Oklahoma Statutes
Title 1. Abstracting
§1-40. Censure, revocation or suspension of abstract license.

Upon good cause shown and after a hearing, the Oklahoma Abstractors Board may censure a licensee or revoke or suspend his abstract license for any of the following acts:

1. Making of a materially fraudulent statement in an application for an abstract license; or
2. Having been convicted and exhausted all appellate remedies in a court of competent jurisdiction in this or any other state or a federal court of the crime of forgery, embezzlement, obtaining money under false pretenses, extortion, conspiracy to defraud, fraud, or any similar offense, or pleading guilty or nolo contendere to any such offense; or
3. Destroying or secreting public records, or failing to return said records within the designated time; or
4. Any other conduct which constitutes untrustworthy or improper, fraudulent, or dishonest activities; or
5. Disregarding or violating any provision of the Oklahoma Abstractors Act; or
6. Continued violation after notice from the Board of engaging in a practice of charging excessive abstracting fees.
Added by Laws 1984, c. 163, § 18, eff. Nov. 1, 1984. Amended by Laws 2007, c. 359, § 20, eff. Jan. 1, 2008. Renumbered from Title 74, § 227.27 by Laws 2007, c. 359, § 22, eff. Jan. 1, 2008.

Structure Oklahoma Statutes

Oklahoma Statutes

Title 1. Abstracting

§1-20. Short title.

§1-21. Definitions.

§1-22. Oklahoma Abstractors Board.

§1-23. Oklahoma Abstractors Board meetings - Officers, duties and powers.

§1-24. Administration of Abstractors Act - Hearing examiners.

§1-25. Abstractors Board - Powers and duties.

§1-26. Oklahoma Abstractors Board Revolving Fund.

§1-27. Application for certificate of authority - Fee - Bond - Proof required.

§1-28. Independent set of abstract books or other system of indexes required.

§1-29. Persons, firms, corporations or other entities not engaged in abstracting on January 1, 1984 - Application for certificate of authority.

§1-30. Certificate of authority - Issuance - Renewal - List of abstracting fees.

§1-31. Current abstract plant required.

§1-32. Abstracts and other documents to be provided without delay - Valid order therefor - Failure to furnish - Penalties - Exclusions.

§1-33. Repeated violations - Temporary certificate of authority to another.

§1-34. Development of abstract plant - Permit.

§1-35. Censure, suspension, revocation, continuance, renewal or refusal to issue certificate of authority or permit - Civil penalties.

§1-36. Rights and responsibilities of abstractors.

§1-37. Certain employees required to hold abstract license - Exemptions.

§1-38. Qualifications for issuance of license - Term of license - License fee.

§1-39. Supervision of licensees.

§1-40. Censure, revocation or suspension of abstract license.

§1-41. Unlawful business inducements - Charges for abstracts, abstract extensions, supplemental abstracts and final title reports - List of abstracting fees - Civil penalties.

§1-42. Limitation of actions.

§1-43. Real property purchaser – Retention of abstract.