An Act ENROLLED HOUSE BILL NO. 1894 By: Cantrell of the House and Kidd of the Senate An Act relating to county records; amending 19 O.S. 2021, Section 155.7, which relates to the storage of records kept by county offices ; permitting the use of digital copies as originals; permitting fee; and providing an effective date. SUBJECT: BE IT ENACTED BY THE P EOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 19 O.S. 2021, Section 155.7, is amended to read as fo llows: Section 155.7 A. County officers may have a ny or all records kept by any county office pho tographed, digitized, ph otostated, reproduced on film or stored on optical disk. Such film or reproducing material shall be of durable material and the dev ice used to reproduce such records on film or other m aterial shall be such as to accurately reproduc e and perpetuate the ori ginal records in all details. B. The photostatic copy, photograph, digital cop y, photographic film or optical disk of the original records shall be deemed to be an original record for all purposes, and shall be admissible in evidence in all court or admin istrative agencies, or by the county for accounts payable and inventory . A facsimile, exemplification or certified copy thereof sh all, for all purposes recited herein, be deemed to be a transcript, exemplification or certified copy of the original. C. Whenever such reproduced records shall be placed in conveniently accessible files and p rovisions made for preserving, examining and using same, the county officer may certify those facts ENR. H. B. NO. 1894 Page 2 to the board of county commissioners. All such records shall be archived or disposed of according to the provisions of the Oklahoma State Statutes and any other such restrictions as may be applicable. D. The clerk of each county may elect to sign, accept , or receive documents using a di gital signature system. SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023. Passed the House of Representatives the 14th day of March, 2023. Presiding Officer of the House of Representatives Passed the Senate the ___ day of __________, 2023. Presiding Officer of the Senate