Oklahoma Attorney General Opinions
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Are settlement discussions and materials in Oklahoma utility rate cases confidential, and can a single Corporation Commissioner be shown them?
Confidential, yes, and no, not even one Commissioner can see them. Settlement matters in any public utility rate proceeding before the Oklahoma Corporation Commission are privileged under 17 O.S. § 28…
Can Oklahoma's Council on Judicial Complaints investigate misconduct allegations against members of state boards or commissions (like the Corporation Commission) when they're acting as judges?
No. The Council's jurisdiction is coterminous with the Court on the Judiciary, which under Article VII-A § 1 of the Oklahoma Constitution can only remove 'judges of any court.' Members of executive-br…
Can a single commissioner of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission start a regulatory case on their own and direct staff and money toward it without the other two commissioners' agreement?
No. The Corporation Commission is constitutionally a three-member body that acts only by majority vote (Okla. Const. art. IX, § 18a(B)). A single commissioner has no authority to commence a case in th…
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Attorney general opinions in Oklahoma are written by the Oklahoma Attorney General's office in response to questions from state agencies, legislators, and prosecutors. They are not binding like court decisions, but courts and agencies treat them as persuasive guidance on how state law applies. Every opinion above has a plain-English question and short answer, plus a link to the full original text.