If a judgment is modified, all liens and securities obtained under it shall be preserved to the modified judgment.
§ 1035.Liens and Securities Preserved
Chapter 16: Trial Court Vacation and Modification of Judgments · Last amended January 1, 1991 · Last verified August 3, 2026
In one sentenceSection 1035 preserves all liens and securities that a party obtained under an original judgment, carrying them forward intact when that judgment is later modified by the court.
Full Text of § 1035
Amendment History
Amended by Laws 1990, SB 881, c. 251, §16, eff. 1/1/1991.
Plain-English Summary
Modifying a judgment doesn't wipe out what a party already secured under it. Any lien or security obtained under the original judgment carries forward and attaches to the modified judgment instead.
Frequently Asked Questions
If a judgment is modified, do liens obtained under the original judgment survive?
Yes. Section 1035 preserves them, carrying them forward to the modified judgment.
Does this section apply when a judgment is vacated entirely, or only when it's modified?
The text speaks specifically to a judgment being "modified," preserving liens and securities to the judgment as modified.
Why does this rule matter to a judgment creditor?
It means pursuing a modification under this chapter won't cost a creditor the priority or security already secured under the original judgment.
Source & verification. Section text is reproduced verbatim from
Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes, enacted by the Oklahoma Legislature.
Last verified August 3, 2026.
· Official source
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