Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-15.6A: Confidentiality of investigations - Use as evidence –

Disclosure of information.

A. The Oklahoma Accountancy Board, its employees, independent

contractors, appointed committee members or other agents shall keep

confidential all information obtained during an investigation into

allegations of violations of the Oklahoma Accountancy Act, including

any review or investigation made to determine whether to allow an

applicant to take an examination, or whether the Board shall grant a

certificate, license, or permit. All information obtained in the

course of conducting a peer review, including peer review reports

provided to the Board by a registrant, examinations and test scores

shall also be held confidential by the Board, its employees and

independent contractors.

B. To ensure the confidentiality of such information for the

protection of the affected individual or entity, the information

obtained shall not be deemed to be a “record” as that term is

defined in the Oklahoma Open Records Act.

C. Rules adopted to implement the provisions of this subsection

shall assure the privacy of the information obtained. Such rules

shall include but not be limited to:

1. Assuring availability of the information for inspection by

the individual or entity affected or their designated

representatives during the normal business hours of the Board;

2. A method for obtaining a written release for the affected

individual or entity to allow inspection of their confidential

records to the public at large; and

3. A method for making available to the public all final

written orders of the Board concerning an individual or entity.

D. Information obtained by the Board or any of its agents as

set out in subsection A of this section shall be considered

competent evidence in a court of competent jurisdiction only in

matters directly related to actions of the Board and the affected

individual or entity as a result of the Board obtaining the

information. Such information shall not be admissible as evidence

in any other type of civil or criminal action.

E. The Board may disclose information concerning investigations

into allegations of violations of the Oklahoma Accountancy Act under

this section to another governmental, regulatory, or law enforcement

agency engaged in an enforcement action. The provisions of this

subsection shall not apply to information concerning whether to

allow an applicant to take an examination, peer review or test

scores.