SB 600 — Court fees; increasing certain assessment. Effective date.

ENGROSSEDAn Act ENROLLED SENATE BILL NO.

Gollihare and Boren of the Senate and Moore of the House 6 An Act relating to court fees;

BESUBJECT: IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:

Court fees BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:

Any ancillary proceeding to modify or vacate a divorce decree providing for custody or support..............$43.00 ENGR.3.

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In addition to the amounts collected pursuant to paragraphs 1, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 14 of subsection A of this section, the sum of ENGR.Six Dollars ($6.00) shall be assessed and credited to the Law Library Fund.

C.

In addition to the amounts collected pursuant to subsections A and B of this section, the sum of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) shall be assessed and credited to the Oklahoma Court Information System Revolving Fund created pursuant to Section 1315 of Title 20 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

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600 Page 2 SixD. Dollars ($6.00) shall be assessed and credited to the Law Library Fund.

C.

In addition to the amounts collected pursuant to subsections A and B of this section, the sum of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) shall be assessed and credited to the Oklahoma Court Information System Revolving Fund created pursuant to Section 1315 of Title 20 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

D.

Forty-five cents ($0.45) of such amount shall be credited to the Supreme Court Revolving Fund and may be budgeted and expended by the Supreme Court for expenses lawfully incurred for providing qualified courtroom interpreter services in the district courts, for credentialing and training Oklahoma courtroom interpreters, and for any other expenditures determined by the Supreme Court to be necessary to provide language access in the district courts as ENGR.required by state and federal law.

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In any case in which a litigant claims to have a just cause of action and that, by reason of poverty, the litigant is unable to pay the fees and costs provided for in this section and is financially unable to employ counsel, upon the filing of an affidavitENR. in forma pauperis executed before any officer authorized by law to administer oaths to that effect and upon satisfactory showing to the court that the litigant has no means and is, therefore, unable to pay the applicable fees and costs and to employ counsel, no fees or costs shall be required.

The opposing party or ENGR.

600 Page 43 partiesaffidavit mayin fileforma withpauperis theexecuted courtbefore clerkany ofofficer authorized by law to administer oaths to that effect and upon satisfactory showing to the court havingthat jurisdictionthe oflitigant thehas causeno anmeans affidavitand similarlyis, executedtherefore, contradictingunable to pay the allegationapplicable offees poverty.and costs and to employ counsel, no fees or costs shall be required.

The opposing party or parties may file with the court clerk of the court having jurisdiction of the cause an affidavit similarly executed contradicting the allegation of poverty.

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600 Page 54 Passed the Senate the 17th day of March, 2025.

3 Presiding Officer of the Senate 5 Passed the House of Representatives the ____29th day of __________,April, 2025.

8 Presiding Officer of the House of Representatives ENGR.OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________ day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.

By:

_________________________________ Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _________ day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.

_________________________________ Governor of the State of Oklahoma OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________ day of __________________, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.

By:

_________________________________ ENR.

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