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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
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3 SENATE BILL 1602 By: Howard
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to law libraries; amending 20 O.S.
7 2021, Sections 1224 and 1226, which relate to
8 transfers to the Law Library Fund; requiring board of
8 trustees vote in certain counties; modifying
9 transfers; amending 28 O.S. 2021, Section 152, as
9 last amended by Section 1, Chapter 87, O.S.L. 2025
10 (28 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 152), which relates to
10 civil court flat fee schedule; modifying assessed
11 amount for certain counties; and providing an
11 effective date.
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14 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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15 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 20 O.S. 2021, Section 1224, is
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16 amended to read as follows:
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17 Section 1224. On August 1 each year the board of trustees shall
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18 transmit to the Supreme Court for deposit in the State Judicial
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19 Revolving Fund all funds on deposit in the law library fund in
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20 excess of twenty-five percent (25%) of the income to such Fund
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21 during the preceding fiscal year, the existing surplus on hand on
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22 the effective date of this act being excluded. Except for counties
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23 having a population of over five hundred thousand (500,000)
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1 according to the most recent Federal Decennial Census, the board of
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2 trustees shall vote to authorize any funds to the court fund.
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3 SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 20 O.S. 2021, Section 1226, is
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4 amended to read as follows:
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5 Section 1226. A. At the request of the board of trustees of
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6 the law library in a county having a population of three hundred
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7 thousand (300,000) or more, the presiding judge of an administrative
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8 district, with the approval of the Chief Justice of the Supreme
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9 Court, shall be authorized to transfer up to Ten Thousand Dollars
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10 ($10,000.00) per fiscal year from the court fund of the county in
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11 which the law library is located to the Law Library Fund of that
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12 county.
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13 B. In counties having a population of less than three hundred
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14 thousand (300,000) five hundred thousand (500,000), the court fund
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15 of the county in which a law library is located shall annually
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16 transfer to the Law Library Revolving Fund the following amounts:
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17 1. In counties having a population of less than ten thousand
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18 (10,000), the sum of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00); and
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19 2. In counties having a population of ten thousand (10,000) or
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20 more, but less than thirty thousand (30,000), the sum of Seven
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21 Thousand Dollars ($7,000.00); and
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22 3. In counties having a population of thirty thousand (30,000)
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23 or more, but less than three hundred thousand (300,000) five hundred
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24 thousand (500,000), the sum of Nine Thousand Dollars ($9,000.00).
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1 SECTION 3. AMENDATORY 28 O.S. 2021, Section 152, as last
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2 amended by Section 1, Chapter 87, O.S.L. 2025 (28 O.S. Supp. 2025,
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3 Section 152), is amended to read as follows:
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4 Section 152. A. In any civil case filed in a district court,
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5 the court clerk shall collect, at the time of filing, the following
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6 flat fees, none of which shall ever be refundable, and which shall
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7 be the only charge for court costs, except as is otherwise
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8 specifically provided for by law:
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9 1. Actions for divorce, alimony without divorce,
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10 separate maintenance, custody or support......................$183.00
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11 2. Any ancillary proceeding to modify or vacate
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12 a divorce decree providing for custody or support..............$43.00
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13 3. Probate and guardianship..............................$135.00
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14 4. Annual guardianship report.............................$33.00
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15 5. Any proceeding for sale or lease of real or
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16 personal property or mineral interest in probate or
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17 guardianship...................................................$43.00
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18 6. Any proceeding to revoke the probate of a
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19 will...........................................................$43.00
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20 7. Judicial determination of death........................$58.00
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21 8. Adoption..............................................$105.00
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22 9. Civil actions for an amount of Ten Thousand
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23 Dollars ($10,000.00) or less and condemnation.................$150.00
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1 10. Civil actions for an amount of Ten Thousand
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2 One Dollars ($10,001.00) or more .............................$163.00
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3 11. Garnishment...........................................$23.00
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4 12. Continuing wage garnishment...........................$63.00
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5 13. Any other proceeding after judgment...................$33.00
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6 14. All others, including but not limited to
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7 actions for forcible entry and detainer, judgments
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8 from all other courts, including the Workers'
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9 Compensation Court.............................................$85.00
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10 15. Notice of renewal of judgment.........................$23.00
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11 B. In addition to the amounts collected pursuant to paragraphs
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12 1, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 14 of subsection A of this section, in
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13 counties having a population of less than five hundred thousand
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14 (500,000) according to the latest Federal Decennial Census, the sum
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15 of Six Dollars ($6.00) shall be assessed and credited to the Law
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16 Library Fund. For counties having a population of over five hundred
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17 thousand (500,000) according to the latest Federal Decennial Census,
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18 the sum of Twelve Dollars ($12.00) shall be assessed and credited to
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19 the Law Library Fund pursuant to Section 1201 et seq. of Title 20 of
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20 the Oklahoma Statutes.
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21 C. In addition to the amounts collected pursuant to subsections
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22 A and B of this section, the sum of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00)
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1 System Revolving Fund created pursuant to Section 1315 of Title 20
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2 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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3 D. In addition to the amounts collected pursuant to subsection
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4 A of this section, the sum of Ten Dollars ($10.00) shall be assessed
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5 and credited to the Oklahoma court-appointed special advocates
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6 (OCASA).
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7 E. In addition to the amounts collected pursuant to subsection
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8 A of this section, the sum of Two Dollars ($2.00) shall be assessed
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9 and credited as follows:
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10 1. One Dollar and fifty-five cents ($1.55) of such amount shall
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11 be credited to the Council on Judicial Complaints Revolving Fund;
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13 2. Forty-five cents ($0.45) of such amount shall be credited to
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14 the Supreme Court Revolving Fund and may be budgeted and expended by
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15 the Supreme Court for expenses lawfully incurred for providing
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16 qualified courtroom interpreter services in the district courts, for
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17 credentialing and training Oklahoma courtroom interpreters, and for
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18 any other expenditures determined by the Supreme Court to be
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19 necessary to provide language access in the district courts as
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20 required by state and federal law. Payments of expenses may be made
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21 after the claim or expense is approved by the Chief Justice of the
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22 Supreme Court or another justice designated by the Chief Justice.
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23 F. In addition to the amounts collected pursuant to paragraphs
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24 1, 3, 8, 9, 10 and 14 of subsection A of this section, each county
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1 may assess, upon approval by the board of county commissioners, a
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2 sum not to exceed Ten Dollars ($10.00) per case to be credited to
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3 the Sheriff's Service Fee Account in the county in which the action
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4 arose for the purpose of enhancing existing or providing additional
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5 courthouse security.
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6 G. Until November 1, 2027, in addition to the amounts collected
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7 pursuant to subsection A of this section, the sum of Ten Dollars
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8 ($10.00) shall be assessed and credited to the Court Clerk's Records
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9 Management and Preservation Fund created in Section 31.3 of this
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10 title.
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11 H. In any case in which a litigant claims to have a just cause
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12 of action and that, by reason of poverty, the litigant is unable to
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13 pay the fees and costs provided for in this section and is
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14 financially unable to employ counsel, upon the filing of an
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15 affidavit in forma pauperis executed before any officer authorized
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16 by law to administer oaths to that effect and upon satisfactory
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17 showing to the court that the litigant has no means and is,
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18 therefore, unable to pay the applicable fees and costs and to employ
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19 counsel, no fees or costs shall be required. The opposing party or
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20 parties may file with the court clerk of the court having
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21 jurisdiction of the cause an affidavit similarly executed
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22 contradicting the allegation of poverty. In all such cases, the
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1 final order is entered determining that the affiant is ineligible,
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2 the clerk shall permit the affiant to litigate without payment of
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3 fees or costs. Any litigant executing a false affidavit or counter
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4 affidavit pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be guilty
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5 of perjury.
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6 I. Payments to the court clerk for fees and costs assessed
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7 pursuant to this section may be made by a nationally recognized
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8 credit or debit card or other electronic payment method as provided
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9 in paragraph 1 of subsection B of Section 151 of this title.
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10 SECTION 4. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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