Okla. Stat. tit. 11, § 11-22-132: Authority to have records photographed or reproduced on

film or stored on optical disk - Original record - Storage.

A. The head of any municipal department, commission, bureau or

board may have any or all records kept by the official, department,

commission, bureau or board photographed, microphotographed,

photostated, reproduced on film or stored on optical disk. Such

film or reproducing material shall be of durable material and the

device used to reproduce such records on film or other material

shall be such as to accurately reproduce and perpetuate the original

records in all details.

B. The photostatic copy, photograph, microphotograph,

photographic film or optical disk of the original records shall be

deemed to be an original record for all purposes, and shall be

admissible in evidence in all courts or administrative agencies. A

facsimile, exemplification or certified copy thereof shall, for all

purposes recited herein, be deemed to be a transcript,

exemplification or certified copy of the original.

C. Whenever photostatic copies, photographs, microphotographs,

reproductions on films or optical disks shall be placed in

conveniently accessible files and provisions made for preserving,

examining and using same, the head of any municipal department,

commission, bureau or board may certify those facts to the municipal

governing body. Following such certification, the governing body

may, by ordinance or resolution, authorize the disposal, archival

storage or destruction of the original records and papers before the

expiration of the retention period established pursuant to Section

22-131 of this title.