Learn More About City Oklahoma Arrest

The Court Administration Department of the Oklahoma City Municipal Courts is responsible for handling all the court matters. In addition, it is also responsible for processing of the warrants, handle probation cases, and provide the arrest warrant and bench warrant service.

The Oklahoma City Municipal Court is a court of limited jurisdiction that deals with cases pertaining to the violation of the city ordinances such as traffic violations, parking violations, misdemeanor charges, violation of the environmental codes, and criminal violations. Apart from these matters, the city courts also look after the suspension program for the driver’s license and determining the contract for the public defender. Four Judges officiate the functioning of the city courts in the Oklahoma City.

For information on the court cases, you can call: 405 297 2361 or contact the Court Administration : 700 Couch Drive, Oklahoma City, OK 73107, Phone: 405 297 2673, Fax:  405 297 3641 . Email: becca.jessop@okc.gov, Website: http://www.okc.gov/courts/http://www.peoplepublicrecords.org/index.html.

Additional Contact Numbers:

Phone (Court Services): 405 297 3898
Phone (General Info & Case Inquiries):  405 297 2361
Phone (Warrants): 405 297 3946
Phone (Parking Enforcement): 405 297 2326
Phone (Court Clerk): 405 297 3898.

Information about Your Municipal Ticket

A municipal ticket is a legal document which is issued to an individual when he or she violates any of the municipal ordinances of the Oklahoma City code.  It requires individuals to take a prompt action, depending on the type of the ticket received by them.

There are a few things that you can do when you receive a criminal ticket or a traffic ticket from the Oklahoma City courts. If you choose to plead guilty or not to contest the ticket, you have the following options before you. These are:

You can pay for your ticket by phone, in person or through the mail. If you choose to pay by phone, you can do so by using your credit cards such as the MasterCard, Visa or Discover.  To make cash payment contact: 405 297 2361 between Monday and Friday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. except on holidays.

If you choose to pay in person, you need to go to the Municipal Court Building which is situated at 700 Couch Drive, Oklahoma City, OK 73107.  You can visit the court building on all days of the week, between 7a.m. and midnight.

If you want to pay your ticket by mail, you need to mention your ticket number on the back of your check or the money order. If you want to use a credit card, you need to provide your credit card information on the back of the ticket.  You cannot pay your ticket in cash by using this option. You need to enclose a copy of your ticket along with the ticket fee and mail the details to: Oklahoma City Municipal Court, P.O. Box 26487, Oklahoma City, OK 73126 0487.

The arraignment date is the due date by which you need to take action on your ticket. The information about the arraignment date is provided at the bottom of the ticket just above your signature. When you decide to not contest the ticket or decide to plead guilty, you need to appear at the City Court on or before the arraignment date that is mentioned on your ticket. You can visit the City Court in Oklahoma on any day between Monday and Friday, except on holidays. You will need to check in at the public counter window number 10, at least 30 minutes before the time that is listed on your ticket. This counter will direct you to the courtroom that you need to go to.

When you fail to appear by the due date listed on your ticket, the court will issue a bench warrant for your arrest. At such times the fine involved with your ticket will be increased to the maximum. In addition, you will be charged with a “failure to appear” case, which may involve paying additional fees as fine.

In case of a Juvenile Court case or a case involving the Jury Division Court, you need to appear in person as these courts do not allow settling the case by paying fines.

But if you decide to plead not guilty and choose to set up a trial date so that you can plead your case before a judge, you need to post a bond before the due date that is mentioned on your ticket or you can also post a bond on the arraignment date. The cost involved in posting a bond will be the amount of the fine that is due plus an additional fee of $35 which is charged as a posting fee. You need to keep the receipt of posting the bond safely with you as it will be required again during your trial.

At the trial you will be given a chance to show evidence that can help you to defend your case.

For information on the driver’s license, its status and renewal, you can contact the Department of Public Safety at: 405 425 2820.

For information on other municipal tickets you can call at: 405 297-2361 between 8a.m. and 5 p.m.

Municipal Ticket and Warrants Search

The office of the Clerk of the Courts provides search pages to help the public to access the Oklahoma City Municipal Court records. The results page has current information on the municipal tickets and warrants but it may not always show payments, updates, changes or other court rulings that have not been posted to the system. Usually new cases take 3 to 5 days to appear on the search system database after they have been issued. The records of the payments made for the cases take at least 24 hours to appear on the search database.

To make any changes to the search system data you can contact the office of the Clerk’s Court of Oklahoma City: 405 297 3898.   You can pay for a parking ticket by using your credit card by calling the Parking Enforcement Division of the City Courts: 405 297 2787.

The search system allows individuals to look up cases that deal with the violation of the municipal codes, search for the warrants and the traffic violations tickets by entering the case number or providing the name of the individual whose records are being searched for or by mentioning the driver’s license of that individual.

If you choose to conduct a case search by using the case number, you must remember to remove the dashes while you enter the correct number assigned to your case.

If you use the name search method then the details that you need to fill out are your first name, last name and your date of birth.

If you want to look up a case matter by using the driver’s license then you need to fill out details such as your driver’s license number and the state which had granted your license.

To know about learn about the various types of fines that are sanctioned by the Oklahoma City Municipal Court and their costs, please visit: http://www.okc.gov/courts/http://www.peoplepublicrecords.org/costs.html.