Oklahoma Jurat Certificate: Wording and Where the Commission Number Goes
This content is educational and informational, not legal advice. Requirements reflect Title 49 of the Oklahoma Statutes, sections 1, 5, 11 and 119, but the law can change. Confirm current requirements with the Oklahoma Secretary of State before relying on this.
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Fillable Oklahoma jurat certificate
Choose the sworn verification or the plain attestation, enter the details, and the certificate updates live with the commission number placed where Oklahoma requires it.
What is the Oklahoma jurat wording?
Section 119 prints the short form, and the signature block underneath is where the Oklahoma detail lives.
State of Oklahoma
County of ______
Signed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me on ____________ (date) by ____________ (name(s) of person(s) making statement).
(Signature of notarial officer)
(Seal: State of Oklahoma, Notary Public, name)
Commission number: ______
My commission expires: ______
Where does the commission number go in Oklahoma?
With your official signature, not inside the seal impression. Section 5 states that the Oklahoma seal contains only the words "State of Oklahoma" and "Notary Public" along with the notary's name, and that the commission number and the expiration date are added to the official signature on each act. In practice that means writing or stamping both lines beneath the signature, next to the seal. A certificate with a crisp seal but no commission number is incomplete under Oklahoma law, and it is the single most common defect on Oklahoma paperwork, precisely because notaries assume the stamp says everything.
| Element | Where it belongs |
|---|---|
| State of Oklahoma, Notary Public, name | On the seal |
| Commission number | With the official signature |
| Commission expiration date | With the official signature |
| Venue, date, signer's name | In the certificate wording |
Does Oklahoma have a form for witnessing a signature?
Yes, and it is worth knowing before you administer an oath nobody needed. Alongside the sworn verification, Section 119 prints a separate short form reading "Signed or attested before me on (date) by (name(s) of person(s))." That covers signature witnessing, where the person signs in front of you but swears to nothing. Some documents genuinely only need proof that a particular person signed, not that the contents are true. Ask which the receiving agency requires, because a jurat asks the signer to take on perjury exposure that an attestation does not.
What happens if an Oklahoma notary changes their name?
More than most notaries expect. A mid-term name change costs twenty-five dollars, a new commission expiration date is set, and the notary must buy a new seal and obtain a new bond for filing with the court clerk. Moving between Oklahoma counties is far simpler by comparison: it requires written notice to the Secretary of State within thirty days, but no new bond and no new seal, because an Oklahoma commission is statewide. Notaries who marry or divorce mid-term most often overlook the new bond, which leaves them acting on a commission that no longer matches their filings.
Can someone who lives out of state be an Oklahoma notary?
Yes, if they work there. The Secretary of State appoints Oklahoma notaries for a four-year term, and every commission runs in the name of the State of Oklahoma under the Great Seal. An applicant must be at least eighteen, a United States citizen, and either employed within Oklahoma or a legal resident, which opens the office to people who commute in from a neighbouring state. A felony conviction is grounds for removal from the office.
How do you prepare for an Oklahoma jurat appointment?
Bring the document unsigned and complete every other blank in it first. A jurat requires you to sign in front of the notary and then swear or affirm that the contents are true, so a page signed at home has to be signed again. Bring acceptable photo identification. Expect a spoken question and expect to answer it aloud; that exchange is the oath, and a signature with no oath is not a jurat whatever the certificate says. Read the document to the end before you go, because you are vouching for all of it.
Oklahoma jurat: frequently asked questions
- What is the Oklahoma jurat wording?
- Title 49, Section 119 gives the short form: "Signed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me on" the date "by" the person making the statement.
- Where does the commission number go in Oklahoma?
- With the notary's official signature, not on the seal. The seal carries only "State of Oklahoma," "Notary Public" and the notary's name.
- Does Oklahoma have a form for witnessing a signature?
- Yes. Section 119 prints a separate short form reading "Signed or attested before me on" the date "by" the named person, for when no oath is needed.
- What happens if an Oklahoma notary changes their name?
- It costs twenty-five dollars, sets a new expiration date, and requires a new seal plus a new bond filed with the court clerk.
- Can someone who lives out of state be an Oklahoma notary?
- Yes. An applicant must be eighteen or older and a United States citizen, and either employed within Oklahoma or a legal resident of the state.
Published June 13, 2026 by the Trámites Notariales US editorial team. Sources: Oklahoma Statutes Title 49, sections 1, 5, 11 and 119 (Oklahoma State Senate and the Oklahoma Statutes); the Oklahoma Secretary of State Notary Public Guide. Confirm current requirements before relying on this.