LAWSON v. LeFLORE CO. DETENTION CENTER PUBLIC TRUST SECURITY COMM.

Citations

• 2025 OK 87

Syllabus

¶ 0 The trial court granted Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment, concluding that a jail trust formed pursuant to 60 O.S.2022, § 176 et seq . and 19 O.S.2022, §§ 904.2 -- 904.10 for the purpose of operating a county detention center qualified as a \law enforcement agency\ under the Oklahoma Open Records Act, 51 O.S.2022, § 24A.3 (5). As such, the jail was not forced to provide certain records. 51 O.S.2022, § 24A.8 . On appeal, we reverse finding the statutory definition of \law enforcement agency\ is unambiguous and that the jail trust does not meet the plain terms of the definition.