Title: In Re: Amendments to the Rules for Using the Oklahoma Court Information System, 20 O.S. Ch. 18, App. 3

State: oklahoma

Issuer: Oklahoma Supreme Court

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In Re: Amendments to the Rules for Using the Oklahoma Court Information System, 20 O.S. Ch. 18, App. 31998 OK 96Case Number: SCAD-98-11Decided: 10/06/1998Supreme Court of Oklahoma IN RE: AMENDMENTS TO THE RULES FOR USING THE OKLAHOMA COURT INFORMATION SYSTEM S.C.A.D. -98-11 ___P.2d___ 1998 OK 96 Decided: October 6, 1998 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA IN RE: AMENDMENTS TO THE RULES FOR USING THE OKLAHOMA COURT INFORMATION SYSTEM, 20 O.S. CH. 18, APP. 3. FOR OFFICIAL PUBLICATION ORDER ¶ 1 The Rules for Using the Oklahoma Court Information System, 20 O.S. Ch. 18, App. 3, shall be amended as follows. ¶ 2 Rule 1 shall be amended to read: Rule 1. Purpose and Scope of Rules. The purpose of these Rules is to make clear that certain uses of the Oklahoma Court Information System (O.C.I.S.) are and are not appropriate by state and county employees, officials, public entities, and affiliate organizations connected to O.C.I.S. The Rules are not designed to enumerate all such possible appropriate and inappropriate uses. The Oklahoma Supreme Court and its Chief Justice may at any time make determinations that particular uses are or are not appropriate. Nothing in these Rules shall be construed to limit the authority of the Supreme Court or Chief Justice thereof to act in a particular circumstance. Okla.Const. Art. 7 §5. The Rules for Using the Oklahoma Court Information System and amendments thereto shall become effective when filed with the Clerk of the Supreme Court. The Rules shall be codified at 20 O.S. Ch. 18, App. 3. ¶ 3 Rule 5 shall be amended to read: Rule 5. Network and Online Usage Policy. This rule is a guide for appropriate use of O.C.I.S. provided services. State and county employees, officials, public entities, affiliate organizations, and individuals connected to O.C.I.S. must comply with this policy and acceptable use policies of any other networks or hosts used. The following guidelines will be used to determine if a particular use of O.C.I.S. is appropriate, if remedial action pursuant to Rule 3 will be taken, and if any other supervisory action by the Chief Justice or the Oklahoma Supreme Court is appropriate. The term "user" shall include any person, entity, or organization using or attempting to use an O.C.I.S. provided service. An O.C.I.S. provided service includes, but is not limited to, access to any electronic network, computer-based information, information resource, or related activity managed or supervised by the O.C.I.S. 1. Users must respect the privacy of others; for example, users shall not intentionally seek information on, obtain copies of, or modify, files or other data belonging to another user unless expressly authorized to do so by that user; 2. Users must respect the legal protection provided by copyright and license to programs and data; 3. Users must respect the integrity of computing and network systems; for example, users shall not intentionally develop or use programs that harass other users or infiltrate a computer, computing system, or network and/or damage or alter software components of a computer, computing system, or network; 4. Use should be consistent with guiding ethical statements and accepted community standards; 5. O.C.I.S. may not be used in ways that violate laws, regulations, codes of professional conduct applicable to particular users, and court rules; 6. Use of O.C.I.S. and any attached network in a manner that precludes or significantly hampers its use by others is not allowed; 7. Connections that create routing patterns that are inconsistent with effective shared use of O.C.I.S. may not be established; 8. Advertising is not allowed except as deemed appropriate by the Chief Justice; 9. Users shall not publicize or share an O.C.I.S. password in any way, and users may share an O.C.I.S. common account pursuant to O.C.I.S. parameters only when expressly authorized by the Oklahoma Supreme Court Management Information Services; 10. Users shall comply with Rule 7 of these rules, and when Internet access is provided it shall be used consistent with the particular purpose for providing the access; 11. Internet connections may be traced to the originator and users should not visit any inappropriate Internet site; 12. Executable files shall not be downloaded from the Internet without express permission from O.S.C.M.I.S., and when downloading is allowed it shall occur under such conditions as prescribed by O.S.C.M.I.S.; 13. No user shall use an O.C.I.S. account assigned to another person or entity; 14. Users shall not intentionally seek information on, obtain a copy of, or modify the password of another user unless expressly authorized by that user O.C.I.S.M.I.S.; 15. Users shall not intentionally attempt to harm or destroy data of another user, the Internet, or any agency or other network connected to O.C.I.S. or the Internet; 16. Users shall not create, load, store, e-mail or otherwise send a computer virus via O.C.I.S. provided equipment or servies; 17. Users shall not attempt to gain unauthorized access to any resource or entity; 18. The Supreme Court or Chief Justice thereof may determine other inappropriate uses. ¶ 4 Rule 7 shall be amended to read: Rule 7. E-mail and Internet Access. A. Defined. B. Non-Privacy of E-Mail and E-Mail Requiring a Prompt Response. C. Content and Form of Messages. D. O.C.I.S. Account Holders to Manage E-Mail Resources. E. Appropriate Use of E-Mail Accounts and Internet Access. ¶ 5 Rule 8 shall read: Rule 8. Publication of Court Related E-Mail addresses. The O.C.I.S. e-mail addresses of judges, court clerks, and other court officials may be included on official letterheads and business cards. The O.C.I.S. e-mail addresses of court officials may be published in government directories, office directories, and in directories of professional organizations when the officials are members of such organizations. The O.C.I.S. e-mail address of a court official may not be included in personal listings or directories unrelated to the office the official holds. ¶ 6 DONE BY ORDER OF THE SUPREME COURT IN CONFERENCE THIS 5th DAY OF OCTOBER, 1998. __________________________________________ CHIEF JUSTICE ¶7 KAUGER, C.J., SUMMERS, V.C.J., HODGES, LAVENDER, HARGRAVE, OPALA, WILSON, WATT, JJ. - Concur ¶8 SIMMS, J. - Not Voting