Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-1304

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A. Claims against the court fund shall include only expenses

lawfully incurred for the operation of the court in each county.

Payment of the expenses may be made after the claim is approved by

the district judge who is a member of the governing board of the

court fund and either the local court clerk or the local associate

district judge who is a member of the governing board. No

expenditures falling into any category listed in paragraphs 1, 5, 6,

7 and 13 of subsection B of this section, may be made without prior

written approval of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. The

Supreme Court may provide by rule the manner in which expenditures

in the restricted categories shall be submitted for approval. When

allowing the expenditures in paragraphs 6 and 7 of subsection B of

this section, the Chief Justice shall direct that resort first be

had to the surplus funds in the court fund in the county involved.

B. The term "expenses" shall include the following items and

none others:

1. Compensation of bailiffs and employees of the court fund;

2. Juror fees and mileage, as well as overnight accommodation

and food expense for jurors kept together as set out in Section 81

et seq. of Title 28 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

3. Witness fees and mileage for witnesses subpoenaed by the

defense as set out in Section 81 et seq. of Title 28 of the Oklahoma

Statutes, except that expert witnesses for county indigent defenders

shall be paid a reasonable fee for their services;

4. Office supplies, books for records, postage, and printing;

5. Furniture, fixtures, and equipment;

6. Renovating, remodeling, and maintenance of courtrooms,

judge's chambers, clerk's offices, and other areas primarily used

for judicial functions;

7. Rent for courtroom facilities outside the courthouse;

8. Judicial robes;

9. Attorney fees for indigents in the trial court and on

appeal;

10. Compensation or reimbursement for services provided in

connection with an adult guardianship proceeding as provided by

Section 4-403 of Title 30 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Compensation

from the court fund for attorneys appointed pursuant to the Oklahoma

Guardianship Act shall be substantially the same as for attorneys

appointed in juvenile proceedings pursuant to Title 10A of the

Oklahoma Statutes. The compensation, if any, for guardians ad litem

appointed pursuant to the Oklahoma Guardianship Act shall not exceed

One Hundred Dollars ($100.00);

11. Transcripts ordered by the court;

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12. Necessary telephone expenses, gas, water, and electrical

utilities for the part of the county courthouse occupied by the

court and other areas used for court functions;

13. Security expenses for the part of the county courthouse

occupied by the court and other areas used for court functions;

14. The cost of publication notice in juvenile proceedings as

provided in Section 1-4-304 of Title 10A of the Oklahoma Statutes

and in termination of parental rights proceedings brought by the

state as provided in Section 1-4-905 of Title 10A of the Oklahoma

Statutes;

15. Interpreter fees;

16. Necessary travel expenses of the office of county indigent

defender approved by the court fund governing board;

17. Rent for county indigent defender's office outside of the

county courthouse;

18. Computer equipment for county indigent defender's office;

19. Reasonable compensation for expert, investigative, or other

services authorized by the court for indigent defendants not

represented by a county indigent defender or the Oklahoma Indigent

Defense System, if requested;

20. Necessary training for the judges and court personnel on

the court integrated computer system; and

21. Any other expenses now or hereafter expressly authorized by

statute.

C. Nothing in Section 1301 et seq. of this title shall prevent

the construction of additional courtrooms within existing courthouse
by a county indigent defender or the Oklahoma Indigent

Defense System, if requested;

20. Necessary training for the judges and court personnel on

the court integrated computer system; and

21. Any other expenses now or hereafter expressly authorized by

statute.

C. Nothing in Section 1301 et seq. of this title shall prevent

the construction of additional courtrooms within existing courthouse

facilities, from funds other than the court fund.

D. Items of equipment, furniture, fixtures, printing, or

supplies that are available in the quantities desired from a

contract vendor's list for order or purchase by the court fund

through the facilities of the Central Purchasing Division of the

Office of Management and Enterprise Services may not be purchased by

any court fund at prices higher than those approved by the Director

of Central Purchasing.