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34	29		BILL NO. 1860 By: Roberts of the House
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43	40		An Act relating to confidential records ; prescribing
44	41		right of victims to confidentiality of certain crime
45	42		scene and autopsy photographs; prohibiting public
46	43		access to certain photographs submitted to the Pardon
47	44		and Parole Board; amending 51 O.S. 2021, Section
48	45		24A.5, as last amended by Section 2, Chapter 116,
49	46		O.S.L. 2024 (51 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 24A.5),
50	47		which relates to the Open Records Act; adding certain
51	48		victim photographs to list of confidential records;
52	49		prohibiting certain victim photographs submitted to
53	50		the Board from being presented to the public;
54	51		requiring parties to submit two separate clemency
55	52		hearing packets to the Board; clarifying contents for
56	53		each packet; allowing Board to seal certain records;
57	54		clarifying which packet the Governor will receive;
58	55		providing for codification; and providing an
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63	62		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
64	63		SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
65	64		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 142A -15 of Title 21, unless
66	65		there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
67	66		Victims and victims' families shall have the right to
68	67		confidentiality of crime scene an d autopsy photographs in clemency
69	68		hearings. Such photographs submitted to the Pardon and Parole Board
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97	95		for clemency hearing purposes shall not be available to the public
98	96		and shall be submitted in a separate hearing packet as provided in
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100	98		SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 51 O.S. 2021, Section 24A.5, as
101	99		last amended by Section 2, Chapter 116, O.S.L. 2024 (51 O.S. Supp.
102	100		2024, Section 24A.5), is amended to read as follows:
103	101		Section 24A.5. All records of public bodies and public
104	102		officials shall be open to any person for inspection, copying, or
105	103		mechanical reproduction during regular business hours; provided:
106	104		1. The Oklahoma Open Records Act, Se ctions 24A.1 through 24A.30
107	105		of this title, does not apply to records specifically required by
108	106		law to be kept confidential including:
109	107		a. records protected by a state evidentiary privilege
110	108		such as the attorney -client privilege, the work
111	109		product immunity from discovery and the identity of
112	110		informer privileges,
113	111		b. records of what transpired during meetings of a public
114	112		body lawfully closed to the public such as executive
115	113		sessions authorized under the Oklahoma Open Meeting
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117	115		c. personal information within drive r records as defined
118	116		by the Driver's Privacy Protection Act, 18 United
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147	144		d. information in the files of the Board of Medicolegal
148	145		Investigations obtained pursuant to Sections 940 and
149	146		941 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes that may be
150	147		hearsay, preliminary unsubstantiated investigation -
151	148		related findings, or confide ntial medical information,
152	149		e. any test forms, question banks and answer keys
153	150		developed for state licensure examinations, but
154	151		specifically excluding test prepar ation materials or
155	152		study guides,
156	153		f. last names, addresses, Social Security numbers or tax
157	154		identification numbers, and proof of identification
158	155		submitted to the Oklahoma Lottery Commission by
159	156		persons claiming a lottery prize,
160	157		g. unless public disclosure is required by other laws or
161	158		regulations, vehicle movement records of the Oklahoma
162	159		Transportation Authority obtained in connection with
163	160		the Authority's electronic toll collection system,
164	161		h. personal financial information, credit reports, or
165	162		other financial data obtained by or submitted to a
166	163		public body for the purpose of evaluating credit
167	164		worthiness, obtaining a license, permit, or for the
168	165		purpose of becoming qualified to contract with a
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197	193		i. any digital audio/video recordings of the toll
198	194		collection and safeguarding activities of the Oklahoma
199	195		Transportation Authority,
200	196		j. any personal information provided by a guest at any
201	197		facility owned or operated by the Oklahoma Tourism and
202	198		Recreation Department to obtain any service at the
203	199		facility or by a purchase r of a product sold by or
204	200		through the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation
205	201		Department,
206	202		k. a Department of Defense Form 214 (DD Form 214) filed
207	203		with a county clerk, including any DD Form 214 filed
208	204		before July 1, 2002,
209	205		l. except as provided for in Section 2 -110 of Title 47 of
210	206		the Oklahoma Statutes:
211	207		(1) any record in connection with a Motor Vehicle
212	208		Report issued by the Department of Public Safety,
213	209		as prescribed in Section 6 -117 of Title 47 of the
214	210		Oklahoma Statutes, or
215	211		(2) personal information within driver records, as
216	212		defined by the Driver 's Privacy Protection Act,
217	213		18 U.S.C., Sections 2721 through 2725, which are
218	214		stored and maintained by the Department of Public
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247	242		m. any portion of any document or information provided to
248	243		an agency or entity of the state or a political
249	244		subdivision to obtain licensure under the laws of this
250	245		state or a political subdivision that contains an
251	246		applicant's personal address, personal phone number,
252	247		personal email address, any government -issued
253	248		identification numbers, or other contact in formation;
254	249		provided, however, lists of persons licensed, the
255	250		existence of a license of a person, or a business or
256	251		commercial address, or other business or commercial
257	252		information disclosable under state law submitted with
258	253		an application for licensure shall be public record,
259	254		unless the business or commercial address is the same
260	255		as the applicant's personal address, except when the
261	256		applicant permits in writing the disclosure of the
262	257		address,
263	258		n. an investigative file obtained during an investigation
264	259		conducted by the State Department of Health into
265	260		violations of the Long -Term Care Administrator
266	261		Licensing Act under Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
267	262		or
268	263		o. documents, evidence, materials, records, reports,
269	264		complaints, or other information in the possession or
270	265		control of the Attorney General or Insurance
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298	292		Department pertaining to an evaluation, examination,
299	293		investigation, or review made pursuant to the
300	294		provisions of the Patient 's Right to Pharmacy Choice
301	295		Act, the Pharmacy Audit Integrity Act, or Sections 357
302	296		through 360 of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes , or
303	297		p. crime scene and autopsy photographs of victims
304	298		submitted to the Pardon and Parole Board for clemency
305	299		hearing purposes;
306	300		2. All Social Security numbers included in a record may be
307	301		confidential regardless of the person 's status as a public employee
308	302		or private individual and may be redacted or deleted prior to
309	303		release of the record by the public body;
310	304		3. Any reasonably segregable portion of a record containing
311	305		exempt material shall be provided after deletion of the exempt
312	306		portions; provided however, the Department of Public Safety shall
313	307		not be required to assem ble for the requesting person specific
314	308		information, in any format, from driving records relating to any
315	309		person whose name and date of birth or whose driver license number
316	310		is not furnished by the requesting person.
317	311		The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation shall not be required
318	312		to assemble for the requesting person any criminal history records
319	313		relating to persons whose names, dates of birth, and other
320	314		identifying information required by the Oklahoma State Bureau of
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348	341		Investigation pursuant to administrative r ule are not furnished by
349	342		the requesting person;
350	343		4. Any request for a record which contains individual records
351	344		of persons, and the cost of copying, reproducing or certifying each
352	345		individual record is otherwise prescribed by state law, the cost may
353	346		be assessed for each individual record, or portion thereof requested
354	347		as prescribed by state law. Otherwise, a public body may charge a
355	348		fee only for recovery of the re asonable, direct costs of record
356	349		copying, or mechanical reproduction. Notwithstanding any state or
357	350		local provision to the contrary, in no instance shall the record
358	351		copying fee exceed twenty -five cents ($0.25) per page for records
359	352		having the dimensions of eight and one -half (8 1/2) by fourteen (14)
360	353		inches or smaller, or a maximum of One Dollar ($1.00) per copied
361	354		page for a certified copy. However, if the request:
362	355		a. is solely for commercial purpose, or
363	356		b. would clearly cause excessive disruption of the
364	357		essential functions of the public body,
365	358		then the public body may charge a reasonable fee to recover the
366	359		direct cost of record search and copying; however, publication in a
367	360		newspaper or broadcast by news media for news purposes shall not
368	361		constitute a resale or use of a record for trade or commercial
369	362		purpose and charges for providing copies of electronic d ata to the
370	363		news media for a news purpose shall not exceed the direct cost of
371	364		making the copy. The fee charged by the Department of Public Safety
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399	391		for a copy in a computerized format of a record of the Department
400	392		shall not exceed the direct cost of making t he copy unless the fee
401	393		for the record is otherwise set by law.
402	394		Any public body establishing fees under this act shall post a
403	395		written schedule of the fees at its principal office and with the
404	396		county clerk.
405	397		In no case shall a search fee be charged when the r elease of
406	398		records is in the public interest, including, but not limited to,
407	399		release to the news media, scholars, authors and taxpayers seeking
408	400		to determine whether those entrusted with the affairs of the
409	401		government are honestly, faithfully, and competently performing
410	402		their duties as public servants.
411	403		The fees shall not be used for the purpose of discouraging
412	404		requests for information or as obstacles to disclosure of requested
413	405		information;
414	406		5. The land description tract index of all recorded instruments
415	407		concerning real property required to be kept by the county clerk of
416	408		any county shall be available for inspection or copying in
417	409		accordance with the provisions of the Oklahoma Open Records Act;
418	410		provided, however, the index shall not be copied or mechanically
419	411		reproduced for the purpose of sale of the information;
420	412		6. A public body must provide prompt, reasonable access to its
421	413		records but may establish reasonable procedures which protect the
422	414		integrity and organization of its records and to prevent excessive
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450	441		disruptions of its essential functions. A delay in providing access
451	442		to records shall be limited solely to the time required for
452	443		preparing the requested documents and t he avoidance of excessive
453	444		disruptions of the public body 's essential functions. In no event
454	445		may production of a current request for records be unreasonably
455	446		delayed until after completion of a prior records request that will
456	447		take substantially longer than the current request. Any public body
457	448		which makes the requested records available on the Internet shall
458	449		meet the obligation of providing prompt, reasonable access to its
459	450		records as required by this paragraph; and
460	451		7. A public body shall designate certain p ersons who are
461	452		authorized to release records of the public body for inspection,
462	453		copying, or mechanical reproduction. At least one person shall be
463	454		available at all times to release records during the regular
464	455		business hours of the public body.
465	456		SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
466	457		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Sec tion 332.22 of Title 57, unless there
467	458		is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
468	459		A. During a Pardon and Parole Board clemency hearing, autopsy
469	460		photographs and victim images displayed in the crime scene
470	461		photographs shall not be presented or d isplayed to the public.
471	462		B. Two separate clemency packets shall be submitted to the
472	463		administrative office of the Board on or before a date set by the
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501	491		1. A clemency hearing packet submitted to the public; and
502	492		2. A clemency hearing packet submitted to the Pardon and Parole
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504	494		C. The clemency hearing packet submitted to the public by the
505	495		applicable parties shall not include autopsy photographs and vic tim
506	496		images displayed in the crime scene photographs.
507	497		D. The Board shall receive all photographs via the clemency
508	498		hearing packet submitted by the parties, including autopsy and
509	499		victim images displayed in the crime scene photographs. To further
510	500		ensure the confidentiality and privacy of the victim, the Board
511	501		shall have the ability to seal from public v iew any submission
512	502		included in the public clemency hearing packet that would infringe
513	503		on the confidentiality or privacy of the victim as determined by a
514	504		majority vote of the Board.
515	505		E. The Office of the Governor shall receive the clemency
516	506		hearing packet which includes the autopsy and victim images
517	507		displayed in the crime scene photographs.
518	508		SECTION 4. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
519		-	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
520		-	April 8, 2025 - DO PASS
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	535	+	Passed the House of Representatives the 12th day of March, 2025.
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	545	+	Passed the Senate the ___ day of __________, 2025.
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