A. No court clerk shall publish on a court-controlled website any document in a case that contains a charge involving rape, sodomy, sex crimes, sexual images, lewd or indecent conduct, pornography, child abuse or neglect, domestic abuse, kidnapping, extortion of a vulnerable victim, human trafficking or similar offenses including, but not limited to, those in Sections 644, 741, 843.1, 843.5, 885, 886, 888, 1021, 1021.2, 1021.3, 1040.13a, 1081, 1085, 1087, 1088, 1111 through 1116 or 1123 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
§ 39.Court Clerk - Prohibition of Posting Documents Containing Certain Charges On Court-Controlled Website
Chapter 2: General Provisions · Last amended November 1, 2021 · Last verified August 3, 2026
In one sentenceSection 39 bars court clerks from posting on a court-controlled website any case document that charges rape, sodomy, sex crimes, child abuse or neglect, domestic abuse, kidnapping, human trafficking, or similar offenses, without limiting the public's right to access the original document.
Full Text of § 39
B. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit access to any original document as provided by law.
Amendment History
Amended by Laws 2021, c. 397, s. 1, eff. 11/1/2021. Added by Laws 2005, HB 1698, c. 387, §1, emerg. eff. 7/1/2005; Amended by Laws 2009, HB 2029, c. 234, §110, emerg. eff. 5/21/2009.
Plain-English Summary
Section 39 stops court clerks from putting certain case documents on a court-controlled website. The ban covers documents that charge rape, sodomy, sex crimes, sexual images, lewd or indecent conduct, pornography, child abuse or neglect, domestic abuse, kidnapping, extortion of a vulnerable victim, human trafficking, or similar offenses, and it cross-references the specific Title 21 sections that define those crimes.
The restriction applies only to online posting. Anyone can still access the original document the way the law otherwise allows. The section keeps sensitive filings from turning up in a casual web search without sealing the record itself.
Frequently Asked Questions
What kinds of documents can't a court clerk post online under this section?
Documents charging rape, sodomy, sex crimes, sexual images, lewd or indecent conduct, pornography, child abuse or neglect, domestic abuse, kidnapping, extortion of a vulnerable victim, human trafficking, or similar offenses listed in Title 21.
Does this section seal the court file from the public?
No. It only stops the clerk from posting the document on a court-controlled website; the original document remains accessible as otherwise allowed by law.
Why does Oklahoma restrict online posting of these documents?
The listed charges involve especially sensitive facts about victims, and keeping them off a public website limits how easily that information spreads while leaving the courthouse record open.
Does this apply to every website, or just ones the court controls?
It applies specifically to court-controlled websites, not to news outlets, private databases, or other third-party sites that might separately obtain the document.
Source & verification. Section text is reproduced verbatim from
Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes, enacted by the Oklahoma Legislature.
Last verified August 3, 2026.
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