Oklahoma 2023 2023 Regular Session

Oklahoma House Bill HB2794 Engrossed / Bill

Filed 05/01/2023

                     
 
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ENGROSSED SENATE AMENDMENT 
TO 
ENGROSSED HOUSE 
BILL NO. 2794 	By: Stinson and Kerbs of the 
House 
 
  and 
 
  Pugh of the Senate 
 
 
 
 
 
[ state judiciary - Oklahoma Judicial Security and 
Privacy Act of 2023 - notice system for at-risk 
individuals and their immediate families – 
exceptions - Administrative Director of the Courts 
- delegation of authority – report - penalty – 
severability – codification - effective date ] 
 
 
 
 
AMENDMENT NO. 1. Page 1, strike the enacting clause 
   
 
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Passed the Senate the 27th day of April, 2023. 
 
 
  
 	Presiding Officer of the Senate 
 
 
Passed the House of Representatives the ____ day of __________, 
2023. 
 
 
  
 	Presiding Officer of the House 
 	of Representatives   
 
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ENGROSSED HOUSE 
BILL NO. 2794 	By: Stinson and Kerbs of the 
House 
 
   and 
 
  Pugh of the Senate 
 
 
 
 
 
[ state judiciary - Oklahoma Judicial Security and 
Privacy Act of 2023 - notice system for at-risk 
individuals and their immediate families – 
exceptions - Administrative Director of the Courts 
- delegation of authority – report - penalty – 
severability – codification - effective date ] 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHO MA: 
SECTION 1.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 3011 of Title 20, unless there 
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: 
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma 
Judicial Security and Privacy Act of 2023 ". 
SECTION 2.     NEW LAW     A new section o f law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 3012 of Title 20, unless there 
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:   
 
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As used in this act: 
1.  The term "at-risk individual" means any active or retired 
member of the State Judiciary, and shall also include municipal, 
county, and federal judges; 
2. The term "commercial entity" means any corporation, 
partnership, limited partnership, proprietorship, sole 
proprietorship, firm, enterprise, fra nchise, or association engaged 
in the buying or selling of goods or services for profit; 
3.  The term "covered information" means: 
a. a home address, including primary residence or 
secondary residences of an at-risk individual, 
b. a home or personal mobile telephone number, or the 
direct telephone number of a government-issued cell 
phone or private extension in the chambers of an at-
risk individual, 
c. a personal email address of an at-risk individual, 
d. the Social Security number, driver license number, or 
home address displayed on voter registration 
information of an at-risk individual, 
e. bank account or credit or debit card information of an 
at-risk individual, 
f. the home or other address displayed on property tax 
records or held by a federal, state, or local 
government agency of an at-risk individual, including   
 
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any secondary residence and any investment pro perty at 
which an at-risk individual resides for part of a 
year, 
g. a license plate number or home address displayed on 
vehicle registration information of an at-risk 
individual, 
h. the identification of children under the age of 
eighteen (18) of an at-risk individual or any child 
under the age of twenty-six (26) whose permanent 
residence is the home of the at -risk individual, 
i. the full date of birt h, 
j. a photograph of any vehicle that legi bly displays the 
license plate or a ph otograph of a residence tha t 
legibly displays the address of the residence of an 
at-risk individual, 
k. the name and address of a school or da y care facility 
attended by immediate family of an at-risk individual, 
l. the name and address of an employer of i mmediate 
family of an at-risk individual, or 
m. the name and address of a place of worship the at-risk 
individual or immediate family of an at -risk 
individual attends; 
4.  The term "data broker" means a commercial enti ty engaged in 
collecting, assembling, or maintaining personal information   
 
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concerning an individual who is not a customer, client, or an 
employee of that entity in order to sell the information or 
otherwise profit from providing third-party access to the 
information. The term data broker does not include a commercial 
entity engaged in the following activities: 
a. providing 4-1-1 directory assistance or directory 
information services, including name, address, and 
telephone number, on behalf of or as a function of a 
telecommunications carrier, 
b. using personal information internally, providing 
access to businesses under common ownership or 
affiliated by corporate control, or selling or 
providing data for a transaction or service requested 
by or concerning the individual whose personal 
information is being transferred , 
c. providing publicly available information via real-time 
or near-real-time alert services for health or safety 
purposes, 
d. a consumer reporting agency subject to the federal 
Fair Credit Reporting Act under 15 U.S.C. Section 1681 
et seq., 
e. a financial institution subject to the federal Gramm-
Leach-Bliley Act under Public Law No. 106 -102 and 
regulations implementing that act,   
 
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f. a covered entity for purposes of the privacy 
regulations promulgated under Section 264(c) of the 
federal Health Insurance Portability and 
Accountability Act of 1996 under 42 U.S.C. Section 
1320d-2, and 
g. the collection and sale or licensing of covered 
information incidental to conducting the activities 
described in subparagraphs a through f of this 
paragraph; 
5.  The term "immediate family" means a spouse, child, or parent 
of an at-risk individual or any other f amilial relative of an at -
risk individual whose permanen t residence is the same as the at-risk 
individual; 
6.  The term "social media" means any online electronic medium 
or a live chat system that: 
a. primarily serves as a medium for users to interact 
with content generated by other third-party users of 
the medium, 
b. enables users to create accounts or profiles specific 
to the medium or to import profiles from another 
medium, and 
c. enables one or more users to generate content that can 
be viewed by other t hird-party users of the medium; 
7.  The term "state agency" means:   
 
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a. an executive agency, as defined by Oklahoma Statute, 
and 
b. any county, local or municipal governing body, or 
regulatory body, and 
c. any state agency in the judicial branch or legislative 
branch; and 
8.  The term "transfer" means to sell, license, trade, or 
exchange for consideration the covered information of an at-risk 
individual or immediate family. 
SECTION 3.     NEW LAW    A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 3013 of Title 20, unless there 
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: 
A.  Each at-risk individual may: 
1. File written notice of the status of the individual as an 
at-risk individual, for themselves and immed iate family, with each 
state agency that includes information necessary to ensure 
compliance with this section, as determined by the Administrative 
Director of the Courts; and 
2.  Request that each state agency described in Section 2 of 
this act mark as private their covered information and that of their 
immediate family. 
B.  State agencies shall not publicly post or publicly display 
content that includes covered information of an at-risk individual 
or immediate family.  State agencies, upon receipt of a wr itten   
 
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request under paragraph 1 of subsection A of this section, shall 
remove the covered information of the at-risk individual or 
immediate family from publicly available content not later than 
seventy-two (72) hours after such receipt. 
C.  Nothing in this section shall prohibit a state agency from 
providing access to records containing the covered information of a 
member of the judiciary to a third p arty if the third party: 
1. Possesses a signed release from the judge or a lawful court 
order; 
2. Is subject to the requirement s of Title V of the federal 
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, 15 U.S.C., Section 6801 et seq.; or 
3.  Executes a confidentiality agreement with the state agency. 
SECTION 4.     NEW LAW    A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 3014 of Title 20, unless there 
is created a duplication in numbe ring, reads as follows: 
Upon written request of an at-risk individual, the 
Administrative Director of the Courts is authorized to make any 
notice or request requ ired or authorized by this act on behalf of 
the at-risk individual.  The notice or request shal l include 
information necessary to ensure compliance with this act.  The 
Director may delegate this authority to an appropriate state agency.  
Any notice or request made under this act shall be deemed to have 
been made by the at-risk individual and comply with the notice and 
request requirements of this act.   
 
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In lieu of individual notices or requests, the Administrative 
Director of the Courts, may provide state agencies, county and 
municipal governments, data brokers, persons, bu sinesses, or 
associations with a list of at-risk individuals and their immediate 
family that includes information necessary to ensure compliance with 
this act, as determined by the Administrative Director of Courts for 
the purpose of maintaining compliance with this act.  Such list 
shall be deemed to comply with individual notice and r equest 
requirements of this act. 
SECTION 5.     NEW LAW    A new section of law to be codif ied 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 3015 of Title 20, unless there 
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: 
Not later than one (1) year after the date of enactment of this 
act, and biennially thereafter, the Administrative Director of the 
Courts shall submit to the Legislature an annual report that 
includes: 
1. A detailed amount spent by the state and local governments 
on protecting judges' covered information; 
2.  Where the judges' covered information was found; and 
3. The collection of any new types of personal data found to be 
used to identify judg es who have received threats, including prior 
home addresses, employers, and inst itutional affiliations such as 
nonprofit boards.   
 
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SECTION 6.     NEW LAW    A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 3016 of Title 20, unless there 
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: 
A.  It shall be unlawful for a data broker to knowingly sell, 
license, trade for consideration, or purchase cover ed information of 
an at-risk individual or immediate family . 
B.  Except as provided in subsection C of this section, no 
person, business, or associ ation shall publicly post or publicly 
display on the Internet covered information of an at-risk individual 
or immediate family if the at-risk individual has made a written 
request to that person, business , or association to not disclose the 
covered information of the at-risk individual or immediate family. 
C.  Subsection B of this section shall not apply to: 
1.  Covered information that the at -risk individual or immediate 
family voluntarily publishes on the Internet after the date of 
enactment of this act; or 
2. Covered information lawfully received from a state 
government source or from an employee or agent of the state 
government. 
D.  After receiving a written request under this section, the 
person, business, or association shall remove within seventy-two 
(72) hours the covered information from the Internet and ensure that 
the information is not made available on any website or a subsidiary 
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ensure that the covered information of the at-risk individual or 
immediate family is not made available on any website or a 
subsidiary website controlled by that person, business, or 
association. 
E.  After receiving a written request under this section , the 
person, business, or association shall not transfe r the covered 
information of the at-risk individual or immediate family to any 
other person, business, or association through any medium .  This 
subsection shall not apply to : 
1. Covered information t hat the at-risk individual or immediate 
family voluntarily publishes on the Internet after the date of 
enactment of this act; or 
2. A transfer made at the request of the at-risk individual or 
that is necessary to effe ctuate a request to the person, busines s, 
or association from the at-risk individual. 
SECTION 7.    NEW LAW    A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 3017 of Title 20, unless there 
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: 
A.  An at-risk individual or their immediate family whose 
covered information is made public as a result of a violation of 
this act may bring an action seeking injunctive or declaratory 
relief in any court of competent juris diction.  If the court grants 
injunctive or declaratory relief, the person, business, or 
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the costs and reasonable attorney fees of the at-risk individual or 
immediate family, as applicable . 
B.  If a person, business, or associ ation knowingly viol ates an 
order granting injunctive or declaratory relief under subsection A 
of this section, the court issuing such order may: 
1. If the person, business, or association i s a government 
agency: 
a. impose a fine not greater than Four Thousand Dollars 
($4,000.00), and 
b. award to the at-risk individual or their immediate 
family, as applicable, court costs and reasonable 
attorney fees; and 
2. If the person, business, or association is not a government 
agency, award to the at-risk individual or their immediate family, 
as applicable: 
a. an amount equal to the actual damages sustained by the 
at-risk individual or their immediate family, and 
b. court costs and reasonable attorney fees. 
SECTION 8.     NEW LAW     A new section of l aw to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 3018 of Title 20, unless there 
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: 
A.  Nothing in this act shall be construed: 
1. To prohibit, restrain, or limit the lawful investigation or 
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alleged to have been committed by an at-risk individual or their 
immediate family; 
2. To impair access to decisions and opinions from a member of 
the State Judiciary in the course of carrying out their public 
functions; 
3. To limit the publication or transfer of covered information 
that the at-risk individual or their immediate family member 
voluntarily publishes on the Internet after the date of enactment of 
this act; or 
4.  To prohibit information sharing by a data broker to a 
federal, state, tribal, or local government, or any unit thereof. 
B.  This act shall be broadly construed to favor the protection 
of the covered information of at-risk individuals and their 
immediate family. 
SECTION 9.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 3019 of Title 20, unless there 
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: 
If any provision of this act, an amendment made by this act, or 
the application of such p rovision or amendment to any person or 
circumstance is held to be unconstitutional, the remainder of this 
act and the amendments made by this act and the application of t he 
remaining provisions of this act and amendments to any person or 
circumstance shall not be affected. 
SECTION 10.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.   
 
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Passed the House of Representatives the 21st day of March, 2023. 
 
 
 
  
 	Presiding Officer of the House 
 	of Representatives 
 
 
Passed the Senate the ____ day of _________, 2023. 
 
 
 
  
 	Presiding Officer of the Senate