{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-74-74-6","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-6","heading":"May employ counsel for State","body":"The Governor shall have power to employ counsel to protect the\n\nrights or interests of the state in any action or proceeding, civil\n\nor criminal, which has been, or is about to be commenced, and the\n\ncounsel so employed by him may, under the direction of the Governor,\n\nplead in any cause, matter, or proceeding in which the state is\n\ninterested or a party, may prosecute offenses against the law of the\n\nstate, and may institute and conduct proceedings before grand\n\njuries; provided, that nothing herein contained shall limit the\n\npower of courts of record to appoint an attorney to prosecute\n\ncriminal actions in such courts when the district attorney is\n\ndisqualified or unable to act.","path":["OK Code","Title 74"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os74.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"10ab86611332b85c54a89e94460637d82e99b9adbcd7ce19269649b600cdd6b2","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-74-74-594","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-74-74-6002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}