Oklahoma Notary Requirements

ACCEPTABLE IDs FOR AN OKLAHOMA NOTARY

49 O.S. § 49-113

49 O.S. § 49-113(F) (satisfactory evidence). F. A notarial officer has satisfactory evidence that a person is the person whose true signature is on a document if that person is personally known to the notarial officer, is identified upon the oath or affirmation of a credible witness personally known to the notarial officer or is identified on the basis of identification documents.

STATE IDs

Oklahoma requires evidence of identity satisfactory to the notary; no specific documents are prescribed.

Oklahoma Driver's License

Out of State Driver's License

Oklahoma State Issued ID

Out of State State Issued ID

Oklahoma License to Carry/CHL

Out of State License to Carry/CHL

Oklahoma Voter ID Card^*

Out of State Voter ID Card

*Oklahoma does not issue this credential.

FEDERAL IDs

Oklahoma requires evidence of identity satisfactory to the notary; no specific documents are prescribed.

U.S. Passport Book

U.S. Passport Card

U.S. Military ID

U.S. Military Dependent ID

Permanent Resident Card

Employment Authorization Card

VA Health ID Card

Social Security Card

Certificate of Citizenship

Certificate of Naturalization

Veteran ID Card

GOVERNMENT EMPLOYMENT IDs

Oklahoma requires evidence of identity satisfactory to the notary; no specific documents are prescribed.

State Government Employee ID

County Government Employee ID

Municipal Government Employee ID

Federal Government Employee ID

INMATE IDs

Oklahoma requires evidence of identity satisfactory to the notary; no specific documents are prescribed.

State Inmate ID

County Inmate ID

Federal Inmate ID

FOREIGN IDs

Oklahoma requires evidence of identity satisfactory to the notary; no specific documents are prescribed.

Foreign Passport

Consular/Matricula ID

Foreign Driver's License

CREDIBLE WITNESS(ES)

Oklahoma (49 O.S. 113.F) accepts identification upon the oath or affirmation of a credible witness personally known to the notarial officer; the oath is the act. (Title 49, Uniform Law on Notarial Acts lineage, Laws 1985 c.131; amended Laws 2024 c.226).

One Credible Witness

Personally known to the notary

PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE

Personally Known^*

*Personal knowledge permitted.

OTHER IDs

Oklahoma requires evidence of identity satisfactory to the notary; no specific documents are prescribed.

Tribal ID

Last verified: July 2026

Journal Rules

No traditional journal statute

NO TRADITIONAL JOURNAL MANDATE.

Journal required?: ✗
Bound paper journal required?: ✗
Wet signature required in journal?: ✗
Wet thumbprint required?: ✗
Digital journal allowed?: ✓
Journal format: Optional

Last verified: July 2026

Notary Fees

49 O.S. § 5

49 O.S. § 5 (NOTARIAL SEAL; AUTHENTICATION OF DOCUMENTS; PENALTIES; FEES; EXCEPTION) -- fee provision (sub§ A): The maximum fee a notary may charge and collect for each notarial act is Five Dollars ($5.00), except no fee shall be charged for the notarization of an official absentee ballot affidavit.

Acknowledgment (max): $5.00
Jurat (max): $5.00
Additional signature (max): $5.00
Travel fee capped?: ✗
Travel fee disclosure required?: ✓

Last verified: July 2026

Notarial Acts

Acknowledgment

Jurat

Oath / affirmation

Certified copy^*

Signature witnessing

Protest

*Certified copy: Copy must be a full, true, and accurate reproduction; official records may be certified only by their official custodian, not by a notary (49 O.S. 49-113(D)).

Last verified: July 2026

Certificate Language

Okla. Stat. tit. 16, § 95

Acknowledgment · Corporate · safe-harbor wording

Before me, {notary_name} in and for this state, on this {date_day} day of {date_month}, {date_year}, personally appeared {signer_name} to me known to be the identical person who subscribed the name of the maker thereof to the foregoing instrument as its {representative_title}, and acknowledged to me that he executed the same as his free and voluntary act and deed, and as the free and voluntary act and deed of the corporation, for the uses and purposes therein set forth.

Acknowledgment · Individual · safe-harbor wording

Before me, {notary_name} in and for this state, on this {date_day} day of {date_month}, {date_year}, personally appeared {signer_name} to me known to be the identical person who executed the within and foregoing instrument, and acknowledged to me that he executed the same as his free and voluntary act and deed for the uses and purposes therein set forth.

Certified Copy · General · safe-harbor wording

I certify that this is a true and correct copy of {document} in the possession of {signer_name}, made by me on {date}.

Jurat · Individual · safe-harbor wording

Subscribed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me on {date} by {signer_name}.

Signature Witnessing · Individual · safe-harbor wording

Signed (or attested) before me on {date} by {signer_name}.

Bracketed {tokens} are placeholders the app fills in (venue, names, dates) when it generates a certificate.

Last verified: July 2026

Source Documents

Full statute and (where published) the commissioning authority’s notary handbook. Download links appear here once the documents table is populated.

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