The district attorneys of this state shall represent the people of Oklahoma in all court proceedings provided for in the Mental Health Law in which the State of Oklahoma including any facility operated by the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services is the petitioner for involuntary commitment or assisted outpatient treatment.
Added by Laws 1970, c. 102, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1971. Amended by Laws 1986, c. 103, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 1986. Renumbered from § 55.1 of this title by Laws 1986, c. 103, § 103, eff. Nov. 1, 1986. Amended by Laws 1999, c. 414, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 1999; Laws 2003, c. 46, § 2, emerg. eff. April 8, 2003; Laws 2016, c. 177, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.