The court may compel the delivery to the sheriff, for sale, of any of the attached property for which an undertaking may have been given, and may proceed summarily, on such undertaking, to enforce the delivery of the property, or the payment of such sum as may be due upon the undertaking, by rules and attachments, as in cases of contempt.
§ 1236.Delivery to Sheriff of Attached Property
Chapter 21: Garnishment and Attachment · Not amended since adoption on record · Last verified August 3, 2026
In one sentenceSection 1236 lets the court compel delivery of attached property back to the sheriff for sale when someone has bonded it out, enforcing that delivery, or payment on the bond, through contempt-style proceedings.
Full Text of § 1236
Amendment History
R.L. 1910, § 4857.
Plain-English Summary
Property released under an undertaking doesn't stay out of reach forever. The court may compel its delivery back to the sheriff for sale, and it may proceed summarily on the undertaking itself -- through the same rules and attachments used in contempt cases -- to force either delivery of the property or payment of whatever is due on the bond.
Frequently Asked Questions
What if attached property was released on a bond but now needs to be sold?
The court can compel its delivery back to the sheriff for sale.
How does the court enforce that?
Summarily, through the same rules and attachments used in contempt cases, to force delivery of the property or payment of what's due on the undertaking.
Does this apply to any property released on bond?
Yes, it applies to attached property for which an undertaking has been given.
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
Also known as: compelling delivery of bonded property oklahomacontempt enforcement of attachment bond12 O.S. § 1236