Order requirement. All court records, as defined by Section 32.1 of Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes, shall be considered public records and shall be subject to the provisions of the Oklahoma Open Records Act, unless otherwise identified by statute to be confidential. If confidentiality is not required by statute, the court may seal a record or portion of a record only if a compelling privacy interest exists which outweighs the public's interest in the record. In all
cases where the court is sealing a record or portion of a record, the court shall enter an order which shall be public and shall: 1. Make findings of fact which identify the facts which the court relied upon in entering its order; 2. Make conclusions of law specific enough so that the public is aware of the legal basis for the sealing of the record; 3. Utilize the least restrictive means for achieving confidentiality; and 4. Be narrowly tailored so that only the portions of the record subject to confidentiality are sealed and the remainder of the record is kept open. Added by Laws 2014, c. 87, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2014.
Notes of Decisions
Oklahoma Assoc. of Broadcasters, Inc. v. City of Norman, 2016 OK 119 (Okla. 2016).
· cites it 4× “While the Open Records Act places videos within the class of public records in a general sense, the Act also contains a specific provision concerning court records, 51 O.S. § 24A.30, 38 and defines a record subject to the Open Records Act with reference to "records" as defined…”
Parson v. Farley, 352 F. Supp. 3d 1141 (N.D. Okla. 2018).
· cites it 2× “See Okla. Stat. tit. 51, § 24A.30 ("If confidentiality is not required by statute, the court may seal a record or portion of a record only if a compelling privacy interest exists which outweighs the public's interest in the record.”
Mccauley v. State, 2024 OK CR 8 (Okla. Crim. App. 2024).
· cites it 2× “2021, § 36 (B); 51 O.S.2021, § 24A.30 ; Rules 2.6(E)(1)(b) and 2.”
Good v. Farmers Ins. Co., 2023 OK CIV APP 28 (Okla. Civ. App. 2023).
· cites it 3× “51 O.S. § 24A.30 51 O.S. § 24A.30 If confidentiality is not required by statute, the court may seal a record or portion of a record only if a compelling privacy interest exists which outweighs the public's interest in the record.”
Oklahoma Assoc. of Broadcasters, Inc. v. City of Norman, 2016 OK 119 (Okla. 2016).
· cites it 6× “While the Open Records Act places videos within the class of public records in a general sense, the Act also contains a specific provision concerning court records, 51 O.S. § 24A.30, 38 and defines a record subject to the Open Records Act with reference to "records" as defined…”
Good v. Farmers Ins. Co., 2023 OK CIV APP 28 (Okla. Civ. App. 2023).
· cites it 3× “51 O.S. § 24A.30. Title 51 O.S. § 24A.30, specifically states, in part, that: If confidentiality is not required by statute, the court may seal a record or portion of a record only if a compelling privacy interest exists which outweighs the public's interest in the record.”
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