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33 | + | 1st Session of the 58th Legislature (2021) | |
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6 | 36 | BILL NO. 968 By: Haste and Bergstrom of the | |
7 | 37 | Senate | |
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11 | - | Dills, Provenzano, and Hill | |
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18 | 47 | An Act relating to the Oklahoma Open Records Act ; | |
19 | - | amending 51 O.S. 2021, Section 24A.8, which relates | |
20 | - | to disclosure of law enfor cement records; prohibiting | |
21 | - | disclosure of certain audio or video record ings; | |
22 | - | authorizing viewing of certain record ings under | |
23 | - | certain circumstances; and defining term. | |
48 | + | amending 51 O.S. 2011, Section 24A.8, as last amended | |
49 | + | by Section 2, Chapter 370, O.S.L. 2015 (51 O.S. Supp. | |
50 | + | 2020, Section 24A.8), which relates to disclosure of | |
51 | + | law enforcement records; prohibiting disclosure of | |
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27 | - | SUBJECT: Prohibiting disclosure of certain audio or video | |
28 | - | recordings | |
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30 | 59 | 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 | |
33 | - | amended to read as follows: | |
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60 | + | SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 51 O.S. 2011, Se ction 24A.8, as | |
61 | + | last amended by Section 2, Chapter 370, O.S.L. 2015 (51 O.S. Supp. | |
62 | + | 2020, Section 24A.8), is amended to read as follows: | |
35 | 63 | Section 24A.8. A. Law enforcement agencies shall make | |
36 | 64 | available for public inspection and copying, if kept, the follow ing | |
37 | 65 | records: | |
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39 | 93 | 1. An arrestee description, including the name, date of birth, | |
40 | 94 | address, race, sex, physical description, and occupation of the | |
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43 | 96 | 2. Facts concerning the arrest, including the cause of arrest | |
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48 | 98 | 3. A chronological list of all incidents, including initial | |
49 | 99 | offense report information showing the offense, date, time, general | |
50 | 100 | location, officer, and a brief summary of what occurred; | |
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52 | 101 | 4. Radio logs, including a chronological listing of the calls | |
53 | 102 | dispatched; | |
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55 | 103 | 5. Conviction information, including the name of any person | |
56 | 104 | convicted of a criminal offense; | |
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58 | 105 | 6. Disposition of all warrants, including orders signed by a | |
59 | 106 | judge of any court commanding a law enforcement officer to arrest a | |
60 | 107 | particular person; | |
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62 | 108 | 7. A crime summary, including an agency summary of crimes | |
63 | 109 | reported and public calls for service by classification or nature | |
64 | 110 | and number; | |
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66 | 111 | 8. Jail registers, including jail blotter data or jail booking | |
67 | 112 | information recorded on persons at the time of incarceration showi ng | |
68 | 113 | the name of each prisoner with the date and cause of commitment, the | |
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70 | 115 | offense, a description of the prisoner, and the date or manner of | |
71 | 116 | discharge or escape of the prisoner; | |
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73 | 144 | 9. Audio and video recordings from recording equipment attached | |
74 | 145 | to law enforcement vehicles or associated audio recordings from | |
75 | 146 | recording equipment on the person of a law enforcement officer; | |
76 | 147 | provided, the law enforcement agency may, before releasing any audio | |
77 | 148 | or video recording provided for in this paragraph, redact or obscure | |
78 | 149 | specific portions of the recording which: | |
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80 | 150 | a. depict the death of a person or a dead body, unless | |
81 | 151 | the death was effected by a law enforcement officer, | |
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83 | 152 | b. depict nudity, | |
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85 | 153 | c. would identify minors u nder the age of sixteen (16) | |
86 | 154 | years or would undermine any requirement to keep | |
87 | 155 | certain juvenile records confidential as provided for | |
88 | 156 | in Title 10A of the Oklahoma Statutes, | |
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92 | 157 | d. depict acts of severe violence resulting in great | |
93 | 158 | bodily injury, as defined in Sec tion 11-904 of Title | |
94 | 159 | 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes, against persons that are | |
95 | 160 | clearly visible, unless the act of severe violence was | |
96 | 161 | effected by a law enforcement officer, | |
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98 | 162 | e. depict great bodily injury, as defined in Section 11 - | |
99 | 163 | 904 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless the | |
100 | 164 | great bodily injury was effected by a law enforcement | |
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103 | 166 | f. include personal medical information that is not | |
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106 | 195 | g. would undermine the assertion of a privilege provided | |
107 | 196 | in Section 1-109 or Section 3-428 of Title 43A of the | |
108 | 197 | Oklahoma Statutes for detention or transportation for | |
109 | 198 | mental health evaluation or treatment or drug or | |
110 | 199 | alcohol detoxification purposes, | |
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112 | 200 | h. include personal information other than the name or | |
113 | 201 | license plate number of a person not arrested, cited, | |
114 | 202 | charged or issued a written warning. Such personal | |
115 | 203 | information shall include any government -issued | |
116 | 204 | identification number, date of birth, address or | |
117 | 205 | financial information, or | |
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119 | 206 | i. reveal the identity of law enforcement officers who | |
120 | 207 | have become subject to intern al investigation by the | |
121 | 208 | law enforcement agency as a result of an event | |
122 | 209 | depicted in the recording. The option to protect the | |
123 | 210 | identity of a law enforcement officer shall not be | |
124 | 211 | available to the law enforcement agency after the law | |
125 | 212 | enforcement agency has con cluded the investigation and | |
126 | 213 | rendered a decision as to final disciplinary action. | |
127 | 214 | At such time when an investigation has concluded and | |
128 | 215 | the law enforcement agency has rendered its decision | |
129 | 216 | as to final disciplinary action, the portions of the | |
130 | 217 | recordings previously withheld as provided for in this | |
131 | 218 | subparagraph shall be available for public inspection | |
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132 | 246 | and copying. The audio and video recordings withheld | |
133 | 247 | as provided for in this subparagraph shall be | |
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136 | 248 | available for public inspection and copying before the | |
137 | 249 | conclusion of the investigation if the investigation | |
138 | 250 | lasts for an unreasonable amount of time; and | |
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140 | 251 | 10. a. Audio and video recordings from recording equipment | |
141 | 252 | attached to the person of a law enforcement officer | |
142 | 253 | that depict: | |
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144 | 254 | (1) the use of any physical force or vi olence by a | |
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151 | 258 | (4) any person being arrested, cited, charged or | |
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154 | 260 | (5) events that directly led to any person being | |
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158 | 263 | (6) detentions of any length for the purpose of | |
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161 | 265 | (7) any exercise of authority by a law enforcement | |
162 | 266 | officer that deprives a citizen of his or her | |
163 | 267 | liberty, | |
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166 | 296 | become the cause of an invest igation or charges | |
167 | 297 | being filed, | |
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169 | 298 | (9) recordings in the public interest that may | |
170 | 299 | materially aid a determination of whether law | |
171 | 300 | enforcement officers are appropriately performing | |
172 | 301 | their duties as public servants, or | |
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174 | 302 | (10) any contextual events occurring before o r after | |
175 | 303 | the events depicted in divisions (1) through (9) | |
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180 | 305 | b. Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph a of | |
181 | 306 | this paragraph, the law enforcement agency may, before | |
182 | 307 | releasing any audio or video recording provided for in | |
183 | 308 | this paragraph, redact or obscure specific portions of | |
184 | 309 | the recording that: | |
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186 | 310 | (1) depict the death of a person or a dead body, | |
187 | 311 | unless the death was effected by a law | |
188 | 312 | enforcement officer, | |
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190 | 313 | (2) depict nudity, | |
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192 | 314 | (3) would identify minors under the age of sixteen | |
193 | 315 | (16) years or would undermine any requirement to | |
194 | 316 | keep certain juvenile records confidential as | |
195 | 317 | provided for in Title 10A of the Oklahoma | |
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201 | 349 | persons that are clearly visible, unless the act | |
202 | 350 | of severe violence was effected by a law | |
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205 | 352 | (5) depict great bodily injury, as defined in Section | |
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207 | 354 | unless the great bodily i njury was effected by a | |
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210 | 356 | (6) include personal medical information that is not | |
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213 | 358 | (7) undermine the assertion of a privilege as | |
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216 | 361 | or transportation for mental health evaluation or | |
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225 | 366 | (9) identify any person who provides information to | |
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227 | 368 | that person when that person requests anonymity | |
228 | 369 | or where disclosure of the identity of the person | |
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229 | 397 | or the information provided could reasonably be | |
230 | 398 | expected to threaten or endanger the physical | |
231 | 399 | safety or property of the person or the physical | |
232 | 400 | safety or property of others, | |
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234 | 401 | (10) undermine the assertion of a privilege to keep | |
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236 | 403 | provided for in Section 2510 of Title 12 of the | |
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239 | 405 | (11) include personal information other than the name | |
240 | 406 | or license plate number of a person not | |
241 | 407 | officially arrested, cited, charged or issued a | |
242 | 408 | written warning. Such personal information shall | |
243 | 409 | include any government -issued identification | |
244 | 410 | number, date of birth, address or financial | |
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247 | 412 | (12) include information that would materially | |
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249 | 414 | ongoing criminal prosecution, provided that: | |
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251 | 415 | (a) ten (10) days following the formal | |
252 | 416 | arraignment or initial appearance, whichever | |
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254 | 418 | case in question, the recording shall be | |
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256 | 420 | copying with no redaction of the portions | |
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257 | 448 | that were temporarily withheld by reliance | |
258 | 449 | on this division. Provided, before | |
259 | 450 | potential release of a recording as provided | |
260 | 451 | for in this subdivision, the prosecutor or | |
261 | 452 | legal representative of the person charged | |
262 | 453 | may request from the appropriate district | |
263 | 454 | court an extension of time during which the | |
264 | 455 | recording may be withheld under the | |
265 | 456 | provisions of this division. When a request | |
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268 | 457 | for an extension of time ha s been filed with | |
269 | 458 | the court, the recording in question may be | |
270 | 459 | withheld until the court has issued a | |
271 | 460 | ruling. Such requests for an extension of | |
272 | 461 | the time during which the recording may be | |
273 | 462 | withheld may be made on the grounds that | |
274 | 463 | release of the recording will materially | |
275 | 464 | compromise an ongoing criminal investigation | |
276 | 465 | or criminal prosecution or on the grounds | |
277 | 466 | that release of the recording will | |
278 | 467 | materially compromise the right of an | |
279 | 468 | accused to a fair trial that has yet to | |
280 | 469 | begin. Courts considering such requests | |
281 | 470 | shall conduct a hearing and consider whether | |
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283 | 499 | interests asserted by the parties. In | |
284 | 500 | response to such requests, the court shall | |
285 | 501 | order that the recording be made available | |
286 | 502 | for public inspection and copying with no | |
287 | 503 | redaction of the portions that were | |
288 | 504 | temporarily withheld by reliance on this | |
289 | 505 | division or order an extension of time | |
290 | 506 | during which the recording may be withheld | |
291 | 507 | under the provisions of this division. | |
292 | 508 | Provided further, each such time extension | |
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294 | 510 | additional six-month period of time or less | |
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300 | 515 | depicted in the recording without any person | |
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302 | 517 | question and release of a recording or | |
303 | 518 | portions of a recording have been denied on | |
304 | 519 | the grounds provided for in this division, | |
305 | 520 | an appeal of such denial may be made to the | |
306 | 521 | appropriate district court. In situations | |
307 | 522 | where one hundred twenty (120) days have | |
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308 | 550 | expired since the creation of the recording, | |
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312 | 552 | a person and the recording is being withheld | |
313 | 553 | on the grounds provided for in this | |
314 | 554 | division, courts considering appeals to the | |
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318 | 558 | interests of the public outweigh the | |
319 | 559 | interests of the parties protected by this | |
320 | 560 | division. In response to such appeals, the | |
321 | 561 | district court shall order that the | |
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323 | 563 | inspection and copying with no redaction of | |
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325 | 565 | by reliance on this division or order an | |
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327 | 567 | may be withheld under the provisions of this | |
328 | 568 | division. An order granting an extension of | |
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330 | 570 | against all appellants for the duration of | |
331 | 571 | the extension. Provided, each such time | |
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334 | 601 | month period of time or less and cumulative | |
335 | 602 | time extensions shall not add up to more | |
336 | 603 | than three (3) years. Provided, charges | |
337 | 604 | being filed against a person in the case in | |
338 | 605 | question automatically cancels an y extension | |
339 | 606 | of time. A new request for an extension of | |
340 | 607 | time following an arraignment or initial | |
341 | 608 | appearance may be requested by the parties | |
342 | 609 | on the grounds and under the terms provided | |
343 | 610 | for in subdivision (a) of this division. | |
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345 | 611 | The options presented in this d ivision to | |
346 | 612 | potentially withhold a recording or portions of a | |
347 | 613 | recording on the grounds provided for in this | |
348 | 614 | division shall expire in totality four (4) years | |
349 | 615 | after the recording was made at which time all | |
350 | 616 | recordings previously withheld on the grounds | |
351 | 617 | provided for in this division shall be made | |
352 | 618 | available for public inspection and copying, or | |
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356 | 619 | (13) reveal the identity of law enforcement officers | |
357 | 620 | who have become subject to internal investigation | |
358 | 621 | by the law enforcement agency as a result of an | |
359 | 622 | event depicted in th e recording. The option to | |
360 | 623 | protect the identity of a law enforcement officer | |
361 | 624 | shall not be available to the law enforcement | |
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362 | 652 | agency after the law enforcement agency has | |
363 | 653 | concluded the investigation and rendered a | |
364 | 654 | decision as to final disciplinary action. At | |
365 | 655 | such time when an investigation has concluded and | |
366 | 656 | the law enforcement agency has rendered its | |
367 | 657 | decision as to final disciplinary action, the | |
368 | 658 | portions of the recordings previously withheld as | |
369 | 659 | provided for in this division shall be available | |
370 | 660 | for public inspection and copying. The audio and | |
371 | 661 | video recordings withheld on the grounds provided | |
372 | 662 | for in this division shall be available for | |
373 | 663 | public inspection and copying before the | |
374 | 664 | conclusion of the investigation if the | |
375 | 665 | investigation lasts for an unreasonable amount o f | |
376 | 666 | time. | |
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378 | 667 | B. 1. Except for the records listed in subsection A of this | |
379 | 668 | section and those made open by other state or local laws, law | |
380 | 669 | enforcement agencies may deny access to law enforcement records | |
381 | 670 | except where a court finds that the public interest or the i nterest | |
382 | 671 | of an individual outweighs the reason for denial. The provisions of | |
383 | 672 | this section shall not operate to deny access to law enforcement | |
384 | 673 | records if such records have been previously made available to the | |
385 | 674 | public as provided in the Oklahoma Open Records Act or as otherwise | |
386 | 675 | provided by law. | |
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388 | 703 | 2. a. A law enforcement agency shall deny access to any | |
389 | 704 | audio or video recording that depicts the death of a | |
390 | 705 | law enforcement officer who was acting in the course | |
391 | 706 | of his or her official duties including any related | |
392 | 707 | acts or events immediately preceding or subsequent to | |
393 | 708 | the acts or events that caused or otherwise relate to | |
394 | 709 | the death, except where a court finds that the public | |
395 | 710 | interest or the interest of an individual outweighs | |
396 | 711 | the reason for denial. Provided, however, a l aw | |
397 | 712 | enforcement agency may allow a family member of the | |
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400 | 713 | deceased law enforcement officer to hear or view such | |
401 | 714 | audio or video recording under protocols established | |
402 | 715 | by the law enforcement agency . For the purposes of | |
403 | 716 | this subparagraph, “family member” means a spouse, | |
404 | 717 | adult child, parent or sibling of the deceased law | |
405 | 718 | enforcement officer. | |
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407 | 719 | b. Nothing in subparagraph a of this paragraph shall be | |
408 | 720 | construed to prohibit the prosecution and defense | |
409 | 721 | counsel from access to such audio or video recordings | |
410 | 722 | or the use of such recordings as evidence in a legal | |
411 | 723 | proceeding. | |
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413 | 724 | C. Nothing contained in this section imposes any new | |
414 | 725 | recordkeeping requirements. Law enforcement records shall be kept | |
415 | 726 | for as long as is now or may hereafter be specified by law. Absent | |
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416 | 754 | a legal requirement for the keeping of a law enforcement record for | |
417 | 755 | a specific time period, law enforcement agencies shall maintain | |
418 | 756 | their records for so long as needed for administrative purposes. | |
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420 | 757 | D. Registration files maintained by the Department of | |
421 | 758 | Corrections pursuant to the provisions of the Sex Offenders | |
422 | 759 | Registration Act shall be made available for public inspection in a | |
423 | 760 | manner to be determined by the Department. | |
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425 | 761 | E. The Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training | |
426 | 762 | (C.L.E.E.T.) shall keep confidential all records it maintains | |
427 | 763 | pursuant to Section 3311 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes and | |
428 | 764 | deny release of records relating to any employed or certified full - | |
429 | 765 | time officer, reserve officer, retired officer or other person; | |
430 | 766 | teacher lesson plans, tests and other teachin g materials; and | |
431 | 767 | personal communications concerning individual students except under | |
432 | 768 | the following circumstances: | |
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434 | 769 | 1. To verify the current certification status of any peace | |
435 | 770 | officer; | |
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437 | 771 | 2. As may be required to perform the duties imposed by Section | |
438 | 772 | 3311 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes; | |
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440 | 773 | 3. To provide to any peace officer copies of the records of | |
441 | 774 | that peace officer upon submitting a written request; | |
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445 | 775 | 4. To provide, upon written request, to any law enforcement | |
446 | 776 | agency conducting an official investigation, c opies of the records | |
447 | 777 | of any peace officer who is the subject of such investigation; | |
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449 | 805 | 5. To provide final orders of administrative proceedings where | |
450 | 806 | an adverse action was taken against a peace officer; and | |
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452 | 807 | 6. Pursuant to an order of the district court of t he State of | |
453 | 808 | Oklahoma. | |
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455 | 809 | F. The Department of Public Safety shall keep confidential: | |
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457 | 810 | 1. All records it maintains pursuant to its authority under | |
458 | 811 | Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes relating to the Oklahoma Highway | |
459 | 812 | Patrol Division, the Communications Division, and other divisions of | |
460 | 813 | the Department relating to: | |
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462 | 814 | a. training, lesson plans, teaching materials, tests , and | |
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465 | 816 | b. policies, procedures , and operations, any of which are | |
466 | 817 | of a tactical nature, and | |
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468 | 818 | c. the following information from radio logs: | |
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470 | 819 | (1) telephone numbers, | |
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472 | 820 | (2) addresses other than the location of incidents to | |
473 | 821 | which officers are dispatched, and | |
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475 | 822 | (3) personal information which is contrary to the | |
476 | 823 | provisions of the Driver ’s Privacy Protection | |
477 | 824 | Act, 18 United States Code, Sections 2721 through | |
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480 | 826 | 2. For the purpose of preventing identity theft and invasion of | |
481 | 827 | law enforcement computer systems, except as provided in Title 47 of | |
482 | 828 | the Oklahoma Statutes, all driving records. | |
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485 | - | ENR. S. B. NO. 968 Page 12 | |
486 | - | Passed the Senate the 4th day of March, 2021. | |
856 | + | SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2021. | |
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490 | - | Presiding Officer of the Senate | |
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493 | - | Passed the House of Representatives the 11th day of April, 2022. | |
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497 | - | Presiding Officer of the House | |
498 | - | of Representatives | |
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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 _____ ____ | |
505 | - | day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M. | |
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507 | - | ________________________________ _ | |
508 | - | Governor of the State of Oklahoma | |
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511 | - | OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE | |
512 | - | Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this _______ ___ | |
513 | - | day of __________________, 20 _______, at _______ o'c lock _______ M. | |
514 | - | By: _______________________________ __ | |
858 | + | COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON GENERAL GOVERNMENT, dated | |
859 | + | 04/01/2021 - DO PASS. |