Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1742.3
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Limitation on applicability of act
Official statutory text
No provision of this act shall be construed:
1. So as to prevent any action by a law enforcement agency, or
any officer, employee, or agent of a law enforcement agency, to
obtain telephone records in connection with the performance of the
official duties of the agency;
2. To prohibit a telephone company from obtaining, using,
disclosing, or permitting access to any telephone record, either
directly or indirectly, through its agents:
a. as otherwise authorized by law,
b. with the lawful consent of the customer or subscriber,
c. as may be reasonably incident to the rendition of the
service or to the protection of the rights or property
of the telephone company, or to protect users of those
services and other carriers from fraudulent, abusive,
or unlawful use of, or subscription to such services,
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments Page 812
d. to a governmental entity, if the telephone company
reasonably believes that an emergency involving
immediate danger of death or serious physical injury
to any person justifies disclosure of the information,
or
e. to the National Center for Missing and Exploited
Children, in connection with a report submitted
thereto under Section 227 of the Victims of Child
Abuse Act of 1990;
3. To apply to or expand upon the obligations and duties of any
telephone company to protect telephone records beyond those
otherwise established by federal and state law or as set forth in
Section 4 of this act; or
4. To create a cause of action against a telephone company, its
agents and/or representatives, who reasonably and in good faith act
pursuant to this act, notwithstanding any later determination that
such action was not in fact authorized.
1. So as to prevent any action by a law enforcement agency, or
any officer, employee, or agent of a law enforcement agency, to
obtain telephone records in connection with the performance of the
official duties of the agency;
2. To prohibit a telephone company from obtaining, using,
disclosing, or permitting access to any telephone record, either
directly or indirectly, through its agents:
a. as otherwise authorized by law,
b. with the lawful consent of the customer or subscriber,
c. as may be reasonably incident to the rendition of the
service or to the protection of the rights or property
of the telephone company, or to protect users of those
services and other carriers from fraudulent, abusive,
or unlawful use of, or subscription to such services,
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments Page 812
d. to a governmental entity, if the telephone company
reasonably believes that an emergency involving
immediate danger of death or serious physical injury
to any person justifies disclosure of the information,
or
e. to the National Center for Missing and Exploited
Children, in connection with a report submitted
thereto under Section 227 of the Victims of Child
Abuse Act of 1990;
3. To apply to or expand upon the obligations and duties of any
telephone company to protect telephone records beyond those
otherwise established by federal and state law or as set forth in
Section 4 of this act; or
4. To create a cause of action against a telephone company, its
agents and/or representatives, who reasonably and in good faith act
pursuant to this act, notwithstanding any later determination that
such action was not in fact authorized.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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