Oklahoma Statutes

Okla. Stat. tit. 62, § 365.1 (2026)

Jurisdiction of actions

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It is hereby provided that courts of record shall have exclusive jurisdiction in all actions for money judgment or for establishing any indebtedness against any county which, in counties with a population in excess of six hundred thousand (600,000) persons, hereby includes a jail trust created in Title 60 of the Oklahoma Statutes whose sole beneficiary is the county, if approved by the board of county commissioners, city, town, board of education, school district or other municipal subdivisions of the State of Oklahoma. The administrative law judges and the administrative agency designated by the State Legislature to administer workers' compensation laws of this state shall have exclusive jurisdiction, absent an appeal, in all workers' compensation actions against any county, city, town, board of education, school district or other municipal subdivisions of this state. Added by Laws 1943, p. 144, § 1. Amended by Laws 2013, c. 195, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2013; Laws 2020, c. 83, § 2, emerg. eff. May 20, 2020.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1991–1995 · leading case: R.R. Tway, Inc. v. Oklahoma Tax Comm'n, 910 P.2d 972 (Okla. 1995).
R.R. Tway, Inc. v. Oklahoma Tax Comm'n, 910 P.2d 972 (Okla. 1995). · cites it 2× “Oklahoma County makes a statutory argument relying upon 62 O.S.1991 § 365.1. This statute states: It is hereby provided that courts of record shall have exclusive jurisdiction in all actions for money judgment or for establishing any indebtedness against any county, city, town,…”
Ricky Houston v. Allen Reich, Harold Dean McHam the Excise Bd. of Choctaw Cnty., Oklahoma, & the City of Hugo, Oklahoma, 932 F.2d 883 (10th Cir. 1991). “(the Governmental Tort Claims Act) and Okla. Stat. tit. 62, § 365.1 , et seq. (public finance in satisfaction of money judgments) to retire a judgment entered in favor of Ricky Houston (Houston) in his civil rights suit against Allen Reich (Reich) and Harold Dean McHam (McHam),…”
Kay Elec. Coop. v. State ex rel. Oklahoma Tax Comm'n, 815 P.2d 175 (Okla. 1991). “Because there is no provision in § 225 for creating an administrative award or “judgment” against named political subdivisions, such as counties and cities, I believe that requiring their inclusion in the administrative process without Legislative action violates 62 O.S.1981 §…”
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