Background
Oklahoma law provides a procedure under 22 O.S. § 19d for the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation to initiate expungement of “clean slate eligible records,” as defined in 22 O.S. § 18b.
The Oklahoma Supreme Court issued this administrative order to distinguish those OSBI-initiated matters from other expungement cases filed in the state’s district courts.
The Court’s Holding
The court directed Oklahoma district courts to use the new electronic case type and prefix “AE” for clean-slate expungement cases initiated by the OSBI under 22 O.S. § 19d.
The court ordered that the existing “CV” prefix remain in use for all other expungement proceedings, including individual petitions under 22 O.S. §§ 18 and 19. It also directed the Oklahoma Court Information System to program the AE prefix as soon as practicable and make it available no later than October 1, 2026.
Filings using the new designation must follow the statewide uniform system for designating, numbering, and sequentially formatting cases prescribed by SCAD 1999-87.
Key Takeaways
- “AE” is the designated case type and prefix for OSBI-initiated clean-slate expungements.
- “CV” remains the proper prefix for other expungement cases, including petitions filed by individuals.
- OCIS must make the AE designation available to district court clerks by October 1, 2026.
Why It Matters
The order creates a distinct statewide filing designation for OSBI clean-slate expungement proceedings, allowing courts and clerks to identify those matters separately from conventional expungement petitions.
Attorneys and court personnel should use the prefix corresponding to who initiated the proceeding and the governing statutory procedure.