A. The duties of the court clerk may include processing of passports as permitted and prescribed by federal law and regulation if the court clerk files a written election with the Administrative Office of the Courts to process passports. Upon the filing of the election to process passports as an official duty and service, the court clerk shall execute all passport applications presented.
§ 35.1.Court Clerk May Process Passports - Election - Passport Fees
Chapter 2: General Provisions · Last amended November 1, 1998 · Last verified August 3, 2026
In one sentenceSection 35.1 lets a court clerk opt into processing passport applications under federal rules by filing a written election with the Administrative Office of the Courts, and directs any fees collected into the Court Clerk's Revolving Fund rather than the general court fund.
Full Text of § 35.1
B. Amounts collected pursuant to subsection A of this section shall be retained by the court clerk and deposited in the Court Clerk's Revolving Fund pursuant to the provisions of Section 220 of Title 19 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Amendment History
Added by Laws 1983, HB 1231, c. 127, § 1, eff. 11/1/1983; Amended by Laws 1997, SB 570, c. 400, § 2, emerg. eff. 7/1/1997; Amended by Laws 1998, SB 816, c. 310, §1, eff. 11/1/1998.
Plain-English Summary
Section 35.1 makes passport processing an optional add-on to a court clerk’s job. A clerk who wants to offer it has to file a written election with the Administrative Office of the Courts; nothing requires a clerk to sign up. Once the clerk files that election, though, processing passports becomes an official duty, and the clerk must execute every passport application presented, as federal law and regulation allow.
The fees clerks collect for that service don’t go into the general court fund. Section 35.1 directs the clerk to keep the money and deposit it in the Court Clerk’s Revolving Fund under 19 O.S. § 220.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do all Oklahoma court clerks process passport applications?
No. Section 35.1 makes it optional — a clerk has to file a written election with the Administrative Office of the Courts before taking on passport processing as an official duty.
What happens once a court clerk elects to process passports?
Section 35.1 requires the clerk to execute all passport applications presented, as permitted and prescribed by federal law and regulation.
Where do passport fees collected by an Oklahoma court clerk go?
Section 35.1 requires the clerk to retain and deposit those amounts in the Court Clerk's Revolving Fund under 19 O.S. § 220.
Is there a fee for a court clerk to process a passport application?
Section 35.1 doesn't set the fee amount itself; it addresses only what happens to the fees collected, directing them into the Court Clerk's Revolving Fund rather than the court's general fund.
Source & verification. Section text is reproduced verbatim from
Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes, enacted by the Oklahoma Legislature.
Last verified August 3, 2026.
· Official source
Also known as: oklahoma court clerk passport processingcourt clerk revolving fund passport feespassport application court clerk election19 O.S. 220 court clerk fund