As the Oklahoma Constitution recognizes and guarantees, all political power is inherent in the people. Thus, it is the public policy of the State of Oklahoma that the people are vested with the inherent right to know and be fully informed about their government, and citizens have a right to access government data beyond that which can be found on Oklahoma Checkbook.
The Oklahoma Open Records Act is a series of laws designed to guarantee the public has access to public records of governmental bodies, and the purpose of the Oklahoma Open Records Act is to ensure and facilitate the public's right of access to and review of those records.
According to the act, anyone may request public records and no statement of purpose is required. However, reasonable fees may be charged for document collection. Section 24A.5 of the act provides more information regarding open and confidential records, and states that certain requests may incur a fee to recover the direct cost of record search and copying.
There is no restriction on the use of records and the law does not specify a time limit for responses to requests.
Below are links to information on open records request of some state agencies. If you need to file a request with an agency not listed below, please contact that agency for the specific form or request procedures.
Oklahoma Checkbook is a part of the State of Oklahoma's effort to use technology and innovation to provide citizens up-to-date information in a user-friendly and accessible way. The charts you will find on this site are interactive. You can hover over them to see more information on the various segments or click on them for more data. We encourage you to dive deep into the information that is here. You can find links to tutorials on using the site below.
The state is committed to ensuring the public has access to its data and will continue to update this site with more looks at different slices of the data and with the most current information as it becomes available.
