Oklahoma Code § 22-305.5

Title 22. Criminal Procedure: Information - Release or disclosure - Confidentiality -
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A.  Information received and collected by any service agency
while the accused participates in a deferred prosecution program
shall not be released to any agency or individual that will use the
information for dissemination to the general public or be recorded
in a computer system that has the potential for connection with
national computer files, or be used by a law enforcement agency for
the purposes of surveillance and investigation.  The provisions of
this subsection shall apply only with respect to information
received and collected by any service agency pursuant to deferred
prosecution agreements entered into by the parties relating to
crimes committed prior to the effective date of this act, unless
such information is otherwise deemed confidential by law.
B.  Any information obtained in the course of investigating the
suitability of the accused for inclusion in a deferred prosecution
program shall remain confidential except for purposes of deferred
prosecution programs and shall not be released by any individual or
agency without permission from the accused, being advised by
counsel.  The provisions of this subsection shall apply only to
agreements entered into by the parties relating to crimes committed
prior to July 1, 2000, unless such information is otherwise deemed
confidential by law.
C.  If the deferred prosecution program is terminated before
successful completion of the agreement, no information obtained as a
result of the participation of the accused in the deferred
prosecution program shall be admissible in any subsequent proceeding
to the disadvantage of the accused, except if the information could
have been routinely gathered in the police investigation of the
crime of the accused.
D.  1.  On and after the effective date of this act, any person
releasing any information required by this section to be kept
confidential shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall, upon
conviction, be fined not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00)
or be imprisoned for not more than six (6) months, or both.
2.  Prior to the effective date of this act, any person
releasing any information required by this section to be kept
confidential shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall, upon
conviction, be fined not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00)
or be imprisoned for not more than six (6) months, or both.
E.  The provisions of this subsection apply only to records
within the care and custody of the district attorney.

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