§20-55. Qualification rules for court-appointed attorney.
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No later than August 1, 1993, the Court of Criminal Appeals shall establish qualification rules for determining when a defendant in a criminal case shall be entitled to a court-appointed attorney.
It is the intent of the Oklahoma Legislature that a criminal defendant shall be entitled to an individualized determination of bail as guaranteed by the Oklahoma Constitution. Added by Laws 1983, c. 273, § 14, operative July 1, 1983. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 298, § 4, eff. July 1, 1993; Laws 2018, c. 194, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2018.