Oklahoma § 20-1005.1 - Destruction of paper records after recording on other
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§ 20-1005.1. Destruction of paper records after recording on other
medium or passage of certain time.
A. All paper records which have been recorded on microfilm,
microfiche, compact disc, or any other recognized technological
means may be destroyed after the respective case has been
adjudicated. With the exception of felony conviction records,
probate, adoption, quiet title, ejectment, partition, marriage and
divorce records, and Indian deed approval records, all court records
which have not been recorded on microfilm, microfiche, compact disc,
or any other recognized technological means and in which no activity
has occurred for twenty-two (22) years, may be destroyed or may be
given as historical research materials to an appropriate
organization as determined by the court clerk of the district court.
B. Small claims cases and justice of the peace court records
shall not be subject to microfilm or other permanent recording
requirements. The court clerk of each district court shall destroy
the judicial records of justice of the peace courts including docket
books on which they are entered, and small claims cases including
the docket books and sheets on which they are entered after a fiveyear period has elapsed since any pleading has been filed or any
action taken in the case.
Added by Laws 1996, c. 192, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1996. Amended by Laws
1997, c. 400, § 5, eff. July 1, 1997; Laws 2002, c. 390, § 2, emerg.
eff. June 4, 2002.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 20-1005.1 ("Destruction of paper records after recording on other") 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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