– Release of records. A. Officers and employees of Service Oklahoma designated by the Director for the purpose of administering the motor vehicle laws of this state are authorized to administer oaths and acknowledge signatures and shall do so without fee. B. The Director and such officers of Service Oklahoma as the Director may designate are hereby authorized to prepare under the seal of Service Oklahoma and deliver upon request a certified copy of any record of Service Oklahoma, charging a fee of Three Dollars ($3.00) for each record so certified, and every such certified copy shall be admissible in any proceeding in any court in like manner as the original thereof. A certification fee shall be charged: 1. Only if the person requesting the record specifically requests that the record be certified; and 2. In addition to the copying and reproduction fees provided by the Oklahoma Open Records Act and any other applicable law. C. The Director and such officers of Service Oklahoma as the Director may designate are hereby authorized to provide at no charge a copy of any record required to be maintained by Service Oklahoma to any of the following government agencies when requested in the performance of official governmental duties: 1. The driver license agency of any other state; 2. Any court, district attorney, or municipal prosecutor in this state or any other state; 3. Any law enforcement agency in this state or any other state or any federal agency empowered by law to make arrests for public offenses; 4. Any public school district in this state for purposes of providing the Motor Vehicle Report of a currently employed school bus driver or person making application for employment as a school bus driver; 5. The Department of Human Services for the purpose of providing the Motor Vehicle Report to ascertain the suitability of any person being considered by the Department of Human Services for placement of a child in foster care or adoption of the child; 6. The Office of Juvenile Affairs for the purpose of providing the Motor Vehicle Report to ascertain the suitability of any person being considered by the Office of Juvenile Affairs for placement of a child in foster care; 7. Any nonprofit provider exempt from federal income tax pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and contracted by the Developmental Disabilities Services Division of the Oklahoma Department of Human Services; or 8. Any state agency in this state. D. Any record required to be maintained by Service Oklahoma may be released to any other entity free of charge when the release of the record would be for the benefit of the public, as determined by the Director or a designee of the Director. E. The following records shall be provided by Service Oklahoma to any authorized recipient, pursuant to the provisions of the Driver's Privacy Protection Act, 18 U.S.C., Sections 2721 through 2725, upon payment of the appropriate fees for the records: 1. A Motor Vehicle Report, as defined in Section 6-117 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes; and 2. A copy of any driving record related to the Motor Vehicle Report. F. 1. The provisions of subsections B, D, and E of this section and the Oklahoma Open Records Act shall not apply to the release of personal information from any driving record of any person. Such personal information shall be confidential except as provided for in this subsection or in the provisions of the Driver's Privacy Protection Act, 18 U.S.C., Sections 2721 through 2725. Upon written request to the Director of Service Oklahoma by a law enforcement agency or another state's or country's driver licensing agency for personal information on a specific individual as named or otherwise identified in the written request, to be used in the official capacity of the agency, the Director may release such personal information to the agency pursuant to the provisions of the Driver's Privacy Protection Act, 18 U.S.C., Sections 2721 through 2725. Provided, the provisions of this subsection or any other provision of this act shall not be construed to keep audio or video recordings of Service Oklahoma confidential beyond any exception provided for in the Oklahoma Open Records Act. 2. For the purposes of this subsection, "personal information" means information which identifies a person, including, but not limited to, a photograph or image of the person in computerized format, fingerprint image in computerized format, signature or signature in computerized format, Social Security number, residence address, mailing address, and medical or disability information.
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