How to Search Love County Court Records
The Love County Court Clerk links the public to ODCR, the locally endorsed court-record search site. ODCR is the path the clerk points to first, so it is the best place to start a Love County Court records search. Select Love as the court and you can pull civil, criminal, family, probate, small claims, traffic, and protective-order cases. The Oklahoma State Courts Network adds docket reports and daily filings by county. Some OSCN case screens show a human-check step before they load.
Have a few details ready before you begin. A full name or a case number speeds the work. A filing date range narrows a busy name. The county homepage gathers these official links in one spot.
The county's own site is the cleanest jumping-off point for these tools. The Love County OKCounties homepage lists the elected officials, the courthouse address, and the search links the clerk endorses.
From that page a reader can reach the Court Clerk, the ODCR search, and the county fee list without guessing at web addresses. The steps below walk through a basic Love County case search.
- Open ODCR and choose Oklahoma District Courts, then pick Love as the court.
- Type a party name in Last, First form, or enter a full case number.
- Set the case type and a filed-date range to trim the results.
- Open a matching case and read the docket entries, hearing dates, and disposition.
- Ask the Love County Court Clerk for a certified copy when you need one for court or an agency.
ODCR exposes a clear set of search fields. The table lists what each one does.
| Field | What It Does |
|---|---|
| Court group | Choose All Courts, Oklahoma District Courts, or Tribal Courts. |
| Court | Pick Love for Love County District Court records. |
| Party name | Enter a person or business in Last, First form. |
| Party type | Limit to Plaintiffs and Defendants, or All Parties. |
| Type of case | Civil, criminal, family, probate, small claims, traffic, and more. |
| Full case number | Use prefixes such as CF, CM, CV, FD, PB, PO, SC, or TR. |
| Filed date range | Narrow results to a filing window. |
| Activity date | Find cases with recent docket action. |
Love County Courthouse and Offices
The Love County Courthouse stands at 405 West Main in Marietta. County and court offices share the building but sit in different suites. The Court Clerk works from Suite 201, the County Clerk from Suite 203, the County Treasurer from Suite 204, and the District Attorney from Suite 301. Court hours run 8:00 to 4:30 on weekdays. The jail is not at this address, so visits and deposits go elsewhere.
The county breaks out each office, suite, and phone line on one page. The Love County contact page lists the Court Clerk, County Clerk, Sheriff, District Attorney, Treasurer, and Assessor in a single table.
That table is the fastest way to confirm a suite number or a direct line before a courthouse trip. The cards below cover the main offices a records seeker uses most.
Love County Court Clerk
405 West Main, Suite 201
Marietta, OK 73448
580-276-2235
Love County County Clerk
405 West Main, Suite 203
Marietta, OK 73448
580-276-3059
District Attorney, District 20
405 West Main, Suite 301
Marietta, OK 73448
580-276-9441
The Love County Judicial System
Love County is part of Oklahoma's District Court system, and the Love County Court Clerk keeps the local trial-court records. The District Court is the trial court of general jurisdiction. It hears civil, criminal, probate, juvenile, domestic, small claims, and traffic cases filed under state law. The Marietta Municipal Court handles city ordinance and adopted state-law matters at the local level. Oklahoma ended its Justice of the Peace courts in the late 1960s, so the lower court here is the city court, not a JP court.
Oklahoma is unusual at the top. It has two courts of last resort. The Oklahoma Supreme Court is the final word in civil matters, the Court of Criminal Appeals is final in criminal matters, and the Court of Civil Appeals serves as an intermediate civil court. Most appeals climb in that order.
Case flow: Marietta Municipal Court › Love County District Court › Court of Civil Appeals / Court of Criminal Appeals › Oklahoma Supreme Court
| Court | Jurisdiction | Case Types |
|---|---|---|
| Marietta Municipal Court | City limited jurisdiction | Ordinance, traffic, juvenile, minor misdemeanor |
| Love County District Court | General trial court | Civil, criminal, family, probate, small claims, traffic |
| Court of Civil Appeals | Intermediate civil appeals | Many civil appeals assigned by the Supreme Court |
| Supreme Court / Criminal Appeals | State courts of last resort | Final civil and final criminal appeals |
Court Clerk vs County Clerk in Love County
Many people call the wrong office. Love County has two clerks, and they hold very different records. The Court Clerk, Wendy Holland, keeps the court files. The County Clerk, Shelly Russell, keeps land and county-board records. A reader who needs a court case calls the Court Clerk. A reader who needs a deed or lien calls the County Clerk.
The county spells out which office handles each task. The Love County service-routing page sends marriage licenses, protective orders, court costs, jury duty, and traffic tickets to the Court Clerk, and sends deeds, mortgages, liens, judgments, and UCC filings to the County Clerk.
That single page settles most calls before they go to the wrong suite. The table below sets the two offices side by side.
| Task or Record | Court Clerk (Suite 201) | County Clerk (Suite 203) |
|---|---|---|
| Court case files | Yes | No |
| Marriage licenses | Yes | No |
| Protective orders | Yes | No |
| Deeds and mortgages | No | Yes |
| Liens, UCC, and tax warrants | No | Yes |
| Judgment docket on real property | No | Yes |
Note: A judgment from a court case can also touch land records, so a property judgment may appear with the County Clerk as well as in the court file.
Types of Court Records Available in Love County
The Love County Court Clerk works with several divisions of the District Court. Each division produces its own kind of record. Love County court files run from civil disputes to felony cases, and ODCR sorts them by case type. The Love County clerk holds the permanent copy of each file.
The list below sums up the main record types and which court produces them.
- Criminal records - felony, misdemeanor, and probable-cause files with charges, pleas, and sentences.
- Civil records - lawsuits, debt, small claims, liens, and money judgments.
- Family and divorce records - divorce, custody, support, and paternity cases.
- Probate records - wills, estates, guardianships, and conservatorships.
- Traffic records - District Court tickets, plus city tickets at the Marietta Municipal Court.
Some records sit outside the District Court. City tickets and ordinance cases belong to the Marietta Municipal Court. Booking data sits with the Sheriff. A state driver record comes from Service Oklahoma, not the court.
What Love County Court Records Show
A Love County Court record is built from set fields. ODCR and OSCN both use that structure. A reader can scan a Love County case and see who is involved, what was filed, and how it ended. Criminal cases also show counts, bond, and any warrant. The field table lays out the common parts of a record.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Case Number | The unique ID, often with a prefix like CF, CM, or TR. |
| Filing Date | The day the case opened with the Court Clerk. |
| Parties | The names of the plaintiff, defendant, or petitioner. |
| Charges / Cause | The counts charged or the civil claim at issue. |
| Disposition | The result of each count or of the whole case. |
| Sentence / Judgment | The sentence, fine, or money judgment ordered. |
Case prefixes carry meaning. CF marks a felony and CM a misdemeanor. TR marks traffic and WL marks wildlife. PB marks probate, SC marks small claims, and FD marks a divorce. The ODCR number control lists many more, so treat these as examples, not the full set.
Public Access Laws for Love County Court Records
Oklahoma treats most Love County court and agency records as open. The Open Records Act sets that rule, and a handful of statutes shape how it works for court files. A few key sections matter to anyone pulling Love County records. Each is plain once you know what it does.
Key Statutes:
Oklahoma Statutes § 51-24A.1 - the Open Records Act makes public-body records open unless a statute makes a category confidential.
Oklahoma Statutes § 51-24A.5 - open records may be inspected and copied during regular business hours, subject to listed exceptions.
Oklahoma Statutes § 51-24A.8 - law-enforcement agencies must release basic arrest facts while some investigative material stays closed.
Oklahoma Statutes § 51-24A.29 - a court may restrict pleadings and other records by protective order.
Oklahoma Statutes § 22-18 and § 22-19 - eligible defendants may petition to expunge or seal certain arrest, charge, and conviction records.
Oklahoma Statutes § 58-1 - the District Court holds probate jurisdiction over wills, estates, and guardianships.
A public portal is not the same as full access. Open law lets you inspect a file, yet sealed, juvenile, and protected details stay out of view. For certified copies, ask the office that created the record.
Records That Are Restricted or Confidential
Not every Love County case is open to the public. Juvenile files are usually closed. Adoption and mental-health matters are restricted. A sealed or expunged record may drop from ODCR or show only limited data. Public pages should never promise these details.
Sealing a record takes a court step, not a search trick. A petitioner starts in the District Court that holds the case, names the statute that applies, files the motion with the Court Clerk, and serves the agencies that hold copies. If a judge grants the order, the Court Clerk, OSBI, and the Sheriff each update their records. Eligibility varies, so check with the Court Clerk or an attorney before you rely on a sealed status.
Specialty and Supervision Programs
Love County does not run a large slate of named specialty courts in the official record. The District 20 District Attorney does run a DA Supervision program for the five-county district that includes Love. A defendant placed on DA supervision after a plea or finding must check in during the first days of each month and follow court-ordered rules.
The DA office also handles juvenile diversion and deprived-child work alongside community partners. ODCR lists statewide case types such as Drug Court and the Anna McBride Act mental-health court, so a Love County case of that kind would appear by case type if one exists. Official sources did not publish a dedicated Love County program page, a presiding judge, or graduation data, so those specifics are left out here.
Love County Sheriff and Jail
The Love County Sheriff's Office runs from 8339 U.S. Highway 77 in Marietta, away from the courthouse. Sheriff Andy Cumberledge oversees the office and the Love County Justice Center, a roughly $10 million jail completed in January 2020 with room for up to 100 inmates. The main line is 580-276-3150, and dispatch runs around the clock. The county's official sheriff page sets out the address and status.
That page is the starting point for jail and law-enforcement contact. The Love County Sheriff page lists the office address, the 24-hour status, the phone, and the link to the Sheriff's own site.
From there a reader reaches the jail roster, records requests, and visitation rules. For the full roster, booking detail, and VINE custody alerts, see the Love County inmate records page, and for most-wanted notices and bench warrants, see the warrant records page.
Marriage, Divorce, and Probate Records
The Love County Court Clerk issues marriage licenses and keeps divorce and probate files. Oklahoma vital-records guidance points marriage and divorce seekers to the county Court Clerk where the case was filed, not to the state health office. Probate runs through the Probate Division of the District Court, with records held by the same clerk. Search ODCR by party name or case type, then ask the clerk for certified copies. A few probate terms come up often.
- Testator
- The person who made the will being proved in court.
- Executor
- The person named to carry out the will and settle the estate.
- Conservator
- A person the court appoints to manage another adult's property or affairs.
Love County Records Fees
Love County fees depend on which office holds the record. The Court Clerk collects court costs and copy charges, and the county links its court fee and bond schedule to OSCN. The County Clerk publishes its own copy and recording fees for land records. The table below shows County Clerk fees from the official Love County fee page.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Photographic copy per page | $1 |
| First page of a deed or mortgage | $8 |
| Each added page of the same instrument | $2 |
| Preservation fee per document | $10 |
| Fictitious name partnership certificate | $5 |
| State tax lien or judgment, first page | $8 |
The full Love County fee page lists more recording and copy charges. Court filing and certified-copy fees were not published in full on the county site, so confirm those with the Court Clerk before you pay.
How to Interpret Love County Court Records
Court files use shorthand that can trip up a first reader. A charge is not a conviction. A guilty plea or a verdict drives a conviction, while a dismissal closes a count without one. A nolo contendere plea counts like a conviction for many purposes. The glossary below explains the terms that appear most in a Love County record.
- Appearance docket
- The dated list of every filing and action in a case.
- Disposition
- The result of a count or of the whole case.
- Bench warrant
- A warrant a judge issues, often for a missed court date.
- Information
- The charging document a prosecutor files to open a criminal case.
- Bond
- Money or surety posted to secure release or a court appearance.
- Dismissed with prejudice
- A closed count that cannot be refiled on the same claim.
Accuracy and Record Limitations
Online Love County court data can lag the paper file. Payments and new cases may take a day or two to post. A search can also miss older, sealed, or non-digitized records. Paying a fine online does not clear a warrant on its own.
Note: Confirm any case detail, balance, or warrant status with the Love County Court Clerk before you act, since the official file controls over any online summary.
History of Love County Courts
Love County was created in 1907 and covers about 532 square miles, with Marietta as the seat. Oklahoma reshaped its lower courts in the late 1960s. The Legislature created the District Attorney office during the 1965 session, the first DA election ran in 1966, and the Justice of the Peace office was abolished by 1969. That shift left the District Court and the city court as the local trial venues that survive today.
Love County's modern justice footprint is newer. The Love County Justice Center opened in January 2020 as a roughly $10 million jail. Sheriff Andy Cumberledge began his first full term in January 2025. Official sources did not publish a courthouse construction year or named courtrooms, so those details are left out.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I search Love County Court records online?
Start with ODCR, the search site the Love County Court Clerk links from its official page. Choose Oklahoma District Courts, pick Love, and search by name or case number. The Oklahoma State Courts Network adds docket reports. For records that are not online, call the Court Clerk at 580-276-2235 or visit Suite 201 at the courthouse.
What is the difference between the Court Clerk and the County Clerk?
The Court Clerk keeps court case files, marriage licenses, and protective orders. The County Clerk keeps deeds, mortgages, liens, and other land records. Many callers ask the County Clerk for a court file by mistake. The county service-routing page shows which office handles each task, which saves a wasted trip.
Are Love County court records open to the public?
Most are. The Oklahoma Open Records Act treats court and agency records as open during business hours unless a statute closes them. Juvenile, adoption, mental-health, sealed, and expunged records stay restricted. Personal data such as Social Security numbers may be redacted even in an open case.
How do I find someone in the Love County jail?
Use the Sheriff's inmate search for current custody, or call the jail at 580-276-3150, option 2. The VINE system sends custody alerts. Sentenced state prisoners appear in the Oklahoma Department of Corrections lookup instead. The inmate records page covers the roster, booking detail, and visitation in full.
Can I pay a Love County traffic ticket online?
It depends on which court holds the ticket. District Court traffic cases may be payable through OSCN e-payments when the case qualifies. City tickets go through the Marietta Municipal Court and its payment vendor. Paying online does not recall a warrant, so call the clerk after payment if a warrant has issued.