About the Garfield County Court Clerk
Shellie Kraft serves as the Garfield County Court Clerk. The office has carried court records from Oklahoma's territorial days forward, and it remains responsible for the integrity of case files and dispositions for every District Court case in the county. Its staff log filings, manage the docket, and account for the funds a court collects.
The clerk works out of the Garfield County Courthouse in downtown Enid. The court clerk's own site directs visitors to Room 101, while the county contact page lists the office on the 2nd Floor, so it helps to confirm the room before a trip.
Garfield County Court Clerk
Clerk: Shellie Kraft
114 W. Broadway Avenue, Room 101
Enid, OK 73701
580-237-0232
garfieldrequests@oscn.net
The clerk's office also publishes the roster of judges and courthouse contacts, which helps when a filing names a specific judge; the judges and contacts page lists each one with a phone number.
Matching a case to the right judge and counter speeds up any copy or status request at the Garfield County Court Clerk.
What the Garfield County Court Clerk Does
The Court Clerk's duties reach across every kind of District Court case. The office files pleadings, maintains the record, issues process, and takes in the fees and fines a case generates. It also runs several licensing and public-service functions that surprise many first-time visitors.
- Maintain District Court case files for civil, criminal, family, probate, and small-claims matters
- Issue and record marriage licenses
- Register bondsmen and license process servers
- Provide copies, certified copies, and public case status
- Collect filing fees, fines, forfeitures, and other court funds
All of that money flows through the clerk before it reaches the state. The office accounts for juror pay, transcript fees, postage, and the transfers that help fund the state judicial system.
Process-server licensing and bondsman registration sit with the clerk as well. Anyone who serves legal papers for hire, or who writes bail bonds in the county, registers through this office. Ministers who perform weddings also record their credentials here, and the clerk gives each a book and page number to use on a marriage license.
Garfield County Court Clerk vs County Clerk
Oklahoma keeps court records and property records in two different offices, and confusing them is the most common mistake. The Court Clerk holds District Court case files. The County Clerk, a separate elected official, records land deeds, mortgages, and other property instruments. A court case will not appear in the County Clerk system, and a deed will not appear in the Court Clerk files.
Lorie Legere serves as the Garfield County Clerk. Her office handles recording and reception functions, not court cases. She receives mail at PO Box 1664, Enid, OK 73702, and answers at 580-237-0225.
Her official County Clerk biography notes that she was elected in 2016 and oversees the county's recording duties.
For land and property records, the County Clerk site at gcclerk.org is the right channel, not the Court Clerk.
Note: The County Clerk records deeds and property instruments, so do not treat the gcclerk.org search as a way to look up Garfield County court cases.
Request a Garfield County Certified Copy
A certified copy carries the clerk's seal and proves a document is a true copy of the court's file. Courts, agencies, and many private offices require certification rather than a plain printout. The request itself is simple.
- Find the case number through OSCN, or ask the clerk for a case lookup.
- List the exact documents you need, along with your name and a contact phone number.
- Email the request to garfieldrequests@oscn.net, or bring it to the courthouse in person.
- Pay the copy and certification fees by the office's accepted method.
- Pick up the certified copy, or wait for it by mail if you filed the request remotely.
In-person copies are usually ready the same day. Mailed requests may take one to two days because of mail volume.
Records Request Form Fields
The Court Clerk does not publish a downloadable request form. The office instead treats an emailed request as the form, and a complete message moves faster. The items below cover what staff need to find and release a file.
| Field | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Documents requested | Yes | Identify the case or document as specifically as possible. |
| Requester name | Yes | Needed so staff can follow up. |
| Contact phone number | Yes | The published instructions ask for a phone number. |
| Delivery method | Optional | State whether you will pick up the copy or want it mailed. |
Garfield County Court Clerk Fees
Copy fees at the Court Clerk are modest and consistent across record types. Small-claims service carries its own charges when the court arranges service on a defendant.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| First page of a copy | $1.00 |
| Each additional page | $0.50 |
| Certification | $0.50 |
| Small-claims sheriff service | $50.00 |
| Small-claims certified mail service | $10.00 |
Service fees are paid to the Court Clerk when a small-claims case is filed.
Garfield County Court Clerk Services
The clerk's services page draws a clear line between help with records and legal advice. Staff are generous with procedure and case information, but state law keeps them out of legal counsel. Knowing the limit prevents frustration at the counter.
Court Clerk staff can do the following:
- Run a case lookup and confirm public case status
- Prepare copies, duplications, and certifications
- Explain general court procedure and filing steps
- Point you to the correct form or office
Staff cannot give legal advice, tell a person whether to file, help complete a form, advise what action to take, or coach what to say in court. Those questions belong to an attorney.
Important: Court Clerk staff prepare and certify records but never offer legal advice, so an attorney is the right source for whether or how to act in a Garfield County case.
Garfield County Marriage Licenses
The Court Clerk issues marriage licenses for Garfield County. Applicants 18 or older bring valid photo identification, and there is no waiting period for them. Younger applicants face added rules, including parental consent and, in some cases, a short waiting period.
The license stays valid for ten days and must be returned to the clerk within five days after the ceremony. Divorce records, which are District Court family files, also pass through this office for copies. The dedicated Garfield County marriage and divorce records page covers the fees and the application steps in detail.
Garfield County Small Claims and Evictions
Small-claims cases give people a faster path for money disputes. In Garfield County the limit is $10,000, and the case types include money judgments, replevin, and forcible entry. Forcible entry, the legal name for an eviction action, follows a tight local timeline.
The clerk's small-claims rules and forms page spells out the limit, the service fees, and the forms a filer needs.
Reading those rules before filing avoids a rejected case at the Garfield County Court Clerk counter. The eviction timeline runs in a set order.
- The plaintiff serves a notarized five-day notice on the tenant.
- If the tenant has not moved out by the sixth day, the plaintiff may file the case.
- The court sets the hearing between five and ten days after filing.
Note: Sheriff service of a small-claims case costs $50 and certified mail service costs $10, with both paid to the Court Clerk at filing.
Ways to Reach the Garfield County Clerk
The Court Clerk serves the public through several channels, and the right one depends on what you need. For a quick case lookup, the online OSCN system answers most questions without any contact at all. For a certified copy, you will deal with the office directly.
In person, the counter at the Enid courthouse handles public inspection, copies, certified copies, marriage licenses, and small-claims filings. By email, a request to garfieldrequests@oscn.net moves a copy order along. By mail, the same request reaches the office, though copies may take a day or two longer. Phone calls to 580-237-0232 reach staff who can confirm public case status and explain general procedure.
Garfield County Cases on OSCN
Most Garfield County court cases can be searched online through OSCN before any trip to the clerk. The office is scanning older probate and civil cases and uploading them to OSCN.net, so the online record set keeps expanding. Marriage records are searchable online as well.
OSCN viewing is free, but it is not a certified copy. When a case file is more than ten years old, it may be stored off-site and take longer to retrieve. For the full search walkthrough, the Garfield County court records page covers the OSCN steps.