Okla. Stat. tit. 18, § 18-593
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Fire departments for unincorporated areas - Service fees -
Official statutory text
Insurance.
A. Any charitable corporation formed for the purpose of
providing either a volunteer or a full-time fire department,
pursuant to Section 592 of this title, shall have authority to
establish a reasonable schedule of fees to be charged for its
services in extinguishing fires and all other emergencies of its
members and nonmembers who utilize such fire department to
extinguish or control a fire or provide services in response to an
emergency either within or without the unincorporated area wherein
it is situated. Such schedule of fees may contain one fee for
members and another fee for nonmembers, except that no fee shall be
established in excess of the approximate cost of providing the
service. Any member or nonmember utilizing the services of such a
fire department to extinguish or control a fire or provide services
in response to an emergency shall be liable to said corporation in
the amount of the established fee. However, no fee shall be charged
by a fire department for merely appearing at the scene of a
controlled fire unless called by the person setting the fire or at
such person's request. If it is necessary for suit to be brought
for collection of such amount due, such liability shall include
costs of suit and a reasonable attorney's fee.
B. If insurance coverage is provided for the fee specified in
subsection A of this section or for the cost of providing the
service rendered by the fire department and an insurer makes payment
for the service it shall be the duty of the insured party or the
responding fire department to notify the insurer of services
rendered. The instrument of payment for the services of the fire
department shall be made to the order of the responding fire
department and the insured.
A. Any charitable corporation formed for the purpose of
providing either a volunteer or a full-time fire department,
pursuant to Section 592 of this title, shall have authority to
establish a reasonable schedule of fees to be charged for its
services in extinguishing fires and all other emergencies of its
members and nonmembers who utilize such fire department to
extinguish or control a fire or provide services in response to an
emergency either within or without the unincorporated area wherein
it is situated. Such schedule of fees may contain one fee for
members and another fee for nonmembers, except that no fee shall be
established in excess of the approximate cost of providing the
service. Any member or nonmember utilizing the services of such a
fire department to extinguish or control a fire or provide services
in response to an emergency shall be liable to said corporation in
the amount of the established fee. However, no fee shall be charged
by a fire department for merely appearing at the scene of a
controlled fire unless called by the person setting the fire or at
such person's request. If it is necessary for suit to be brought
for collection of such amount due, such liability shall include
costs of suit and a reasonable attorney's fee.
B. If insurance coverage is provided for the fee specified in
subsection A of this section or for the cost of providing the
service rendered by the fire department and an insurer makes payment
for the service it shall be the duty of the insured party or the
responding fire department to notify the insurer of services
rendered. The instrument of payment for the services of the fire
department shall be made to the order of the responding fire
department and the insured.
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