2022 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 49. Notaries Public
§49-5. Notarial Seal - Authentication of documents - Penalties - Fees - Exception.
A. Every notary shall obtain a notarial seal containing the words "State of Oklahoma" and "Notary Public" and the notary's name. This seal may be either a metal seal which leaves an embossed impression or a rubber stamp used in conjunction with a stamp pad and ink. Each notary shall authenticate all official acts, attestations, and instruments with this seal; and shall add to the notary's official signature, the commission number of the notary and the date of expiration of the commission of the notary. Failure to add the commission number or the date of expiration of the commission shall not affect the recordability of the instrument or the notice given by such recording. This date and commission number may be a part of the stamp or seal. If any notary public shall neglect or refuse to attach to the notary's official signature the date of expiration of the notary's commission, the notary shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding Fifty Dollars ($50.00). The maximum fee a notary may charge and collect for each notarial act is Five Dollars ($5.00), except no fee shall be charged for the notarization of an official absentee ballot affidavit.
B. As authorized by Section 15-111 of Title 12A of the Oklahoma Statutes, regarding electronic transactions, a notary public's use of an electronic signature and electronic seal satisfies the requirement in this section to authenticate an official act with an official signature and seal of office. The electronic seal must legibly reproduce the required elements of the notarial seal.
R.L.1910, § 4244. Amended by Laws 1978, c. 91, § 3, eff. July 1, 1978; Laws 1982, c. 15, § 1, operative Oct. 1, 1982; Laws 1997, c. 77, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 1997; Laws 2001, c. 406, § 17, emerg. eff. June 4, 2001; Laws 2002, c. 34, § 2, emerg. eff. April 11, 2002; Laws 2004, c. 101, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2004; Laws 2010, c. 189, § 21, eff. Jan. 1, 2011; Laws 2019, c. 338, § 16, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.
