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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024)
SENATE BILL 1810 By: Brooks
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to sealing of court records;
requiring sealing of records upon dismissal of
certain case; requiring certain written sti pulation;
prohibiting public availab ility of certain records;
requiring removal of certain records; providing
exceptions to access of certain records; prohibiting
sale or release of certain records; specifyi ng
applicability to certain records; providing for
codification; and providing an effective date .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 2011.12 of Title 12, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. In an action for small claims pursuant to the Small Claims
Procedure Act, Section 1751 et s eq. of Title 12 of the Oklahoma
Statutes, or for forcible entry and detainer pursuant to Section
1148.1 et seq. of Title 12 of the Ok lahoma Statutes, the court
entering an order that dismisses the action prior to entry of a
judgment or that enters a judgment in favor of the defendant shall
issue an order sealing all records related to the case.
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B. The court shall order the sealing of a forcible entry a nd
detainer case on the filing of a written stipulation by the parties
to set aside a judgment for the plaintiff and seal the records of
the case.
C. Records that are sealed pursuant to this section sh all be
removed from and shall not appear in any database available to the
public.
D. If the records in a small claims or forcible entry and
detainer action are sealed, the defendant ’s case records shall only
be available to the following:
1. The person whose records are sealed and any part or any
attorney who has made an appearance in the case where records are
sealed;
2. The court; and
3. The court clerk or any department that is responsible for
maintenance of records.
In no event shall the defendant’s sealed case be sold or
released as part of a bulk or individual records transf er to a third
party.
E. The provisions of this section shall apply to all records
relating to an action for small claims or forcible entry and
detainer that are maintained by t he court including but not limited
to the complaint and any other pleadings, proof of service, any
findings and orders of the court, and all other papers, records,
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proceedings, and evidence including exhibits and transcripts of
testimony.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2024.
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