Okla. Stat. tit. 67, § 67-203
This is the official text of Okla. Stat. tit. 67, § 67-203, part of Oklahoma’s Stat. tit. 67, — part of the compiled statutory law of Oklahoma, published by the state as "Stat. tit. 67,." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
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Definitions
Official statutory text
As used in the Records Management Act, Section 201 et seq. of
this title:
(a) "Record" means document, book, paper, photograph,
microfilm, computer tape, disk, record, sound recording, film
recording, video record or other material, regardless of physical
form or characteristics, made or received pursuant to law or
ordinance or in connection with the transaction of official
business, the expenditure of public funds, or the administration of
public property. Library and museum material made or acquired and
preserved solely for reference or exhibition purposes and stocks of
publications are not included within the definition of records as
used in this act.
(b) "State record" means:
(1) A record of a department, office, commission, board,
authority or other agency, however designated, of the state
government.
(2) A record of the State Legislature.
(3) A record of the Supreme Court, the Court of Criminal
Appeals or any other court of record, whether of statewide or local
jurisdiction.
(4) Any other record designated or treated as a state record
under state law.
(c) "Local record" means a record of a county, city, town,
village, township, district, authority or any public corporation or
political entity whether organized and existing under charter or
under general law unless the record is designated or treated as a
state record under state law.
(d) "Agency" means any department, office, commission, board,
authority or other unit, however designated, of the state
government.
(e) "Essential record" means a state or local record necessary
to the operation of government during an emergency created by a
disaster, or necessary to protect the rights and interests of
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persons or to establish and affirm powers and duties of governments
in the resumption of operations after a disaster.
(f) "Disaster" means any occurrence of fire, flood, storm,
earthquake, tornado, explosion, epidemic, riot, sabotage, or other
condition of extreme peril resulting in substantial damage or injury
to persons or property within this state, whether such occurrence is
caused by an act of nature or by persons, including an enemy of the
United States.
(g) "Preservation duplicate" means a copy of an essential
record used for preservation purposes pursuant to the Records
Management Act.
this title:
(a) "Record" means document, book, paper, photograph,
microfilm, computer tape, disk, record, sound recording, film
recording, video record or other material, regardless of physical
form or characteristics, made or received pursuant to law or
ordinance or in connection with the transaction of official
business, the expenditure of public funds, or the administration of
public property. Library and museum material made or acquired and
preserved solely for reference or exhibition purposes and stocks of
publications are not included within the definition of records as
used in this act.
(b) "State record" means:
(1) A record of a department, office, commission, board,
authority or other agency, however designated, of the state
government.
(2) A record of the State Legislature.
(3) A record of the Supreme Court, the Court of Criminal
Appeals or any other court of record, whether of statewide or local
jurisdiction.
(4) Any other record designated or treated as a state record
under state law.
(c) "Local record" means a record of a county, city, town,
village, township, district, authority or any public corporation or
political entity whether organized and existing under charter or
under general law unless the record is designated or treated as a
state record under state law.
(d) "Agency" means any department, office, commission, board,
authority or other unit, however designated, of the state
government.
(e) "Essential record" means a state or local record necessary
to the operation of government during an emergency created by a
disaster, or necessary to protect the rights and interests of
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persons or to establish and affirm powers and duties of governments
in the resumption of operations after a disaster.
(f) "Disaster" means any occurrence of fire, flood, storm,
earthquake, tornado, explosion, epidemic, riot, sabotage, or other
condition of extreme peril resulting in substantial damage or injury
to persons or property within this state, whether such occurrence is
caused by an act of nature or by persons, including an enemy of the
United States.
(g) "Preservation duplicate" means a copy of an essential
record used for preservation purposes pursuant to the Records
Management Act.
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