Okla. Stat. tit. 12 § 31

Current through Laws 2024, c. 378.

Rule 31 - Guidelines for Filers

A. Responsibility of Filer

The responsibility for following the guidelines set forth below rests solely with counsel, the parties, or any other filer. The Clerk of the Court shall not have any duty to review documents for compliance with this rule. If a filer includes personal identifier information such as Social Security numbers, Tax Identification numbers, Financial Account numbers, Driver's License numbers, dates of birth, addresses or other sensitive information, in any document filed with the courts, electronically or otherwise, the document becomes a public record as filed.

B. Applicability of the Rule

This Rule does not apply in felony cases, misdemeanor cases, traffic ticket cases, or any other cases where statutory law or Rules and Forms promulgated by the Court of Criminal Appeals require the inclusion of the complete personal identifier number.

C. Personal Identifier Information

Unless otherwise ordered or as otherwise provided by law, every filer, whether filing electronically or otherwise, may limit the following information in all pleadings, papers, exhibits or other documents:

1. Social Security Numbers: A social security number may include only the last four digits.

2. Taxpayer Identification Numbers: A taxpayer identification number may include only the last four digits.

3. Financial Account Numbers: A financial account number may include only the last four digits.

4. Driver's License: A driver's license number may include only the last four digits.

D. Confidentiality

Nothing in this rule shall impact the confidentiality of juvenile records or any other records the Legislature has determined are confidential.

Okla. Stat. tit. 12, § 31

Adopted by order of the Supreme Court, 2011 OK 101, eff. 12/12/2011.