Criminal court costs and fees; requiring waiver of certain costs and fees upon completion of certain requirements. Effective date.

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ENGROSSED SENATE
BILL NO. 1450 By: Daniels of the Senate

and

Hill of the House

An Act relating to criminal court costs and fees;
amending 22 O.S. 2021, Sections 983a and 983b, as
amended by Section 2, Chapter 29, O.S.L. 2022 (22
O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 983b), which relate to
waiver and ability to pay; modifying applicability of
certain provisions; requiring waiver of certain costs
and fees upon completion of certain requirements;
specifying time period for timely payment; requiring
substantial compliance of certain requirements;
requiring certain waiver; updating statutory
language; updating statutory reference; and providing
an effective date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 22 O.S. 2021, Section 983a, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 983a. A. On or after November 1, 2016 the effective
date of this act, the court shall have the authority to waive all
outstanding fines, court costs, and fees in a criminal case for any
person who:
1. Served a period of imprisonment in the custody of the
Department of Corrections after conviction for a crime;
2. Has been released from the custody of the Department of
Corrections;

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3. Has complied with all probation or supervision requirements
since being released from the custody of the Department of
Corrections; and
4. Has made installment payments on outstanding fines, court
costs, fees, and restitution ordered by the court on a timely basis
every month for the previous twenty-four (24) months following
release from the custody of the Department of Corrections, including
any payments made prior to the effective date of this act.
B. On or after the effective date of this act, upon request by
or on behalf of a party, the court shall waive all outstanding
fines, court costs, and fees in a criminal case for any person who
has made installment payments on outstanding fines, court costs,
fees, and restitution ordered by the court on a timely basis for
forty-eight (48) months in the previous sixty-month period,
including any payments made prior to the effective date of this act.
To be eligible for a waiver pursuant to this subsection, the person
shall have complied with all probation or supervision requirements
as ordered by the court.
C. 1. A payment shall be considered to be timely under this
section if the payment was made within thirty (30) days of the date
the payment originally became due.
2. The court shall grant a waiver under subsection A or B of
this section if the court finds that the person has substantially
complied with the requirements of such subsections.

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3. For the purposes of this section, a person shall be deemed
to have complied with all probation or supervision requirements if
the court has not revoked a suspended sentence or accelerated a
deferred sentence for the person.
D. The provisions of this section shall not apply to amounts
owed by the person for restitution to a victim pursuant to a court
order or child support obligations pursuant to a court order.
E. Waiver under this section shall only be effective upon the
entry of a court order.
SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 22 O.S. 2021, Section 983b, as
amended by Section 2, Chapter 29, O.S.L. 2022 (22 O.S. Supp. 2025,
Section 983b), is amended to read as follows:
Section 983b. A. Any person released on parole or released
without parole from a term of imprisonment with the Department of
Corrections shall be required to report at a time not less than one
hundred eighty (180) days after his or her release from the
Department of Corrections to:
1. The district court of the county from which the judgment and
sentence resulting in incarceration arose; and
2. All other district courts or municipal courts where the
person owes fines, fees, costs, and assessments,
for the purpose of scheduling a hearing to determine the ability of
the person to pay fines, fees, costs, or assessments owed by the
person in every felony or misdemeanor criminal case filed in a

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district court or criminal case filed in a municipal court of this
state. Such hearing shall be held in accordance with the provisions
of Section VIII of the Rules of the Court of Criminal Appeals, 22
O.S. 2011 2021, Ch. 18, App. A court may for good cause shown or in
its discretion continue such hearing for up to one hundred eighty
(180) days.
B. In determining the ability of the person to satisfy fines,
fees, costs, or assessments owed to a district or municipal court,
the court shall inquire of the person at the time of the hearing
which counties and municipalities the person owes fines, fees,
costs, or assessments in every felony or misdemeanor criminal case
filed against the person and shall consider all court-ordered debt,
including restitution and child support, in determining the ability
of the person to pay. In calculating and determining the ability of
a person to pay his or her fines, fees, costs, or assessments under
the provisions of this subsection, any monies received from a
federal or state government need-based assistance program shall not
be counted as personal income to pay for the legal and financial
obligations owed to the court. The court may reduce a person’s
fines, fees, costs, or assessments if it is determined by the court
that the person does not have the ability to pay the fines, fees,
costs, or assessments. However, if the court determines that a
reduction in the fines, fees, costs, or assessments is warranted,
the court shall equally apply the same percentage reduction to the

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fines, fees, costs, or assessments owed by the person. The person
shall not be required to pay any outstanding fines, fees, costs, or
assessments prior to the expiration of the one-hundred-eighty-day
period; provided, however, the person shall not be precluded from
voluntarily making payment toward the satisfaction of any fines,
fees, costs, or assessments due and owing to a district or municipal
court of this state.
C. On or after the effective date of this act, upon request by
or on behalf of a party, the court shall waive all outstanding
district or municipal court fines, costs, fees, and assessments in a
criminal case for any person who meets the requirements of Section
983a of this title. Waiver under this subsection shall only be
effective upon the entry of a court order.
D. The Court of Criminal Appeals shall promulgate rules
governing the provisions of this section including, but not limited
to:
1. Reporting, hearing, and payment requirements as provided for
in subsections A and B of this section;
2. Consolidating district and municipal court fines, fees,
costs, or assessments owed by a person into one order for payment;
and
3. Accepting and distributing payments received for fines,
fees, costs, or assessments to various district and municipal courts
when consolidated by the court into one order for payment.

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SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
Passed the Senate the 17th day of March, 2026.

Presiding Officer of the Senate

Passed the House of Representatives the ____ day of __________,
2026.

Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives