(A) (1) At the close of a trial in the Municipal Court, judgment must be rendered by the Municipal Judge, who shall cause it to be entered in his or her docket.
(2) If the judgment of the Municipal Court is of acquittal and the defendant is not to be detained for any other legal cause, he or she must be discharged at once.
(3) If the defendant pleads guilty or is convicted after trial, the Municipal Court must render judgment thereon, fixing the penalty within the limits prescribed by this code of ordinances or other applicable ordinance, and imposing sentence accordingly.
(B) (1) Court costs shall be no more than $25 per case and may be added on top of any fine. All moneys collected shall be deposited in the appropriate fund.
(2) In addition to the court costs established in (B)(1) the Court Clerk shall collect such separate penalty assessment fees as provided in 20 O.S. § 1313.2(B) and (C) as presently existing or as may be hereinafter amended from time to time. The Court Clerk or other appropriate officials shall administer such penalty assessment fees as provided in 20 O.S. § 1313.2(D), as presently existing and as may be hereinafter amended from time to time.
(2002 Code, § 39.20) (Ord. 344, passed 10-9-1995; Ord. 455, passed 10-9-2000)
Statutory reference:
Maximum court costs, see 11 O.S. § 27-126