This act applies to actions and distribution proceedings commenced after its effective date.
§ 729.15.Prospective Applicability of Act
Chapter 12: Judgment · Not amended since adoption on record · Last verified August 3, 2026
In one sentenceSection 729.15 applies the Oklahoma Uniform Foreign-Money Claims Act only to actions and distribution proceedings commenced after the Act's effective date, leaving earlier-filed matters to the law that governed them before.
Full Text of § 729.15
Amendment History
Added by Laws 1994, SB 634, c. 165, § 15, eff. 1/1/1995.
Plain-English Summary
The Act looks forward, not back. It governs actions and distribution proceedings commenced after its effective date, leaving proceedings that started earlier under whatever law applied before.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does this Act apply to a lawsuit that was already pending when it took effect?
No. It applies only to actions and distribution proceedings commenced after the Act's effective date.
When did the Act take effect?
January 1, 1995, the effective date set by Laws 1994.
Does this section apply to distribution proceedings too, or just lawsuits?
Both. It covers actions and distribution proceedings commenced after the Act's effective date.
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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