{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-5-5-1","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 5, § 5-1","heading":"Persons disqualified to practice law – Alien eligibility","body":"No person shall practice as an attorney and counselor at law in\n\nany court of this state who is not a citizen of the United States,\n\nor who holds a commission as judge of any court of record, or who is\n\na sheriff or coroner; nor shall the clerk of the Supreme Court, or\n\nthe clerk of the district court, or probate court, or the deputy of\n\neither, practice in the particular court of which he is clerk or\n\ndeputy clerk; but nothing herein contained shall prevent any judge\n\nof any of the courts of this state from finishing any business by\n\nhim undertaken in the district, circuit, or Supreme Court of the\n\nUnited States, prior to his election or appointment as judge; and an\n\nalien who has declared his intention to become a citizen of the\n\nUnited States may practice as if he were a citizen.","path":["OK Code","Title 5"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os5.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"2478b83802766825b8f50cf7fb03f9247321b7ac88d5bae498361e11e6581374","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-59-59-993","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-5-5-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}