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OK SB1908

Bill

Status

Engrossed

3/12/2014

Primary Sponsor

Anthony Sykes

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Origin

Senate

2014 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Repeals 12 O.S. 2011, Section 1101, which established procedures for offers of judgment in civil cases

  • Section 1101 previously allowed defendants to make formal settlement offers that shifted costs to plaintiffs if rejected and the final judgment was less favorable

  • Effective date: November 1, 2014

  • No replacement statute provided; repeal eliminates the statutory framework for offer of judgment procedures

  • Affects civil litigation practice in Oklahoma by removing this particular cost-shifting mechanism from the state code

Legislative Description

Offers of judgment for the recovery of money; judgment procedure; repealing provision. Effective date.

Civil and Criminal Procedure and Courts

Last Action

Conference granted, naming Conference Committee on Administrative Rules, Government Oversight and Repealer

5/20/2014

Committee Referrals

Administrative Rules, Government Oversight and Repealer3/19/2014
Judiciary2/4/2014

Full Bill Text

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