Garfield County, Oklahoma Public Records

Investigations closed

88

Back wages agreed

$496,657

Workers due back wages

970

Civil money penalties

$59,650

Employers on the record

63

The 25 employers with the most back wages agreed, of 63 on the Garfield County record; 15 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record here. The 38 more with smaller records are on the Oklahoma wage theft records page, whose search answers for every employer in the state.

Garfield County files across the recording, court and tax offices

Identify which Garfield clerk holds the document

Garfield County's directory lists the County Clerk and Court Clerk separately. The County Clerk's published mail address is P.O. Box 1664, Enid, OK 73702, with telephone 580-237-0225. The Court Clerk is listed at the courthouse on West Broadway with a different telephone and separate case-record services. Begin a request with the record type. A deed reference, marriage entry and District Court case may all concern one family without belonging in the same clerk's filing system. County directory of separate offices.

The county directory links the County Clerk's public recording application. If the application does not display the material needed, use the office contact and provide the parties, document type and any book, page or instrument reference already found. Ask which index or recorded image the office can supply and what the requested copy costs. Keep a search result separate from the actual document. An unavailable screen or absent image does not establish that no record exists, particularly when an older reference points to a physical book. County-linked Clerk application.

Use the Court Clerk for the case and its disposition

The Court Clerk maintains District Court cases and their dispositions. Its description also identifies marriage records as searchable online and says that older probate and civil files continue to be scanned for access through OSCN. That is a collection-building process, not a promise that every historic filing has an online image. Record the case number, case type and parties when you locate a docket, then identify the particular pleading, order or judgment needed. A case summary and the underlying filed document should remain separate research items. District Court recordkeeping and digitization.

Court financial records are another Clerk responsibility. The office receives filing fees, fines, forfeitures and other deposits associated with proceedings. If the inquiry concerns a payment or a court-cost balance, identify the case and receipt instead of asking for a general criminal record. Marriage licensing and other licensing functions are also listed separately. For a marriage copy, give the names used when the record was created and the approximate date so staff can distinguish it from a court action involving people with similar names. Source: courtclerk.garfieldok.com.

Price the court-copy request by pages and certification

The Court Clerk's copy instructions list $1 for the first page, 50 cents for each additional page and a separate 50-cent certification charge. These are court-copy terms, not the County Clerk's land-record prices. State whether certification is needed and identify the complete document before calculating payment. If an order has attachments, specify whether those attachments are part of the requested copy. A page count from an index entry may not describe the full document packet that the receiving organization expects. Court copy and certification instructions.

The same instructions say mailed copy requests may take one to two days to process and note that records more than ten years old are stored off site. That processing description is not a postal arrival promise or proof that every older file can be produced during a visit. Email requests may be sent to garfieldrequests@oscn.net with the documents sought, a name and a contact telephone. Ask about retrieval when the file is older, and retain the response explaining where the record is held. Source: courtclerk.garfieldok.com.

Use the Court Clerk contact page for the actual counter

The dedicated Court Clerk contact page identifies the Garfield County Courthouse's second floor, with mail addressed to 114 West Broadway Avenue, Enid, Oklahoma 73701. It publishes telephone 580-237-0232 and hours of Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., open during lunch and excluding holidays. Use that office-specific description when arranging a case-file visit. A general county room listing or another courthouse department's address does not substitute for the Court Clerk's stated counter location. Court Clerk location and hours.

The Clerk also supplies separate jury contact information and a records-request email. Direct a file-copy inquiry to the records route and explain the case and document sought; jury attendance questions belong with the jury instructions on the summons. If you need to inspect rather than receive copies, say so at the outset and ask about the availability of the identified file. Keeping the transaction explicit helps avoid an answer about a different service offered by the same office. Source: courtclerk.garfieldok.com.

Read the assessment record in its tax-year context

The Garfield County Assessor places taxable real and personal property values on the assessment record. The office lists 114 West Broadway Avenue, Room 106, Enid, OK 73701, telephone 580-237-0220. Bring the parcel or account reference and the assessment year when asking about a value, classification or property description. When comparing a current account with a historical deed, preserve the date and purpose of each. A taxable-value entry is not a replacement for the language of the recorded conveyance. Assessor location and valuation role.

The Assessor's calendar identifies March 15 as the filing date for homestead applications to be approved for the current year and distinguishes the protest period when a change-of-valuation notice is issued. For a valuation question, retain the notice itself and its date, because those details determine which published procedure you are asking about. Obtain the underlying property record before describing a discrepancy. If a parcel split or improvement changed the account, identify that event separately instead of comparing unmatched years as though the parcel were unchanged. Assessor calendar and notice distinctions.

Follow the Treasurer account separately from the appraisal

The Treasurer's office is at 114 West Broadway, Room 104, Enid, OK 73701, telephone 580-237-0246. Posted hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding government holidays. The Treasurer receives and manages county revenues, including property taxes. Use the tax account, year and receipt when asking whether a payment was credited. That inquiry concerns the collection record and should be distinguishable from a request to reconsider the property value used to calculate the tax. Treasurer office and revenue duties.

The Treasurer explains that taxable values come from the Assessor and Equalization Board, while millage rates are set by the Excise Board. A question about a bill can therefore involve more than one record custodian. Preserve the assessment, adopted rate and payment record as different documents. The office also publishes information about tax-sale property. When researching a sale, identify the particular sale and parcel and obtain the recorded instrument and court material separately if your question concerns the history or legal effect of the transaction. Source: gctreasurer.org.

Use the county directory without combining unrelated offices

The county lists the Sheriff at 216 West Oxford, Enid, OK 73701, telephone 580-237-0244. It lists the jail separately at 1020 South 10th Street, Enid, OK 73701, with telephone 580-548-2479 and a booking number of 580-548-2429. Identify whether the inquiry concerns an incident report, an arresting agency or current custody. A Sheriff office address should not be substituted for the jail location, and the custody contact does not replace the Court Clerk for the final disposition of a charge. Source: garfieldok.com.

The same directory supplies the Garfield County Election Board at 580-237-6016. An election-record question should identify the election, precinct, filing or meeting involved so it is not mistaken for a court or property request. For any county office, preserve the request you sent and the title or reference of the record returned. If the receiving office redirects you, retain that referral with the original search notes. It explains which collection was checked and prevents a later search from silently treating an agency referral as a finding that no record exists. Source: garfieldok.com.

Identify the Garfield board before requesting its meeting record

Garfield County's agenda and minutes directory separates records for boards and authorities, including the Equalization Board, Excise Board, Tax Roll Correction Board, Zoning Board of Adjustment and Economic Development Authority. Select the body first and then the meeting date. A property issue can appear in several government records for different reasons, so a tax parcel reference alone may not identify the meeting file. Retain the exact board name and whether the item is an agenda, minutes or an attachment when making a follow-up inquiry. Garfield County board agendas and minutes.

The directory also labels special meetings and keeps agendas apart from minutes. An agenda identifies business scheduled for consideration; use the corresponding adopted record when the question concerns action taken. If the online list shows an agenda but no minutes for a date, ask the responsible office about that specific meeting and the status of its record. Avoid interpreting the online listing as a complete inventory of every retained attachment. A document request that names the board, date and agenda item lets staff distinguish the requested meeting material from the property assessment or court file itself. Source: garfieldok.com.