Oklahoma § 49-204 - Registration required

§ 49-204. Registration required

REGISTRATION REQUIRED. A. A notary public appointed and

commissioned under Section 1 of Title 49 of the Oklahoma Statutes

may perform remote online notarizations under Title 49 of the

Oklahoma Statutes if authorized by the Secretary of State. Before a

notary public performs the notary public's initial remote online

notarization, the notary public shall register with the Secretary of

State under subsection C of this section and receive written

authorization from the Secretary of State under subsection D of this

section. An individual may apply for a commission under Section 1

of Title 49 of the Oklahoma Statutes and apply for registration

under this section at the same time.

B. A notary public applying to register to perform remote

online notarizations shall pay a fee of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00)

to the Secretary of State with the application. These funds shall

be deposited in the revolving fund created for the Secretary of

State under Section 276.1 of Title 62 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

C. A notary public registering to perform remote online

notarizations under this section shall submit a completed

application using the forms or format required by the Secretary of

State that shall include:

1. The full legal name of the applicant and the applicant's

official name as it appears on the applicant's notarial commission

under Section 1 of Title 49 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

2. A description of the technology the applicant intends to use

in performing remote online notarizations;

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3. A statement that the applicant will comply with the

standards under Section 4 of this act; and

4. Any other information the Secretary of State may by rule

require.

D. If the technology identified by the applicant conforms to

the standards under Section 4 of this act and the applicant has

satisfied the requirements of this section, the Secretary of State

shall approve the use of the technology and issue to the applicant

written authorization to perform remote online notarizations during

the term of the applicant's notarial commission under Section 1 of

Title 49 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

E. The Secretary of State may deny a notary public's

application for registration under this section:

1. For a reason for which the Secretary of State may deny,

refuse to renew or revoke a commission under subsection A of Section

12 of Title 49 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

2. For a violation of the rules under Section 4 of this act;

3. If the technology identified by the notary public does not

conform to the standards under Section 4 of this act; or

4. If any information on the application is missing, inaccurate

or incomplete.

F. The term of a notary public's authorization to perform

remote online notarizations begins on the authorization date set by

the Secretary of State and terminates on the commission's expiration

date. The renewal of a notary public's commission pursuant to

Section 1 of Title 49 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall not constitute

the renewal of the notary public's authorization to perform remote

online notarizations under this section.

G. A notary public's authorization to perform remote online

notarizations terminates if:

1. The notary public's name changes during the term of the

notary public's commission; and

2. The notary public elects to use the notary public's new name

under a new commission pursuant to paragraph 2 of subsection B of

Section 11 of Title 49 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

H. Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting a

notary public from receiving, installing or utilizing a hardware or

software update to the technology that the notary public identified

under this section if the hardware or software update does not

result in a technology that is materially different from the

technology that the notary public identified under this section.

Added by Laws 2019, c. 338, § 5, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.