The district attorneys of this state shall represent the people of Oklahoma in all court proceedings provided for in the Mental Health Law in which the State of Oklahoma including any facility operated by the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services is the petitioner for involuntary commitment or assisted outpatient treatment.

Laws 1970, HB 1632, c. 102, § 1, eff. January 1, 1971; Amended by Laws 1986, HB 2021, c. 103, § 5, eff. November 1, 1986; Renumbered from 43A O.S. § 55.1 by Laws 1986, HB 2021, c. 103, § 103, eff. November 1, 1986; Amended by Laws 1999, SB 599, c. 414, § 3, eff. November 1, 1999 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2003, HB 1266, c. 46, § 2, emerg. eff. April 8, 2003 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2016, HB 1697, c. 177, § 3, eff. November 1, 2016 (superseded document available).