A. Postponement: Before trial commences, either party, upon good cause shown, may obtain a reasonable postponement thereof.
B. Presence Of Defendant: The defendant must be present in person at the trial or be represented by counsel if permitted by the judge. (1990 Code § 6-129)
C. Procedure: In all trials, as to matters not covered in this chapter, or by the statutes relating to municipal courts, or by rules duly promulgated by the supreme court of Oklahoma, the procedure applicable in trials of misdemeanors in the district courts shall apply to the extent that they can be made effective. (1990 Code § 6-129; amd. 2004 Code)
D. Render Judgment: If the defendant pleads guilty or is convicted after the trial, the court must render judgment thereon, fixing the penalty within the limits prescribed by the applicable ordinance and imposing sentence accordingly.
E. Judgment And Sentence: At the close of trial, judgment must be rendered immediately by the judge who shall cause it to be entered in his docket.
F. Acquittal: If judgment is of acquittal, and the defendant is not to be detained for any other legal cause, he must be discharged at once.
G. Payment Of Fine Or Imprisonment; Inability To Pay Fine:
1. A judgment that the defendant pay a fine may also direct that he be imprisoned until the fine is satisfied at the rate of one day imprisonment for each five dollars ($5.00) of fine or as set out in subsection G2 of this section for defendants who are without means to make such payment.
2. If the defendant is without means to pay the fine or costs, the municipal judge may direct the total amount due to be entered upon the court minutes and to be certified to the district court of the county wherein the situs of government is situated where it shall be entered upon the district court judgment docket and shall have the full force and effect of a district court judgment. Thereupon the same remedies shall be available for the enforcement of the judgment as are available to any other judgment creditor. (1990 Code § 6-129)