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Okla. Stat. tit. 28, § 28-101

This is the official text of Okla. Stat. tit. 28, § 28-101, part of Oklahoma’s Stat. tit. 28, — part of the compiled statutory law of Oklahoma, published by the state as "Stat. tit. 28,." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.

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Fees and costs in criminal cases part of penalty -

Official statutory text

Enforcement by imprisonment - Persons unable to pay.

The fees herein provided for the clerk of the district court and

the sheriff, as provided in this section, and all costs in the

prosecution of all criminal actions shall, in case of conviction of

the defendant, be adjudged a part of the penalty of the offense of

which the defendant may be convicted, whether the punishment for

such offense be either imprisonment, or fine, or both, and fixed

either by the verdict of the jury, or judgment of the court, trying

the case, and if the defendant shall refuse to pay the court

financial obligations, the payment of such fees and costs, in

addition to the payment of the fine assessed, shall be enforced by

imprisonment until the same shall be satisfied at a rate of up to

One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) per day of such fees and costs, or

fine, or both, or shall be satisfied at a rate of up to Two Hundred

Dollars ($200.00) per day of such fees and costs, or fine, or both,

should the defendant perform useful labor. If the defendant is

without means to pay the fine, fees or costs, the total amount owed

may be entered as a judgment and thereupon the same remedies shall

be available for the enforcement of the judgment as are available to

any other judgment creditor.

The term “all costs in the prosecution of all criminal actions”,

as used in this section, shall include all court financial

obligations as defined in Section 983 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma

Statutes.

R.L. 1910, § 3196. Amended by Laws 1913, c. 112, p. 203, § 1,

emerg. eff. March 29, 1913; Laws 1968, c. 383, § 1, eff. Jan. 13,

1969; Laws 1969, c. 202, § 3, emerg. eff. April 18, 1969; Laws 1971,

c. 341, § 1, emerg. eff. June 24, 1971; Laws 1973, c. 147, § 1,

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emerg. eff. May 14, 1973; Laws 2008, c. 413, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2008;

Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site

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