§1-34. Development of abstract plant – Permit.
Any person wishing to develop an abstract plant shall make application for a permit. The application shall be on a form prepared by the Oklahoma Abstractors Board and shall be accompanied by the fee and the bond as provided in Section 27 of Title 1 of the Oklahoma Statutes. All permits shall expire annually. A […]
§1-35. Censure, suspension, revocation, continuance, renewal or refusal to issue certificate of authority or permit – Civil penalties.
A. The Oklahoma Abstractors Board shall censure, suspend, revoke, continue, renew, or refuse to issue any certificate of authority or permit issued or applied for pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Abstractors Act, if, after a hearing, the Board finds any one or more of the following conditions: 1. Any untrue statement in the […]
§1-20. Short title.
Sections 227.10 through 227.30 of this title shall be known and may be cited as the “Oklahoma Abstractors Act”. Added by Laws 1984, c. 163, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1984. Amended by Laws 2006, c. 269, § 2, eff. July 1, 2007; Laws 2007, c. 359, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2008. Renumbered from […]
§1-36. Rights and responsibilities of abstractors.
A. Any person, firm, corporation, or other entity holding a valid abstract license or permit, or any abstract licensee affiliated with such person, firm, corporation, or other entity, shall: 1. Have free access to the instruments of record affecting real property filed in any city, county, or state office; 2. Be permitted to make such […]
§1-21. Definitions.
As used in the Oklahoma Abstractors Act: 1. “Abstract of title” is a compilation in orderly arrangement of the materials and facts of record, in the office of the county clerk and court clerk, affecting the title to a specific tract of land issued pursuant to a certificate certifying to the matters therein contained; 2. […]
§1-37. Certain employees required to hold abstract license – Exemptions.
Any person in the employ of a holder of a certificate of authority or permit for the purpose of searching county records or compiling abstracts shall hold an abstract license. The provisions of this section shall not apply to an employee whose sole function is to put the work product of others into typewritten or […]
§1-22. Oklahoma Abstractors Board.
A. There is hereby re-created to continue until July 1, 2023, in accordance with the Oklahoma Sunset Law the Oklahoma Abstractors Board. Beginning January 1, 2008, the Oklahoma Abstractors Board shall have the total responsibility of administering and enforcing the Oklahoma Abstractors Act. B. The Board shall have the power and duty to prescribe, promulgate […]
§1-38. Qualifications for issuance of license – Term of license – License fee.
A. An abstract license shall be issued by the Oklahoma Abstractors Board to an applicant who: 1. Is eighteen (18) years of age or older; 2. Is of good moral character; 3. Has not been convicted of or pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to a felony or crime of moral turpitude or disqualifying offense that […]
§1-23. Oklahoma Abstractors Board meetings – Officers, duties and powers.
A. The Oklahoma Abstractors Board shall meet at least quarterly each calendar year, and may meet more often as determined by the Board. B. The Board shall elect from its membership a chair, a vice-chair and a secretary. The officers of the Board shall be elected each July, and shall hold office for a term […]
§1-39. Supervision of licensees.
All abstract licensees shall submit to the supervision of a holder of a certificate of authority or permit and shall inform the Oklahoma Abstractors Board in writing of the name and address of that holder of a certificate of authority or permit. If the licensee leaves the employ of that holder of a certificate of […]