Oklahoma § 22-1355.14 - Payment of costs of representation - Fee schedule

§ 22-1355.14. Payment of costs of representation - Fee schedule

A. At the time of pronouncing the judgment and sentence or

other final order, the court shall order any person represented by

an attorney employed by the Oklahoma Indigent Defense System or a

defense attorney who contracts or volunteers to represent indigents

pursuant to the provisions of the Indigent Defense Act to pay the

costs for representation in total or in installments and, in the

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 22. Criminal Procedure

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 when collected paid monthly to the Oklahoma

Indigent Defense System for deposit to the Indigent Defense System

Revolving 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 civil liens.

E. The court shall assess the following fees as the cost of

representation:

1. For any misdemeanor case in which a plea

of guilty or stipulation to revocation or

imposition of sentence has been entered.........$150.00

2. For any felony case in which a plea of

guilty or stipulation to revocation or

imposition of sentence has been entered.........$250.00

3. For any misdemeanor case tried to a jury........$500.00

4. For any felony case tried to a jury...........$1,000.00

5. For any merit hearing on an application

to revoke a suspended sentence or

accelerate a deferred sentence in a

misdemeanor case................................$200.00

6. For any merit hearing on an application

to revoke a suspended sentence or

accelerate a deferred sentence in a

felony case.....................................$300.00

The fees shall be assessed unless ordered waived upon good cause

shown by the indigent person, or unless another amount is

specifically requested by counsel for the indigent person and is

approved by the court. In cases or proceedings other than those set

forth in paragraphs 1 through 6 of this subsection, the court shall

assess the cost of representation not to exceed Two Hundred Fifty

Dollars ($250.00), except upon a showing by counsel of the actual

costs or representation in excess of said amount.

Added by Laws 1991, c. 238, § 15, eff. July 1, 1991. Amended by

Laws 1992, c. 303, § 11, eff. July 1, 1992; Laws 1994, c. 229, § 4,

eff. Sept. 1, 1994; Laws 1996, c. 251, § 2, eff. July 1, 1996; Laws

1996, c. 301, § 7, eff. July 1, 1996; Laws 1999, c. 197, § 2, emerg.

eff. May 24, 1999; Laws 2001, c. 258, § 8, eff. July 1, 2001; Laws

2004, c. 123, § 1, emerg. eff. April 19, 2004.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 22. Criminal Procedure