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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
SENATE BILL 1588 By: Gollihare
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to the Address Confidentiality
Program; defining terms; permitting certain medical
care providers to apply for the Address
Confidentiality Program; requiring certain
information on applications; requiring the Attorney
General to approve certain applications; providing
for penalties; requiring approval to be revoked in
certain circumstances; requiring the Attorney General
to keep certain records confidential; providing for
exceptions; providing for codification; and providing
an effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 60.14A of Title 22, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. As used in this section:
1. “Address” means a residential street address, school
address, or work address of an individual, as specified on the
application of an individual to be a program participant under this
section;
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2. “Crime against a medical care provider” means an act as
defined in Section 650.4 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes and
includes a threat of such an act committed against a medical care
provider, as long as the assault, battery, assault and battery, or
threat of such an act has been reported to law enforcement officers;
3. “Medical care provider” means doctors, residents, interns,
nurses, nurses’ aides, ambulance attendants and operators,
paramedics, emergency medical technicians, laboratory technicians,
radiologic technologists, physical therapists, physician assistants,
chaplains, volunteers, pharmacists, nursing students, medical
students, members of a hospital security force, and any other
employees working in or for a health care facility or independent
contractors in one of the listed categories as defined in subsection
B of Section 650.4 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes; and
4. “Program participant” means a person certified as a program
participant under this section.
B. The Address Confidentiality Program shall be staffed by
unclassified employees, who have been subjected to a criminal
history records search.
C. A medical care provider who is the victim of a crime against
a medical care provider and has reported the crime to law
enforcement may apply to the Attorney General to have an address
designated by the Attorney General serve as the address of the
person. The Attorney General shall approve an application if it is
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filed in the manner and on the form prescribed by the Attorney
General and if it contains:
1. A sworn statement by the applicant that the applicant has
good reason to believe that he or she is a victim of a crime against
a medical care provider and that the applicant fears for his or her
safety;
2. A designation of the Attorney General as agent for purposes
of service of process and for the purpose of receipt of mail;
3. The mailing address where the applicant can be contacted by
the Attorney General, and the phone number or numbers where the
applicant can be called by the Attorney General;
4. The new address or addresses that the applicant requests not
to be disclosed for the reason that disclosure will increase the
risk of retaliation for reporting to law enforcement regarding a
crime against a medical care provider; and
5. The signature of the applicant and application assistant who
assisted in the preparation of the application, if any, and the date
on which the applicant signed the application.
D. An adult or minor child who resides with the applicant who
also needs to be a program participant in order to ensure the safety
of the applicant may apply. Each adult living in the household
shall complete a separate application. An adult may apply on behalf
of a minor.
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E. 1. Upon receiving a properly completed application, the
Attorney General shall certify the applicant as a program
participant. Applicants shall be certified for four (4) years
following the date of filing unless the certification is withdrawn
or invalidated before that date. The Attorney General shall by rule
establish a renewal procedure.
2. A person who falsely attests in an application that
disclosure of the address of the applicant would endanger the safety
of the applicant or the safety of the children of the applicant, or
who knowingly provides false or incorrect information upon making an
application, may be found guilty of perjury under Sections 500 and
504 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
F. 1. The Attorney General may cancel the certification of a
program participant if there is a change in the residential address,
unless the program participant provides the Attorney General notice
no later than seven (7) days after the change occurs.
2. The Attorney General may cancel certification of a program
participant if mail forwarded by the Attorney General to the address
of the program participant is returned as undeliverable.
3. The Attorney General shall cancel certification of a program
participant who applies using false information or who receives a
name change while participating in the program.
G. 1. A program participant may request that state and local
agencies use the address designated by the Attorney General as the
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address of the participant. When creating a new public record,
state and local agencies shall accept the address designated by the
Attorney General as a substitute address for the program
participant, unless the Attorney General has determined that the
agency has a bona fide statutory or administrative requirement for
the use of the address which would otherwise be confidential under
this section and the address will be used only for those statutory
and administrative purposes.
2. A program participant may use the address designated by the
Attorney General as a work address.
3. The Office of the Attorney General shall forward all first
class, certified, and registered mail to the appropriate program
participants for no charge. The Attorney General shall not be
required to track or otherwise maintain records of any mail received
on behalf of a participant unless the mail is certified or
registered mail.
H. The Attorney General shall not make any records in a file of
a program participant available for inspection or copying, other
than the address designated by the Attorney General, unless directed
by a court order, to a person identified in the order or to verify
the participation of a specific program participant to a state or
local agency, in which case the Attorney General may only confirm
information supplied by the requester. No employee of a state or
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local agency shall knowingly and intentionally disclose a program
participant’s actual address unless disclosure is permitted by law.
I. The Attorney General shall designate hospitals, health care
entities, and nonprofit agencies or member associations as
designated entities to assist persons in applying to be program
participants. A volunteer or employee of a designated entity that
is employed by a designated entity and has been trained by the
Attorney General shall be known as an application assistant. Any
assistance and counseling rendered by the Office of the Attorney
General or an application assistant to applicants shall in no way be
construed as legal advice.
J. The Attorney General may enter into agreements with
hospitals, health care entities, or member associations in this
state for purposes of the implementation of the Address
Confidentiality Program including the use and acceptance of the
substitute address designated by the Attorney General.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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