{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-12-12-844","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 12, § 12-844","heading":"Arrest of debtor in danger of leaving state, concealing","body":"himself or transferring assets - Undertaking - Commitment.\n\nWhen by affidavit of the judgment creditor or otherwise it shall\n\nbe made to appear to the satisfaction of the judge of any court of\n\nrecord having civil jurisdiction in a county wherein the defendant\n\nmay be arrested, that there is danger of the judgment debtor leaving\n\nthe state, or of concealing himself, or of his removal or transfer\n\nof his assets outside the state, the judge shall issue a warrant\n\nrequiring the sheriff of the county to arrest the judgment debtor\n\nand bring him before such judge. Upon being brought before the\n\njudge, the judgment debtor shall be examined on oath and other\n\nwitnesses on either side may be summoned by the judge and examined\n\nupon oath. If on such examination, it appears that the judgment\n\ndebtor has in his possession or under his control property which he\n\nunjustly refuses to apply to the satisfaction of the creditor's\n\njudgment, the judge may order application thereof as provided in 12\n\nO.S. 1961, Section 850. In addition, if it shall clearly appear on\n\nthe examination that there is danger of the judgment debtor leaving\n\nthe state or of his removing or transferring his property therefrom,\n\nthe judge shall order him to enter into an undertaking, in such sum\n\nas the judge may prescribe with one or more sureties that he will\n\nfrom time to time attend for examination before the judge or a\n\nreferee as may be directed. In default of entering into such an\n\nundertaking, he may be committed to the jail of the county, by\n\nwarrant of the judge, as for contempt.","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":"03274cb3e98167e81323c36a2732a005fbf61dbdb2e61225d1157d5d01d1e0c0","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-12-12-842","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-12-12-845"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}