The Attorney General of Oklahoma is the State Attorney General for the state of Oklahoma. The Attorney General serves as the chief legal and law enforcement officer of the State of Oklahoma. As head of the Office of the Oklahoma Attorney General, he or she is responsible for providing legal advice to the other departments and agencies of the executive branch, legislative branch and judicial branch of the state government. The Attorney General is also responsible for the prosecution of offenses to Oklahoma law and advocate for the basic legal rights of Oklahoman residents.
The 17th and current Attorney General of Oklahoma is Scott Pruitt, who assumed that post on January 10, 2011.
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