Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-2-425
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Individual drug users who may bring action - Persons
Official statutory text
liable for damages - Damages recoverable.
A. An individual drug user shall not bring an action for
damages caused by the use of an illegal drug, except as otherwise
provided in this subsection. An individual drug user may bring an
action for damages caused by the use of an illegal drug only if all
of the following conditions are met:
1. The individual personally discloses to narcotics enforcement
authorities, more than six (6) months before filing the action, all
the information known to the individual regarding their source of
illegal drugs;
2. The individual has not used an illegal drug within the six
(6) months before filing the action; and
3. The individual continues to remain free of the use of an
illegal drug throughout the pendency of the action.
B. A person entitled to bring an action under this section may
seek damages only from a person who distributed, or is in the chain
of distribution of, an illegal drug that was actually used by the
individual drug user.
C. A person entitled to bring an action under this section may
recover only the following damages:
1. Economic damages, including but not limited to the cost of
treatment, rehabilitation, and medical expenses, loss of economic or
educational potential, loss of productivity, absenteeism, accidents
or injury, and other pecuniary loss proximately caused by the
person's illegal drug use;
2. Reasonable attorney fees; and
3. Costs of suit, including but not limited to reasonable
expenses for expert testimony.
A. An individual drug user shall not bring an action for
damages caused by the use of an illegal drug, except as otherwise
provided in this subsection. An individual drug user may bring an
action for damages caused by the use of an illegal drug only if all
of the following conditions are met:
1. The individual personally discloses to narcotics enforcement
authorities, more than six (6) months before filing the action, all
the information known to the individual regarding their source of
illegal drugs;
2. The individual has not used an illegal drug within the six
(6) months before filing the action; and
3. The individual continues to remain free of the use of an
illegal drug throughout the pendency of the action.
B. A person entitled to bring an action under this section may
seek damages only from a person who distributed, or is in the chain
of distribution of, an illegal drug that was actually used by the
individual drug user.
C. A person entitled to bring an action under this section may
recover only the following damages:
1. Economic damages, including but not limited to the cost of
treatment, rehabilitation, and medical expenses, loss of economic or
educational potential, loss of productivity, absenteeism, accidents
or injury, and other pecuniary loss proximately caused by the
person's illegal drug use;
2. Reasonable attorney fees; and
3. Costs of suit, including but not limited to reasonable
expenses for expert testimony.
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