Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-9-114
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Penalties
Official statutory text
A. 1. In addition to any other penalties provided for in the
Wildlife Bail Procedure Act or any other applicable law, when a
person fails to comply with a wildlife citation or a sentence for a
violation of wildlife laws or rules, the district court which has
jurisdiction of the citation or which issued the sentence shall mail
a notice to the person informing them that if they do not appear in
the district court or pay all fines, court costs, assessments or
fees, and any penalties imposed within thirty (30) days from the
date of mailing, the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation
shall be notified to begin procedures to forfeit or suspend any
license, permit, stamp or other issue of the Department held by the
person.
2. Upon receipt of a report from a district court of a failure
to comply with a wildlife citation or sentence as set forth in
paragraph 1 of this subsection the Department shall suspend or
forfeit the license, permit, stamp or other issue of the Department
held by the person until satisfactory evidence of compliance with
the wildlife citation or sentence of the district court is furnished
to the Department by the district court. Upon receipt of
notification of compliance from the district court, the Department
shall terminate the suspension action, unless the suspension is
otherwise required.
B. Except as provided for in subsection C of this section, when
the district court notifies the Department of Wildlife Conservation
of a failure to comply with a wildlife citation or failure to comply
with a sentence of the district, the court shall assess a
reinstatement fee of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) for each charge or
sentence on which the person failed to make satisfaction, regardless
of the disposition of the charge for which the citation was
originally issued. The reinstatement fee shall be in addition to
any fine, court costs and other assessments, fees or penalties. The
district court shall remit all reinstatement fees to the Department
in accordance with the provisions of state law. The Department
shall deposit the entire amount of each reinstatement fee in the
Wildlife General Fund.
C. The district court shall waive the reinstatement fee
provided for in subsection B of this section if the failure to
comply with a wildlife citation was the result of the person
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enlisting in or being drafted into the armed services of the United
States of America, being called into service as a member of a
reserve component of the military service of the United States of
America, volunteering for active duty or being called into service
as a member of the Oklahoma National Guard or volunteering for
active duty and being absent from Oklahoma because of military
service.
D. A person whose privileges have been suspended as provided
for in this section and who hunts, traps or fishes in this state,
who applies for or purchases any license or permit to hunt, trap, or
fish in this state, or who refuses to surrender any current hunting,
trapping or fishing licenses as required pursuant to this section
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not less
than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or more than Five Hundred Dollars
($500.00).
Wildlife Bail Procedure Act or any other applicable law, when a
person fails to comply with a wildlife citation or a sentence for a
violation of wildlife laws or rules, the district court which has
jurisdiction of the citation or which issued the sentence shall mail
a notice to the person informing them that if they do not appear in
the district court or pay all fines, court costs, assessments or
fees, and any penalties imposed within thirty (30) days from the
date of mailing, the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation
shall be notified to begin procedures to forfeit or suspend any
license, permit, stamp or other issue of the Department held by the
person.
2. Upon receipt of a report from a district court of a failure
to comply with a wildlife citation or sentence as set forth in
paragraph 1 of this subsection the Department shall suspend or
forfeit the license, permit, stamp or other issue of the Department
held by the person until satisfactory evidence of compliance with
the wildlife citation or sentence of the district court is furnished
to the Department by the district court. Upon receipt of
notification of compliance from the district court, the Department
shall terminate the suspension action, unless the suspension is
otherwise required.
B. Except as provided for in subsection C of this section, when
the district court notifies the Department of Wildlife Conservation
of a failure to comply with a wildlife citation or failure to comply
with a sentence of the district, the court shall assess a
reinstatement fee of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) for each charge or
sentence on which the person failed to make satisfaction, regardless
of the disposition of the charge for which the citation was
originally issued. The reinstatement fee shall be in addition to
any fine, court costs and other assessments, fees or penalties. The
district court shall remit all reinstatement fees to the Department
in accordance with the provisions of state law. The Department
shall deposit the entire amount of each reinstatement fee in the
Wildlife General Fund.
C. The district court shall waive the reinstatement fee
provided for in subsection B of this section if the failure to
comply with a wildlife citation was the result of the person
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enlisting in or being drafted into the armed services of the United
States of America, being called into service as a member of a
reserve component of the military service of the United States of
America, volunteering for active duty or being called into service
as a member of the Oklahoma National Guard or volunteering for
active duty and being absent from Oklahoma because of military
service.
D. A person whose privileges have been suspended as provided
for in this section and who hunts, traps or fishes in this state,
who applies for or purchases any license or permit to hunt, trap, or
fish in this state, or who refuses to surrender any current hunting,
trapping or fishing licenses as required pursuant to this section
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not less
than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or more than Five Hundred Dollars
($500.00).
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