Okla. Stat. tit. 11, § 11-27-118
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Failure to appear according to terms of bond -
Official statutory text
Forfeiture.
A. If, without sufficient excuse, a defendant fails to appear
according to the terms or conditions of a bond, given by a bail
bondsman as defined in Section 1301 of Title 59 of the Oklahoma
Statutes, either for hearing, arraignment, trial, or judgment, or
upon any other occasion when the presence of the defendant in court
or before the judge may be lawfully required:
1. The court shall perform the procedures set forth in Section
1332 of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes whereby the municipal
court clerk shall issue the required notices; or
2. a. The municipal judge shall issue an order declaring the
bond to be forfeited on the day the defendant failed
to appear and stating the reasons therefor, and
b. Within five (5) days of the order of forfeiture, the
municipal court clerk shall file a certified copy of
the order with the district court in the county where
the municipal government is located. The district
court clerk shall treat the certified order of
forfeiture as a foreign judgment and proceed in
accordance with the provisions of Section 1332 of
Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes. A surety shall
have all remedies available under the provisions of
Section 1108 of Title 22 and Sections 1301 through
1340 of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
B. Court costs shall be collectible from the proceeds of a
forfeited bond.
A. If, without sufficient excuse, a defendant fails to appear
according to the terms or conditions of a bond, given by a bail
bondsman as defined in Section 1301 of Title 59 of the Oklahoma
Statutes, either for hearing, arraignment, trial, or judgment, or
upon any other occasion when the presence of the defendant in court
or before the judge may be lawfully required:
1. The court shall perform the procedures set forth in Section
1332 of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes whereby the municipal
court clerk shall issue the required notices; or
2. a. The municipal judge shall issue an order declaring the
bond to be forfeited on the day the defendant failed
to appear and stating the reasons therefor, and
b. Within five (5) days of the order of forfeiture, the
municipal court clerk shall file a certified copy of
the order with the district court in the county where
the municipal government is located. The district
court clerk shall treat the certified order of
forfeiture as a foreign judgment and proceed in
accordance with the provisions of Section 1332 of
Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes. A surety shall
have all remedies available under the provisions of
Section 1108 of Title 22 and Sections 1301 through
1340 of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
B. Court costs shall be collectible from the proceeds of a
forfeited bond.
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