Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-6
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May employ counsel for State
Official statutory text
The Governor shall have power to employ counsel to protect the
rights or interests of the state in any action or proceeding, civil
or criminal, which has been, or is about to be commenced, and the
counsel so employed by him may, under the direction of the Governor,
plead in any cause, matter, or proceeding in which the state is
interested or a party, may prosecute offenses against the law of the
state, and may institute and conduct proceedings before grand
juries; provided, that nothing herein contained shall limit the
power of courts of record to appoint an attorney to prosecute
criminal actions in such courts when the district attorney is
disqualified or unable to act.
rights or interests of the state in any action or proceeding, civil
or criminal, which has been, or is about to be commenced, and the
counsel so employed by him may, under the direction of the Governor,
plead in any cause, matter, or proceeding in which the state is
interested or a party, may prosecute offenses against the law of the
state, and may institute and conduct proceedings before grand
juries; provided, that nothing herein contained shall limit the
power of courts of record to appoint an attorney to prosecute
criminal actions in such courts when the district attorney is
disqualified or unable to act.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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