§49-118. Certification of notarial act.
A. A notarial act must be evidenced by a certificate signed and dated by a notarial officer. The certificate shall include identification of the jurisdiction in which the notarial act is performed and the title of the office of the notarial officer and may include the official stamp or seal of office. If the officer […]
§49-119. Short form certificates of notarial acts.
The following short form certificates of notarial acts are sufficient for the purposes indicated, if completed with the information required by subsection A of Section 8 of this act: 1. For an acknowledgment in an individual capacity: State of County of This instrument was acknowledged before me on (date) by (name(s) of person(s)). (Signature of […]
§49-120. Construction and application of act.
A notarial act performed prior to November 1, 1985, is not affected by the provisions of the Uniform Law on Notarial Acts. The Uniform Law on Notarial Acts provides an additional method of proving notarial acts. Nothing in the Uniform Law on Notarial Acts diminishes or invalidates the recognition accorded to notarial acts by other […]
§49-121. Interpretation of act.
The Uniform Law on Notarial Acts shall be so interpreted as to make uniform the laws of those states which enact it. Added by Laws 1985, c. 131, § 11, eff. Nov. 1, 1985.
§49-201. Short title – Remote Online Notary Act.
SHORT TITLE. A. Sections 2 through 15 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the “Remote Online Notary Act”. B. Nothing in this act shall permit a notary to take testimony, certify transcripts, or otherwise exercise any authority of a certified or licensed shorthand reporter, as provided in Sections 1501 through […]
§49-202. Definitions.
DEFINITIONS. As used in the Remote Online Notary Act: 1. “Communication technology” means an electronic device or process that allows a notary public and a remotely located individual to communicate with each other by sight and sound; 2. “Credential analysis” means a process or service that meets the standards under Section 4 of this act […]
§49-203. Rulemaking – Administration of standards.
RULEMAKING; ADMINISTRATION OF STANDARDS. A. The Secretary of State shall promulgate rules to implement and ensure the effective administration of the provisions of Sections 1 through 15 of this act and Sections 1 through 12 of Title 49 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The rules shall provide standards for: 1. Ensuring integrity in the creation, transmittal, […]
§49-204. Registration required.
REGISTRATION REQUIRED. A. A notary public appointed and commissioned under Section 1 of Title 49 of the Oklahoma Statutes may perform remote online notarizations under Title 49 of the Oklahoma Statutes if authorized by the Secretary of State. Before a notary public performs the notary public’s initial remote online notarization, the notary public shall register […]
§49-205. Authority to perform remote online notarial acts.
AUTHORITY TO PERFORM REMOTE ONLINE NOTARIAL ACTS. A notary public physically located in this state and authorized to perform remote online notarizations under Section 5 of this act may perform a notarial act by means of communication technology for a remotely located individual who is physically located: 1. In this state; 2. Outside this state […]
§49-206. Electronic record of remote online notarial acts.
ELECTRONIC RECORD OF REMOTE ONLINE NOTARIAL ACTS. A. A notary public shall maintain a journal in a permanent, tamper-evident electronic format complying with standards promulgated by the Secretary of State in which the notary public chronicles all remote online notarial acts that the notary public performs. An entry in a journal shall be made contemporaneously […]