Okla. Stat. tit. 49, § 49-2
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Oath, signature, bond and seal
Official statutory text
A. Before entering upon the duties of his or her office and not
more than sixty (60) days after issuance of a notary commission,
every notary public so appointed and commissioned shall file in the
office of the Secretary of State, the notary’s oath of office, the
notary’s loyalty oath, the notary’s official signature, an
impression of the notary’s official seal, and a good and sufficient
bond to the State of Oklahoma, in the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars
($10,000.00), to be approved by the Secretary of State, conditioned
for the faithful performance of the duties of the notary’s office.
B. The bond required by subsection A of this section shall be
signed by:
1. An insurance agent licensed by the State of Oklahoma;
2. An attorney-in-fact on behalf of an insurance company with a
power of attorney attached; or
3. One or more individual sureties who are property owners in
the county of residence of the notary, or if a nonresident, the
county of employment of the notary.
C. The bond required by subsection A of this section shall be
issued for a term that commences on the bond’s effective date and
terminates on the commission’s expiration date. Upon the filing of
his or her bond with the Secretary of State, every notary public
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shall pay to the Secretary of State the sum of Twenty-five Dollars
($25.00) to be deposited to the credit of the Revolving Fund for the
Office of the Secretary of State.
D. A notary public shall not perform any notarial act until his
or her bond, official seal, oath of office and loyalty oath, as
required by subsection A of this section, have been received and
approved by the Secretary of State.
R.L. 1910, § 4241. Amended by Laws 1929, c. 255, p. 363, § 3; Laws
1943, p. 123, § 1; Laws 1959, p. 211, § 1; Laws 1975, c. 293, § 6,
eff. Oct. 1, 1975; Laws 1978, c. 91, § 2, eff. July 1, 1978; Laws
1979, c. 21, § 1, eff. July 1, 1979; Laws 1997, c. 77, § 2, eff.
Nov. 1, 1997; Laws 2001, c. 406, § 16, emerg. eff. June 4, 2001;
more than sixty (60) days after issuance of a notary commission,
every notary public so appointed and commissioned shall file in the
office of the Secretary of State, the notary’s oath of office, the
notary’s loyalty oath, the notary’s official signature, an
impression of the notary’s official seal, and a good and sufficient
bond to the State of Oklahoma, in the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars
($10,000.00), to be approved by the Secretary of State, conditioned
for the faithful performance of the duties of the notary’s office.
B. The bond required by subsection A of this section shall be
signed by:
1. An insurance agent licensed by the State of Oklahoma;
2. An attorney-in-fact on behalf of an insurance company with a
power of attorney attached; or
3. One or more individual sureties who are property owners in
the county of residence of the notary, or if a nonresident, the
county of employment of the notary.
C. The bond required by subsection A of this section shall be
issued for a term that commences on the bond’s effective date and
terminates on the commission’s expiration date. Upon the filing of
his or her bond with the Secretary of State, every notary public
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 49. Notaries Public Page 3
shall pay to the Secretary of State the sum of Twenty-five Dollars
($25.00) to be deposited to the credit of the Revolving Fund for the
Office of the Secretary of State.
D. A notary public shall not perform any notarial act until his
or her bond, official seal, oath of office and loyalty oath, as
required by subsection A of this section, have been received and
approved by the Secretary of State.
R.L. 1910, § 4241. Amended by Laws 1929, c. 255, p. 363, § 3; Laws
1943, p. 123, § 1; Laws 1959, p. 211, § 1; Laws 1975, c. 293, § 6,
eff. Oct. 1, 1975; Laws 1978, c. 91, § 2, eff. July 1, 1978; Laws
1979, c. 21, § 1, eff. July 1, 1979; Laws 1997, c. 77, § 2, eff.
Nov. 1, 1997; Laws 2001, c. 406, § 16, emerg. eff. June 4, 2001;
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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