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Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 1-141 (2026)

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A person who holds the legal title of a vehicle or in the event a vehicle is the subject of an agreement for the conditional sale or

lease thereof with a right of purchase upon performance of the conditions stated in the agreement and with an immediate right of possession vested in the conditional vendee or lessee, or in the event a mortgagor of a vehicle is entitled to possession, then such conditional vendee or lessee or mortgagor shall be deemed the owner for the purpose of this Code. Laws 1961, p. 318, § 1-141.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2017–2017 · leading case: Mooneyham v. BRSI, LLC, 682 F. App'x 655 (10th Cir. 2017).
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Mooneyham v. BRSI, LLC, 682 F. App'x 655 (10th Cir. 2017). · cites it 2× “4 4 Our conclusion that the vehicle’s ownership changed hands only once—on February 9—seems supported by Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 1-141 . Under that statute, ownership is deemed to pass upon possession, despite the conditionality of sale: “[I]n the event a vehicle is the subject…”
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