§ 29-9-114. Penalties.

A.  1.  In addition to any other penalties provided for in the Wildlife Bail Procedure Act or any other applicable law, when a person fails to comply with a wildlife citation or a sentence for a violation of wildlife laws or rules, the district court which has jurisdiction of the citation or which issued the sentence shall mail a notice to the person informing them that if they do not appear in the district court or pay all fines, court costs, assessments or fees, and any penalties imposed within thirty (30) days from the date of mailing, the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation shall be notified to begin procedures to forfeit or suspend any license, permit, stamp or other issue of the Department held by the person.

2.  Upon receipt of a report from a district court of a failure to comply with a wildlife citation or sentence as set forth in paragraph 1 of this subsection the Department shall suspend or forfeit the license, permit, stamp or other issue of the Department held by the person until satisfactory evidence of compliance with the wildlife citation or sentence of the district court is furnished to the Department by the district court. Upon receipt of notification of compliance from the district court, the Department shall terminate the suspension action, unless the suspension is otherwise required.

B.  Except as provided for in subsection C of this section, when the district court notifies the Department of Wildlife Conservation of a failure to comply with a wildlife citation or failure to comply with a sentence of the district, the court shall assess a reinstatement fee of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) for each charge or sentence on which the person failed to make satisfaction, regardless of the disposition of the charge for which the citation was originally issued.   The reinstatement fee shall be in addition to any fine, court costs and other assessments, fees or penalties. The district court shall remit all reinstatement fees to the Department in accordance with the provisions of state law. The Department shall deposit the entire amount of each reinstatement fee in the Wildlife General Fund.

C.  The district court shall waive the reinstatement fee provided for in subsection B of this section if the failure to comply with a wildlife citation was the result of the person enlisting in or being drafted into the armed services of the United States of America, being called into service as a member of a reserve component of the military service of the United States of America, volunteering for active duty or being called into service as a member of the Oklahoma National Guard or volunteering for active duty and being absent from Oklahoma because of military service.

D.  A person whose privileges have been suspended as provided for in this section and who hunts, traps or fishes in this state, who applies for or purchases any license or permit to hunt, trap, or fish in this state, or who refuses to surrender any current hunting, trapping or fishing licenses as required pursuant to this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00).

Added by Laws 2011, c. 178, § 4.