Okla. Stat. tit. 26, § 26-2-133
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A. The Secretary, members and alternate members of the State
Election Board and all persons employed within the organizational
framework of the State Election Board shall be entitled to free
defense services by the Attorney General in any civil suit resulting
from alleged acts or omissions which the Attorney General has
determined to have occurred within the scope of or arising out of
the official duties performed by these persons in behalf of the
State Election Board and the state.
B. All members and alternate members of county election boards
and all persons employed or appointed within the organizational
framework of county election boards, including members of absentee
voting boards, counters and precinct officials, shall be entitled to
free defense services by the district attorney in any civil suit
resulting from alleged acts or omissions which the district attorney
has determined to have occurred within the scope of or arising out
of the official duties performed by these persons in behalf of the
county election board, the county and the state.
C. The fact that the Attorney General or district attorney
omits to provide such defense as provided within this section shall
not be admissible in any such civil suit and any mention of such
fact shall be deemed grounds for mistrial.
Election Board and all persons employed within the organizational
framework of the State Election Board shall be entitled to free
defense services by the Attorney General in any civil suit resulting
from alleged acts or omissions which the Attorney General has
determined to have occurred within the scope of or arising out of
the official duties performed by these persons in behalf of the
State Election Board and the state.
B. All members and alternate members of county election boards
and all persons employed or appointed within the organizational
framework of county election boards, including members of absentee
voting boards, counters and precinct officials, shall be entitled to
free defense services by the district attorney in any civil suit
resulting from alleged acts or omissions which the district attorney
has determined to have occurred within the scope of or arising out
of the official duties performed by these persons in behalf of the
county election board, the county and the state.
C. The fact that the Attorney General or district attorney
omits to provide such defense as provided within this section shall
not be admissible in any such civil suit and any mention of such
fact shall be deemed grounds for mistrial.
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