Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-14-114
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Liability for damage to highway or structure
Official statutory text
(a) The owner and operator of any motor vehicle who shall drive
the same into any overpass or underpass and shall damage such
overpass or underpass shall be absolutely liable to the owner or
owners of such overpass or underpass thereby damaged for the amount
of such damage, regardless of the height of such vehicle and
regardless of the clearance in such overpass or underpass, and
failure of such overpass or underpass to be sufficient in height to
clear the vehicles hereby authorized shall not be a defense to any
action for such damages. The provisions of this section shall be
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enforceable only in the event the overpass or underpass so damaged
has a sign on each side thereof clearly legible and correctly
stating the clearance thereof in feet and inches.
(b) The driver, owner, and any other person, firm or corporation
responsible for a vehicle being on the highways or county roads of
this state shall be responsible for all damages which said highways,
including the bridges, pavement and all other public property
thereon, may sustain as a result of a violation of the provisions of
this or any other chapter regulating the usage of the highways, or
as a result of the negligent or improper operation of said vehicle,
and the county or state agency having charge of said highway may
recover the amount of such damages in an action for damages.
The owner, driver, and any other person, firm or corporation
responsible for any vehicle operating under an overweight or
oversize permit shall be responsible for any damages to highway
bridges or roads caused by the operation of such vehicle, whether
caused by negligence or not, and no further permits shall be issued
to such owner or operator until payment has been made for such
damages. The amount of such damages may be recovered in an action
for damages brought by the county or state agency having charge of
said highway. The issuance of any special permit shall not be
considered a warranty of any bridge or highway to support the
permitted load.
the same into any overpass or underpass and shall damage such
overpass or underpass shall be absolutely liable to the owner or
owners of such overpass or underpass thereby damaged for the amount
of such damage, regardless of the height of such vehicle and
regardless of the clearance in such overpass or underpass, and
failure of such overpass or underpass to be sufficient in height to
clear the vehicles hereby authorized shall not be a defense to any
action for such damages. The provisions of this section shall be
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 47. Motor Vehicles Page 676
enforceable only in the event the overpass or underpass so damaged
has a sign on each side thereof clearly legible and correctly
stating the clearance thereof in feet and inches.
(b) The driver, owner, and any other person, firm or corporation
responsible for a vehicle being on the highways or county roads of
this state shall be responsible for all damages which said highways,
including the bridges, pavement and all other public property
thereon, may sustain as a result of a violation of the provisions of
this or any other chapter regulating the usage of the highways, or
as a result of the negligent or improper operation of said vehicle,
and the county or state agency having charge of said highway may
recover the amount of such damages in an action for damages.
The owner, driver, and any other person, firm or corporation
responsible for any vehicle operating under an overweight or
oversize permit shall be responsible for any damages to highway
bridges or roads caused by the operation of such vehicle, whether
caused by negligence or not, and no further permits shall be issued
to such owner or operator until payment has been made for such
damages. The amount of such damages may be recovered in an action
for damages brought by the county or state agency having charge of
said highway. The issuance of any special permit shall not be
considered a warranty of any bridge or highway to support the
permitted load.
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