Whenever, in the exercise of its authority, a court shall have ordered the deposit or delivery of money or other thing, and the order is disobeyed, the court, besides punishing the disobedience as for contempt, may make an order requiring the sheriff to take the money, or thing, and deposit or deliver it, in conformity with the direction of the court.
§ 1557.Punishment For Disobedience of Court
Chapter 30: Receivers · Not amended since adoption on record · Last verified August 3, 2026
In one sentenceAuthorizes a court, when its order to deposit or deliver money or other property under Section 1556 is disobeyed, to punish the disobedience as contempt and to direct the sheriff to seize the property and complete the deposit or delivery.
Full Text of § 1557
Amendment History
R.L. 1910, § 4985.
Plain-English Summary
Section 1557 backs up the deposit-and-delivery order in Section 1556 with real teeth. If a party ignores that order, the court can hold the party in contempt. It can also go further and order the sheriff to physically take the money or property and carry out the deposit or delivery the court originally directed.
Frequently Asked Questions
What happens if someone ignores a court order to deposit or deliver property?
The court can punish the disobedience as contempt, and it can also order the sheriff to take the money or thing and deposit or deliver it as the court originally directed.
Does the court have to choose between contempt and sending the sheriff?
No. The statute allows the court to punish the disobedience as contempt besides ordering the sheriff to seize and deliver the property.
Which orders does this backup enforcement apply to?
It applies when a court has ordered the deposit or delivery of money or other property, the kind of order authorized under Section 1556.
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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