{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-74-74-85.58o","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-85.58O","heading":"Community action agency - Automobile, building and","body":"liability insurance - Limitation of liability.\n\nA. The Risk Management Administrator, pursuant to the\n\nprovisions of this section and Section 85.58A of Title 74 of the\n\nOklahoma Statutes, may obtain or provide insurance coverage for any\n\npublic transit vehicle obtained by a community action agency or a\n\nsubstate planning district through the Department of Transportation\n\npursuant to a federal grant and may obtain or provide indemnity\n\ncoverage for any official or employee of the community action agency\n\nor a substate planning district for any errors and omissions or\n\nliability risks arising from the performance of official duties\n\npursuant to law.\n\nB. The Risk Management Administrator, pursuant to the\n\nprovisions of this section and Section 85.58A of Title 74 of the\n\nOklahoma Statutes, may obtain or provide insurance coverage for any\n\nbuilding used for public transit services or for storage of public\n\ntransit vehicles if the public transit vehicles are obtained as\n\nprovided in subsection A of this section. If a public transit\n\nvehicle obtained as provided for in subsection A of this section is\n\nhoused in a building with any department or unit of local\n\ngovernmental entities, the Risk Management Administrator may also\n\nobtain or provide building or structure insurance coverage for such\n\ndepartment or unit in such building.\n\nC. The Risk Management Administrator is authorized to determine\n\neligibility criteria for participation pursuant to this section in\n\nthe Risk Management Program for a community action agency or a\n\nsubstate planning district or for officers or employees of a\n\ncommunity action agency or a substate planning district. In\n\naddition, the Risk Management Administrator is authorized to\n\nestablish equipment and safety standards for the vehicles or\n\nbuildings to be covered by the Risk Management Program pursuant to\n\nthis section.\n\nD. Requests for the insurance or indemnity coverage provided\n\npursuant to the provisions of this section shall be submitted in\n\nwriting to the Risk Management Administrator by the community action\n\nagency or a substate planning district. Any community action agency\n\nor a substate planning district meeting eligibility criteria shall\n\nbe approved for participation in the Risk Management Program by the\n\nRisk Management Administrator if the officers and employees and the\n\nvehicles and buildings used by the participating community action\n\nagency or a substate planning district meet the equipment and safety\n\nstandards and eligibility requirements established by the Risk\n\nManagement Administrator.\n\nE. Any insurance or indemnity coverage shall be obtained or\n\nprovided solely from funds available in the shared risk pool\n\nauthorized by Section 3 of this act. Any coverage limits shall be\n\nbased on the liquidity of the shared risk pool resulting from the\n\nannual payments made pursuant to Section 85.58M of Title 74 of the\n\nOklahoma Statutes and any interest accrued thereon, after deduction\n\nof such sums as may be necessary to pay all overhead and\n\nadministrative expenses associated with administering the pool.\n\nF. Any limited indemnity coverage provided for errors and\n\nomissions pursuant to the provisions of this section shall only\n\ncover errors or omissions made by an official or employee of a\n\ncommunity action agency or a substate planning district provided for\n\nin subsection A of this section occurring on or after the effective\n\ndate of this act.\n\nG. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Governmental Tort\n\nClaims Act, the State of Oklahoma is not liable, directly or\n\nindirectly, for the errors and omissions of any official or employee\n\nof any community action agency or a substate planning district\n\nprovided for in subsection A of this section in the performance of\n\nofficial duties pursuant to law. The State of Oklahoma is not\n\nliable, directly or indirectly, for the negligence of any community\nTort\n\nClaims Act, the State of Oklahoma is not liable, directly or\n\nindirectly, for the errors and omissions of any official or employee\n\nof any community action agency or a substate planning district\n\nprovided for in subsection A of this section in the performance of\n\nofficial duties pursuant to law. The State of Oklahoma is not\n\nliable, directly or indirectly, for the negligence of any community\n\naction agency or a substate planning district provided for in\n\nsubsection A of this section.\n\nH. In providing risk management services for any community\n\naction agency or a substate planning district provided for in\n\nsubsection A of this section or official or employee of the\n\ncommunity action agency or a substate planning district, it is the\n\nintention of the Legislature to provide coverage solely to the\n\nextent of assets in the shared risk pool created by Section 3 of\n\nthis act.\n\nI. Any liability insurance coverage obtained or provided shall\n\ninclude expenses for legal services obtained or provided by the Risk\n\nManagement Administrator.","path":["OK Code","Title 74"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os74.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"61811e9eb7eaf620e6c7662210b16cd348ccaff1506c605ab7a80ba9c0cbb190","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-74-74-85.58n","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-74-74-85.58p"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}