Any person, firm, corporation, or other entity who wishes to engage in the business of abstracting in this state who was not engaged in the business of abstracting in this state on January 1, 1984, or who did not have a valid certificate of authority in this state on such date shall make application for a certificate of authority. At the time of application, the Oklahoma Abstractors Board shall notify all certificate holders doing business in the county of the application.
Okla. Stat. tit. 1, § 29