A. Except as otherwise provided in the Uniform Arbitration Act, a person gives notice to another person by taking action that is reasonably necessary to inform the other person in ordinary course, whether or not the other person acquires knowledge of the notice.
§ 1853.Notice
Chapter 38B: Uniform Arbitration Act · Not amended since adoption on record · Last verified August 3, 2026
In one sentenceSets the general rule for giving and receiving notice under Oklahoma's arbitration act, treating notice as effective once reasonably communicated and received once it reaches a person's attention, residence, or business.
Full Text of § 1853
B. A person has notice if the person has knowledge of the notice or has received notice.
C. A person will be deemed to have received notice when it comes to the person's attention or the notice is delivered at the person's place of residence or place of business, or at another location held out by the person as a place of delivery of such communications.
Amendment History
Added by Laws 2005, SB 873, c. 364, §3, eff. 1/1/2006.
Plain-English Summary
Section 1853 supplies a baseline notice rule for the rest of the Uniform Arbitration Act, to use whenever another section doesn't set a different notice requirement. A person gives notice to someone else by taking action reasonably necessary to inform that person in the ordinary course of events -- whether or not the other person learns of it.
A person has notice either by having actual knowledge of it or by having received it. And a person is deemed to have received notice once it comes to their attention, or once it's delivered to their residence, place of business, or another location they've held out as a place for receiving that kind of communication.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you give valid notice under Oklahoma's arbitration act?
By taking action reasonably necessary to inform the other person in the ordinary course, whether or not that person learns of the notice.
Does a person have to read the notice for it to count?
Not necessarily. A person has notice if they have actual knowledge of it, or if it's delivered to their residence, business, or another place they've held out for receiving such communications, even before they read it.
What if notice is sent to my business address instead of my home?
That counts. Section 1853 treats notice as received once it's delivered to a person's residence, place of business, or another location the person has held out as a place for delivery of such communications.
Does this section set the specific notice requirements for starting an arbitration?
No, this section is the general baseline rule; Section 1860 sets the specific requirements for the notice that initiates an arbitration proceeding.
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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