The injunction provided by this code is a command to refrain from a particular act. It may be the final judgment in an action, or may be allowed as a provisional remedy, and, when so allowed, it shall be by order. The writ of injunction is abolished.
§ 1381.Injunction Defined
Chapter 24: Injunction · Not amended since adoption on record · Last verified August 3, 2026
In one sentenceSection 1381 defines an injunction as a court command to refrain from doing a particular act, explains that it may serve as either a final judgment or a provisional remedy granted by order, and abolishes the old separate writ of injunction.
Full Text of § 1381
Amendment History
R.L. 1910, § 4866.
Plain-English Summary
An injunction, under this section, is an order telling someone to stop doing something. It can end a case as the final judgment, or it can step in earlier, during the litigation, as a provisional remedy that a court grants by order while the case is still pending.
The section also closes out an old procedural device: the separate "writ of injunction." Oklahoma courts once issued that writ as its own formal document; this section abolishes it, leaving the order itself as the vehicle for injunctive relief.
Frequently Asked Questions
What exactly is an injunction in Oklahoma?
It's a court command ordering a party to refrain from a particular act.
Can a court issue an injunction before the case is over?
Yes. Section 1381 allows an injunction to work as a provisional remedy, granted by order, while the case is still pending.
Is an injunction always the final result of a lawsuit?
No. It can also arrive earlier, during the litigation, as an interim order rather than waiting for the final judgment.
Does Oklahoma still use a separate "writ of injunction"?
No. This section abolishes the writ of injunction; the order itself now carries the command.
Source & verification. Section text is reproduced verbatim from
Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes, enacted by the Oklahoma Legislature.
Last verified August 3, 2026.
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