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19 OK Stat § 19-215.20 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-215.20. Election of district attorney - Tenure.

|At the primaries and general elections held in 1966, and each four (4) years thereafter, there shall be nominated and elected in each and every district attorney's district in the State of Oklahoma, a district attorney, who shall hold office for a term of four (4) years, beginning on the first Monday of January following his election, and until his successor is elected and qualified. |Added by Laws 1965, c. 256, § 20.
19 OK Stat § 19-215.22 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-215.22. Destruction of certain records - Reproduction of records.

|A. The district attorney is hereby authorized to destroy all or a portion of his or her office records and files relating to: |1. Any felony case or record relating to a felony investigation except where a homicide is involved, provided a period of ten (10) years shall have elapsed since the last action in said case, or where the district attorney has digitized or provided computer storage for such felony cases;2. Any misdemeanor case, traffic case, wildlife case or record relating to a misdemeanor, traffic or wildlife investigation, provided a period of five (5) years shall have elapsed since the last action in said case, or where the district attorney has digitized or provided computer storage for such misdemeanor, traffic or wildlife cases to be destroyed;3. Any juvenile case, provided a period of ten (10) years shall have elapsed since the last action in said case, or where the district attorney has digitized or provided computer storage for such juvenile case to be destroyed; and4. Any civil case, provided a period of ten (10) years shall have elapsed since the last action in said case, or where the district attorney has digitized or provided computer storage for such civil case to be destroyed.B. The district attorney is authorized to reproduce a copy of such record, file or case stored digitally or in computer storage as provided in this section and such copy or computer-generated image or record may be used by the district attorney in lieu of the destroyed record, file or case, for all purposes.Added by Laws 1970, c. 264, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1971. Amended by Laws 1985, c. 293, § 1, emerg. eff. July 23, 1985; Laws 1988, c. 109, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 1988; Laws 2013, c. 305, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2013; Laws 2017, c. 22, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2017; Laws 2021, c. 256, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.
19 OK Stat § 19-215.23 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-215.23. District attorney's payroll clerk - Assistant - Duties - Qualifications of assistant district attorneys - Tenure.

|There are hereby created the positions of district attorneys' payroll clerk and assistant payroll clerk whose duties shall be to prepare and process payroll and other claims and do all other necessary acts connected with receiving funds from counties and disbursing such funds, together with any funds appropriated from state funds to the district attorneys for payroll, travel and other expenses. Such payroll clerk and assistant payroll clerk shall work under the supervision of the District Attorneys Council which shall fix compensation for these positions. The compensations paid for these positions shall be made from state funds appropriated to the District Attorney System. |Added by Laws 1970, c. 275, § 2, emerg. eff. April 22, 1970. Amended by Laws 1974, c. 232, § 3, emerg. eff. May 16, 1974; Laws 1977, c. 40, § 2, eff. July 1, 1977; Laws 1988, c. 109, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 1988.
19 OK Stat § 19-215.25 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-215.25. County officer or employee - Legal defense services.

|A. Except as otherwise provided in this section, in the event an action is brought against a county employee in any civil action or special proceeding in the courts of this state or of the United States by reason of any act done or omitted in good faith in the course of employment, it is the duty of the district attorney for that county, when requested in writing by the employee, to appear and defend the action or proceeding in his behalf. Such written request shall be made within fifteen (15) days after service of summons on the employee and a copy of the request shall be transmitted by the employee to his immediate supervisor and the district attorney. |B. The district attorney shall not represent a county employee if that employee did not perform a statutorily required duty and such duty is a basis of the civil action or special proceeding.C. The district attorney may intervene in any such action or proceeding and appear on behalf of any county within his district, or any of its officers or employees, where he deems the state to have an interest in the subject matter of the litigation.D. The district attorney shall determine the method of preparation and presentation of such defense. The district attorney or other legal officer under his direction shall not be held civilly liable for the exercise of such discretion.E. The employee named in the action may employ private counsel at his own expense to assist in his defense.F. Any officer or employee who acts outside of the scope of his official authority shall be liable in damages in the same manner as any private citizen.G. The district attorney's duty to represent county officers and employees pursuant to this section shall be fulfilled if a contract for such representation is entered into pursuant to subsection B of Section 215.37M of this title.H. In any proceeding in which a county officer brings an action against another county officer, the district attorney shall not represent either county officer in the action.Added by Laws 1976, c. 208, § 4, operative July 1, 1976. Amended by Laws 1992, c. 316, § 60, eff. July 1, 1992; Laws 1992, c. 327, § 10, eff. July 1, 1992; Laws 2003, c. 474, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.
19 OK Stat § 19-215.26 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-215.26. Defense duties - Evidence.

|A. Before any such defense is undertaken, an inquiry shall be made by the district attorney of the facts on which the action or special proceedings are based. Unless the district attorney determines that the employee was acting in good faith and in the course of his employment, representation shall not be provided pursuant to this act. |B. It shall be the duty of any county law enforcement agency to provide investigators at the request of the district attorney to assist him in carrying out the provisions of this act.C. No findings or reports of the district attorney or persons making inquiry under his direction pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be admissible as evidence in any such action or special proceedings and no reference thereto shall be made in any such trial or hearing.Added by Laws 1976, c. 208, § 5, operative July 1, 1976.
19 OK Stat § 19-215.29 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-215.29. District attorney, assistant district attorney, and former district attorney may carry a firearm for personal protection.

|A. A district attorney or former district attorney may carry a firearm on his or her person anywhere in the state to use only for personal protection if the person has successfully completed a handgun qualification course for court officials developed by the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training. The Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training may provide for an identification card to be issued to the district attorney or former district attorney and may provide application forms. If the person issued an identification card is no longer eligible, that person shall immediately return the identification card to the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training. |B. At the discretion of the district attorney, the district attorney may allow an assistant district attorney to carry a firearm on his or her person anywhere in the state to use only for personal protection if the person has successfully completed a handgun qualification course for court officials developed by the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training. The Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training may provide for an identification card to be issued to the assistant district attorney and may provide application forms.If an assistant district attorney ends his or her employment, the assistant district attorney shall immediately return the identification card to the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training. If the person issued an identification card is no longer eligible, that person shall immediately return the identification card to the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training.Added by Laws 1982, c. 291, § 1. Amended by Laws 2010, c. 77, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2010; Laws 2011, c. 41, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2011; Laws 2014, c. 368, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2014.
19 OK Stat § 19-215.33 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-215.33. Victim-witness coordinator training.

|All victim-witness coordinators appointed to perform the services specified in subsection A of Section 4 of this act shall complete a minimum of twelve (12) hours in-service training annually. The training shall be conducted pursuant to the direction of the District Attorneys Council and the Crime Victims Compensation Board. |Added by Laws 1981, c. 219, § 2. Renumbered from § 215.15a of this title by Laws 1982, c. 340, § 25, emerg. eff. June 2, 1982. Amended by Laws 1987, c. 224, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 1987; Laws 1988, c. 109, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 1988; Laws 1991, c. 296, § 25, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Laws 1992, c. 136, § 1, eff. July 1, 1992; Laws 1993, c. 325, § 1, emerg. eff. June 7, 1993; Laws 1994, c. 2, § 7, emerg. eff. March 2, 1994; Laws 1996, c. 292, § 1, emerg. eff. June 10, 1996; Laws 1997, c. 357, § 5, emerg. eff. June 9, 1997; Laws 2003, c. 341, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2003; Laws 2009, c. 165, § 1, eff. July 1, 2009; Laws 2009, c. 234, § 113, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009; Laws 2010, c. 135, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2010.NOTE: Laws 1993, c. 302, § 2 repealed by Laws 1994, c. 2, § 34, emerg. eff. March 2, 1994.
19 OK Stat § 19-215.34 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-215.34. Assistant district attorneys.

|A. All assistant district attorneys who are paid in excess of fifty percent (50%) of the salary of the district attorney shall not engage in the private practice of law, but may complete pending cases of a civil nature, not in conflict with the interests of any county of the district in which appointed. No assistant district attorney permitted to practice law shall accept employment in a case investigated by the office of the district attorney. |B. Each county in a district shall have at least one assistant district attorney who shall reside in the county or an adjoining county.C. Each assistant district attorney shall: be at least twenty-one (21) years of age; be a resident of the district, if required by the district attorney; and have a license to practice law in the courts of record of this state at the time of appointment. All assistant district attorneys shall serve at the pleasure of the district attorney.Added by Laws 1982, c. 340, § 14, emerg. eff. June 2, 1982. Amended by Laws 1988, c. 254, § 8, operative July 1, 1988; Laws 1994, c. 295, § 2, eff. July 1, 1994; Laws 1995, c. 235, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Laws 2001, c. 418, § 2, eff. July 1, 2001; Laws 2002, c. 460, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2002.
19 OK Stat § 19-215.35A (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-215.35A. District attorney investigators - Certification as peace officers.

|A. District attorney investigators serve under the direction of the district attorney, and shall perform such services as are necessary in the investigation of criminal activity or preparation of civil litigation within the district. |B. If the district attorney's investigator is certified as a peace officer by the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training the investigator shall be considered a peace officer and shall have the powers now or hereafter vested by law in peace officers.C. While in the performance of official duties as an investigator for the district attorney, an investigator who has been certified as a peace officer by the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training shall have jurisdiction in any portion of the state.D. Any district attorney’s investigator certified as a peace officer by the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training may at the discretion of the district attorney be entitled to receive at the time of retirement, by reason of length of service, the continued custody, possession and ownership of the sidearm and badge carried by the investigator immediately prior to retirement.Added by Laws 1988, c. 109, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 1988. Amended by Laws 1989, c. 348, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 1989; Laws 1994, c. 295, § 3, eff. July 1, 1994; Laws 1995, c. 240, § 2, emerg. eff. May 24, 1995; Laws 2011, c. 41, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
19 OK Stat § 19-215.35B (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-215.35B. Administration of payrolls and claims.

|All personnel employed by a district attorney, regardless of funding source, shall be carried on the payroll administered by the District Attorneys Council. It shall be the duty of the Council to prepare and process payroll and other claims and do all necessary acts connected with receiving funds for such purposes. |Added by Laws 1988, c. 254, § 7, operative July 1, 1988.
19 OK Stat § 19-215.35C (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-215.35C. Compensation of district attorney personnel determined by district attorney.

|Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the compensation of all district attorney personnel shall be determined by the district attorney of each district. On affixing the compensation, the district attorney shall base the compensation upon the responsibilities assigned to the position and the qualifications, training, experience, length of employment of each employee and budgetary consideration. All district attorney personnel shall serve at the pleasure of the district attorney. |Added by Laws 2002, c. 460, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2002.
19 OK Stat § 19-215.37A (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-215.37A. Maintenance and operating expenses.

|The furniture, books, records, papers and documents provided for the use of the former county attorneys of this state which may be still in use by the district attorney and his staff shall remain in that service until such time as provided hereinafter. Effective January 1, 1983, the state shall assume financial responsibility for all proper expenses of maintenances and operations and capital outlay of said offices except as provided in Section 215.36 of Title 19 of the Oklahoma Statutes. All expenses of the various district attorney offices in the respective counties relating to maintenance, operation and capital outlay of said offices shall be processed by purchase orders and accounted for in the respective counties wherein the expenses are incurred, such expenses to be paid by funds appropriated and advanced by the respective counties and reimbursed to said counties by the state, in the manner set out hereafter. Expenditures shall be by county purchasing procedures. |Added by Laws 1983, c. 207, § 1, emerg. eff. June 15, 1983.
19 OK Stat § 19-215.37B (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-215.37B. Certification of funds available for operation of district attorney's office.

|Prior to June 25 of each fiscal year, the District Attorneys Council shall certify to each county clerk the amount of funds which will be made available for the operation of the district attorney's office in that county for the ensuing fiscal year. A copy of the certification shall also be sent to the district attorney in whose district the county is situated. The funds so certified shall not exceed the state funds made available for such purposes. Provided, if the amount of state funds has not been finalized, the Council shall estimate the amount available and adjust the estimate when the available funds have been determined in the manner hereinafter provided. |Added by Laws 1983, c. 207, § 2, emerg. eff. June 15, 1983. Amended by Laws 1988, c. 109, § 11, eff. Nov. 1, 1988.
19 OK Stat § 19-215.37C (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-215.37C. Estimate of needs.

|On or before July 1 of each fiscal year, each district attorney shall file with the county clerk of each county in his district an estimate of needs for the operation of his office in such county for the ensuing fiscal year. The estimate of needs shall consist of two sections as follows: |1. The first section shall include those appropriation requests which are to be reimbursed from state funds. This section shall consist of appropriation requests for "maintenance and operation" and for "capital outlay" as defined in Section 2490 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and such other accounts as may be prescribed by the State Auditor and Inspector and approved by the District Attorneys Council. The total of these requests shall not exceed the amount certified by the Council as being available for that county; and2. The second section shall include those appropriation requests which are to be financed by county funds as provided by law.Added by Laws 1983, c. 207, § 3, emerg. eff. June 15, 1983. Amended by Laws 1988, c. 109, § 12, eff. Nov. 1, 1988.
19 OK Stat § 19-215.37D (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-215.37D. Incorporation of district attorney's requested estimate of needs into county general fund's estimate of needs.

|The district attorney's requested estimate of needs shall be incorporated without change in the county general fund's estimate of needs in the same manner as the estimate of needs of the various offices, departments and agencies of the county are compiled for submission to the county excise board. The amount certified by the District Attorneys Council as being available to the county shall also be included in the estimate of the county general fund's miscellaneous revenue receivable. |Added by Laws 1983, c. 207, § 4, emerg. eff. June 15, 1983. Amended by Laws 1988, c. 109, § 13, eff. Nov. 1, 1988.
19 OK Stat § 19-215.37E (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-215.37E. Approval of appropriation requests.

|A. It shall be mandatory for the county excise board to approve the appropriation requests in the first section of the district attorney's estimate of needs which are for expenditures to be reimbursed from state funds, provided that the total does not exceed the amount certified as available by the District Attorneys Council. |B. Appropriation requests in the second section of such estimate of needs which are for expenditures to be financed from county funds shall be considered in the manner provided by law for similar requests for county general fund appropriations.Added by Laws 1983, c. 207, § 5, emerg. eff. June 15, 1983. Amended by Laws 1988, c. 109, § 14, eff. Nov. 1, 1988.
19 OK Stat § 19-215.37F (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-215.37F. Changes in amount of funds certified as available for operating expenses - Transfer of appropriations - Lapse of county funds.

|If for any reason, the District Attorneys Council should determine that the amount originally certified as available to a county for the current fiscal year has changed, it shall be the duty of the Council to certify such change to the county clerk and district attorney of the county. Within five (5) working days after receipt of such notice, the district attorney shall give written notice to the county excise board of the amount each appropriation account is to be increased or decreased and the total net effect of the change. If the net total of the changes agrees with the total change certified by the Council, it shall be mandatory for the county excise board to approve the requested changes. Provided, any transfer of appropriations between state reimbursable accounts which does not change the net total appropriations of such funds shall be requested in writing by the district attorney and shall be approved as requested by the county excise board without other formality. Provided further, no transfers shall be made between state reimbursable appropriation accounts and county financed appropriation accounts nor shall county funds be used to supplement or otherwise increase the appropriation accounts required to be financed from state funds. The unused or unencumbered balances in the district attorney's county appropriation accounts at the end of the fiscal year shall lapse to surplus in the same manner as other county general fund appropriation accounts. |Added by Laws 1983, c. 207, § 6, emerg. eff. June 15, 1983. Amended by Laws 1988, c. 109, § 15, eff. Nov. 1, 1988.
19 OK Stat § 19-215.37G (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-215.37G. Purchases from district attorney appropriations.

|Purchases made from district attorney appropriations shall be made in accordance with the procedures prescribed by statute for county officers, departments and agencies except that neither the purchases nor the expenditures for such purchases shall be subjected to the approval of the board of county commissioners. It shall be the mandatory duty for the designated county officials to issue, sign, attest, register and pay the warrants required to pay such obligations. |Added by Laws 1983, c. 207, § 7, emerg. eff. June 15, 1983.
19 OK Stat § 19-215.37H (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-215.37H. Temporary appropriations - Availability of funds.

|The requirements for temporary appropriations pending final approval of the county's estimate of needs and the prohibition on expenditures during the tax protest period shall not apply to the requested appropriations for the district attorney's office which are to be reimbursed from state funds. The entire amount certified by the District Attorneys Council shall be available for the purposes requested unless otherwise restricted in writing by the Council and filed with the county clerk. |Added by Laws 1983, c. 207, § 8, emerg. eff. June 15, 1983. Amended by Laws 1988, c. 109, § 16, eff. Nov. 1, 1988.
19 OK Stat § 19-215.37I (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-215.37I. Report of expenditures or encumbrances - Reimbursement.

|Within five (5) working days after the end of each month, the county clerk shall report to the District Attorneys Council the amount expended or encumbered from the state reimbursable appropriations during the preceding month. The report shall list each warrant or purchase order number, the payee and the amount and shall be totaled to show the full amount to be reimbursed to the county. Warrants or purchase orders issued from appropriations of a prior fiscal year shall be listed separately in the report of the month in which the warrants or purchase orders were issued. The Council shall immediately reimburse the county from state funds appropriated for that purpose. |Added by Laws 1983, c. 207, § 9, emerg. eff. June 15, 1983. Amended by Laws 1988, c. 109, § 17, eff. Nov. 1, 1988; Laws 1995, c. 168, § 1, eff. July 1, 1995.
19 OK Stat § 19-215.37J (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-215.37J. Exemptions from reimbursement provisions.

|The reimbursement provisions contained herein shall not apply to county appropriations made and provided for office space, law library, legal publications, expenses connected with handling of county suits and matters and other matters to be borne by the county as provided in Section 215.36 of Title 19 of the Oklahoma Statutes. |Added by Laws 1983, c. 207, § 10, emerg. eff. June 15, 1983.