Okla. Stat. tit. 3A, § 3A-725: Confidentiality and disclosure – Criminal background

investigations – Inspection of facilities – Cooperation with law

enforcement agencies.

A. Except as authorized in the Oklahoma Education Lottery Act,

the Oklahoma Lottery Commission is subject to the provisions of the

Oklahoma Open Records Act. The Commission may determine which

information relating to the operation of the lottery is confidential

as provided in the Oklahoma Open Records Act. Such information

includes trade secrets, security measures, systems, or procedures,

security reports, information concerning bids or other contractual

data, the disclosure of which would impair the efforts of the

Commission to contract for goods or services on favorable terms,

employee personnel information unrelated to compensation, duties,

qualifications, or responsibilities, and information obtained

pursuant to investigations which is otherwise confidential.

Information deemed confidential pursuant to this section is exempt

from the provisions of the Oklahoma Open Records Act, but the

Attorney General may review any such determination by the Commission

and require the disclosure of the information if the Attorney

General determines that the Commission has not established that the

information should be deemed confidential pursuant to the provisions

of this subsection. Meetings or portions of meetings devoted to

discussing information deemed confidential pursuant to this section

may be held in executive session pursuant to the Oklahoma Open

Meeting Act.

B. Full criminal background investigations of vendors shall be

conducted prior to the execution of any major procurement contract,

including investigation of principal, officer or director of a

corporation or other business entity. The Commission shall pay for

the actual cost of the investigations and shall contract with the

Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation for the performance of the

investigations.

C. The Commission or its authorized agent shall:

1. Conduct criminal background investigations and credit

investigations on all potential retailers, including investigation

of principal, officer or director of a corporation or other business

entity;

2. Supervise ticket or share validation and lottery drawings;

3. Inspect at times determined solely by the Commission the

facilities of any vendor or lottery retailer in order to determine

the integrity of the product of the vendor or the operations of the

retailer in order to determine whether the vendor or the retailer

is in compliance with its contract;

4. Report any suspected violations of the Oklahoma Education

Lottery Act to the appropriate district attorney or the Attorney

General and to any law enforcement agencies having jurisdiction over

the violation; and

5. Upon request, provide assistance to any district attorney,

the Attorney General, the State Auditor and Inspector or a law

enforcement agency investigating a violation of the Oklahoma

Education Lottery Act which shall include, but not be limited to,

immediate and unfettered access to any books, records, contracts,

funds, or files, regardless of format. Refusal to provide such

access shall constitute obstruction of justice.