Oklahoma § 19-215.22 - Destruction of certain records - Reproduction of
Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 19-215.22 — Destruction of certain records - Reproduction of, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 19-215.22. Destruction of certain records - Reproduction of
records.
A. The district attorney is hereby authorized to destroy all or
a portion of his or her office records and files relating to:
1. Any felony case or record relating to a felony investigation
except where a homicide is involved, provided a period of ten (10)
years shall have elapsed since the last action in said case, or
where the district attorney has digitized or provided computer
storage for such felony cases;
2. Any misdemeanor case, traffic case, wildlife case or record
relating to a misdemeanor, traffic or wildlife investigation,
provided a period of five (5) years shall have elapsed since the
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last action in said case, or where the district attorney has
digitized or provided computer storage for such misdemeanor, traffic
or wildlife cases to be destroyed;
3. Any juvenile case, provided a period of ten (10) years shall
have elapsed since the last action in said case, or where the
district attorney has digitized or provided computer storage for
such juvenile case to be destroyed; and
4. Any civil case, provided a period of ten (10) years shall
have elapsed since the last action in said case, or where the
district attorney has digitized or provided computer storage for
such civil case to be destroyed.
B. The district attorney is authorized to reproduce a copy of
such record, file or case stored digitally or in computer storage as
provided in this section and such copy or computer-generated image
or record may be used by the district attorney in lieu of the
destroyed record, file or case, for all purposes.
Added by Laws 1970, c. 264, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1971. Amended by Laws
1985, c. 293, § 1, emerg. eff. July 23, 1985; Laws 1988, c. 109, §
3, eff. Nov. 1, 1988; Laws 2013, c. 305, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2013;
Laws 2017, c. 22, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2017; Laws 2021, c. 256, § 1,
eff. Nov. 1, 2021.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 19-215.22 ("Destruction of certain records - Reproduction of") is part of the Oklahoma Statutes, the codified statutory law of Oklahoma. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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