Oklahoma § 16-20 - Power of attorney - Execution - Recording
Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 16-20 — Power of attorney - Execution - Recording, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 16-20. Power of attorney - Execution - Recording
A power of attorney in fact for the conveyance of real estate or
any interest therein, or for the execution or release of any
mortgage therefor, shall be executed, acknowledged and recorded in
the manner required by this chapter for the execution,
acknowledgment and recording of deeds and mortgages, and shall be
recorded in the county where the land is situated, and no deed,
mortgage or release of a mortgage executed by an attorney in fact
shall be received for record or recorded until the power under which
the same is executed has been duly filed for record in the same
office; and the recording of any deed, mortgage or release of
mortgage shall be of no effect for any purpose until the power under
which it is executed has been duly filed for record in the same
office. Provided that any power of attorney promulgated by any
agency of the Government of the United States shall be deemed
sufficiently recorded for purposes of this section if the
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 16. Conveyances
promulgation thereof shall have been published in the Federal
Registry of the Government of the United States and any instrument
executed pursuant to said power of attorney recites the specific
reference to said publication.
R.L.1910, § 1163; Laws 1977, c. 69, § 1, emerg. eff. May 23, 1977.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Oklahoma § 16-20
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Section 16-20 ("Power of attorney - Execution - Recording") is part of the Oklahoma Statutes, the codified statutory law of Oklahoma. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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