A. Any person, firm, or corporation who violates any provision of this chapter, any other provision of this Code, or any provision of any ordinance passed after this Code goes into effect shall be guilty of an offense, or misdemeanor, and shall upon conviction be fined in an amount not to exceed the maximum penalty authorized by the Oklahoma Statutes for a Municipal Court not of record. No penalty shall be higher than that which has been established by State Statute for the same offense. Applicable court costs, fees, costs, and assessments shall be in addition to any penalty amount assessed for an offense. Each day's continuation of an offense or misdemeanor shall be deemed a separate offense, or misdemeanor and shall be punishable as such.
B. Court costs for offenses or misdemeanors for violations of any provisions of this chapter, any provision of this Code, or any provision of any ordinance passed after this Code goes into effect are to be assessed in an amount not to exceed thirty dollars ($30.00), or the maximum amount allowed by 11 Oklahoma Statutes section 27-126, as amended. No court costs will be assessed for parking or seat belt violations.
C. The court may assess court costs for the violation of any provision of this title, any provision of this Code, or any ordinance passed after this Code goes into effect, even though the penalty provision may not specifically provide for court costs.
D. Unless otherwise provided by law, any person convicted of an offense, including traffic offenses but excluding parking and standing violations, punishable by a fine of ten dollars ($10.00) or more or by incarceration of any person forfeiting bond when charged with such offense, shall be ordered by the court to pay:
1. In addition to the court costs collected pursuant this section, for every fine, deferral fee in lieu of a fine, or bond forfeiture collected by the Municipal Court of the City, additional local and State-mandated fees, costs, and penalty assessments shall be collected as provided in title 20 Oklahoma Statutes sections 1313.2, 1313.3, 1313.4, as amended, and as provided in other applicable State laws and in this Code, to wit:
a. Fees in the amounts as assessed by Oklahoma State Statute pursuant to 20 Oklahoma Statutes section 1313.2, and amounts which may be retained, as authorized, shall be deposited into the City's General Fund, with the balance paid into certain CLEET Funds created by 70 Oklahoma Statutes section 3311.6; and
b. Fees in the amounts as assessed by Oklahoma State Statute pursuant to 20 Oklahoma Statutes section 1313.3, and amounts which may be retained, as authorized, shall be deposited into the City's General Fund, with the balance paid to the AFIS Fund created by 74 Oklahoma Statutes section 150.25; and
c. Fees in the amounts as assessed by Oklahoma State Statute pursuant to 20 Oklahoma Statutes section 1313.4, and amounts which may be retained, as authorized, shall be deposited into the City's General Fund, with the balance paid to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation for deposit into the Forensic Science Improvement Revolving Fund created by 74 Oklahoma Statutes section 150.35; and
d. Fees in the amounts as assessed by Oklahoma State Statute pursuant to 20 Oklahoma Statutes section 1313.2(F), and amounts which may be retained, as authorized, shall be deposited into the City's General Fund, with the balance paid to the Bureau of Narcotics Drug Education Revolving Fund.
2. These penalty assessments shall be in addition to and not in substitution for any and all fines, penalties, fees, and costs otherwise provided for such offense. Such penalty assessments shall be deposited as required by State law.
E. Any person convicted of any offense or misdemeanor who fails to pay all or a portion of any penalties, fines, fees, warrants or court costs and whose unpaid penalties, fines, fees, warrants or court costs are referred to a collection agency shall pay the collection fee in an amount not to exceed thirty five percent (35%) per offense.
F. For purposes of this section, the word "convicted" shall mean any final adjudication of guilty, whether pursuant to a plea of guilty or nolo contendere or otherwise, and deferred or suspended sentence or judgment. (Ord. 19-01, 5-14-2019; amd. Ord. 21-07, 5-11-2021)