Mayes County
Mayes County has about 655 square miles of land in Oklahoma and a population of 39,324 residents. It was established in 1907 and named after Samuel Houston Mayes, a former Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation. The county seat and largest city is the City of Pryor Creek.
The Mayes County justice system comprises a District Court and several Municipal Courts. The District Court in Mayes County handles all major criminal and civil cases outside the scope of the Municipal Court. Criminal trials held at the District Court include felonies, misdemeanors, and pretrial hearings in the county. The court's civil division resolves civil cases like contract disputes, personal injury lawsuits, tort claims, and other monetary disputes. Spousal support, protective orders, child custody, and domestic violence are examples of family law cases handled by Mayes County's District judge. Mayes County's Municipal Courts in Pryor Creek, Chouteau, and Langley typically hear traffic crimes and ordinance violations in their cities.
Mayes County public court records are official documents that detail key events in the county's trial courts These records often contain involved parties' names, court locations, case numbers, filing dates, evidence, warrants, dispositions, pleadings, and orders. To ensure a transparent court system, the Oklahoma Open Records Law mandates public access to the following court records:
- Family law records
- Criminal records
- Civil records
- Traffic records
- Probate records
The law also prohibits public access to confidential court records such as sealed, juvenile, and adoption records. These restricted court documents are available only to individuals with court permissions and record owners. Individuals interested in getting copies of public court records in Mayes County can call or send written requests to the Mayes County Court Clerk in person at:
Mayes County Court Clerk
One Court Place, Suite 200
Pryor, OK 74361
Phone: (918) 825-2185
Note that getting court documents in Mayes County costs $1 for the first page and $0.50 for each extra page, with certified pages also priced at $0.50. Meanwhile, requesters can look up Mayes County Court records online via the Oklahoma Courts Docket Search, provided they have names of involved parties or case numbers.
