A. If, without sufficient excuse, a defendant fails to appear according to the terms or conditions of a bond given by a bail bondsman as defined in 59 O.S. § 1301, either for hearing, arraignment, trial, or judgment, or upon any other occasion when the presence of the defendant in court or before the judge may be lawfully required:
1. The court shall perform the procedures set forth in 59 O.S. § 1332 whereby the Municipal Court Clerk shall issue the required notices; or
a. The Municipal Judge shall issue an order declaring the bond to be forfeited on the day the defendant failed to appear and stating the reasons therefor; and
b. Within five (5) days of the order of forfeiture, the Municipal Court Clerk shall file a certified copy of the order with the district court in County. The District Court Clerk treat the certified order of forfeiture as a foreign judgment and proceed in accordance with the provisions of 59 O.S. § 1332. A surety shall have all remedies available under the provisions of 22 O.S. § 1108 and 59 O.S. §§ 1301-1340.
B. Court costs shall be collectible from the proceeds of a forfeited bond.
C. A prosecution in a court provided for herein shall be a bar to prosecution in another court for the same or a lesser included offense.
(Code 1991, § 6-123)
State Law reference- Similar provisions, 11 O.S. § 27-118.