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An act relating to licensing, the official text

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1                   STATE OF OKLAHOMA

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2                  2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)

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3 SENATE BILL 1284  By: Hamilton
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7                   AS INTRODUCED

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8   An Act relating to licensing; amending 51 O.S. 2021,

8   Section 24A.5, as last amended by Section 2, Chapter

9   404, O.S.L. 2025 (51 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 24A.5),

9   which relates to inspection, copying, or mechanical

10  reproduction of records; providing certain exception;

10  updating statutory references; updating statutory

11  language; creating the Exotic Entertainer Licensing

11  Act; providing short title; defining terms;

12  prohibiting certain performances without certain

12  license; establishing certain requirements for

13  certain qualification for issuance of certain

13  license; prohibiting certain person from permitting

14  certain performances without certain license;

14  requiring certain verification of certain license;

15  requiring certain person to maintain copy of certain

15  license; requiring certain records to be maintained

16  for a certain time period; requiring certain

16  confidentiality of certain records; construing

17  provisions; creating misdemeanor offense;

17  establishing punishments; creating felony offense;

18  establishing penalties; providing for codification;

18  and providing an effective date.

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22 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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1   SECTION 1.           AMENDATORY      51 O.S. 2021, Section 24A.5, as

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2 last amended by Section 2, Chapter 404, O.S.L. 2025 (51 O.S. Supp.
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3 2025, Section 24A.5), is amended to read as follows:
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4   Section 24A.5. All records of public bodies and public

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5 officials shall be open to any person for inspection, copying, or
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6 mechanical reproduction during regular business hours; provided:
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7   1. The Oklahoma Open Records Act, Sections 24A.1 through 24A.34

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8 of this title, does not apply to records specifically required by
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9 law to be kept confidential including:
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10  a. records protected by a state evidentiary privilege

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11                 such as the attorney-client privilege, the work

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12                 product immunity from discovery and the identity of

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13                 informer privileges,

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14  b. records of what transpired during meetings of a public

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15                 body lawfully closed to the public such as executive

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16                 sessions authorized under the Oklahoma Open Meeting

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17                 Act,

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18  c. personal information within driver records as defined

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19                 by the Driver's Privacy Protection Act of 1994, 18

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20                 U.S.C., Sections 2721 through 2725,

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21  d. information in the files of the Board of Medicolegal

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22                 Investigations obtained pursuant to Sections 940 and

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23                 941 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes that may be

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1                  hearsay, preliminary unsubstantiated investigation-

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2                  related findings, or confidential medical information,

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3   e. any test forms, question banks and answer keys

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4                  developed for state licensure examinations, but

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5                  specifically excluding test preparation materials or

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6                  study guides,

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7   f. last names, addresses, Social Security numbers or tax

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8                  identification numbers, and proof of identification

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9                  submitted to the Oklahoma Lottery Commission by

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10                 persons claiming a lottery prize,

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11  g. unless public disclosure is required by other laws or

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12                 regulations, vehicle movement records of the Oklahoma

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13                 Transportation Authority obtained in connection with

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14                 the Authority's electronic toll collection system,

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15  h. personal financial information, credit reports, or

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16                 other financial data obtained by or submitted to a

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17                 public body for the purpose of evaluating credit

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18                 worthiness creditworthiness, obtaining a license, or

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19                 permit, or for the purpose of becoming qualified to

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20                 contract with a public body,

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21  i. any digital audio/video recordings of the toll

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22                 collection and safeguarding activities of the Oklahoma

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23                 Transportation Authority,

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1   j. any personal information provided by a guest at any

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2                  facility owned or operated by the Oklahoma Tourism and

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3                  Recreation Department to obtain any service at the

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4                  facility or by a purchaser of a product sold by or

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5                  through the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation

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6                  Department,

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7   k. a United States Department of Defense Form 214 (DD

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8                  Form 214) filed with a county clerk, including any DD

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9                  Form 214 filed before July 1, 2002,

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10  l. except as provided for in Section 2-110 of Title 47 of

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11                 the Oklahoma Statutes:

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12                 (1) any record in connection with a Motor Vehicle

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13                 Report issued by the Department of Public Safety,

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14                 as prescribed in Section 6-117 of Title 47 of the

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15                 Oklahoma Statutes, or

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16                 (2) personal information within driver records, as

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17                 defined by the Driver's Privacy Protection Act of

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18                 1994, 18 U.S.C., Sections 2721 through 2725,

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19                 which are stored and maintained by the Department

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20                 of Public Safety,

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21  m. any portion of any document or information provided to

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22                 an agency or entity of the state or a political

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23                 subdivision to obtain licensure under the laws of this

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24                 state or a political subdivision that contains an

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1                  applicant's personal address, personal phone number,

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2                  personal email address, any government-issued

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3                  identification numbers, or other contact information;

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4                  provided, however, lists of persons licensed, the

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5                  existence of a license of a person, or a business or

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6                  commercial address, or other business or commercial

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7                  information disclosable under state law submitted with

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8                  an application for licensure shall be public record,

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9                  unless the business or commercial address is the same

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10                 as the applicant's personal address, except when the

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11                 applicant permits in writing the disclosure of the

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12                 address; provided, however, in no event shall personal

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13                 identifying information related to a license

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14                 established pursuant to Section 4 of this act be

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15                 subject to public disclosure,

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16  n. an investigative file obtained during an investigation

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17                 conducted by the State Department of Health into

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18                 violations of the Long-Term Care Administrator

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19                 Licensing Act under Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes,

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20                 or

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21  o. documents, evidence, materials, records, reports,

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22                 complaints, or other information in the possession or

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23                 control of the Attorney General or Insurance

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24                 Department pertaining to an evaluation, examination,

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1                  investigation, or review made pursuant to the

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2                  provisions of the Patient's Right to Pharmacy Choice

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3                  Act, the Pharmacy Audit Integrity Act, or Sections 357

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4                  through 360 of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

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5   2. All Social Security numbers included in a record may be

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6 confidential regardless of the person's status as a public employee
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7 or private individual and may be redacted or deleted prior to
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8 release of the record by the public body;
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9   3. Any reasonably segregable portion of a record containing

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10 exempt material shall be provided after deletion of the exempt
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11 portions; provided, however, the Department of Public Safety shall
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12 not be required to assemble for the requesting person specific
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13 information, in any format, from driving records relating to any
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14 person whose name and date of birth or whose driver license number
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15 is not furnished by the requesting person.
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16  The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation shall not be required

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17 to assemble for the requesting person any criminal history records
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18 relating to persons whose names, dates of birth, and other
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19 identifying information required by the Oklahoma State Bureau of
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20 Investigation pursuant to administrative rule are not furnished by
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21 the requesting person;
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22  4. Any request for a record which contains individual records

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23 of persons, and the cost of copying, reproducing or certifying each
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24 individual record is otherwise prescribed by state law, the cost may
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1 be assessed for each individual record, or portion thereof requested
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2 as prescribed by state law. Otherwise, a public body may charge a
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3 fee only for recovery of the reasonable, direct costs of record
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4 copying, or mechanical reproduction. Notwithstanding any state or
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5 local provision to the contrary, in no instance shall the record
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6 copying fee exceed twenty-five cents ($0.25) per page for records
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7 having the dimensions of eight and one-half (8 1/2) by fourteen (14)
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8 inches or smaller, or a maximum of One Dollar ($1.00) per copied
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9 page for a certified copy. However, if the request:
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10  a. is solely for commercial purpose, or

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11  b. would clearly cause excessive disruption of the

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12                 essential functions of the public body,

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13 then the public body may charge a reasonable fee to recover the
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14 direct cost of record search and copying; however, publication in a
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15 newspaper or broadcast by news media for news purposes shall not
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16 constitute a resale or use of a record for trade or commercial
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17 purpose and charges for providing copies of electronic data to the
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18 news media for a news purpose shall not exceed the direct cost of
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19 making the copy. The fee charged by the Department of Public Safety
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20 for a copy in a computerized format of a record of the Department
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21 shall not exceed the direct cost of making the copy unless the fee
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22 for the record is otherwise set by law. A public body may require
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23 advance payment of the estimated fees authorized under this section
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24 when the estimated cost exceeds Seventy-five Dollars ($75.00) or if
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1 the requestor has outstanding fees from previous requests. Any
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2 portion of an advance payment that exceeds the costs of responding
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3 to the request shall be returned to the requestor.
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4   Any public body establishing fees under the Oklahoma Open

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5 Records Act shall post a written schedule of the fees at its
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6 principal office and with the county clerk.
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7   In no case shall a search fee be charged when the release of

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8 records is in the public interest, including, but not limited to,
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9 release to the news media, scholars, authors and taxpayers seeking
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10 to determine whether those entrusted with the affairs of the
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11 government are honestly, faithfully, and competently performing
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12 their duties as public servants.
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13  The fees shall not be used for the purpose of discouraging

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14 requests for information or as obstacles to disclosure of requested
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15 information;
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16  5. The land description tract index of all recorded instruments

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17 concerning real property required to be kept by the county clerk of
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18 any county shall be available for inspection or copying in
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19 accordance with the provisions of the Oklahoma Open Records Act;
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20 provided, however, the index shall not be copied or mechanically
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21 reproduced for the purpose of sale of the information;
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22  6. A public body must provide prompt, reasonable access to its

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23 records but may establish reasonable procedures which protect the
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24 integrity and organization of its records and to prevent excessive
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1 disruptions of its essential functions. A delay in providing access
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2 to records shall be limited solely to the time required for
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3 preparing the requested documents and the avoidance of excessive
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4 disruptions of the public body's essential functions. In no event
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5 may production of a current request for records be unreasonably
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6 delayed until after completion of a prior records request that will
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7 take substantially longer than the current request. Any public body
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8 which makes the requested records available on the Internet shall
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9 meet the obligation of providing prompt, reasonable access to its
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10 records as required by this paragraph;
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11  7. A public body may require a requestor to complete a records

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12 request form. If a records request does not describe the requested
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13 records with reasonable specificity, a public body may ask the
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14 requestor to clarify the request. To have reasonable specificity, a
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15 request shall:
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16  a. specify a general time frame within which the

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17                 requested records would have been created or

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18                 transmitted,

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19  b. seek identifiable records, rather than general

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20                 information without any qualifiers or other

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21                 specifications, and

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22  c. include search terms that are sufficiently specific to

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23                 assist the public body in identifying the requested

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1   If a public body has engaged with the requestor to seek the

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2 information needed to fulfill the request and to identify the
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3 records sought by the requestor, including providing the requestor
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4 with general topics or a specific list of records related to the
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5 request, the request may be denied if it is still not reasonably
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6 specific; and
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7   8. A public body shall designate certain persons who are

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8 authorized to release records of the public body for inspection,
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9 copying, or mechanical reproduction. At least one person shall be
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10 available at all times to release records during the regular
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11 business hours of the public body.
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12  SECTION 2.     NEW LAW      A new section of law to be codified

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13 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 6006.1 of Title 59, unless there
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14 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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15  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Exotic

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16 Entertainer Licensing Act".
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17  SECTION 3.     NEW LAW      A new section of law to be codified

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18 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 6006.2 of Title 59, unless there
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19 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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20  As used in this act:

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21  1. "Exotic entertainer" means any person who performs in a

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22 state of semi-nudity including, but not limited to, dancing,
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23 stripping, or engaging in sexually suggestive or lascivious conduct;
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1   2. "Lascivious" means the exposure of genitals, pubic area,

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2 anus, or female breast below a horizontal line across the top of the
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3 areola, or any simulation thereof, with the intent to arouse or
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4 gratify the sexual desire of any person;
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5   3. "Semi-nude" means a state of dress in which clothing covers

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6 no more than the genitals, pubic area, and areola of the female
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7 breast, as well as portions of the body covered by supporting straps
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8 or devices;
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9   4. "Sexually oriented business" means an adult cabaret or any

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10 other business, as defined in Section 1040.55 of Title 21 of the
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11 Oklahoma Statutes, that offers live entertainment characterized by
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12 the exposure of persons in a state of nudity, semi-nudity, or
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13 engaging in sexually suggestive or lascivious conduct; and
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14  5. "Sexually suggestive" means any act or performance involving

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15 the fondling or erotic touching or simulation of a person's own or
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16 another person's clothed or unclothed genitals, pubic area, anus, or
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17 female breast.
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18  SECTION 4.     NEW LAW  A new section of law to be codified

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19 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 6006.3 of Title 59, unless there
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21  A. No person shall perform as an exotic entertainer in any

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22 sexually oriented business in this state without obtaining a valid
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23 exotic entertainer license issued by the Alcoholic Beverage Laws
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1 Enforcement Commission pursuant to the provisions of this act. Such
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2 license shall be renewed annually.
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3   B. To qualify for issuance of an exotic entertainer license, an

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4 applicant shall:
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5   1. Be a citizen of the United States of America or an alien

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6 lawfully admitted to the United States of America authorized to
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7 engage in employment pursuant to the Immigration Reform and Control
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8 Act of 1986, 8 U.S.C., Section 1101 et seq. as verified through the
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9 federal E-Verify program or a successor program approved by the
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10 United States Department of Homeland Security;
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11  2. Be at least twenty-one (21) years of age;

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12  3. Have not been convicted of any felony violations of Section

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13 748, 1021, or 1029 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes; and
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14  4. Provide verified proof of true identity, including a

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15 government-issued photographic identification document.
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16  SECTION 5.      NEW LAW  A new section of law to be codified

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17 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 6006.4 of Title 59, unless there
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19  A. No owner, operator, proprietor, or manager of a sexually

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20 oriented business shall knowingly permit any person to perform as an
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21 exotic entertainer on the premises unless the person possesses a
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22 valid exotic entertainer license. Prior to permitting any such
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23 performance, the owner, operator, proprietor, or manager shall
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24 verify the validity of the license.
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1   B. Every owner, operator, proprietor, or manager of a sexually

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2 oriented business shall maintain, for each exotic entertainer who
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3 performs on the premises, either a secure physical copy or a digital
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4 copy that is encrypted and protected against unauthorized access, of
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5 the exotic entertainer's valid license. Such records shall be
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6 maintained for a minimum of twelve (12) months following the exotic
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7 entertainer's last performance on the premises and shall be made
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8 available immediately for inspection upon request by the Alcoholic
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9 Beverage Laws Enforcement Commission, code enforcement officials, or
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10 state-accredited law enforcement officers with jurisdiction.
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11  C. All records for exotic entertainers including, but not

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12 limited to, applications, personal contact information, schedule, or
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13 any other identifying data submitted to and maintained by the owner,
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14 operator, proprietor, or manager of a sexually oriented business and
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15 the Commission for the purposes of issuing, maintaining, or revoking
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16 an exotic entertainer license shall be confidential and not to be
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17 open to public inspection or disclosure under Title 51 of the
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18 Oklahoma Statutes.
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19  D. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the access of

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20 confidential licensee information by code enforcement officials or
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21 state-accredited law enforcement officers with jurisdiction for the
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22 purposes of internal investigations and exemptions pursuant to
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23 Section 24A.28 of Title 51 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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1   E. Failure to comply with the verification or record

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2 maintenance requirements of this section shall constitute a separate
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3 violation for each day of noncompliance.
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4   SECTION 6.     NEW LAW  A new section of law to be codified

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5 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 6006.5 of Title 59, unless there
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6 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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7   A. Any person who performs as an exotic entertainer without a

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8 valid license, or after the expiration or revocation of a license,
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9 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not more than
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10 Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), by imprisonment in the county jail
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11 for a period not to exceed one (1) year, or by both such fine and
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12 imprisonment. The exotic entertainer license shall be suspended for
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13 a period of twelve (12) months upon conviction. A second or
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14 subsequent violation shall subject the violator to an administrative
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15 fine of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) per offense and suspension
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16 of all business licenses issued by the Alcoholic Beverage Laws
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17 Enforcement Commission to the entertainer for a period of twelve
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18 (12) months.
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19  B. Any sexually oriented business found to have violated the

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20 provisions of Section 5 of this act shall be subject to an
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21 administrative fine of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) per
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22 offense. A second or subsequent violation shall subject the
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23 violator to an administrative fine of Ten Thousand Dollars
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24 ($10,000.00) per offense and suspension of all business licenses
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1 issued by the Commission to the offender for a period of twelve (12)
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2 months.
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3   C. Any owner, operator, proprietor, or manager of a sexually

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4 oriented business who knowingly violates Section 5 of this act shall
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5 be guilty of a felony punishable by a fine not more than One
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6 Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), by imprisonment in the custody of the
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7 Department of Corrections for a period not less than twelve (12)
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8 months and not more than thirty-six (36) months, or by both such
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9 fine and imprisonment. A subsequent violation shall be punishable
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10 by a fine not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), by
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11 imprisonment for a period not less than twenty-four (24) months and
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12 not more than sixty (60) months, or by both such fine and
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13 imprisonment, and the person shall be permanently barred from owning
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14 or operating a sexually oriented business in this state.
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15  SECTION 7. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.

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