Oklahoma Statutes Citationized
Title 51. Officers
Chapter 1
Oklahoma Open Records Act
Section 24A.3 - Definitions
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Cite as: O.S. �, __ __
As used in this act:
"Record" means all documents, including, but not limited to, any book, paper, photograph, microfilm, data files created by or used with computer software, computer tape, disk, and record, sound recording, film recording, video record or other material regardless of physical form or characteristic, created by, received by, under the authority of, or coming into the custody, control or possession of public officials, public bodies, or their representatives in connection with the transaction of public business, the expenditure of public funds or the administering of public property. "Record" does not mean computer software, nongovernment personal effects or, unless public disclosure is required by other laws or regulations, vehicle movement records of the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority obtained in connection with the Authority's electronic toll collection system, personal financial information, credit reports or other financial data obtained by or submitted to a public body for the purpose of evaluating credit worthiness, obtaining a license, permit, or for the purpose of becoming qualified to contract with a public body. "Record" does not mean any personal information provided by a guest at any facility owned or operated by the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department or the Board of Trustees of the Quartz Mountain Arts and Conference Center and Nature Park to obtain any service at such facility or by a purchaser of a product sold by or through the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department or the Quartz Mountain Arts and Conference Center and Nature Park. "Record" does not mean a Department of Defense Form 214 (DD Form 214) filed with a county clerk, including any DD Form 214 filed before the effective date of this act;
2. "Public body" shall include, but not be limited to, any office, department, board, bureau, commission, agency, trusteeship, authority, council, committee, trust or any entity created by a trust, county, city, village, town, township, district, school district, fair board, court, executive office, advisory group, task force, study group, or any subdivision thereof, supported in whole or in part by public funds or entrusted with the expenditure of public funds or administering or operating public property, and all committees, or subcommittees thereof. Except for the records required by Section 24A.4 of this title, "public body" does not mean judges, justices, the Council on Judicial Complaints, the Legislature, or legislators;
3. "Public office" means the physical location where public bodies conduct business or keep records;
4. "Public official" means any official or employee of any public body as defined herein; and
5. "Law enforcement agency" means any public body charged with enforcing state or local criminal laws and initiating criminal prosecutions, including, but not limited to, police departments, county sheriffs, the Department of Public Safety, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control, the Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement Commission, and the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation.
Historical Data
Laws 1985, SB 276, c. 355, � 3, eff. November 1, 1985; Amended by Laws 1987, HB 1444, c. 222, � 117, emerg. eff. July 1, 1987; Amended by Laws 1988, HB 1846, c. 187, � 3, emerg. eff. June 6, 1988; Amended by Laws 1993, HB 1471, c. 39, � 1, eff. September 1, 1993; Amended by Laws 1996, SB 719, c. 209, � 2, eff. November 1, 1996; Amended by Laws 1998, SB 996, c. 315, � 4, emerg. eff. May 28, 1998; Amended by Laws 1998, HB 3063, c. 368, � 11, emerg. eff. July 1, 1998 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2001, SB 748, c. 355, � 1, emerg. eff. June 1, 2001 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2002, HB 2738, c. 293, � 3, emerg. eff. May 22, 2002 (repealed by Laws 2003, HB 1816, c. 3, � 43, emerg. eff. March 19, 2003); Amended by Laws 2002, SB 960, c. 478, � 2, emerg. eff. July 1, 2002 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2003, HB 1816, c. 3, � 42, emerg. eff. March 19, 2003 (superseded document available).
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