The Oklahoma County District Attorney’s Office is committed to transparency and the timely release of public information within the guidelines of the Rules of Professional Conduct. Media inquiries can be directed to the Director of Communications. Members of the public with general questions can contact (405) 713-1600. If you are the victim of a crime or a witness in a case, contact the Victims/Witness Center at (405) 713-1639.
Anyone interested in obtaining the criminal history of an Oklahoma County defentant can go online to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) Criminal History Information Request Portal (CHIRP) by clicking here.
OKLAHOMA COUNTY DETENTION CENTER
OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
To locate case specific information, follow the steps below:
SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS
Identifying information of sexual assault victims is prohibited from public disclosure, CITE STATUTE.
CHILD VICTIMS
The name and any other information that would identify any child victim of sex-related offenses is prohibited from public disclosure, CITE STATUTE.
JUVENILES
In general (with exceptions), law enforcement records related to pending actions against juveniles, including their identifying information shall not be disclosed to the public, CITE STATUTE.
SEALED CRIMINAL RECORDS
Upon the entry of an order to seal arrest and criminal records other than convictions, the petitioner and all criminal justice agencies may properly rely, upon any inquiry in the matter, that no such records exist with respect to that person, CITE STATUTE.
The Oklahoma County District Attorney’s Office is bound by the Oklahoma Rules of Professional Conduct, specifically Rule 3.6, as it relates to what information can be provided to the public and the media prior to trial.
Subject to limitations imposed by law or court rule or order, the office may make public the following information in any criminal case in which charges have been filed.
A. The defendant’s name, age, residence, employment, marital status, and similar background information.
B. The substance of the charge, as contained in the Indictment or Information.
C. Information provided to the media should be limited to the information contained in publicly available material, such as an indictment or other public pleadings;
D. The identify of the investigating or arresting agency and the length and scope of the investigation;
E. The circumstances immediately surrounding an arrest, including the time and place of arrest, resistance; pursuit, possession and use of weapons, and a description of physical items seized during the arrest;
F. Information in juvenile proceedings, should ensure that the identity of a minor is not revealed.
The office shall not make any statement or disclose any information that reasonably could have a substantial likelihood of materially prejudicing an adjudicative proceeding. As such the office should refrain from disclosing the following, except as needing in a judicial proceeding, or in an announcement after a finding of guilt:
A. Observations about a defendant’s or a party’s character.
B. Statements, admissions, confessions, or alibis attributable to a defendant or party, or the refusal or failure of the accused to make a statement.
C. Reference to investigative procedures, such as fingerprints, polygraph examinations, ballistic tests, or forensic services, including DNA testing, or to the refusal by the defendant to submit to such tests or examinations.
D. Statements concerning the identity, testimony, or credibility of prospective witnesses.
E. Statements concerning anticipated evidence or argument in the case.
F. Any opinion as to the defendant’s guilt, or the possibility of a plea of guilty to the offense charged, or the possibility of a plea to a lesser offense.
The public and the media are encouraged to review Rule 3.6 by clicking here.
The Oklahoma County District Attorney’s Office is bound by the Oklahoma Rules of Professional Conduct, specifically Rule 3.6. The Oklahoma County District Attorney’s Office Media Policy states:
Oklahoma Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 3.6
Communications Director
Brook Arbeitman Communications Director
320 Robert S. Kerr Avenue, #505 Oklahoma City, OK 73102
Monday - Friday 8 am - 5 pm
Address: Yanta District, XianShi, Shaanxi, China
Tel: (+086)-2566-8799
Email: sample@gmail.com
Hours: 8:00am-5:30pm (Mon-Fri)
Address: Oklahoma City, OK
Tel: 405-270-0082
Email: sheena.youngers@oklahomacounty.org
Hours: 7 am - 4 pm (M-F)