Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-2115
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Vehicles owned by System of Higher Education - Liability
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A. Boards of Regents, institutions and agencies comprising The
Oklahoma State System of Higher Education which are authorized to
own and operate vehicles are hereby authorized to carry public
liability insurance on such vehicles and pay the premiums out of
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non-state-appropriated funds for the following kinds of insurance
not to exceed the limits indicated:
1. Bodily injury liability, One Hundred Thousand Dollars
($100,000.00) each person, Three Hundred Thousand Dollars
($300,000.00) each accident;
2. Property damage liability, Twenty Thousand Dollars
($20,000.00) each accident; and
3. Medical expense, Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00).
B. If a vehicle is donated to a board of regents of an
institution within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education as
provided for in Section 4 of this act, the board of regents is
authorized to carry liability insurance in the following limits:
1. Bodily injury liability, Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00)
each person, Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) each accident; and
2. Property damage liability, Five Thousand Dollars
($5,000.00).
C. The liability insurance shall be on standard policy forms
approved by the State Insurance Board with companies authorized to
do business in Oklahoma. To the extent that an insurer has provided
indemnity in a contract of insurance to the Board of Regents, an
institution or an agency to which the act applies, the insurer may
not plead as a defense in any action involving insurance purchased
pursuant to this act, the governmental immunity of either the State
of Oklahoma or of any political subdivision or agency thereof which
has purchased insurance authorized by this act.
D. The use of a motor vehicle for the purposes stated in
Section 4 of this act by an institution of higher education is
declared to be a public governmental function.
A. Boards of Regents, institutions and agencies comprising The
Oklahoma State System of Higher Education which are authorized to
own and operate vehicles are hereby authorized to carry public
liability insurance on such vehicles and pay the premiums out of
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1338
non-state-appropriated funds for the following kinds of insurance
not to exceed the limits indicated:
1. Bodily injury liability, One Hundred Thousand Dollars
($100,000.00) each person, Three Hundred Thousand Dollars
($300,000.00) each accident;
2. Property damage liability, Twenty Thousand Dollars
($20,000.00) each accident; and
3. Medical expense, Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00).
B. If a vehicle is donated to a board of regents of an
institution within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education as
provided for in Section 4 of this act, the board of regents is
authorized to carry liability insurance in the following limits:
1. Bodily injury liability, Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00)
each person, Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) each accident; and
2. Property damage liability, Five Thousand Dollars
($5,000.00).
C. The liability insurance shall be on standard policy forms
approved by the State Insurance Board with companies authorized to
do business in Oklahoma. To the extent that an insurer has provided
indemnity in a contract of insurance to the Board of Regents, an
institution or an agency to which the act applies, the insurer may
not plead as a defense in any action involving insurance purchased
pursuant to this act, the governmental immunity of either the State
of Oklahoma or of any political subdivision or agency thereof which
has purchased insurance authorized by this act.
D. The use of a motor vehicle for the purposes stated in
Section 4 of this act by an institution of higher education is
declared to be a public governmental function.
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