Okla. Stat. tit. 11, § 11-28-101: Municipal criminal courts of record - Cities with

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.