Oklahoma Statutes

§ 11-28-111 — Qualifications of public defender - Appointment and

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A.The office of public defender shall be assumed by an attorney or attorneys authorized to practice law in Oklahoma. Said attorneys shall be appointed by the judges of the municipal criminal court of record and serve at the pleasure of the judges or shall be appointed and removed as provided by the city charter. The salary of the municipal public defender shall be set by the city governing body.
B.The city governing body and/or the presiding or chief judge of the municipal criminal court of record may make suitable arrangements with a legal aid society for representation of indigents in lieu of appointing a municipal public defender.

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Legislative History

Laws 1977, c. 256, § 28-111, eff. July 1, 1978.

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