HB 1361 Summary

• Amends Oklahoma Open Records Act (51 O.S. Sections 24A.5 and 24A.8) to clarify procedures for public access to Department of Public Safety records and law enforcement agency records.

• Authorizes Department of Public Safety and law enforcement agencies to deny records requests that would clearly cause excessive disruption of essential functions, and allows charging reasonable fees to recover direct costs of search, redaction, and copying.

• Permits law enforcement agencies to redact or obscure specific portions of audio and video recordings from investigative detentions, traffic stops, or custodial arrests including deaths, nudity, minors under 16, medical information, domestic violence, confidential informants, and gang information.

• Specifies that Department of Public Safety shall keep confidential training materials, tactical procedures, certain radio log information, and all driving records to prevent identity theft and computer system invasion.

• Effective date: November 1, 2015.