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§51-130. Separability.

If any provision of this act, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby. Added by Laws 1949, p. 380, § 10, emerg. eff. June 1, 1949.

§51-131. Referenda and certification.

(a) With respect to employees of the state in positions covered by a retirement system established by the state, the Governor is empowered to authorize a referendum upon the question of whether service in positions covered by such retirement system should be excluded from or included under an agreement, or modification thereof, under Section 123 […]

§51-132. Withholding by board of education – Determination of coverage.

Upon request of any employee, the board of education of the school district by which he is employed may withhold two percent (2%) of the employee’s wages paid after December 31, 1954, and, in the event that any such amounts are so withheld from an employee’s wages, the board of education shall also set aside […]

§51-14. Appointees to qualify.

Persons appointed to offices as herein provided, shall qualify in the same manner as is required of those elected, the time of which shall be prescribed in their appointments. R.L. 1910, § 4281.

§51-15. Term of appointed officer.

Every appointed officer shall hold his office until the end of the term for which the officer whom he succeeds was elected or appointed, and until his successor is elected and qualified. R.L. 1910, § 4282.

§51-151. Short title.

This act shall be known and may be cited as “The Governmental Tort Claims Act”. Added by Laws 1978, c. 203, § 1, eff. July 1, 1978. Amended by Laws 1984, c. 226, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1985.

§51-152.1. Sovereign immunity.

A. The State of Oklahoma does hereby adopt the doctrine of sovereign immunity. The state, its political subdivisions, and all of their employees acting within the scope of their employment, whether performing governmental or proprietary functions, shall be immune from liability for torts. B. The state, only to the extent and in the manner provided […]

§51-152.2. Agreements with charitable health care providers – Care for medically indigent persons – Rules – Claims not to affect insurance rates.

A. 1. The State Department of Health, or a city-county health department, may enter into agreements with charitable health care providers in which the provider stipulates to the State Department of Health, or a city-county health department, that when the provider renders professional services to a medically indigent person in a free clinic as provided […]

§51-152.3. Agreements with community health care providers – Rendition of professional services without compensation – Rules – Status of provider as employee of state – Professional liability insurance of providers.

A. 1. The State Department of Health may enter into agreements with community health care providers in which the provider stipulates to the State Department of Health that when the provider renders professional services, such services will be provided without compensation to the community health care provider, although the facility may assess a sliding-scale co-pay […]

§51-152v1. Definitions.

As used in The Governmental Tort Claims Act: 1. “Action” means a proceeding in a court of competent jurisdiction by which one party brings a suit against another; 2. “Agency” means any board, commission, committee, department or other instrumentality or entity designated to act in behalf of the state or a political subdivision; 3. “Charitable […]

§51-152v2. Definitions.

As used in The Governmental Tort Claims Act: 1. “Action” means a proceeding in a court of competent jurisdiction by which one party brings a suit against another; 2. “Agency” means any board, commission, committee, department or other instrumentality or entity designated to act in behalf of the state or a political subdivision; 3. “Charitable […]

§51-153. Liability – Scope – Exemptions – Exclusivity.

A. The state or a political subdivision shall be liable for loss resulting from its torts or the torts of its employees acting within the scope of their employment subject to the limitations and exceptions specified in The Governmental Tort Claims Act and only where the state or political subdivision, if a private person or […]

§51-154. Extent of liability – Wrongful criminal felony convictions resulting in imprisonment – Punitive or exemplary damages – Joinder of parties – Several liability.

A. The total liability of the state and its political subdivisions on claims within the scope of The Governmental Tort Claims Act, arising out of an accident or occurrence happening after October 1, 1985, Section 151 et seq. of this title, shall not exceed: 1. Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) for any claim or to any […]

§51-155. Exemptions from liability.

The state or a political subdivision shall not be liable if a loss or claim results from: 1. Legislative functions; 2. Judicial, quasi-judicial, or prosecutorial functions, other than claims for wrongful criminal felony conviction resulting in imprisonment provided for in Section 154 of this title; 3. Execution or enforcement of the lawful orders of any […]

§51-155.1. Claims relating to roads, streets or highways – Limitation.

Nothing contained in this act shall be construed as allowing an action or recovery against the state or any of its officers or employees on a claim or cause of action founded upon any loss occurring from a defect or dangerous condition on any road, street or highway which was in existence, whether known or […]

§51-155.2. Liability of state for Y2K failure.

A. Except as provided in subsection C, D or E of this section, the state or any political subdivision of the state or an independent contractor of the state shall have no liability for losses from any failure or malfunction occurring before December 31, 2002, which is caused directly or indirectly by the failure of […]

§51-157. Denial of claim – Notice.

A. A person may not initiate a suit against the state or a political subdivision unless the claim has been denied in whole or in part. A claim is deemed denied if the state or political subdivision fails to approve the claim in its entirety within ninety (90) days, unless the state or political subdivision […]