Okla. Stat. tit. 49, § 49-1
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Appointment - Removal
Official statutory text
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. A national
criminal history record check, as defined in Section 150.9 of Title
74 of the Oklahoma Statutes, shall be conducted electronically of
any applicant for a notary commission, including any applicant for
renewal. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) shall
electronically obtain fingerprints of the applicant and require that
the person pay a search fee not to exceed Fifty Dollars ($50.00) or
the cost of the search, whichever is the lesser amount. The fees
shall be deposited in the OSBI Revolving Fund. The Oklahoma State
Bureau of Investigation shall provide the national criminal history
record check to the Secretary of State within fourteen (14) working
days from the receipt of the request. OSBI may contact the Federal
Bureau of Investigation to obtain the information requested. A
felony conviction shall be grounds for removal of a person from the
office of notary public and shall preclude a person from further
applying for or renewing a notary commission. All notary
commissions shall run in the name and by the authority of the State
of Oklahoma, be signed by the Secretary of State, and sealed with
the Great Seal of the State of Oklahoma. Commissions shall not be
attested. Any person filing an application for a new notary
commission shall pay Fifty Dollars ($50.00) to the Secretary of
State with the application. Any person filing an application for a
renewal of a notary commission shall pay Forty-five Dollars ($45.00)
to the Secretary of State with the application. Any person
requiring “same day filing service” shall pay Fifty Dollars ($50.00)
to the Secretary of State in addition to the applicable filing fee.
These funds shall be deposited in the revolving fund created for the
Secretary of State pursuant to the provisions of Section 276.1 of
Title 62 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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. A national
criminal history record check, as defined in Section 150.9 of Title
74 of the Oklahoma Statutes, shall be conducted electronically of
any applicant for a notary commission, including any applicant for
renewal. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) shall
electronically obtain fingerprints of the applicant and require that
the person pay a search fee not to exceed Fifty Dollars ($50.00) or
the cost of the search, whichever is the lesser amount. The fees
shall be deposited in the OSBI Revolving Fund. The Oklahoma State
Bureau of Investigation shall provide the national criminal history
record check to the Secretary of State within fourteen (14) working
days from the receipt of the request. OSBI may contact the Federal
Bureau of Investigation to obtain the information requested. A
felony conviction shall be grounds for removal of a person from the
office of notary public and shall preclude a person from further
applying for or renewing a notary commission. All notary
commissions shall run in the name and by the authority of the State
of Oklahoma, be signed by the Secretary of State, and sealed with
the Great Seal of the State of Oklahoma. Commissions shall not be
attested. Any person filing an application for a new notary
commission shall pay Fifty Dollars ($50.00) to the Secretary of
State with the application. Any person filing an application for a
renewal of a notary commission shall pay Forty-five Dollars ($45.00)
to the Secretary of State with the application. Any person
requiring “same day filing service” shall pay Fifty Dollars ($50.00)
to the Secretary of State in addition to the applicable filing fee.
These funds shall be deposited in the revolving fund created for the
Secretary of State pursuant to the provisions of Section 276.1 of
Title 62 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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