Oklahoma § 19-215.1 - Office created - Method of filling - Number
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§ 19-215.1. Office created - Method of filling - Number
There is hereby created the office of district attorney in the
State of Oklahoma, which office shall be filled and in the same
manner as now prevails for district judge. Filing for said office
shall be accomplished by filing with the State Election Board.
There shall be one district attorney for each of the district court
judicial districts as they are composed and exist on March 1, 1965,
with the following exceptions. Provided, however, that that part of
Judicial District No. (14) which is Pawnee County shall be
consolidated with Osage County to form District Attorney's District
No. (10) and Judicial District No. (25) shall be consolidated with
Judicial District No. (19) for the purposes of this act; and,
provided further, that District Court Judicial District No. (5) be
divided into two district attorney districts, one composed of Caddo,
Grady, Stephens and Jefferson Counties to be denominated District
Attorney's District No. (6) and the other composed of Comanche and
Cotton Counties, to be denominated District Attorney's District No.
(5); and, that District Court Judicial District No. (4) shall be
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 19. Counties and County Officers
composed of Canadian, Kingfisher, Blaine, Garfield and Grant
Counties to be denominated District Attorney's District No. (4) and
the other composed of Alfalfa, Major, Dewey, Woodward and Woods
Counties, to be denominated District Attorney's District No. (26);
that District Court Judicial District No. (15) be divided into two
district attorneys' districts, one composed of Muskogee County to be
denominated District Attorney's District No. (15) and the other
composed of Wagoner, Cherokee, Sequoyah and Adair Counties to be
denominated District Attorney's District No. (27); that Creek and
Okfuskee Counties shall be denominated as District Attorney's
District No. (24); Okmulgee and McIntosh Counties shall be
denominated as District Attorney's District No. (25); and Pittsburg
and Haskell Counties shall be denominated as District Attorney's
District No. (18); and Latimer and LeFlore Counties shall be
denominated as District Attorney's District No. (16); and District
Attorney's District No. (7) shall consist of Oklahoma County; and,
effective January 6, 2003, Kiowa, Jackson, Tillman, Harmon and Greer
Counties shall be denominated as District Attorney’s District No.
(3); and, effective January 6, 2003, Washita, Ellis, Roger Mills,
Custer and Beckham Counties shall be denominated as District
Attorney’s District No. (2). The State Election Board shall conduct
the elections in 2002 for District No. (2) and District No. (3) in
accordance with the provisions of this section.
Added by Laws 1965, c. 256, § 1. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 87, § 1,
eff. Nov. 1, 2001.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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