{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-21-21-843.6","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-843.6","heading":"Payment of costs by defendant upon conviction","body":"A. 1. In addition to any other costs which a court is\n\nauthorized to require a defendant to pay, upon conviction of any\n\noffense involving child abuse or neglect, the court may require that\n\nthe defendant pay court-appointed attorney fees for the child to any\n\nlocal or state agency incurring the cost or any other person or\n\nentity providing services to or on behalf of the child, and the cost\n\nof any medical examinations conducted on the child in order to\n\ndetermine the nature or extent of the abuse or neglect.\n\n2. If the court determines that the defendant has the ability\n\nto pay all or part of the costs, the court may set the amount to be\n\nreimbursed and order the defendant to pay that sum to the local or\n\nstate agency or other person or entity incurring the cost in the\n\nmanner in which the court believes reasonable and compatible with\n\nthe defendant's financial ability.\n\n3. In making a determination of whether a defendant has the\n\nability to pay, the court shall take into account the amount of any\n\nfine imposed upon the defendant and any amount the defendant has\n\nbeen ordered to pay in restitution.\n\nB. 1. In addition to any other costs which a court is\n\nauthorized to require a defendant to pay, upon conviction of any\n\noffense involving sexual abuse, the court may require that the\n\ndefendant pay, to the local or state agency incurring the cost, the\n\ncost of any medical examinations conducted on the child for the\n\ncollection and preservation of evidence.\n\n2. If the court determines that the defendant has the ability\n\nto pay all or part of the cost of the medical examination, the court\n\nmay set the amount to be reimbursed and order the defendant to pay\n\nthat sum to the local or state agency incurring the cost, in the\n\nmanner in which the court believes reasonable and compatible with\n\nthe defendant's financial ability.\n\n3. In making the determination of whether a defendant has the\n\nability to pay, the court shall take into account the amount of any\n\nfine imposed upon the defendant and any amount the defendant has\n\nbeen ordered to pay in restitution.\n\n4. In no event shall a court penalize an indigent defendant by\n\nimposing an additional period of imprisonment in lieu of payment.\n\nC. 1. The court shall require the defendant to pay, upon\n\nconviction of any offense involving the sexual or physical abuse of\n\na child, for the psychological evaluation to determine the extent of\n\ncounseling necessary for the victim of the abuse and any necessary\n\npsychological counseling deemed necessary to rehabilitate the child.\n\n2. Such evaluations and counseling may be performed by\n\npsychiatrists, psychologists, licensed professional counselors or\n\nsocial workers. The results of the examination shall be included in\n\nthe court records and in information contained in the central\n\nregistry.","path":["OK Code","Title 21"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os21.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"1f653e4177e520e002228b636b324f15c8b94aa30b43397d267e7e92bea2df7b","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-21-21-843.5v3","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-21-21-843.7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}