Oklahoma § 57-228 - Tort immunity - Waiver - Insurance
Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 57-228 — Tort immunity - Waiver - Insurance, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 57-228. Tort immunity - Waiver - Insurance
A. The State of Oklahoma, all counties and municipalities of
this state and all of their officers, agents, servants and
employees, and all nonprofit organizations are hereby immune from
liability for torts committed by or against any eligible offender
described in subsection A of Section 227 of this title. The state,
counties and municipalities waive their immunity from liability for
all torts committed by any eligible offender described in subsection
A of Section 227 of this title to the extent of liability expressly
and directly established in the Political Subdivision Tort Claims
Act, Section 151 et seq. of Title 51 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Provided, in no event shall the state, counties or municipalities be
held liable for a decision to place an eligible offender in any of
the programs described in subsection A of Section 227 of this title.
The waiver of immunity of the state shall take effect at 12:01
a.m. on October 1, 1985.
B. As provided by law, the State of Oklahoma or any county or
municipality of this state is authorized to purchase insurance
policies or bonds or to self-insure to indemnify the state, county
or municipality from any liability incurred pursuant to subsection A
of this section. The state, county or municipality shall determine
the daily cost of any such insurance policy, bond or self-insurance
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and such cost may be taxed and collected as costs from the client
participant.
Added by Laws 1984, c. 96, § 2, emerg. eff. April 4, 1984. Amended
by Laws 1992, c. 405, § 4, eff. July 1, 1992.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 57-228 ("Tort immunity - Waiver - Insurance") 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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