Oklahoma § 20-1313.5 - Penalty assessment in addition to penalties for certain

§ 20-1313.5. Penalty assessment in addition to penalties for certain

traffic offenses.

A. As used in this section:

1. “Convicted” means any final adjudication of guilt, whether

pursuant to a plea of guilty or nolo contendere or otherwise, and

any deferred or suspended sentence or judgment; and

2. “Court” means any district court having jurisdiction to

impose a criminal fine or penalty.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 20. Courts

B. In addition to any other penalty assessment imposed by law,

any person convicted of any traffic offense punishable pursuant to

Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes, but excluding a conviction for a

violation of Section 11-901, 11-902, 11-1112, 11-1114 or 12-417 of

Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes and excluding parking and standing

violations, or any person forfeiting bond when charged with such an

offense, shall be ordered by the court to pay a fee of Twenty

Dollars ($20.00) as a separate penalty assessment. The assessment

and fee shall be in addition to and not in substitution for any and

all fines and penalties otherwise provided for by law for such

offense.

C. The fee shall be collected at the same time and in the same

manner as the penalty assessments provided for in Sections 1313.2

and 1313.3 of this title. Each court clerk is authorized to retain

all interest accrued thereon prior to the due date for deposits as

provided in this subsection. The court clerk shall deposit the fee

collected pursuant to this section in the account provided for in

subsection D of Section 1313.2 of this title, and the amounts

imposed by this section shall be forwarded monthly in one check or

draft to the Department of Public Safety to be deposited in the

Department of Public Safety Patrol Vehicle Revolving Fund.

D. The deposits required by this section shall be included in

the report required by Section 1313.2 of this title and shall be

listed as a separate item.

Added by Laws 2001, c. 435, § 12, eff. July 1, 2001. Amended by

Laws 2004, c. 354, § 2, eff. July 1, 2004.

NOTE: Editorially renumbered from § 1313.4 of this title to avoid

duplication in numbering.