When a person must be taken before a magistrate.
Tulsa Revised Ordinances tit. 37, § 311
in effectSection 311. - When a person must be taken before a magistrate.
If the arrested person is not eligible for release upon personal recognizance as provided for in Section 310 herein, or if the arrested person is eligible but refuses to sign a written promise to appear, the officer shall deliver the person to an appropriate magistrate for arraignment and the magistrate shall proceed as otherwise provided for by law. If no magistrate is available, the defendant shall be placed in the custody of the appropriate municipal or county jailor or custodian, to be held until a magistrate is available or bail is posted as provided for by law or ordinance.
(Ord. No. 17040)
Source: City of Tulsa, Revised Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ok/tulsa/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_TIT37TURETRCO_CH3PAPR_S311WHPEMUBETABEMAFetched: 10/28/2026