A. As used in the Indigent Defense Act: 1. 'Board' means the Oklahoma Indigent Defense System Board;2. 'Executive Director' means the chief executive officer of the Oklahoma Indigent Defense System; and3. 'System' means the Oklahoma Indigent Defense System.B. As used in the Oklahoma Statutes, references to 'public defender' shall mean a county indigent defender for a county subject to the provisions of Section 138.1a of Title 19 of the Oklahoma Statutes, an attorney who represents indigents pursuant to a contract with the System or who agrees to accept assignments of cases from the System to represent indigents, or an attorney employed by the System.Added by Laws 1991, c. 238, § 3, eff. July 1, 1991. Amended by Laws 1992, c. 303, § 3, eff. July 1, 1992; Laws 2001, c. 210, § 3, eff. July 1, 2001.
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