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§51-24A.17.
§51-24A.17.
A. Any public official who willfully violates any provision of the
Oklahoma Open Records Act, upon conviction, shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor, and shall be punished by a fine not exceeding Five
Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail for a
period not exceeding one (1) year, or by both such fine and
imprisonment.
B. Any person denied access to a record of a public body or public
official may bring a civil suit for declarative and/or injunctive
relief and, if successful, shall be entitled to reasonable attorney
fees. If the public body or public official successfully defends a
civil suit and the court finds that the suit was clearly frivolous,
the public body or public official shall be entitled to reasonable
attorney fees.
C. A public body or public official shall not be civilly liable for
damages for providing access to records as allowed under the Oklahoma
Open Records Act.
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