Oklahoma § 19-517.1 - Maintenance and disposal of departmental records –

§ 19-517.1. Maintenance and disposal of departmental records –

Digitizing.

A. The governing body of each county may establish a length of

time for the county to keep departmental records and authorize the

sheriff to properly dispose of or digitize all records not

specifically addressed in other statutes.

B. Except as otherwise provided in this section, records shall

be kept for a minimum of seven (7) years. However, the sheriff may

keep any audio or video recordings from recording equipment attached

to the person of a law enforcement officer pursuant to subsection C

of this section; provided, the county shall keep for a minimum of

one (1) year from the date of incident any such recordings that

depict or directly relate to:

1. An officer-involved shooting;

2. Use of lethal force;

3. Incidents resulting in medical treatment;

4. Incidents identified in a written application for

preservation of the recording of the incident received by a county

sheriff prior to the expiration of one hundred eighty (180) days

from the date of the recording of the incident; or

5. Incidents identified for preservation as requested by the

district attorney.

C. The sheriff's office of each county that utilizes or

operates audio or video recordings from recording equipment attached

to the person of a law enforcement officer within the sheriff's

office shall keep for a minimum of one hundred eighty (180) days

from the date of incident any audio or video recordings that do not

depict or directly relate to the incidents described in paragraphs 1

through 5 of subsection B of this section.

D. Any written reports and records related to the audio or

video recordings described in subsections B and C of this section

shall be kept for a minimum of seven (7) years.

Added by Laws 1999, c. 5, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1999. Amended by Laws

2014, c. 299, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2014; Laws 2017, c. 22, § 8, eff.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 19. Counties and County Officers

Nov. 1, 2017; Laws 2017, c. 145, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2017; Laws 2019,

c. 432, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.