Req. No. 10933 Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 STATE OF OKLAHOMA 2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022 ) COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL 3853 By: Strom COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE An Act relating to notaries; requiring the Secretary of State to create a digital loggin g system; setting a timeline for implementation of system; authorizing Secretary of State to promulgate rules; requiring certain fees; designating fund for fees; providing for codification; and providing an effec tive date. BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 301 of Title 49, unless there is created a duplication in numberi ng, reads as follows: A. The Secretary of State shall create a digital logging system for use by notaries public. The Secretary of State shall create the system by November 1, 2022 and shall implement the use of the digital logging system on or before No vember 1, 2023. B. The Secretary of State shall promulgate rules and regulations to create and administer the digital logging system provided for in subsection A of this section . The rules shall include a fee schedule for the use of the digital logging system. Req. No. 10933 Page 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 All fees collected shall be deposited in the Revolving Fund for the Office of the Secretary of State. SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2022. 58-2-10933 LRB 03/02/22