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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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3 SENATE BILL 600 By: Gollihare
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to court fees; amending 28 O.S. 2021,
7 Section 152, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 237,
8 O.S.L. 2022 (28 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 152), which
8 relates to flat fee schedule; increasing certain
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12 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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13 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 28 O.S. 2021, Section 152, as
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14 amended by Section 1, Chapter 237, O.S.L. 2022 (28 O.S. Supp. 2024,
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15 Section 152), is amended to read as follows:
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16 Section 152. A. In any civil case filed in a district court,
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17 the court clerk shall collect, at the time of filing, the following
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18 flat fees, none of which shall ever be refundable, and which shall
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19 be the only charge for court costs, except as is otherwise
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20 specifically provided for by law:
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21 1. Actions for divorce, alimony without divorce,
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22 separate maintenance, custody or support......................$183.00
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23 2. Any ancillary proceeding to modify or vacate
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24 a divorce decree providing for custody or support..............$43.00
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1 3. Probate and guardianship..............................$135.00
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2 4. Annual guardianship report.............................$33.00
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3 5. Any proceeding for sale or lease of real or
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4 personal property or mineral interest in probate or
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5 guardianship...................................................$43.00
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6 6. Any proceeding to revoke the probate of a
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7 will...........................................................$43.00
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8 7. Judicial determination of death........................$58.00
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9 8. Adoption..............................................$105.00
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10 9. Civil actions for an amount of Ten Thousand
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11 Dollars ($10,000.00) or less and condemnation.................$150.00
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12 10. Civil actions for an amount of Ten Thousand
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13 One Dollars ($10,001.00) or more .............................$163.00
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14 11. Garnishment...........................................$23.00
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15 12. Continuing wage garnishment...........................$63.00
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16 13. Any other proceeding after judgment...................$33.00
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17 14. All others, including but not limited to
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18 actions for forcible entry and detainer, judgments
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19 from all other courts, including the Workers'
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20 Compensation Court.............................................$85.00
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21 15. Notice of renewal of judgment.........................$23.00
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22 B. In addition to the amounts collected pursuant to paragraphs
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23 1, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 14 of subsection A of this section, the sum of
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1 Six Dollars ($6.00) shall be assessed and credited to the Law
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2 Library Fund.
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3 C. In addition to the amounts collected pursuant to subsections
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4 A and B of this section, the sum of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00)
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5 shall be assessed and credited to the Oklahoma Court Information
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6 System Revolving Fund created pursuant to Section 1315 of Title 20
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7 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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8 D. In addition to the amounts collected pursuant to subsection
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9 A of this section, the sum of Five Dollars ($5.00) Ten Dollars
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10 ($10.00) shall be assessed and credited to the Oklahoma court-
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11 appointed special advocates (OCASA).
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12 E. In addition to the amounts collected pursuant to subsection
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13 A of this section, the sum of Two Dollars ($2.00) shall be assessed
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14 and credited as follows:
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15 1. One Dollar and fifty-five cents ($1.55) of such amount shall
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16 be credited to the Council on Judicial Complaints Revolving Fund;
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17 and
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18 2. Forty-five cents ($0.45) of such amount shall be credited to
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19 the Supreme Court Revolving Fund and may be budgeted and expended by
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20 the Supreme Court for expenses lawfully incurred for providing
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21 qualified courtroom interpreter services in the district courts, for
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22 credentialing and training Oklahoma courtroom interpreters, and for
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23 any other expenditures determined by the Supreme Court to be
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24 necessary to provide language access in the district courts as
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1 required by state and federal law. Payments of expenses may be made
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2 after the claim or expense is approved by the Chief Justice of the
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3 Supreme Court or another justice designated by the Chief Justice.
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4 F. In addition to the amounts collected pursuant to paragraphs
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5 1, 3, 8, 9, 10 and 14 of subsection A of this section, each county
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6 may assess, upon approval by the board of county commissioners, a
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7 sum not to exceed Ten Dollars ($10.00) per case to be credited to
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8 the Sheriff's Service Fee Account in the county in which the action
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9 arose for the purpose of enhancing existing or providing additional
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10 courthouse security.
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11 G. Until November 1, 2027, in addition to the amounts collected
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12 pursuant to subsection A of this section, the sum of Ten Dollars
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13 ($10.00) shall be assessed and credited to the Court Clerk's Records
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14 Management and Preservation Fund created in Section 31.3 of this
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15 title.
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16 H. In any case in which a litigant claims to have a just cause
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17 of action and that, by reason of poverty, the litigant is unable to
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18 pay the fees and costs provided for in this section and is
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19 financially unable to employ counsel, upon the filing of an
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20 affidavit in forma pauperis executed before any officer authorized
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21 by law to administer oaths to that effect and upon satisfactory
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22 showing to the court that the litigant has no means and is,
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23 therefore, unable to pay the applicable fees and costs and to employ
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24 counsel, no fees or costs shall be required. The opposing party or
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1 parties may file with the court clerk of the court having
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2 jurisdiction of the cause an affidavit similarly executed
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3 contradicting the allegation of poverty. In all such cases, the
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4 court shall promptly set for hearing the determination of
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5 eligibility to litigate without payment of fees or costs. Until a
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6 final order is entered determining that the affiant is ineligible,
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7 the clerk shall permit the affiant to litigate without payment of
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8 fees or costs. Any litigant executing a false affidavit or counter
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9 affidavit pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be guilty
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10 of perjury.
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11 I. Payments to the court clerk for fees and costs assessed
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12 pursuant to this section may be made by a nationally recognized
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13 credit or debit card or other electronic payment method as provided
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14 in paragraph 1 of subsection B of Section 151 of this title.
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15 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
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