Oklahoma § 67-313 - Secretary of Archives and Records Commission - Duty to
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§ 67-313. Secretary of Archives and Records Commission - Duty to
determine preservation or disposition of records - Exception to rule
of confidential records.
(a) The Secretary of the Archives and Records Commission is
directed and authorized to begin not later than thirty (30) days
after the effective date of this Resolution on examination of the
documents, records, papers, and archives located in Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma which belong to the agencies, authorities, boards,
commissions, departments, institutions, instrumentalities, office,
officers, officials, and societies of the State of Oklahoma, to
determine (a) what part or parts of such documents, records, papers,
and archives are to be preserved, (b) what part or parts of such
documents, records, papers and archives are to be destroyed or sold
as waste, and (c) what part or parts of such documents, records,
papers, and archives are to be microfilmed and the original of such
documents, records, papers, and archives destroyed or sold
thereafter. The Secretary of the Archives and Records Commission is
authorized to delegate his executive duties under this subsection.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 67. Records
(b) No document, record, paper, or archive is to be withheld
from examination by the Secretary of the Archives and Records
Commission on the ground or grounds that the same is a privileged or
confidential document, record, paper, or archive. If any statute or
statutes of the State of Oklahoma as now enacted create any class of
privileged or confidential document, record, paper, or archives and
provide any penalty or penalties for disclosure of such document,
record, paper, or archive it is the intent of the Legislature that
such penalty or penalties not be applied in connection with any
examination by the Secretary made for the purpose of compliance with
this Resolution. In the event the Secretary examines a confidential
or privileged document, record, paper, or archive he is forbidden to
divulge or to disclose any information obtained from his
examination.
Added by Laws 1953, p. 516, § 1. Renumbered from Title 74, § 572 by
Laws 1989, c. 367, § 14, eff. Nov. 1, 1989.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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