Oklahoma Code § 68-3405

Title 68. Revenue And Taxation: Duties of filing officers - Filing certificate
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A.  If a notice of federal lien, a refilling of a notice of
federal lien, or a notice of revocation of any certificate described
in subsection B of this section is presented to a filing officer who
is:
1.  The county clerk of Oklahoma County, the filing officer
shall cause the notice to be marked, held, and indexed in accordance
with the provisions of Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code as
if the notice were a financing statement within the meaning of the
Uniform Commercial Code; or
2.  Any other officer described in Section 3403 of this title,
the filing officer shall endorse the notice and mark it with the
date and time of receipt and immediately file the notice
alphabetically or enter it in an alphabetical index showing the name
and address of the person named in the notice, the date and time of
receipt, the title and address of the official or entity certifying
the lien, and the total amount appearing on the notice of lien.
B.  If a certificate of release, nonattachment, discharge, or
subordination of any lien is presented to the county clerk of
Oklahoma County for filing, the clerk shall:
1.  Cause a certificate of release or nonattachment to be
marked, held, and indexed as if the certificate were a termination
statement within the meaning of the Uniform Commercial Code, but the
notice of lien to which the certificate relates may not be removed
from the files; and
2.  Cause a certificate of discharge or subordination to be
marked, held, and indexed as if the certificate were a release of
collateral within the meaning of the Uniform Commercial Code.
C.  If a refiled notice of federal lien referred to in
subsection A of this section or any of the certificates or notices
referred to in subsection B of this section is presented for filing
to any other filing officer specified in Section 3403 of this title,
the clerk shall permanently attach the refiled notice or the
certificate to the original notice of lien and enter the refiled
notice or the certificate with the date of filing in any

alphabetical lien index on the line where the original notice of
lien is entered.
D.  Upon request of any person, the filing officer shall issue a
certificate showing whether there is on file, on the date and hour
stated therein, any notice of lien or certificate or notice
affecting any lien filed under the Uniform Federal Lien Registration
Act or the Uniform Federal Tax Lien Registration Act, naming a
particular person, and if a notice or certificate is on file, giving
the date and hour of filing of each notice or certificate.  The fee
for a certificate is One Dollar ($1.00).  Upon request, the filing
officer shall furnish a copy of any notice of federal lien, or
notice or certificate affecting a federal lien, for a fee of One
Dollar ($1.00) per page.
Added by Laws 1988, c. 132, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 1988.  Renumbered from
Title 68, § 24302.9 by Laws 1988, c. 162, § 162, eff. Jan. 1, 1992
and Laws 1991, c. 249, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.  Amended by Laws
2000, c. 371, § 180, eff. July 1, 2001.

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