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53	53	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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55	55	2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024)
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57	57	SENATE BILL 1810 By: Brooks
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63	63	AS INTRODUCED
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65	65	An Act relating to sealing of court records;
66	66	requiring sealing of records upon dismissal of
67	67	certain case; requiring certain written sti pulation;
68	68	prohibiting public availab ility of certain records;
69	69	requiring removal of certain records; providing
70	70	exceptions to access of certain records; prohibiting
71	71	sale or release of certain records; specifyi ng
72	72	applicability to certain records; providing for
73	73	codification; and providing an effective date .
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79	79	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
80	80	SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
81	81	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 2011.12 of Title 12, unless
82	82	there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
83	83	A. In an action for small claims pursuant to the Small Claims
84	84	Procedure Act, Section 1751 et s eq. of Title 12 of the Oklahoma
85	85	Statutes, or for forcible entry and detainer pursuant to Section
86	86	1148.1 et seq. of Title 12 of the Ok lahoma Statutes, the court
87	87	entering an order that dismisses the action prior to entry of a
88	88	judgment or that enters a judgment in favor of the defendant shall
89	89	issue an order sealing all records related to the case.
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141	141	B. The court shall order the sealing of a forcible entry a nd
142	142	detainer case on the filing of a written stipulation by the parties
143	143	to set aside a judgment for the plaintiff and seal the records of
144	144	the case.
145	145	C. Records that are sealed pursuant to this section sh all be
146	146	removed from and shall not appear in any database available to the
147	147	public.
148	148	D. If the records in a small claims or forcible entry and
149	149	detainer action are sealed, the defendant ’s case records shall only
150	150	be available to the following:
151	151	1. The person whose records are sealed and any part or any
152	152	attorney who has made an appearance in the case where records are
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154	154	2. The court; and
155	155	3. The court clerk or any department that is responsible for
156	156	maintenance of records.
157	157	In no event shall the defendant’s sealed case be sold or
158	158	released as part of a bulk or individual records transf er to a third
159	159	party.
160	160	E. The provisions of this section shall apply to all records
161	161	relating to an action for small claims or forcible entry and
162	162	detainer that are maintained by t he court including but not limited
163	163	to the complaint and any other pleadings, proof of service, any
164	164	findings and orders of the court, and all other papers, records,
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218	218	SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2024.
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