{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-12-12-68","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 12, § 12-68","heading":"Appearance bond - Application of penalty - Right to","body":"enforce.\n\nIf a bench warrant or command to enforce a court order by body\n\nattachment is issued in a case for divorce, legal separation,\n\nannulment or alimony, or in any civil proceeding in which a judgment\n\ndebtor is summoned to answer as to assets, and the person arrested,\n\npursuant to the authority of such process, makes a bond for his\n\nappearance at the time of trial or other proceeding in the case, the\n\nbond made shall be disbursed by the court clerk upon order of the\n\ncourt to the party in the suit who has procured the bench warrant or\n\ncommand for body attachment rather than to the State of Oklahoma.\n\nThe penalty on the bond, or any part thereof, shall, when recovered,\n\nfirst be applied to discharge the obligation adjudicated in the case\n\nin which the bond was posted. The party who is the obligee on such\n\nbond shall have the right to enforce its penalty to the same extent\n\nand in the same manner as the state may enforce the penalty on a\n\nforfeited bail bond.","path":["OK Code","Title 12"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os12.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"03f27b6aee0fb26ec5e193595e3c83d3bd39c7057b53d7dfc3a8ad327c494cd4","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-12-12-668","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-12-12-681"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}