Tulsa Cnty. Dist. Ct. Local R. (Criminal/Traffic) RULE TR 1

A. The Special Judge assigned to the Traffic Docket shall call the docket according to

the schedule set by the Presiding Judge and the assigned Traffic Judge(s).

No continuances will be granted by the Court except for good cause shown.

All in-custody pleas not ready for the docket when called will be passed to the

next docket.

B. All cases in which the defendant enters a plea of not guilty at arraignment will be set

on the daily disposition docket approximately three (3) weeks from the day of

arraignment. At the calling of the daily disposition docket, the defendant will have the

following alternatives:

a. Enter a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, subject to the approval of the Court,

and be sentenced immediately;

b. Waive right to trial and have the case set for sentencing on a date certain; or

c. Have the case set for trial on a date certain.

C. Where a bench warrant has been issued for a defendant because of his/her

nonappearance, the defendant must thereafter post bond before release, and no

attorney's affidavit will be accepted, except for good cause shown at the discretion of

the Court. Bench warrants issued for failure to pay costs, fees, fines, etc., may be

satisfied by payment of the obligation to the Court Clerk. In that event, the bench

warrant may be recalled without incarceration of the defendant or the defendant may be

released from custody without the necessity of being brought personally before the

Court.

D. Pursuant to 22 O.S. §§ 1113 and 1115.1(A-D), a defendant released upon personal

recognizance may enter a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to the Court Clerk at any

time prior to the arraignment date, which is reflected on the citation.

The fines, including court costs, imposed upon a plea of guilty or nolo contendere

entered before the Court Clerk shall be in accordance with the statutory Oklahoma

Bond Schedule, as provided by the Administrative Office of the Courts, pursuant to 22

O.S. § 1115.3.

E. Any person violating the provisions of Chapters 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, or 16 of Title 47 of

the Oklahoma Statutes, where a jail sentence is not mandatory, may in the discretion of

the District Attorney and subject to the approval of the Court, be permitted to enter a

plea of guilty by written statement by the person charged to be presented to the Court.

F. Except as provided in paragraphs D and E above, all pleas of guilty must be made

orally by the defendant before the Court.