HB 1482 Summary

• Amends Oklahoma Statutes Title 28, Section 152 to establish and modify flat-fee schedules for civil cases filed in district courts, with fees ranging from $23.00 to $163.00 depending on case type.

• Reduces the Council on Judicial Complaints Revolving Fund assessment from $2.00 to $1.35 per case filing.

• Maintains existing assessments for Law Library Fund ($6.00), Oklahoma Court Information System Revolving Fund ($25.00), Oklahoma court-appointed special advocates ($5.00), and State Judicial Revolving Fund ($0.65).

• Preserves in forma pauperis provisions allowing litigants to proceed without payment of fees upon demonstration of financial inability to pay and employment of counsel.

• Allows payments to be made by credit card, debit card, or electronic payment methods; becomes effective July 1, 2015 with emergency declaration for immediate implementation.