Oklahoma § 68-3405 - Duties of filing officers - Filing certificate

§ 68-3405. Duties of filing officers - Filing certificate

A. If a notice of federal lien, a refilling of a notice of

federal lien, or a notice of revocation of any certificate described

in subsection B of this section is presented to a filing officer who

is:

1. The county clerk of Oklahoma County, the filing officer

shall cause the notice to be marked, held, and indexed in accordance

with the provisions of Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code as

if the notice were a financing statement within the meaning of the

Uniform Commercial Code; or

2. Any other officer described in Section 3403 of this title,

the filing officer shall endorse the notice and mark it with the

date and time of receipt and immediately file the notice

alphabetically or enter it in an alphabetical index showing the name

and address of the person named in the notice, the date and time of

receipt, the title and address of the official or entity certifying

the lien, and the total amount appearing on the notice of lien.

B. If a certificate of release, nonattachment, discharge, or

subordination of any lien is presented to the county clerk of

Oklahoma County for filing, the clerk shall:

1. Cause a certificate of release or nonattachment to be

marked, held, and indexed as if the certificate were a termination

statement within the meaning of the Uniform Commercial Code, but the

notice of lien to which the certificate relates may not be removed

from the files; and

2. Cause a certificate of discharge or subordination to be

marked, held, and indexed as if the certificate were a release of

collateral within the meaning of the Uniform Commercial Code.

C. If a refiled notice of federal lien referred to in

subsection A of this section or any of the certificates or notices

referred to in subsection B of this section is presented for filing

to any other filing officer specified in Section 3403 of this title,

the clerk shall permanently attach the refiled notice or the

certificate to the original notice of lien and enter the refiled

notice or the certificate with the date of filing in any

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alphabetical lien index on the line where the original notice of

lien is entered.

D. Upon request of any person, the filing officer shall issue a

certificate showing whether there is on file, on the date and hour

stated therein, any notice of lien or certificate or notice

affecting any lien filed under the Uniform Federal Lien Registration

Act or the Uniform Federal Tax Lien Registration Act, naming a

particular person, and if a notice or certificate is on file, giving

the date and hour of filing of each notice or certificate. The fee

for a certificate is One Dollar ($1.00). Upon request, the filing

officer shall furnish a copy of any notice of federal lien, or

notice or certificate affecting a federal lien, for a fee of One

Dollar ($1.00) per page.

Added by Laws 1988, c. 132, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 1988. Renumbered from

Title 68, § 24302.9 by Laws 1988, c. 162, § 162, eff. Jan. 1, 1992

and Laws 1991, c. 249, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1992. Amended by Laws

2000, c. 371, § 180, eff. July 1, 2001.