Okla. Stat. tit. 51, § 51-24A.5v1

records - Exemptions.

All records of public bodies and public officials shall be open

to any person for inspection, copying, or mechanical reproduction

during regular business hours; provided:

1. The Oklahoma Open Records Act, Sections 24A.1 through 24A.30

of this title, does not apply to records specifically required by

law to be kept confidential including:

a. records protected by a state evidentiary privilege

such as the attorney-client privilege, the work

product immunity from discovery and the identity of

informer privileges,

b. records of what transpired during meetings of a public

body lawfully closed to the public such as executive

sessions authorized under the Oklahoma Open Meeting

Act,

c. personal information within driver records as defined

by the Driver's Privacy Protection Act, 18 United

States Code, Sections 2721 through 2725,

d. information in the files of the Board of Medicolegal

Investigations obtained pursuant to Sections 940 and

941 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes that may be

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hearsay, preliminary unsubstantiated investigation-

related findings, or confidential medical information,

e. any test forms, question banks and answer keys

developed for state licensure examinations, but

specifically excluding test preparation materials or

study guides, or

f. last names, addresses, social security numbers or tax

identification numbers, and proof of identification

submitted to the Oklahoma Lottery Commission by

persons claiming a lottery prize;

2. All Social Security numbers included in a record may be

confidential regardless of the person's status as a public employee

or private individual and may be redacted or deleted prior to

release of the record by the public body;

3. Any reasonably segregable portion of a record containing

exempt material shall be provided after deletion of the exempt

portions; provided however, Service Oklahoma shall not be required

to assemble for the requesting person specific information, in any

format, from driving records relating to any person whose name and

date of birth or whose driver license number is not furnished by the

requesting person.

The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation shall not be required

to assemble for the requesting person any criminal history records

relating to persons whose names, dates of birth, and other

identifying information required by the Oklahoma State Bureau of

Investigation pursuant to administrative rule are not furnished by

the requesting person;

4. Any request for a record which contains individual records

of persons, and the cost of copying, reproducing or certifying each

individual record is otherwise prescribed by state law, the cost may

be assessed for each individual record, or portion thereof requested

as prescribed by state law. Otherwise, a public body may charge a

fee only for recovery of the reasonable, direct costs of record

copying, or mechanical reproduction. Notwithstanding any state or

local provision to the contrary, in no instance shall the record

copying fee exceed twenty-five cents ($0.25) per page for records

having the dimensions of eight and one-half (8 1/2) by fourteen (14)

inches or smaller, or a maximum of One Dollar ($1.00) per copied

page for a certified copy. However, if the request:

a. is solely for commercial purpose, or

b. would clearly cause excessive disruption of the

essential functions of the public body,

then the public body may charge a reasonable fee to recover the

direct cost of record search and copying; however, publication in a

newspaper or broadcast by news media for news purposes shall not

constitute a resale or use of a record for trade or commercial

purpose and charges for providing copies of electronic data to the

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news media for a news purpose shall not exceed the direct cost of
fee to recover the

direct cost of record search and copying; however, publication in a

newspaper or broadcast by news media for news purposes shall not

constitute a resale or use of a record for trade or commercial

purpose and charges for providing copies of electronic data to the

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news media for a news purpose shall not exceed the direct cost of

making the copy. The fee charged by the Department of Public Safety

for a copy in a computerized format of a record of the Department

shall not exceed the direct cost of making the copy unless the fee

for the record is otherwise set by law.

Any public body establishing fees under this act shall post a

written schedule of the fees at its principal office and with the

county clerk.

In no case shall a search fee be charged when the release of

records is in the public interest, including, but not limited to,

release to the news media, scholars, authors and taxpayers seeking

to determine whether those entrusted with the affairs of the

government are honestly, faithfully, and competently performing

their duties as public servants.

The fees shall not be used for the purpose of discouraging

requests for information or as obstacles to disclosure of requested

information;

5. The land description tract index of all recorded instruments

concerning real property required to be kept by the county clerk of

any county shall be available for inspection or copying in

accordance with the provisions of the Oklahoma Open Records Act;

provided, however, the index shall not be copied or mechanically

reproduced for the purpose of sale of the information;

6. A public body must provide prompt, reasonable access to its

records but may establish reasonable procedures which protect the

integrity and organization of its records and to prevent excessive

disruptions of its essential functions. A delay in providing access

to records shall be limited solely to the time required for

preparing the requested documents and the avoidance of excessive

disruptions of the public body's essential functions. In no event

may production of a current request for records be unreasonably

delayed until after completion of a prior records request that will

take substantially longer than the current request. Any public body

which makes the requested records available on the Internet shall

meet the obligation of providing prompt, reasonable access to its

records as required by this paragraph; and

7. A public body shall designate certain persons who are

authorized to release records of the public body for inspection,

copying, or mechanical reproduction. At least one person shall be

available at all times to release records during the regular

business hours of the public body.