Oklahoma § 20-1313.4 - Forensic Science Improvement Revolving Fund –

§ 20-1313.4. Forensic Science Improvement Revolving Fund –

Assessment – Collection.

A. In addition to the penalty assessments and fees imposed by

Sections 1313.2 and 1313.3 of this title, any person convicted of

any offense, including traffic offenses, but excluding parking and

standing violations, punishable by a fine of Ten Dollars ($10.00) or

more or by incarceration, or any person forfeiting any bond when

charged with any offense, shall be ordered by the court to pay a

Forensic Science Improvement Assessment in the amount of Ten Dollars

($10.00) for each offense. The assessment shall be in addition to,

and not in substitution for, any and all fines and penalties

otherwise provided by law for the offense. The assessment shall be

collected at the time and in the manner as the fees provided in

Sections 1313.2 and 1313.3 of this title. Each municipal court

clerk is authorized to retain five percent (5%) of the assessment

collected by each municipal court clerk pursuant to the provisions

of this section. All court clerks shall send the assessments

collected to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation for deposit

into the Forensic Science Improvement Revolving Fund created by

Section 150.35 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes less any amount

authorized to be retained. The deposits of funds collected pursuant

to the provisions of this section shall be due and payable as

required in subsection H of Section 1313.2 of this title. Any funds

deposited as required by this section shall be listed as a separate

item from other deposits made pursuant to Sections 1313.2 and 1313.3

of this title.

B. As used in this section, "convicted" and "court" shall have

the same meaning as defined by Section 1313.2 of this title.

Added by Laws 2001, c. 225, § 4, eff. July 1, 2001. Amended by Laws

2003, c. 224, § 3, eff. July 1, 2003; Laws 2017, c. 200, § 1, eff.

Nov. 1, 2017.