Oklahoma § 22-1115.3 - State traffic-related offenses - State wildlife-related

§ 22-1115.3. State traffic-related offenses - State wildlife-related

or water safety-related offenses - Bail.

A. The court shall prescribe the amount of bail for the

following state traffic-related offenses:

1. Any felony;

2. Negligent homicide;

3. Driving or being in actual physical control of a motor

vehicle while impaired by or under the influence of alcohol or other

intoxicating substances;

4. Eluding or attempting to elude a law enforcement officer;

5. Driving while license is under suspension, revocation,

denial or cancellation;

6. Failure to stop or remain at the scene of an accident; and

7. Any other traffic violation for which a defendant is

delivered to the judge of the court as magistrate pursuant to the

provisions of Section 1115.2 of this title, or other law.

B. The amount of bail for an overweight offense shall be the

amount of fine and costs, including any penalty assessment provided

for in the Oklahoma Statutes and the fees provided for in Sections

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 22. Criminal Procedure

1313.2, 1313.3, 1313.4 and 1313.5 of Title 20 of the Oklahoma

Statutes.

C. The amount of bail for other state traffic-related offenses

shall be the amount of fine and costs including any penalty

assessments provided for in the Oklahoma Statutes and the fees

provided for in Sections 1313.2, 1313.3, 1313.4 and 1313.5 of Title

20 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

D. The amount of bail for a state wildlife-related or water

safety-related offense shall be the amount of fine and costs

including any penalty assessment provided for in the Oklahoma

Statutes and the fees provided for in Sections 1313.2, 1313.3,

1313.4 and 1313.5 of Title 20 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

E. On or before September 1 of each year, the Administrative

Office of the Courts shall prepare a schedule of amounts to be

received as bail for each offense pursuant to subsections A, B, C

and D of this section and shall distribute the schedule to the

Department of Public Safety, each district court clerk in this state

and to other interested parties upon request.

F. The district court clerk, unless otherwise directed by the

court, shall accept bail or the payment of a fine and costs in the

form of currency or personal, cashier's, traveler's, certified or

guaranteed bank check, or postal or commercial money order for the

amount prescribed in this section for bail.

G. The district court clerk shall accept as bail a guaranteed

arrest bond certificate issued by a surety company, an automobile

club or trucking association, if:

1. The issuer is authorized to do business in this state by the

State Insurance Commissioner;

2. The certificate is issued to and signed by the arrested

person;

3. The certificate contains a printed statement that appearance

of such person is guaranteed and the issuer, in the event of failure

of such person to appear in court at the time of trial, will pay any

fine or forfeiture imposed; and

4. The limit provided on the certificate equals or exceeds the

amount of bail provided for in this section.

Added by Laws 1986, c. 250, § 4, operative July 1, 1987. Amended by

Laws 1987, c. 181, § 8, eff. July 1, 1987; Laws 1989, c. 33, § 1,

emerg. eff. April 4, 1989; Laws 1990, c. 142, § 2, operative July 1,

1990; Laws 1990, c. 282, § 2, operative July 1, 1990; Laws 2006, c.

204, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2006.