The Secretary of State shall appoint and commission in this state notaries public, who shall hold their office for four (4) years. An applicant for a notary commission shall be eighteen (18) years of age or older, a citizen of the United States, and employed within this state or a legal resident of this state. […]
The application for a notary commission shall set forth: 1. The name of the applicant, printed exactly as the applicant will sign documents as a notary public; 2. Former names of the applicant, if any; 3. If a resident of this state, the county of residence and street address of the applicant; 4. If a […]
No suit shall be instituted against any such notary or his securities more than three (3) years after the cause of action accrues. R.L. 1910, § 4249.
A. If a notary’s resident address changes, the notary must inform the Secretary of State in writing within thirty (30) days of such change. The notary is not required to file a new bond or obtain another seal if the notary moves from one county to another. B. If a name change occurs in the […]
Sections 1 through 11 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the Uniform Law on Notarial Acts. Added by Laws 1985, c. 131, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1985.
As used in the Uniform Law on Notarial Acts: 1. “Notarial acts” means any act that a notary public of this state is authorized to perform, and includes taking an acknowledgment, administering an oath or affirmation, taking a verification upon oath or affirmation, witnessing or attesting a signature, certifying or attesting a copy, and noting […]
A. In taking an acknowledgment, the notarial officer must determine, either from personal knowledge or from satisfactory evidence, that the person appearing before the officer and making the acknowledgment is the person whose true signature is on the instrument. B. In taking a verification upon oath or affirmation, the notarial officer must determine, either from […]
A. A notarial act may be performed within this state by the following persons: 1. a notary public of this state; 2. a judge, secretary-bailiff of a judge, clerk, or deputy clerk of any court of this state; 3. all judge advocates, staff judge advocates, assistant judge advocates and all legal officers of the state […]
A. A notarial act has the same effect pursuant to the laws of this state as if performed by a notarial officer of this state, if performed in another state, commonwealth, territory, district, or possession of the United States by any of the following persons: 1. a notary public of that jurisdiction; 2. a judge, […]
A. A notarial act has the same effect pursuant to the laws of this state as if performed by a notarial officer of this state if performed anywhere by any of the following persons under authority granted by the law of the United States: 1. a judge, clerk, or deputy clerk of a court; 2. […]
A. A notarial act has the same effect pursuant to the laws of this state as if performed by a notarial officer of this state if performed within the jurisdiction of and under authority of a foreign nation or its constituent units or a multinational or international organization by any of the following persons: 1. […]
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 […]
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 […]
A. The Secretary of State may deny, refuse to renew, or revoke a commission as a notary public for a: 1. Conviction of any felony; 2. Failure to meet the qualifications and application requirements set forth in Sections 1 and 1.1 of Title 49 of the Oklahoma Statutes; or 3. Failure to comply with the […]
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 […]
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.
A. Before entering upon the duties of his or her office and not more than sixty (60) days after issuance of a notary commission, every notary public so appointed and commissioned shall file in the office of the Secretary of State, the notary’s oath of office, the notary’s loyalty oath, the notary’s official signature, an […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
