Rule 31.Guidelines For Filers

Rules for District Courts of Oklahoma · Not amended since adoption on record · Last verified August 3, 2026

In one sentenceLets a filer redact personal identifier information to the last four digits — Social Security numbers, tax identification numbers, financial account numbers, and driver's license numbers — in most civil filings, while warning that an unredacted document becomes a public record as filed.

Full Text of Rule 31

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A. Responsibility of Filer

The responsibility for following the guidelines set forth below rests solely with counsel, the parties, or any other filer. The Clerk of the Court shall not have any duty to review documents for compliance with this rule. If a filer includes personal identifier information such as Social Security numbers, Tax Identification numbers, Financial Account numbers, Driver's License numbers, dates of birth, addresses or other sensitive information, in any document filed with the courts, electronically or otherwise, the document becomes a public record as filed.

B. Applicability of the Rule This Rule does not apply in felony cases, misdemeanor cases, traffic ticket cases, or any other cases where statutory law or Rules and Forms promulgated by the Court of Criminal Appeals require the inclusion of the complete personal identifier number.

C. Personal Identifier Information Unless otherwise ordered or as otherwise provided by law, every filer, whether filing electronically or otherwise, may limit the following information in all pleadings, papers, exhibits or other documents:

1. Social Security Numbers: A social security number may include only the last four digits.

2. Taxpayer Identification Numbers: A taxpayer identification number may include only the last four digits.

3. Financial Account Numbers: A financial account number may include only the last four digits.

4. Driver's License: A driver's license number may include only the last four digits.

D. Confidentiality Nothing in this rule shall impact the confidentiality of juvenile records or any other records the Legislature has determined are confidential.

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Amendment History

Adopted by order of the Supreme Court, 2011 OK 101, eff. 12/12/2011.

Plain-English Summary

The responsibility for following Rule 31 rests with counsel, the parties, or any other filer — the clerk of the court has no duty to review filings for compliance. Unless a court orders otherwise, a filer may limit a Social Security number, taxpayer identification number, financial account number, or driver's license number to its last four digits in a pleading, paper, exhibit, or other document. The rule does not apply in felony, misdemeanor, or traffic ticket cases, or any other case where a statute or the Court of Criminal Appeals' own rules and forms require the full identifier, and it does not touch the separate confidentiality of juvenile records or any other records the Legislature has already made confidential.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I have to redact my Social Security number when I file a document in an Oklahoma civil case?

Rule 31 lets you limit it to the last four digits, but the choice, and the responsibility for making it, is yours — the clerk has no duty to review your filing for compliance.

What happens if I file a document with my full Social Security number on it?

Rule 31 warns that the document becomes a public record as filed, full information and all.

Does this redaction rule apply to my traffic ticket or criminal case?

No. Rule 31 does not apply in felony, misdemeanor, or traffic ticket cases, or any other case where statutory law or the Court of Criminal Appeals' own rules require the complete identifier.

What other personal information can I redact besides my Social Security number?

Rule 31 lets you show only the last four digits of taxpayer identification numbers, financial account numbers, and driver's license numbers.

Source & verification. Rule text is reproduced verbatim from the Rules for District Courts of Oklahoma, promulgated by the Supreme Court of Oklahoma as an appendix to Chapter 2 of Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Last verified August 3, 2026. · Official source

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