{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-10a-10a-2-6-102","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 10A, § 10A-2-6-102","heading":"Confidential juvenile records","body":"A. Except as provided by this section or as otherwise\n\nspecifically provided by state or federal laws, the following\n\njuvenile records are confidential and shall not be open to the\n\ngeneral public, inspected, or their contents disclosed:\n\n1. Juvenile court records;\n\n2. Agency records;\n\n3. District attorney’s records;\n\n4. Law enforcement records;\n\n5. Nondirectory education records; and\n\n6. Social records.\n\nB. The confidentiality limitation of subsection A of this\n\nsection shall not apply to statistical information or information of\n\na general nature obtained pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma\n\nJuvenile Code.\n\nC. The confidentiality requirements of subsection A of this\n\nsection for juvenile court records and law enforcement records shall\n\nnot apply:\n\n1. Upon the charging or certification of a juvenile as an adult\n\nor youthful offender;\n\n2. To a violation of any traffic regulation or motor vehicle\n\nregulation of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or to a violation\n\nof any city ordinance or county resolution which relates to the\n\nregulation of traffic on the roads, highways, or streets, or to the\n\noperation of self-propelled or nonself-propelled vehicles of any\n\nkind in this state;\n\n3. To a juvenile who is fourteen (14) years of age or older and\n\nwho has been adjudicated delinquent and who subsequently comes\n\nbefore the juvenile court on a new delinquency matter after July 1,\n\n1995;\n\n4. To a juvenile adjudicated a delinquent for committing a\n\ndelinquent act which, if committed by an adult, would be a felony\n\noffense that is a crime against the person or a felony offense\n\ninvolving a dangerous weapon;\n\n5. To arrest records of a juvenile arrested for committing an\n\nact, which if committed by an adult, would be a felony offense;\n\n6. To a violation of the Prevention of Youth Access to Tobacco\n\nAct;\n\n7. Whenever a juvenile is accepted for placement or treatment\n\nin a facility or private treatment facility within this state as a\n\nresult of or following a conviction or adjudication for an out-of-\n\nstate offense that would qualify the juvenile as a youthful\n\noffender, as defined in Section 2-5-202 of this title, had the crime\n\noccurred within this state. The facility shall provide any law\n\nenforcement agency or peace officer all prior criminal offense,\n\nconviction, and adjudication information. If a juvenile flees or is\n\notherwise absent from the facility without permission, the facility\n\nshall provide any law enforcement agency or peace officer all prior\n\ncriminal offense, conviction, and adjudication information. Any law\n\nenforcement agency or peace officer shall have the authority to\n\nreview or copy any records concerning the juvenile, including prior\n\ncriminal offense, conviction, or adjudication information; or\n\n8. a. Whenever files and records exist in cases involving\n\nallegations or findings of physical or sexual violence\n\nagainst a minor in custody. The following parties\n\nshall be granted access to relevant files:\n\n(1) law enforcement officers investigating the\n\nincident,\n\n(2) the minor’s legal guardians or parents,\n\n(3) attorneys representing the minor in civil or\n\ncriminal proceedings,\n\n(4) court-appointed advocates in connection with\n\nproceedings relating to the minor’s welfare, and\nphysical or sexual violence\n\nagainst a minor in custody. The following parties\n\nshall be granted access to relevant files:\n\n(1) law enforcement officers investigating the\n\nincident,\n\n(2) the minor’s legal guardians or parents,\n\n(3) attorneys representing the minor in civil or\n\ncriminal proceedings,\n\n(4) court-appointed advocates in connection with\n\nproceedings relating to the minor’s welfare, and\n\n(5) officers of the court who are conducting\n\ninvestigations to assist the minor.\n\nb. Access under this paragraph shall be limited to files\n\nand records directly related to the incident of sexual\n\nviolence. Sensitive information, including\n\nidentifying details of unrelated juveniles and\n\npersonal details not pertinent to the case, shall be\n\nredacted to protect the privacy of other individuals\n\nin custody.\n\nc. All parties who are granted access under this\n\nparagraph shall be bound by confidentiality\n\nrequirements and shall not further disclose the\n\nrecords except as necessary for legal proceedings or\n\ninvestigations.\n\nd. A court may further restrict or expand access to the\n\nOffice of Juvenile Affairs records as necessary to\n\nbalance the need for investigation and justice with\n\nthe protection of sensitive information.\n\nD. Following the first adjudication as a delinquent, the court\n\nhaving jurisdiction shall note on the juvenile court record of the\n\nperson that any subsequent juvenile court records shall not be\n\nconfidential; provided, the child is at least fourteen (14) years of\n\nage or older. Any juvenile court record which becomes an open\n\njuvenile record as provided in this subsection may be expunged as\n\nprovided in Section 2-6-109 of this title.\n\nThe provisions of this subsection shall only apply to the\n\njuvenile court records and law enforcement records of juvenile\n\noffenders certified, charged or adjudicated on and after July 1,\n\n1995.\n\nE. When a delinquent child has escaped or run away from a\n\nsecure facility or other institutional placement for delinquents,\n\nthe name and description of the child may be released to the public\n\nby the agency having custody of the child as necessary and\n\nappropriate for the protection of the public and the apprehension of\n\nthe delinquent child whether or not the juvenile record is\n\nconfidential or open.\n\nF. Except as otherwise required by state or federal law, the\n\nconfidential records listed in subsection A of this section may only\n\nbe inspected, released, disclosed, corrected or expunged pursuant to\n\nan order of the court. Except as otherwise provided in Section\n\n601.6 of Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes or any provision of this\n\nchapter, no subpoena or subpoena duces tecum purporting to compel\n\ndisclosure of confidential information or any confidential juvenile\n\nrecord shall be valid.\n\nG. An order of the court authorizing the inspection, release,\n\ndisclosure, correction or expungement of confidential records shall\n\nbe entered by the court only after a review of the records by the\n\ncourt and a determination by the court, with due regard for the\n\nconfidentiality of the records and the privacy of persons identified\n\nin the records, that a compelling reason exists and such inspection,\n\nrelease or disclosure is necessary for the protection of a\n\nlegitimate public or private interest.\n\nExcept for district attorney records, any court order\n\nauthorizing the disclosure, release or inspection of a confidential\n\njuvenile record may be conditioned on such terms and restrictions as\n\nthe court deems necessary and appropriate.\n\nH. Upon receiving a written request for inspection, release,\n\ndisclosure, or correction of a juvenile record, the court shall\n\ndetermine whether the record of a juvenile falls under one of the\n\nexceptions listed in subsection C of this section. If the record\n\nfalls under one of the exceptions in subsection C of this section,\n\nthe court shall issue an order authorizing inspection, release,\npriate.\n\nH. Upon receiving a written request for inspection, release,\n\ndisclosure, or correction of a juvenile record, the court shall\n\ndetermine whether the record of a juvenile falls under one of the\n\nexceptions listed in subsection C of this section. If the record\n\nfalls under one of the exceptions in subsection C of this section,\n\nthe court shall issue an order authorizing inspection, release,\n\ndisclosure or correction of the juvenile record. If the release of\n\na juvenile record is authorized by the court, the Office of Juvenile\n\nAffairs shall provide information to the requestor regarding the\n\nlocation of the juvenile record to be released.\n\nI. Any agency or person may seek an order from the juvenile\n\ncourt prohibiting the release of confidential information subject to\n\ndisclosure without an order of the court pursuant to Section 620.6\n\nof Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes or any provision of this\n\nchapter. The court may, for good cause shown, prohibit the release\n\nof such information or authorize release of the information upon\n\nsuch conditions as the court deems necessary and appropriate.\n\nJ. In accordance with the provisions of the Juvenile Offender\n\nTracking Program and Section 620.6 of Title 10 of the Oklahoma\n\nStatutes:\n\n1. Information included in the records listed in subsection A\n\nof this section may be entered in and maintained in the Juvenile\n\nJustice Information System and other automated information systems\n\nrelated to services to children and youth whether or not the record\n\nis confidential or open; and\n\n2. The information systems may be accessed by participating\n\nagencies as defined by this chapter or as otherwise provided by law.\n\nK. The court may authorize a designated person to review\n\njuvenile court confidential reports and records and collect\n\nstatistical information and other abstract information for research\n\npurposes. Such authorization shall be in writing and shall state\n\nspecifically the type of information which may be reviewed and\n\nreported.\n\nEach person granted permission to inspect confidential reports\n\nand records for research purposes shall present a notarized\n\nstatement to the court stating that the names of juveniles, parents\n\nand other persons as may be required by the court to be confidential\n\nwill remain confidential.\n\nL. Nothing contained in the provisions of Section 620.6 of\n\nTitle 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes or any provision of this chapter\n\nshall be construed as:\n\n1. Authorizing the inspection of records or the disclosure of\n\ninformation contained in records relating to the provision of\n\nbenefits or services funded, in whole or in part, with federal\n\nfunds, except in accord with federal statutes and regulations\n\ngoverning the receipt or use of such funds;\n\n2. Authorizing the disclosure of information required to be\n\nkept confidential by Section 7505-1.1, 7506-1.1 or 7510-1.5 of Title\n\n10 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the Oklahoma Adoption Code or\n\ndisclosure of any other confidential record pursuant to the\n\nprovisions of this chapter;\n\n3. Abrogating any privilege, including the attorney-client\n\nprivilege, or affecting any limitation on such privilege found in\n\nany other statutes;\n\n4. Limiting or otherwise affecting access of parties to a\n\njuvenile proceeding to any records filed with or submitted to the\n\ncourt;\n\n5. Limiting or otherwise affecting access of agencies to\n\ninformation subject to disclosure, review or inspection by contract\n\nor as a condition for the receipt of public funds or participation\n\nin any program administered by the agency;\n\n6. Prohibiting the Office of Juvenile Affairs from summarizing\n\nthe outcome of an investigation to the person who reported a known\n\nor suspected instance of child abuse or neglect; or\n\n7. Prohibiting the person or agency conducting a preliminary\n\ninquiry relating to an alleged delinquent act from providing\nor the receipt of public funds or participation\n\nin any program administered by the agency;\n\n6. Prohibiting the Office of Juvenile Affairs from summarizing\n\nthe outcome of an investigation to the person who reported a known\n\nor suspected instance of child abuse or neglect; or\n\n7. Prohibiting the person or agency conducting a preliminary\n\ninquiry relating to an alleged delinquent act from providing\n\ninformation, as to the disposition of the matter by the district\n\nattorney, to the person or agency which referred the matter,\n\nincluding but not limited to whether a petition was filed or an\n\nalternative action taken, and the basis for such action and the\n\nterms of any agreement entered into by the child for payment of\n\nrestitution, and including but not limited to provisions for\n\ncommunity services.\n\nM. The confidential records listed in subsection A of this\n\nsection may be inspected and their contents disclosed without a\n\ncourt order to the Oklahoma School for the Blind, Oklahoma School\n\nfor the Deaf, or a school district in which the child who is the\n\nsubject of the record is currently enrolled or has been presented\n\nfor enrollment. The inspection of records and disclosure authorized\n\nby this subsection may be limited to summaries or to information\n\ndirectly necessary for the purpose of such inspection or disclosure.\n\nUpon request by the Oklahoma School for the Blind, Oklahoma School\n\nfor the Deaf, or a school district, the agency in possession of the\n\nrecords shall provide in writing, digitally, or by delivery to a\n\nsecure facsimile line, the requested information to the school\n\ndistrict within five (5) business days upon receipt of the request.\n\nAny records disclosed as provided by this subsection shall remain\n\nconfidential. The use of any information shall be limited to the\n\npurposes for which disclosure is authorized.\n\nN. The records of a case for which a petition is not filed\n\nshall be subject to the provisions of Chapter 6 of the Oklahoma\n\nJuvenile Code.","path":["OK Code","Title 10A"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os10A.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"e540b052a110120d63724e1ac3dc9b294b6fc04771f00bcab20a32fa7aff4ef5","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-10a-10a-2-6-101","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-10a-10a-2-6-103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}