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Okla. Stat. tit. 51, § 151 (2026)

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This act shall be known and may be cited as "The Governmental Tort Claims Act". Added by Laws 1978, c. 203, § 1, eff. July 1, 1978. Amended by Laws 1984, c. 226, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1985.

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Cited in 225 cases (50 in the last 5 years), 1979–2026 · leading case: Bivins v. State Ex Rel. Oklahoma Mem'l Hosp., 917 P.2d 456 (Okla. 1996).
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Bivins v. State Ex Rel. Oklahoma Mem'l Hosp., 917 P.2d 456 (Okla. 1996). · cites it 8× “[3] Oklahoma Memorial Hospital (abbreviated as OMH) operated under that name for only thirteen years.”
Anderson v. Eichner, 890 P.2d 1329 (Okla. 1994). · cites it 7× “(resident physician), are immune from suit under the Governmental Tort Claims Act pursuant to 51 O.S. § 151, et seq. "IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED, that the [physician] Defendants'.”
Shero v. City of Grove, Okl., 510 F.3d 1196 (10th Cir. 2007). · cites it 2× “§ 1983 and the Oklahoma Governmental Tort Claims Act ("GTCA"), Okla. Stat. tit. 51, § 151 . On September 20, 2006, the district court dismissed the City employees based upon qualified immunity and ruled that Mr.”
Payne v. Kerns, 2020 OK 31 (Okla. 2020). · cites it 4× “3d 994, the Petition asserted Payne had a private right of action against the Defendants notwithstanding the Oklahoma Government Tort Claims Act (OGTCA), 51 O.S. § 151, et seq. ¶5 On January 8, 2015, the Defendants again filed a Notice and Petition for Removal in the United…”
Barrios v. Haskell Cnty. Pub. Facilities Auth., 432 P.3d 233 (Okla. 2018). · cites it 2× “" Accordingly, we do not reach the second question. I ¶3 Russell Foutch and Randall Barrios died while incarcerated in county jails, Barrios by his own hand, 2 Foutch from complications related to pneumonia.”
Frazier v. Bryan Mem'l Hosp. Auth., 775 P.2d 281 (Okla. 1989). · cites it 4× “51 O.S.1981 §§ 151 et seq. The Political Subdivision Tort Claims Act has since been amended and renamed The Governmental Tort Claims Act.”
Minie v. Hudson, 934 P.2d 1082 (Okla. 1997). · cites it 4× “The City filed a motion to dismiss based on Hudson’s failure to comply with the notice provisions of the Governmental Tort Claims Act, 51 O.S.1991 § 151 et seq. At the conclusion of the hearing on Hudson’s request for temporary relief against the County, the trial court ruled in…”
Beason v. I. E. Miller Servs., Inc., 441 P.3d 1107 (Okla. 2019). · cites it 4× “9 ¶9 Further, this concept was reinforced three years after the amendment's effective date in 1985 when a party urged that the former Political Subdivision Tort Claims Act (51 O.S.1981 §§ 151 et seq.), was inconsistent with Okla.”
Whitley v. Oologah Indep. Sch. Dist. No. I-4 of Rogers Cnty., 741 P.2d 455 (Okla. 1987). · cites it 7× “October 1, 1985 (51 O.S.Supp. 1984 § 151). [10] State ex rel.”
Curtis v. Bd. of Educ. of Sayre Pub. Schs., 914 P.2d 656 (Okla. 1995). · cites it 6× “The School moved to dismiss the suit for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted, contending that it was immune from liability under § 155(20) of the Governmental Tort Claims Act, 51 O.S.1991 § 151, et seq. The trial court sustained the School's motion to…”
Smith v. City of Stillwater, 2014 OK 42 (Okla. 2014). · cites it 2× “¶9 The County asserts on certiorari that the Court of Civil Appeals erred when it determined the trial court abused its discretion by failing to grant Smith's motion to reconsider the trial court's dismissal of the County on the grounds that the County is immune from liability…”
Sullins v. Am. Med. Response of Oklahoma, Inc., 2001 OK 20 (Okla. 2001). · cites it 3× “[2] 51 O.S.1991, §§ 151, et seq. The Oklahoma Legislature has amended various sections of the GTCA since the 1991 recodification.”
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— Okla. Stat. tit. 51, § 151(A)(1) — 1 case
Cunningham v. City of Ardmore, 930 P.2d 828 (Okla. Civ. App. 1996).
— Okla. Stat. tit. 51, § 151(A)(2) — 1 case
Cunningham v. City of Ardmore, 930 P.2d 828 (Okla. Civ. App. 1996).
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