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Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-745.42: Sovereign, governmental, and official immunity

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  1. OK Code
  2. Title 63

A. Notwithstanding any other law, this state has sovereign

immunity, a political subdivision has governmental immunity, and

each officer and employee of this state or a political subdivision

has official immunity in any action, claim, counterclaim, or any

type of legal or equitable action that challenges the validity of

any provision or application of this act, on constitutional grounds

or otherwise, or that seeks to prevent or enjoin the state, its

political subdivisions, or any officer or employee of this state or

a political subdivision from enforcing any provision or application

of this act, unless that immunity has been abrogated or preempted by

federal law in a manner consistent with the Constitution of the

United States.

B. Notwithstanding any other law, no provision of state law may

be construed to waive or abrogate an immunity described by

subsection A of this section unless it expressly waives immunity

with specific reference to this section.

C. Notwithstanding any other law, no attorney representing this

state, a political subdivision, or any officer or employee of this

state or a political subdivision is authorized or permitted to waive

an immunity described in subsection A or take any action that would

result in a waiver of that immunity.

D. Notwithstanding any other law, no court of this state shall

have jurisdiction to consider any action, claim, or counterclaim

that seeks declaratory or injunctive relief to prevent this state, a

political subdivision, any officer or employee of this state or a

political subdivision, or any person from enforcing any provision or

application of this act, or from filing a civil action under this

act.

E. Nothing in this section or this act shall be construed to

prevent a litigant from asserting the invalidity or

unconstitutionality of any provision or application of this act as a

defense to any action, claim, or counterclaim brought against that

litigant.

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