FOI Bible Note: we are adding in part of this statute because it is incorporated into the Open Records Act by § 24A.25.

C. PROTECTIVE ORDERS.

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2. If the motion for a protective order is denied in whole or in part, the court may, on such terms and conditions as are just, order that any party or person provide or permit discovery. The provisions of paragraph 4 of subsection A of Section 3237 of this title apply to the award of expenses incurred in relation to the motion. Any protective order of the court which has the effect of removing any material obtained by discovery from the public record shall contain the following:

a. a statement that the court has determined it is necessary in the interests of justice to remove the material from the public record,

b. specific identification of the material which is to be removed or withdrawn from the public record, or which is to be filed but not placed in the public record, and

c. a requirement that any party obtaining a protective order place the protected material in a sealed manila envelope clearly marked with the caption and case number and is clearly marked with the word “CONFIDENTIAL”, and stating the date the order was entered and the name of the judge entering the order.

This requirement may also be satisfied by requiring the party to file the documents pursuant to the procedure for electronically filing sealed or confidential documents approved for electronic filing in the courts of this state.

3. No protective order entered after the filing and microfilming of documents of any kind shall be construed to require the microfilm record of such filing to be amended in any fashion.

4. The party or counsel which has received the protective order shall be responsible for promptly presenting the order to appropriate court clerk personnel for appropriate action.

5. All documents produced or testimony given under a protective order shall be retained in the office of counsel until required by the court to be filed in the case.

6. Counsel for the respective parties shall be responsible for informing witnesses, as necessary, of the contents of the protective order.

7. When a case is filed in which a party intends to seek a protective order removing material from the public record, the plaintiff(s) and defendant(s) shall be initially designated on the petition under pseudonym such as “John or Jane Doe”, or “Roe”, and the petition shall clearly indicate that the party designations are fictitious. The party seeking confidentiality or other order removing the case, in whole or in part, from the public record, shall immediately present application to the court, seeking instructions for the conduct of the case, including confidentiality of the records.

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Historical Data

Laws 1982, HB 1912, c. 198, § 3, eff. October 1, 1982; Amended by Laws 1989, HB 1154, c. 129, § 2, eff. November 1, 1989; Renumbered from 12 O.S. § 3203 by Laws 1989, HB 1154, c. 129, § 14, eff. November 1, 1989; Amended by Laws 1994, SB 1076, c. 343, § 13, eff. September 1, 1994; Amended by Laws 1996, HB 2122, c. 61, § 3, eff. November 1, 1996; Amended by Laws 1999, SB 751, c. 293, § 21, eff. November 1, 1999 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2002, HB 1939, c. 468, § 73, eff. November 1, 2002 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2004, HB 2661, c. 368, § 13, eff. November 1, 2004 (repealed by Laws 2005, HB 2060, c. 1, § 8, emerg. eff. March 15, 2005) (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2004, HB 2470, c. 519, § 3, eff. November 1, 2004 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2009, HB 1603, c. 228, § 20, eff. November 1, 2009 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2010, SB 2039, c. 50, § 4, eff. November 1, 2010 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2012, SB 941, c. 9, § 1, eff. November 1, 2012; Amended by Laws 2012, HB 2192, c. 278, § 2, eff. November 1, 2012 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2014, HB 3375, c.192, § 1, eff. November 1, 2014 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2017, HB 1570, c. 378, § 3, eff. November 1, 2017 (superseded document available).