1. A. Before entering upon the duties of his or her office every notary public so appointed and commissioned shall file in the office of the Secretary of State, the notary's oath of office, the notary’s loyalty oath, the notary's official signature, an impression of the notary's official seal, and a good and sufficient bond to the State of Oklahoma, in the sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), to be approved by the Secretary of State, conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of the notary's office. The bond shall be signed by:

   1. 1. An insurance agent licensed by the State of Oklahoma;
   2. 2. An attorney-in-fact on behalf of an insurance company with a power of attorney attached; or

   3. 3. One or more individual sureties who are property owners in the county of residence of the notary, or if a nonresident, the county of employment of the notary. The bond shall be issued for a term of four (4) years commencing on the commission’s effective date and terminating on its expiration date.

      Upon the filing of his or her bond with the Secretary of State, every notary public shall pay to the Secretary of State the sum of Ten Dollars ($10.00) to be deposited to the credit of the Revolving Fund for the Office of the Secretary of State.

2. B. Upon the receipt of a final judgment against an Oklahoma notary public for performing a false or fraudulent notarial act from an Oklahoma District Court or its equivalent from a foreign jurisdiction, the Secretary of State shall revoke the appointment of said notary.

R.L. 1910, § 4241; Amended by Laws 1929, HB 282, c. 255, p. 363, § 3; Amended by Laws 1943, HB 429, p. 123, § 1, emerg. eff. April 12, 1943; Amended by Laws 1959, SB 37, p. 211, § 1, emerg. eff. July 15, 1959; Amended by Laws 1975, HB 1511, c. 293, § 6, eff. October 1, 1975; Amended by Laws 1978, HB 1507, c. 91, § 2, emerg. eff. July 1, 1978; Amended by Laws 1979, HB 1176, c. 21, § 1, emerg. eff. July 1, 1979; Amended by Laws 1997, SB 438, c. 77, § 2, eff. November 1, 1997 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2001, SB 662, c. 406, § 16, emerg. eff. June 4, 2001 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2004, SB 1267, c. 101, § 1, eff. November 1, 2004 (superseded document available).