OSCN Found Document:Volunteer Attorneys Appointed by Court to Represent Indigent Children
Title 10. Children

Oklahoma Statutes Citationized
  Title 10. Children
    Chapter 1 - General Provisions
        Section 24.1 - Volunteer Attorneys Appointed by Court to Represent Indigent Children
Cite as: O.S. §, __ __


Effective July 1, 1996, the duties and responsibilities for legal representation to indigent children who are subject to any proceeding or appeal provided for in the Oklahoma Children's Code, mental health proceeding and appeal, guardianship proceeding and appeal, private termination of parental rights proceeding and appeal, family law proceeding and appeal addressing custody or visitation and appeal, civil case in which the child is a defendant, criminal proceeding for a crime in which the child was a victim, and in-need-of-supervision proceeding shall no longer be provided by the Indigent Defense System, but shall be provided by volunteer attorneys appointed by the court pursuant to subsection K of Section 1355.8 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

Historical Data


Laws 1996, SB 895, c. 301, § 2, emerg. eff. July 1, 1996; Amended by Laws 2009, HB 2028, c. 233, § 6, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009 (superseded document available).

Citationizer® Summary of Documents Citing This Document
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Oklahoma Supreme Court Cases
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 1997 OK 69, 940 P.2d 216, 68 OBJ 1861, In the Matter of the Adoption of K.D.K.Cited
 1997 OK 113, 940 P.2d 216, reservedCited
Citationizer: Table of Authority
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Title 22. Criminal Procedure
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 22 O.S. 1355.8, Selection and Appointment of Attorneys - Award of Contracts - Eligibility - FeesCited