OK · Strict liability
Oklahoma dog bite law
Oklahoma owners are strictly liable, with provocation and trespass exceptions.
- Liability
- Strict liability
- Statute
- Okla. Stat. tit. 4, § 42.1
- Deadline to file
- 2 years · 12 O.S. § 95(A)(3)
- Bites only?
- Injuries more broadly
Two years. Rural and city bites both still need a named insured.
Exceptions insurers will mention
Provocation; trespassing.
Compare the national split in strict liability vs one-bite, and confirm your clock on statute of limitations.
Similar liability rules
This page is general information, not legal advice, and is not a substitute for a lawyer licensed in your state. Statutes change. Confirm the current rule and your deadline with counsel before you rely on a date.