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OK HB3430

OK HB3430
Court costs; stating purpose of court cost compliance program; effective date.

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Introduced
02/02/2026
In Committee
02/03/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead

Introduced Session

Potential new amendment
2026 Regular Session

Bill Summary

An Act relating to court costs; amending 19 O.S. 2021, Sections 514.4, as last amended by Section 1, Chapter 211, O.S.L. 2024 and 514.5, as amended by Section 2, Chapter 247, O.S.L. 2023 (19 O.S. Supp. 2025, Sections 514.4 and 514.5), which relate to the court cost compliance program; stating purpose of court cost compliance program; providing statutory reference for defined term; authorizing full payment of costs in lieu of court appearance; prohibiting court cost compliance liaisons from invoicing certain parties for costs associated with enforcing judgments; allowing attorney fees to be retained by court cost compliance liaisons; amending 22 O.S. 2021, Section 983, as last amended by Section 2, Chapter 211, O.S.L. 2024 (22 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 983), which relates to the payment of fines, costs, and fees in criminal cases; defining terms; providing hardship waivers when courts find defendants permanently unable to pay debts; modifying list of circumstances that presumes certain defendants are unable to pay debts; specifying types of contact information to be provided by defendants; providing for the suspension of driving privileges under certain circumstances; directing court clerks to immediately notify the court when defendants fail to pay court financial obligations; requiring courts to enter cost judgments; authorizing courts to order conditions for payment at the initial or subsequent cost hearings; decreasing certain time limitation for delinquent status; directing court clerks to diligently review cases for defaulted payment agreements; requiring court clerks to follow certain procedures when cost judgments have or haven't been entered in cases; deleting summons form; deleting referral provisions; requiring every county to utilize and participate in the court cost compliance program; establishing procedures when defendants default on payment plans; requiring referral to the court cost compliance program; directing court clerks to provide certain information to court cost compliance liaisons; deleting procedures related to the issuance of a Warning/Notice to Appear; deleting procedures relating to cost arrest warrants; deleting custody release requirements for arrested persons; deleting exception for municipal courts and certain warrant fees; deleting privacy requirement for certain supporting documents; deleting willfulness hearings and related procedures; deleting option to suspend driving privileges under certain circumstances; authorizing the addition of administrative fees to court cost obligations; providing procedures for collecting and distributing funds; amending 28 O.S. 2021, Section 101, as amended by Section 4, Chapter 247, O.S.L. 2023 (28 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 101), which relates to court financial obligations in criminal cases; making the suspension of driving privileges and driver licenses optional under certain circumstances; directing courts to enter judgments if defendants are unable to pay; establishing procedures when judgments are issued by the court; providing for stays of enforcement; prohibiting stays under certain circumstances; prohibiting judgments from becoming unenforceable; requiring certain information in judgments; and providing an effective date.

AI Summary

This bill modifies the court cost compliance program, which helps sheriffs and courts collect court financial obligations, by clarifying its purpose and allowing full payment of costs in lieu of a court appearance, with such payment acting as a guilty plea. It also prohibits court cost compliance liaisons, who are third parties assisting in collections, from invoicing certain entities for enforcement costs and allows them to keep attorney fees earned from enforcing judgments. The bill further amends provisions related to fines, costs, and fees in criminal cases by defining terms like "administrative cost" and "cost judgment," and introduces hardship waivers for defendants permanently unable to pay their debts, while also modifying the circumstances that presume a defendant's inability to pay. It specifies the types of contact information defendants must provide, makes the suspension of driving privileges optional under certain conditions, and directs court clerks to immediately notify the court of payment failures, requiring courts to enter cost judgments and allowing them to set payment conditions. The bill also reduces the time limit for a case to be considered delinquent, mandates diligent review of defaulted payment agreements by court clerks, and requires counties to participate in the court cost compliance program, establishing procedures for defaults and referrals. It removes provisions related to summons forms, arrest warrants, custody release requirements, exceptions for municipal courts, and willfulness hearings, while authorizing the addition of administrative fees to court cost obligations and outlining procedures for their collection and distribution. Finally, it clarifies that judgments for unpaid court financial obligations will not become unenforceable and specifies the required content of such judgments, with the entire act taking effect on November 1, 2026.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Criminal Judiciary (on 02/18/2026)

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