Oklahoma § 19-138.10 - Payment and collection of costs
Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 19-138.10 — Payment and collection of costs, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 19-138.10. Payment and collection of costs
A. The court shall order any person represented by a county
indigent defender to pay the costs of representation. In assessing
these costs, the court shall take into consideration the ability of
the defendant to pay and any likely hardship which would result.
The court may then order payment to be made in total or in
installments and, in the case of installment payments, set the
amount and due date of each installment.
B. Costs assessed pursuant to this section shall be collected
by the court clerk and deposited in the court fund.
C. Costs of representation shall be a debt against the person
represented until paid and shall be subject to any method provided
by law for the collection of debts.
D. Any order directing the defendant to pay costs of
representation shall be a lien against all real and personal
property of the defendant and may be filed against such property and
foreclosed as provided by law for such liens.
E. For purposes of collection of debts arising from the
provisions of this section, the court clerks for the district courts
of this state are authorized to utilize the procedures provided in
Section 205.2 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes in the same
manner and to the same extent as a state agency and the Oklahoma Tax
Commission is directed to provide the same service to court clerks
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 19. Counties and County Officers
attempting to collect such debts pursuant to Section 205.2 of Title
68 of the Oklahoma Statutes as it provides to state agencies.
Added by Laws 1992, c. 303, § 23, eff. July 1, 1992. Amended by
Laws 1995, c. 28, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1995; Laws 1996, c. 251, § 1,
eff. July 1, 1996.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Oklahoma § 19-138.10
What does Oklahoma Statutes § 19-138.10 cover?
Section 19-138.10 ("Payment and collection of costs") is part of the Oklahoma Statutes, the codified statutory law of Oklahoma. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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Is this the official text of Oklahoma law?
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