When a judgment shall be rendered for a conveyance, release or acquittance, in any court of this state, and the party against whom the judgment shall be rendered does not comply therewith by the time appointed, such judgment shall have the same operation and effect, and be as available, as if the conveyance, release or acquittance had been executed conformably to such judgment; or the court may order such conveyance, release or acquittance to be executed in the first instance by the sheriff; and such conveyance, release or acquittance, so executed, shall have the same effect as if executed by the party against whom the judgment was rendered.
§ 687.Judgment For Conveyance, Release Or Acquittance - Sheriff May Execute When Party Fails to Do So
Chapter 12: Judgment · Not amended since adoption on record · Last verified August 3, 2026
In one sentenceSection 687 provides that when a party ordered to convey property, sign a release, or give an acquittance fails to do so by the deadline the judgment sets, the judgment itself operates as if the conveyance had been executed, or the court can have the sheriff execute it instead.
Full Text of § 687
Amendment History
R.L. 1910, § 5129.
Plain-English Summary
Some judgments order a party to do something — convey land, sign a release, give an acquittance — rather than pay money. Section 687 handles what happens when that party doesn't comply by the time the judgment sets. Rather than force compliance through contempt alone, the judgment itself takes on the same legal effect as if the document had been signed.
The court also has a second option: order the sheriff to execute the conveyance, release, or acquittance in the first instance. Either way, the outcome is a valid conveyance, release, or acquittance with the same legal effect as one the losing party signed personally.
Frequently Asked Questions
What happens if someone refuses to sign a deed a judgment ordered them to sign?
The judgment itself operates the same as if the conveyance had been executed, so the losing party's refusal doesn't stop the transfer from taking legal effect.
Can the court have someone else sign the document instead?
Yes, the court may order the sheriff to execute the conveyance, release, or acquittance, and that document has the same effect as one signed by the party against whom judgment was rendered.
Does this section apply only to real estate conveyances?
No, it covers any judgment ordering a conveyance, release, or acquittance, not just a real estate deed.
Do I need a separate contempt proceeding to enforce this kind of judgment?
No, Section 687 makes the judgment itself function as the executed document once the deadline passes, without requiring further enforcement action.
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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