STATE OF OKLAHOMA

2nd Session of the 53rd Legislature (2012)

HOUSE BILL 3086	By:	Murphey

AS INTRODUCED

An Act relating to fees; amending 28 O.S. 2011, Section 111, which relates to collection of certain fees by the Secretary of State; limiting fee for certain documentation for international adoptions; and providing an effective date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1.     AMENDATORY     28 O.S. 2011, Section 111, is amended to read as follows:
Section 111.  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, 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, 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, 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, Fifty Dollars ($50.00) per year;
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, 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
(1)	1 to 5 products	$150 per year
(2)	6 to 10 products	$200 per year
(3)	11 to 20 products	$250 per year
(4)	over 20 products	$300 per year
b.	For information requested for six to twenty-five counties:
	Number of Farm
	Products	Paper
(1)	1 to 10 products	$200 per year
(2)	11 to 20 products	$250 per year
(3)	over 20 products	$300 per year
c.	For information requested for twenty-six to fifty counties:
	Number of Farm
	Products	Paper
(1)	1 to 10 products	$250 per year
(2)	11 to 20 products	$300 per year
(3)	over 20 products	$350 per year
d.	For information requested for over fifty counties:
	Number of Farm
	Products	Paper
(1)	1 to 10 products	$300 per year
(2)	11 to 20 products	$350 per year
(3)	over 20 products	$400 per year;
8.	a.	The Secretary of State 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 electronic data equipment or other communication media in such form and manner as is specified by the Secretary of State.
b.	The Secretary of State 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, 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.
SECTION 2.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2012.

53-2-8637	SDR	12/09/11