Okla. Stat. tit. 22, § 979a
Court Shall Require Prisoner to Pay Costs of Incarceration
Effective Feb 24, 1999Laws 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 May 7, 1996 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 1998, SB 1304, c. 290, § 3, eff. July 1, 1998 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 1998, HB 2454, c. 209, § 1, eff. November 1, 1998 (repealed by Laws 1999, HB 1845, c. 1, § 45, emerg. eff. February 24, 1999) (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 1999, HB 1845, c. 1, § 8, emerg. eff. February 24, 1999 (superseded document available).
- A. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the municipal attorney or district attorney shall ask the court to 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, upon conviction or receiving a deferred sentence. Costs of incarceration shall include booking, receiving and processing out, 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 or by the county sheriff for county jails. The cost of incarceration shall be paid to all jail facilities where the person is 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. Ten percent (10%) of any amount collected shall be paid to the municipal attorney’s or district attorney’s office, five percent (5%) shall be deposited in the court clerk’s revolving fund and the remaining amount shall be deposited in the jail revolving fund of the sheriff, if reimbursing costs assessed for incarceration in a county jail, or in the appropriate city account if reimbursing costs assessed for incarceration in a city jail.
- 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); Amended by Laws 1998, HB 2454, c. 209, § 1, eff. November 1, 1998 (repealed by Laws 1999, HB 1845, c. 1, § 45, emerg. eff. February 24, 1999) (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 1999, HB 1845, c. 1, § 8, emerg. eff. February 24, 1999 (superseded document available).