Okla. Stat. tit. 11, § 11-23-101: Municipality to defend municipal employees in certain

legal actions.

A. Unless otherwise provided for in the Governmental Tort

Claims Act, if an action is brought against a municipal employee in

any civil action or special proceeding in the courts of this state

or of the United States by reason of any act done or omitted in good

faith in the course of employment, the governing body of the

municipality shall direct the municipal attorney or other designated

legal counsel to appear and defend the action or proceeding on the

behalf of the employee in accordance with the provisions of Section

23-102 of this title. The municipal governing body shall not

designate an attorney to represent a municipal employee if that

employee did not perform a statutorily required duty and such duty

is a basis of the civil action or special proceeding.

B. The municipal governing body may direct its attorney to

intervene in any action or proceeding and to appear on behalf of the

municipality, or any of its officers or employees, if the governing

body deems the municipality to have an interest in the subject

matter of the litigation.

C. A municipality may indemnify its employees for actual

damages, fees and costs in accordance with the Governmental Tort

Claims Act.