Okla. Stat. tit. 22, § 1355
Short Title - Creation of Indigent Defense System
Effective Jul 1, 2001Laws 1981, SB 303, c. 207, § 1, emerg. eff. May 26, 1981; Amended by Laws 1988, SB 379, c. 253, § 3, emerg. eff. July 1, 1988; Amended by Laws 1991, HB 1612, c. 238, § 1, emerg. eff. July 1, 1991; Amended by Laws 1992, HB 2065, c. 303, § 1, emerg. eff. July 1, 1992; Amended by Laws 1996, SB 895, c. 301, § 3, emerg. eff. July 1, 1996; Amended by Laws 2001, HB 1804, c. 210, § 1, emerg. eff. July 1, 2001 (superseded document available).
- A. Sections 1355 through 1369 of this title shall be known and may be cited as the "Indigent Defense Act".
- B. The Oklahoma Indigent Defense System is hereby created, to provide counsel in cases, as provided in the Indigent Defense Act, in which the defendant is indigent and unable to employ counsel.
- C. Unless otherwise provided, the provisions of the Indigent Defense Act shall not be applicable in counties subject to the provisions of Section 138.1a of Title 19 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Laws 1981, SB 303, c. 207, § 1, emerg. eff. May 26, 1981; Amended by Laws 1988, SB 379, c. 253, § 3, emerg. eff. July 1, 1988; Amended by Laws 1991, HB 1612, c. 238, § 1, emerg. eff. July 1, 1991; Amended by Laws 1992, HB 2065, c. 303, § 1, emerg. eff. July 1, 1992; Amended by Laws 1996, SB 895, c. 301, § 3, emerg. eff. July 1, 1996; Amended by Laws 2001, HB 1804, c. 210, § 1, emerg. eff. July 1, 2001 (