Okla. & Canadian Cntys. Local R. 10.1

A. Redacted Filings

It is the responsibility of counsel and the parties to be sure that all filed documents comply

with this rule. The Court Clerk will not review any pleading for redaction. The parties shall

refrain from including, or shall redact where inclusion is necessary, the following personal

identifiers from any document filed with the Court Clerk, unless otherwise ordered by the

Court:

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(1) Social Security Numbers – if an individual’s social security number must be

included in a document, only the last four digits of the number shall be used.

(2) Names of Minor Children – if the involvement of a minor child must be mentioned,

only the initials of the child’s name shall be used.

(3) Dates of Birth – if an individual’s date of birth must be included in a pleading, only

the year should be used.

(4) Credit Card & Financial Account Numbers – if a credit card or financial account

number is relevant, only the last four digits of any such account number shall be used.

(5) Taxpayer Identification Numbers - if a taxpayer identification number must be

included in a document, only the last four digits of the number shall be used.

B. Exemption from the Redaction Requirement

The redaction requirement does not apply to the following:

(1) A credit card or bank account number that identifies property allegedly subject to

forfeiture, foreclosure, replevin or other writ, such as in foreclosure, replevin or debt

collection proceeding;

(2) The record of an administrative or agency proceeding;

(3) The record of a court or tribunal, if that record was not subject to the redaction

requirement when originally filed;

(4) family, probate, adoption, protective order or name change cases; and

(5) 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 a complete personal identifier number.

C. Filings Under Seal

Subject to the limitations set out in 12 O.S. 2011, § 3226C(2) and 51 O.S. 2011, § 24A.29,

the Court may order that any document (or portion thereof) be filed under seal without

redaction. The Court may later unseal the filing or order the person who made the filing to

file a redacted version for the public record. Any request to file a document (or portion

thereof) under seal shall be made by motion and shall show strict compliance with §§

3226C(2) & 24A.29. Protective orders that attempt to generally auth orize the filing under

seal of any document or category of documents that the parties claim to be confidential or

trade secrets will not satisfy this rule. Any Court order that authorizes a document to be

filed under seal shall specifically describe and id entify the document or category of

documents to be filed under seal.

D. Waiver

A person waives the protection of Rule 10.1 as to the person's own information by filing it

without redaction and not under seal.

E. Authority for Rule

12 O.S. 2011, § 3226C(2); 51 O.S. 2011, §§ 24A.2 & 24A.25; 24A.29; Oklahoma Public

Employees Association v. State Of Oklahoma ex rel. Oklahoma Office Of Personnel

Management, et al., 2011 OK 68, 267 P.3d 838, 851.

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