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Okla. Stat. tit. 51, § 24A.12 (2026)

Litigation files and investigatory files of Attorney

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General, district or municipal attorney - Confidentiality. Except as otherwise provided by state or local law, the Attorney General of the State of Oklahoma and agency attorneys authorized by law, the Workers' Compensation Commission, the office of the district attorney of any county of the state, and the office of the municipal attorney of any municipality may keep its litigation files and investigatory reports confidential. Added by Laws 1985, c. 355, § 12, eff. Nov. 1, 1985. Amended by Laws 1988, c. 187, § 6, emerg. eff. June 6, 1988; Laws 2021, c. 583, § 1, emerg. eff. May 28, 2021.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1990–2023 · leading case: State Ex Rel. Okla. State Bd. of Med. Licensure & Supervision v. Rivero, 2021 OK 31 (Okla. 2021).
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State Ex Rel. Okla. State Bd. of Med. Licensure & Supervision v. Rivero, 2021 OK 31 (Okla. 2021). “Code §§ 435:1-1-3 (F); 435:3-3-2; and 51 O.S. § 24A.12." The response states that Lane's deposition was marked "confidential," but not the deposition of Stahlheber.”
Saxon v. MacY, 795 P.2d 101 (Okla. 1990). · cites it 2× “The trial court found that pursuant to 51 O.S.Supp. 1985, § 24A.12, [1] the litigation files and investigation reports of District Attorneys may be kept confidential and that a District Attorney may, within his *102 sound discretion, retain public records as evidence of a crime…”
Good v. Farmers Ins. Co., 2023 OK CIV APP 28 (Okla. Civ. App. 2023). “The Newbys contend that although the Open Records Act allows the Attorney General to keep litigation files and investigatory reports confidential under 51 O.S. § 24A.12 51 O.S. § 24A.20 51 O.S.”
Question Submitted by: The Honorable Mike Ritze, State Rep., Dist. 80, 2015 OK AG 2 (Okla. Att’y Gen. 2015). · cites it 3× “51 O.S.2011, § 24A.12. To the extent authorized attorneys have such files on behalf of the Treasurer when administering the unclaimed property system, this exception would apply.”
Good v. Farmers Ins. Co., 2023 OK CIV APP 28 (Okla. Civ. App. 2023). “The Newbys contend that although the Open Records Act allows the Attorney General to keep litigation files and investigatory reports confidential under 51 O.S. § 24A.12, the documents produced by Farmers are not litigation files because the Attorney General had not filed suit…”
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