Okla. Stat. tit. 22, § 979a
Court Shall Require Prisoner to Pay Costs of Incarceration
Effective Jul 1, 1998Laws 1990, HB 2171, c. 130, § 1, eff. September 1, 1990; Amended by Laws 1990, SB 563, c. 311, § 1, eff. September 1, 1990; Amended by Laws 1996, SB 1007, c. 153, § 1, emerg. eff. May 7, 1996 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 1998, SB 1304, c. 290, § 3, eff. July 1, 1998 (superseded document available).
- A. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the court may require a person confined in a city or county jail, for any offense, to pay the jail facility the costs of incarceration, both before and after conviction. Costs of incarceration shall include housing, food, clothing, medical care, dental care, and psychiatric services. The costs for incarceration shall be an amount equal to the actual cost of the services and shall be determined by the chief of police for city jails and by the county sheriff for county jails. The cost of incarceration may be paid to all jail facilities where the person may have been held before and after conviction. The costs shall not be assessed if, in the judgment of the court, such costs would impose a manifest hardship on the person, or if in the opinion of the court the property of the person is needed for the maintenance and support of immediate family.
- B. At any time prior to sentencing the convicted defendant may be required to reimburse the jail facility for the costs of incarceration prior to release from the facility.
- C. Any offender injured during the commission of a felony or misdemeanor offense shall be required to reimburse the sheriff the full amount paid by the sheriff for any medical care or treatment administered to such offender during any period of incarceration in the county jail. The sheriff may deduct the costs of medical care and treatment resulting from the commission of a felony or misdemeanor offense from any money collected from such inmate's jail account as authorized by Section 531 of Title 19 of the Oklahoma Statutes. If the funds collected from the inmate's jail account are insufficient to satisfy the actual medical costs paid as a result of the commission of a felony or misdemeanor offense, the court shall order the remaining balance of the medical care and treatment to be paid.
Laws 1990, HB 2171, c. 130, § 1, eff. September 1, 1990; Amended by Laws 1990, SB 563, c. 311, § 1, eff. September 1, 1990; Amended by Laws 1996, SB 1007, c. 153, § 1, emerg. eff. May 7, 1996 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 1998, SB 1304, c. 290, § 3, eff. July 1, 1998 (superseded document available).