Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-138.3
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Determination of need for county indigent defender and
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assistants.
Judges of the courts of record of any county subject to the
provisions of this act shall determine, at the time the county
budget is submitted, the necessity of retaining a county indigent
defender or assistants thereto on a full-time or part-time basis at
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 19. Counties and County Officers Page 71
public expense for representation of unfortunate and poverty
stricken persons charged with commission of a crime, which
determination shall be made after inquiry into the number
impoverished or destitute defendants which have been brought before
such courts during the past term and an estimate of the number that
may be charged during the next fiscal year.
Judges of the courts of record of any county subject to the
provisions of this act shall determine, at the time the county
budget is submitted, the necessity of retaining a county indigent
defender or assistants thereto on a full-time or part-time basis at
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 19. Counties and County Officers Page 71
public expense for representation of unfortunate and poverty
stricken persons charged with commission of a crime, which
determination shall be made after inquiry into the number
impoverished or destitute defendants which have been brought before
such courts during the past term and an estimate of the number that
may be charged during the next fiscal year.
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