Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-18p-3
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Contracts for shelter and services - Disclosure of case
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records, shelter locations or board member information.
A. The Attorney General is hereby authorized and directed to
enter into agreements and to contract for the shelter and other
services that are needed for victims of domestic abuse, sexual
assault or batterers intervention programs. Any domestic violence,
sexual assault or batterers intervention program providing services
pursuant to certification by the Attorney General or a contract or
subcontract with the Attorney General and receiving funds from the
Attorney General or any contractor with the Attorney General shall
be subject to the provisions of the administrative rules of the
Attorney General.
B. 1. Except as otherwise provided by paragraph 3 of this
subsection, the case records, case files, case notes, client
records, or similar records of a domestic violence or sexual assault
program certified by the Attorney General or of any employee or
trained volunteer of a program regarding an individual who is
residing or has resided in such program or who has otherwise
utilized or is utilizing the services of any domestic violence or
sexual assault program or counselor shall be confidential and shall
not be disclosed.
2. For purposes of this subsection, the term "client records"
shall include, but not be limited to, all communications, records,
and information regarding clients of domestic violence and sexual
assault programs.
3. The case records, case files, or case notes of programs
specified in paragraph 1 of this subsection shall be confidential
and shall not be disclosed except with the written consent of the
individual, or in the case of the individual’s death or disability,
of the individual’s personal representative or other person
authorized to sue on the individual’s behalf or by court order for
good cause shown by the judge in camera.
C. The district court shall not order the disclosure of the
address of a domestic violence shelter, the location of any person
seeking or receiving services from a domestic violence or sexual
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assault program, or any other information which is required to be
kept confidential pursuant to subsection B of this section.
D. The home address, personal telephone numbers and social
security number of board members, staff and volunteers of certified
domestic violence and sexual assault programs shall not be construed
to be open records pursuant to the Oklahoma Open Records Act.
A. The Attorney General is hereby authorized and directed to
enter into agreements and to contract for the shelter and other
services that are needed for victims of domestic abuse, sexual
assault or batterers intervention programs. Any domestic violence,
sexual assault or batterers intervention program providing services
pursuant to certification by the Attorney General or a contract or
subcontract with the Attorney General and receiving funds from the
Attorney General or any contractor with the Attorney General shall
be subject to the provisions of the administrative rules of the
Attorney General.
B. 1. Except as otherwise provided by paragraph 3 of this
subsection, the case records, case files, case notes, client
records, or similar records of a domestic violence or sexual assault
program certified by the Attorney General or of any employee or
trained volunteer of a program regarding an individual who is
residing or has resided in such program or who has otherwise
utilized or is utilizing the services of any domestic violence or
sexual assault program or counselor shall be confidential and shall
not be disclosed.
2. For purposes of this subsection, the term "client records"
shall include, but not be limited to, all communications, records,
and information regarding clients of domestic violence and sexual
assault programs.
3. The case records, case files, or case notes of programs
specified in paragraph 1 of this subsection shall be confidential
and shall not be disclosed except with the written consent of the
individual, or in the case of the individual’s death or disability,
of the individual’s personal representative or other person
authorized to sue on the individual’s behalf or by court order for
good cause shown by the judge in camera.
C. The district court shall not order the disclosure of the
address of a domestic violence shelter, the location of any person
seeking or receiving services from a domestic violence or sexual
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 74. State Government Page 73
assault program, or any other information which is required to be
kept confidential pursuant to subsection B of this section.
D. The home address, personal telephone numbers and social
security number of board members, staff and volunteers of certified
domestic violence and sexual assault programs shall not be construed
to be open records pursuant to the Oklahoma Open Records Act.
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