Oklahoma § 49-1 Appointment - Removal.

Oklahoma Statutes

§ 49-1 — Appointment - Removal.

Oklahoma § 49-1

Title 49Notaries Public

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Bluebook

Okla. Stat. tit. 49, § 49-1 (2026).

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 

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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.

Legislative History

R.L.1910, § 4240. Amended by Laws 1929, c. 255, p. 363, § 2; Laws 1975, c. 165, § 1, emerg. eff. May 20, 1975; Laws 1978, c. 91, § 1, eff. July 1, 1978; Laws 1984, c. 1, § 83, emerg. eff. Jan. 30, 1984; Laws 1986, c. 157, § 5, emerg. eff. May 9, 1986; Laws 1990, c. 264, § 91, operative July 1, 1990; Laws 1997, c. 77, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1997; Laws 2002, c. 34, § 1, emerg. eff. April 11, 2002; Laws 2003, c. 191, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2003; Laws 2025, c. 238, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.