Oklahoma Code § 49-117

Title 49. Notaries Public: Notarial acts performed by officer of foreign nation or
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multinational or international organization.
A.  A notarial act has the same effect pursuant to the laws of
this state as if performed by a notarial officer of this state if
performed within the jurisdiction of and under authority of a
foreign nation or its constituent units or a multinational or
international organization by any of the following persons:
1.  a notary public or notary;
2.  a judge, clerk, or deputy clerk of a court of record; or
3.  any other person authorized by the law of that jurisdiction
to perform notarial acts.
B.  An "Apostille" in the form prescribed by the Hague
Convention of October 5, 1961, conclusively establishes that the
signature of the notarial officer is genuine and that the officer
holds the indicated office.
C.  A certificate by a foreign service or consular officer of
the United States stationed in the nation under the jurisdiction of
which the notarial act was performed, or a certificate by a foreign
service or consular officer of that nation stationed in the United
States, conclusively establishes any matter relating to the
authenticity or validity of the notarial act set forth in the
certificate.
D.  An official stamp or seal of the person performing the
notarial act is prima facie evidence that the signature is genuine
and that the person holds the indicated title.
E.  An official stamp or seal of an officer listed in this
section is prima facie evidence that a person with the indicated
title has authority to perform notarial acts.
F.  If the title of office and indication of authority to
perform notarial acts appears either in a digest of foreign law or
in a list customarily used as a source for that information, the
authority of an officer with that title to perform notarial acts is
conclusively established.

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