Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-4: County to sue or be sued in name of board

In all suits or proceedings by or against a county, the name in

which a county shall sue or be sued shall be, "Board of County

Commissioners of the County of _____," but this provision shall not

prevent county officers, where authorized by law, from suing in

their official name for the benefit of the county. Suit may be

brought against a county by naming a county officer identified in

Section 161 of this title when it is alleged that such officer in

his or her official capacity is directly or vicariously liable to

plaintiff in an action not arising out of contract. Otherwise, suit

may be brought against a county by naming the Board of County

Commissioners of the County of _____; in actions against the Board

not arising out of contract, upon motion, the Court may substitute a

county officer identified in Section 161 of this title in his or her

official capacity for the Board upon a showing that such county

officer is better suited to represent and defend the county under

the particular facts of the case.

R.L. 1910, § 1500. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 171, § 1, eff. Nov. 1,

2019.