Okla. Stat. tit. 16, § 16-35
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Acknowledgment to be under seal - Before whom taken
Official statutory text
Every acknowledgment must be under seal of the officer taking
the same; and when taken in this state, it may be taken before any
notary public, county clerk, clerk of the district court, clerk of
the county court, or county judge; and when taken elsewhere in the
United States, or United States possessions, or Canada (including
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Newfoundland), it may be taken before any notary public, clerk of a
court of record, or commissioner of deeds duly appointed by the
Governor of the state for the county, state or territory where the
same is taken; and when taken in any other foreign country, it may
be taken before any court of record or clerk of such court, or
before any Consul of the United States, provided, that
acknowledgments relating to military business of the state may be
taken before an officer in charge of any summary Court-Martial
appointed under the provisions of Section 157, Title 44, Oklahoma
Statutes, 1941, a certified copy of whose appointment is placed of
record in the office of the Secretary of State by the Adjutant
General.
the same; and when taken in this state, it may be taken before any
notary public, county clerk, clerk of the district court, clerk of
the county court, or county judge; and when taken elsewhere in the
United States, or United States possessions, or Canada (including
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Newfoundland), it may be taken before any notary public, clerk of a
court of record, or commissioner of deeds duly appointed by the
Governor of the state for the county, state or territory where the
same is taken; and when taken in any other foreign country, it may
be taken before any court of record or clerk of such court, or
before any Consul of the United States, provided, that
acknowledgments relating to military business of the state may be
taken before an officer in charge of any summary Court-Martial
appointed under the provisions of Section 157, Title 44, Oklahoma
Statutes, 1941, a certified copy of whose appointment is placed of
record in the office of the Secretary of State by the Adjutant
General.
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