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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
SENATE BILL 1664 By: Jett
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to court recording; amending 20 O.S.
2021, Sections 1314 and 1315, which relate to storage
of audio and video records and the Oklahoma Court
Information System (OCIS); requiring the Supreme
Court to establish certain guidelines and standards;
providing allowable sources of funding for certain
equipment; requiring the Legislature to provide
certain funding; modifying purpose for which funds
may be used; requiring the Supreme Court and the
Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) to enter
contracts and acquire necessary equipment; requiring
the AOC to implement certain standards; authorizing
and requiring the Supreme Court to promulgate certain
rules; updating statutory language; defining terms;
requiring the Supreme Court to promulgate certain
rules; requiring recordings to be transcribed and
retained; providing implementation schedule;
requiring court reporters to complete certain acts
when a proceeding is recorded; providing penalties
for violations; providing for whistleblower
protections; repealing 20 O.S. 2021, Section 1512,
which relates to court recording pilot program;
providing for codification; and providing an
effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 20 O.S. 2021, Section 1314, is
amended to read as follows:
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Section 1314. A. The Supreme Court may provide shall establish
guidelines and standards by rule for the following:
1. The acquisition, joint acquisition, maintenance, and
operation of court technology equipment by two or more the Supreme
Court, the Administrative Office of the Courts, district courts, or
court clerks including audio and video recording, broadcasting, and
livestreaming systems required by Section 3 of this act. All
equipment required by Section 3 of this act shall include redundancy
sufficient to prevent loss of recordings;
2. The disposition or transfer of surplus property acquired
from court technology equipment, provided that no rule shall require
or presume reliance solely upon local court funds when equipment is
required to comply with Section 3 of this act; and
3. The guidelines and standards for the use, microfilming and,
digitization, storage, secure preservation, access, retention, and
archiving of court records, including audio and video recordings
that become part of the official court record. Retention shall
conform to the minimum statutory period established in Section 3 of
this act.
B. Court technology equipment necessary to satisfy Section 3 of
this act shall be acquired and funded through legislative
appropriation, statewide contract procurement, or other state-
administered funding mechanisms and shall not be contingent upon the
availability of local court funds.
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C. The Legislature shall appropriate sufficient funds each
fiscal year to ensure continued implementation, operation,
replacement, and modernization of the audio and video recording,
broadcasting, and livestreaming systems required by Section 3 of
this act. Monies in the Oklahoma Court Information System Revolving
Fund may supplement such funds but shall not be the sole source of
funding for court technology systems. Implementation shall not be
delayed due to a lack of equipment and the Supreme Court and the
Administrative Office of the Courts shall ensure phased statewide
deployment in accordance with Section 3 of this act. Training and
certification programs shall be mandatory for all operators of
courtroom audio and video recording, broadcasting, and livestreaming
systems, transcription providers, and administrative staff.
D. Rules adopted pursuant to this section shall ensure
compatibility with the Oklahoma Court Information System as
described in Section 3 of this act including, but not limited to,
secure digital storage, remote access by authorized transcription
personnel, long-term archival requirements, and centralized public
access archiving in the statewide video portal.
SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 20 O.S. 2021, Section 1315, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 1315. A. 1. The Supreme Court, by and through the
Office of the Administrative Director Office of the Courts, shall
establish a court information system to be designated the “Oklahoma
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Court Information System” for the purpose of providing data
processing services to state agencies, boards, and commissions and
other entities pursuant to contract. The Administrative Director
Office of the Courts may assess a reasonable fee for such services.
2. Court clerks and judges of the district courts of this state
shall utilize the case tracking, accounting, legal research, and
other services of the “Oklahoma Oklahoma Court Information System”
System at the direction of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
The development and implementation of the system’s accounting,
auditing, and financial reporting functions shall be subject to the
approval of the State Auditor and Inspector.
B. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving
fund for the Supreme Court to be designated the “Oklahoma Court
Information System Revolving Fund”. The fund shall be a continuing
fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of
all monies received in payment of data processing services furnished
pursuant to contract. The Administrative Director of the Courts, at
the end of each month, shall issue a statement of charges to each
entity for which data processing services were furnished. The cost
for data processing services shall be recovered directly from the
entity for which such services were furnished and shall not be
prorated to or payable by those not receiving the services. All
monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated
and may be budgeted and expended by the Supreme Court for:
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the 1. The acquisition, operation, maintenance, repair, and
replacement of data processing equipment and software;
2. Supplemental support for the acquisition, installation, and
maintenance of courtroom audio and video recording, broadcasting,
and livestreaming systems authorized by subsection C of this
section; and for
the 3. The operational expenses of any court which is subject
to the authority of the Administrative Director Office of the
Courts. Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon warrants
issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by
law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise
Services for approval and payment. Until June 30, 2018, the Office
of Management and Enterprise Services shall, at the request of the
Administrative Director of the Courts, transfer an amount not to
exceed Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00) from the Oklahoma Court
Information System Revolving Fund to the District Court Interagency
Reimbursement Fund an amount that the
C. The Supreme Court and the Administrative Director Office of
the Courts, with the approval of the Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court, shall deem appropriate and necessary to perform the duties
imposed upon the district courts by law issue requests for proposals
and acquire, install, maintain, and replace audio and video
recording, broadcasting, and livestreaming systems and related
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software, networking, and data storage services necessary to
implement the provisions of Section 3 of this act.
D. Requests for proposals and purchases issued pursuant to
subsection C of this section shall be processed in accordance with
Section 85.1 et seq. of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes, Section
34 et seq. and Section 35.1 et seq. of Title 62 of the Oklahoma
Statutes, Section 260:115-1-1 et seq. of the Oklahoma Administrative
Code, and all other applicable state procurement statutes and
administrative rules.
E. The Administrative Office of the Courts shall ensure that
all audio and video recording, broadcasting, and livestreaming
systems acquired under this section support transcription with
sufficient clarity to produce a verbatim written record. The
Supreme Court shall promulgate by rule:
1. Technical specifications for audio and video quality
necessary for accurate transcription;
2. Certification, training, and approval requirements for
transcription providers;
3. Secure processes for verifying transcript accuracy including
access to source recordings; and
4. Standards for electronic storage, archiving, and retrieval
of transcripts and associated recordings.
F. Nothing in this section shall be construed to exempt the
Administrative Office of the Courts from coordination with the
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Office of Management and Enterprise Services for requisition
processing, review of proposals, approval of contracts, or payment
of claims.
SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1510 of Title 20, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. As used in this section:
1. “Auto-generated transcript” means a text transcription
created by software that uses speech-to-text or similar
transcription technology from recorded media; and
2. “Recorded media” means any audio, video, or audiovisual
recording of a court proceeding or portion of a court proceeding
created or maintained pursuant to this section or any rule of the
Supreme Court governing court recording.
B. The Supreme Court shall promulgate, by rule or
administrative order, rules governing the use of audio and video
recording, broadcasting, and livestreaming systems in courts of this
state. Such rules shall apply to all courts of record and to all
court proceedings required by law to be open to the public. All
courts of record shall audio- and video-record all public
proceedings. Livestreaming shall be provided for all public
proceedings unless technically infeasible. Such rules shall:
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1. Permit audio and video recording, broadcasting, and
livestreaming of all open court proceedings, subject to the
limitations of this section;
2. Establish standardized request procedures, advance notice
requirements, placement requirements, and operational restrictions
for audio and video recording, broadcasting, or livestreaming court
proceedings;
3. Establish standardized transcript certification language,
audit procedures, and retention schedules for recorded media;
4. Prohibit the photographing, recording, broadcasting, or
livestreaming of the following individuals to the extent required by
existing Oklahoma Statutes, and not by rule, general judicial
policy, or administrative order:
a. jurors or prospective jurors, as provided in Sections
853 and 853.1 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
b. minors whose identity or juvenile records are
confidential pursuant to Section 1-6-107 of Title 10A
of the Oklahoma Statutes,
c. victims or witnesses whose identity or personal
information is confidential or protected pursuant to
Section 142A-9 of Title 21 and Section 60.14 of Title
22 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
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d. vulnerable adults whose records or identifying
information is confidential pursuant to Section 10-110
of Title 43A of the Oklahoma Statutes, and
e. any other individual whose identity is confidential
pursuant to state or federal law. Such state or
federal law shall be cited in the record of the court
proceeding;
5. Preserve the authority of the presiding judge to limit or
suspend audio and video recording, broadcasting, or livestreaming
systems upon specific written findings of fact, supported by clear
and convincing evidence, that such restriction is narrowly tailored
and absolutely necessary to protect a compelling state interest
established under Oklahoma law including, but not limited to, fair
trial rights, witness safety, or statutory confidentiality. A
presiding judge shall not issue a general prohibition on audio and
video recording, broadcasting, or livestreaming of all court
proceedings. Any order restricting audio or video recording,
broadcasting, or livestreaming shall be made on the record and be
subject to accelerated appellate review;
6. Specify retention, secure deletion, sealing, and public
access procedures for recordings that become part of the official
court record. Recordings shall be retained for not less than ten
(10) years or for the duration of all direct appeals, post-
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conviction proceedings, and federal habeas review, whichever is
longer;
7. Require establishment of a statewide online public access
portal through which recordings of public court proceedings shall be
accessible, subject to statutory confidentiality limitations;
8. Require technological redundancy to prevent the loss of
recordings, including dual-path recording or backup capture
programs;
9. Require compliance with 42 U.S.C., Sections 12101 through
12213, for all recordings, livestreams, and archives, including
closed captioning, interpreter feed integration, and accessibility
features; and
10. Require statewide training and certification standards for
court technology equipment operators, transcription personnel, and
court administrative staff.
C. No broader category of exemption shall be created by rule,
general judicial policy, or administrative order under paragraph 4
of subsection B of this section.
D. Audio or video recordings of court proceedings that become
part of the official court record shall be transcribed by a
certified court reporter or other Supreme Court-authorized
transcription provider upon request of the court, a party, or as
otherwise required by law. The written transcript shall constitute
the official record for purposes of appeal, citation, and other
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legal proceedings. Audio and video files shall be retained and made
available for reference and verification of the transcript in
accordance with Supreme Court rule. Recordings shall constitute
part of the official court record and shall be made available for
reference and verification.
E. 1. All felony criminal courts shall be fully equipped and
operational no later than January 1, 2026.
2. All civil and family courts shall be fully equipped and
operational no later than January 1, 2027.
3. All other courts including municipal, probate, and specialty
courts shall be fully equipped and operational no later than January
1, 2028.
4. The Supreme Court shall cause an annual progress report to
be published until the full implementation of this subsection is
complete.
F. When a court proceeding or portion of a court proceeding is
recorded pursuant to law or rule, the official court reporter shall:
1. Retrieve and review the recorded media and, if available,
the auto-generated transcript created from that recording;
2. Compare the auto-generated transcript to the recorded media
and make any corrections necessary to ensure that the transcript is
accurate, complete, and verbatim including speaker identifications
where discernible;
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3. Certify the transcript as an accurate, complete, and
unaltered representation of the recorded portion of the proceeding,
using certification language prescribed by the State Board of
Examiners of Certified Shorthand Reporters;
4. Ensure the transcript includes continuous timestamp
references sufficient to locate corresponding segments of the
recorded media; and
5. Ensure that the transcript includes the entirety of each
subject of testimony or argument and does not contain selective
portions that materially alter context or meaning.
G. The court reporter shall immediately report to the presiding
judge and to the Administrative Office of the Courts any gap,
interruption, omission, or corruption in the recorded media, missing
timeframe in the recorded media, or incomplete segment preventing
complete transcript certification. The report required by this
subsection shall be in writing, filed under the case number, and
preserved as part of the official court record.
H. No person including any court reporter, court clerk,
attorney, judge, vendor, contractor, or agent of the state shall
knowingly and willfully alter, delete, conceal, obscure, corrupt, or
fail to report a gap in recorded media with the intent to impair,
influence, or affect the integrity or accuracy of the official court
record.
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I. Any person who engages in conduct prohibited by this
subsection shall be subject to the penalties under Section 1513 of
Title 20 of the Oklahoma Statutes and prosecution under state law
including, but not limited to, those prohibiting tampering with
evidence.
J. When recorded media is offered or admitted as evidence, the
court reporter shall ensure that a certified transcript accompanies
the recording; the transcript includes notation of objections, bench
conferences, sealed or confidential portions, and redactions
required by law; and the recording is marked and secured in a format
compatible with the Oklahoma Court Information System and any
applicable rules of appellate procedure. If a redacted version is
used for public access, the unredacted original shall be preserved
under seal as part of the record.
K. No court employee, contractor, or agent shall be
disciplined, terminated, retaliated against, or otherwise penalized
for reporting suspected tampering, corruption, suppression, or
mismanagement of court recordings.
SECTION 4. REPEALER 20 O.S. 2021, Section 1512, is
hereby repealed.
SECTION 5. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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