§ 1106.Offer to Confess Judgment In Part

Chapter 19: Miscellaneous Proceedings · Not amended since adoption on record · Last verified August 3, 2026

In one sentenceSection 1106 lets a defendant in a money-recovery action offer in open court to confess judgment for part of the claim, and if the plaintiff refuses or fails to appear after reasonable notice and doesn't recover more at trial, the plaintiff pays the defendant's costs incurred after the offer.

Full Text of § 1106

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After an action for the recovery of money is brought, the defendant may offer in court to confess judgment for part of the amount claimed, or part of the causes involved in the action; whereupon, if the plaintiff, being present, refuse to accept such confession of judgment in full of his demands against the defendant in the action, or, having had such notice that the offer would be made, of its amount, and of the time of making it, as the court shall deem reasonable, fail to attend, and on the trial do not recover more than was so offered to be confessed, such plaintiff shall pay all the costs of the defendant incurred after the offer. The offer shall not be deemed to be an admission of the cause of action, or the amount to which the plaintiff is entitled, nor be given in evidence upon the trial.

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Amendment History

R.L. 1910, § 5306.

Plain-English Summary

After a money-recovery action is filed, the defendant can go into court and offer to confess judgment — that is, concede liability — for part of the amount claimed or part of the causes involved. If the plaintiff is present and refuses that partial confession, or was given reasonable notice of the offer's amount and timing but doesn't show up, and the trial produces no more than what was offered, the plaintiff has to pay the defendant's costs from the point of the offer forward.

The offer itself carries no risk for the defendant beyond that cost consequence: it isn't treated as an admission of the underlying claim or the amount owed, and it can't be introduced as evidence at trial.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is an offer to confess judgment in part?

A defendant's in-court offer, after a money-recovery action is filed, to concede judgment for part of the amount claimed or part of the causes involved.

What happens if the plaintiff refuses the offer and recovers less at trial?

The plaintiff has to pay the defendant's costs incurred from the time of the offer onward.

Can this offer be used against the defendant at trial?

No — the section says it isn't an admission of the cause of action or the amount owed, and it can't be given in evidence at trial.

Source & verification. Section text is reproduced verbatim from Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes, enacted by the Oklahoma Legislature. Last verified August 3, 2026. · Official source

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