GroundRules
← Search the law
Oklahoma · Snapshot open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14

Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-11-1120: Removing a child from a vehicle - Immunity

Read at publisher ↗
Where this section sits in the code
  1. OK Code
  2. Title 47

A. A person shall be immune from civil liability for any damage

resulting from the forcible entry of a motor vehicle for the purpose

of removing a child from the motor vehicle if the person:

1. Determines the motor vehicle is locked or there is otherwise

no reasonable method for the child to exit the motor vehicle;

2. Has a good-faith belief that forcible entry into the motor

vehicle is necessary because the child is in imminent danger of

suffering harm if not immediately removed from the motor vehicle

and, based upon the circumstances known to the person at the time,

the belief is a reasonable one;

3. Has contacted the local law enforcement agency, the fire

department or the 911 emergency telephone service prior to forcibly

entering the motor vehicle;

4. Places a notice on the motor vehicle windshield with the

person's contact information, the reason the entry was made, the

location of the child and that the authorities have been notified;

5. Remains with the child in a safe location, out of the

elements but reasonably close to the motor vehicle, until law

enforcement, fire or other emergency responder arrives; and

6. Used no more force to enter the motor vehicle and remove the

child from the motor vehicle than is necessary under the

circumstances.

B. Nothing in this act shall affect the person's civil

liability if the person attempts to render aid to the child in

addition to what is authorized by this act.

Collected 2026-09-14T18:32:36Z. Source file · JSON

Browse this collection