The court may order the sheriff to repossess himself, for the purpose of selling it, of any of the attached property, which may have passed out of his hands, without having been sold or converted into money; and the sheriff shall, under such order, have the same power to take the property as he would have under an order of attachment.
§ 1237.Possession By Sheriff
Chapter 21: Garnishment and Attachment · Not amended since adoption on record · Last verified August 3, 2026
In one sentenceSection 1237 lets the court order the sheriff to retake attached property that left his hands without being sold or converted to money, giving him the same power to seize it as under the original attachment order.
Full Text of § 1237
Amendment History
R.L. 1910, § 4858.
Plain-English Summary
Attached property that slips out of the sheriff's hands before it's sold or converted into money isn't beyond recovery. The court may order the sheriff to repossess it for the purpose of selling it, and under that order he has the same power to take the property that he had under the original attachment order.
Frequently Asked Questions
What if attached property somehow got away from the sheriff before it was sold?
The court can order him to repossess it for the purpose of selling it.
What power does the sheriff have to get the property back?
The same power to take the property that he had under the original order of attachment.
Does this only apply to property that was never sold?
Yes -- it covers property that passed out of the sheriff's hands without having been sold or converted into money.
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: sheriff retaking attached property oklahomarepossessing attached property for sale12 O.S. § 1237