{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-42-42-49","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 42, § 42-49","heading":"Ambulance service provider liens","body":"A. Every person, company, governmental entity, or trust\n\nauthority operating an ambulance service within this state who or\n\nwhich performs ambulance services for any person injured as a result\n\nof the negligent or intentional act of another shall, if the injured\n\nperson asserts or maintains a claim against another person for\n\ndamages on account of the injuries, have a lien for the amount due\n\nfor the ambulance services upon any recovery or sum had or collected\n\nor to be collected by the injured person or the estate of the\n\ninjured person in the event of the injured person's death, whether\n\nby judgment, settlement, or compromise. The lien shall be inferior\n\nto any lien or claim of any attorney representing the injured\n\nperson. The lien shall not be applied or considered valid against\n\nany claim for amounts due pursuant to the provisions of Title 85A of\n\nthe Oklahoma Statutes.\n\nB. In addition to the lien provided for in subsection A of this\n\nsection, every person, company, governmental entity, or trust\n\nauthority operating an ambulance service within this state who or\n\nwhich performs ambulance services for any person injured as a result\n\nof the negligent or intentional act of another shall have, if the\n\ninjured person asserts or maintains a claim against an insurer, a\n\nlien for the amount due for the ambulance services upon any monies\n\npayable by the insurer to the injured person.\n\nC. No lien which is provided for in this section shall be\n\neffective unless, before the payment of any monies to the injured\n\nperson or the injured person's attorney or legal representative, as\n\ncompensation for the injuries or death:\n\n1. A written notice is sent setting forth a statement of the\n\namount claimed, identifying the insurance policy or policies against\n\nwhich the lien is asserted, if any, and containing the name and\n\naddress of the person, company, governmental entity, or trust\n\nauthority claiming the lien, the injured person, and the person,\n\nfirm, or corporation against whom the claim is made, is filed on the\n\nmechanic's and materialman's lien docket in the office of the county\n\nclerk of the county where the principal office of the claimant is\n\nlocated; and\n\n2. The claimant sends, by registered or certified mail, postage\n\nprepaid, a copy of the notice with a statement of the date of filing\n\nthereof to the person, firm, or corporation against whom the claim\n\nis made and to the injured person. The claimant shall also send a\n\ncopy of the notice to the attorney for the injured person, if the\n\nname and address of the attorney is known to the claimant.\n\nD. A lien created pursuant to this section may be enforced in a\n\ncivil action in the district court of the county where the lien was\n\nfiled. An action shall be brought within one (1) year of a final\n\njudgment, settlement, or compromise of the claim asserted or\n\nmaintained by or on behalf of the injured person. The practice,\n\npleading, and proceedings in the action shall conform to the rules\n\nprescribed by the Oklahoma Pleading Code to the extent applicable.","path":["OK Code","Title 42"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os42.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"5f2856254a564cd82619b3007c2ccadeed291cace86966f3ffabb8ea1e165e1c","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-42-42-48","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-42-42-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}