§ 22-1355. Short title - Creation of System.  


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  • 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.

Added by Laws 1981, c. 207, § 1, emerg. eff. May 26, 1981.  Amended by Laws 1988, c. 253, § 3, operative July 1, 1988; Laws 1991, c. 238, § 1, eff. July 1, 1991; Laws 1992, c. 303, § 1, eff. July 1, 1992; Laws 1996, c. 301, § 3, eff. July 1, 1996; Laws 2001, c. 210, § 1, eff. July 1, 2001.