Section 5.8 - Confidentiality of Disciplinary RecordsThe files and records in disciplinary investigations shall be kept private and confidential except that the Commission, the Professional Responsibility Tribunal or the General Counsel shall be permitted to provide relevant information contained in such files and records to the following:
(a) Any court or bar association or committee thereof, either State or Federal, of any jurisdiction which exercises disciplinary authority over attorneys.(b) Any grievance committee of the Association or any grievance committee of any state or county bar association (whether in or outside Oklahoma) which is investigating or has investigated a complaint against the lawyer, or whose investigation of another lawyer necessitates such information.(c) To the Client Security Fund Committee of the Association when necessary for the Committee's determination of a pending claim.(d) Any law enforcement agency which makes a proper showing that such information is necessary to the conduct of a pending investigation, with notice to the lawyer.Okla. Stat. tit. 5A , app 1-A § 5.8
Adopted by orders February 23, 1981; eff. 7/1/1981.