{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-28-28-153","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 28, § 28-153","heading":"Costs in criminal cases","body":"A. The clerks of the courts shall collect as costs in every\n\ncriminal case for each offense of which the defendant is convicted,\n\nirrespective of whether or not the sentence is deferred, the\n\nfollowing flat charges and no more, except for standing and parking\n\nviolations and for charges otherwise provided for by law, which fee\n\nshall cover docketing of the case, filing of all papers, issuance of\n\nprocess, warrants, orders, and other services to the date of\n\njudgment:\n\n1. For each defendant convicted of\n\nexceeding the speed limit by at least\n\none (1) mile per hour but not more than\n\nten (10) miles per hour, whether charged\n\n2. For each defendant convicted of a\n\nmisdemeanor traffic violation other than\n\nan offense provided for in paragraph 1\n\nor 5 of this subsection, whether charged\n\n3. For each defendant convicted of a\n\nmisdemeanor, other than for driving\n\nunder the influence of alcohol or other\n\nintoxicating substance or an offense\n\nprovided for in paragraph 1 or 2 of this\n\nsubsection, whether charged individually\n\n4. For each defendant convicted of a\n\nfelony, other than for driving under the\n\ninfluence of alcohol or other\n\nintoxicating substance, whether charged\n\n5. For each defendant convicted of the\n\nmisdemeanor of driving under the\n\ninfluence of alcohol or other\n\nintoxicating substance, whether charged\n\n6. For each defendant convicted of the\n\nfelony of driving under the influence of\n\nalcohol or other intoxicating substance,\n\nwhether charged individually or\n\n7. For the services of a court reporter at\n\neach preliminary hearing and trial held\n\n9. A sheriff’s fee for serving or\n\nendeavoring to serve each writ, warrant,\n\norder, process, command, or notice or\n\npursuing any fugitive from justice\n\nmileage as\n\nestablished by the\n\nOklahoma Statutes,\n\nwhichever is\n\ngreater, or\n\nactual, necessary\n\nexpenses, whichever\n\nis greater\n\nB. In addition to the amount collected pursuant to paragraphs 2\n\nthrough 6 of subsection A of this section, the sum of Six Dollars\n\n($6.00) shall be assessed and credited to the Law Library Fund\n\npursuant to Section 1201 et seq. of Title 20 of the Oklahoma\n\nStatutes.\n\nC. In addition to the amount collected pursuant to subsection A\n\nof this section, the sum of Twenty Dollars ($20.00) shall be\n\nassessed and collected in every traffic case for each offense other\n\nthan for driving under the influence of alcohol or other\n\nintoxicating substance; the sum of Thirty Dollars ($30.00) shall be\n\nassessed and collected in every misdemeanor case for each offense;\n\nthe sum of Thirty Dollars ($30.00) shall be assessed and collected\n\nin every misdemeanor case for each offense for driving under the\n\ninfluence of alcohol or other intoxicating substance; the sum of\n\nFifty Dollars ($50.00) shall be assessed and collected in every\n\nfelony case for each offense; and the sum of Fifty Dollars ($50.00)\n\nshall be assessed and collected in every felony case for each\n\noffense for driving under the influence of alcohol or other\n\nintoxicating substance.\n\nD. In addition to the amounts collected pursuant to subsections\n\nA and B of this section, the sum of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00)\n\nshall be assessed and credited to the Oklahoma Court Information\n\nSystem Revolving Fund created pursuant to Section 1315 of Title 20\n\nof the Oklahoma Statutes.\n\nE. In addition to the amount collected pursuant to paragraphs 1\n\nthrough 6 of subsection A of this section, the sum of Ten Dollars\n\n($10.00) shall be assessed and credited to the Sheriff’s Service Fee\n\nAccount in the county in which the conviction occurred for the\n\npurpose of enhancing existing or providing additional courthouse\n\nsecurity.\n\nF. In addition to the amounts collected pursuant to paragraphs\n\n1 through 6 of subsection A of this section, the sum of Three\n\nDollars ($3.00) shall be assessed and credited to the Office of the\n\nAttorney General Victim Services Unit.\ne Sheriff’s Service Fee\n\nAccount in the county in which the conviction occurred for the\n\npurpose of enhancing existing or providing additional courthouse\n\nsecurity.\n\nF. In addition to the amounts collected pursuant to paragraphs\n\n1 through 6 of subsection A of this section, the sum of Three\n\nDollars ($3.00) shall be assessed and credited to the Office of the\n\nAttorney General Victim Services Unit.\n\nG. In addition to the amounts collected pursuant to paragraphs\n\n1 through 6 of subsection A of this section, the sum of Three\n\nDollars ($3.00) shall be assessed and credited to the Child Abuse\n\nMultidisciplinary Account. This fee shall not be used for purposes\n\nof hiring or employing any law enforcement officers.\n\nH. Prior to conviction, parties in criminal cases shall not be\n\nrequired to pay, advance, or post security for the issuance or\n\nservice of process to obtain compulsory attendance of witnesses.\n\nI. The amounts to be assessed as court costs upon filing of a\n\ncase shall be those amounts above-stated in paragraph 3 or 4 of\n\nsubsection A and subsections B, C, D and E of this section.\n\nJ. The fees collected pursuant to this section shall be\n\ndeposited into the court fund, except the following:\n\n1. A court clerk issuing a misdemeanor warrant is entitled to\n\nten percent (10%) of the sheriff’s service fee, provided for in\n\nparagraph 9 of subsection A of this section, collected on a warrant\n\nreferred to the contractor for the misdemeanor warrant notification\n\nprogram governed by Sections 514.4 and 514.5 of Title 19 of the\n\nOklahoma Statutes. This ten-percent sum shall be deposited into the\n\nissuing Court Clerk’s Revolving Fund, created pursuant to Section\n\n220 of Title 19 of the Oklahoma Statutes, of the court clerk issuing\n\nthe warrant with the balance of the sheriff’s service fee to be\n\ndeposited into the Sheriff’s Service Fee Account, created pursuant\n\nto the provisions of Section 514.1 of Title 19 of the Oklahoma\n\nStatutes, of the sheriff in the county in which service is made or\n\nattempted. Otherwise, the sheriff’s service fee, when collected,\n\nshall be deposited in its entirety into the Sheriff’s Service Fee\n\nAccount of the sheriff in the county in which service is made or\n\nattempted;\n\n2. The sheriff’s fee provided for in Section 153.2 of this\n\ntitle;\n\n3. The witness fees paid by the district attorney pursuant to\n\nthe provisions of Section 82 of this title which, if collected by\n\nthe court clerk, shall be transferred to the district attorney’s\n\noffice in the county where witness attendance was required. Fees\n\ntransferred pursuant to this paragraph shall be deposited in the\n\ndistrict attorney’s maintenance and operating expense account;\n\n4. The fees provided for in subsection C of this section shall\n\nbe forwarded to the District Attorneys Council Revolving Fund to\n\ndefray the costs of prosecution; and\n\n5. The following amounts of the fees provided for in paragraphs\n\n2, 3, 5 and 6 of subsection A of this section, when collected, shall\n\nbe deposited in the Trauma Care Assistance Revolving Fund, created\n\npursuant to the provisions of Section 1-2530.9 of Title 63 of the\n\nOklahoma Statutes:\n\na. Ten Dollars ($10.00) of the ninety-eight-dollar fee\n\nprovided for in paragraph 2 of subsection A of this\n\nsection,\n\nb. Ten Dollars ($10.00) of the ninety-three-dollar fee\n\nprovided for in paragraph 3 of subsection A of this\n\nsection,\n\nc. One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) of the four-hundred-\n\nthirty-three-dollar fee provided for in paragraph 5 of\n\nsubsection A of this section, and\n\nd. One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) of the four-hundred-\n\nthirty-three-dollar fee provided for in paragraph 6 of\n\nsubsection A of this section.\n\nK. As used in this section, “convicted” means any final\n\nadjudication of guilt, whether pursuant to a plea of guilty or nolo\n\ncontendere or otherwise, and any deferred judgment or suspended\n\nsentence.\nfor in paragraph 5 of\n\nsubsection A of this section, and\n\nd. One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) of the four-hundred-\n\nthirty-three-dollar fee provided for in paragraph 6 of\n\nsubsection A of this section.\n\nK. As used in this section, “convicted” means any final\n\nadjudication of guilt, whether pursuant to a plea of guilty or nolo\n\ncontendere or otherwise, and any deferred judgment or suspended\n\nsentence.\n\nL. A court clerk may accept in payment for any fee, fine,\n\nforfeiture payment, cost, penalty assessment or other charge or\n\ncollection to be assessed or collected by a court clerk pursuant to\n\nthis section a nationally recognized credit card or debit card or\n\nother electronic payment method as provided in paragraph 1 of\n\nsubsection B of Section 151 of this title.\n\nM. Upon receipt of payment of fines and costs for offenses\n\ncharged prior to July 1, 1992, the court clerk shall apportion and\n\npay Thirteen Dollars ($13.00) per conviction to the court fund.","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":"ec8bf19db26f7cf877e67f1c8955ac0e3ffa8342925c0c8055579473d5a11644","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-28-28-152a","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-28-28-153.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}