A. An appeal may be taken from a final judgment of the Municipal Court by the defendant by filing in the District Court in the county where the situs of the Municipal government is located, within ten (10) days from the date of the final judgment, a notice of appeal and by filing a copy of the notice with the Municipal Court. In case of an appeal, a trial de novo shall be had, and there shall be a right to a jury trial if the offense is punishable by a fine of more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) and costs.
B. Upon conviction, at the request of the defendant, or upon notice of appeal being filed, the Judge of the Municipal Court shall enter an order on his docket fixing an amount in which bond may be given by the defendant, in cash or sureties for cash in an amount of not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200.00); except that if the conviction involved a fine only, the amount of the bond shall be no greater than twice the amount of such fine. Bond shall be taken by the Clerk of the Court. Any pledge of sureties must be approved by the Judge.
C. Upon appeal being filed, the Judge shall within ten (10) days thereafter certify to the Clerk of the Appellate Court the original papers in the case. If the papers have not been certified to the Appellate Court, the City Attorney shall take the necessary steps to have the papers certified to the Appellate Court within twenty (20) days of the judgment, and failure to do so, except for good cause shown, shall be grounds for dismissal of the charge by the Appellate Court, the cost to be taxed to the City. The certificate shall state whether or not the Municipal Judge hearing the case was a licensed attorney in Oklahoma.
D. All proceedings necessary to carry the judgment into effect shall be had in the Appellate Court. (Prior Code § 12-39)