IN GENERAL

Oklahoma City Municipal Code ch. 33, art. I

in effect

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 33-1 Created.

§ 33-1. - Created. The Municipal Court of the City shall consist of the Municipal Criminal Court of Record. (Code 1970, § 2-21; Code 1980, § 33-1; Ord. No. 16612, § 2, 3-30-82; Ord. No. 18753, § 1, 5-12-87)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 33-2 Malicious prosecution; costs.

§ 33-2. - Malicious prosecution; costs. If upon the trial of any case in the Municipal Court it shall appear to the satisfaction of the court that the prosecution was commenced without probable cause, and from malicious motives, the court shall state the names of the prosecutor or complainant in the finding, and shall impose the costs of prosecution upon him; and judgment shall be rendered against such prosecutor or complainant that he pay such costs and stand committed until the costs are paid. (Code 1970, § 2-28; Code 1980, § 33-3; Ord. No. 16612, § 2, 3-30-82)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 33-3 Police officers to attend court sessions.

§ 33-3. - Police officers to attend court sessions. Police officers shall attend the session when the business of the Municipal Court requires their attendance. (Code 1970, § 2-29; Code 1980, § 33-4; Ord. No. 16612, § 2, 3-30-82)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 33-4 Department of Court Administration.

§ 33-4. - Department of Court Administration. (a) For the purpose of performing the function of record maintenance, accounting, statistical reporting, probation and administration for the Municipal Court, there is hereby created within the Division of Public Management the Department of Court Administration under the supervision of the Court Administrator. The Court Administrator shall also act as the Clerk of the Court. (b) All appointments of officers and employees in the Department of Court Administration, other than Municipal Judges, shall be made by the City Manager. (Code 1970, § 2-34; Code 1980, § 33-5; Ord. No. 16612, § 2, 3-30-82; Ord. No. 18753, § 2, 5-12-87)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 33-5 Failure to appear; penalty.

§ 33-5. - Failure to appear; penalty. (a) Any person who is charged with a violation of this Code and who, having been admitted to bail or released on recognizance, bond, or any undertaking for appearance before the Municipal Court of the City, incurs a forfeiture of the bail or violates such undertaking or recognizance and does not voluntarily appear before the Court on the appointed date and time, regardless of the disposition of the charge for which the citation was originally issued, shall be guilty of an offense. (b) Any person who shall violate the provisions of this section by failing to appear in the Municipal Criminal Court of Record (Jury Division) shall be deemed guilty of a Class "b" offense against the City and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $750.00 excluding costs, and/or six months in jail. (c) Any person who shall violate the provisions of this section by failing to appear in the Municipal Court of record, non-jury division, shall be deemed guilty of a Class "a" offense. (Code 1980, § 33-6; Ord. No. 17588, § 3, 3-20-84; Ord. No. 18753, § 3, 5-12-87; Ord. No. 20461, § 1, 10-24-95; Ord. No. 21529, § 1, 8-1-00)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 33-6 Failure to comply with written promise to appear with juvenile; penalty.

§ 33-6. - Failure to comply with written promise to appear with juvenile; penalty. (a) Any person who fails to voluntarily appear before the Court with a juvenile defendant on the appointed date and time, regardless of the disposition of the charge for which the citation(s) was originally issued to the juvenile defendant, after having said juvenile defendant released to his/her care and control pursuant to a signed promise to appear with juvenile, shall be guilty of an offense. (b) Any person who violates the provisions of Subsection (a) shall, upon conviction, be punished as follows: (1) the first offense shall be a Class "a" offense. (2) the second or subsequent offense shall be a Class "b" offense. (Ord. No. 20889, § 1, 8-26-97)

Source: City of Oklahoma City, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ok/oklahoma_city/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=OKMUCO2020_CH33MUCO_ARTIINGEFetched: 10/28/2026