A. The Attorney General is hereby authorized and directed to enter into agreements and to contract for the shelter and other services that are needed for victims of domestic abuse, sexual assault or batterers intervention programs. Any domestic violence, sexual assault or batterers intervention program providing services pursuant to certification by the Attorney General or a contract or subcontract with the Attorney General and receiving funds from the Attorney General or any contractor with the Attorney General shall be subject to the provisions of the administrative rules of the Attorney General.
B. 1. Except as otherwise provided by paragraph 3 of this subsection, the case records, case files, case notes, client records, or similar records of a domestic violence or sexual assault program certified by the Attorney General or of any employee or trained volunteer of a program regarding an individual who is residing or has resided in such program or who has otherwise utilized or is utilizing the services of any domestic violence or sexual assault program or counselor shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed.
2. For purposes of this subsection, the term "client records" shall include, but not be limited to, all communications, records, and information regarding clients of domestic violence and sexual assault programs.
3. The case records, case files, or case notes of programs specified in paragraph 1 of this subsection shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed except with the written consent of the individual, or in the case of the individual’s death or disability, of the individual’s personal representative or other person authorized to sue on the individual’s behalf or by court order for good cause shown by the judge in camera.
C. The district court shall not order the disclosure of the address of a domestic violence shelter, the location of any person seeking or receiving services from a domestic violence or sexual assault program, or any other information which is required to be kept confidential pursuant to subsection B of this section.
D. The home address, personal telephone numbers and social security number of board members, staff and volunteers of certified domestic violence and sexual assault programs shall not be construed to be open records pursuant to the Oklahoma Open Records Act.
Added by Laws 2005, c. 348, § 3, eff. July 1, 2005. Amended by Laws 2007, c. 156, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2007.
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