Oklahoma lawmaker wants to bar DAs from charging state officials

District attorneys across Oklahoma are upset with proposed legislation that would bar them from prosecuting any state official for a public offense.

Only the attorney general could file those criminal cases, if House Bill 2206 becomes law.

“It’s a big deal to me. I’m upset and concerned,” Oklahoma County District Attorney David Prater said. “This bill creates a different class of citizens that would be protected from the normal prosecution process.”

He questioned if the bill is retaliation for his prosecutions of legislators, a judge and members of the Pardon and Parole Board.