Okla. Stat. tit. 16, § 16-86.4
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Recording of documents
Official statutory text
RECORDING OF DOCUMENTS.
(a) In this section, “paper document” means a document that is
received by the county clerk in a form that is not electronic.
(b) A county clerk:
(1) Who implements any of the functions listed in this section
shall do so in compliance with standards established by the Archives
and Records Commission;
(2) May receive, index, store, archive, and transmit electronic
documents;
(3) May provide for access to, and for search and retrieval of,
documents and information by electronic means;
(4) Who accepts electronic documents for recording shall
continue to accept paper documents as authorized by state law and
shall place entries for both types of documents in the same index;
(5) May convert paper documents accepted for recording into
electronic form;
(6) May convert into electronic form information recorded
before the county clerk began to record electronic documents;
(7) May accept electronically any fee that the county clerk is
authorized to collect; and
(8) May agree with other officials of a state or a political
subdivision thereof, or of the United States, on procedures or
processes to facilitate the electronic satisfaction of prior
approvals and conditions precedent to recording and the electronic
payment of fees.
(a) In this section, “paper document” means a document that is
received by the county clerk in a form that is not electronic.
(b) A county clerk:
(1) Who implements any of the functions listed in this section
shall do so in compliance with standards established by the Archives
and Records Commission;
(2) May receive, index, store, archive, and transmit electronic
documents;
(3) May provide for access to, and for search and retrieval of,
documents and information by electronic means;
(4) Who accepts electronic documents for recording shall
continue to accept paper documents as authorized by state law and
shall place entries for both types of documents in the same index;
(5) May convert paper documents accepted for recording into
electronic form;
(6) May convert into electronic form information recorded
before the county clerk began to record electronic documents;
(7) May accept electronically any fee that the county clerk is
authorized to collect; and
(8) May agree with other officials of a state or a political
subdivision thereof, or of the United States, on procedures or
processes to facilitate the electronic satisfaction of prior
approvals and conditions precedent to recording and the electronic
payment of fees.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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