Oklahoma § 18-1144 - Required filing with the county clerk following a merger

§ 18-1144. Required filing with the county clerk following a merger

or consolidation, or a change of corporate name.

REQUIRED FILING WITH THE COUNTY CLERK

FOLLOWING A MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION,

OR A CHANGE OF CORPORATE NAME

A. A certified copy of the following documents, as applicable,

shall be filed with the county clerk of each county in which a

surviving or resulting corporation to a merger or consolidation, or

a corporation whose name was changed, has a recorded interest in

real property:

1. a certificate or agreement of merger or consolidation filed

with the Secretary of State in accordance with the provisions of

Section 1081, 1082, 1084, 1085, 1086 or 1087 of Title 18 of the

Oklahoma Statutes;

2. a certificate of ownership and merger filed with the

Secretary of State as provided in Section 1083 of Title 18 of the

Oklahoma Statutes;

3. an amendment to the certificate of incorporation effecting a

change of name pursuant to Section 1076, 1077 or 1131 of Title 18 of

the Oklahoma Statutes.

B. The provisions of this section shall have prospective

application only.

Added by Laws 1987, c. 31, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1987.

§18-1144-1. International corporation agents — Filing and payment

of fees required before certain acts.

A. As used in this section:

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 18. Corporations

1. "Completed filing" means a form developed and made available

by the Secretary of State of this state, completed accurately in its

entirety; and

2. "International corporation agent" means:

a.

an individual representing the interests of a

corporation or a business entity incorporated or

headquartered outside the United States of America, or

b.

an individual representing the interests of a

corporation or a business entity with a fifty-one

percent (51%) or greater interest owned or controlled

by a corporation or a business entity incorporated,

headquartered, or domiciled outside the United States

of America.

For purposes of this definition, "representing" means taking

efforts on behalf of the international corporation in exchange for

compensation.

B. Except for those covered under the provisions of a national

security agreement with the Committee on Foreign Investments in the

United States (CFIUS), no individual shall advocate:

1. To influence the laws of this state as they apply to an

associated international corporation; or

2. For funding from this state that would benefit an associated

international corporation,

until such individual shall have paid to the Secretary of State of

this state the fees prescribed in Section 1142 of Title 18 of the

Oklahoma Statutes, and shall have filed with the Secretary of State

of this state a completed filing, as an international corporation

agent under the provisions of this section.

C. The Secretary of State shall develop a filing form and make

it available to the public to facilitate compliance with the

provisions of this section. Such form shall include, but not be

limited to, the name of such international corporation being

advocated for and the time period for which such advocation is to

occur.

D. The Secretary of State may promulgate rules, develop forms,

and implement procedures as necessary to execute the provisions of

this section.

Added by Laws 2025, c. 227, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2025.