§ 204. Registration required
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 49. Notaries PublicEffective: January 1, 2020
Effective: January 1, 2020
49 Okl.St.Ann. § 204
§ 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 with the Secretary of State under subsection C of this section and receive written authorization from the Secretary of State under subsection D of this section. An individual may apply for a commission under Section 1 of Title 49 of the Oklahoma Statutes and apply for registration under this section at the same time.
B. A notary public applying to register to perform remote online notarizations shall pay a fee of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) to the Secretary of State with the application. These funds shall be deposited in the revolving fund created for the Secretary of State under Section 276.1 of Title 62 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
D. If the technology identified by the applicant conforms to the standards under Section 4 of this act and the applicant has satisfied the requirements of this section, the Secretary of State shall approve the use of the technology and issue to the applicant written authorization to perform remote online notarizations during the term of the applicant's notarial commission under Section 1 of Title 49 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
F. The term of a notary public's authorization to perform remote online notarizations begins on the authorization date set by the Secretary of State and terminates on the commission's expiration date. The renewal of a notary public's commission pursuant to Section 1 of Title 49 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall not constitute the renewal of the notary public's authorization to perform remote online notarizations under this section.
H. Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting a notary public from receiving, installing or utilizing a hardware or software update to the technology that the notary public identified under this section if the hardware or software update does not result in a technology that is materially different from the technology that the notary public identified under this section.
Credits
Laws 2019, c. 338, § 5, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.
Footnotes
Title 49, § 203.
49 Okl. St. Ann. § 204, OK ST T. 49 § 204
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 182 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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