HB3642 HFLR Page 1 BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION STATE OF OKLAHOMA 2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022) COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 3642 By: Pae of the House and Coleman of the Senate COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE An Act relating to cities and towns; ame nding 11 O.S. 2021, Section 14-111, which relates to enforcement and penalties for violation of municipa l ordinances; modifying dollar amounts; amending 11 O.S. 2021, Section 27-126, which relates to court c osts and fees; modifying dollar amount; and provi ding an effective date. BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPL E OF THE STATE OF OKLA HOMA: SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 11 O.S. 2021, Section 14-111, is amended to read as follows : Section 14-111. A. The governing body of a municipality may provide for enforcement of its ordinances and establish fin es, penalties, or imprisonment, as au thorized by subsections B through D of this section, for any offense in violation of its ordinances, HB3642 HFLR Page 2 BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 which shall be recoverable to gether with costs of suit. The governing body may provide that any person fined for viol ation of a municipal ordinance who is financially able but refuses or neg lects to pay the fine or costs may be compelled to satisfy the amount owed by working on the streets, alleys, avenues, areas, an d public grounds of the municipality, subject to the di rection of the street commissioner or other proper officer, at a rate per day as the governing body may prescribe by ordinance, but not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) per day for useful labor, until the fine or costs are satisfied. B. 1. Except for mun icipal ordinances related to prostitu tion and as otherwise provided in th is section, cities having a municipal criminal court of record may enact ordinances prescribin g maximum fines of One Thousand Tw o Hundred Dollars ($1,200.00) and costs or imprisonment not exceeding six (6) months or both the fine and imprisonment, but shal l not have authority to enact any ordinance making unlawful an act or omission declared by sta te statute to be punishable as a felony. Cities having a municipal criminal court of record may enact ordinances prescribing maximum fines of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) and costs or imprisonment not exceeding six (6) months or both such fine and imp risonment for violations of municipal ordinances regulating the pretreatment of wastewate r and regulating stormwater discharge s. Cities having a municipal criminal court of record may enact ordinances prescribing maximum HB3642 HFLR Page 3 BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 fines of One Thousand Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($1,250.00) and costs or imprisonment not exceeding six (6) months or both such fine and imprisonment for alcoho l-related or drug-related traffic offenses. The court shall remit Fifty Dollars ($50.00) of each alcohol fine or deferral fee to a fund of the municipality that shall be used to defray costs for enforcement of laws rel ating to juvenile access to alcohol, other laws relating to alcohol and o ther intoxicating substances, and traffic -related offenses involving alcohol or other intoxica ting substances. The sum of Fifte en Dollars ($15.00) shall be assessed in every case for violations of municipal ordinances r elating to the offense of driving un der the influence of alcohol or other intoxicating substance and shall be remitted to the cred it of the Oklahoma Impaired Driver Database Revolving Fund created pursuant to Section 8 of this act. 2. For violations of mu nicipal ordinances relating to prostitution, including but not limited to engaging in prostitution or soliciting or procuring pros titution, a municipal criminal cou rt of record may enact ordinances prescribing an impris onment not to exceed six (6) months, and fines as follows: a fine not to exceed Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) upon the first conviction for violation of any such ordinances, a fine of not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) upon th e second conviction for violation of any of such ordinances, and a fine o f not more than Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($7,500.00) upon the third or HB3642 HFLR Page 4 BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 subsequent convictions for violation of any of such ordinances, or both such fine and imprisonment as well as a term of community service of not less than forty (40) nor more than eighty (80) hours. C. Municipalities having a municipal court not of record may enact ordinances prescribing maximum fine s pursuant to the provisions of this subsection. A mun icipal ordinance may not impose a penalty, including fine or deferral fee in lieu of a fine and costs, which is greater than that established by statute for the same offense. The maximum fine or defer ral fee in lieu of a fine for traffic-related offenses relating to speeding or parking shall not exceed Two Hundred Dollars ($20 0.00). The maximum fine or deferral fee in lieu of a fine for alcohol -related or drug-related offenses shall not exceed Eight Hundred Dollars ($800.00) . For all other offenses, the maximum fine or deferral fee in lieu of a fine shall not exceed Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00) One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00). The court shall remit Fifty Dollars ($50.00) of each alcohol fine or deferral fee to a fund of the municipality that shall be used to defray costs for enfor cement of laws relating to juvenile access to alcohol, other laws rel ating to alcohol and other intoxicating substances, and traffic-related offenses involving alcohol or other intoxicating substances. The ordina nces may prescribe costs pursuant to the pr ovisions of Section 27 -126 of this title or imprisonment not exceedin g sixty (60) days or both the fine and imprisonment; provided, that municipalities having only a HB3642 HFLR Page 5 BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 municipal court not of record shall not have au thority to enact any ordinance making unlaw ful any act or omission declared by state statute to be punishable as a felony; provided further, that municipalities having a municipal court not of record may enact ordinances prescribing maximum fines of One Th ousand Dollars ($1,000.00) and costs or imp risonment not exceeding ninety (90) days or both such fine and impris onment for violations of municipal ordinances regulating the pretreatment of wastewater and regulating stormwater discharges. If imprisonment i s available for the offense, then that pers on charged shall have a right to a jury trial. D. Municipalities hav ing both municipal criminal courts of record and municipal courts not of record may enact ordinances, within the authority of this section, for each court. E. No municipality may levy a fine or deferral fee in lieu of a fine of over Fifty Dollars ($50.00) until it has compiled and published its penal ordin ances as required in Sections 14-109 and 14-110 of this title. F. No municipality may levy a fine of more than Ten Dollars ($10.00) nor court costs of more than Fifteen Dollars ($15.00) for exceeding the posted speed limit by no more than ten (10) miles p er hour upon any portion of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, federal -aid primary highways, and the state highway system which are located on the outskirts of any HB3642 HFLR Page 6 BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 municipality as determined in Section 2 -117 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes. SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 11 O.S. 2021, Section 27-126, is amended to read as follows: Section 27-126. Except as provided in Section 14 -111 of this title and subject to other limitations or exceptions imposed by law, the municipal governing body shall determine by ordinance the court costs and fees that may be char ged and collected by the clerk of the court. Court costs shall not exceed the sum of Thirty Dollars ($30.00) Fifty Dollars ($50.00) plus the fees and mileage of j urors and witnesses. The clerk of the court is authorized to charge and collect the fees as determined by the municipal body. SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2022. COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL GOVER NMENT, dated 03/02/2022 - DO PASS, As Amended and Coauthored.