Oklahoma § 74-150.10 - Uniform crime reporting system

§ 74-150.10. Uniform crime reporting system

A. A uniform crime reporting system shall be established by the

Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation. The Director shall have the

power and duty, when directed by the Commission, to collect and

gather such information from such state agencies as may be

prescribed in Section 150.1 et seq. of this title.

B. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation is hereby

designated as the agency which shall collect, gather, assemble and

collate such information as is prescribed by this section.

C. 1. All state, county, city and town law enforcement

agencies shall submit reports to the Oklahoma State Bureau of

Investigation on forms prescribed by the Bureau. The reports shall

contain the number and nature of offenses committed within their

respective jurisdictions, the disposition of such matters, and such

other information as the Bureau may require, respecting information

relating to the cause and prevention of crime, recidivism, the

rehabilitation of criminals and the proper administration of

criminal justice.

2. Any information taken from such information, data, records

or reports submitted to the uniform crime reporting system and used

to prepare the Uniform Crime Report shall be an open record pursuant

to the Oklahoma Open Records Act. Requests for such information

shall be submitted to the Bureau.

3. Any request under the Oklahoma Open Records Act for any

other information, data, records or reports submitted to the uniform

crime reporting system by the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation

shall be directed to the Bureau pursuant to Section 24A.20 of Title

51 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Such information, data, records or

reports shall be considered investigative records of the Bureau and

shall be subject to discovery and disclosure only in compliance with

Section 150.5 of this title or other applicable statute.

4. Any request under the Oklahoma Open Records Act for any

information, data, records or reports submitted by a law enforcement

agency other than the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation to the

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 74. State Government

uniform crime reporting system shall be directed to the law

enforcement agency submitting the information, data, records or

reports to the Bureau unit pursuant to Section 24A.20 of Title 51 of

the Oklahoma Statutes. Such information, data, records or reports

shall be considered law enforcement records and shall be subject to

discovery and disclosure only in compliance with Section 24A.8 of

Title 51 of the Oklahoma Statutes or other applicable statute.

D. Upon receipt of such information the Director shall have

such data collated and formulated and shall compile such statistics

as the Director may deem necessary in order to present a proper

classification and analysis of the volume and nature of crime and

the administration of criminal justice within this state.

E. Refusal or persistent failure of any law enforcement agency

to submit reports required by this section may result in

discontinued access to Bureau information and assistance.

Added by Laws 1976, c. 259, § 10, operative July 1, 1976. Amended

by Laws 1994, c. 259, § 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1994; Laws 1997, c. 291, §

1, eff. Nov. 1, 1997; Laws 2000, c. 258, § 2, eff. July 1, 2000;

Laws 2001, c. 45, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2001; Laws 2005, c. 106, § 1,

emerg. eff. April 26, 2005.