{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-42-42-44","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 42, § 42-44","heading":"Filing of notice of lien - Enforcement by civil action","body":"A. No such lien shall be effective unless a written notice\n\ncontaining a statement of the amount claimed, the name and address\n\nof the injured person, the date of the accident, the name and\n\nlocation of the hospital, and the name of the person or persons,\n\nfirm or firms, corporation or corporations alleged to be liable to\n\nthe injured party for the injuries received, shall be filed in the\n\noffice of the county clerk of the county in which such hospital is\n\nlocated, on the mechanic's and materialman's docket, prior to the\n\npayment of any monies to such injured person, his attorneys or legal\n\nrepresentatives, as compensation for such injuries; nor unless the\n\nhospital shall also send, by registered or certified mail postage\n\nprepaid, a copy of such notice with a statement of the date of\n\nfiling thereof to the person or persons, firm or firms, corporation\n\nor corporations alleged to be liable to the injured party for the\n\ninjuries sustained prior to the payment of any monies to such\n\ninjured person, the injured person's attorneys or legal\n\nrepresentatives, as compensation for such injuries. Such hospital\n\nshall mail a copy of such notice to any insurance carrier which has\n\ninsured such person, firm or corporation against such liability, if\n\nthe name and address shall be known. Such hospital shall also send,\n\nby registered or certified mail, a copy of such notice to such\n\npatient upon whom emergency medical or other service has been\n\nperformed, if the name and address of such patient shall be known to\n\nthe hospital or can with reasonable diligence be ascertained. A\n\ncopy of said notice shall be mailed to any attorney for the patient,\n\nprovided that the hospital has notice of the name of such attorney.\n\nB. The liens provided for in this section and Section 43 of\n\nthis title may be enforced by civil action in the district court of\n\nthe county where the lien was filed. Such an action shall be\n\nbrought within one (1) year after the hospital becomes aware of\n\nfinal judgment, settlement or compromise of the claim asserted or\n\nmaintained by or on behalf of the injured person. The practice,\n\npleading and proceedings in the action shall conform to the rules\n\nprescribed by the Oklahoma Pleading Code to the extent applicable.","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":"f8a2c85870c1235915b16f4d984f31bc876ad3cf38d9c16323d3273805d19e88","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-42-42-43","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-42-42-45"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}