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1 OK Stat § 1-21 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 1. Abstracting|§1-21. Definitions.

|As used in the Oklahoma Abstractors Act: |1. "Abstract of title" is a compilation in orderly arrangement of the materials and facts of record, in the office of the county clerk and court clerk, affecting the title to a specific tract of land issued pursuant to a certificate certifying to the matters therein contained;2. "Abstract plant" shall consist of a set of records in which an entry has been made of all documents or matters which legally impart constructive notice of matters affecting title to real property, any interest therein or encumbrances thereon, which are filed, recorded and currently available for reproduction in the offices of the county clerk and the court clerk in the county for which such abstract plant is maintained. Such records shall consist of:a.an index in which notations of or references to any documents that describe the property affected are included, according to the property described or in which copies or briefs of all such documents that describe the property affected are sorted and filed according to the property described, which is compiled from the instruments of record affecting real property in the county offices and not copied or reproduced from any county index, andb.an index or files in which all other documents, pending suits affecting real property and liens, except ad valorem taxes and special assessments, are posted, entered, or otherwise included, according to the name of the parties whose title to real property or any interest therein or encumbrances thereon is affected, which is compiled from the instruments of record affecting real property in the county offices and not copied from any county index;3. "Abstract license" is the authorization for a person working for a holder of a certificate of authority to search and remove from county offices county records, summarize or compile copies of such records, and issue the abstract of title;4. "Act" or "Oklahoma Abstractors Law" means the Oklahoma Abstractors Act;5. "Board" means the Oklahoma Abstractors Board;6. "Certificate of authority" is the authorization to engage in the business of abstracting in a county in this state, granted to a person, firm, corporation, or other entity, by the Oklahoma Abstractors Board;7. "Permit" is the authorization to build an abstract plant in a specific county;8. "State Auditor and Inspector", for the purposes of the Oklahoma Abstractors Act, means the Oklahoma Abstractors Board; and9. "Authorized agent" or "representative" of a current owner or insured means a real estate broker, real estate agent, lender, attorney, title insurer, title insurance agent, escrow agent, or other duly appointed agent of the current owner or insured under a policy of title insurance authorized to act on behalf of such current owner or insured in a current transaction.Added by Laws 1984, c. 163, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1984. Amended by Laws 2007, c. 359, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2008. Renumbered from Title 74, § 227.11 by Laws 2007, c. 359, § 22, eff. Jan. 1, 2008. Amended by Laws 2008, c. 97, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2008; Laws 2021, c. 251, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.
1 OK Stat § 1-23 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 1. Abstracting|§1-23. Oklahoma Abstractors Board meetings - Officers, duties and powers.

|A. The Oklahoma Abstractors Board shall meet at least quarterly each calendar year, and may meet more often as determined by the Board. |B. The Board shall elect from its membership a chair, a vice-chair and a secretary. The officers of the Board shall be elected each July, and shall hold office for a term of one (1) year.1. The chair shall preside at all meetings of the Board, call special meetings of the Board as are necessary, sign all certificates of authority, licenses and permits and perform such other duties as the Board shall direct. A special meeting shall be called by the chair upon written request of three or more board members.2. The vice-chair shall exercise the powers of and perform the duties of the chair in the absence or disability of the chair, and perform such other duties as the Board shall direct.3. The secretary shall keep a complete and permanent record of all proceedings of the Board and shall preside at any meeting in the absence of the chair and vice-chair, validate minutes of all of the meetings of the Board, in the manner prescribed in the rules of the Board and supervise the maintenance of the records of the Board. The secretary shall perform such other duties as the Board shall direct.4. At any regular or special meeting at which none of the officers are in attendance, the members of the Board in attendance shall elect a member to preside at that meeting.5. Five Board members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.Added by Laws 2007, c. 359, § 4, eff. July 1, 2007.
1 OK Stat § 1-24 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 1. Abstracting|§1-24. Administration of Abstractors Act - Hearing examiners.

|A. The Oklahoma Abstractors Board is hereby charged with the duty of administering the Oklahoma Abstractors Act. The Board shall be the sole governmental entity, state, county or municipal, authorized to regulate and issue certificates of authority, permits, and abstract licenses in this state. For the purposes of exercising the powers and performing the duties imposed by the Oklahoma Abstractors Act, the Board shall be subject to the provisions of the Administrative Procedures Act. |B. The Board may designate and employ hearing examiners who shall have the authority to conduct hearings subject to the provisions of applicable rules, regulations, and orders of the Board. No person shall serve as a hearing examiner in any proceeding in which any party to the proceeding is or has been a client of the hearing examiner or any partnership, firm, corporation, or other entity with which the hearing examiner is or has been associated. In any hearing the burden of proof shall be upon the moving party.Added by Laws 1984, c. 163, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 1984. Amended by Laws 2007, c. 359, § 5, eff. Jan. 1, 2008. Renumbered from Title 74, § 227.12 by Laws 2007, c. 359, § 22, eff. Jan. 1, 2008.
1 OK Stat § 1-26 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 1. Abstracting|§1-26. Oklahoma Abstractors Board Revolving Fund.

|There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Oklahoma Abstractors Board to be designated the "Oklahoma Abstractors Board Revolving Fund". Beginning July 1, 2007, any monies collected pursuant to the Oklahoma Abstractors Law shall be deposited into the Oklahoma Abstractors Board Revolving Fund. Beginning January 1, 2008, any monies collected pursuant to the Oklahoma Abstractors Act shall be deposited into the Oklahoma Abstractors Board Revolving Fund. The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies received by the Oklahoma Abstractors Board from any transfers, fees, bonds, penalties or fines paid to the Board pursuant to the Oklahoma Abstractors Act. All monies accruing to the credit of said fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Oklahoma Abstractors Board for the purpose of effectuating the purposes of the Oklahoma Abstractors Act and to pay all costs and expenses heretofore and hereafter incurred in connection therewith. Expenditures from said fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment. |Added by Laws 2007, c. 359, § 7, eff. July 1, 2007. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 1.
1 OK Stat § 1-27 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 1. Abstracting|§1-27. Application for certificate of authority - Fee - Bond - Proof required.

|A. Any person, firm, corporation, or other entity desiring to engage in the business of abstracting in this state shall make application to the Oklahoma Abstractors Board for a certificate of authority for each county in which the applicant desires to do business. The application shall be on a form prepared by the Board and containing such information as may be necessary to determine whether or not the applicant has complied with the provisions of the Oklahoma Abstractors Act. The application shall be accompanied by a fee and a bond. The bond may be a corporate surety bond or a personal bond in the form of cash or a certificate of deposit endorsed in favor of and delivered to the Board. The application fee shall be set by the Board in an amount determined by the number of counties in which the applicant desires to do business not to exceed the following schedule: |County PopulationFee Not to ExceedLess than 10,000$500.0010,000 but less than 30,000$1,000.0030,000 but less than 60,000$1,500.0060,000 but less than 100,000 $2,000.00100,000 but less than 200,000$3,000.00200,000 or more$4,000.00B. The applicant shall furnish proof to the Board that there is an abstract plant available for use for each county for which abstracts will be prepared, or that the applicant was engaged in the business of abstracting in this state on January 1, 1984, and had a valid certificate of authority pursuant to the laws of this state on that date for each county in which the applicant wishes to do business. Or, if it is finally determined that the applicant was entitled to a valid certificate of authority pursuant to the provisions of the previous law, said applicant shall be deemed to have been engaged in the business of abstracting on January 1, 1984, and had a valid certificate of authority pursuant to the laws of this state for each county in which the applicant wishes to do business. All periods for compliance for a certificate of authority pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Abstractors Act shall be extended for like periods from the date of such determination notwithstanding other provisions of the Oklahoma Abstractors Act.C. The applicant also shall furnish proof of either errors and omissions insurance or a bond for each county in which the applicant wishes to do business to pay damages for possible errors in abstracts prepared subject to the provisions of the certificate as follows:County PopulationAmount of BondLess than 30,000$15,000.0030,000 but less than 60,000$25,000.0060,000 but less than 100,000$50,000.00100,000 or more $100,000.00The bond may be a corporate surety bond or a personal bond in the form of cash or a certificate of deposit endorsed in favor of and delivered to the Board.Added by Laws 1984, c. 163, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 1984. Amended by Laws 1988, c. 56, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1988; Laws 2007, c. 359, § 9, eff. Jan. 1, 2008. Renumbered from Title 74, § 227.14 by Laws 2007, c. 359, § 22, eff. Jan. 1, 2008.
1 OK Stat § 1-28 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 1. Abstracting|§1-28. Independent set of abstract books or other system of indexes required.

|In addition to the bond required any person, firm, corporation, or other entity not engaged in the business of abstracting on January 1, 1984, desiring to enter into the business of compiling or abstracting titles to real estate in any of the counties of the State of Oklahoma from and after the passage of the Oklahoma Abstractors Act, shall have for use in such business an independent set of abstract books or other system of indexes compiled from the instruments of record affecting real estate in the office of the county clerk, and not copied from the indexes in said office, showing in a sufficiently comprehensive form all instruments affecting the title to real property on file, of record and currently available for reproduction in the office of the county clerk and court clerk of the county wherein such business is conducted, provided that nothing in this section shall in any way be construed as to limit the liability of the holder of a certificate of authority to provide an abstract of title compiled and certified to in accordance with the Oklahoma Abstractors Act. |Added by Laws 1984, c. 163, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 1984. Amended by Laws 2007, c. 359, § 10, eff. Jan. 1, 2008. Renumbered from Title 74, § 227.15 by Laws 2007, c. 359, § 22, eff. Jan. 1, 2008. Amended by Laws 2008, c. 97, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2008.
1 OK Stat § 1-29 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 1. Abstracting|§1-29. Persons, firms, corporations or other entities not engaged in abstracting on January 1, 1984 - Application for certificate of authority.

|Any person, firm, corporation, or other entity who wishes to engage in the business of abstracting in this state who was not engaged in the business of abstracting in this state on January 1, 1984, or who did not have a valid certificate of authority in this state on such date shall make application for a certificate of authority. At the time of application, the Oklahoma Abstractors Board shall notify all certificate holders doing business in the county of the application. |Added by Laws 1984, c. 163, § 8, eff. Nov 1, 1984. Amended by Laws 2007, c. 359, § 11, eff. Jan. 1, 2008. Renumbered from Title 74, § 227.17 by Laws 2007, c. 359, § 22, eff. Jan. 1, 2008.
1 OK Stat § 1-30 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 1. Abstracting|§1-30. Certificate of authority - Issuance - Renewal - List of abstracting fees.

|A. The Oklahoma Abstractors Board shall issue a certificate of authority to any applicant who has complied with the provisions of the Oklahoma Abstractors Act. The certificate shall be in written form and shall indicate the county or counties in which the applicant may operate. The certificate shall be prominently displayed in the office of the certificate holder. |B. All certificates of authority issued pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Abstractors Act shall expire annually on a staggered schedule established by the Board except the first certificates which may cover more than one (1) year but less than two (2) years. Renewal procedures are as follows:1. Applications for renewal shall be made ninety (90) days prior to expiration and shall be accompanied by a renewal fee in an amount determined by the Board not to exceed the original application fee;2. Any individual, firm, corporation, or other entity holding a certificate of authority who fails to apply for renewal and pay the renewal fee shall be notified by the Board no later than sixty (60) days prior to expiration of the certificate of authority;3. The individual, firm, corporation, or other entity shall have thirty (30) days from the date of notification to file a renewal application; and4. The name of any individual, firm, corporation, or other entity failing to renew the certificate of authority shall be stricken from the records of the Board and said individual, firm, corporation, or other entity shall no longer engage in the business of abstracting in this state until authorized.C. A list of abstracting fees shall be attached to an application for certificate of authority, an application to renew a certificate of authority and an application to transfer a certificate of authority. No certificate of authority shall be issued to any applicant until the list of abstracting fees is approved by the Board.Added by Laws 1984, c. 163, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 1984. Amended by Laws 2006, c. 269, § 4, eff. July 1, 2007; Laws 2007, c. 359, § 12, eff. Jan. 1, 2008. Renumbered from Title 74, § 227.18 by Laws 2007, c. 359, § 22, eff. Jan. 1, 2008.
1 OK Stat § 1-31 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 1. Abstracting|§1-31. Current abstract plant required.

|Beginning November 1, 1984, all individuals, firms, corporations, or other entities engaging in the business of abstracting, shall have available for use or commence compilation of an abstract plant and thereafter shall maintain in a current condition said plant. Failure to do so shall render its certificates of authority subject to revocation. An abstract plant shall be deemed in a current condition if it reflects all documents or other matters that are filed in said county except those filed within the preceding fifteen (15) days. Holders of a certificate of authority issued pursuant to law who were engaged in the business of abstracting on November 1, 1984, shall not be required to construct or maintain an abstract plant of documents filed or recorded prior to November 1, 1984. If any such holder allows said certificate of authority to lapse after November 1, 1984, he shall be required to apply for a new certificate of authority before resuming the business of abstracting. |Added by Laws 1984, c. 163, § 10, eff. Nov. 1, 1984. Renumbered from Title 74, § 227.19 by Laws 2007, c. 359, § 22, eff. Jan. 1, 2008.
1 OK Stat § 1-32 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 1. Abstracting|§1-32. Abstracts and other documents to be provided without delay - Valid order therefor - Failure to furnish - Penalties - Exclusions.

|A. All abstractors shall furnish abstracts, abstract extensions, supplemental abstracts or final title reports as desired, to the persons applying therefor, in the order of receipt of a valid order therefor, without unnecessary delay, and for reasonable compensation pursuant to the requirements of the Oklahoma Abstractors Act. A valid order is a written order from the person applying for the order who is a party to the transaction containing the following elements: |1. A complete and accurate legal description or a complete and accurate address, as applicable;2. The availability of any necessary base abstract; and3. An up-front commitment to pay for the order either upon delivery or other payment conditions agreed to by the parties to the transaction or a stated cancellation fee amount.B. Failure of an abstractor to furnish an abstract, abstract extension, supplemental abstract or final title report within the following time periods shall constitute unnecessary delay:1. For furnishing new abstracts:a.unplatted: twenty (20) business days, andb.platted: fifteen (15) business days; and2. For furnishing an abstract extension, supplemental abstract or final title report:a.unplatted: seventeen (17) business days, andb.platted: twelve (12) business days.C. All licensed abstractors and certificate of authority holders, whose business is hereby declared to stand upon a like footing with that of common carriers, who shall refuse to do so, upon receipt of a valid order for the abstract, abstract extension, supplemental abstract or final title report, shall be subject to the following:1. A civil penalty of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for each occurrence;2. Liability in any action for damages, loss or injury which any person may suffer or incur by reason of failure to furnish such abstract, abstract extension, supplemental abstract or final title report pursuant to the provisions of this section. This penalty may be enforced in the same manner in which civil judgments may be enforced; and3. Any administrative penalties and fines enforced by the Oklahoma Abstractors Board.D. The provisions of this section shall not apply to orders for abstracts on oil, gas, and other minerals.Added by Laws 1984, c. 163, § 11, eff. Nov. 1, 1984. Amended by Laws 2006, c. 269, § 5, eff. July 1, 2007; Laws 2007, c. 359, § 13, eff. Jan. 1, 2008. Renumbered from Title 74, § 227.20 by Laws 2007, c. 359, § 22, eff. Jan. 1, 2008.
1 OK Stat § 1-33 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 1. Abstracting|§1-33. Repeated violations - Temporary certificate of authority to another.

|In the event that a holder of a certificate of authority has had repeated violations of the provisions of either Section 35 or 41 of Title 1 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the Oklahoma Abstractors Board shall establish a procedure whereby a temporary certificate of authority may be issued to another holder of a certificate of authority licensed in this state to meet the consumer needs in the county wherein the violations occurred. The certificate shall be subject to the following: |1. The temporary certificate of authority shall be valid for ninety (90) days;2. Additional ninety-day renewals may be granted if deemed appropriate;3. The holder of a temporary certificate of authority shall provide a fee schedule for the county covered by the temporary certificate of authority. The fee schedule may or may not be the same as the current fee schedule of the holder of the certificate of authority receiving the temporary certificate of authority; and4. The holder of a temporary certificate of authority shall not be required to furnish proof of the existence of an abstract plant required in Section 27 of Title 1 of the Oklahoma Statutes.Added by Laws 2006, c. 269, § 6, eff. July 1, 2007. Amended by Laws 2007, c. 359, § 14, eff. Jan. 1, 2008. Renumbered from Title 74, § 227.20A by Laws 2007, c. 359, § 22, eff. Jan. 1, 2008.
1 OK Stat § 1-34 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 1. Abstracting|§1-34. Development of abstract plant - Permit.

|Any person wishing to develop an abstract plant shall make application for a permit. The application shall be on a form prepared by the Oklahoma Abstractors Board and shall be accompanied by the fee and the bond as provided in Section 27 of Title 1 of the Oklahoma Statutes. All permits shall expire annually. A permit holder who has not completed development of an abstract plant at the time the permit expires may apply for renewal of the permit. Applications for renewal must be made thirty (30) days prior to the scheduled expiration of the original permit and shall be accompanied by the renewal fee. The permit holder shall comply with the provisions of the Oklahoma Abstractors Act to obtain a certificate of authority after completion of the abstract plant. |Added by Laws 1984, c. 163, § 12, eff. Nov. 1, 1984. Amended by Laws 2006, c. 269, § 7, eff. July 1, 2007; Laws 2007, c. 359, § 15, eff. Jan. 1, 2008. Renumbered from Title 74, § 227.21 by Laws 2007, c. 359, § 22, eff. Jan. 1, 2008.
1 OK Stat § 1-35 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 1. Abstracting|§1-35. Censure, suspension, revocation, continuance, renewal or refusal to issue certificate of authority or permit - Civil penalties.

|A. The Oklahoma Abstractors Board shall censure, suspend, revoke, continue, renew, or refuse to issue any certificate of authority or permit issued or applied for pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Abstractors Act, if, after a hearing, the Board finds any one or more of the following conditions: |1. Any untrue statement in the application for a certificate of authority or permit;2. The violation of or noncompliance with any provision of the Oklahoma Abstractors Act or rule, regulation, or order of the Board;3. The obtaining of or attempt to obtain a certificate of authority or permit through fraud or misrepresentation;4. Conviction of or plea of guilty or nolo contendere to a felony in this state, another state, or a federal court or of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude;5. Conspiracy involving the certificate holder or the certificate holder’s agents to obtain an abstract license for an employee, prospective employee, or other person through fraud or misrepresentation;6. Failure to properly supervise an abstract licensee whose license is issued through the certificate holder; or7. Failure to provide an abstract, abstract extension, supplemental abstract or final title report pursuant to the requirements of Section 32 of Title 1 of the Oklahoma Statutes.B. In addition to or in lieu of any censure, denial, suspension, or revocation of a certificate or permit, any person, firm, corporation, or other entity violating the provisions of the Oklahoma Abstractors Act shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) for each occurrence. The fine may be enforced in the same manner in which civil judgments may be enforced.Added by Laws 1984, c. 163, § 13, eff. Nov. 1, 1984. Amended by Laws 2006, c. 269, § 8, eff. July 1, 2007; Laws 2007, c. 359, § 16, eff. Jan. 1, 2008. Renumbered from Title 74, § 227.22 by Laws 2007, c. 359, § 22, eff. Jan. 1, 2008.