What is the statute of limitations for premises liability in Oklahoma?

2-year general personal injury statute applies. (12 Okla. Stat. § 95)

Oklahoma law

Premises Liability Laws in Oklahoma.

Oklahoma premises liability follows traditional invitee/licensee/trespasser categories. Landowners owe invitees a duty of reasonable care; licensees a duty to warn of known dangers; trespassers only a duty to avoid willful or wanton conduct. Oklahoma's modified comparative fault (50% bar) applies. Oklahoma has a Recreational Use Immunity statute. Oklahoma dog-bite statute (4 Okla. Stat. § 42.1) imposes strict liability when the dog bites a person lawfully on property or in a public place.

Last verified: 2026-04-17

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Statute of Limitations

2 years12 Okla. Stat. § 95

2-year general personal injury statute applies.

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Fault & Liability Rules

Modified Comparative Fault (50% Bar)23 Okla. Stat. § 13

Plaintiff's fault reduces recovery proportionally. If plaintiff's fault is greater than the aggregate fault of defendants, plaintiff recovers nothing.

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Key Oklahoma Statutes

Invitee DutyOklahoma common law

Landowners owe invitees (business visitors) a duty of reasonable care, including inspection and warning.

Recreational Use Immunity76 Okla. Stat. §§ 10-15

Landowners who permit free recreational use of their land owe no duty of care and are not liable absent willful or wanton misconduct.

Dog Bite Strict Liability4 Okla. Stat. § 42.1

Dog owners are strictly liable when the dog bites a person who is in or on a place where the person is lawfully present (including a public place, or on property of the owner as an invitee or licensee). No one-bite rule.

Duty to TrespassersOklahoma common law

Trespassers are owed only a duty to avoid willful or wanton injury. Attractive-nuisance doctrine applies to trespassing children.

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