Okla. Stat. tit. 12, § 12-38
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Seal of clerk of district court
Official statutory text
A. Every clerk of a district court shall keep a seal, to be
furnished by the court, which shall contain the name of the county
and the words "Oklahoma" and "District Court". The seal may be
either metallic or nonmetallic.
B. Every instrument, document, record, paper or other thing
required to be certified by the court or by the court clerk shall
contain the seal of the court clerk. Where electronic transmission
of a document is allowed, the document shall be deemed certified if
it contains a digital signature or equivalent signing technology, as
approved and supplied by the Supreme Court of Oklahoma. The Supreme
Court shall be the guardian of digital signatures or equivalent
signing technology and shall govern all rules as to validity and
authenticity.
C. Any person who uses the seal of the court clerk with the
intent to deceive or mislead any person as to the authenticity of
the seal, a certification required by subsection B of this section,
or the thing to which the seal is applied shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor.
D. Electronic transmittals of documents shall be allowed if
safeguards are in place to protect against unauthorized users and if
agents intended to receive the transmittals have agreed to
electronic processing of the documents.
furnished by the court, which shall contain the name of the county
and the words "Oklahoma" and "District Court". The seal may be
either metallic or nonmetallic.
B. Every instrument, document, record, paper or other thing
required to be certified by the court or by the court clerk shall
contain the seal of the court clerk. Where electronic transmission
of a document is allowed, the document shall be deemed certified if
it contains a digital signature or equivalent signing technology, as
approved and supplied by the Supreme Court of Oklahoma. The Supreme
Court shall be the guardian of digital signatures or equivalent
signing technology and shall govern all rules as to validity and
authenticity.
C. Any person who uses the seal of the court clerk with the
intent to deceive or mislead any person as to the authenticity of
the seal, a certification required by subsection B of this section,
or the thing to which the seal is applied shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor.
D. Electronic transmittals of documents shall be allowed if
safeguards are in place to protect against unauthorized users and if
agents intended to receive the transmittals have agreed to
electronic processing of the documents.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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