THE GREAT SEAL OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA
Custody and Use of the Great Seal
Under Article VI, Section 18 of the Oklahoma Constitution, the Oklahoma Secretary of State serves as the physical custodian of the Great Seal of the State of Oklahoma to authenticate official acts of the Governor and state documents. The Secretary of State's authority is limited solely to acting as the physical custodian of the Seal. The Secretary of State does not hold statutory authority to approve, disapprove, grant, or deny permission for the public to use or reproduce the likeness of the Great Seal. Text goes here.
Electronic Images & Public Reproduction
· No Digital Files Provided: The Oklahoma Secretary of State’s office does not generate, maintain, or distribute electronic image files (such as PNG, JPEG, or SVG formats) of the Great Seal for public use or download.
· Independent Creation: Members of the public, businesses, or public entities wishing to use or replicate the visual likeness of the Great Seal for their own purposes may create or source their own electronic graphics without requesting permission or authorization from this office.
· Attorney General Opinion: Reference can be made to Attorney General Opinion 97-68.
· Intent to defraud: Oklahoma Statutes, Title 21, Section 1571. Every person who, with intent to defraud, forges, or counterfeits the great or privy seal of this state, the seal of any public office authorized by law, the seal of any court of record, including judge of county seals, or the seal of any corporation created by the laws of this state, or of any other state, government or country, or any other public seal authorized or recognized by the laws of this state, or of any other state, government or country, or who falsely makes, forges or counterfeits any impression purporting to be the impression of any such seal, is guilty of forgery in the second degree, a Class D1 felony offense.
Okla. Const. Art. 6, Section 35. – Description of seal: https://www.oscn.net/applications/oscn/DeliverDocument.asp?CiteID=84947
