AffectsAmends Sections 1.1, 2, and 3 of, and creates Section 12 in Title 49 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
AnalysisSenate Bill 215 clarifies and adds a number of new data points to the application for a Notary Public commission. Applicants now must include their daytime phone number and email address on the application. They also must answer questions about their U.S. citizenship, past criminal felony record and whether they can read or write English. The application form requires the applicant to include the printed name and sign this name exactly as how the applicant will sign documents as a Notary. SB 215 also clarifies that an applicant must file the applicant's oath of office, loyalty oath, official signature, impression of the applicant's Notary seal and $1,000 bond not more than 60 days after issuance of the applicant's commission and before the applicant performs notarizations. SB 215 also adds grounds for which the Secretary of State may deny, refuse to renew or revoke the commission of a Notary and makes technical changes.
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