All venue statutes are cumulative wherever they appear and any action brought under any such statute may be maintained where brought. No court shall apply one venue statute in preference to another whether considered general or special.
§ 143.Venue Statutes As Cumulative - Application
Chapter 5: Venue · Not amended since adoption on record · Last verified August 3, 2026
In one sentenceSection 143 makes all of Oklahoma's venue statutes cumulative with each other, so a plaintiff can rely on any statute that supports the county chosen, and bars courts from preferring a general venue statute over a special one or vice versa.
Full Text of § 143
Amendment History
Laws 1975, HB 1290, c. 105, §1, emerg. eff. 5/6/1975.
Note
A former § 143 of this title, derived from Laws 1965, c. 94, § 2, was repealed by Laws 1971, c. 45, § 2.
Plain-English Summary
Wherever Oklahoma's venue statutes appear, they're cumulative: an action brought under any one of them may be maintained where it was brought, and no court may apply one venue statute in preference to another, whether it's considered general or special.
The compiler's note fills in the section's own history: an earlier § 143, drawn from a 1965 law, was repealed in 1971 before the legislature enacted the current provision, a different rule, under the same section number in 1975.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does it mean that Oklahoma's venue statutes are “cumulative”?
A plaintiff may rely on any venue statute that supports the county where the action was brought, rather than being confined to just one.
Can a court say a general venue statute trumps a more specific one?
No, Section 143 says no court shall apply one venue statute in preference to another, whether it's considered general or special.
Was there an earlier Section 143?
Yes, the compiler's note explains a former § 143, from a 1965 law, was repealed in 1971 before the current section was enacted in 1975.
Does this section create any new venue options itself?
No, it governs how the existing venue statutes interact with each other.
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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