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Obedience to the rules, orders and judgments of the Court may be enforced by the Judge, by fine or imprisonment, for contempt committed as to him or her while holding court, or committed against process issued by him or her in the same manner and the same extent as the District Courts of the state.
(Prior Code, § 1-9-21) (Ord. 2005-4, passed 9-12-2005)
A Technology Fee in the amount of $10 shall be collected on every Town of Bernice municipal court citation offense, except citations that are voided, declined for prosecution, dismissed without payment of costs, or for which the defendant is acquitted.
(A) This assessment shall be in addition to and not a substitution for any and all fines and penalties otherwise provided for in this Code or under Oklahoma law.
(B) The revenue generated by the Technology Fee shall be used for the operation and maintenance of the Town of Bernice criminal justice system and costs of prosecution.
(Ord. 03142024-2, passed 3-14-2024)
CLEET Fee: A Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training (CLEET) penalty assessment in the amount of ten dollars ($10.00) shall be collected on each Town of Bernice municipal court citation offense punishable by a fine often dollars ($10.00) or more or by incarceration, including traffic offenses but excluding parking or standing violations, except citations that are voided, declined for prosecution, dismissed without payment of costs, or for which the defendant is acquitted.
(A) This assessment shall be in addition to and not a substitution for any and all fines and penalties otherwise provided for in this Code or under Oklahoma law.
(B) Any CLEET penalty assessment collected by the Town shall be forwarded monthly by the Town of Bernice Court Clerk or the Town of Bernice Deputy Court Clerk, or other official designated by the Board of Trustees, to the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training as provided in Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 1313.2(D).
(Ord. 03142024-1, passed 3-14-2024)