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§ 138.7a. Fees for attorneys defending death penalty cases

Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 19. Counties and County Officers

Oklahoma Statutes Annotated
Title 19. Counties and County Officers
Chapter 6. Officers in General
Office of Public Defender in Counties of over 200,000 Population
19 Okl.St.Ann. § 138.7a
§ 138.7a. Fees for attorneys defending death penalty cases
Currentness
A. In every case in which the defendant is subject to the death penalty and an attorney other than a county indigent defender is assigned to the case as provided by Section 138.7 of Title 19 of the Oklahoma Statutes, total compensation for attorneys who serve as lead counsel and co-counsel shall not exceed the limits set in Section 1355.13 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
B. The maximum statutory fee established pursuant to this section may be exceeded only when counsel establishes that the case is an exceptional one which requires an extraordinary amount of time to litigate and that the request for extraordinary attorney fees is reasonable.

Credits

Laws 2005, c. 162, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2005.
19 Okl. St. Ann. § 138.7a, OK ST T. 19 § 138.7a
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 257 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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