The District Court of the Seventh Judicial District takes both kinds of state cases from this county. Three ranks of judges sit there: District, Associate District and Special.

• Felonies are crimes that can lead to state prison. After the early hearings, each one goes to a District or Associate District Judge.
• Misdemeanors are lesser crimes, usually tied to county jail or a fine. Each opens with a first appearance before a judge (Local Rule 26(A)).
• City ordinance tickets are heard where they were written, in that city's own municipal court.
• Youth cases are heard at the Juvenile Justice Center on North Classen.
• Federal crimes are tried in the Western District of Oklahoma's federal court downtown.

Under the state Constitution, a person accused of a crime is owed a quick, open trial, with jurors from the county where it took place (Okla. Const. art. II § 20).

Two buildings across the street from each other hold most adult criminal business:

• County Courthouse, 321 Park Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73102. Felony and misdemeanor judges hold court here. Courtroom 502 calls its surrender docket at 1:30 p.m.
• District Court Clerk, Annex Building, 320 Robert S. Kerr Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73102, 405-713-1705. Open Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., with no lunch closing. The Annex switchboard is 405-270-0082.
• Edmond satellite clerk, 7 North Broadway, Edmond, OK 73034, 405-359-4515.
• Juvenile Justice Center, 5905 N Classen Court, Oklahoma City, OK 73118. Its clerk works in Suite 203, 405-713-6413. Hearings begin at 9 a.m. on weekdays.

Adult arrest warrants are filed with the downtown clerk. Youth warrants go to the Juvenile Justice Center (Local Rule 23(D)). Most county cashier windows close at 4 p.m., so come early if you need to pay.

A town's court handles tickets and ordinance charges from inside its own limits. These courts have known addresses and phones:

• OKC Municipal Court, 701 Couch Drive, Oklahoma City, OK 73102, 405-297-2781. The window is open weekdays 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
• Edmond Municipal Court, 120 E. Main Street, Edmond, OK 73034, 405-359-4360. Monday to Thursday 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and Friday 7:30 to 11:30 a.m.
• Midwest City Municipal Court, 100 N. Midwest Boulevard, Midwest City, OK 73110, 405-739-1280. Monday to Thursday 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. A pay-by-phone line takes fines at 800-444-1187.
• Bethany Municipal Court, 6714 NW 36th Street, Bethany, OK 73008, 405-789-4935. Weekdays 8 to 5. A night drop box sits in the police lobby.
• Warr Acres Municipal Court, 5901 NW 42nd St., Warr Acres, OK 73122, clerk 405-495-4032. Weekdays 8 to 5.
• Nichols Hills Municipal Court, 6407 Avondale Drive, Nichols Hills, OK 73116, 405-843-3358. Weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., with online ticket payments.
• Harrah Municipal Court, City Hall, 19625 NE 23rd Street, Harrah, OK 73045, 405-454-1203. Weekdays 9 to 5, with a drive-thru and a drop box out back.
• Arcadia Municipal Court, 217 N. Main Street, Arcadia, OK 73007, 405-396-2899. Court meets the fourth Saturday of the month at noon, unless the ticket gives another date.
• Del City Municipal Court, through City Hall, 3701 SE 15th St., Del City, OK 73115, 405-671-8846.

Choctaw's court clerk gets mail at PO Box 567, Choctaw, OK 73020. Spencer City Hall is at 8200 NE 36th Street, Spencer, OK 73084, 405-771-3226. If a ticket came from Forest Park, Jones, Luther, Nicoma Park, The Village, Valley Brook, Lake Aluma, Smith Village or Woodlawn Park, ask the District Court Clerk at 405-713-1705 where it is set.

Since 2026, a city fine set higher than the legal cap is void and falls to that cap automatically (SB 1775).

The first time in court is brief. The judge confirms the person knows what they are accused of, handles bond and picks the next date. For a misdemeanor, that first appearance is before a judge (Local Rule 26(A)).

• A lawyer. In 2025 the Court of Criminal Appeals held that the right to counsel reaches misdemeanors too, whenever jail is possible (Spybuck v. State, 2025 OK CR 7). Someone still in jail gets the county Public Defender at arraignment.
• Bond. For good cause, a Special Judge may hear a bond request spoken aloud in court (Local Rule 24(C)).
• The next date. Write it down and hold on to every paper the court hands out.

Trials are public, so family can watch from the benches. Get there early with photo ID, and turn phones off before you walk in.

The District Attorney files state misdemeanors in District Court. Most follow this path:

1. A first appearance, where the charge is read and a lawyer is lined up.
2. A plea of guilty, not guilty or no contest.
3. A deal or a trial.
4. Sentencing, if the person is convicted.

Some common local charges have their own twists:

• DUI. A repeat DUI arrest needs a judge's written bail decision before release (HB 1222).
• Drug possession. Voters made simple possession a misdemeanor, starting July 1, 2017 (State Question 780; 63 O.S. § 2-402).
• Theft and other property crimes. That same change set $1,000 as the line between a misdemeanor and a felony.

After a conviction or a deferred sentence, a judge can make the person cover the cost of their jail stay. The Detention Center figures that cost at $66.49 a day (22 O.S. § 979a).

A felony has more stages than a misdemeanor:

1. Complaint. The District Attorney files the charge.
2. First appearance. Bond is set or checked, and a lawyer is named.
3. Preliminary hearing. A judge weighs whether the evidence is enough to go on. If it is, the case is "bound over" for trial.
4. District Court arraignment. Local rules set it within 30 days of bind-over (Local Rule 25). The person answers the charge here.
5. Plea or trial. The person can take a deal or ask for a jury.
6. Sentencing. Prison time means custody of the state Department of Corrections.

Crimes from January 1, 2026 on use a lettered class system that covers more than 2,000 felonies. Classes Y, A and B hold the violent ones. The written judgment lists the class letter and the shortest stay the person must serve. When it skips the class, DOC applies the lowest one (HB 1792, HB 2104, HB 2105).

Yes. Serious cases face extra limits at several stages:

• Bail may be denied. That is allowed for violent crimes, crimes with a possible life term and some repeat felonies. The judge needs strong proof and must find no safe conditions (Okla. Const. art. II § 8).
• Felony DUI. The 2025 session put third-offense felony DUI on that no-bail list (SB 981).
• No bail during an appeal. Since 2025, a person convicted of hurting a child or an intimate partner stays locked up while appealing (HB 1066).
• Abuse with a child watching. Lawmakers made it a B5-class felony in 2026 (SB 1238).
• Protective orders. If the accused sits in county jail, serving the order goes to the front of the line, and officers try to serve it within a day of issue (SB 623).

Victims may also speak at hearings on release, plea and sentence (Okla. Const. art. II § 34).

Prosecutor. District 7's District Attorney brings every state charge in this county. The office is in Leadership Square, 211 N. Robinson, Suite N700, Oklahoma City, OK 73102, 405-713-1600, weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Defense. The county runs its own Public Defender's Office in the Annex, 320 Robert S. Kerr Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73102, 405-713-1550. Its divisions cover felonies, misdemeanors, youth, appeals and civil matters.

• Someone held in jail is assigned a public defender at arraignment.
• Someone out on bond turns in the public defender application to the judge.
• The judge decides who is too poor to hire counsel (22 O.S. § 1355A). The $40 application fee goes to the Court Fund. The court can let it wait until the case is over.

Because the county has this office, the state's indigent defense agency does not take trial cases here.

For case records, the Court Clerk points people to the Oklahoma State Courts Network. Type a name or case number into the OSCN docket search, then open the case to read the charges and every filing. The jail also names Oklahoma District Court Records as a place to check.

No luck online? The jail lists 405-270-0082 as the clerk's line for court dates, and the main clerk desk is 405-713-1705. Tickets from a town go through that town's own court. In OKC, the municipal court answers at 405-297-2781. Juvenile files are private, so a parent should call the juvenile clerk at 405-713-6413.

Sheriff's deputies serve warrants countywide, and the Records and Warrants unit takes calls at 405-713-1968. Look up names on the Sheriff's warrant search, or find open cases on OSCN and ODCR. State and national lists: the Attorney General's 10 Most Wanted, DOC Orange Alerts and the Marshals' 15 Most Wanted. Bethany shares city warrant details. First get a lawyer's view on the warrant. Then turn yourself in at the jail, 201 North Shartel Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73102, or ask the issuing court for a bond or new date. The District Court Clerk sits at 320 Robert S. Kerr Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73102, 405-713-1705.

The Western District of Oklahoma hears federal crimes from this area, in the federal courthouse at 200 NW 4th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73102. Its clerk takes calls at 405-609-5000, weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

1. Federal prosecutors file the charge from the U.S. Attorney's Office, 210 Park Avenue, Suite 400, Oklahoma City, OK 73102, 405-553-8700.
2. Shortly after the arrest, a magistrate judge holds a detention hearing to settle jail or release until trial (18 U.S.C. 3142).
3. Marshals Service deputies hold federal defendants before trial, at places like the county jail or the Federal Transfer Center, 7410 S. MacArthur Boulevard, Oklahoma City, OK 73169, 405-682-4075. Their office is at 200 Northwest 4th Street, Room 2022, Oklahoma City, OK 73102, 405-231-4206.
4. If the family can't afford counsel, the Federal Public Defender may be appointed. Its office is at 215 Dean A. McGee Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73102, 405-609-5930.
5. Federal prison time is served with the Bureau of Prisons. After sentencing, the BOP inmate locator shows where.

Nothing stops the state prosecution. Release day is where the detainer bites. Form I-247A is ICE's written request for the jail to delay release up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released (8 CFR 287.7(d)). Agents then pick the person up.

• ICE's Oklahoma City office is at 1220 Sovereign Row, Oklahoma City, OK 73108, 405-219-3199. It reports to the Dallas Field Office, 8101 N. Stemmons Frwy, Dallas, TX 75247, 972-367-2200.
• People held by ICE may be sent to Cimarron Correctional Facility, 3200 S. Kings Hwy., Cushing, OK 74023, 918-225-3336.
• Find a detainee through the ICE locator.

Oklahoma also made "impermissible occupation" a state crime for people living here without legal permission (HB 4156, 21 O.S. § 1795). On May 20, 2025, a federal judge put it on hold with a temporary order, and the lawsuit went on from there. Any guilty plea can touch a person's immigration status. Get advice from an immigration attorney before entering one.

Oklahoma Department of Corrections custody follows a state prison sentence. After sentencing, the wait in the county jail can stretch on. DOC says the transfer comes about 6 to 9 months later, and faster for very short terms.

• At intake, DOC rates the person's custody level and then picks a prison.
• Find them on the DOC Offender Lookup.
• Our guide to Oklahoma prisons covers visits, mail and money at each one.
• DOC headquarters is at 4345 North Lincoln Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 73105, 405-425-2500. Ask for the person's case manager.

The move to DOC brings a new ID number. Victims signed up for VINE alerts may have to register again.

The county has its own Juvenile Bureau for youth intake and probation, so the state Office of Juvenile Affairs is not the first stop. Cases are heard at the Juvenile Justice Center, 5905 N Classen Court, Oklahoma City, OK 73118, clerk 405-713-6413.

• A locked-up youth gets a detention hearing at 1:00 p.m. on the first business day after the arrest. Parents should arrive by 12:45.
• Staff screen within 48 hours of admission whether the youth must stay in detention.
• Youth found delinquent are supervised on probation or committed to state custody.
• When someone aged 15 to 17 is accused of a grave crime, the Youthful Offender Act may apply. Through certification, a judge can shift a case to adult court. Reverse certification moves it the other way.

The county's Juvenile Detention Center is at that same address. Its phone is 405-713-6400.

Marsy's Law, written into the state Constitution in 1996 and expanded in 2018, sets out what victims are owed (Okla. Const. art. II § 34). It promises victims respect for their safety and privacy. They may speak at release, plea and sentencing hearings. They are owed restitution, and the case should move without needless delay.

• Case notices. Send the District Attorney a written request. List the defendant, case number and county, plus how to reach you by mail and phone.
• Victim and Witness Center. 321 Park Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73102 (9th floor), 405-713-1639, weekdays 8 to 5.
• Protective orders. Call the Court Clerk's protective order desk at 405-713-1735.
• Custody alerts. Sign up with OK VINE on VINELink or at 877-654-8463. It sends word of a release, transfer or escape.
• Money for crime costs. Crime Victims Compensation can help with medical care, counseling, lost pay and funerals. Call 405-264-5006, or visit 421 NW 13th, Suite 290, Oklahoma City, OK 73103.