Oklahoma § 51-24A.30 - Court records – Confidentiality – Sealed records –

§ 51-24A.30. Court records – Confidentiality – Sealed records –

Order requirement.

All court records, as defined by Section 32.1 of Title 12 of the

Oklahoma Statutes, shall be considered public records and shall be

subject to the provisions of the Oklahoma Open Records Act, unless

otherwise identified by statute to be confidential. If

confidentiality is not required by statute, the court may seal a

record or portion of a record only if a compelling privacy interest

exists which outweighs the public's interest in the record. In all

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cases where the court is sealing a record or portion of a record,

the court shall enter an order which shall be public and shall:

1. Make findings of fact which identify the facts which the

court relied upon in entering its order;

2. Make conclusions of law specific enough so that the public

is aware of the legal basis for the sealing of the record;

3. Utilize the least restrictive means for achieving

confidentiality; and

4. Be narrowly tailored so that only the portions of the record

subject to confidentiality are sealed and the remainder of the

record is kept open.

Added by Laws 2014, c. 87, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2014.