STATE OF OKLAHOMA

2nd Session of the 53rd Legislature (2012)

HOUSE BILL 3116	By:	Hickman

AS INTRODUCED

An Act relating to counties and county officers; amending 19 O.S. 2011, Section 220, which relates to the Court Clerk’s Revolving Fund; transferring duties from State Auditor and Inspector to Administrative Director of the Courts; and providing an effective date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1.     AMENDATORY     19 O.S. 2011, Section 220, is amended to read as follows:
Section 220.  A.  Beginning July 1, 1991, there is hereby created with the county treasurer of each county within this state a depository revolving fund to be designated the "Court Clerk's Revolving Fund".  The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies received as grants from the federal government and any other monies designated by law for deposit into the fund.  All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and shall be expended by the court clerk for the lawful operation of the court clerk’s office.  Claims against the fund shall include only expenses incurred for the operation of the court clerk’s office in each county, and payment may be made after the claim is approved by the court clerk and either the district or the associate district judge of that county.  The monies shall be reported quarterly to the Administrator of the Courts.  The necessary forms and procedures shall be developed and implemented by the State Auditor and Inspector Administrative Director of the Courts.
B.  There shall be no monies, other than federal funds, deposited into the fund created herein, unless expressly authorized by the Legislature.
C.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the court clerk shall assess an administrative fee of ten percent (10%) on all fees collected by the court clerk for agencies other than the court and not deposited into the court fund.  The administrative fee shall not attach to the sheriff’s service fees provided for in Sections 153 and 153.2 of Title 28 of the Oklahoma Statutes, monies deposited into the Law Library Fund, witness fees paid by the district attorney pursuant to the provisions of Section 82 of Title 28 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and dispute resolution fees provided for in Section 1809 of Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes.  The administrative fees shall be deposited in the Court Clerk’s Revolving Fund.

SECTION 2.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2012.

53-2-8979	EK	01/11/12