A. CLEET:
1. Any person convicted of an offense, including traffic offenses, but excluding parking and standing violations, when such offense is punishable by a fine of ten dollars ($10.00) or more or by incarceration or any person forfeiting bond when charged with such an offense, shall be ordered by the Municipal Court to pay ten dollars ($10.00) as a separate fee, which fee shall be in addition to and not in substitution for any and all fines and penalties otherwise provided for by law for such offense. (Ord. 2017-9, 8-14-2017, eff. 8-25-2017)
2. Upon conviction or bond forfeiture, the Municipal Court shall collect the fee provided for in subsection A1 of this section and deposit it in an account created for that purpose. Said fees shall be forwarded monthly by the Municipal Court Clerk to the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training (CLEET) before the fifteenth day of each month for the preceding calendar month. (Ord., 2-14-2005)
B. AFIS: In addition to the fees imposed by subsection A of this section, any person convicted of an offense, including traffic offenses, but excluding parking and standing violations, when such offense is punishable by a fine of ten dollars ($10.00) or more or by incarceration or any person forfeiting bond when charged with such an offense, shall be ordered by the Municipal Court to pay ten dollars ($10.00) for each offense for the AFIS Fund created by 74 Oklahoma Statutes section 150.25 as a separate fee, which shall be in addition to and not in substitution for any and all fines and penalties otherwise provided for by law for such offense. The fee shall be collected at the same time as the fees provided for in subsection A of this section and shall be paid directly to the AFIS Fund each month. The balance shall be deposited in the General Revenue Fund by the Municipal Court Clerk until the said monthly payment is made.
C. Forensic Science Improvement Assessment: In addition to the fees imposed by subsections A and B of this section, any person convicted of an offense, excluding traffic offenses, parking and standing violations, when such offense is punishable by a fine of ten dollars ($10.00) or more or by incarceration or any person forfeiting bond when charged with such an offense, shall be ordered by the Municipal Court to pay a forensic science improvement assessment in the amount of ten dollars ($10.00) for each offense as a separate fee, which fee shall be in addition to and not in substitution for any and all fines and penalties otherwise provided for by law for such offense. The assessment shall be collected at the same time as the fees provided for in subsections A and B of this section and shall be paid directly each month to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation for deposit into the Forensic Science Improvement Revolving Fund, less five percent (5%) of the assessment collected which may be retained by the Municipal Court Clerk as authorized by 20 Oklahoma Statutes section 1313.4. The balance shall be deposited in the General Revenue Fund by the Municipal Court Clerk until the said monthly payment is made. Any funds deposited as required by this subsection shall be listed as a separate item from other deposits made pursuant to subsections A and B of this section. (Ord. 2017-10, 8-14-2017, eff. 11-1-2017)
D. Medical Expense Liability Revolving Fund: In addition to the fees imposed by subsections A, B, and C of this section, any person convicted of an offense, excluding traffic offenses, parking and standing violations, but including violations of 47 Oklahoma Statutes section 11-902 or the Municipal ordinance for said offense, when such offense is punishable by a fine of ten dollars ($10.00) or more or by incarceration or any person forfeiting bond when charged with such an offense, shall be ordered by the Municipal Court to pay ten dollars ($10.00) for each offense to the Medical Expense Liability Revolving Fund for the State as created by 19 Oklahoma Statutes section 746, as a separate fee, which fee shall be in addition to and not in substitution for any and all fines and penalties otherwise provided for by law for such offense. The fee shall be collected at the same time as the fees provided for in subsections A, B, and C of this section and shall be paid directly to the Medical Expense Liability Fund each month. The balance shall be deposited in the General Revenue Fund by the Municipal Court Clerk until the said monthly payment is made.
E. Responsibility Of Court Clerk: It shall be the responsibility of the Municipal Court Clerk to account for and ensure the correctness and accuracy of payments made to the State agencies identified in subsections A, B, C, and D of this section.
F. Authority To Increase Fees: If any of the amounts listed in subsections A through D of this section shall be increased by subsequent State Statute, or if any new fees shall be mandated by the State which Municipal Court is required to collect, the City Council may, by resolution, increase said existing fees or implement said new fees by resolution, so long as said fees are, by State Statute, in addition to, and not a substitution for, any and all fines and penalties otherwise provided by ordinance for the offense. (Ord., 2-14-2005)
G. Collection Fee: In accordance with 11 Oklahoma Statute section 22-138, there is hereby imposed an additional fee of up to thirty five percent (35%) on all debts and accounts receivable, i.e., fines, fees, court costs, restitution, and other debts owed the City of Okemah that have been referred to a private firm (Perdue) for collection. (Ord. 2018-2, 4-9-2018)