Public Complaint No. 1724722075 - 680613822

Larry Young

Salina Police Department

Date of Offense

July 31, 2024

Complaint

Abuse of Authority

Statement

I was in the middle of an eviction process with my landlord and we had went to court. It was said that a deputy would give me a notice and I would have so many days to gather my things. The next day the chief shows up at my house in normal clothes and his police truck with my landlord. He demands I leave right then and go. I said no. He tried to come inside with no authority. I shut the down and called the sheriff’s office. They showed up and took care of it. But I am still scared that he is using his power to bully and get what he wants. I’m scared to give my name too.

Location

Salina, OK 74365, USA

36.2928692, -95.1532966

Oklahoma Open Records Act

Title 51 Oklahoma Statutes § 24A.1 et seq.

The Oklahoma Open Records Act is a series of laws designed to guarantee that public has access to all public records of governmental bodies. Section 24A.2 defines records as "all documents, including, but not limited to, any book, paper, photograph, microfilm, data files created by or used with computer software, computer tape, disk, and record, sound recording, film recording, video record or other material regardless of physical form or characteristic, created by, received by, under the authority of, or coming into the custody, control or possession of public officials, public bodies, or their representatives in connection with the transaction of public business, the expenditure of public funds or the administering of public property." This specifically includes all records of the transfer of public funds.

According to the Oklahoma Open Records Act, anyone may request public records and no statement of purpose is required. However, if the purpose is commercial, fees will be charged for document collection. There is no restriction on the use of records and the law does not specify a time limit for responses to requests.