Okla. Stat. tit. 12A, § 12A-15-118: Acceptance and distribution of electronic records by

governmental agencies.

ACCEPTANCE AND DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRONIC RECORDS BY

GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (f) of Section

12 of this act, each governmental agency of this state shall

determine whether, and the extent to which, it will send and accept

electronic records and electronic signatures to and from other

persons and otherwise create, generate, communicate, store, process,

use, and rely upon electronic records and electronic signatures.

(b) To the extent that a governmental agency uses electronic

records and electronic signatures under subsection (a) of this

section, the governmental agency, giving due consideration to

security, may specify:

(1) the manner and format in which the electronic records must

be created, generated, sent, communicated, received, and stored and

the systems established for those purposes;

(2) if electronic records must be signed by electronic means,

the type of electronic signature required, the manner and format in

which the electronic signature must be affixed to the electronic

record, and the identity of, or criteria that must be met by, any

third party used by a person filing a document to facilitate the

process;

(3) control processes and procedures as appropriate to ensure

adequate preservation, disposition, integrity, security,

confidentiality, and auditability of electronic records; and

(4) any other required attributes for electronic records which

are specified for corresponding nonelectronic records or reasonably

necessary under the circumstances.

(c) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (f) of Section

12 of this act, this act does not require a governmental agency of

this state to use or permit the use of electronic records or

electronic signatures.