§ 19-220 — Court Clerk's Revolving Fund – Administrative fee –

District Court Revolving Fund. A. Beginning July 1, 1991, there is hereby created with the county treasurer of each county within this state a depository revolving fund to be designated the "Court Clerk's Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies received as grants from the federal government and any other monies designated by law for deposit into the fund. All monies accruing to the credit of the fund shall be expended by the court clerk for the lawful operation of the court clerk's office. Claims against the fund shall include only expenses incurred for the operation of the court clerk's office in each county, and payment may be made after the claim is approved by the court clerk and either the district or the associate district judge of that county. The monies shall be reported quarterly to the Administrator of the Courts. The necessary forms and procedures shall be developed and implemented by the Administrative Director of the Courts. B. There shall be no monies, other than federal funds, deposited into the fund created herein, unless expressly authorized by the Legislature. C. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the court clerk shall assess an administrative fee of ten percent (10%) on all fees collected by the court clerk for agencies other than the court and not deposited into the court fund. The administrative fee shall not attach to the sheriff's service fees provided for in Sections 153 and 153.2 of Title 28 of the Oklahoma Statutes, monies deposited into the Law Library Fund, witness fees paid by the district attorney pursuant to the provisions of Section 82 of Title 28 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and dispute resolution fees provided for in Section 1809 of Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The administrative fees shall be deposited in the Court Clerk's Revolving Fund. D. Effective July 1, 2016, in addition to the amount collected in subsection C of this section, the court clerk shall assess an administrative fee of fifteen percent (15%) on all fees collected by the court clerk for agencies other than the court and not deposited into the court fund. E. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund to be allocated by the Supreme Court for the administration of the district courts designated as the "District Court Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies collected pursuant to subsection D of this section. All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Supreme Court as necessary to perform the duties imposed upon the district courts by law. Expenditures from the District Court Revolving Fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment.

Legislative History

Added by Laws 1991, c. 110, § 1, emerg. eff. April 25, 1991. Amended by Laws 1998, c. 310, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 1998; Laws 2001, c. 258, § 2, eff. July 1, 2001; Laws 2012, c. 47, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2012; Laws 2016, c. 362, § 2, eff. July 1, 2016; Laws 2018, c. 105, § 1.