{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-12-12-2011.1","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 12, § 12-2011.1","heading":"Finding of frivolous claim - Actions not arising out of","body":"contract - Award of costs and attorney fees.\n\nIn any action not arising out of contract, the court may, upon\n\nruling on a motion to dismiss an action or a motion for summary\n\njudgment or subsequent to adjudication on the merits, determine\n\nwhether a claim or defense asserted in the action by a nonprevailing\n\nparty was frivolous or proven knowingly false. As used in this\n\nsection, \"frivolous\" means the claim or defense was knowingly\n\nasserted in bad faith or without any rational argument based in law\n\nor facts to support the position of the litigant or to change\n\nexisting law. As used in this section, \"knowingly false\" means the\n\nclaim or defense was knowingly asserted with the intent to deceive\n\nwhich shall be proven by clear and convincing evidence. Upon so\n\nfinding, the court shall enter an order requiring such nonprevailing\n\nparty to reimburse the prevailing party for reasonable costs,\n\nincluding attorney fees, incurred with respect to such claim or\n\ndefense. In addition, the court may impose any sanction authorized\n\nby Section 2011 of this title.","path":["OK Code","Title 12"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os12.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"d4bc459f883d8f51a602fe8d98b88d18939fef64e55adc810230cec70991be3d","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-12-12-2011","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-12-12-2012"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}