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ENGROSSED HOUSE
BILL NO. 3853 By: Strom and Phillips of the
House
and
Montgomery of the Senate
An Act relating to notaries; requiring the Secretary
of State to create a digital loggin g system; setting
a timeline for implementation of system; a uthorizing
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 numbering, reads as follows:
A. The Secretary of State shall create a digital logging system
for use by notaries publ ic. The Secretary of State shall create the
system by November 1, 2022 , and shall implement the use of the
digital logging system o n or before November 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.
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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.
Passed the House of Representatives the 8th day of March, 2022.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
Passed the Senate the ___ day of __________, 2022.
Presiding Officer of the Senate