{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-60-60-121","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 60, § 60-121","heading":"Alien or foreign government adversary may not hold land —","body":"Ownership of personalty.\n\nA. As used in Sections 121 through 127 of this title:\n\n1. “Deed” means any instrument in writing whereby land is\n\nassigned, transferred, or otherwise conveyed to, or vested in, the\n\nperson coming into title or, at his or her direction, any other\n\nperson;\n\n2. “Foreign government adversary” means a government other than\n\nthe federal government of the United States, the government of any\n\nstate, political subdivision of the state, tribe, territory, or\n\npossession of the United States and designated by the United States\n\nSecretary of State as hostile or a Country of Particular Concern\n\n(CPC);\n\n3. “Foreign government enterprise” means a business entity,\n\nsovereign wealth fund, or state-backed investment fund in which a\n\nforeign government adversary holds a controlling interest;\n\n4. “Foreign government entity” means a government other than\n\nthe federal government of the United States, the government of any\n\nstate, political subdivision of the state, tribe, territory, or\n\npossession of the United States; and\n\n5. “Land” means the same as defined in Section 6 of this title,\n\nbut shall not include oil, gas, other minerals, or any interest\n\ntherein.\n\nB. No alien or any person who is not a citizen of the United\n\nStates or foreign government adversary shall acquire title to or own\n\nland in this state either directly or indirectly through a business\n\nentity, trust, or foreign government enterprise, except as\n\nhereinafter provided, but they shall have and enjoy in this state\n\nsuch rights as to personal property as are, or shall be, accorded a\n\ncitizen of the United States under the laws of the nation to which\n\nsuch alien belongs, or by the treaties of such nation with the\n\nUnited States, except as the same may be affected by the provisions\n\nof Section 121 et seq. of this title or the Constitution of this\n\nstate. Provided, however, the requirements of this subsection shall\n\nnot apply to a business entity that is engaged in regulated\n\ninterstate commerce or has a national security agreement with the\n\nCommittee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) in\n\naccordance with federal law.\n\nC. On or after November 1, 2023, any deed recorded with a\n\ncounty clerk shall include as an exhibit to the deed an affidavit\n\nexecuted by the person, the person’s attorney-in-fact, a court-\n\nappointed guardian or personal representative, an authorized officer\n\nof the entity, or trustee of the trust coming into title attesting\n\nthat the person, business entity, or trust is obtaining the land in\n\ncompliance with the requirements of this section and that no funding\n\nsource is being used in the sale or transfer in violation of this\n\nsection or any other state or federal law. A county clerk shall not\n\naccept and record any deed without an affidavit as required by this\n\nsection which is duly notarized pursuant to Title 49 of the Oklahoma\n\nStatutes. The requirements of this subsection shall not apply to a:\n\n1. Deed which, without additional consideration, confirms,\n\ncorrects, modifies, or supplements a deed previously recorded;\n\n2. Deed made by a grantor to cure a defect in title or\n\neffectuate a disclaimer of interest in real property;\n\n3. Transfer-on-death deed made by a grantor designating a\n\ngrantee beneficiary pursuant to the Nontestamentary Transfer of\n\nProperty Act, Section 1251 et seq. of Title 58 of the Oklahoma\n\nStatutes;\n\n4. State or federal court order in an action to quiet title or\n\nto cure a defect in title;\n\n5. State or federal court order or decree in probate,\n\npartition, quiet title, and divorce actions;\n\n6. Deed which secures a debt or other obligation, or which\n\nreleases such property as security for a debt or other obligation;\n\n7. Deed of dedication to the public; or\n\n8. Deed in favor of the United States or any of its political\n\nsubdivisions, a state or any of its political subdivisions, or a\n\ntribe.\n\nThe applicable exemption shall be shown on the face of the deed\nt title, and divorce actions;\n\n6. Deed which secures a debt or other obligation, or which\n\nreleases such property as security for a debt or other obligation;\n\n7. Deed of dedication to the public; or\n\n8. Deed in favor of the United States or any of its political\n\nsubdivisions, a state or any of its political subdivisions, or a\n\ntribe.\n\nThe applicable exemption shall be shown on the face of the deed\n\nprior to the recording of the deed and no affidavit shall be\n\nrequired.\n\nD. The Attorney General shall promulgate a separate affidavit\n\nform for individuals and for business entities or trusts to comply\n\nwith the requirements of this section. The Attorney General may\n\nestablish additional exemptions which the Attorney General deems\n\nnecessary to substantially comply with the requirements of this\n\nsection. The county clerk may accept an affidavit in substantial\n\ncompliance with the affidavit form promulgated by the Attorney\n\nGeneral.\n\nR.L. 1910, § 6646. Amended by Laws 2023, c. 327, § 1, eff. Nov. 1,\n\n2023; Laws 2024, c. 373, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2024.","path":["OK Code","Title 60"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os60.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"250c370ead196a37d2877a1a42f1fe8ca14d0a0ac6102d7a9b49a066a865ec66","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-60-60-1209","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-60-60-1210"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}