Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1326
This is the official text of Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1326, part of Oklahoma’s Stat. tit. 59, — part of the compiled statutory law of Oklahoma, published by the state as "Stat. tit. 59,." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
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A. No undertaking shall be invalid, nor shall any person be
discharged from his undertaking, nor a forfeiture thereof be stayed
nor shall judgment thereon be stayed, set aside or reversed, the
collection of any such judgment be barred or defeated by reason of
any defect of form, omission or recital or of condition, failure to
note or record the default of any principal or surety, or because of
any other irregularity, or because the undertaking was entered into
on Sunday or other holiday, if it appears from the tenor of the
undertaking before what judge or at what court the principal was
bound to appear, and that the official before whom it was entered
into was legally authorized to take it and the amount of bail is
stated.
B. If no day is fixed for the appearance of the defendant, or
an impossible day or a day in vacation, the undertaking, if for his
appearance before a judge for a hearing, shall bind the defendant to
appear in ten (10) days from the receipt of notice thereof to the
defendant, his counsel, and any surety or bondsman on the
undertaking; and if for his appearance in a court for trial, shall
bind the defendant so to appear on the first day of the next term of
court which shall commence more than three (3) days after the giving
of the undertaking.
C. The liability of a person on an undertaking shall not be
affected by reason of the lack of any qualifications, sufficiency or
competency provided in the criminal procedure law, or by reason of
any other agreement that is expressed in the undertaking, or because
the defendant has not joined in the undertaking.
discharged from his undertaking, nor a forfeiture thereof be stayed
nor shall judgment thereon be stayed, set aside or reversed, the
collection of any such judgment be barred or defeated by reason of
any defect of form, omission or recital or of condition, failure to
note or record the default of any principal or surety, or because of
any other irregularity, or because the undertaking was entered into
on Sunday or other holiday, if it appears from the tenor of the
undertaking before what judge or at what court the principal was
bound to appear, and that the official before whom it was entered
into was legally authorized to take it and the amount of bail is
stated.
B. If no day is fixed for the appearance of the defendant, or
an impossible day or a day in vacation, the undertaking, if for his
appearance before a judge for a hearing, shall bind the defendant to
appear in ten (10) days from the receipt of notice thereof to the
defendant, his counsel, and any surety or bondsman on the
undertaking; and if for his appearance in a court for trial, shall
bind the defendant so to appear on the first day of the next term of
court which shall commence more than three (3) days after the giving
of the undertaking.
C. The liability of a person on an undertaking shall not be
affected by reason of the lack of any qualifications, sufficiency or
competency provided in the criminal procedure law, or by reason of
any other agreement that is expressed in the undertaking, or because
the defendant has not joined in the undertaking.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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