{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-69-69-312","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-312","heading":"Rules and regulations - Nonresidents transacting business","body":"with Commission - Agent for service of process - Appointment -\n\nSecretary of State as agent - Financial statement by bidders.\n\nThe Commission shall have authority to promulgate such\n\nreasonable rules and regulations as it may deem necessary for the\n\nproper and orderly transaction of its business. Every nonresident\n\nperson, natural or artificial, firm or entity, including any\n\ncorporation not domiciled in this state, shall, before it be\n\npermitted to transact business or continue business with the\n\nCommission, appoint and maintain an agent upon whom service or\n\nprocess may be had in any action to which such person, natural or\n\nartificial, firm or entity shall be a party. Such agent shall\n\nreside in the State of Oklahoma and shall file with the Secretary of\n\nState a formal declaration as to his place of residence in the State\n\nof Oklahoma. Service had upon such agent shall be taken and held as\n\nservice upon such person, natural or artificial, firm or entity.\n\nSuch appointment, properly executed and acknowledged, shall be filed\n\nwith the Secretary of State and shall give the residence address or\n\nplace of business of such agent. Contractors or other persons\n\ndesiring to bid upon construction or maintenance work shall be\n\nrequired to submit a financial statement and such other information\n\nas the Commission may deem necessary or desirable, such statement\n\nand information to be on file with the Commission for a period of at\n\nleast ten (10) days prior to the date on which they expect or desire\n\nto submit bid or bids to the Commission. Any person, natural or\n\nartificial, firm or entity failing to comply with the provisions of\n\nthis section shall be deemed to have appointed the Secretary of\n\nState as his service agent in accordance with the provisions of\n\nTitle 47, Sections 391 - 398, O.S.1961, as amended, and service of\n\nprocess may be had as therein provided.","path":["OK Code","Title 69"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os69.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"c63260df1a348eb54d7e35429cb27f841cf31ec9be01d90bf58cf46f02edf647","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-69-69-311","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-69-69-313"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}