Okla. Stat. tit. 11, § 11-28-111
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Qualifications of public defender - Appointment and
Official statutory text
tenure - Salary - Legal aid.
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
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 11. Cities and Towns Page 259
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.
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
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 11. Cities and Towns Page 259
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.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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