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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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3 SENATE BILL 815 By: Kirt
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to sealing of court records;
7 requiring immediate sealing of records upon dismissal
8 of certain case; requiring sealing of records of
8 certain case within certain time period after
9 judgment; prohibiting public availability of certain
9 records; requiring removal of certain records;
10 providing exceptions to access of certain records;
10 prohibiting sale or release of certain records;
11 specifying applicability to certain records;
11 providing for codification; and providing an
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15 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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16 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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17 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 2011.12 of Title 12, unless
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18 there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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19 A. 1. In an action for forcible entry and detainer pursuant to
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20 Section 1148.1 et seq. of Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the
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21 court entering an order that dismisses the action prior to entry of
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22 a judgment or that enters a judgment in favor of the defendant shall
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23 issue an order to immediately seal all records related to the case.
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1 2. In an action for forcible entry and detainer pursuant to
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2 Section 1148.1 et seq. of Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the
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3 court entering a judgment in favor of the plaintiff shall issue an
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4 order to seal all records related to the case two (2) years after
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5 the date of the judgment.
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6 B. Records that are sealed pursuant to this section shall be
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7 removed from and shall not appear in any database available to the
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9 C. When the records in a forcible entry and detainer action are
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10 sealed, the defendant's case records shall only be available to the
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11 following:
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12 1. The person whose records are sealed and any part or any
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13 attorney who has made an appearance in the case where records are
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15 2. The court; and
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16 3. The court clerk or any department that is responsible for
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17 maintenance of records.
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18 In no event shall the defendant's sealed case be sold or
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21 D. The provisions of this section shall apply to all records
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22 relating to an action for forcible entry and detainer that are
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23 maintained by the court including, but not limited to, the complaint
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1 of the court, and all other papers, records, proceedings, and
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3 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
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