2019 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 68. Revenue and Taxation
§68-3405. Duties of filing officers - Filing certificate.

A. If a notice of federal lien, a refilling of a notice of federal lien, or a notice of revocation of any certificate described in subsection B of this section is presented to a filing officer who is:

1. The county clerk of Oklahoma County, the filing officer shall cause the notice to be marked, held, and indexed in accordance with the provisions of Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code as if the notice were a financing statement within the meaning of the Uniform Commercial Code; or

2. Any other officer described in Section 3403 of this title, the filing officer shall endorse the notice and mark it with the date and time of receipt and immediately file the notice alphabetically or enter it in an alphabetical index showing the name and address of the person named in the notice, the date and time of receipt, the title and address of the official or entity certifying the lien, and the total amount appearing on the notice of lien.

B. If a certificate of release, nonattachment, discharge, or subordination of any lien is presented to the county clerk of Oklahoma County for filing, the clerk shall:

1. Cause a certificate of release or nonattachment to be marked, held, and indexed as if the certificate were a termination statement within the meaning of the Uniform Commercial Code, but the notice of lien to which the certificate relates may not be removed from the files; and

2. Cause a certificate of discharge or subordination to be marked, held, and indexed as if the certificate were a release of collateral within the meaning of the Uniform Commercial Code.

C. If a refiled notice of federal lien referred to in subsection A of this section or any of the certificates or notices referred to in subsection B of this section is presented for filing to any other filing officer specified in Section 3403 of this title, the clerk shall permanently attach the refiled notice or the certificate to the original notice of lien and enter the refiled notice or the certificate with the date of filing in any alphabetical lien index on the line where the original notice of lien is entered.

D. Upon request of any person, the filing officer shall issue a certificate showing whether there is on file, on the date and hour stated therein, any notice of lien or certificate or notice affecting any lien filed under the Uniform Federal Lien Registration Act or the Uniform Federal Tax Lien Registration Act, naming a particular person, and if a notice or certificate is on file, giving the date and hour of filing of each notice or certificate. The fee for a certificate is One Dollar ($1.00). Upon request, the filing officer shall furnish a copy of any notice of federal lien, or notice or certificate affecting a federal lien, for a fee of One Dollar ($1.00) per page.

Added by Laws 1988, c. 132, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 1988. Renumbered from Title 68, § 24302.9 by Laws 1988, c. 162, § 162, eff. Jan. 1, 1992 and Laws 1991, c. 249, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1992. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 371, § 180, eff. July 1, 2001.