# Oklahoma — Anti-SLAPP special motion deadlines, fee-shifting and discovery stay by state

For Oklahoma, attorney's fees for the prevailing party is If the court orders dismissal of a legal action under the Oklahoma Citizens Participation Act, the court shall award to the moving party: 1. Court costs, reasonable attorney fees and other expenses incurred in defending against the legal action as justice and equity may require; and 2. Sanctions against the party who brought the legal action as the court determines sufficient to deter the party who brought the legal action from bringing similar actions described in the Oklahoma Citizens Participation Act; effect on discovery is Except as provided in Section 6 of the Oklahoma Citizens Participation Act, on the filing of a motion under subsection A of this section, all discovery in the legal action shall be suspended until the court has ruled on the motion to dismiss; statute is Okla. Stat. tit. 12, §§ 1432, 1438, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02.

- **State:** Oklahoma _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Deadline to file the motion:** A motion to dismiss a legal action under this section shall be filed no later than sixty (60) days after the date of service of the legal action. The court may extend the time to file a motion under this section on a showing of good cause. _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Attorney's fees for the prevailing party:** If the court orders dismissal of a legal action under the Oklahoma Citizens Participation Act, the court shall award to the moving party: 1. Court costs, reasonable attorney fees and other expenses incurred in defending against the legal action as justice and equity may require; and 2. Sanctions against the party who brought the legal action as the court determines sufficient to deter the party who brought the legal action from bringing similar actions described in the Oklahoma Citizens Participation Act. _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Effect on discovery:** Except as provided in Section 6 of the Oklahoma Citizens Participation Act, on the filing of a motion under subsection A of this section, all discovery in the legal action shall be suspended until the court has ruled on the motion to dismiss. _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Statute:** Okla. Stat. tit. 12, §§ 1432, 1438 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> A motion to dismiss a legal action under this section shall be filed no later than sixty (60) days after the date of service of the legal action. The court may extend the time to file a motion under this section on a showing of good cause.

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### Deadline to file the motion

> A motion to dismiss a legal action under this section shall be filed no later than sixty (60) days after the date of service of the legal action. The court may extend the time to file a motion under this section on a showing of good cause.

### Attorney's fees for the prevailing party

> If the court orders dismissal of a legal action under the Oklahoma Citizens Participation Act, the court shall award to the moving party: 1. Court costs, reasonable attorney fees and other expenses incurred in defending against the legal action as justice and equity may require; and 2. Sanctions against the party who brought the legal action as the court determines sufficient to deter the party who brought the legal action from bringing similar actions described in the Oklahoma Citizens Participation Act.

### Effect on discovery

> Except as provided in Section 6 of the Oklahoma Citizens Participation Act, on the filing of a motion under subsection A of this section, all discovery in the legal action shall be suspended until the court has ruled on the motion to dismiss.

## Source

- https://www.oscn.net/applications/oscn/DeliverDocument.asp?CiteID=473694
- https://www.oscn.net/applications/oscn/DeliverDocument.asp?CiteID=473725

Last verified: 2026-09-02. Review by: 2027-09-02.
Part of [Anti-SLAPP special motion deadlines, fee-shifting and discovery stay by state](https://referencesource.org/anti-slapp-motion-provisions-by-state/).