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OK Senate Bill 925

Legislation

State: Oklahoma

Effective: November 01, 2025

Summary

Senate Bill 925 addresses real property title theft in Oklahoma by allowing a victim of title theft to record a notice of fraudulent conveyance under oath.

Affects

Creates as yet new uncodified sections in the Oklahoma Statutes.

Changes
  1. Authorizes a victim of real property title theft or any other person acting on behalf of the victim who is under a disability or otherwise unable to assert the claim on their own behalf to file a notice of fraudulent conveyance setting forth the nature of the fraudulent conveyance.
  2. Requires the notice of fraudulent conveyance to be duly verified under oath.
  3. Authorizes a county clerk to refuse to file notice of fraudulent if the clerk has a reasonable belief that the notice constitutes sham legal process as defined in 21 OS 1533 subsection H, or if the clerk has a reasonable belief that the notice is being presented as a slander of title to the real property.
  4. Creates the offense of title theft, as specified.
  5. Creates the penalty of procuring, filing, or causing to be filed of public record any document pertaining to an interest in real property with intent to deceive another person as to the veracity of the document recorded.
  6. Creates the penalty of knowingly and willfully procuring, filing, or causing to be filed of public record any document pertaining to an interest in real property with intent to defraud the owner of the real property or the owner of any interest in real property.
  7. Requires a county clerk to post a sign in letters at least 1 inch in height, that is clearly visible to the general public in or near the county clerk’s office stating it is crime to knowingly file a fraudulent document pertaining to real property.
Analysis

Senate Bill 925, which became law without the Governor's approval, seeks to address real property deed title fraud in Oklahoma. There are several provisions in the bill, but the one of interest to Notaries is the ability of a victim of real property title theft to record a notice of fraudulent conveyance in the land records stating the nature of the fraudulent conveyance. This notice must be “duly verified under oath,” which typically requires a Notary Public to perform a verification on oath or affirmation, or a jurat.

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