HB 3262: Fees; criminal and juvenile proceedings; increasing sheriff's service fee; effective date. - Oklahoma

Floor (House) → Floor (Senate) · 7 edits

MODERATE

This bill updates court and sheriff fees in Oklahoma, increasing charges for criminal cases and adjusting how funds are distributed to support court operations, law enforcement, and victim services. The changes include higher fees for traffic and DUI offenses, a new fee for court reporters, and revised allocations to the Sheriff's Service Fee Account and other state funds.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on amending fee structures for criminal and juvenile proceedings, but the specific amounts and fund allocations have been expanded and modified.

FISCAL

Increased sheriff's service fees for serving legal documents and pursuing fugitives, raising the county limit from $50 to $100 and the outside-of-county limit from $50 to $100.

Adjusted court fees for various offenses, including a new $20 fee for court reporters at preliminary hearings and trials, and increased fees for DUI and felony cases.

Revised the distribution of collected fees, increasing the amount credited to the Sheriff's Service Fee Account from $10 to $25 per case and adding a new $3 fee for the Child Abuse Multidisciplinary Account.

Changed the fee for driving under the influence from $30 to $50 and added a new $25 fee for driving under the influence of alcohol or other intoxicating substances.

Reduced the fee credited to the Law Library Fund from $6 to $10, while increasing the fee for the Oklahoma Court Information System Revolving Fund from $25 to $30.

Updated the fee for misdemeanor traffic violations from $98 to $93 and for other misdemeanors from $98 to $93.

Increased the fee for misdemeanor DUI from $433 to $433 (no change in amount, but text clarified) and for felony DUI from $433 to $433 (no change in amount, but text clarified).

House Committee Substitute → Floor (House) · 1 edit

MINOR

The bill text was updated from the House Committee Substitute version to the Floor version, primarily changing the header to indicate it is the 'Floor Version' of the bill. The substantive content regarding court fees, sheriff service fees, and fund allocations remains identical to the committee version, with no changes to the actual policy, dollar amounts, or legal requirements.

TECHNICAL

The document header was updated to reflect that this is the 'Floor Version' rather than just the 'Committee Substitute', indicating the bill has been reported out of committee and is ready for floor consideration.

Enrolled (final version) → House Committee Substitute · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was converted from an enrolled final version to a House Committee Substitute, introducing a new legislative session header and clarifying the bill's scope to explicitly cover both criminal and juvenile proceedings. The most significant substantive change is the increase in the sheriff's service fee for serving legal documents within the county, which rose from $50 to $100 for misdemeanors and from $50 to $150 for felonies.

Scope change

The bill's scope was clarified to explicitly include juvenile proceedings in addition to criminal proceedings, whereas the original enrolled version only mentioned criminal proceedings.

FISCAL

The sheriff's service fee for serving documents within the county was increased from $50 to $100 for misdemeanor cases and from $50 to $150 for felony cases.

SCOPE

The bill's description was updated to explicitly state that it applies to both criminal and juvenile proceedings, whereas the original text only referenced criminal proceedings.

TECHNICAL

A new header indicating the '2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)' was added, and the bill title was changed to 'Committee Substitute'.

Minor formatting and line break adjustments were made throughout the text to align with standard legislative markup for committee substitutes.

Engrossed → Enrolled (final version) · 4 edits · May 13, 2026

MODERATE

The bill was finalized as the Enrolled version, removing internal legislative markup and formatting artifacts. The core policy content regarding court fees, sheriff service fees, and fund allocations remains substantively unchanged from the Engrossed version.

TECHNICAL

Removed internal legislative headers, page numbers, and amendment markers that were present in the draft version but are not part of the final law.

Corrected a typo in the title where 'Sections' was added to clarify that multiple statutes are being amended.

Deleted a redundant sentence in the original draft that repeated the fee assessment rules already listed in subsection C.

FISCAL

Added a new provision (Subsection J) detailing how sheriff service fees are split: 10% goes to the court clerk's fund for misdemeanor warrant notifications, while the remaining 90% goes to the sheriff's account.

Amended And Engrossed → Engrossed · 4 edits · May 5, 2026

MODERATE

The bill was amended to increase court fees for criminal convictions, specifically raising the sheriff's service fee from $100 to $150 for out-of-county service and adjusting other fee amounts. Additionally, new fees were established for various case types, including a $20 fee for traffic offenses (excluding DUI), a $30 fee for misdemeanors, and a $50 fee for felonies, with specific allocations to funds like the Law Library and Court Information System.

Scope change

The scope of the bill was expanded to include new mandatory fee assessments for specific offense categories (traffic, misdemeanor, felony) that were not explicitly detailed with amounts in the previous version, and the sheriff's service fee threshold was increased.

FISCAL

The sheriff's fee for serving warrants outside the county was increased from $100 to $150.

New mandatory fees were added: $20 for traffic offenses (excluding DUI), $30 for misdemeanors, and $50 for felonies.

Specific fee allocations were added to the Law Library Fund, Court Information System Revolving Fund, Sheriff's Service Fee Account, Victim Services Unit, and Child Abuse Multidisciplinary Account.

Fee amounts for various conviction types (speeding, general misdemeanors, DUI, felonies) were adjusted, with some increases and one decrease for general misdemeanors.

Introduced → Amended And Engrossed · 1 edit · May 5, 2026

MINOR

The bill was amended to correct the title and enacting clause to accurately reflect that it amends two specific statutes (Sections 153 and 162) rather than just one. The substantive fee amounts and distribution rules for court costs, sheriff fees, and victim services funds remain unchanged.

Scope change

The bill's scope was clarified to explicitly include amendments to Section 162 in addition to Section 153, ensuring the legislative intent covers both statutes related to criminal and juvenile proceeding fees.

TECHNICAL

The title and enacting clause were updated to list both Section 153 and Section 162 as the statutes being amended, correcting a reference that previously only mentioned Section 153.

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