Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-332.15
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Board members not to represent inmates - Voting
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prohibited in certain cases.
A. From and after the effective date of this act, no member of
the Pardon and Parole Board and/or their law firm or law partners or
associate may represent in a legal capacity any inmate incarcerated
in any state penal institution. If a member of the Pardon and
Parole Board, or his law partners or associate or any member of his
law firm undertakes the representation of an inmate in violation of
this prohibition the member of the Board shall forfeit his office.
In any case in which an inmate requesting a pardon or parole was
represented in a legal capacity by any member of the Pardon and
Parole Board and/or their law firm or law partners or associate
prior to imposition of a prison term, the Board member who
represented such inmate shall be disqualified from voting on such
inmate's request for a pardon or parole.
B. A member of the Pardon and Parole Board shall uphold and
promote the independence, impartiality, fairness, and integrity of
the Board, and should avoid impropriety or the appearance of
impropriety.
C. If any Pardon and Parole Board member determines
circumstances would cause a reasonable person with knowledge of all
the relevant facts to question his or her impartiality in a specific
matter, or creates the appearance of impropriety, the Pardon and
Parole Board member shall disclose any potential conflict of
interest and shall withdraw from participation in the matter.
A. From and after the effective date of this act, no member of
the Pardon and Parole Board and/or their law firm or law partners or
associate may represent in a legal capacity any inmate incarcerated
in any state penal institution. If a member of the Pardon and
Parole Board, or his law partners or associate or any member of his
law firm undertakes the representation of an inmate in violation of
this prohibition the member of the Board shall forfeit his office.
In any case in which an inmate requesting a pardon or parole was
represented in a legal capacity by any member of the Pardon and
Parole Board and/or their law firm or law partners or associate
prior to imposition of a prison term, the Board member who
represented such inmate shall be disqualified from voting on such
inmate's request for a pardon or parole.
B. A member of the Pardon and Parole Board shall uphold and
promote the independence, impartiality, fairness, and integrity of
the Board, and should avoid impropriety or the appearance of
impropriety.
C. If any Pardon and Parole Board member determines
circumstances would cause a reasonable person with knowledge of all
the relevant facts to question his or her impartiality in a specific
matter, or creates the appearance of impropriety, the Pardon and
Parole Board member shall disclose any potential conflict of
interest and shall withdraw from participation in the matter.
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