Oklahoma § 16-86.4 - Recording of documents

§ 16-86.4. Recording of documents

RECORDING OF DOCUMENTS.

(a) In this section, “paper document” means a document that is

received by the county clerk in a form that is not electronic.

(b) A county clerk:

(1) Who implements any of the functions listed in this section

shall do so in compliance with standards established by the Archives

and Records Commission;

(2) May receive, index, store, archive, and transmit electronic

documents;

(3) May provide for access to, and for search and retrieval of,

documents and information by electronic means;

(4) Who accepts electronic documents for recording shall

continue to accept paper documents as authorized by state law and

shall place entries for both types of documents in the same index;

(5) May convert paper documents accepted for recording into

electronic form;

(6) May convert into electronic form information recorded

before the county clerk began to record electronic documents;

(7) May accept electronically any fee that the county clerk is

authorized to collect; and

(8) May agree with other officials of a state or a political

subdivision thereof, or of the United States, on procedures or

processes to facilitate the electronic satisfaction of prior

approvals and conditions precedent to recording and the electronic

payment of fees.

Added by Laws 2008, c. 295, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2008.