§ 68-3106. Notice of delinquent taxes and special assessments.

The county treasurer, according to the law, shall give notice of delinquent taxes and special assessments by publication once a week for two (2) consecutive weeks at any time after April 1, but prior to the end of September following the year the taxes were first due and payable, in some newspaper in the county to be designated by the county treasurer.  Such notice shall contain a notification that all lands on which the taxes are delinquent and remain due and unpaid will be sold in accordance with Section 3105 of this title, a list of the lands to be sold, the name or names of the last record owner or owners as of the preceding December 31 or later as reflected by the records in the office of the county assessor, which records shall be updated based on real property conveyed after October 1 each year and the amount of taxes due and delinquent.  If the sale involves property upon which is located a manufactured home the notice shall contain the following language:  "The sale hereby advertised involves a manufactured home which may be subject to the right of a secured party to repossess.  A holder of a perfected security interest in such manufactured home may be able to pay ad valorem taxes based upon the value of the manufactured home apart from the value of real property."  In addition to said published notice, the county treasurer shall give notice by mailing to the record owner of said real property as of the preceding December 31 or later as reflected by the records in the office of the county assessor, which records shall be updated based on real property conveyed after October 1 each year, a notice stating the amount of delinquent taxes owed and informing the owner that the subject real property will be sold as provided for in Section 3105 of this title if the delinquent taxes are not paid and showing the legal description of the property of the owner being sold.  Failure to receive said notice shall not invalidate said sale.  The county treasurer shall charge and collect in cash, cashier’s check or money order, in addition to the taxes, interest and penalty, the publication fees as provided by the provisions of Section 121 of Title 28 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and Five Dollars ($5.00) plus postage for mailing the notice, which shall be paid into the county treasury or whatever fund the publication and mailing fee expenses came from, and the county shall pay the cost of the publication of such notice.  But in no case shall the county be liable for more than the amount charged to the delinquent lands for advertising and the cost of mailing.

Added by Laws 1965, c. 501, § 2.  Amended by Laws 1968, c. 404, § 2, emerg. eff. May 17, 1968; Laws 1971, c. 154, § 1, emerg. eff. May 22, 1971; Laws 1972, c. 98, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1972; Laws 1974, c. 80, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1975; Laws 1984, c. 195, § 5, eff. Jan. 1, 1985; Laws 1984, c. 295, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1985; Laws 1988, c. 80, § 9, eff. Jan. 1, 1989.  Renumbered from § 24312 of this title by Laws 1988, c. 162, § 161, eff. Jan. 1, 1992, as amended by Laws 1991, c. 249, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.  Amended by Laws 2007, c. 172, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2007; Laws 2008, c. 82, § 2, emerg. eff. April 24, 2008; Laws 2009, c. 191, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2009; Laws 2010, c. 416, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2010.