{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-28-28-151","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 28, § 28-151","heading":"Collection of fees, fines, costs and assessments","body":"A. It shall be the duty of the clerks of the district court and\n\nother trial courts of record of this state to charge and collect the\n\nfees imposed by this title and other fees, assessments and payments\n\nas imposed by the Oklahoma Statutes, fines, costs and assessments\n\nimposed by the district courts or appellate courts, and none others,\n\nin all cases, except those in which the defendant is charged with a\n\nmisdemeanor or traffic violation, and except cases under the Small\n\nClaims Procedure Act, Section 1751 et seq. of Title 12 of the\n\nOklahoma Statutes. This section shall not apply to municipal courts\n\nnot of record in this state.\n\nB. 1. As authorized by the Administrative Office of the\n\nCourts, the court clerk may accept a nationally recognized credit or\n\ndebit card or other electronic payment method for any lawful\n\npurpose, including, but not limited to, payment for any fee, fine,\n\nforfeiture payment, cost, penalty assessment or other charge or\n\ncollection to be assessed or collected by the court clerk under the\n\nlaws of this state. The court clerk shall not collect a fee for the\n\nacceptance of the nationally recognized credit or debit card. Prior\n\nto the distribution of any fees provided for by law, the court clerk\n\nshall apportion on a pro rata basis the costs associated with the\n\nadministration, acceptance, processing, and verification of the\n\ncredit card or debit card among all state, municipal or other\n\ngovernment entities or funds that are entitled by law to receive any\n\npayments from the court clerk from any fee, fine, forfeiture\n\npayment, cost, penalty assessment or other collection. All credit\n\nand debit card costs shall be deducted from the fees, fines,\n\nforfeiture payments, costs, penalty assessments or other collections\n\nbefore transmittal is made to state, municipal or government\n\nentities or funds pursuant to the provisions of any law of this\n\nstate that direct a court clerk to pay any amount or any portion of\n\nany fee, fine, forfeiture payment, cost, penalty assessment, or\n\nother collection to another state, municipal, or other government\n\nentity or fund. Each state, municipal, or other government entity\n\nor fund entitled to payment shall then receive only its statutory\n\nshare less its prorated share of the credit or debit card costs.\n\nFor purposes of this subsection, \"nationally recognized credit card\"\n\nmeans any instrument or device, whether known as a credit card,\n\ncredit plate, charge plate, or by any other name, issued with or\n\nwithout fee by an issuer for the use of the cardholder in obtaining\n\ngoods, services, or anything else of value. \"Debit card\" means an\n\nidentification card or device issued to a person by a business\n\norganization which permits such person to obtain access to or\n\nactivate a consumer banking electronic facility. The Administrative\n\nOffice of the Courts is authorized to negotiate and organize\n\nstatewide contracts for the acceptance and processing of credit and\n\ndebit cards and equipment related thereto.\n\n2. Written procedures for acceptance or rejection of credit\n\ncards shall be established by the Office of the State Auditor and\n\nInspector with approval and direction to court clerks to be issued\n\nby the Administrative Office of the Courts.\n\nC. Payment for any fee provided for in this title may be made\n\nby a personal or business check. The court clerk, at the court\n\nclerk's discretion, may:\n\n1. Add an amount equal to the amount of the service charge\n\nincurred, not to exceed three percent (3%) of the amount of the\n\ncheck as a service charge for the acceptance and verification of the\n\ncheck; or\n\n2. Add an amount of no more than Five Dollars ($5.00) as a\n\nservice charge for the acceptance and verification of a check. For\n\npurposes of this subsection, \"personal or business check\" shall not\n\nmean a money order, cashier's check, or bank certified check.\n\nD. The Supreme Court is authorized to institute a cost\nthe\n\ncheck as a service charge for the acceptance and verification of the\n\ncheck; or\n\n2. Add an amount of no more than Five Dollars ($5.00) as a\n\nservice charge for the acceptance and verification of a check. For\n\npurposes of this subsection, \"personal or business check\" shall not\n\nmean a money order, cashier's check, or bank certified check.\n\nD. The Supreme Court is authorized to institute a cost\n\ncollection program for collection of fees, fines, costs and\n\nassessments provided for in this title.","path":["OK Code","Title 28"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os28.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"6632c7e3490a199577f06447b1cb6ec914b00a5f0896ce6fc2e3a48ab6eb5ceb","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-28-28-13","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-28-28-151.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}