A. At the request of a party making a motion filed pursuant to Section 3 of the Oklahoma Citizens Participation Act, the court shall issue findings regarding whether the legal action was brought to deter or prevent the moving party from exercising constitutional rights and is brought for an improper purpose, including to harass or to cause unnecessary delay or to increase the cost of litigation.
§ 1436.Request For Findings - Time Limit to Issue Findings
Chapter 24: Injunction · Last amended November 1, 2014 · Last verified August 3, 2026
In one sentenceSection 1436 entitles a party who moved to dismiss under the Oklahoma Citizens Participation Act to request findings on whether the legal action was brought to deter constitutional rights and for an improper purpose, such as harassment or delay, and requires the court to issue those findings within thirty days.
Full Text of § 1436
B. The court shall issue findings under subsection A of this section no later than thirty (30) days after the date a request is made under subsection A of this section.
Amendment History
Added by Laws 2014, c. 107, s. 7, eff. 11/1/2014.
Plain-English Summary
Beyond dismissal itself, the moving party can ask the court to put its reasoning on the record. At that party's request, the court must issue findings on whether the legal action was brought to deter or prevent the moving party from exercising constitutional rights, and whether it was brought for an improper purpose -- including to harass, cause unnecessary delay, or increase the cost of litigation. The court has to issue those findings no later than thirty days after the request.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I ask the court to explain why a lawsuit against me looked improper?
Yes. Section 1436 lets the party who moved to dismiss request findings on whether the action was brought to deter constitutional rights or for an improper purpose like harassment or delay.
How fast must the court issue those findings?
No later than thirty days after the request is made.
What counts as an "improper purpose" under this section?
The section gives examples: harassing the moving party, causing unnecessary delay, or increasing the cost of litigation.
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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