Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-4
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County to sue or be sued in name of board
Official statutory text
In all suits or proceedings by or against a county, the name in
which a county shall sue or be sued shall be, "Board of County
Commissioners of the County of _____," but this provision shall not
prevent county officers, where authorized by law, from suing in
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 19. Counties and County Officers Page 32
their official name for the benefit of the county. Suit may be
brought against a county by naming a county officer identified in
Section 161 of this title when it is alleged that such officer in
his or her official capacity is directly or vicariously liable to
plaintiff in an action not arising out of contract. Otherwise, suit
may be brought against a county by naming the Board of County
Commissioners of the County of _____; in actions against the Board
not arising out of contract, upon motion, the Court may substitute a
county officer identified in Section 161 of this title in his or her
official capacity for the Board upon a showing that such county
officer is better suited to represent and defend the county under
the particular facts of the case.
R.L. 1910, § 1500. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 171, § 1, eff. Nov. 1,
2019.
which a county shall sue or be sued shall be, "Board of County
Commissioners of the County of _____," but this provision shall not
prevent county officers, where authorized by law, from suing in
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 19. Counties and County Officers Page 32
their official name for the benefit of the county. Suit may be
brought against a county by naming a county officer identified in
Section 161 of this title when it is alleged that such officer in
his or her official capacity is directly or vicariously liable to
plaintiff in an action not arising out of contract. Otherwise, suit
may be brought against a county by naming the Board of County
Commissioners of the County of _____; in actions against the Board
not arising out of contract, upon motion, the Court may substitute a
county officer identified in Section 161 of this title in his or her
official capacity for the Board upon a showing that such county
officer is better suited to represent and defend the county under
the particular facts of the case.
R.L. 1910, § 1500. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 171, § 1, eff. Nov. 1,
2019.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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