{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-51-51-160","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 51, § 51-160","heading":"Recovery of payments from employees","body":"The state or political subdivision shall have the right to\n\nrecover from an employee for any claim or action under this act or\n\nany other claim or action any payments made by it for any judgment\n\nor settlement, or portion thereof, and costs or fees by or on behalf\n\nof an employee's defense if it is shown that the conduct of the\n\nemployee which gave rise to the claim or action was outside the\n\nscope of his employment, or if the employee fails to cooperate in\n\ngood faith in the defense of the claim or action. A judgment or\n\nsettlement in an action or claim under this act shall constitute a\n\ncomplete bar to any action by the claimant against an employee whose\n\nconduct gave rise to the claim resulting in that judgment or\n\nsettlement. Nothing in this act shall be construed to authorize the\n\nstate or political subdivision to pay for any punitive or exemplary\n\ndamages rendered against an employee.","path":["OK Code","Title 51"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os51.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"cd18526eba128dc164744fcd7ffab082f34b49b65f51ab24c2cf3825ff863951","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-51-51-159","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-51-51-161.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}