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Okla. Stat. tit. 11, § 11-27-118: Failure to appear according to terms of bond -

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  2. Title 11

Forfeiture.

A. If, without sufficient excuse, a defendant fails to appear

according to the terms or conditions of a bond, given by a bail

bondsman as defined in Section 1301 of Title 59 of the Oklahoma

Statutes, either for hearing, arraignment, trial, or judgment, or

upon any other occasion when the presence of the defendant in court

or before the judge may be lawfully required:

1. The court shall perform the procedures set forth in Section

1332 of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes whereby the municipal

court clerk shall issue the required notices; or

2. a. The municipal judge shall issue an order declaring the

bond to be forfeited on the day the defendant failed

to appear and stating the reasons therefor, and

b. Within five (5) days of the order of forfeiture, the

municipal court clerk shall file a certified copy of

the order with the district court in the county where

the municipal government is located. The district

court clerk shall treat the certified order of

forfeiture as a foreign judgment and proceed in

accordance with the provisions of Section 1332 of

Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes. A surety shall

have all remedies available under the provisions of

Section 1108 of Title 22 and Sections 1301 through

1340 of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

B. Court costs shall be collectible from the proceeds of a

forfeited bond.

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