§ 138.10. Payment and collection of costs
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 19. Counties and County Officers
19 Okl.St.Ann. § 138.10
§ 138.10. Payment and collection of costs
A. The court shall order any person represented by a county indigent defender to pay the costs of representation. In assessing these costs, the court shall take into consideration the ability of the defendant to pay and any likely hardship which would result. The court may then order payment to be made in total or in installments and, in the case of installment payments, set the amount and due date of each installment.
E. For purposes of collection of debts arising from the provisions of this section, the court clerks for the district courts of this state are authorized to utilize the procedures provided in Section 205.2 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes in the same manner and to the same extent as a state agency and the Oklahoma Tax Commission is directed to provide the same service to court clerks attempting to collect such debts pursuant to Section 205.2 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes as it provides to state agencies.
Credits
Laws 1992, c. 303, § 23, eff. July 1, 1992; Laws 1995, c. 28, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1995; Laws 1996, c. 251, § 1, eff. July 1, 1996.
19 Okl. St. Ann. § 138.10, OK ST T. 19 § 138.10
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 257 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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