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An act relating to municipalities, the official text

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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 1775              By: Pederson
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6                               AS INTRODUCED

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7   An Act relating to municipalities; amending 11 O.S.

7   2021, Section 14-111, which relates to the

8   enforcement and penalties for violation of municipal

8   ordinances; clarifying that penalties for certain

9   municipal ordinances may be equal to penalties in

9   state statute; updating statutory references;

10  updating statutory language; and declaring an

10  emergency.

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13 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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14  SECTION 1.      AMENDATORY  11 O.S. 2021, Section 14-111, is

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15 amended to read as follows:
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16  Section 14-111. A. The governing body of a municipality may

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17 provide for enforcement of its ordinances and establish fines,
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18 penalties, or imprisonment, as authorized by subsections B through D
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19 of this section, for any offense in violation of its ordinances,
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20 which shall be recoverable together with costs of suit. The
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21 governing body may provide that any person fined for violation of a
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22 municipal ordinance who is financially able but refuses or neglects
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23 to pay the fine or costs may be compelled to satisfy the amount owed
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24 by working on the streets, alleys, avenues, areas, and public
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1 grounds of the municipality, subject to the direction of the street
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2 commissioner or other proper officer, at a rate per day as the
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3 governing body may prescribe by ordinance, but not less than Fifty
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4 Dollars ($50.00) per day for useful labor, until the fine or costs
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5 are satisfied.
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6   B. 1. Except for municipal ordinances related to prostitution

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7 and as otherwise provided in this section subsection, cities having
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8 a municipal criminal court of record may enact ordinances
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9 prescribing maximum fines of One Thousand Two Hundred Dollars
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10 ($1,200.00) and costs or imprisonment not exceeding six (6) months
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11 or both the such fine and imprisonment, but shall not have authority
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12 to enact any ordinance making unlawful an act or omission declared
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13 by state statute to be punishable as a felony.
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14  2. Cities having a municipal criminal court of record may enact

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15 ordinances prescribing maximum fines of One Thousand Dollars
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16 ($1,000.00) and costs or imprisonment not exceeding six (6) months
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17 or both such fine and imprisonment for violations of municipal
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18 ordinances regulating the pretreatment of wastewater and regulating
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19 stormwater discharges.
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20  3. Cities having a municipal criminal court of record may enact

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21 ordinances prescribing maximum fines of One Thousand Two Hundred
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22 Fifty Dollars ($1,250.00) and costs or imprisonment not exceeding
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23 six (6) months or both such fine and imprisonment for alcohol-
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24 related or drug-related traffic offenses. The court shall remit
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1 Fifty Dollars ($50.00) of each alcohol fine or deferral fee to a
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2 fund of the municipality that shall be used to defray costs for
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3 enforcement of laws relating to juvenile access to alcohol, other
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4 laws relating to alcohol and other intoxicating substances, and
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5 traffic-related offenses involving alcohol or other intoxicating
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6 substances. The sum of Fifteen Dollars ($15.00) shall be assessed
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7 in every case for violations of municipal ordinances relating to the
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8 offense of driving under the influence of alcohol or other
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9 intoxicating substance and shall be remitted to the credit of the
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10 Oklahoma Impaired Driver Database Revolving Fund created pursuant to
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11 Section 8 11-902d of this act Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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12  2. 4. For violations of municipal ordinances relating to

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13 prostitution, including, but not limited to, engaging in
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14 prostitution or soliciting or procuring prostitution, a municipal
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15 criminal court of record may enact ordinances prescribing an
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16 imprisonment not to exceed six (6) months, and fines as follows:
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17  a. a fine not to exceed Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars

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18                 ($2,500.00) upon the first conviction for violation of

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19                 any such ordinances,

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20  b. a fine of not more than to exceed Five Thousand

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21                 Dollars ($5,000.00) upon the second conviction for

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22                 violation of any of such ordinances, and

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23  c. a fine of not more than to exceed Seven Thousand Five

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24                 Hundred Dollars ($7,500.00) upon the third or

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1                  subsequent convictions for violation of any of such

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2                  ordinances, or both such fine and imprisonment as well

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3                  as a term of community service of not less than forty

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4                  (40) nor more than eighty (80) hours.

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5   C. 1. Municipalities having a municipal court not of record

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6 may enact ordinances prescribing maximum fines pursuant to the
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7 provisions of this subsection. A municipal ordinance may not impose
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8 a penalty, including fine or deferral fee in lieu of a fine and
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9 costs, which that is greater than that established by statute for
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10 the same offense.
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11  2. The maximum fine or deferral fee in lieu of a fine for any

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12 traffic-related offenses relating to speeding or parking, provided
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13 that the penalty for such offense is not established by statute,
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14 shall not exceed Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00). For any traffic-
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15 related offenses relating to speeding or parking with a penalty
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16 established by statute, including fine or deferral fee in lieu of a
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17 fine and costs, a municipal ordinance may impose a penalty that is
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18 less than or equal to the penalty established by statute for the
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19 same offense.
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20  3. The maximum fine or deferral fee in lieu of a fine for

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21 alcohol-related or drug-related offenses, provided that the penalty
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22 for such offense is not established by statute, shall not exceed
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23 Eight Hundred Dollars ($800.00). For all other offenses, the
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24 maximum fine or deferral fee in lieu of a fine shall not exceed
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1 Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00) any alcohol-related or drug-
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2 related offenses with a penalty established by statute, including
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3 fine or deferral fee in lieu of a fine and costs, a municipal
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4 ordinance may impose a penalty that is less than or equal to the
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5 penalty established by statute for the same offense. The court
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6 shall remit Fifty Dollars ($50.00) of each alcohol fine or deferral
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7 fee to a fund of the municipality that shall be used to defray costs
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8 for enforcement of laws relating to juvenile access to alcohol,
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9 other laws relating to alcohol and other intoxicating substances,
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10 and traffic-related offenses involving alcohol or other intoxicating
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11 substances.
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12  4. For all other offenses, provided that the penalty for such

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13 offenses are not established by statute, the maximum fine or
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14 deferral fee in lieu of a fine shall not exceed Seven Hundred Fifty
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15 Dollars ($750.00).
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16  5. The ordinances may prescribe costs pursuant to the

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17 provisions of Section 27-126 of this title or imprisonment not
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18 exceeding sixty (60) days or both the such fine and imprisonment;
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19 provided, that municipalities. Municipalities having only a
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20 municipal court not of record shall not have authority to enact any
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21 ordinance making unlawful any act or omission declared by state
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22 statute to be punishable as a felony; provided further, that
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23 municipalities.
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1   6. Municipalities having a municipal court not of record may

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2 enact ordinances prescribing maximum fines of One Thousand Dollars
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3 ($1,000.00) and costs or imprisonment not exceeding ninety (90) days
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4 or both such fine and imprisonment for violations of municipal
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5 ordinances regulating the pretreatment of wastewater and regulating
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6 stormwater discharges. If imprisonment is available for the
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7 offense, then that person charged shall have a right to a jury
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8 trial.
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9   D. Municipalities having both municipal criminal courts of

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10 record and municipal courts not of record may enact ordinances,
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11 within the authority of this section, for each court.
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12  E. No municipality may levy a fine or deferral fee in lieu of a

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13 fine of over Fifty Dollars ($50.00) until it has compiled and
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14 published its penal ordinances as required in Sections 14-109 and
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15 14-110 of this title.
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16  F. No municipality may levy a fine of more than Ten Dollars

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17 ($10.00) nor court costs of more than Fifteen Dollars ($15.00) for
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18 exceeding the posted speed limit by no more than ten (10) miles per
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19 hour upon any portion of the National System of Interstate and
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20 Defense Highways, federal-aid primary highways, and or the state
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21 highway system which are is located on the outskirts of any
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22 municipality as determined in Section 2-117 of Title 47 of the
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23 Oklahoma Statutes.
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1   SECTION 2. It being immediately necessary for the preservation

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2 of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
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3 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
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4 be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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