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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
SENATE BILL 992 By: Daniels
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to tort liability; defining terms;
prohibiting civil liability for certain persons under
specified circumstances; provid ing exception;
clarifying applicability of certain immunity;
providing for codification; and declaring an
emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be cod ified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 16.2 of Title 76, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. As used in this section:
1. “Bodily injury” means any physical injury, any mental,
psychological, or emotional injury, de ath, or any combination
thereof;
2. “Criminal act of another ” means any act or conduct which is
prohibited by law and could result in punishment by a governmental
entity; and
3. “Property damage” means any injury to or loss of use of real
or personal property, or both.
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B. No person or entity shall have civil liability under any
theory of law or equity for bodily injury or property damage arising
out of or resulting from the criminal act of another, including
where committed by an employee or agent, excep t where the person or
entity upon which such civil liability is sought to be imposed has
first been convicted of being a criminal accomplice in the
commission of such criminal act.
C. The immunity from civil liability required by this section
shall apply regardless of whether the person who committed the
criminal act which caused b odily injury or property damage is
apprehended, prosecuted, or convicted as a result of the criminal
conduct.
D. The provisions of this section provide immunity from civil
liability for simple negligence but do not provide immunity for
willful, wanton, or malicious acts of negligence or for gross
negligence.
SECTION 2. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
of the public peace, health or safety, an e mergency is hereby
declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take ef fect and
be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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