{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-19-19-4","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-4","heading":"County to sue or be sued in name of board","body":"In all suits or proceedings by or against a county, the name in\n\nwhich a county shall sue or be sued shall be, \"Board of County\n\nCommissioners of the County of _____,\" but this provision shall not\n\nprevent county officers, where authorized by law, from suing in\n\ntheir official name for the benefit of the county. Suit may be\n\nbrought against a county by naming a county officer identified in\n\nSection 161 of this title when it is alleged that such officer in\n\nhis or her official capacity is directly or vicariously liable to\n\nplaintiff in an action not arising out of contract. Otherwise, suit\n\nmay be brought against a county by naming the Board of County\n\nCommissioners of the County of _____; in actions against the Board\n\nnot arising out of contract, upon motion, the Court may substitute a\n\ncounty officer identified in Section 161 of this title in his or her\n\nofficial capacity for the Board upon a showing that such county\n\nofficer is better suited to represent and defend the county under\n\nthe particular facts of the case.\n\nR.L. 1910, § 1500. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 171, § 1, eff. Nov. 1,\n\n2019.","path":["OK Code","Title 19"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os19.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"1ee3632d42f02b712cbf990b73aa09b5f486063b4ed51aceb5a961bbe07ea8b3","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-19-19-389","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-19-19-401"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}