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Del City council raises municipal court cost to $30 and adds technology fee via emergency ordinance
Summary
Council approved Ordinance 1430 to increase court costs to $30 per citation and create a technology fee for municipal criminal justice; the body voted to declare an emergency and authorized the mayor to endorse the ordinance.
Del City’s council approved Ordinance 1430 to amend Chapter 12 of the municipal code by increasing court cost to $30 per citation as authorized by Oklahoma statute Title 11 §27126 and by creating a new technology fee to support municipal criminal justice and prosecution costs. Councilmembers voted aye on the ordinance and then voted to declare an emergency so the mayor could endorse the ordinance immediately.
The ordinance text provided repeal and severability language. Council members recorded unanimous aye votes on both the ordinance approval and the emergency declaration. Staff did not provide an estimated revenue figure during the discussion.
