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Okla. Stat. tit. 51, § 159 (2026)

Enforcement of judgments

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A. Judgments recovered against the state or political subdivisions under the provisions of this act shall be enforced in the same manner and to the same extent as judgments are now enforced against the state or political subdivisions under the law except as herein provided. B. If the judgment is obtained against the state or a political subdivision that has procured a contract or policy of liability or indemnity insurance protection, the holder of the judgment may use the methods of collecting the judgment which are provided by the policy or contract or law to the extent of the limits of coverage provided. C. For the payment of any judgment obtained under the provisions of this act against a political subdivision that is a self-insurer or not fully covered by liability insurance, the manner of paying a money judgment shall be as follows. Proof of indebtedness, as required in Sections 362 through 364 of Title 62 of the Oklahoma Statutes and evidence of any estimated tax levy or increases necessary to reimburse the sinking fund for the purposes of the judgment as provided in Section 431 of Title 62 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and other evidence or statements which the court may require, shall be made to the court before final judgment is rendered. As an alternative to paying the money judgment out of the sinking fund at the rate of one-third (1/3) each year, the court, based on consideration of evidence and proof, may provide for the judgment to be paid over a period of not less than one (1) nor more than ten (10) years. The interest rate on any judgment when payment

is extended more than three (3) years shall be at the rate prescribed by law for the first three (3) years and at the rate of six percent (6%) for each remaining year. D. Money judgments against the state not payable by insurance shall be paid in the following manner. An agency whose act or omission gave rise to the judgment may, at its discretion and upon approval of the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services, pay a judgment or any portion thereof from any funds available to it. Provided, however, no agency shall be required to pay a judgment prior to the fiscal year next following the fiscal year in which the judgment is obtained. Any such judgment may be paid at a rate of one-third (1/3) per fiscal year from funds available for operation of the agency. E. Nothing in this act shall be interpreted as allowing liens on public property. Added by Laws 1978, c. 203, § 9, eff. July 1, 1978. Amended by Laws 1984, c. 226, § 11, eff. Oct. 1, 1985; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 207.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1979–2024 · leading case: Terry v. Edgin, 598 P.2d 228 (Okla. 1979).
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Terry v. Edgin, 598 P.2d 228 (Okla. 1979). · cites it 2× “51 O.S.Supp. 1978, § 159. Having concluded that the State has waived immunity in so far as counties are concerned, we stress that the only question now before us involves liability arising from proprietary functions.”
Bird Constr. Co. v. Oklahoma City Hous. Auth., 2005 OK CIV APP 12, 110 P.3d 560. “2001 § 167(A)(1), and permit a holder of a judgment against a government entity to collect that judgment from an insurer, 51 O.S.2001 § 159(B). ¶25 We cannot agree.”
Fields v. Indep. Sch. Dist. No. 1, 2002 OK CIV APP 109, 84 P.3d 779. “51 O.S.2001 § 159(C) (emphasis added). Accordingly, even if this action sounds in tort rather than contract or quasi-contract, the indebtedness disclosure provisions of JAMA apply if School District is “a self-insurer or not fully covered by liability insurance.”
Ellis v. Grimes, No. 4:17-cv-00325 (N.D. Okla. May 7, 2024). · cites it 3× “Defendant offers Okla. Stat. tit. 51 § 159, Okla. Stat. tit.”
Newberry v. Allstate Ins. Co., 1998 OK CIV APP 139, 963 P.2d 632. “See 51 O.S.1991 §§ 159(C), 167(B). A governmental entity is not “uninsured” for purposes of the UM statute merely because it has not purchased liability insurance from an insurance company.”
Okla. Stat. tit. 51, § 159(B): 1 case
Bird Constr. Co. v. Oklahoma City Hous. Auth., 2005 OK CIV APP 12, 110 P.3d 560. “2001 § 167(A)(1), and permit a holder of a judgment against a government entity to collect that judgment from an insurer, 51 O.S.2001 § 159(B). ¶25 We cannot agree.”
Okla. Stat. tit. 51, § 159(C): 3 cases
Fields v. Indep. Sch. Dist. No. 1, 2002 OK CIV APP 109, 84 P.3d 779. “51 O.S.2001 § 159(C) (emphasis added). Accordingly, even if this action sounds in tort rather than contract or quasi-contract, the indebtedness disclosure provisions of JAMA apply if School District is “a self-insurer or not fully covered by liability insurance.”
Ellis v. Grimes, No. 4:17-cv-00325 (N.D. Okla. May 7, 2024). “Defendant offers Okla. Stat. tit. 51 § 159, Okla. Stat. tit.”
Newberry v. Allstate Ins. Co., 1998 OK CIV APP 139, 963 P.2d 632. “See 51 O.S.1991 §§ 159(C), 167(B). A governmental entity is not “uninsured” for purposes of the UM statute merely because it has not purchased liability insurance from an insurance company.”
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