Okla. Stat. tit. 11, § 11-28-101
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Municipal criminal courts of record - Cities with
Official statutory text
population over 65,000 - Resolution.
A. In cities having a population of more than sixty-five
thousand (65,000) inhabitants, as determined by the latest federal
census, there is hereby created a "Municipal Criminal Court of
Record of the City of ___________", subject to the restrictions of
subsection B of this section. References in Sections 28-101 through
28-128 of this title to the municipal criminal court of record shall
mean the courts established by the provisions of this article in
cities over sixty-five thousand (65,000) population.
B. Before a municipal criminal court of record not in existence
before November 1, 2004, may be created, the municipal governing
body shall determine by resolution that the efficient disposition of
cases involving the violation of municipal ordinances necessitates
creating a court of record. If such a resolution is not adopted,
the criminal court of the municipality shall remain a court not of
record. The governing body shall cause a certified copy of the
resolution to be filed in the office of the county clerk of each
county in which the municipality is located. The resolution and the
filing thereof shall be judicially noticed in all courts of this
state. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to any
municipal criminal court of record created prior to November 1,
2004, and such courts shall have all the powers and duties
heretofore provided for such courts.
A. In cities having a population of more than sixty-five
thousand (65,000) inhabitants, as determined by the latest federal
census, there is hereby created a "Municipal Criminal Court of
Record of the City of ___________", subject to the restrictions of
subsection B of this section. References in Sections 28-101 through
28-128 of this title to the municipal criminal court of record shall
mean the courts established by the provisions of this article in
cities over sixty-five thousand (65,000) population.
B. Before a municipal criminal court of record not in existence
before November 1, 2004, may be created, the municipal governing
body shall determine by resolution that the efficient disposition of
cases involving the violation of municipal ordinances necessitates
creating a court of record. If such a resolution is not adopted,
the criminal court of the municipality shall remain a court not of
record. The governing body shall cause a certified copy of the
resolution to be filed in the office of the county clerk of each
county in which the municipality is located. The resolution and the
filing thereof shall be judicially noticed in all courts of this
state. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to any
municipal criminal court of record created prior to November 1,
2004, and such courts shall have all the powers and duties
heretofore provided for such courts.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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