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636 BILL NO. 968 By: Haste and Bergstrom of the
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1847 An Act relating to the Oklahoma Open Records Act ;
19-amending 51 O.S. 2021, Section 24A.8, which relates
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48+amending 51 O.S. 2011, Section 24A.8, as last amended
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27-SUBJECT: Prohibiting disclosure of certain audio or video
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3059 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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32-SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 51 O.S. 2021, Section 24A.8, is
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60+SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 51 O.S. 2011, Se ction 24A.8, as
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3563 Section 24A.8. A. Law enforcement agencies shall make
3664 available for public inspection and copying, if kept, the follow ing
3765 records:
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3993 1. An arrestee description, including the name, date of birth,
4094 address, race, sex, physical description, and occupation of the
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4898 3. A chronological list of all incidents, including initial
4999 offense report information showing the offense, date, time, general
50100 location, officer, and a brief summary of what occurred;
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55103 5. Conviction information, including the name of any person
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63109 reported and public calls for service by classification or nature
64110 and number;
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66111 8. Jail registers, including jail blotter data or jail booking
67112 information recorded on persons at the time of incarceration showi ng
68113 the name of each prisoner with the date and cause of commitment, the
69114 authority committing the prisoner, whether committed for a criminal
70115 offense, a description of the prisoner, and the date or manner of
71116 discharge or escape of the prisoner;
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73144 9. Audio and video recordings from recording equipment attached
74145 to law enforcement vehicles or associated audio recordings from
75146 recording equipment on the person of a law enforcement officer;
76147 provided, the law enforcement agency may, before releasing any audio
77148 or video recording provided for in this paragraph, redact or obscure
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80150 a. depict the death of a person or a dead body, unless
81151 the death was effected by a law enforcement officer,
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85153 c. would identify minors u nder the age of sixteen (16)
86154 years or would undermine any requirement to keep
87155 certain juvenile records confidential as provided for
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92157 d. depict acts of severe violence resulting in great
93158 bodily injury, as defined in Sec tion 11-904 of Title
94159 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes, against persons that are
95160 clearly visible, unless the act of severe violence was
96161 effected by a law enforcement officer,
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98162 e. depict great bodily injury, as defined in Section 11 -
99163 904 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless the
100164 great bodily injury was effected by a law enforcement
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104167 already public,
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106195 g. would undermine the assertion of a privilege provided
107196 in Section 1-109 or Section 3-428 of Title 43A of the
108197 Oklahoma Statutes for detention or transportation for
109198 mental health evaluation or treatment or drug or
110199 alcohol detoxification purposes,
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112200 h. include personal information other than the name or
113201 license plate number of a person not arrested, cited,
114202 charged or issued a written warning. Such personal
115203 information shall include any government -issued
116204 identification number, date of birth, address or
117205 financial information, or
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119206 i. reveal the identity of law enforcement officers who
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121208 law enforcement agency as a result of an event
122209 depicted in the recording. The option to protect the
123210 identity of a law enforcement officer shall not be
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125212 enforcement agency has con cluded the investigation and
126213 rendered a decision as to final disciplinary action.
127214 At such time when an investigation has concluded and
128215 the law enforcement agency has rendered its decision
129216 as to final disciplinary action, the portions of the
130217 recordings previously withheld as provided for in this
131218 subparagraph shall be available for public inspection
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132246 and copying. The audio and video recordings withheld
133247 as provided for in this subparagraph shall be
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136248 available for public inspection and copying before the
137249 conclusion of the investigation if the investigation
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140251 10. a. Audio and video recordings from recording equipment
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144254 (1) the use of any physical force or vi olence by a
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162266 officer that deprives a citizen of his or her
163267 liberty,
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165295 (8) actions by a law enforcement officer that have
166296 become the cause of an invest igation or charges
167297 being filed,
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170299 materially aid a determination of whether law
171300 enforcement officers are appropriately performing
172301 their duties as public servants, or
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175303 the events depicted in divisions (1) through (9)
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180305 b. Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph a of
181306 this paragraph, the law enforcement agency may, before
182307 releasing any audio or video recording provided for in
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184309 the recording that:
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186310 (1) depict the death of a person or a dead body,
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198346 (4) depict acts of severe violence resulting in great
199347 bodily injury, as defined in Section 11 -904 of
200348 Title 47 of the Oklaho ma Statutes, against
201349 persons that are clearly visible, unless the act
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206353 11-904 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
207354 unless the great bodily i njury was effected by a
208355 law enforcement officer,
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215360 Title 43A of the Oklahoma Statutes for detenti on
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217362 treatment or drug or alcohol detoxification
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220364 (8) identify alleged victims of sex crimes or
221365 domestic violence,
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225366 (9) identify any person who provides information to
226367 law enforcement or the informati on provided by
227368 that person when that person requests anonymity
228369 or where disclosure of the identity of the person
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229397 or the information provided could reasonably be
230398 expected to threaten or endanger the physical
231399 safety or property of the person or the physical
232400 safety or property of others,
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234401 (10) undermine the assertion of a privilege to keep
235402 the identity of an informer confidential as
236403 provided for in Section 2510 of Title 12 of the
237404 Oklahoma Statutes,
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239405 (11) include personal information other than the name
240406 or license plate number of a person not
241407 officially arrested, cited, charged or issued a
242408 written warning. Such personal information shall
243409 include any government -issued identification
244410 number, date of birth, address or financial
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249414 ongoing criminal prosecution, provided that:
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252416 arraignment or initial appearance, whichever
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254418 case in question, the recording shall be
255419 made available for public inspection and
256420 copying with no redaction of the portions
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257448 that were temporarily withheld by reliance
258449 on this division. Provided, before
259450 potential release of a recording as provided
260451 for in this subdivision, the prosecutor or
261452 legal representative of the person charged
262453 may request from the appropriate district
263454 court an extension of time during which the
264455 recording may be withheld under the
265456 provisions of this division. When a request
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269458 the court, the recording in question may be
270459 withheld until the court has issued a
271460 ruling. Such requests for an extension of
272461 the time during which the recording may be
273462 withheld may be made on the grounds that
274463 release of the recording will materially
275464 compromise an ongoing criminal investigation
276465 or criminal prosecution or on the grounds
277466 that release of the recording will
278467 materially compromise the right of an
279468 accused to a fair trial that has yet to
280469 begin. Courts considering such requests
281470 shall conduct a hearing and consider whether
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283499 interests asserted by the parties. In
284500 response to such requests, the court shall
285501 order that the recording be made available
286502 for public inspection and copying with no
287503 redaction of the portions that were
288504 temporarily withheld by reliance on this
289505 division or order an extension of time
290506 during which the recording may be withheld
291507 under the provisions of this division.
292508 Provided further, each such time extension
293509 shall only be ordere d by the court for an
294510 additional six-month period of time or less
295511 and cumulative time extensions shall not add
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300515 depicted in the recording without any person
301516 being criminally charged in the case in
302517 question and release of a recording or
303518 portions of a recording have been denied on
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305520 an appeal of such denial may be made to the
306521 appropriate district court. In situations
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309551 criminal charges have not been filed against
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313553 on the grounds provided for in this
314554 division, courts considering appeals to the
315555 use of the provisions of this division for
316556 temporarily withholding a recording shall
317557 conduct a hearing and consider whether the
318558 interests of the public outweigh the
319559 interests of the parties protected by this
320560 division. In response to such appeals, the
321561 district court shall order that the
322562 recording be made available for public
323563 inspection and copying with no redaction of
324564 the portions that were temporarily withheld
325565 by reliance on this division or order an
326566 extension of time during which the recording
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328568 division. An order granting an extension of
329569 time shall be applicable to the recording
330570 against all appellants for the duration of
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334601 month period of time or less and cumulative
335602 time extensions shall not add up to more
336603 than three (3) years. Provided, charges
337604 being filed against a person in the case in
338605 question automatically cancels an y extension
339606 of time. A new request for an extension of
340607 time following an arraignment or initial
341608 appearance may be requested by the parties
342609 on the grounds and under the terms provided
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347613 recording on the grounds provided for in this
348614 division shall expire in totality four (4) years
349615 after the recording was made at which time all
350616 recordings previously withheld on the grounds
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356619 (13) reveal the identity of law enforcement officers
357620 who have become subject to internal investigation
358621 by the law enforcement agency as a result of an
359622 event depicted in th e recording. The option to
360623 protect the identity of a law enforcement officer
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362652 agency after the law enforcement agency has
363653 concluded the investigation and rendered a
364654 decision as to final disciplinary action. At
365655 such time when an investigation has concluded and
366656 the law enforcement agency has rendered its
367657 decision as to final disciplinary action, the
368658 portions of the recordings previously withheld as
369659 provided for in this division shall be available
370660 for public inspection and copying. The audio and
371661 video recordings withheld on the grounds provided
372662 for in this division shall be available for
373663 public inspection and copying before the
374664 conclusion of the investigation if the
375665 investigation lasts for an unreasonable amount o f
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379668 section and those made open by other state or local laws, law
380669 enforcement agencies may deny access to law enforcement records
381670 except where a court finds that the public interest or the i nterest
382671 of an individual outweighs the reason for denial. The provisions of
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384673 records if such records have been previously made available to the
385674 public as provided in the Oklahoma Open Records Act or as otherwise
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388703 2. a. A law enforcement agency shall deny access to any
389704 audio or video recording that depicts the death of a
390705 law enforcement officer who was acting in the course
391706 of his or her official duties including any related
392707 acts or events immediately preceding or subsequent to
393708 the acts or events that caused or otherwise relate to
394709 the death, except where a court finds that the public
395710 interest or the interest of an individual outweighs
396711 the reason for denial. Provided, however, a l aw
397712 enforcement agency may allow a family member of the
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401714 audio or video recording under protocols established
402715 by the law enforcement agency . For the purposes of
403716 this subparagraph, “family member” means a spouse,
404717 adult child, parent or sibling of the deceased law
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409721 counsel from access to such audio or video recordings
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414725 recordkeeping requirements. Law enforcement records shall be kept
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416754 a legal requirement for the keeping of a law enforcement record for
417755 a specific time period, law enforcement agencies shall maintain
418756 their records for so long as needed for administrative purposes.
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421758 Corrections pursuant to the provisions of the Sex Offenders
422759 Registration Act shall be made available for public inspection in a
423760 manner to be determined by the Department.
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427763 pursuant to Section 3311 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes and
428764 deny release of records relating to any employed or certified full -
429765 time officer, reserve officer, retired officer or other person;
430766 teacher lesson plans, tests and other teachin g materials; and
431767 personal communications concerning individual students except under
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446776 agency conducting an official investigation, c opies of the records
447777 of any peace officer who is the subject of such investigation;
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449805 5. To provide final orders of administrative proceedings where
450806 an adverse action was taken against a peace officer; and
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457810 1. All records it maintains pursuant to its authority under
458811 Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes relating to the Oklahoma Highway
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475822 (3) personal information which is contrary to the
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477824 Act, 18 United States Code, Sections 2721 through
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856+SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2021.
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500-OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
501-Received by the Office of the Governor this _______ _____________
502-day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
503-By: _______________________________ __
504-Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____
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858+COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON GENERAL GOVERNMENT, dated
859+04/01/2021 - DO PASS.