Section 24A.17 - [Effective Until 11/1/2024] Violations - Penalties - Civil liabilityA. Any public official who willfully violates any provision of the Oklahoma Open Records Act, upon conviction, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by a fine not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not exceeding one (1) year, or by both such fine and imprisonment.B. Any person denied access to records of a public body or public official: 1. May bring a civil suit for declarative or injunctive relief, or both, but such civil suit shall be limited to records requested and denied prior to filing of the civil suit; and2. If successful, shall be entitled to reasonable attorney fees.C. If the public body or public official successfully defends a civil suit and the court finds that the suit was clearly frivolous, the public body or public official shall be entitled to reasonable attorney fees.D. A public body or public official shall not be civilly liable for damages for providing access to records as allowed under the Oklahoma Open Records Act.Okla. Stat. tit. 51, § 24A.17
Added by Laws 1985, SB 276, c. 355, § 17, eff. 11/1/1985; Amended by Laws 2005 , HB 1553, c. 199, §7, eff. 11/1/2005.This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.