Oklahoma § 19-137.3 - Liability insurance - Counties of 300,000 population
Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 19-137.3 — Liability insurance - Counties of 300,000 population, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 19-137.3. Liability insurance - Counties of 300,000 population
Any elected county officer of counties of three hundred thousand
(300,000) population or over may purchase liability insurance
coverage not to exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) to pay
all losses and damages incurred by an action against such officer,
arising out of any act of negligence committed by such elected
county official occurring in the operation of his office. The costs
of such insurance coverage shall be paid by the county. The costs
provided for herein shall be within the approved budget of the
officer seeking to purchase the insurance coverage allowed herein.
Added by Laws 1971, c. 262, § 1, emerg. eff. June 17, 1971.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 19-137.3 ("Liability insurance - Counties of 300,000 population") 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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