Okla. Stat. tit. 12, § 12-2510
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Identity of informer
Official statutory text
A. The United States, state or subdivision thereof has a
privilege to refuse to disclose the identity of a person who has
furnished information relating to or assisting in an investigation
of a possible violation of a law to a law enforcement officer or
member of a legislative committee or its staff conducting the
investigation.
B. The privilege under this section may be claimed by an
appropriate representative of the public entity to which the
information was furnished.
C. The following shall be exceptions to the privilege granted
in this section:
1. No privilege exists if the identity of the informant or the
informant's interest in the subject matter of the informant's
communication has been disclosed to those who would have cause to
resent the communication by a holder of the privilege or by the
informant's own action, if the informant appears as a witness for
the government, or if information regarding the informant is
required to be disclosed pursuant to paragraph 4 of subsection A of
Section 2002 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
2. If the informant is also a material witness to the criminal
conduct with which the defendant is charged, or was a participant in
the criminal conduct conjointly with the defendant, or is shown to
be able to give testimony relevant to a material issue in the case.
3. If information from an informant is relied upon to establish
the legality of the means by which evidence was obtained and the
court or the defendant is not satisfied that the information was
received from an informant reasonably believed to be reliable or
credible, the court or defendant may require the identity of the
informant to be disclosed. The court shall, on request of the
government, direct that the disclosure be made in chambers. All
counsel and parties concerned with the issue of legality shall be
permitted to be present at every stage of a proceeding under this
subsection except a disclosure in chambers if the court determines
that no counsel or party shall be permitted to be present. If
disclosure of the identity of the informant is made in chambers, the
record thereof shall be sealed and preserved to be made available to
the appellate court in the event of an appeal, and the contents
shall not otherwise be revealed without consent of the government.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 12. Civil Procedure Page 463
privilege to refuse to disclose the identity of a person who has
furnished information relating to or assisting in an investigation
of a possible violation of a law to a law enforcement officer or
member of a legislative committee or its staff conducting the
investigation.
B. The privilege under this section may be claimed by an
appropriate representative of the public entity to which the
information was furnished.
C. The following shall be exceptions to the privilege granted
in this section:
1. No privilege exists if the identity of the informant or the
informant's interest in the subject matter of the informant's
communication has been disclosed to those who would have cause to
resent the communication by a holder of the privilege or by the
informant's own action, if the informant appears as a witness for
the government, or if information regarding the informant is
required to be disclosed pursuant to paragraph 4 of subsection A of
Section 2002 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
2. If the informant is also a material witness to the criminal
conduct with which the defendant is charged, or was a participant in
the criminal conduct conjointly with the defendant, or is shown to
be able to give testimony relevant to a material issue in the case.
3. If information from an informant is relied upon to establish
the legality of the means by which evidence was obtained and the
court or the defendant is not satisfied that the information was
received from an informant reasonably believed to be reliable or
credible, the court or defendant may require the identity of the
informant to be disclosed. The court shall, on request of the
government, direct that the disclosure be made in chambers. All
counsel and parties concerned with the issue of legality shall be
permitted to be present at every stage of a proceeding under this
subsection except a disclosure in chambers if the court determines
that no counsel or party shall be permitted to be present. If
disclosure of the identity of the informant is made in chambers, the
record thereof shall be sealed and preserved to be made available to
the appellate court in the event of an appeal, and the contents
shall not otherwise be revealed without consent of the government.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 12. Civil Procedure Page 463
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