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Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 1651

Public policy

Added by Laws 1974, c. 251, § 1, emerg. eff

It is hereby declared to be the public policy of this state:

1. To afford a means for efficiently and impartially investigating complaints by any person concerning the conduct of persons occupying positions subject to the jurisdiction of the Court on the Judiciary;

2. To provide an agency which can determine whether such complaints should:

a. be made the subject of action before the Court on the Judiciary for the purpose of removal, reprimand, or admonition, or b. be dismissed;

3. To provide means for procuring necessary information to enable the agency to perform its functions, including the power to issue and enforce subpoenas to testify or to produce tangible evidentiary materials; and 4. To better the administration of justice in this state through the means enumerated in Sections 1651 through 1662 of this title.

Official source: Oklahoma Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Oklahoma statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.