(A) (1) Any person shall pay a sum as set by state law as a separate penalty assessment for law enforcement training, and as a separate fingerprinting fee, which shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for, any and all fines and penalties, and costs, otherwise provided for such offense:
(a) Convicted of an offense punishable by a fine of $10 or more, or by imprisonment, excluding parking and standing violations; or
(b) Forfeiting bond when charged with such an offense under division (A)(1) above.
(2) The court shall provide for separate bail for the assessments; however, a defendant admitted to bail on an undertaking by a surety may include the amount of the assessment in the undertaking.
(B) Upon conviction or bond forfeiture, the court shall collect the assessment and deposit the monies for payment as required by state law.
(C) At the end of every quarter, the town shall deposit with the State Treasury the funds deposited in the law enforcement training funds and the A.F.I.S. (automated fingerprint identification) Fund as required by law. The Court Clerk shall also furnish to the State Treasury reports required on the funds collected and penalty assessments imposed each quarter.
(D) For the purpose of this section, CONVICTION means any final adjudication of guilt, whether pursuant to a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, or otherwise, and any deferred or suspended sentence or judgment.
(Prior Code, § 6-132)
Statutory reference:
Definitions pertaining to penalty assessments, see 20 O.S. § 1313.2