Oklahoma · Open Records Act

The Oklahoma Open Records Act, with its Public Access Counselor built in

AccessPoint manages Open Records Act requests under 51 O.S. §§ 24A.1–24A.40 — prompt, reasonable access, the mandatory and discretionary exemption grounds, and Public Access Counselor review before court — pre-configured for Oklahoma and running inside your own Microsoft 365 tenant.

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Oklahoma at a glance

Response standard
Prompt, reasonable access with no fixed statutory clock — delay is permitted only for record preparation or to avoid unreasonable disruption
Enforcement
Review by the Attorney General's Public Access Counselor within 30 days (advisement within 60 for complex matters), then a district-court suit after 10 business days' notice
Exemptions
§ 24A.5(1) mandatory confidentiality grounds plus the discretionary §§ 24A.7–24A.34 exemptions, with mandatory segregation
Charges
25 cents per page, $1 for certified copies, and a search/compilation fee only for commercial or unreasonably disruptive requests
Oversight
Attorney General's Public Access Counselor, then Oklahoma district courts; a prevailing requester recovers attorney fees
Languages
English

Built for Oklahoma

One platform for the whole access-and-privacy mandate, pre-configured for this regime and running in your own Microsoft 365 tenant.

ORA request lifecycle

Intake to release under the Oklahoma Open Records Act (51 O.S. §§ 24A.1–24A.40) — prompt, reasonable access, and inspection or copies — all on Microsoft 365.

Mandatory and discretionary grounds

§ 24A.5(1) confidentiality grounds sit alongside the discretionary §§ 24A.7–24A.34 exemptions. AccessPoint tags each withholding to the right authority, with mandatory segregation of the rest.

Prompt, reasonable access

With no fixed clock, AccessPoint tracks preparation time and disruption grounds so delay never drifts past what the Act allows.

Redaction by authority

Apply § 24A.5(1) and §§ 24A.7–24A.34 line by line on an audit-trailed redaction record, each redaction tied to its statutory ground.

Oklahoma charges

25 cents per page, $1 for certified copies, and a search fee reserved for commercial or disruptive requests — computed and disclosed automatically.

In your own tenant

Every request and record stays inside your own Microsoft 365 and Azure tenant — no third-party cloud, no cross-border transfers, and no per-user fees.

The Public Access Counselor

Oklahoma routes disputes to a Public Access Counselor before anyone files suit — and most requesters never see a search fee.

The Oklahoma Open Records Act pairs a low-friction review path with a fee structure that shields ordinary requesters. A denial goes first to the Attorney General's Public Access Counselor, who reviews within 30 days — or gives advisement within 60 days for more complex matters — a faster, cheaper step than heading straight to court. And while public bodies may charge for copies, a search or compilation fee applies only to commercial requesters or requests that would unreasonably disrupt operations: the everyday requester pays per page, not per hour of staff time.

Public Access Counselor review A 30-day review (60-day advisement for complex matters) before a district-court suit.
No search fee for most requesters Search and compilation fees apply only to commercial or unreasonably disruptive requests.
Mandatory vs. discretionary grounds § 24A.5(1) confidentiality sits apart from the discretionary §§ 24A.7–24A.34 exemptions.

Configured out of the box

Installing the us-ok-ora jurisdiction pack seeds your tenant with everything this regime needs — a starting point you can adjust, not a lock-in.

Pack content last reviewed: 2026-09-03

Related guide: FOI Workflow Quick Check
  • The Oklahoma Open Records Act (51 O.S. §§ 24A.1–24A.40) as the legal-authority and citation spine
  • The Oklahoma state-holiday calendar and prompt, reasonable-access tracking, benchmarked against preparation and disruption grounds
  • The § 24A.5(1) mandatory confidentiality grounds and the discretionary §§ 24A.7–24A.34 exemptions, mapped and colour-coded for redaction
  • Mandatory segregation of exempt material, applied on the redaction record
  • Oklahoma charges — 25 cents per page, $1 for certified copies, and the commercial/disruptive-only search fee
  • The Attorney General's Public Access Counselor review workflow — the 30-day review and 60-day advisement clocks
  • The 10-business-day pre-suit notice and district-court enforcement path, with attorney-fee tracking
  • Oklahoma correspondence templates with statutory wording
A jurisdiction pack's detail panel in AccessPoint settings, showing the pack description, version, what's new, and the checklist of items it imports: legal authorities, calendars, request statuses, request types, extension reasons, requestor categories and consultation types Click to enlarge
What a pack looks like in Settings (the Ontario municipal pack shown): the description, the version and what changed in it, and every item it imports with its statutory basis. Anything you have customized is never overwritten on update.

Oklahoma Questions

How quickly must an Oklahoma public body respond?
The Open Records Act requires prompt, reasonable access, with no fixed statutory deadline. Delay is permitted only for the time it takes to prepare the records or to avoid unreasonably disrupting the body's essential functions. AccessPoint tracks preparation time so delay stays inside what the Act allows.

What makes Oklahoma different — the Public Access Counselor?
Yes. Before heading to court, a requester can ask the Attorney General's Public Access Counselor to review a denial — typically within 30 days, or 60 days with advisement for more complex matters. It's a faster, lower-cost step than a district-court suit, which still requires 10 business days' notice first.

What can a public body charge?
25 cents per page, $1 for certified copies, and — for most requesters — nothing more. A search or compilation fee for staff time applies only to commercial requesters or requests that would unreasonably disrupt the body's operations.

Where does data reside?
Entirely within your own Microsoft 365 and Azure tenant. Requests, documents, and audit history never leave your control — no third-party cloud, no vendor access, and no cross-border data transfers.

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Flat annual pricing, published in full. Every feature in every size — access requests, privacy impact assessments, breach response, complaints, video & audio redaction, and AI Assist. No per-user or per-module fees.

  • Under 500 employees$2,990/yr
  • 500–2,000 employees$7,990/yr
  • Over 2,000 employees$14,990/yr

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