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 court clerk, in his or her capacity as clerk of the district court, of the county in which such notary resides or is employed, if the notary is a non-resident, at the time he or she is commissioned, the commission issued to him or her, the notary's oath of office, 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), with one or more sureties to be approved by the court clerk, conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of the notary's office.
2. B. Such commission, bond, and oath shall be recorded in the office of such court clerk, as clerk of the district court. The commission shall be returned to the notary. The bond and oath shall be transmitted by the court clerk to the Secretary of State to be filed and recorded in that office. The filing of such commission, bond, official signature, and impression of official seal in the office of the court clerk shall be deemed sufficient evidence to enable the court clerk to certify that the person so commissioned is a notary public, duly commissioned and acting as such, during the time such commission is in force. Upon the filing of his or her commission with the court clerk, every notary public shall pay to the court clerk the sum of Five Dollars ($5.00) to be held and accounted for by the court clerk as fees of that office.
3. C. The Secretary of State shall record and file the bond and oath of each notary of this state.
4. D. 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 and notify the clerk of the district court of the county in which the notary resides of said revocation.
5. E. The court clerk shall charge a fee of Three Dollars ($3.00) for authenticating a notary commission.

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).