A. Own recognizance bonds set in a penal amount shall be posted by executing an own recognizance indenture contract which shall be executed and maintained by the district court clerk. The indenture shall constitute an inchoate obligation to pay in the event forfeiture proceedings are commenced and result in a final order of forfeiture by the authorizing and issuing judge of the district court.
B. Setting aside of forfeitures shall be governed by the same rules and procedures applicable to cash, property or surety bonds; provided that, if the forfeiture is set aside, the district court shall exempt from forfeiture set aside all reasonable costs of recovery to return the defendant to custody, and an administrative fee to be retained by the court fund in a sum not to exceed ten percent (10%) of the total penal bond amount plus all costs incurred in processing the forfeiture proceeding to include costs of notices, warrants, service and execution.
C. The final judgment of forfeiture shall constitute a judgment enforceable through all procedures available for the collection of a civil judgment, provided that the judgment shall be considered a debt in the nature of defalcation as defined by the United States Bankruptcy Code, and shall not be subject to other forms of debtor relief. The judgment shall be subject to collection as costs in the underlying action regardless of final disposition or determination of guilt.
D. The district attorney or the Administrator of the District Court Cost Collection Division as determined by administration order in each judicial district shall initiate the forfeiture action and collection of forfeitures and shall receive one-third (1/3) of all sums collected from the ten-percent premium, not to include costs as defined in subsection B of this section, to offset the costs of administering the program.
E. This section does not apply to :
1. Traffic or wildlife cases;
2. Cases concerning violations of emergency ex parte or final protective orders, as provided in Sections 60.2 and 60.3 of this title;
3. Domestic abuse cases, as provided in Section 644 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes; and
4. Stalking or harassment cases, as provided in Section 1173 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Added by Laws 2004, c. 148, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2004. Amended by Laws 2021, c. 215, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.