Legal Opinion
Opinion No. 73-109 (1973) Ag
Oklahoma Attorney General Reports
Decided April 10, 1973Published
1Opinion of the Court
NOTARIES PUBLIC — AUTHORITY TO APPOINT
Under Sections 1 and 2 of Title 49 O.S. 1 [49-1], 49 O.S. 2 [49-2] (1971), responsibility for initially appointing notaries public is vested with the Secretary of State, and responsibility for ruling on the sufficiency of their bonds rests with the court clerks. The authority to certify that a given individual has been duly commissioned as a notary public has been assigned by statute exclusively to the court clerks. However, the office of the Secretary of State has the authority to furnish certified copies of documents on file in its office and this…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Taylor v. Michigan Public Utilities CommissionMichigan Supreme Court · 1922
- Oklahoma Tax Commission v. Fortinberry Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1949
- United States v. Robert J. Ansani, Harvey Milner, John Edward Moore, Joseph J. Aiuppa and Ray JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1957
- Dowell v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1939
- City of Wilburton v. KingSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1933
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