EFFECTIVE DATE. The Asbestos and Silica Claims Priorities Act shall apply to all asbestos or silica claims filed on or after the effective date of this act. The Asbestos and Silica Claims Priorities Act shall also apply to any pending asbestos or silica claims in which trial has not commenced by the effective date of this act, except that any provisions of these sections which would be unconstitutional if applied retroactively shall be applied prospectively. Added by Laws 2013, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 21, § 13, emerg. eff. Sept. 10, 2013. NOTE: Editorially renumbered from Title 76, § 101 to avoid a duplication in numbering. NOTE: Text formerly resided under repealed Title 76, § 71, which was derived from Laws 2009, c. 228, § 65, which was held unconstitutional by the Oklahoma Supreme Court in the case of Douglas v. Cox Retirement Properties, Inc., 2013 OK 37, 302 P.2d 789 (Okla. 2013).
‹ Prev All Oklahoma sections Next ›
Lexace provides legal information, not legal advice, and no attorney–client relationship is created. Statute text is provided for general information and may not reflect the most recent amendments; verify against the official state code.