Oklahoma at a glance
Rules, not your dateChild sexual abuse: the civil deadline
Against the abuser: until age 45. Against an employer or other entity: 2 years, with the clock paused until age 18 (so age 20). The rule is in 12 Okla. Stat. § 95(A)(6).
That is the deadline for a civil lawsuit, a claim for money damages. A criminal prosecution runs on a separate clock set by the state’s criminal code, and a report to police can be made whether or not a civil claim is still open. How the two differ.
Adult sexual assault: the civil deadline
1 year for assault or battery claims. Other injury claims, such as negligence: 2 years. The rule is in 12 Okla. Stat. § 95(A)(4); § 95(A)(3).
Revival and lookback windows
Oklahoma has not enacted a window that revives sexual abuse claims whose deadline had already passed.
A revival window, sometimes called a lookback window, lets survivors file claims that had already expired, for a set period. Closed windows stay listed here with their dates, because a claim filed while one was open may still be moving through the courts. Every state’s window, side by side.
Claims against public entities
Written notice of claim within 1 year of the loss, or the claim is barred. No exception for childhood sexual abuse in the section. See 51 Okla. Stat. § 156(B).
A claim against a public body often needs a written notice filed with that body first, and the notice period can be far shorter than the deadline for the lawsuit itself.
Active lawsuits and institutions in Oklahoma
- Roblox litigation: Attorney general suit against Roblox, May 2026
- Juvenile facility sexual abuse lawsuits, state by state: Juvenile facility abuse cases in this state
The deadlines described here are general rules, and most of them have exceptions. The date that governs a particular claim turns on the state, the person’s age when the abuse happened, when they connected it to the harm it caused, and who the defendant is. A claim against a public agency or a public school can carry a written notice requirement that runs out long before the ordinary deadline.
Nothing on this page can tell you your own date. A lawyer who looks at your facts can, and there is no charge to ask.
- 12 Okla. Stat. § 95(A)(6) (childhood claims). Accurate as of October 7, 2026.
- 12 Okla. Stat. § 95(A)(4); § 95(A)(3) (adult claims). Accurate as of October 7, 2026.
- 51 Okla. Stat. § 156(B) (notice to public entities). Accurate as of October 7, 2026.
- CHILD USA, statute of limitations research (used as a cross-check, not as the source of any rule above).
