OSCN Found Document:Access to Records in Possession of Public Body or Official for Investigatory Purposes
Title 51. Officers

Oklahoma Statutes Citationized
  Title 51. Officers
    Chapter 1 - General Provisions
      Oklahoma Open Records Act
        Section 24A.20 - Access to Records in Possession of Public Body or Official for Investigatory Purposes
Cite as: O.S. §, __ __


Access to records which, under the Oklahoma Open Records Act, would otherwise be available for public inspection and copying, shall not be denied because a public body or public official is using or has taken possession of such records for investigatory purposes or has placed the records in a litigation or investigation file. However, a law enforcement agency may deny access to a copy of such a record in an investigative file if the record or a true and complete copy thereof is available for public inspection and copying at another public body.

Historical Data


Laws 1988, HB 1846, c. 187, § 7, emerg. eff. June 6, 1988.

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Oklahoma Attorney General's Opinions
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 1999 OK AG 58, Question Submitted by: The Honorable Stratton Taylor , President Pro Tempore, Oklahoma State SenateCited
Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals Cases
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 2018 OK CIV APP 30, 416 P.3d 1082, OSU-AJ HOMESTEAD MEDICAL CLINIC v. THE OKLAHOMA HEALTH AUTHORITYCited
 2023 OK CIV APP 28, 536 P.3d 961, GOOD v. FARMERS INSURANCE CO.Discussed at Length
Oklahoma Supreme Court Cases
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 1990 OK 60, 795 P.2d 101, 61 OBJ 1853, Saxon v. MacyCited
 2016 OK 119, 390 P.3d 689, OKLAHOMA ASSOC. OF BROADCASTERS, INC. v. CITY OF NORMANCited
 2021 OK 31, 489 P.3d 36, STATE ex rel. OKLA. STATE BD. OF MEDICAL LICENSURE AND SUPERVISION v. RIVERODiscussed
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