Oklahoma · 60 O.S. §§121–124Oklahoma deed affidavit: the alien land law every closing has to clear

Oklahoma bars aliens who aren't U.S. citizens, and foreign government adversaries, from acquiring or owning land in the state directly or through a business entity, trust or foreign government enterprise, except as the law allows (60 O.S. §121(B)). The main exception: an alien who is or becomes a bona fide Oklahoma resident may acquire and hold land on the same terms as citizens while the residence lasts, and has five years to sell after it ends (§122); nonresident aliens who take land by devise, descent or a foreclosure purchase may hold it for five years (§123). Businesses in regulated interstate commerce or under a CFIUS national security agreement are outside §121(B), and land doesn't include oil, gas or minerals (§121(A)(5), (B)). On or after November 1, 2023, a county clerk records a deed only with a notarized affidavit attached as an exhibit, signed by the person taking title – or their attorney-in-fact, guardian or personal representative, an authorized officer of the entity, or the trustee – attesting that the land is obtained in compliance with §121 and that no funding source violates state or federal law (§121(C)). Corrective deeds, transfer-on-death deeds, court orders in probate, partition, quiet title and divorce, mortgages and releases, dedications and government deeds are exempt, with the exemption shown on the face of the deed (§121(C)(1)–(8)). The Attorney General publishes separate forms for individuals and for entities or trusts (§121(D)).