If, without sufficient excuse, a defendant fails to appear according to the terms or conditions of his or her bond (either for the hearing, arraignment, trial, or judgment or upon any other occasion when his or her presence in Court or before the Magistrate may be lawfully required) the Judge may direct that fact to be entered upon the court minutes, thereby declaring the bond to be forfeited. Without advancing court costs, the Judge shall then cause the forfeiture to be certified to the County District Court, where it shall be entered upon the judgment docket with the full force and effect of a District Court judgment. Court costs shall be collectible from the proceeds of the bond.
(Prior Code, § 13-24)
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see 11 O.S. § 27-118