Oklahoma City Municipal Code ch. 33, art. V — TICKETS | Oklahoma City Municipal Code (Supp. No. 5, Update 1: codified through Ordinance No. 28070, adopted April 21, 2026) — City of Oklahoma City

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 33-81 Generally.

§ 33-81. - Generally. (a) The Department of Court Administration shall approve, purchase and provide tickets for use in the prosecution of municipal offenses. The Department, through its administrator, shall furnish such tickets and shall maintain a record of all such tickets and shall require and retain a receipt for every ticket issued to a using agency or officer. (b) Every officer receiving municipal tickets from any clerk of the Department of Court Administration shall report to the Department the disposition of all such tickets so received and shall be responsible to such department for their proper use and disposition. (Code 1970, § 2-42; Code 1980, § 33-81; Ord. No. 16612, § 2, 3-30-82)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 33-82 Disposition and records.

§ 33-82. - Disposition and records. (a) The Chief of Police, or other responsible officer, shall cause the original copy of every ticket issued to an alleged violator of any ordinance to be deposited with the Municipal Court in the manner provided by rule. (b) Upon the deposit of such ticket with the Municipal Court, the violation(s) alleged by a ticket shall be concluded only by the Municipal Counselor's declination to prosecute any such violation(s), by action of a Judge of said court, or by the defendant's payment of a fine to the Court Administrator in cases where such a fine is prescribed by order or rules of the court. Declinations to prosecute any alleged violation(s) shall be endorsed on the ticket by the Municipal Counselor or his delegate or otherwise evidenced in the records of the court by a document signed by the Municipal Counselor or his delegate. Actions by a Judge of the court concluding a violation or violations alleged by a ticket shall be endorsed on the ticket by the Judge or otherwise evidenced in the records of the court by a document signed by the Judge. (c) It shall be unlawful and official misconduct for any person to dispose of, alter, or deface a ticket or any copies thereof, or the record of the issuance or disposition of any ticket or warrant, in a manner other than authorized. (d) The Chief of Police, or other responsible officer, shall require the return to him of every ticket issued to an alleged violator of any ordinance, including all copies thereof which have been spoiled or upon which any entry has been made and not issued to an alleged violator. (e) The Municipal Court shall require the return to the court of each ticket, and all copies thereof which have been spoiled or upon which any entry has been made and which have not been issued to an alleged violator. Such latter cases shall require a concise statement by the officer, approved by his immediate supervisor, as to the reason the ticket was spoiled or not issued. (f) The Chief Marshal of the Municipal Court shall maintain or cause to be maintained a record of all warrants issued by the Municipal Court and which are directed to him for service, and of the disposition of such warrants. (Code 1970, § 2-43; Code 1980, § 33-82; Ord. No. 16612, § 2, 3-30-82; Ord. No. 18753, § 6, 5-12-87)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 33-83 Illegal cancellation; audit of records.

§ 33-83. - Illegal cancellation; audit of records. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to cancel or solicit the cancellation of any ticket, in any manner other than as provided in this chapter. (b) For purposes of financial accountability, every record of a ticket may be audited by the City Auditor, who shall submit a report of such audit, together with a summary thereof, to the Mayor and Council. (Code 1970, § 2-44; Code 1980, § 33-83; Ord. No. 16612, § 2, 3-30-82)