This bill proposes the assessment of additional court costs in Choctaw County for civil, criminal, and quasi-criminal proceedings in the circuit court, district court, and municipal court. Specifically, it mandates an additional court cost of fifty dollars ($50) for all civil cases filed in the circuit and district courts, with a reduced fee of twenty-five dollars ($25) for small claims court cases. Similarly, a fifty-dollar ($50) additional court cost will be applied to all criminal and quasi-criminal cases in the same courts. Notably, these additional costs will not apply to filings made by the district attorney or the judge of probate.

The collected court costs will be directed to a special fund known as the "Jail Fund," which will be used exclusively for the maintenance, repair, and operation of the county jail and jail complex, as well as for any debts incurred from the construction of these facilities. The bill stipulates that the court clerk will be responsible for collecting these costs, which will be deposited into the Jail Fund. The act is set to take effect on July 1, 2025, contingent upon the ratification of a local constitutional amendment that allows for the levying of these additional court costs in Choctaw County.