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March 17, 2008

Ruling limiting records access draws criticism

By KRYSTAL J. CARMAN



The opinion issued by the Oklahoma Supreme Court on Tuesday of last week will change the way some counties electronically file court cases for public access.

Court Clerk Candi Czapansky said the impact to online public records in Rogers County will be minimal.

Rogers County is one of 13 counties and the apellate court which participate in the Oklahoma State Courts Network, the state’s Web site that provides online public access to court cases.

Last week’s ruling by the Supreme Court ordered participating courts to immediately “limit Internet public access to court dockets only,” banning the posting of individual pleadings and other recorded documents filed of record.

Czapansky said Rogers County is already in compliance with that order.

“We don’t post images of documents filed in cases, so it won’t change the way Rogers County cases are filed,” Czapansky said. However, other counties which image and post individual pleadings and other recorded documents will have to change.

Court docket information (court dates, fines paid and judgments) for all cases, except those protected by state laws such as juvenile cases, can be viewed on line at www.oscn.net for these counties in Oklahoma: Canadian, Cleveland, Commanche, Ellis, Garfield, Logan, Oklahoma, Payne, Pushmataha, Roger Mill, Rogers and Tulsa.

If the Supreme Court ruling goes into effect, as scheduled on June 10, counties which now post supporting documentation will have to stop.

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