§28-111. Fees chargeable by Secretary of State.
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A. In addition to other fees provided for by law, the Secretary of State shall collect the following fees:
1. For affixing the certificate of the Secretary of State and the seal of the State of Oklahoma, Ten Dollars ($10.00);
2. For copying any paper or document, One Dollar ($1.00) per page, provided the minimum charge shall not be less than Two Dollars ($2.00);
3. For filing an effective financing statement in the Office of the Secretary of State pursuant to Section 1-9-320.6 of Title 12A of the Oklahoma Statutes, prior to the effective date of the central filing system provided in Section 1-9-320.6 of Title 12A of the Oklahoma Statutes, Ten Dollars ($10.00);
4. For filing a continuation statement, partial release, assignment of or amendment to an effective financing statement filed in the Office of the Secretary of State pursuant to Section 1-9- 320.6 of Title 12A of the Oklahoma Statutes, prior to the effective date of the central filing system provided in Section 1-9-320.6 of Title 12A of the Oklahoma Statutes, Ten Dollars ($10.00);
5. For filing a termination statement for an effective financing statement filed in the Office of the Secretary of State pursuant to Section 1-9-320.6 of Title 12A of the Oklahoma Statutes, prior to the effective date of the central filing system provided in Section 1-9-320.6 of Title 12A of the Oklahoma Statutes, Ten Dollars ($10.00);
6. For registering a buyer of farm products, commission merchant, selling agent or other interested party as provided for in Section 1-9-320.6 of Title 12A of the Oklahoma Statutes, prior to the effective date of the central filing system provided in Section 1-9-320.6 of Title 12A of the Oklahoma Statutes, Fifty Dollars ($50.00) per year. The registration fee provided for in this paragraph shall not apply if the buyer of farm products, commission merchant, selling agent, or other interested party as provided for in Section 1-9-320.6 of Title 12A of the Oklahoma Statutes accesses the master list through Internet download;
7. For distributing a copy of the master list or portions thereof to registrants, as provided for in Section 1-9-320.6 of Title 12A of the Oklahoma Statutes, prior to the effective date of the central filing system provided in Section 1-9-320.6 of Title 12A of the Oklahoma Statutes, in accordance with the following fee schedule. Such fees may be paid annually or semiannually:
a. For information requested for five or less counties:
Number of Farm
Products Paper
b. For information requested for six to twenty-five
counties:
Number of Farm
Products Paper
c. For information requested for twenty-six to fifty
counties:
Number of Farm
Products Paper
d. For information requested for over fifty counties:
Number of Farm
Products Paper
8. a. The Secretary of State, prior to the effective date of
the central filing system provided in Section 1-9-
320.6 of Title 12A of the Oklahoma Statutes, is
authorized to provide for the distribution of the
master list or portions thereof to those persons
specified in paragraph 7 of this subsection through
Internet download, electronic data equipment, or other
communication media in such form and manner as is
specified by the Secretary of State. The Secretary of
State shall not collect a fee for distribution of the
master list or portions thereof through Internet
download.
b. The Secretary of State, prior to the effective date of
the central filing system provided in Section 1-9-
320.6 of Title 12A of the Oklahoma Statutes, is
authorized to establish a fee system for such transfer
of information pursuant to this paragraph. Such fee
shall not exceed the amount necessary to cover the
costs of the Secretary of State in providing such
transfer of information.
c. In providing for the transfer of the information
specified by this paragraph, the Secretary of State
shall ensure the integrity of confidential information
within the Office of the Secretary of State through
data security measures, internal controls and
appropriate data base management;
9. For issuing a written confirmation of the existence or nonexistence of active effective financing statements on file for a debtor in the Office of the Secretary of State, prior to the effective date of the central filing system provided in Section 1-9- 320.6 of Title 12A of the Oklahoma Statutes, Six Dollars ($6.00);
10. The Secretary of State shall collect a fee of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) for every apostille issued. For the purposes of this paragraph, an apostille is a special certificate attached to a public record, as required by the 1961 Hague Convention, Fed. R. Civ. P. 44 (28 U.S.C.A.), to certify the authenticity of the signature, the capacity in which the person signing the document has acted and, where appropriate, the identity of the seal or stamp which it bears; provided, however, a fee of Ten Dollars ($10.00) shall be collected for any apostille requested for an international adoption not to exceed One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for the adoption of each child; and
11. For each service rendered and not specified in this section, such fees as are allowed for similar services in other cases.
B. All fees shall be properly accounted for and shall be paid into the State Treasury monthly. The fees generated by paragraphs 1, 2, 10 and 11 of subsection A of this section shall be deposited to the credit of the Revolving Fund for the Office of the Secretary of State created pursuant to Section 276.1 of Title 62 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The fees generated by paragraphs 3 through 9 of subsection A of this section and other fees collected by the central filing system shall be deposited to the credit of the Central Filing System Revolving Fund created pursuant to Section 276.3 of Title 62 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
R.L. 1910, § 3253. Amended by Laws 1917, c. 144, p. 230, § 1; Laws 1972, c. 126, § 1, emerg. eff. April 7, 1972; Laws 1979, c. 259, § 7; Laws 1984, c. 229, § 13, operative July 1, 1984; Laws 1987, c. 69, § 11; Laws 1987, c. 208, § 118, operative July 1, 1987; Laws 1987, c. 236, § 106, emerg. eff. July 20, 1987; Laws 1988, c. 206, § 11, operative July 1, 1988; Laws 1989, c. 91, § 1, operative July 1, 1989; Laws 1994, c. 267, § 2, eff. July 1, 1994; Laws 1996, c. 69, § 16, eff.
Nov. 1, 1996; Laws 2000, c. 385, § 15, eff. Nov. 1, 2000; Laws 2001, c. 406, § 14, emerg. eff. June 4, 2001; Laws 2004, c. 182, § 1, emerg. eff. May 3, 2004; Laws 2015, c. 73, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2015; Laws 2022, c. 109, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2022; Laws 2025, c. 419, § 6. NOTE: Laws 2000, c. 371, § 169 repealed by Laws 2001, c. 5, § 11, emerg. eff. March 21, 2001. Laws 2001, c. 5, § 10 repealed by Laws 2002, c. 22, § 34, emerg. eff. March 8, 2002.