§ 150.21a. Crimes information unit
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 74. State Government
74 Okl.St.Ann. § 150.21a
§ 150.21a. Crimes information unit
4. Coordinate the effort of this state with local, state and federal agencies to protect its citizens against organized crime, criminal conspiracies and threats of violent crime by creating a clearinghouse of crime-related information for use by local, state and federal law enforcement agencies; and
C. Release of information compiled pursuant to this section shall be prohibited except for release of information to law enforcement officers and prosecutorial authorities for the purpose of criminal investigation, criminal prosecution, and crime prevention. Unauthorized release or unauthorized use of this information shall be a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by incarceration in the county jail not exceeding one (1) year or a fine not exceeding Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment. As used in this section, “unauthorized release” or “unauthorized use” shall include, but not be limited to, giving the information to any person who is not a law enforcement officer unless necessitated by an ongoing criminal investigation, or release of information to a law enforcement officer who is not engaged in a criminal investigation requiring the information or who is not authorized by his or her agency to receive such information, or release of information in violation of any rules promulgated by the Bureau. Information collected and compiled under the authority of this section shall be privileged and not discoverable nor subject to subpoena or order for production issued by any court, other than production in a district court criminal proceeding for the prosecution of crimes which are the subject of the information sought. The Director of OSBI shall make a quarterly report to the OSBI Commission of all information collected and compiled under the authority of this section.
Credits
Laws 1996, c. 154, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1996.
74 Okl. St. Ann. § 150.21a, OK ST T. 74 § 150.21a
Current with legislation of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024) effective as of July 1, 2024. Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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