1. A. Whenever an action is filed in any of the courts in this state by the State of Oklahoma, or by direction of any department of the state, no bond, including cost, replevin, attachment, garnishment, redelivery, injunction, appeal, or other obligation of security shall be required from the state or from any party acting under the direction of the state, either to prosecute, answer or appeal the action. In case of an adverse decision, such costs as by law are taxable against the state, or against the party acting by its direction, shall be paid out of the funds of the department under whose direction the proceedings were instituted; provided, that the court shall direct the nonprevailing party to pay all costs of the action in the final order of the court.
2. B. Costs shall be paid to the court fund of the district court in which an action is filed from the first funds collected in satisfaction of any judgment obtained by this state or any party acting under the direction of this state, except when the funds are collected pursuant to a child support order or judgment. No action filed by this state or by any party acting under the direction of this state shall be dismissed without the prior notification of the district court clerk of the country in which the action was filed.

Added by Laws 1923, HB 304, c. 203, § 1, emerg. eff. March 31, 1923; Amended by Laws 1992, SB 764, c. 357, § 1, emerg. eff. July 1, 1992; Amended by Laws 1999, HB 1623, c. 359, § 2, eff. November 1, 1999 (superseded document available).