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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
SENATE BILL 815 By: Kirt
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to sealing of court records;
requiring immediate sealing of records upon dismissal
of certain case; requiring sealing of records of
certain case within certain time period after
judgment; prohibiting public availability of certain
records; requiring removal of certain records;
providing exceptions to access of certain records;
prohibiting sale or release of certain records;
specifying applicability to certain records;
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 2011.12 of Title 12, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. 1. In an action for forcible entry and detainer pursuant to
Section 1148.1 et seq. of Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the
court entering an order that dismisses the action prior to entry of
a judgment or that enters a judgment in favor of the defendant shall
issue an order to immediately seal all records related to the case.
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2. In an action for forcible entry and detainer pursuant to
Section 1148.1 et seq. of Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the
court entering a judgment in favor of the plaintiff shall issue an
order to seal all records related to the case two (2) years after
the date of the judgment.
B. Records that are sealed pursuant to this section shall be
removed from and shall not appear in any database available to the
public.
C. When the records in a forcible entry and detainer action are
sealed, the defendant’s case records shall only be available to the
following:
1. The person whose records are sealed and any part or any
attorney who has made an appearance in the case where records are
sealed;
2. The court; and
3. The court clerk or any department that is responsible for
maintenance of records.
In no event shall the defendant’s sealed case be sold or
released as part of a bulk or individual records transfer to a third
party.
D. The provisions of this section shall apply to all records
relating to an action for forcible entry and detainer that are
maintained by the court including, but not limited to, the complaint
and any other pleadings, proof of service, any findings and orders
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of the court, and all other papers, records, proceedings, and
evidence including exhibits and transcripts of testimony.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
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