OklahomaHB 1460Oklahoma 2026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

Criminal procedure; fees; fines; court; sentencing; revolving fund; effective date.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

22 provisions identified: 4 benefits, 15 costs, 3 mixed.

Lower court fees and cost relief

The law removes several charges on criminal cases. It ends the electronic monitoring fee of up to $300 per month, the $15 DUI assessment, and the $5 marijuana/paraphernalia fee. Courts can waive prosecution costs, and unpaid costs are waived if a suspended or deferred sentence ends without revocation or acceleration. Applicants no longer pay the $40 indigent‑defense application fee. Courts can no longer make defendants repay OSBI drug‑lab cleanup costs.

DUI: tests, treatment, and fees

For DUI and related offenses, the court orders an alcohol and drug evaluation by a certified assessor. You must pay the evaluation fee set by the state; in deferred DUI cases it cannot exceed $75. The court can order alcohol/drug education or treatment at your expense and may require a victims impact panel; the panel fee can be $75 if the court finds you can pay. The court can also require you to install and pay for an approved ignition interlock on any vehicle you drive, and a license note will show this restriction. Evaluators must report to the court within 72 hours and cannot refer you to programs they profit from.

Higher court costs and add-ons

Courts charge flat costs per case. Speeding 1–10 mph is $77. Other misdemeanor traffic is $98. Other misdemeanors are $93. Felonies are $103. DUI (misdemeanor or felony) is $433. Extra charges can apply: $20 if a court reporter attends, $30 if you ask for a jury, and $50 for sheriff service. Each case also adds fixed assessments to named funds: $6 for the law library, $20 for traffic (not DUI), $30 for misdemeanors (including misdemeanor DUI), $50 for felonies (including felony DUI), $25 to the court information fund, $10 for courthouse security, $3 for victim services, and $3 for child abuse services. A $10 CLEET fee also applies to most convictions and some bond forfeitures, not parking/standing. Starting 2025-11-01, $10 from the $98 traffic cost, $10 from the $93 misdemeanor cost, and $100 from each $433 DUI cost go to the Trauma Care Assistance Fund.

Monthly probation and DA payments

If you are on supervision, you must pay $40 per month unless the agency finds you indigent and waives it. If you are under the district attorney’s supervision, you may also owe $40 per month for the first two years; the DA can waive this. No one is denied supervision only because they cannot pay.

New DNA and lab fees

If forensic lab work is used in your case, you pay $150 per offense. If you are arrested for or convicted of a felony, or certain listed misdemeanors, you pay a $150 DNA fee unless OSBI already has your valid DNA sample. If you give a DNA sample outside the Lexington Assessment & Reception Center, you pay a $15 collection fee to the agency that collects it. People convicted of felonies and some others must give DNA samples under OSBI rules, and collectors who follow OSBI training and kits are immune from civil suits.

Probation and prosecution cost paybacks

If you are on probation and not supervised by the district attorney, you must pay the DA $40 per month for up to 24 months, unless the DA waives it. Courts can make you pay for treatment, education, supervision, or other required programs based on your ability to pay. The court may also order you to repay the court fund for your court‑appointed lawyer. If you are placed on electronic home detention run by DOC, you can be charged up to $75 per month if the court finds you can pay. In bogus check cases, the victim gets $25 per check, and the DA fee equals court costs plus $25 per check; money goes to the Bogus Check Restitution Program Fund. Courts may also order you to repay OSBI investigative costs if you can pay without hardship.

Sex offenders: treatment and tracking

If you must register and were sentenced after 1989, the court orders you into an approved sex‑offender treatment program when available; it can include polygraph exams. You must pay for treatment based on your ability to pay. If you are a habitual or aggravated registrant, DOC supervises you for your full registration period and assigns a GPS device; you must reimburse its cost. You must also register all email, chat names, and online handles you use or plan to use.

Victim panel providers: $1,000 fee

Starting October 1, 2020, and each October 1, victim impact panel providers must file proof of registration, insurance, financials, and tax returns with the District Attorneys Council and pay a $1,000 annual registration fee.

DUI penalties escalate for repeats

Beginning November 1, 2025, DUI penalties get tougher. A first DUI is a misdemeanor with 10 to 365 days in jail and a fine up to $1,000. A DUI within 10 years of a prior DUI is a felony with 1 to 5 years in prison and a fine up to $2,500. After a prior felony DUI, the court can order treatment plus 240 hours of community service and an ignition interlock, or 1 to 10 years in prison and a fine up to $5,000. After two prior felony DUIs, the court can order treatment, at least 1 year of supervision, 480 hours of community service, and at least 30 days of interlock, or 1 to 20 years in prison and a fine up to $5,000. If you have a prior DUI-related homicide or manslaughter, a later DUI brings 5 to 20 years in prison and a fine up to $10,000.

DUI treatment, panels, and monitoring

Starting November 1, 2025, courts must order a certified alcohol and drug evaluation for DUI, and you must follow treatment and pay the set evaluation fee. If a victim impact panel is offered in your county, you must attend and pay $75 if the court finds you can pay. Felony DUI requires electronic monitoring. For aggravated DUI (0.15 or higher within two hours of arrest), you must complete at least one year of supervision with testing at your expense and use an ignition interlock for at least 90 days. You cannot pay a fine instead of doing court-ordered DUI community service. Qualified experts may testify about impairment and substance category, but not a specific alcohol level.

Deferred judgments: limits and expungement

If you complete all deferred‑judgment conditions and pay all ordered fines and fees, the court discharges you, expunges the record, and dismisses the case with prejudice. The DA must file a petition and present evidence to accelerate for a technical violation; the first acceleration is capped at 90 days and later ones at 5 years. You are not eligible for a deferred judgment if the offense requires sex‑offender registration. You are eligible only if you have no prior felony conviction and no more than one deferred felony in the past 10 years, unless the court waives this on the DA’s written request. If the offense penalty was later reduced to a misdemeanor, any sentence after acceleration is capped at the post‑July 1, 2017 level.

Probation time limits and extensions

Most probation terms are limited to two years. If you still owe restitution, the court can extend supervision up to three more years. For sex offenses, supervision starts when you leave prison and can last up to the maximum sentence if the court or Probation and Parole finds it serves the public interest.

Community service as a sentence

Courts can sentence people convicted of nonviolent felonies to a Community Service Sentencing Program. The Department of Corrections or another agency runs these programs and must forward restitution to victims. If lawmakers fund it, DOC can contract with counties to run local community service programs and must set rules, pay rates, give help, and report yearly on results.

License reinstatement after meeting requirements

Beginning November 1, 2025, the Department of Public Safety can reinstate a suspended or revoked driver’s license when the person meets all legal requirements.

Where fees go and card payments

Beginning 2025-11-01, court clerks may accept credit cards, debit cards, and other electronic payments for fines and fees. The law also sets where money goes: $13 per conviction for charges filed before 1992-07-01 goes to the court fund; some fees go to the District Attorneys Council; sheriff service fees go to the local sheriff’s Service Fee Account; and DA‑paid witness fees collected by the clerk go to the DA’s operating account. Cities or counties with a CLEET‑approved police academy may keep $2 from each qualifying fee for training. Clerks must account for and send required payments monthly to the named agencies.

Counseling orders for abuse and prostitution

If you are convicted of domestic battery, the court can require a batterers assessment by a certified program. For domestic abuse‑related or child abuse/neglect convictions, the court can order treatment or counseling and make you pay some or all costs. If you are convicted of prostitution, the court can require counseling for issues like substance abuse, sexual behavior problems, or past abuse.

Court can bar you from district

As part of a written plea deal, the court can forbid you from entering, visiting, or living in the judicial district where you were convicted until your sentence ends. The court must still ensure you can access required probation services. You need court approval to enter the district for personal business.

Form required for public defender

The Oklahoma Indigent Defense System cannot be appointed until a completed Form 13.3 indigency application is filed in the case record.

Pay animal care costs after cruelty

If you are convicted of animal cruelty under state law, the court can order you to repay animal facilities for veterinary care and boarding costs for the animals.

Tighter rules for registered sex offenders

Courts can bar people who must register as sex offenders from using social media sites that allow contact with minors. Courts and prosecutors cannot waive sex‑offender registration for anyone convicted of an offense that requires registration.

Court cost rules and who pays

The law defines “convicted” to include guilty or nolo pleas, deferred judgments, and suspended sentences when applying listed fees. Filing costs match the offense‑level amounts already set in law. If a misdemeanor warrant goes to the notification contractor, the court clerk receives 10% of the sheriff’s service fee and the rest goes to the sheriff’s account.

Victim restitution first at sentencing

Courts must first consider a plan to pay the victim at sentencing. This rule does not apply to a third or later felony sentence unless the district attorney asks in writing and the court waives it.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

Tammy West
Republican • House

Cosponsors

Meloyde Blancett
Democratic • House
Jared Deck
Democratic • House
Todd Gollihare
Republican • Senate
Brian Hill
Republican • House
Chris Kannady
Republican • House
Nikki Nice
Democratic • Senate
Mike Osburn
Republican • House
Ellen Pogemiller
Democratic • House
Marilyn Stark
Republican • House
Danny Williams
Republican • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 341 • No: 3

Senate vote • 5/22/2025

FOURTH READING

Yes: 42 • No: 0

House vote • 5/22/2025

FOURTH READING

Yes: 84 • No: 3

Senate vote • 5/5/2025

THIRD READING

Yes: 47 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/23/2025

Committee vote: Appropriations

Yes: 25 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/22/2025

Committee vote: Judiciary

Yes: 8 • No: 0

House vote • 3/27/2025