Case Name: Patricia PRESLEY, Oklahoma County District Court Clerk ex rel. COURT FUND GOVERNING BOARD OF OKLAHOMA COUNTY, Petitioner, v. The OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, a State Agency, Respondent
Court: Oklahoma Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Oklahoma
Decision Date: 1998-02-17
Citations: 959 P.2d 576
Docket Number: No. 90608
Parties: Patricia PRESLEY, Oklahoma County District Court Clerk ex rel. COURT FUND GOVERNING BOARD OF OKLAHOMA COUNTY, Petitioner, v. The OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, a State Agency, Respondent.
Judges: HODGES, LAVENDER, SIMMS, HARGRAVE, OPALA, and ALMA WILSON, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Pacific Reporter 2d
Volume: 959
Pages: 576–576

Head Matter:
Patricia PRESLEY, Oklahoma County District Court Clerk ex rel. COURT FUND GOVERNING BOARD OF OKLAHOMA COUNTY, Petitioner, v. The OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, a State Agency, Respondent.
No. 90608.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma.
Feb. 17, 1998.

Opinion:
ORDER
KAUGER, Chief Justice.
Application to assume original jurisdiction is denied. The court notes that:
(1) This is not a claim against the court fund but rather one to be brought by the court clerk who is the official charged with the duty of collecting accrued and unpaid costs. 20 O.S.Supp.1993 § 1301; 28 O.S.Supp.1997 § 31.
(2) The court clerk's claim should be prosecuted in each case for the affected district court rather than on behalf of the court fund in the county; and
(3) Costs must be enforced in the action in which they are taxed and not by a subsequent suit. Moses v. Hoebel, 1982 OK 26, 646 P.2d 601, 604; Kerr v. United Collection Service, Old., 267 P.2d 611, 612 (1954).
HODGES, LAVENDER, SIMMS, HARGRAVE, OPALA, and ALMA WILSON, JJ., concur.
WATTS, J., concurs in part, dissents in part.
SUMMERS, V.C. J., not participating.