Oklahoma § 60-156 - Deeds and conveyances - Works not giving notice of
Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 60-156 — Deeds and conveyances - Works not giving notice of, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 60-156. Deeds and conveyances - Works not giving notice of
existence of trust - Recorded written evidence.
A. The appearance of the words "trustee" or "as trustee" or
"agent" following the names of the grantee in any deed of conveyance
of land or other property, or an interest therein, heretofore or
hereafter executed, without other language showing a trust, shall
not be deemed to give notice to or put on inquiry any person dealing
with said property that a trust exists, or that there are other
beneficiaries of said conveyance except the grantee named therein,
and such conveyance shall vest the title to such property in such
grantee and a conveyance by such grantee, whether followed by the
words "trustee" or "as trustee" or "agent" or not, shall vest title
in his grantee free from any claims of all persons or corporations.
B. Subsection A of this section shall not apply if other
written evidence is recorded, whether before or after the grantor's
death, which establishes that an express trust does exist with
respect to property which the grantor has conveyed by deed to his
grantee followed by the words "trustee" or "as trustee" provided
such other written evidence is recorded prior to conveyance of such
property by such grantee.
Amended by Laws 1988, c. 319, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 1988.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 60-156 ("Deeds and conveyances - Works not giving notice of") 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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