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Oklahoma County Treasurers

General Usage Instructions

• Counties served are shown on the main page.
• Choose your county from this page.
• Choose “SEARCH AND PAY TAXES” and you can begin your search.

Searching Records

• The link above will take you directly to the home page screen.
• On the left side, there is a “SELECT COUNTY” option that you need to use to select the county you wish to search.
• On the left side, there is a “FREE PROPERTY SEARCH” option that you need to choose.
• Enter your search criteria.
• The results have a hyperlink that you can use see more details, but there is no scanned image to see.
• If you do not get a match on the First Name and Last Name
  • Check that you are spelling it the same way that the client does when they conduct business.
  • You can limit the search to Last Name and then search the results (this may help you find “Katherine” rather than “Kathy”. If the Last Name is common (such as Smith), you may get too many results to use effectively.
  • By using only the Last Name, you may find different Trust or LLC results that match which you can then search to match on address or middle name to either rule them in or out as belonging to your client. Property placed into a Trust or LLC may not have the clients name associated with it even though they belong to the Trust or LLC. The County Property Tax documents should list the name on the property, but you will need to request one for each property to check them individually.
  • After all properties have been identified and Fair Market Values determined, be sure that the client agrees with the finding and that ALL deeds have been filed and recorded. Sometimes the client will be holding deeds that have not been filed and these are considered “Chest of Drawers” deeds and must be filed showing current ownership of the property.

Additional Information

It is always considered best practice to request the client to provide actual documents of current ownership. The actual documents help us to learn if the client kept a life estate when she sold, or only received a life estate when she received the property. Did they transfer the minerals under the property as well? Has the latest deed been filed or is it being held by the client (Chest of Drawers Deed).