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Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 6 (2026)

May employ counsel for State

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The Governor shall have power to employ counsel to protect the rights or interests of the state in any action or proceeding, civil or criminal, which has been, or is about to be commenced, and the counsel so employed by him may, under the direction of the Governor, plead in any cause, matter, or proceeding in which the state is interested or a party, may prosecute offenses against the law of the state, and may institute and conduct proceedings before grand juries; provided, that nothing herein contained shall limit the power of courts of record to appoint an attorney to prosecute criminal actions in such courts when the district attorney is disqualified or unable to act. R.L.1910, § 8056.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1982–2025 · leading case: Teleco, Inc. v. Corp. Com'n of State of Okl., 649 P.2d 772 (Okla. 1982).
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Teleco, Inc. v. Corp. Com'n of State of Okl., 649 P.2d 772 (Okla. 1982). “…P.2d 778, 780 [1975], 18 . Supra note 7, 614 P.2d at 53 . 19 . McTaggart v. Public Serv. Comm., supra note 17. 20 . 74 O.S.1981 § 6.”
Cherokee Nation v. United States Dep't of the Interior, 2025 OK 4 (Okla. 2025). · cites it 2× “tit 74 § 18b(A)(3), in the instant case before this Court -- in which the Governor of Oklahoma is named as a defendant in his official capacity for his role in entering into certain tribal-gaming contracts on behalf of the State of Oklahoma -- over the objection of the Governor,…”
Cherokee Nation v. United States Dep't of Interior (D.D.C. 2024). “tribal-gaming contracts on behalf of the State of Oklahoma—over the objection of the Governor, who is vested with “Supreme executive power” under Article VI, Section 2 of the Oklahoma Constitution, and when the Gover- nor has already exercised his authority under Title 74,…”
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