County clerks; requiring certain notification by county clerk. Effective date.
SB 961 requires Oklahoma county clerks to notify previous property owners when a new deed is recorded, charging filers a $1 fee for this service. It updates existing rules for property documents by mandating clear legal descriptions, proper mailing addresses, and specific formatting (paper size, legibility, margins). The bill also imposes a $1 fee per additional legal description beyond 25 per page for deeds and other property instruments. These changes apply to deeds recorded in county clerk offices, with the notification requirement being the primary new provision.
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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This bill amends Oklahoma's recording requirements for county clerks, updating formatting standards for legal documents and clarifying fee structures for complex filings. The changes modernize document specifications while maintaining core recording obligations.
Scope change
The bill applies to all county clerks in Oklahoma when recording real property instruments, with no change to the geographic or entity scope of applicability.
REQUIREMENT
Updated document size specifications and margin requirements for recorded instruments to ensure compatibility with modern copying equipment.
Clarified the additional fee structure for documents containing more than 25 legal descriptions per page, charging $1.00 per excess description.
Added provisions allowing county clerks to accept nonconforming documents under specific conditions if the filer pays applicable fees.
Included explicit language requiring mailing address information on recorded instruments to ensure proper delivery to designated parties.
TECHNICAL
Updated formatting and organizational structure of the bill text to reflect Senate floor version with committee amendments clearly marked.
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Feb 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass as amended Local and County Government committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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