§ 766.Sheriff's Deed - Title Transferred - Requisites

Chapter 13: Limitation of Actions · Last amended May 25, 2022 · Last verified August 3, 2026

In one sentenceSection 766 requires the officer who sells land on execution, whether in person or online, to deed the purchaser as good a title as the debtor held, with the deed reciting the executions, the parties, and the judgment amount and date.

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The sheriff or other officer who, upon such writ or writs of execution, shall sell the said lands and tenements, or any part thereof, at a physical place or by Internet or other electronic means, including an online auction marketplace, shall make to the purchaser as good and sufficient deed of conveyance of the land sold, as the person or persons against whom such writ or writs of execution were issued could have made of the same, at or any time after they became liable to the judgment. The deed shall be sufficient evidence of the legality of such sale, and the proceedings therein, until the contrary be proved, and shall vest in the purchaser as good and as perfect an estate in the premises therein mentioned, as was vested in the party at, or after, the time when such lands and tenements became liable to the satisfaction of the judgment; and such deed of conveyance, to be made by the sheriff or other officer, shall recite the execution or executions, or the substance thereof, and the names of the parties, the amount and date of rendition of each judgment, by virtue whereof the said lands and tenements were sold as aforesaid, and shall be executed, acknowledged and recorded as is or may be provided by law, to perfect the conveyance of real estate in other cases.

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Amendment History

Amended by Laws 2022, c. 326, s. 3, eff. 5/25/2022. R.L. 1910, § 5168.

Plain-English Summary

Once a sale of land on execution is confirmed, Section 766 spells out what the buyer receives. The sheriff or other selling officer, whether the sale happened in person or through an online auction marketplace, must make the purchaser a deed as good as the debtor could have made at any time after becoming liable on the judgment. Until proven otherwise, that deed counts as sufficient evidence the sale and the proceedings behind it were legal, and it vests in the purchaser as good a title as the debtor held once the land became subject to the judgment.

The deed itself has to recite the execution or executions behind the sale, the parties' names, and the amount and date of each judgment, and it must be executed, acknowledged, and recorded the same way any other real estate conveyance is.

Frequently Asked Questions

What type of deed does a buyer get at an Oklahoma sheriff's sale?

A deed as good as the judgment debtor could have made, conveying whatever title the debtor held once the land became liable to the judgment.

What must the deed itself say?

It must recite the execution or executions behind the sale, the names of the parties, and the amount and date of each judgment.

Does this deed requirement apply to online sheriff sales too?

Yes. Section 766 covers sales made at a physical location or by internet or other electronic means, including an online auction marketplace.

Is the deed conclusive proof the sale was legal?

It's sufficient evidence of the sale's legality until the contrary is proven, not conclusive proof on its own.

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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