Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-517.1
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Maintenance and disposal of departmental records –
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A. The governing body of each county may establish a length of
time for the county to keep departmental records and authorize the
sheriff to properly dispose of or digitize all records not
specifically addressed in other statutes.
B. Except as otherwise provided in this section, records shall
be kept for a minimum of seven (7) years. However, the sheriff may
keep any audio or video recordings from recording equipment attached
to the person of a law enforcement officer pursuant to subsection C
of this section; provided, the county shall keep for a minimum of
one (1) year from the date of incident any such recordings that
depict or directly relate to:
1. An officer-involved shooting;
2. Use of lethal force;
3. Incidents resulting in medical treatment;
4. Incidents identified in a written application for
preservation of the recording of the incident received by a county
sheriff prior to the expiration of one hundred eighty (180) days
from the date of the recording of the incident; or
5. Incidents identified for preservation as requested by the
district attorney.
C. The sheriff's office of each county that utilizes or
operates audio or video recordings from recording equipment attached
to the person of a law enforcement officer within the sheriff's
office shall keep for a minimum of one hundred eighty (180) days
from the date of incident any audio or video recordings that do not
depict or directly relate to the incidents described in paragraphs 1
through 5 of subsection B of this section.
D. Any written reports and records related to the audio or
video recordings described in subsections B and C of this section
shall be kept for a minimum of seven (7) years.
A. The governing body of each county may establish a length of
time for the county to keep departmental records and authorize the
sheriff to properly dispose of or digitize all records not
specifically addressed in other statutes.
B. Except as otherwise provided in this section, records shall
be kept for a minimum of seven (7) years. However, the sheriff may
keep any audio or video recordings from recording equipment attached
to the person of a law enforcement officer pursuant to subsection C
of this section; provided, the county shall keep for a minimum of
one (1) year from the date of incident any such recordings that
depict or directly relate to:
1. An officer-involved shooting;
2. Use of lethal force;
3. Incidents resulting in medical treatment;
4. Incidents identified in a written application for
preservation of the recording of the incident received by a county
sheriff prior to the expiration of one hundred eighty (180) days
from the date of the recording of the incident; or
5. Incidents identified for preservation as requested by the
district attorney.
C. The sheriff's office of each county that utilizes or
operates audio or video recordings from recording equipment attached
to the person of a law enforcement officer within the sheriff's
office shall keep for a minimum of one hundred eighty (180) days
from the date of incident any audio or video recordings that do not
depict or directly relate to the incidents described in paragraphs 1
through 5 of subsection B of this section.
D. Any written reports and records related to the audio or
video recordings described in subsections B and C of this section
shall be kept for a minimum of seven (7) years.
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