{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-42-42-143","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 42, § 42-143","heading":"Lien by or through subcontractor","body":"Any person who shall furnish any such material or lease or rent\n\nequipment used on said land or perform such labor as a\n\nsubcontractor, or as an artisan or day laborer in the employ of the\n\ncontractor, may obtain a lien upon such land, or improvements, or\n\nboth, from the same time, in the same manner, and to the same extent\n\nas the original contractor, for the amount due for such material,\n\nequipment and labor, as well as any applicable profit and overhead\n\ncosts due to the person; and any artisan or day laborer in the\n\nemploy of, and any person furnishing material or equipment used on\n\nsaid land to, such subcontractor may obtain a lien upon such land,\n\nor improvements, or both, for the same time, in the same manner, and\n\nto the same extent as the subcontractor, for the amount due for such\n\nmaterial, equipment used on said land and labor, as well as any\n\napplicable profit and overhead costs due to the person, by filing\n\nwith the county clerk of the county in which the land is situated,\n\nwithin ninety (90) days after the date upon which material or\n\nequipment used on said land was last furnished or labor last\n\nperformed under such subcontract, a statement, verified by\n\naffidavit, setting forth the amount due from the contractor to the\n\nclaimant, and the items thereof, as nearly as practicable, the name\n\nof the owner, the name of the contractor, the name of the claimant,\n\nand a legal description of the property upon which a lien is\n\nclaimed. Immediately upon the filing of such statement the county\n\nclerk shall enter a record of the same against the tract index and\n\nin the journal provided for in the preceding section, and in the\n\nmanner therein specified. Provided further, that the owner of any\n\nland affected by such lien shall not thereby become liable to any\n\nclaimant for any greater amount than he contracted to pay the\n\noriginal contractor. The risk of all payments made to the original\n\ncontractor shall be upon such owner until the expiration of the\n\nninety (90) days herein specified, and no owner shall be liable to\n\nan action by such contractor until the expiration of said ninety\n\n(90) days, and such owner may pay such subcontractor the amount due\n\nhim from such contractor for such labor, equipment used on said land\n\nand material, and the amount so paid shall be held and deemed a\n\npayment of said amount to the original contractor.\n\nR.L. 1910, § 3864. Amended by Laws 1957, p. 417, § 1, emerg. eff.\n\nMay 29, 1957; Laws 1977, c. 207, § 8, eff. Oct. 1, 1977; Laws 1978,\n\nc. 133, § 4, eff. Oct. 1, 1978; Laws 1980, c. 216, § 3, emerg. eff.\n\nMay 30, 1980; Laws 2013, c. 78, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2013.","path":["OK Code","Title 42"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os42.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"ec3e1c4afcc866ddecdab60729a18423cdfa915dda5f3f8b655cd6ceac32a36b","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-42-42-142.6","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-42-42-143.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}