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Okla. Stat. tit. 54, § 54-1-105

This is the official text of Okla. Stat. tit. 54, § 54-1-105, part of Oklahoma’s Stat. tit. 54, — part of the compiled statutory law of Oklahoma, published by the state as "Stat. tit. 54,." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.

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Execution, filing, and recording of statements

Official statutory text

Execution, Filing, and Recording of Statements.

(a) A statement may be filed in the office of the Secretary of

State. A certified copy of a statement that is filed in an office

in another state may be filed in the office of the Secretary of

State. Either filing has the effect provided in this act with

respect to partnership property located in or transactions that

occur in this state.

(b) A certified copy of a statement that has been filed in the

office of the Secretary of State and recorded in the office for

recording transfers of real property has the effect provided for

recorded statements in this act. A recorded statement that is not a

certified copy of a statement filed in the office of the Secretary

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of State does not have the effect provided for recorded statements

in this act.

(c) A statement filed by a partnership must be executed by at

least two partners. Other statements must be executed by a partner

or other person authorized by this act. An individual who executes

a statement as, or on behalf of, a partner or other person named as

a partner in a statement shall personally declare under penalty of

perjury that the contents of the statement are accurate.

(d) A person authorized by this act to file a statement may

amend or cancel the statement by filing an amendment or cancellation

that names the partnership, identifies the statement, and states the

substance of the amendment or cancellation.

(e) A person who files a statement pursuant to this section

shall promptly send a copy of the statement to every nonfiling

partner and to any other person named as a partner in the statement.

Failure to send a copy of a statement to a partner or other person

does not limit the effectiveness of the statement as to a person not

a partner.

(f) The county clerk recording transfers of real property may

collect a fee for recording a statement.

(g) The Secretary of State shall charge and collect the

following fees:

(1) for filing a statement, a fee of One Hundred Dollars

($100.00);

(2) for filing an amendment, cancellation, or dissolution, a

fee of Fifty Dollars ($50.00);

(3) for filing a statement of denial, a fee of Twenty-five

Dollars ($25.00);

(4) for filing a statement of disassociation, a fee of Twenty-

five Dollars ($25.00);

(5) for filing a statement of change of agent or office,

resignation of agent, or change of chief executive office, a fee of

Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00);

(6) for filing a change of address for any individual or other

person authorized to do business in this state designated by a

partnership as its registered agent for service of process, or the

change of name or the resignation of a registered agent, a fee of

Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) for the first forty partnerships and

Five Dollars ($5.00) for each additional partnership within any bulk

filing;

(7) for filing a statement of conversion, a fee of One Hundred

Dollars ($100.00);

(8) for filing a statement of merger, a fee of One Hundred

Dollars ($100.00); and

(9) for filing a fictitious name certificate, a fee of Fifty

Dollars ($50.00), and for an amendment to the certificate, a fee of

Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00).

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(h) A partnership name filed in a statement pursuant to this

act may not be the same as or indistinguishable from the name of any

other partnership, corporation, limited liability company or limited

partnership, trade name or fictitious name, or other name reserved

with or on file with the Secretary of State.
of

Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00).

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(h) A partnership name filed in a statement pursuant to this

act may not be the same as or indistinguishable from the name of any

other partnership, corporation, limited liability company or limited

partnership, trade name or fictitious name, or other name reserved

with or on file with the Secretary of State.

(i) The provisions of subparagraph h of this paragraph shall

not apply if one of the following is filed with the Secretary of

State:

(1) the written consent of the other partnership, corporation,

limited liability company, limited partnership, or holder of the

trade name, fictitious name or other reserved name to use the same

or indistinguishable name with the addition of one or more words,

numerals, numbers or letters to make that name distinguishable upon

the records of the Secretary of State, except that the addition of

words, numerals, numbers or letters to make the name distinguishable

shall not be required where such written consent states that the

consenting entity is about to change its name, cease to do business,

withdraw from the state or be wound up, or

(2) a certified copy of a final decree of a court of competent

jurisdiction establishing the prior right of such partnership or

holder of partnership name to the use of such name in this state.

(j) Any signature on any instrument authorized to be filed with

the Secretary of State under any provision of this act may be by

facsimile.

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