Oklahoma § 49-2 - Oath, signature, bond and seal

§ 49-2. Oath, signature, bond and seal

A. Before entering upon the duties of his or her office and not

more than sixty (60) days after issuance of a notary commission,

every notary public so appointed and commissioned shall file in the

office of the Secretary of State, the notary’s oath of office, the

notary’s loyalty oath, the notary’s official signature, an

impression of the notary’s official seal, and a good and sufficient

bond to the State of Oklahoma, in the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars

($10,000.00), to be approved by the Secretary of State, conditioned

for the faithful performance of the duties of the notary’s office.

B. The bond required by subsection A of this section shall be

signed by:

1. An insurance agent licensed by the State of Oklahoma;

2. An attorney-in-fact on behalf of an insurance company with a

power of attorney attached; or

3. One or more individual sureties who are property owners in

the county of residence of the notary, or if a nonresident, the

county of employment of the notary.

C. The bond required by subsection A of this section shall be

issued for a term that commences on the bond’s effective date and

terminates on the commission’s expiration date. Upon the filing of

his or her bond with the Secretary of State, every notary public

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 49. Notaries Public

shall pay to the Secretary of State the sum of Twenty-five Dollars

($25.00) to be deposited to the credit of the Revolving Fund for the

Office of the Secretary of State.

D. A notary public shall not perform any notarial act until his

or her bond, official seal, oath of office and loyalty oath, as

required by subsection A of this section, have been received and

approved by the Secretary of State.

R.L. 1910, § 4241. Amended by Laws 1929, c. 255, p. 363, § 3; Laws

1943, p. 123, § 1; Laws 1959, p. 211, § 1; Laws 1975, c. 293, § 6,

eff. Oct. 1, 1975; Laws 1978, c. 91, § 2, eff. July 1, 1978; Laws

1979, c. 21, § 1, eff. July 1, 1979; Laws 1997, c. 77, § 2, eff.

Nov. 1, 1997; Laws 2001, c. 406, § 16, emerg. eff. June 4, 2001;

Laws 2004, c. 101, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2004; Laws 2015, c. 9, § 2,

eff. Nov. 1, 2015; Laws 2025, c. 238, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.