Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-138.4
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Compensation - Private practice
Official statutory text
In counties subject to the provisions of Section 138.1a et seq.
of this title, wherein the district judges have determined, in
accordance with Section 138.3 of this title that the protection of
the unfortunate and poverty-stricken defendants subject to criminal
action in such county require the employment of a county indigent
defender on a full-time basis, such person so appointed shall not
engage in any practice of law except in the performance of the
duties as county indigent defender, and shall receive a salary
commensurate with the salary received by the district attorney in
said district, payable monthly, from the court fund of such county,
provided such salaries shall not apply to counties of less than
three hundred thousand (300,000) population; provided that if
additional assistance is required by the county indigent defender to
properly fulfill the duties of the office, the indigent defender may
authorize the employment of and appoint assistant defenders on a
full-time or part-time basis, which assistants shall be under the
same restrictions as to the practice of law as the county indigent
defender of such county, and each shall receive a salary
commensurate with the range of salaries of assistant district
attorneys in their districts, payable monthly, out of the court fund
of the county as determined by the county indigent defender.
of this title, wherein the district judges have determined, in
accordance with Section 138.3 of this title that the protection of
the unfortunate and poverty-stricken defendants subject to criminal
action in such county require the employment of a county indigent
defender on a full-time basis, such person so appointed shall not
engage in any practice of law except in the performance of the
duties as county indigent defender, and shall receive a salary
commensurate with the salary received by the district attorney in
said district, payable monthly, from the court fund of such county,
provided such salaries shall not apply to counties of less than
three hundred thousand (300,000) population; provided that if
additional assistance is required by the county indigent defender to
properly fulfill the duties of the office, the indigent defender may
authorize the employment of and appoint assistant defenders on a
full-time or part-time basis, which assistants shall be under the
same restrictions as to the practice of law as the county indigent
defender of such county, and each shall receive a salary
commensurate with the range of salaries of assistant district
attorneys in their districts, payable monthly, out of the court fund
of the county as determined by the county indigent defender.
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