OK HB1568

Grand jury transcripts may only be used in criminal proceedings, civil asset forfeiture proceedings, or removal proceedings related to the grand jury testimony, without prior written motion and hearing showing good cause by clear and convincing evidence.

Hearings for releasing grand jury transcripts shall be closed to the public unless the presiding judge finds that public interest in unsealing outweighs interest in maintaining grand jury secrecy; pleadings relating to transcript requests shall be sealed.

An attorney obtaining a grand jury transcript (except in civil asset forfeiture proceedings) is precluded from representing any party in a civil case related to the grand jury testimony or using transcripts to benefit or harm parties in civil proceedings.

Attorneys may provide transcribed testimony of grand jury witnesses to those witnesses solely for trial preparation purposes, but witnesses receiving transcripts are subject to the same disclosure restrictions as other persons.

Violation of grand jury transcript disclosure restrictions shall be a misdemeanor and may also be punishable as contempt; act becomes effective November 1, 2025.