Okla. Stat. tit. 11, § 11-14-111

ordinances.

A. The governing body of a municipality may provide for

enforcement of its ordinances and establish fines, penalties, or

imprisonment, as authorized by subsections B through D of this

section, for any offense in violation of its ordinances, which shall

be recoverable together with costs of suit. The governing body may

provide that any person fined for violation of a municipal ordinance

who is financially able but refuses or neglects to pay the fine or

costs may be compelled to satisfy the amount owed by working on the

streets, alleys, avenues, areas, and public grounds of the

municipality, subject to the direction of the street commissioner or

other proper officer, at a rate per day as the governing body may

prescribe by ordinance, but not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) per

day for useful labor, until the fine or costs are satisfied.

B. 1. Except for municipal ordinances related to prostitution

and as otherwise provided in this section, cities having a municipal

criminal court of record may enact ordinances prescribing maximum

fines of One Thousand Two Hundred Dollars ($1,200.00) and costs or

imprisonment not exceeding six (6) months or both the fine and

imprisonment, but shall not have authority to enact any ordinance

making unlawful an act or omission declared by state statute to be

punishable as a felony. Cities having a municipal criminal court of

record may enact ordinances prescribing maximum fines of One

Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) and costs or imprisonment not exceeding

six (6) months or both such fine and imprisonment for violations of

municipal ordinances regulating the pretreatment of wastewater and

regulating stormwater discharges. Cities having a municipal

criminal court of record may enact ordinances prescribing maximum

fines of One Thousand Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($1,250.00) and

costs or imprisonment not exceeding six (6) months or both such fine

and imprisonment for alcohol-related or drug-related traffic

offenses. The court shall remit Fifty Dollars ($50.00) of each

alcohol fine or deferral fee to a fund of the municipality that

shall be used to defray costs for enforcement of laws relating to

juvenile access to alcohol, other laws relating to alcohol and other

intoxicating substances, and traffic-related offenses involving

alcohol or other intoxicating substances. The sum of Fifteen

Dollars ($15.00) shall be assessed in every case for violations of

municipal ordinances relating to the offense of driving under the

influence of alcohol or other intoxicating substance and shall be

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remitted to the credit of the Oklahoma Impaired Driver Database

Revolving Fund created pursuant to Section 8 of this act.

2. For violations of municipal ordinances relating to

prostitution, including but not limited to engaging in prostitution

or soliciting or procuring prostitution, a municipal criminal court

of record may enact ordinances prescribing an imprisonment not to

exceed six (6) months, and fines as follows: a fine not to exceed

Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) upon the first

conviction for violation of any such ordinances, a fine of not more

than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) upon the second conviction

for violation of any of such ordinances, and a fine of not more than

Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($7,500.00) upon the third or

subsequent convictions for violation of any of such ordinances, or

both such fine and imprisonment as well as a term of community

service of not less than forty (40) nor more than eighty (80) hours.

C. Municipalities having a municipal court not of record may

enact ordinances prescribing maximum fines pursuant to the

provisions of this subsection. A municipal ordinance may not impose

a penalty, including fine or deferral fee in lieu of a fine and

costs, which is greater than that established by statute for the
ommunity

service of not less than forty (40) nor more than eighty (80) hours.

C. Municipalities having a municipal court not of record may

enact ordinances prescribing maximum fines pursuant to the

provisions of this subsection. A municipal ordinance may not impose

a penalty, including fine or deferral fee in lieu of a fine and

costs, which is greater than that established by statute for the

same offense. The maximum fine or deferral fee in lieu of a fine

for traffic-related offenses relating to speeding or parking shall

not exceed Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00). The maximum fine or

deferral fee in lieu of a fine for alcohol-related or drug-related

offenses shall not exceed Eight Hundred Dollars ($800.00). For all

other offenses, the maximum fine or deferral fee in lieu of a fine

shall not exceed Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00). The court

shall remit Fifty Dollars ($50.00) of each alcohol fine or deferral

fee to a fund of the municipality that shall be used to defray costs

for enforcement of laws relating to juvenile access to alcohol,

other laws relating to alcohol and other intoxicating substances,

and traffic-related offenses involving alcohol or other intoxicating

substances. The ordinances may prescribe costs pursuant to the

provisions of Section 27-126 of this title or imprisonment not

exceeding sixty (60) days or both the fine and imprisonment;

provided, that municipalities having only a municipal court not of

record shall not have authority to enact any ordinance making

unlawful any act or omission declared by state statute to be

punishable as a felony; provided further, that municipalities having

a municipal court not of record may enact ordinances prescribing

maximum fines of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) and costs or

imprisonment not exceeding ninety (90) days or both such fine and

imprisonment for violations of municipal ordinances regulating the

pretreatment of wastewater and regulating stormwater discharges. If

imprisonment is available for the offense, then that person charged

shall have a right to a jury trial.

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D. Municipalities having both municipal criminal courts of

record and municipal courts not of record may enact ordinances,

within the authority of this section, for each court.

E. No municipality may levy a fine or deferral fee in lieu of a

fine of over Fifty Dollars ($50.00) until it has compiled and

published its penal ordinances as required in Sections 14-109 and

14-110 of this title.

F. No municipality may levy a fine of more than Ten Dollars

($10.00) nor court costs of more than Fifteen Dollars ($15.00) for

exceeding the posted speed limit by no more than ten (10) miles per

hour upon any portion of the National System of Interstate and

Defense Highways, federal-aid primary highways, and the state

highway system which are located on the outskirts of any

municipality as determined in Section 2-117 of Title 47 of the

Oklahoma Statutes.