(a) If the judgment debtor shows the district or superior court of the county in which the judgment is filed that an appeal from the foreign judgment is pending or will be taken, or that a stay of execution has been granted, the court shall stay enforcement of the foreign judgment until the appeal is concluded, or until the time for appeal expires, or until the stay of execution expires or is vacated, upon proof that the judgment debtor has furnished the security for the satisfaction of the judgment required by the law of the state in which it was rendered.
§ 723.Stay
Chapter 12: Judgment · Not amended since adoption on record · Last verified August 3, 2026
In one sentenceSection 723 requires an Oklahoma court to stay enforcement of a filed foreign judgment while an appeal is pending or a stay of execution runs elsewhere, or for any ground that would stay enforcement of a local judgment, in each case conditioned on the debtor posting the required security.
Full Text of § 723
(b) If the judgment debtor shows the district or superior court of the county in which the judgment is filed any ground upon which enforcement of a judgment of that court would be stayed, the court shall stay enforcement of the foreign judgment for an appropriate period, upon requiring the same security for satisfaction of the judgment which is required in this state.
Amendment History
Laws 1968, SB 288, c. 170, § 5, emerg. eff. 4/15/1968.
Plain-English Summary
This section protects a judgment debtor who is still fighting the underlying judgment elsewhere. If the debtor shows the court that an appeal is pending or coming, or that a stay of execution has already been granted, the court must stay enforcement here — until the appeal ends, the time to appeal runs out, or the other stay expires or is vacated — provided the debtor has posted the security the rendering state's law requires.
The same protection extends to any ground that would stay enforcement of an Oklahoma judgment. The court stays enforcement for an appropriate period, but only if the debtor puts up the same security Oklahoma law would require in that situation.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a debtor stop enforcement while appealing the judgment in the original state?
Yes, if the debtor shows the appeal is pending or will be taken (or that a stay of execution was granted there) and posts the security that state's law requires.
What if the debtor has a stay ground that's purely an Oklahoma law issue?
The court will stay enforcement for an appropriate period if the debtor shows a ground that would stay enforcement of an Oklahoma judgment and posts the security Oklahoma law requires.
Does the debtor get a stay just by asking?
No. The debtor must show the qualifying ground and furnish the required security before the court will stay enforcement.
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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