# Joint and several liability rule · Oklahoma — Comparative fault system and joint and several liability rules by state

For Joint and several liability rule · Oklahoma, state is Oklahoma; rule type is Joint and several liability rule; joint liability rule is In any civil action based on fault and not arising out of contract, the liability for damages caused by two or more persons shall be several only and a joint tortfeasor shall be liable only for the amount of damages allocated to that tortfeasor; statutory citation is Oklahoma Statutes § 23-15, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.

- **State:** Oklahoma _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Rule type:** Joint and several liability rule _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Joint liability rule:** In any civil action based on fault and not arising out of contract, the liability for damages caused by two or more persons shall be several only and a joint tortfeasor shall be liable only for the amount of damages allocated to that tortfeasor. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statutory citation:** Oklahoma Statutes § 23-15. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Yes. In any civil action based on fault and not arising out of contract, the liability for damages caused by two or more persons shall be several only and a joint tortfeasor shall be liable only for the amount of damages allocated to that tortfeasor. Oklahoma Statutes § 23-15.

## Source

- https://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/mlr-state-laws-chart-I.pdf

Last verified: 2026-08-31. Review by: 2027-08-31.
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