2014 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 22. Criminal Procedure
§22-1115.3. State traffic-related offenses - State wildlife-related or water safety-related offenses - Bail.

A. The court shall prescribe the amount of bail for the following state traffic-related offenses:

1. Any felony;

2. Negligent homicide;

3. Driving or being in actual physical control of a motor vehicle while impaired by or under the influence of alcohol or other intoxicating substances;

4. Eluding or attempting to elude a law enforcement officer;

5. Driving while license is under suspension, revocation, denial or cancellation;

6. Failure to stop or remain at the scene of an accident; and

7. Any other traffic violation for which a defendant is delivered to the judge of the court as magistrate pursuant to the provisions of Section 1115.2 of this title, or other law.

B. The amount of bail for an overweight offense shall be the amount of fine and costs, including any penalty assessment provided for in the Oklahoma Statutes and the fees provided for in Sections 1313.2, 1313.3, 1313.4 and 1313.5 of Title 20 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

C. The amount of bail for other state traffic-related offenses shall be the amount of fine and costs including any penalty assessments provided for in the Oklahoma Statutes and the fees provided for in Sections 1313.2, 1313.3, 1313.4 and 1313.5 of Title 20 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

D. The amount of bail for a state wildlife-related or water safety-related offense shall be the amount of fine and costs including any penalty assessment provided for in the Oklahoma Statutes and the fees provided for in Sections 1313.2, 1313.3, 1313.4 and 1313.5 of Title 20 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

E. On or before September 1 of each year, the Administrative Office of the Courts shall prepare a schedule of amounts to be received as bail for each offense pursuant to subsections A, B, C and D of this section and shall distribute the schedule to the Department of Public Safety, each district court clerk in this state and to other interested parties upon request.

F. The district court clerk, unless otherwise directed by the court, shall accept bail or the payment of a fine and costs in the form of currency or personal, cashier's, traveler's, certified or guaranteed bank check, or postal or commercial money order for the amount prescribed in this section for bail.

G. The district court clerk shall accept as bail a guaranteed arrest bond certificate issued by a surety company, an automobile club or trucking association, if:

1. The issuer is authorized to do business in this state by the State Insurance Commissioner;

2. The certificate is issued to and signed by the arrested person;

3. The certificate contains a printed statement that appearance of such person is guaranteed and the issuer, in the event of failure of such person to appear in court at the time of trial, will pay any fine or forfeiture imposed; and

4. The limit provided on the certificate equals or exceeds the amount of bail provided for in this section.

Added by Laws 1986, c. 250, § 4, operative July 1, 1987. Amended by Laws 1987, c. 181, § 8, eff. July 1, 1987; Laws 1989, c. 33, § 1, emerg. eff. April 4, 1989; Laws 1990, c. 142, § 2, operative July 1, 1990; Laws 1990, c. 282, § 2, operative July 1, 1990; Laws 2006, c. 204, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2006.