{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-12-12-2510","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 12, § 12-2510","heading":"Identity of informer","body":"A. The United States, state or subdivision thereof has a\n\nprivilege to refuse to disclose the identity of a person who has\n\nfurnished information relating to or assisting in an investigation\n\nof a possible violation of a law to a law enforcement officer or\n\nmember of a legislative committee or its staff conducting the\n\ninvestigation.\n\nB. The privilege under this section may be claimed by an\n\nappropriate representative of the public entity to which the\n\ninformation was furnished.\n\nC. The following shall be exceptions to the privilege granted\n\nin this section:\n\n1. No privilege exists if the identity of the informant or the\n\ninformant's interest in the subject matter of the informant's\n\ncommunication has been disclosed to those who would have cause to\n\nresent the communication by a holder of the privilege or by the\n\ninformant's own action, if the informant appears as a witness for\n\nthe government, or if information regarding the informant is\n\nrequired to be disclosed pursuant to paragraph 4 of subsection A of\n\nSection 2002 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes.\n\n2. If the informant is also a material witness to the criminal\n\nconduct with which the defendant is charged, or was a participant in\n\nthe criminal conduct conjointly with the defendant, or is shown to\n\nbe able to give testimony relevant to a material issue in the case.\n\n3. If information from an informant is relied upon to establish\n\nthe legality of the means by which evidence was obtained and the\n\ncourt or the defendant is not satisfied that the information was\n\nreceived from an informant reasonably believed to be reliable or\n\ncredible, the court or defendant may require the identity of the\n\ninformant to be disclosed. The court shall, on request of the\n\ngovernment, direct that the disclosure be made in chambers. All\n\ncounsel and parties concerned with the issue of legality shall be\n\npermitted to be present at every stage of a proceeding under this\n\nsubsection except a disclosure in chambers if the court determines\n\nthat no counsel or party shall be permitted to be present. If\n\ndisclosure of the identity of the informant is made in chambers, the\n\nrecord thereof shall be sealed and preserved to be made available to\n\nthe appellate court in the event of an appeal, and the contents\n\nshall not otherwise be revealed without consent of the government.","path":["OK Code","Title 12"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os12.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"6253abd41f68d144d348eee71766dfe5cdeb94614e0ee9ac5f32f9971fa6b5b3","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-12-12-2509","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-12-12-2510.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}