Oklahoma § 49-5 - Notarial Seal - Authentication of documents - Penalties Fees - Exception

§ 49-5. Notarial Seal - Authentication of documents - Penalties Fees - Exception

A. Every notary shall obtain a notarial seal containing the

words "State of Oklahoma" and "Notary Public" and the notary's name.

This seal may be either a metal seal which leaves an embossed

impression or a rubber stamp used in conjunction with a stamp pad

and ink. Each notary shall authenticate all official acts,

attestations, and instruments with this seal; and shall add to the

notary's official signature, the commission number of the notary and

the date of expiration of the commission of the notary. Failure to

add the commission number or the date of expiration of the

commission shall not affect the recordability of the instrument or

the notice given by such recording. This date and commission number

may be a part of the stamp or seal. If any notary public shall

neglect or refuse to attach to the notary's official signature the

date of expiration of the notary's commission, the notary shall be

deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be

fined in any sum not exceeding Fifty Dollars ($50.00). The maximum

fee a notary may charge and collect for each notarial act is Five

Dollars ($5.00), except no fee shall be charged for the notarization

of an official absentee ballot affidavit.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 49. Notaries Public

B. As authorized by Section 15-111 of Title 12A of the Oklahoma

Statutes, regarding electronic transactions, a notary public's use

of an electronic signature and electronic seal satisfies the

requirement in this section to authenticate an official act with an

official signature and seal of office. The electronic seal must

legibly reproduce the required elements of the notarial seal.

R.L.1910, § 4244. Amended by Laws 1978, c. 91, § 3, eff. July 1,

1978; Laws 1982, c. 15, § 1, operative Oct. 1, 1982; Laws 1997, c.

77, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 1997; Laws 2001, c. 406, § 17, emerg. eff.

June 4, 2001; Laws 2002, c. 34, § 2, emerg. eff. April 11, 2002;

Laws 2004, c. 101, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2004; Laws 2010, c. 189, § 21,

eff. Jan. 1, 2011; Laws 2019, c. 338, § 16, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.