16e28c7188bfc157621a4c3e104bb63b4f3cfe792ec53ec4ea2cebcc151e39b","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-12-12-1758","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-12-12-1760"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}