{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-19-19-215.37m","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-215.37M","heading":"Contracts with private attorneys","body":"A. If the district attorney and the board of county\n\ncommissioners of any county agree, legal representation in any civil\n\ncase in which the county is interested or a party and the district\n\nattorney is required to represent the county pursuant to Section\n\n215.4 of this title may be provided by contract with a private\n\nattorney. The costs of such contract shall be paid by the board of\n\ncounty commissioners out of its account for general government\n\noperation, or other account, as may be appropriate.\n\nB. If the district attorney and the board of county\n\ncommissioners of any county agree, legal representation in any civil\n\ncase in which a county officer or employee is a party and the\n\ndistrict attorney is required to represent the county pursuant to\n\nSection 215.25 of this title may be provided by contract with a\n\nprivate attorney. The costs of such contract shall be paid by the\n\nboard of county commissioners out of its account for general\n\ngovernment operation, or other account, as may be appropriate.\n\nC. If a district attorney and the District Attorneys Council\n\nagree, prosecution of any criminal matter may be provided by\n\ncontract with an attorney not employed by a district attorney, who\n\nshall be designated as a special assistant district attorney, if the\n\ncase load of the office of the district attorney is such that\n\nadequate representation of the interest of the state is not possible\n\nwithout appointment of one or more special assistant district\n\nattorneys. The special assistant district attorney shall be\n\nappointed by the district attorney. The special assistant district\n\nattorney may serve with or without compensation, however,\n\ncompensation shall be allowed only if the cost of compensation can\n\nbe paid out of funds for the current fiscal year, designated for the\n\nsalaries and operating expenses, for the office of the district\n\nattorney requesting the appointment or appointments. No\n\nsupplemental appropriations shall be authorized for appointment of\n\nspecial assistant district attorneys.\n\nD. If the district attorney and the board of education of any\n\nschool district agree, legal representation in any ad valorem tax\n\nmatter in which the district attorney is required to represent the\n\nschool district may be assisted by an attorney employed or retained\n\nby the school district. The board of education is authorized to pay\n\nthe costs of such representation out of its account for general\n\ngovernment operation, or other account, as may be appropriate.\n\nHowever, this subsection shall not be construed to permit a school\n\ndistrict or any other entity to be a party to the proceeding or give\n\nstanding to such entity to be a party to the civil case in which the\n\ncounty is interested.","path":["OK Code","Title 19"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os19.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"0849a9c9ccae663d34f2f637257f4f2c52de8a328669c6c9a82286a9b3624bd0","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-19-19-215.37l","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-19-19-215.38"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}