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§20-1313.4. Forensic Science Improvement Revolving Fund – Assessment – Collection.

20 OK Stat § 20-1313.4 (2019) (N/A)
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A. In addition to the penalty assessments and fees imposed by Sections 1313.2 and 1313.3 of this title, any person convicted of any offense, including traffic offenses, but excluding parking and standing violations, punishable by a fine of Ten Dollars ($10.00) or more or by incarceration, or any person forfeiting any bond when charged with any offense, shall be ordered by the court to pay a Forensic Science Improvement Assessment in the amount of Ten Dollars ($10.00) for each offense. The assessment shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for, any and all fines and penalties otherwise provided by law for the offense. The assessment shall be collected at the time and in the manner as the fees provided in Sections 1313.2 and 1313.3 of this title. Each municipal court clerk is authorized to retain five percent (5%) of the assessment collected by each municipal court clerk pursuant to the provisions of this section. All court clerks shall send the assessments collected to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation for deposit into the Forensic Science Improvement Revolving Fund created by Section 150.35 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes less any amount authorized to be retained. The deposits of funds collected pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be due and payable as required in subsection H of Section 1313.2 of this title. Any funds deposited as required by this section shall be listed as a separate item from other deposits made pursuant to Sections 1313.2 and 1313.3 of this title.

B. As used in this section, "convicted" and "court" shall have the same meaning as defined by Section 1313.2 of this title.

Added by Laws 2001, c. 225, § 4, eff. July 1, 2001. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 224, § 3, eff. July 1, 2003; Laws 2017, c. 200, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2017.

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