Okla. Stat. tit. 64, § 64-1038
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Power of Commissioners to sue and be sued – Attorney
Official statutory text
General to represent.
The Commissioners of the Land Office are hereby authorized to
employ attorneys or to engage private attorneys to bring or defend
suits in the name of the Commissioners of the Land Office and on
behalf of the State of Oklahoma in all matters affecting the public
lands of the state, and in all matters affecting the loaning,
investing or collecting of school land and state land monies, of,
and belonging to the state. It shall be the duty of the Attorney
General of the state, when requested by the Commissioners of the
Land Office, to represent the Commissioners, and the state in the
prosecution or defense of any suit or action so instituted, brought
or defended.
The Commissioners of the Land Office are hereby authorized to
employ attorneys or to engage private attorneys to bring or defend
suits in the name of the Commissioners of the Land Office and on
behalf of the State of Oklahoma in all matters affecting the public
lands of the state, and in all matters affecting the loaning,
investing or collecting of school land and state land monies, of,
and belonging to the state. It shall be the duty of the Attorney
General of the state, when requested by the Commissioners of the
Land Office, to represent the Commissioners, and the state in the
prosecution or defense of any suit or action so instituted, brought
or defended.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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