Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-137.3: Liability insurance - Counties of 300,000 population

Any elected county officer of counties of three hundred thousand

(300,000) population or over may purchase liability insurance

coverage not to exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) to pay

all losses and damages incurred by an action against such officer,

arising out of any act of negligence committed by such elected

county official occurring in the operation of his office. The costs

of such insurance coverage shall be paid by the county. The costs

provided for herein shall be within the approved budget of the

officer seeking to purchase the insurance coverage allowed herein.