{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-15-15-221a","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 15, § 15-221A","heading":"Design professional services agreement defined –","body":"Limitations on liability arising out of death or bodily injury void\n\n- Exceptions.\n\nA. For purposes of this section, \"design professional services\n\nagreement\" means a contract, subcontract or agreement by any person\n\nor legal entity with an individual or legal entity possessing the\n\nqualifications to provide licensed architectural, licensed\n\nengineering, licensed land surveying services or other individuals\n\nor legal entities possessing specialized credentials and\n\nqualifications as may be needed to evaluate, plan or design for any\n\nconstruction project for the improvement of real property.\n\nB. Except as provided in subsection C or D of this section, any\n\nprovision in a design professional services agreement that requires\n\nan entity or that entity's insurer to indemnify, insure, defend or\n\nhold harmless another entity against liability for damage arising\n\nout of death or bodily injury to persons or damage to property which\n\narises out of the negligence or fault of the indemnitee, its agents,\n\nrepresentatives, subcontractors, suppliers or an entity for whom an\n\nindemnitor is not otherwise legally responsible is void and\n\nunenforceable.\n\nC. The provisions of this section do not affect any provision\n\nin a design professional services agreement that requires an entity\n\nor that entity's insurer to indemnify another entity against\n\nliability for damage arising out of death or bodily injury to\n\npersons or damage to property; provided, that a lawful\n\nindemnification shall not exceed an amount that is proportionate to\n\nthe degree or percentage of negligence or fault for which the\n\nindemnitor and an entity for which the indemnitor is legally\n\nresponsible are adjudicated liable.\n\nD. This section shall not affect any obligation under workers'\n\ncompensation or coverage or insurance specifically relating to\n\nworkers' compensation.\n\nE. Any provision, covenant, clause or understanding in a design\n\nprofessional services agreement that conflicts with the provisions\n\nand intent of this section or attempts to circumvent this section by\n\nmaking the agreement subject to the laws of another state, or that\n\nrequires any litigation, arbitration or other dispute resolution\n\nproceeding arising from the agreement to be conducted in another\n\nstate, is void and unenforceable.","path":["OK Code","Title 15"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os15.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"d7a26a98e09c5c8c71289800c54673f6635d4476ce8bd1d7adfa011ff283b222","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-15-15-221","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-15-15-222"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}