Section 2-503.2 - Assessment for violation of acts - Drug Abuse Education and Treatment Revolving FundA.1. Every person convicted of a violation of the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act or the Trafficking In Illegal Drugs Act shall be assessed for each offense a sum of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00).2. The assessment shall be mandatory and in addition to and not in lieu of any fines, restitution costs, other assessments, or forfeitures authorized or required by law for the offense. The assessment required by this section shall not be subject to any order of suspension. The court shall order either a lump sum payment or establish a payment schedule.3. Failure of the offender to comply with the payment schedule shall be considered contempt of court.4. For purposes of collection, the assessment order shall not expire until paid in full, nor shall the assessment order be limited by the term of imprisonment prescribed by law for the offense, nor by any term of imprisonment imposed against the offender, whether suspended or actually served.B. The assessment provided for in subsection A of this section shall be collected by the court clerk as provided for collection of fines and costs. When assessment payments are collected by the court clerk pursuant to court order, the funds shall be forwarded to the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services for deposit into its Drug Abuse Education and Treatment Revolving Fund created by this section.C.1. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services to be designated the "Drug Abuse Education and Treatment Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of assessments collected pursuant to this section, court-ordered assessments collected pursuant to Section 11-902 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes and Section 2-401 of this title, the Oklahoma Drug Court Act, Section 2-2-509 of Title 10A of the Oklahoma Statutes, grants, gifts and other money accruing to the benefit of the fund and the Oklahoma Drug Court Act.2. All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services for treatment and drug testing of indigent substance abusing offenders pursuant to the Oklahoma Drug Court Act, Section 2-2-205 of Title 10A of the Oklahoma Statutes, and Sections 2-2-506 through 2-2-509 of Title 10A of the Oklahoma Statutes, for substance abuse prevention, drug courts, and continuing education.3. Expenditures from said fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment.4. Monies expended from this fund shall not supplant other local, state, or federal funds.Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 2-503.2
Laws 1990, SB 633, c. 232, § 9, emerg. eff. 5/18/1990; Amended by Laws 1997, SB 645, c. 359, § 14, emerg. eff. 7/1/1997; Amended by Laws 1998 , SB 1361, c. 53, §2, emerg. eff. 7/1/1998; Amended by Laws 2001 , SB 632, c. 258, §10, emerg. eff. 7/1/2001; Amended by Laws 2003 , HB 1580, c. 224, §20, emerg. eff. 7/1/2003; Amended by Laws 2003 , SB 46, c. 437, §3, emerg. eff. 7/1/2003; Amended by Laws 2005 , HB 1405, c. 226, §8, eff. 11/1/2005; Amended by Laws 2009 , HB 2029, c. 234, §153, emerg. eff. 5/21/2009; Amended by Laws 2012 , HB 3079, c. 304, §500.