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Statutes

ORA § 24A.1 – OPEN RECORDS ACT Short Title

ORA § 24A.2 – Political Power – Public Policy and Purpose of Act

ORA § 24A.3 – Definitions

ORA § 24A.4 – Duty to Keep and Maintain Complete Records of Receipt and Expenditure of Funds

ORA § 24A.5 – Open and Confidential Records

Cases

Open Records Act:

Frontier Media Group et al v. Pottawatomie County Public Safety Center Trust (2022)

Lawson v. Sequoyah County 911 Trust Authority (2022)

Paulsen v. Wagoner County Sheriff’s Office (2022)

State ex rel. Okla. State Bd. of Medical Licensure and Supervision v. Rivero (2021)

AG Opinions

Open Records Act: AG Opinions

Commentary

New Oklahoma Attorney General Pledges to Enforce Government Transparency Laws

City of Tulsa sued for lengthy delay in responding to Open Records Requests

Tulsa Police Department sued for violating the Oklahoma Open Records Act

Cleveland County judge says OTA violated Open Meetings Act; calling actions ‘willful’

The Oklahoman: Journalist sues Oklahoma governor, attorney general over records request delays

Resources

Model Open Records Requests – Dr. Joey Senat

Requesting Public Records in Oklahoma – By Dr. Joey Senat

Applying the Open Meeting Act to Nonprofits – By Dr. Joey Senat

A Primer on Open Meeting Act – by Dr. Joey Senat

A guide to the legislative process and terminology

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