(A) If, without sufficient excuse, a defendant fails to appear according to the terms or conditions of his or her bond either for hearing, arraignment, trial or judgment, or upon any other occasion when his or her presence in court or before the Judge may be lawfully required or ordered, then the Judge may direct that fact to be entered upon the minutes of the Court, thereby declaring the bond to be forfeited. The Judge may also order a bench warrant to be issued for the defendant as provided in this chapter. The Judge, without advancing court costs, may also cause the forfeiture to be certified to the District Court of the county, where it shall be entered upon the judgment docket and shall have the full force and effect of a District Court judgment. At such time as the forfeiture is entered upon the District Court judgment docket, the District Court Clerk shall proceed in accordance with the provisions of 59 O.S. §§ 1332, 1333 and 1335, and a surety shall have all remedies available under the provisions of 59 O.S. §§ 1301 through 1341 and 22 O.S. § 1108. Court costs shall be collectible from the proceeds of the bond.
(Prior Code, § 6-116)
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see 11 O.S. § 27-118