About the Love County Court Clerk
Wendy Holland has served as the Love County Court Clerk since November 1, 2021. The office is an elected one, tied to the District Court it serves. Two staff members work alongside her. Rachel Salazar is the Traffic Clerk, and Kim Chavarria is the 1st Deputy Court Clerk. Together they keep the court's daily filings moving.
The Court Clerk records, files, and keeps the permanent record of District Court proceedings. The office maintains an appearance docket for each case, holds the word-for-word transcripts filed by the court reporter, and collects fees and court costs. It answers to the Oklahoma Court Administrator and the Oklahoma Supreme Court.
Love County Court Clerk
Clerk: Wendy Holland
405 West Main, Suite 201
Marietta, OK 73448
580-276-2235
Wendy.Holland@oscn.net
Hours: 8:00 - 4:30
The official county page for the Love County Court Clerk lists the staff, the duties, and the contact details. The screenshot below shows that page.
The page links a Search Court Records button to ODCR and routes fee questions to the state court schedule. It is the clearest official starting point for anyone working with the Court Clerk.
What the Court Clerk Does in Love County
The Court Clerk is the records hub for the District Court. The office opens case files, stamps filings, and keeps each docket current. It collects court costs and license fees, issues marriage licenses, and processes protective order paperwork. The divisions it serves cover nearly every kind of state court case heard in the county.
- Files and keeps permanent records for civil, criminal, probate, juvenile, domestic-relations, and small-claims divisions
- Maintains an appearance docket that lists each filing and action in a case
- Holds transcripts filed by the court reporter
- Collects court costs, fines, and license fees
- Issues marriage licenses and accepts protective order filings
- Provides certified and plain copies of open court records
Traffic cases filed in District Court also run through this office. Love County's service-routing page sends traffic-ticket payment, marriage licenses, protective orders, jury duty, and court costs to the Court Clerk. City ordinance tickets are a separate matter and belong to Marietta Municipal Court.
Love County Court Clerk Versus County Clerk
Oklahoma splits the clerk role into two offices, and Love County is no exception. The Court Clerk handles court files. The County Clerk handles land. Many callers mix them up, then lose time at the wrong counter. The split is clean once you see which records each office keeps.
| Record or Service | Court Clerk | County Clerk |
|---|---|---|
| Court case files | Yes | No |
| Marriage licenses | Yes | No |
| Protective orders | Yes | No |
| Court costs and traffic payments | Yes | No |
| Deeds and mortgages | No | Yes |
| Liens, UCC filings, and judgments on land | No | Yes |
The County Clerk, Shelly Russell, is the registrar of deeds and keeps the judgment docket where court orders affecting real property get entered. Full detail on that office sits on the County Clerk page. The image below shows the official County Clerk page.
A probate decree can touch both offices at once. The estate file stays with the Court Clerk, while a copy of any order moving land may need recording with the County Clerk.
Note: Call the Court Clerk for court cases and marriage licenses, and the County Clerk for deeds, liens, and anything tied to land ownership.
Searching Love County Court Records
The Court Clerk does not run its own database. It links the public to ODCR, the On Demand Court Records portal. From there a searcher picks Love as the court, enters a party name or case number, and filters by case type and date. The Court Clerk page points to this tool as the front door for online court records.
ODCR can be reached through more than one address. The Court Clerk page links the search, and the alternate portal at www1.odcr.com loads the same interface. The screenshot below shows that entry screen.
The ODCR search is free and needs no account. A searcher sets the court group to Oklahoma District Courts, chooses Love, and then enters a party name in the Last, First format or a full case number. Case prefixes mark the division at a glance. CF is a felony, CM a misdemeanor, TR a traffic case, PB a probate matter, and FD a family or divorce case. The Court Clerk handles all of these divisions, so the prefix points to the right kind of record.
The Oklahoma State Courts Network at OSCN offers a second statewide path with docket reports. Some OSCN case search pages add a human verification step before they load. For records that never reach a portal, the Court Clerk counter is the fallback. Older, juvenile, adoption, and sealed cases often sit only at the courthouse, and the Court Clerk can confirm whether one is open before a trip.
How to Request a Certified Copy
A certified copy carries the clerk's seal and proves a record is a true copy of what the court filed. Banks, title companies, and other courts often require one. A plain printout from a portal will not pass in those settings. The Court Clerk issues certified copies from the open court file.
- Find the case number first, through ODCR or by calling the Court Clerk with the party names and rough filing date.
- Contact the Court Clerk in person at Suite 201, by phone, or by mail to ask for the certified copy you need.
- Give the case number, the party names, and the exact document or order you want certified.
- Pay the copy and certification fee, then pick up the document or have it mailed back to you.
No public online records-request form for the Love County Court Clerk was found in official sources. The Sheriff's records form covers Sheriff records only and does not reach court files. So the request runs in person, by phone, or by mail to the Court Clerk, not through a web form.
Love County Records Request Details
A clear request reaches the right file faster. Since there is no online form, the details below are what to bring or state when you contact the Court Clerk. Having the case number ready removes most of the guesswork. The table lists each item and whether the office is likely to need it.
| Field | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Case Number | Preferred | Speeds the search; find it on ODCR if you do not have it. |
| Party Names | Yes | Full names help when no case number is on hand. |
| Document Type | Yes | Name the order, decree, or filing you want. |
| Certified or Plain | Yes | Certified for legal use; plain for reference. |
| Number of Copies | Yes | Each certified copy carries its own fee. |
| Delivery Method | Yes | Pick up at the counter or request mail return. |
Sensitive details may be redacted even in an open file. Social Security numbers and minor identifying information are commonly held back. The Court Clerk can confirm what an open Love County record will and will not show before you pay for a copy.
Love County Court Clerk Fees
Love County's own page links court fee and bond questions to the Oklahoma State Courts Network schedule rather than printing every figure. The exact copy and filing fees were not all published in the official sources reviewed. The table below marks those amounts for verification instead of guessing at a number.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Plain copy per page | Verify with Court Clerk |
| Certified copy | Verify with Court Clerk |
| Certification fee | Verify with Court Clerk |
| Civil filing fee | Verify with Court Clerk / OSCN schedule |
| Marriage license | Verify with Court Clerk |
The county fee page does publish recording fees, but those belong to the County Clerk for land documents, not to the Court Clerk for court copies. The screenshot below shows that fee page.
Use the official Love County fee page as a reference, then confirm any court-clerk figure with the office. The OSCN fee and bond schedule holds the current court costs the Court Clerk applies.
Important: Verify every court-clerk fee with the office or the OSCN schedule before you pay, since outside sites may quote an outdated or wrong amount.
Love County Court Payments and Licenses
The Court Clerk collects court costs and fines in person at the counter. Oklahoma also runs an e-payments system for selected District Court cases. Fully disposed CF, CM, TR, and WL cases can be paid online when all counts for the defendant were disposed after January 1, 2005. Paying online does not recall an outstanding warrant on its own.
The state e-payments search at OSCN e-payments asks for a county and a case, citation, or payment plan number. Love appears in the county dropdown. If a warrant has issued, contact the Court Clerk after payment to confirm the next step.
Marriage licenses also run through this office. Love County's service-routing page sends license applications to the Court Clerk, not the County Clerk. The county did not publish the local license fee, so confirm the current amount, the ID rules, and any waiting period with the office before you apply. More marriage and divorce detail sits on the Marriage and Divorce Records page.