Fees; criminal and juvenile proceedings; increasing sheriff's service fee; effective date.

Summary

The bill revises Oklahoma statutes to charge set amounts for each conviction in criminal and juvenile courts, including higher fees for DUI offenses and a higher sheriff’s service fee for serving legal documents. It also adds small assessments that are deposited into funds such as the Law Library Fund, Court Information System Revolving Fund, and the Sheriff’s Service Fee Account, and it prohibits parties from having to pay for process before conviction. The changes aim to standardize cost recovery for the courts and increase resources for court security and victim services.

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