Oklahoma § 74-360.21 - Collection of fines, penalties, etc. - Prosecution of
Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 74-360.21 — Collection of fines, penalties, etc. - Prosecution of, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 74-360.21. Collection of fines, penalties, etc. - Prosecution of
offenses.
A. Criminal fines, penalties, fees or penalty assessments
imposed by a municipal or district court pursuant to state law or
municipal ordinance as the result of an arrest or a citation issued
by an officer commissioned pursuant to this act shall be collected
and distributed as required by law.
B. The district attorney of the district where the unlawful
conduct is alleged to have taken place shall have authority to
prosecute such offense upon complaint being signed by a campus
police officer commissioned pursuant to this act. Any municipal
ordinance offense shall be prosecuted in a municipal court.
C. A campus police department or any officer thereof enforcing
state law or municipal ordinance as authorized by the Oklahoma
Campus Security Act shall not be deemed to be acting under the
authority of any political subdivision of the state, except the
governing board establishing the department or commissioning the
officer if such governing board is the governing board of an
institution in The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education or is a
school district.
Added by Laws 1991, c. 313, § 10, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 74-360.21 ("Collection of fines, penalties, etc. - Prosecution of") is part of the Oklahoma Statutes, the codified statutory law of Oklahoma. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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