Okla. Stat. tit. 22, § 22-1355.2: Definitions

A. As used in the Indigent Defense Act:

1. "Board" means the Oklahoma Indigent Defense System Board;

2. "Executive Director" means the chief executive officer of

the Oklahoma Indigent Defense System; and

3. "System" means the Oklahoma Indigent Defense System.

B. As used in the Oklahoma Statutes, references to "public

defender" shall mean a county indigent defender for a county subject

to the provisions of Section 138.1a of Title 19 of the Oklahoma

Statutes, an attorney who represents indigents pursuant to a

contract with the System or who agrees to accept assignments of

cases from the System to represent indigents, or an attorney

employed by the System.