Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-270
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Confidentiality of Department of Defense Form 214 - Duties
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- Liability.
A. The county clerk shall keep any Department of Defense Form
214 (DD Form 214) filed with the clerk, including any DD Form 214
that was filed before the effective date of this act, separate from
records available for public inspection and shall not make the DD
Form 214 available to any person except as provided in this section.
A record of the names of veterans who have filed DD Forms 214 with
the clerk shall be made available for public inspection.
B. The county clerk may authorize the viewing or copying of a
veteran’s DD Form 214 only by the veteran, the veteran's spouse or
child, a guardian for or a person having power of attorney for the
veteran, spouse, or child upon presentation of a court order showing
the appointment, the executor or administrator of the estate of the
veteran or spouse upon presentation of a court order showing the
appointment, a representative of the United States Department of
Veterans Affairs, a funeral director upon presentation of a contract
signed by the person responsible for the funeral costs for the
veteran, or a person authorized by the court to view or copy the DD
Form 214 upon presentation of the court order. The clerk shall
record the names and addresses of all persons viewing or copying a
DD Form 214.
C. A county clerk shall not be liable or responsible for any
harm or damages that may occur as a result of any person obtaining,
copying or viewing a DD Form 214.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 19. Counties and County Officers Page 153
A. The county clerk shall keep any Department of Defense Form
214 (DD Form 214) filed with the clerk, including any DD Form 214
that was filed before the effective date of this act, separate from
records available for public inspection and shall not make the DD
Form 214 available to any person except as provided in this section.
A record of the names of veterans who have filed DD Forms 214 with
the clerk shall be made available for public inspection.
B. The county clerk may authorize the viewing or copying of a
veteran’s DD Form 214 only by the veteran, the veteran's spouse or
child, a guardian for or a person having power of attorney for the
veteran, spouse, or child upon presentation of a court order showing
the appointment, the executor or administrator of the estate of the
veteran or spouse upon presentation of a court order showing the
appointment, a representative of the United States Department of
Veterans Affairs, a funeral director upon presentation of a contract
signed by the person responsible for the funeral costs for the
veteran, or a person authorized by the court to view or copy the DD
Form 214 upon presentation of the court order. The clerk shall
record the names and addresses of all persons viewing or copying a
DD Form 214.
C. A county clerk shall not be liable or responsible for any
harm or damages that may occur as a result of any person obtaining,
copying or viewing a DD Form 214.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 19. Counties and County Officers Page 153
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