Any right of action, which shall have been barred by any statute heretofore in force, shall not be deemed to be revived by the provisions of this article, nor shall the prior statutes of limitation be extended as to any cause of action which has accrued prior to the time this article shall take effect.
§ 91.Actions Barred Not Revived
Chapter 3: Limitations of Actions · Not amended since adoption on record · Last verified August 3, 2026
In one sentenceSection 91 provides that adopting Title 12's limitations article didn't revive any claim already time-barred under earlier law, nor extend the limitations period for claims that accrued before the article took effect.
Full Text of § 91
Amendment History
R.L. 1910, § 4653.
Plain-English Summary
This is a transitional savings clause left over from the 1910 recodification. When Oklahoma adopted its limitations article, lawmakers didn't want the new scheme to accidentally revive stale claims that an earlier statute had already barred, or to shorten protections that had already accrued under the old law. Section 91 says neither happens: claims barred before stay barred, and periods already running for older claims don't get extended either.
The substantive deadlines live elsewhere, mainly in §§ 92 through 96. Section 91 just fixes the starting line for the whole scheme.
Frequently Asked Questions
Did adopting this limitations article revive old, already-barred claims?
No, Section 91 says a claim already barred under a prior statute stays barred; the article doesn't revive it.
Does this section shorten deadlines for claims that arose before the article took effect?
No, it says prior limitation periods aren't extended for such claims either, preserving whatever protection already applied.
Does this section set any new filing deadlines?
No, it creates no limitation periods of its own; the actual deadlines appear in later sections such as § 93 and § 95.
Why does a savings clause like this still matter today?
It establishes the general principle, still cited today, that Oklahoma's limitations statutes don't reach back and revive dead claims.
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
Also known as: Oklahoma barred claims not revivedstatute of limitations savings clause Oklahoma12 O.S. § 91prior bar not revived by new statute