The Executive Director, or an authorized designee, of the Historical Society is authorized to make certified copies of any and all records, papers or other documents, including excerpts and parts of all of any newspaper or file, and papers and archives held by said society in trust for the United States Government, and such as may by him or her be certified and attested and the seal of the Historical Society affixed thereto, shall be received in evidence in all the courts of this state and have the same force and effect as the original would when introduced in evidence; provided, that when such certificates are made for the United States Government, or any of its officers, to be used in evidence in behalf of the United States Government, or any of its agencies, such certificate shall be made without fee or charge, and the same as to the State of Oklahoma and its agents, but in all other instances fees for such certificate shall be paid by the party applying therefor in such amount as allowed by law to the Secretary of State for such certification, and when such fee is not fixed by law it shall be a reasonable charge to be fixed by the Board of Directors of said Society. All fees so received shall be paid into the Oklahoma Historical Society Revolving Fund, provided, that no fee shall be charged for such certified copy when required in the transaction of the business of the state or the United States Government.

Added by Laws 1935, p. 64, § 7. Amended by Laws 1988, c. 217, § 11, emerg. eff. June 21, 1988. Renumbered from Title 53, § 12 by Laws 1988, c. 217, § 15, emerg. eff. June 21, 1988; Laws 2003, c. 289, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.