SB 961 Oklahoma Senate · 2025 Regular Session

County clerks; requiring certain notification by county clerk. Effective date.

SB 961 requires Oklahoma county clerks to notify previous deed holders when a new deed is recorded. This affects property owners who recently sold or transferred property, as well as those filing deeds, by adding a $1 fee per deed for the notification service. Key provisions include mandating that county clerks attempt to notify prior owners via property alert systems or third-party vendors, while also standardizing document formatting requirements for legibility and indexing. The bill does not alter existing recording fees but adds a specific notification fee for the new service. It applies to deeds and similar property documents, excluding plats and Uniform Commercial Code filings.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action Feb 13, 2025

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Committee

Feb 11, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported Do Pass as amended Local and County Government committee; CR filed

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Feb 3, 2025

Introduced

First Reading

upper

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors