Rex Koller, Chairperson
Oklahoma Abstractors Board
421 NW 13th Street, Ste. 180
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73103
Re: AAA Abstract Company, Inc., Case No. OAB-2026-INV01
Dear Chairperson Koller:
This office has received your request for a written Attorney General Opinion regarding action that the Oklahoma Abstractors Board (“Board”) intends to take in the above-referenced case. Respondent is the holder of Certificate of Authority ("COA''), numbered 0127, to do the business of abstracting in Adair County, Oklahoma.
The Oklahoma Abstractors Act allows the Board to “prescribe and impose such administrative penalties and fines as deemed proper to be assessed against licensees and certificate holders ... for the violation or noncompliance with any provision of the Oklahoma Abstractors Act or rule or order of the Oklahoma Abstractors Board.” 1 O.S.2021, § 25(8).
At the April 21, 2026, hearing, the Board determined that during a regular inspection of Respondent on June 18, 2025 the Board Field Inspector found that: one (1) probate was mis-indexed, three (3) abstracts were prepared by Respondent in a manner intended to increase the number of pages so the company could charge more per abstract resulting in unreasonable and excessive fee for services and that Respondent failed to make the requested Abstract of Title No. 18241 available for inspection in a timely manner, in violation of 1 O.S.Supp.2024 §§ 31, 32(C), 35(A)(2), 41, and OAC 5:11-5-1. Respondent also violated applicable acts by failing to index the documents correctly and then failing to provide them during the inspection. Therefore, the Board proposes that Respondent pay restitution of $348.00, pay a fine of $30,500.00, correct previous bills, serve a term of three years’ probation, and be inspected each quarter during the probation.
It is, therefore, the official opinion of the Attorney General that the Oklahoma Abstractors Board has adequate support for the conclusion that this action is in accordance with the clear statutory mandates, and the Board may reasonably believe that this action is necessary to deter future violations.
Cheryl Dixon
Deputy General Counsel
