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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 1921 By: Murdock
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to the Oklahoma State Bureau of
7 Investigation; amending 74 O.S. 2021, Section 150.9,
8 as amended by Section 583, Chapter 486, O.S.L. 2025
8 (74 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 150.9), which relates to
9 criminal history records; removing obsolete language;
9 providing time frame for completion of certain record
10 checks; amending fee schedule for certain records;
10 updating statutory language; updating statutory
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14 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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15 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 74 O.S. 2021, Section 150.9, as
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16 amended by Section 583, Chapter 486, O.S.L. 2025 (74 O.S. Supp.
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17 2025, Section 150.9), is amended to read as follows:
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18 Section 150.9. A. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation
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19 shall procure, file, and maintain criminal history records for each
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20 person subject to mandatory reporting as provided by law, including
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21 photographs, descriptions, fingerprints, measurements, and other
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22 pertinent information relating to such persons. It shall be the
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23 duty of law enforcement officers and agencies, sheriffs, police,
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24 courts, judicial officials, district attorneys, and the persons in
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1 charge of any state correctional facility or institution to furnish
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2 criminal history records to the Bureau as required by Section 150.1
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3 et seq. of this title. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation
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4 shall cooperate with and assist the sheriffs, chiefs of police, and
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5 other law enforcement officers of the state by maintaining a
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6 complete criminal history record on each person subject to mandatory
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7 reporting as provided by law, and shall have on file the fingerprint
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8 impressions of all such persons together with other pertinent
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9 information as may from time to time be received from the law
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10 enforcement officers of this and other states or as may be required
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11 by law.
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12 B. 1. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation is authorized
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13 to conduct and receive results of national criminal history record
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14 checks for authorized purposes pursuant to Public Law P.L. No. 92-
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15 544, the National Child Protection Act/Volunteers for Children Act
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16 (NCPA/VCA) as amended, with or without a Volunteer and Employee
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17 Criminal History System (VECHS) waiver program or any other federal
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18 authorizing statute. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation
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19 shall only release the results of national criminal history record
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20 checks to entities authorized to receive the results pursuant to
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21 federal law.
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22 2. Any state agency, board, department, or commission or any
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23 other person or entity authorized to request a national criminal
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24 history record or an analysis of fingerprints check for commercial,
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1 licensing, or other purposes, except law enforcement purposes, shall
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2 conduct a national criminal history records record check on all
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3 persons of the entity authorized to access or review national
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4 criminal history records checks information by July 1, 2009, and
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5 within sixty (60) days thereafter. National criminal history record
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6 checks conducted for access and review purposes shall be completed
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7 prior to the individual receiving and reviewing national criminal
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8 history record information and may be conducted up to thirty (30)
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9 days before the effective date of the entity's authorization to
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10 conduct national criminal history record checks.
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11 3. Each agency, person, or entity authorized to request a
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12 criminal history record or an analysis of fingerprints shall pay a
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13 fee to the Bureau for each criminal history record or fingerprint
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14 analysis as follows:
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15 Oklahoma criminal history record only $15.00 $20.00 each
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16 Oklahoma criminal history record with
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17 fingerprint analysis $19.00 $25.00 each
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18 National criminal history record with
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19 fingerprint analysis submitted
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20 electronically $41.00 each
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21 National criminal history record with
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22 fingerprint analysis by mail $55.00 each
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23 4. For purposes of this section, "a national criminal history
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24 record check" means a check of criminal history records entailing
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1 the fingerprinting of the individual and submission of the
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2 fingerprints to the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation
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3 (FBI) for the purpose of obtaining the national criminal history
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4 record of the person from the FBI. A national criminal history
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5 record check may be obtained only when a check is authorized or
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6 required by state or federal law.
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7 Agencies authorized by statute to conduct national criminal
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8 history background checks for individuals are eligible to
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9 participate in the Federal Rap Back Program administered by the
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10 Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation. The Oklahoma State Bureau
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11 of Investigation is authorized to submit fingerprints to the FBI Rap
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12 Back System to be retained in the FBI Rap Back System for the
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13 purpose of being searched by future submissions to the FBI Rap Back
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14 System, including latent fingerprint searches, and to collect all
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15 Federal Rap Back Program fees from eligible agencies wishing to
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16 participate and remit such fees to the Federal Bureau of
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17 Investigation FBI.
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18 5. Unless a national criminal history record is specifically
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19 requested, a fingerprint analysis shall be limited to only those
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20 records available at the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation.
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21 Following receipt of the appropriate fee, the Bureau shall provide,
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22 as soon as possible, the criminal history record requested;
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23 provided, however, it shall be the duty and responsibility of the
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24 requesting authority to evaluate the criminal history record as such
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1 record may apply to a specific purpose or intent. An individual may
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2 submit a certified court record showing that a charge was dismissed
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3 or a certified copy of a gubernatorial pardon to the Oklahoma State
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4 Bureau of Investigation, and upon verification of that record, the
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5 Bureau records shall reflect the dismissal of that charge.
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6 C. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation may maintain an
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7 identification file, including fingerprint impressions, on any
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8 person under eighteen (18) years of age who is arrested or subject
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9 to criminal or juvenile delinquency proceedings, provided all such
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10 information shall be confidential and shall only be made available
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11 to the Bureau and other law enforcement agencies. Whenever a
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12 fingerprint impression or other identification information is
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13 submitted to the Bureau on a person under eighteen (18) years of
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14 age, the Bureau may retain and file such fingerprint and
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15 identification information for identification purposes only. The
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16 Bureau shall ensure that the information received and maintained for
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17 identification purposes on persons under eighteen (18) years of age
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18 shall be handled and processed with great care to keep such
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19 information confidential from the general public. The Bureau may
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20 receive and maintain the fingerprints and other identification
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21 information on any person under eighteen (18) years of age believed
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22 to be the subject of a runaway, missing, or abduction investigation,
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23 for identification purposes at the request of a parent, guardian, or
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24 legal custodian of the person.
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1 D. Any person who knowingly procures, utters, or offers any
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2 false, forged, or materially altered criminal history record shall
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3 be guilty of a Class D1 felony offense and upon conviction shall be
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4 punished by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F
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5 of Section 20N of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or by a fine
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6 not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by both such
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7 fine and imprisonment and fine.
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8 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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