OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — The Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office has been given the green light to host online auctions for foreclosed homes.

Internet auctions were introduced in 2023, but the agency hit an unexpected wall.

Aaron Brilbeck with the Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office told News 4, "It was challenged in court and the Supreme Court ruled that we were right to be able to do it. The challenge came from one of these groups that likes to buy up a lot of these houses and make their profit that way."

New legislation was approved by Governor Kevin Stitt in 2025, allowing the agency to get the ball back rolling with stronger guidelines in place.

"It was never illegal what we were doing. It just cleaned up the language and made it a bit more crystal clear in terms of the the sheriff's offi

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