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§ 770.Other Executions of Realty Not Sold

Chapter 13: Limitation of Actions · Not amended since adoption on record · Last verified August 3, 2026

In one sentenceSection 770 lets a judgment creditor obtain further executions to sell real estate that was levied on but went unsold under an earlier execution, keeping the property open to a later sale attempt without starting the levy process over.

Full Text of § 770

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If lands or tenements, levied on as aforesaid, are not sold upon one execution, other executions may be issued to sell the property so levied upon.

Amendment History

R.L. 1910, § 5172.

Plain-English Summary

Section 770 keeps the door open when a first attempt at selling levied land doesn't work out. If real estate taken on execution isn't sold under one writ, other executions can be issued to sell that same property, without requiring the creditor to start the levy over from scratch.

Frequently Asked Questions

What happens if real estate levied on isn't sold under the first execution?

Other executions can be issued to sell that same property.

Does the creditor have to levy on the land again for each new execution?

The text authorizes further executions to sell the property “so levied upon,” addressing the property already under levy without requiring a fresh levy.

Does this section set a limit on how many executions can be tried?

No, it doesn't cap the number of executions that may issue to sell unsold levied property.

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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