Oklahoma 2025 2025 Regular Session

Oklahoma House Bill HB1360 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/15/2025

                     
 
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STATE OF OKLAHOMA 
 
1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025) 
 
HOUSE BILL 1360 	By: Hasenbeck 
 
 
 
 
 
AS INTRODUCED 
 
An Act relating to protection from domestic abuse; 
amending 26 O.S. 2021, Section 4 -115.2, as amended by 
Section 2, Chapter 147, O.S.L . 2023 (26 O.S. Supp. 
2024, Section 4-115.2), which relates to 
confidentiality of residence and mailing address; 
modifying applicable classes to include victims of 
sexual assault or abuse, stalking, or human 
trafficking who provide independent documentary 
evidence; granting the State Election Board authority 
to develop guidelines; a mending 68 O.S. 2021, Section 
2899.1, which relates to requests to keep personal 
information confidential; permitting the Director of 
the Oklahoma Attorney General 's Address 
Confidentiality Program to request that certain 
information not be made publicly available; 
permitting certain officials to obtain court order to 
keep certain records confidential; providing 
definition; providing an effective date; and 
declaring an emergency. 
 
 
 
 
 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: 
SECTION 1.     AMENDATORY     26 O.S. 2021, Section 4 -115.2, as 
amended by Section 2, Chapter 147, O.S.L. 2023 (26 O.S. Supp. 2024, 
Section 4-115.2), is amended to read as follows: 
Section 4-115.2.  A.  1.  The Secretary of the State Election 
Board is authorized to promulgate rules to keep confidential the   
 
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residence and mailing address, upon application to do so, of 
individual registered voters who are members of certain cla sses as 
described in paragraph 2 of this subsection. 
2.  Classes shall be limi ted to the judiciary, district 
attorneys, assistant district attorneys, Uniformed Services members, 
law enforcement personnel and the immediate family of law 
enforcement personne l, correctional officers, the secretary, 
assistant secretary, employees, and members of a county election 
board or the State Election Board, persons who are protected by 
victim's protection orders, the spouses and dependents of the 
members of such classes, and persons who are certified by the 
Secretary of State as participants in th e Address Confidentiality 
Program established by Section 60.14 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma 
Statutes.  The State Election Board shall also accept applications 
from persons who pro vide independent documentary evidence to show 
that the applicant, the applicant 's child, or another person in the 
applicant's household is a victim of sexual assault or abuse, 
stalking, or human trafficking to qualify for confidentiality of 
records under this section.  The State Election Board shall have the 
authority to develop gui delines for accepting or rejecting 
applications that use independent documentary evidence. 
3.  Such address information shall be provided to a candidate or 
candidate representati ve or other lawful authority in anticipation 
or as part of a contest of candidacy or contest of an election as   
 
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provided for in this title or as part of a petition challenge as 
provided by law.  However, no information concerning the address of 
a certified Address Confidentiality Program participant shall be 
released by election offi cials to any person for any purpose except 
under court order. 
B.  As used in this section, "immediate family of law 
enforcement personnel " means a spouse, child by birth or adopt ion, 
stepchild or parent living at the same residence as the law 
enforcement personnel. 
SECTION 2.     AMENDATORY     68 O.S. 2021, Section 2899.1, is 
amended to read as follows: 
Section 2899.1.  A.  All elected county officials, peace 
officers and law enforcement organizations in the State of Oklahoma 
shall be permitted to request to a county assessor that personal 
information regarding elected county officials, peace officers or 
undercover or covert law enforcement officers not be made p ublicly 
available on the Internet, but instead kept in a secure location at 
the office of the county assessor where it may be made available to 
authorized persons pursuant to law. The Director of the Oklahoma 
Attorney General's Address Confidentiality Pro gram, administered 
under Section 60.14 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes , shall be 
permitted to request to a county assessor that personal information 
regarding a certified Address Confidentiality Program participant, 
upon the participant 's proof of certification, not be made publicly   
 
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available on the Internet, but instead kept in a secure location at 
the office of the county assessor where it may be made available to 
authorized persons pursuant to law. 
B.  Any elected county official, peace officer or, law 
enforcement official on behalf of an undercover or covert officer, 
or Address Confidentiality Program participant who wishes to have 
the personal information of the elected county official, peace 
officer or, undercover or covert officer , or Address Confidentiality 
Program participant that is contained in the records of a county 
assessor be kept confidential must obtain an order of a court that 
requires the county assessor to maintain the personal information of 
the person or entity in a confidential man ner.  Such an order must 
be based on a sworn affidavit by the elected county o fficial, peace 
officer or, law enforcement official , or current Address 
Confidentiality Program participant which affidavit: 
1.  States that the individual whose information is t o be kept 
confidential is: 
a. an elected county official, 
b. a peace officer, or 
c. an undercover or covert officer ; and, or 
d. a current Address Confidentiality Program participant; 
and 
2.  Sets forth sufficient justification for the request for 
confidentiality.   
 
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C.  Upon receipt of such an order, a county assessor shall keep 
such information confidential and shall not disclose the 
confidential information to anyone not specifically authorized by 
law to view the information, unless disclosure is specificall y 
authorized in writing by that person or the affiant.  A county 
assessor shall not post such confidential information on the 
Internet. 
D.  As used in this section: 
1.  "Elected county official " means a person elected to a county 
office; 
2.  "Peace officer" shall have the same meaning as that term is 
defined in Section 99 of Title 2 1 of the Oklahoma Statutes; and 
3.  "Program participant" shall have the same meaning as that 
term is defined in Section 60.14 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma 
Statutes; and 
4. "Personal information" means: 
a. the home address of a person, 
b. the home address of the spouse, domestic partner or 
minor child of a person, and 
c. any telephone number or electronic mail address of a 
person. 
SECTION 3.  This act shall become effective July 1, 2025. 
SECTION 4.  It being immediately neces sary for the preservation 
of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby   
 
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declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and 
be in full force from and after its passage and approval. 
 
60-1-10417 MJ 12/20/24