Oklahoma City Court Information

Oklahoma Municipal Court is one of the two primary courts for trial in Oklahoma. It handles the cases that deal with traffic rule violations and criminal offenses of municipal ordinances. There are two types of municipal courts: of-record and not-of-record. The of-record municipal court of Oklahoma City hears cases related to traffic and parking, environmental and criminal offenses or some misdemeanor cases. Not-of-record court hears cases related to municipal ordinances violation only. This particular division of Oklahoma City Court is of limited jurisdiction and is locally funded.

Court Administration

Oklahoma City municipal court administration takes care of all the activities that are related to issuing warrants, probation of a convict, service of arrest warrants, etc. There are four judges in this court. The authority of suspending the license of a driver also rests with this court and its judges. The current director of the court is Stacey Davis. To know about the services provided by the Oklahoma Municipal Court you can go to http://www.okc.gov/courts/http://www.peoplepublicrecords.org/index.html.

If you have a received ticket and you have questions about it, you can visit the court. The address of the courthouse is:
Oklahoma Municipal Court
700 Couch Drive
Oklahoma City, OK 73107
http://www.okc.gov/CourtsAdministration/TicketLookup/Forms/Disclaimer.aspx

However, if you are looking for the information online, you should know certain facts about the system. First of all, the new case issued takes three to four working days to be updated on the database. Similarly, if you want to confirm a payment of fines or other court fees, it will take a minimum of twenty-four hours to be posted in system. You can also call up the Court Clerk at (405) 297-3898 for any of your unanswered questions.

Making Payments on Fines and Fees

For making payments of parking fines by using a credit card, call the Parking Enforcement Division at (405) 297-2787. To pay your ticket by mail, send the check, money order or credit card information along with the ticket number and a copy of the ticket to:
Oklahoma City Municipal Court
P.O. Box 26487
Oklahoma City, OK 73126-0487

Don’t send cash by mail. If you want to pay online, use the link http://www.okc.gov/CourtsAdministration/TicketLookup/Forms/CaseNumberSearch.aspx.

If you have received a fine for speeding in school zone, travelling with opened containers of alcohol, driving or travelling without seat belt, for changing lane improperly, or criminal offenses like trespassing, not vaccinating pet animals, you are asked to pay a fine at Oklahoma municipal court. The amount differs according to the seriousness of the offense. For the list of these fines, go to http://www.okc.gov/courts/http://www.peoplepublicrecords.org/costs.html. For an elaborated list of the fines incurred on different charges, go to http://www.okc.gov/courts/ChargeCodesFeb2009.pdf.

The judges of the court have set some norms to ensure smooth functioning of the proceedings. This includes a general outlook of the jurisdiction and functioning of Oklahoma City Court. You can access these rules at http://www.okc.gov/courts/rules.pdf.