Obstruction of electronic monitoring devices - Penalties.

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A. No person or entity shall intentionally hamper, obstruct, tamper with, or destroy an electronic monitoring device installed in a nursing facility, assisted living center or continuum of care facility.

B. Any person or entity that intentionally hampers, obstructs, tampers with, or destroys a recording or an electronic monitoring device installed in a nursing facility, assisted living center or continuum of care facility shall be subject to the penalties prescribed in Section 1993 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

C. No person or entity shall intercept a communication or disclose or use an intercepted communication of an electronic monitoring device placed or installed in a common area of a nursing facility, assisted living center or continuum of care facility without the express written consent of the facility, or, for an electronic monitoring device installed in a resident's room, the express written consent of the resident or the representative of the resident.

Added by Laws 2013, c. 204, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2013. Amended by Laws 2020, c. 39, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2020. Renumbered from § 1-1953.3 of this title by Laws 2020, c. 39, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 2020.


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