{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-63-63-1-738.16","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-738.16","heading":"Civil or criminal actions - Anonymity of person upon","body":"whom abortion has been performed or attempted.\n\nIn every civil or criminal proceeding or action brought under\n\nthe Unborn Child Pain Awareness/Prevention Act, the court shall rule\n\nwhether the anonymity of any female upon whom an abortion has been\n\nperformed or attempted shall be preserved from public disclosure if\n\nthe female does not give her consent to such disclosure. The court,\n\nupon motion or sua sponte, shall make such a ruling and, upon\n\ndetermining that the anonymity of the female should be preserved,\n\nshall issue orders to the parties, witnesses, and counsel and shall\n\ndirect the sealing of the record and exclusion of individuals from\n\ncourtrooms or hearing rooms to the extent necessary to safeguard the\n\nidentity of the female from public disclosure. Each such order\n\nshall be accompanied by specific written findings explaining why the\n\nanonymity of the female should be preserved from public disclosure,\n\nwhy the order is essential to that end, how the order is narrowly\n\ntailored to serve that interest, and why no reasonable less\n\nrestrictive alternative exists. In the absence of written consent\n\nof the female upon whom an abortion has been performed or attempted,\n\nanyone, other than a public official, who brings an action under\n\nsubsection A of Section 15 of this act shall do so under a\n\npseudonym. This section may not be construed to conceal the\n\nidentity of the plaintiff or of witnesses from the defendant.","path":["OK Code","Title 63"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os63.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"ae01a15b0df6513071bda395e0f99dc47a04d832bf9cddccc01b000045ba49c6","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-63-63-1-738.15","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-63-63-1-738.17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}