Okla. Stat. tit. 49, § 49-210
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Termination of notary public's commission
Official statutory text
TERMINATION OF NOTARY PUBLIC'S COMMISSION. A. Except as
provided by subsection B of this section, a notary public authorized
to perform remote online notarial acts whose commission is
terminated or revoked shall destroy the coding, disk, certificate,
card, software or password that enables the notary public to attach
or logically associate the notary public's electronic signature and
electronic seal to an electronic record. A notary public subject to
the provisions of this subsection shall certify compliance with this
subsection to the Secretary of State. On the death or adjudication
of incompetency of a notary public, the notary public's personal
representative or guardian shall comply with the provisions of this
subsection.
B. A former notary public whose commission is terminated for a
reason other than revocation is not required to destroy the items
described by subsection A of this section if the former notary
public receives a new commission as a notary public within three (3)
months of the termination of the notary public's former commission.
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C. A notary public's electronic signature and electronic seal
shall be destroyed under subsection A of this section if:
1. The notary public's name changes during the term of the
notary public's commission; and
2. The notary public elects to use the notary public's new name
under a new commission pursuant to paragraph 2 of subsection B of
Section 11 of Title 49 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
D. The termination of a notary public's commission shall not
affect the retention requirements of subsection D of Section 7 of
this act.
provided by subsection B of this section, a notary public authorized
to perform remote online notarial acts whose commission is
terminated or revoked shall destroy the coding, disk, certificate,
card, software or password that enables the notary public to attach
or logically associate the notary public's electronic signature and
electronic seal to an electronic record. A notary public subject to
the provisions of this subsection shall certify compliance with this
subsection to the Secretary of State. On the death or adjudication
of incompetency of a notary public, the notary public's personal
representative or guardian shall comply with the provisions of this
subsection.
B. A former notary public whose commission is terminated for a
reason other than revocation is not required to destroy the items
described by subsection A of this section if the former notary
public receives a new commission as a notary public within three (3)
months of the termination of the notary public's former commission.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 49. Notaries Public Page 21
C. A notary public's electronic signature and electronic seal
shall be destroyed under subsection A of this section if:
1. The notary public's name changes during the term of the
notary public's commission; and
2. The notary public elects to use the notary public's new name
under a new commission pursuant to paragraph 2 of subsection B of
Section 11 of Title 49 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
D. The termination of a notary public's commission shall not
affect the retention requirements of subsection D of Section 7 of
this act.
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