§ 729.Force and Effect of Certain Judgment, Decree Or Appealable Order of a District Court

Chapter 12: Judgment · Last amended October 1, 1993 · Last verified August 3, 2026

In one sentenceSection 729 validates any district court judgment, decree, or appealable order issued between January 1, 1991 and the act's effective date that substantially complied with the new procedure code, its 1990 predecessor, or the law in effect before 1991, giving it the same force as any properly entered judgment.

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Any judgment, decree or appealable order of a district court rendered or granted on or after January 1, 1991, and before the effective date of this act, which substantially complies with this act, Chapter 251,

O. S.L. 1991, Chapter 251, O.S.L. 1990 or the law which was effective prior to January 1, 1991, shall have the same force and effect as any other properly rendered or granted judgment, decree or appealable order.

Amendment History

Laws 1991, SB 24, c. 251, § 23; Amended by Laws 1993, HB 1468, c. 351, § 16; Codified as 12 O.S. § 729 by Laws 1993, HB 1468, c. 351, § 17, eff. 10/1/1993.

Plain-English Summary

Oklahoma overhauled its civil procedure code around 1991, and this section is a savings clause for that transition. A district court judgment, decree, or appealable order entered between January 1, 1991 and the effective date of the enacting act doesn't lose its validity just because courts and lawyers were sorting out which version of the code applied.

As long as the judgment, decree, or order substantially complied with the new act, its immediate predecessor (Chapter 251, O.S.L. 1990), or the law in effect before January 1, 1991, it stands on equal footing with any other properly rendered judgment.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does a judgment from the 1991 code transition period still count if the wrong version of the code was used?

Yes, as long as it substantially complied with the new act, its 1990 predecessor, or the pre-1991 law, the judgment has the same force and effect as any properly rendered judgment.

What kinds of court decisions does this section cover?

Judgments, decrees, and appealable orders of a district court rendered between January 1, 1991 and the effective date of the enacting act.

Why was this section needed?

Oklahoma's procedure code changed around 1991, and this section keeps judgments entered during that transition from being challenged solely over uncertainty about which version of the code governed.

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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