Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-1651
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Public policy
Official statutory text
It is hereby declared to be the public policy of this state:
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 20. Courts Page 488
1. To afford a means for efficiently and impartially
investigating complaints by any person concerning the conduct of
persons occupying positions subject to the jurisdiction of the Court
on the Judiciary;
2. To provide an agency which can determine whether such
complaints should:
a. be made the subject of action before the Court on the
Judiciary for the purpose of removal, reprimand, or
admonition, or
b. be dismissed;
3. To provide means for procuring necessary information to
enable the agency to perform its functions, including the power to
issue and enforce subpoenas to testify or to produce tangible
evidentiary materials; and
4. To better the administration of justice in this state
through the means enumerated in Sections 1651 through 1662 of this
title.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 20. Courts Page 488
1. To afford a means for efficiently and impartially
investigating complaints by any person concerning the conduct of
persons occupying positions subject to the jurisdiction of the Court
on the Judiciary;
2. To provide an agency which can determine whether such
complaints should:
a. be made the subject of action before the Court on the
Judiciary for the purpose of removal, reprimand, or
admonition, or
b. be dismissed;
3. To provide means for procuring necessary information to
enable the agency to perform its functions, including the power to
issue and enforce subpoenas to testify or to produce tangible
evidentiary materials; and
4. To better the administration of justice in this state
through the means enumerated in Sections 1651 through 1662 of this
title.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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