Rule 46. Payment of Jail Costs by Inmate
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedLocal District Court RulesEffective: January 17, 2022
Effective: January 17, 2022
OK First Jud. Dist. Ct. Rule 46
Rule 46. Payment of Jail Costs by Inmate
The Court shall require a person held in the county jail to pay actual costs, (set forth below) determined by the County Sheriff and in accordance with O.S.Title 22, Sec. 979a (as amended) and controlling published case law, as follows:
1. Food and maintenance for each day of incarceration both before and after conviction in misdemeanor cases, for jail terms in any deferred sentence, and commitment prior to sentencing in felony cases where Oklahoma Department of Corrections' custody sentence is ordered, in an amount not to exceed that county sheriff's actual costs of food and maintenance for incarceration, and;
6. The Sheriff is entitled to only one full recovery of jail costs. The Sheriff cannot recover from both the Department of Corrections under Okla. Stat. Title 22, Sec. 991a-2 (as amended), or Sec. 991a-4.1 (as amended) and payment of jail costs by an inmate under Okla. Stat. Title 22, Sec. 979a (as amended) thereby receiving more than one full recovery for the actual costs of food, maintenance, medical, dental, and psychiatric care. If an inmate is confined in the county jail on multiple cases the inmate shall reimburse the Sheriff only in one case, and pursuant to other rules promulgated herein.
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Amended effective January 17, 2022.
Oklahoma First Judicial District Court Rule 46, OK R 1 DIST CT Rule 46
Current with amendments received through April 15, 2024. Some rules may be more current, see credits for details.
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