Oklahoma § 28-31 - Fees of court clerks

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§ 28-31. Fees of court clerks

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the clerk of the

district court, or the clerk of any other court of record, shall

charge and collect the following fees for services by them

respectively rendered and none others, except as otherwise provided

by law:

Approving bond or undertaking, including

certificate and seal............................$3.00

Making copy of an instrument of record or

on file, first page.............................$1.00

subsequent pages (each).........................$0.50

Certifying to any instrument (each)...............$0.50

Authentication of court records...................$5.00

Receiving and paying out money in

pursuance of law or order of court...............1%

provided, however, that such charge

shall not exceed $300.00.

Application, issuing, entering return and

recording marriage license if the

applicants submit a certificate that

states the applicants have completed the

premarital counseling program pursuant

to Section 5.1 of Title 43 of the

Oklahoma Statutes...............................$5.00

Application, issuing, entering return and

recording marriage license if the

applicants do not submit a certificate

that states the applicants have

completed the premarital counseling

program pursuant to Section 5.1 of Title

43 of the Oklahoma Statutes....................$50.00

Conveyance of full-blood Indian heirs to

interest in inherited lands, same to be

accounted for as other fees.....................$5.00

Posting notice outside the courthouse............$10.00

Mailing, by any type of mail, writs,

warrants, orders, process, command or

notice for each person.........................$10.00, or

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actual expense, whichever is greater,

except ordinary mailing of first-class

mail in probate cases, for each case...........$10.00, or

actual expense, whichever is greater.

For the actual cost of all postage in each

case in excess of..............................$10.00, or

actual expense, whichever is greater.

For filing and indexing of disclaimers

other than in pending probate or civil

cases pursuant to the provisions of

Section 751 et seq. of Title 60 of the

Oklahoma Statutes...............................$5.00

Added by Laws 1967, c. 122, § 6, eff. April 27, 1967. Amended by

Laws 1975, c. 293, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1975; Laws 1977, c. 207, § 4,

eff. Oct. 1, 1977; Laws 1978, c. 212, § 8, eff. July 1, 1978; Laws

1979, c. 23, § 1, eff. July 1, 1979; Laws 1986, c. 242, § 1, emerg.

eff. June 12, 1986; Laws 1987, c. 181, § 1, eff. July 1, 1987; Laws

1989, c. 205, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 1989; Laws 1991, c. 111, § 1, eff.

Sept. 1, 1991; Laws 1993, c. 292, § 10, eff. July 1, 1993; Laws

1997, c. 400, § 9, eff. July 1, 1997; Laws 1999, c. 174, § 3, eff.

Nov. 1, 1999; Laws 2003, c. 440, § 3, eff. July 1, 2003; Laws 2004,

c. 288, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2004.

Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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