Oklahoma § 44-212 - Deadly force – Immunity from personal liability

Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 44-212 — Deadly force – Immunity from personal liability, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 44-212. Deadly force – Immunity from personal liability

Any officer or enlisted person of the state military forces

acting in the line of duty shall be immune from personal liability

for any acts that include the use of deadly force in self-defense or

in defense of another person from what the member reasonably

believes is the imminent use of unlawful deadly force.

Added by Laws 1935, p. 92, § 8, emerg. eff. April 19, 1935. Amended

by Laws 1985, c. 96, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1985; Laws 2019, c. 408, § 3,

eff. Oct. 1, 2019; Laws 2021, c. 12, § 7, emerg. eff. April 13,

2021.

Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 44-212 ("Deadly force – Immunity from personal liability") is part of the Oklahoma Statutes, the codified statutory law of Oklahoma. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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