Oklahoma § 49-210 - Termination of notary public's commission

§ 49-210. Termination of notary public's commission

TERMINATION OF NOTARY PUBLIC'S COMMISSION. A. Except as

provided by subsection B of this section, a notary public authorized

to perform remote online notarial acts whose commission is

terminated or revoked shall destroy the coding, disk, certificate,

card, software or password that enables the notary public to attach

or logically associate the notary public's electronic signature and

electronic seal to an electronic record. A notary public subject to

the provisions of this subsection shall certify compliance with this

subsection to the Secretary of State. On the death or adjudication

of incompetency of a notary public, the notary public's personal

representative or guardian shall comply with the provisions of this

subsection.

B. A former notary public whose commission is terminated for a

reason other than revocation is not required to destroy the items

described by subsection A of this section if the former notary

public receives a new commission as a notary public within three (3)

months of the termination of the notary public's former commission.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 49. Notaries Public

C. A notary public's electronic signature and electronic seal

shall be destroyed under subsection A of this section 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.

D. The termination of a notary public's commission shall not

affect the retention requirements of subsection D of Section 7 of

this act.

Added by Laws 2019, c. 338, § 11, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.