A. Whenever any deposit shall be made in a bank by any person which is in form in trust for another, and no other or further notice of the existence and terms of a legal and valid trust shall have been given in writing to the bank, in the event of the death of the trustee, the same, or any part thereof, together with the interest thereon, may be paid to the person or persons for whom the deposit was made. A deposit held in this form shall be deemed to constitute a Totten Trust. A revocation of such trust may only be made in writing to the bank and the bank shall not suffer any liability for payment of funds pursuant to the trust unless and until it receives written notice of revocation.
B. 1. If a deposit account is opened with a bank by one or more persons expressly as a trustee for one or more other named persons and further notice of the existence and terms of a legal and valid trust is not given in writing to the bank, the bank may accept and administer the account as set forth in subsection A of this section.
2. If a deposit account is opened with a bank by one or more persons expressly as a trustee for one or more other named persons pursuant to or purporting to be pursuant to a written trust agreement, the trustee may provide the bank with a certificate of trust to evidence the trust relationship. The certificate shall be an affidavit of the trustee and must include the effective date of the trust, the name of the trustee, the name or method for choosing successor trustees, the name and address of each beneficiary, the authority granted to the trustee, the disposition of the account on the death of the trustee or the survivor of two or more trustees, other information required by the bank, and an indemnification of the bank. The bank may accept and administer the account, subject to the provisions of Title 58 of the Oklahoma Statutes, in accordance with the certificate of trust without requiring a copy of the trust agreement. The bank is not liable for administering the account as provided by the certificate of trust, even if the certificate of trust is contrary to the terms of the trust agreement, unless the bank has actual knowledge of the terms of the trust agreement.
3. On the death of the trustee or the survivor of two or more trustees, the bank may pay all or part of the withdrawal value of the account with interest as provided by the certificate of trust. If the trustee did not deliver a certificate of trust, the bank's right to treat the account as owned by a trustee ceases on the death of the trustee. On the death of the trustee or the survivor of two or more trustees, the bank shall, unless the certificate of trust provides otherwise, pay the withdrawal value of the account, with interest, in equal shares to the persons who survived the trustee, are named as beneficiaries in the certificate of trust, and can be located by the bank from its own records. If there is not a certificate of trust, payment of the withdrawal value and interest shall be made as provided by Title 58 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Any payment made under this section for all or part of the withdrawal value and interest discharges any liability of the bank to the extent of the payment. The bank may pay all or part of the withdrawal value and interest in the manner provided by this section, regardless of whether it has knowledge of a competing claim, unless the bank receives actual knowledge that payment has been restrained by order of a court of competent jurisdiction.
4. This section does not obligate a bank to accept a deposit account from a trustee who does not furnish a copy of the trust agreementor to search beyond its own records for the location of a named beneficiary.
5. This section does not affect a contractual provision to the contrary that otherwise complies with the laws of this state.
Added by Laws 1965, c. 161, § 902. Amended by Laws 1991, c. 128, § 8, emerg. eff. April 29, 1991; Laws 1993, c. 183, § 13, eff. July 1, 1993; Laws 1997, c. 111, § 77, eff. July 1, 1997.
Structure Oklahoma Statutes
Title 6. Banks and Trust Companies
§6-201. Establishment - Officers and employees.
§6-201.1. Compensation of Commissioner.
§6-202. Board membership and meetings.
§6-204. Powers of Commissioner – Review of orders.
§6-205. Access of Commissioner and Board to records of Department.
§6-206. Power to subpoena witnesses - Declaratory order - Good faith as a defense.
§6-207. Judicial review of orders of the Board or Commissioner.
§6-208. Records of Department - Public inspection – Confidentiality – Electronic storage.
§6-208.1. Availability of personnel data – Confidentiality - Definitions.
§6-209. Bank and trust companies - Examinations and reports.
§6-210. Removal of officer, director or employee of bank or trust company by Commissioner.
§6-211.1. Revolving fund - Creation.
§6-212. Commissioner's annual report.
§6-213. Interests of department officers or employees in banks or trust companies.
§6-214. Bank and trust company records - Preservation - Reproduction.
§6-215. Limitation of liability.
§6-216. Standards in regulations, orders and rules.
§6-218. Transfer of stock or controlling interest - Notice to and approval by Commissioner.
§6-219. Changes in chief executive officer and directors.
§6-220. Impairment of capital - Assessments - Limitations.
§6-301. Certificate of authority.
§6-303.1. Capital structure - Preferred stock.
§6-304. Expenses of organization.
§6-306.1. Commissioner – Certificate of authority – Recommendation of action.
§6-306.2. Acceptance of application for filing - Notice.
§6-307.1. Objectives of Commissioner and Banking Board - Comments or objections.
§6-308. Hearing before Commissioner.
§6-310. Board hearing on application - Condition - Approval - Notice.
§6-311. Appeal of Board's decision.
§6-401. Organization of new bank or trust company.
§6-402. Powers of banks and trust companies.
§6-402.1. Chartering of banker's bank.
§6-403.1. Membership in Federal Reserve System.
§6-404. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Act - Acts permitted for compliance therewith.
§6-405.1. Authorized but unissued stock.
§6-405.2. Employee stock option and stock purchase plans.
§6-407. Amendment - Trust powers.
§6-408. Amendment of existing articles of incorporation with certificate of incorporation.
§6-410. Capital debentures - Rediscounting notes to Federal Reserve.
§6-411. Pledge of assets - Banks.
§6-415. Drive-in or walk-up facilities.
§6-416. Bank service corporations.
§6-421. Military banking facilities.
§6-422. Consumer banking electronic facilities.
§6-425. Fiduciary relationships.
§6-426. Agency relationships between subsidiary banks.
§6-502. Bank holding companies.
§6-503. Trust companies - Branch offices.
§6-506. Out-of-state bank holding companies - Acquisitions.
§6-511. Industrial loan company - Industrial bank - Definition.
§6-601. Business days and hours.
§6-702. Liability of fiduciaries owning stock.
§6-703. Liability of preferred shareholders.
§6-705. Transfer of shares - Law governing.
§6-708. Common stock dividend on retirement of preferred stock.
§6-709. Rights of preferred shareholders - Dividends - Voting and conversion rights.
§6-711. Directors and officers - Banks and trust companies.
§6-711.1. Transferred employees - Purchase of former residence by bank.
§6-712. Liability of directors, officers, and other persons - Overdrafts.
§6-712.1. Indemnification for defending suits - Directors' personal liability eliminated or limited.
§6-713. Fidelity bonds and other insurance.
§6-714. Directors - Meetings and duties.
§6-715. Applicability of Oklahoma General Corporation Act.
§6-802. Limitations on maximum indebtedness to bank - Exceptions.
§6-806. Investments - Underwriting - Limitations.
§6-807. Sale and purchase of loans.
§6-808. Banks prohibited from making political contributions - Penalties.
§6-809. Prohibited acts - Penalties - Injunctions.
§6-902. Trustee deposit accounts.
§6-903.1. Deposit accounts for minors.
§6-905. Adverse claims to deposits - Restraining order or injunction - Indemnity bond.
§6-907. Husband and wife deposit for business purpose - Sole proprietorship account.
§6-908. Banks and credit unions authorized to offer savings promotion raffles.
§6-909. Powers of authorized signer.
§6-1001. Powers of trust companies.
§6-1001.1. Temporary borrowing powers of trust companies.
§6-1002. Restrictions on acting in certain fiduciary capacities - Reciprocity.
§6-1003. Advertising performance of legal services prohibited.
§6-1004. Deposits of securities with Commissioner.
§6-1007. Lien and claim upon bank failure.
§6-1008. Investments - Acceptance as securities by public officials of this state.
§6-1009. Official's oath or affidavit.
§6-1011. Loans of trust funds to officers and employees prohibited.
§6-1013. Disclosure of communications and writings prohibited - Exceptions.
§6-1014. Closing of trust unduly delayed.
§6-1015. Banks authorized to engage in trust business - Powers - Restrictions.
§6-1016. Service charges not part of interest on loans.
§6-1017. Voluntary relinquishment of trust powers.
§6-1018. Voluntary or involuntary liquidation or receivership.
§6-1019. Merger, consolidation and sale of assets.
§6-1020. Existing trust powers of religious, charitable, etc. corporations not denied.
§6-1021. Liquidation, dissolution and reorganization of trust companies.
§6-1023. Deposit of securities in clearing corporation or Federal Reserve Bank.
§6-1024. Acquisition of control of trust company - Notice - Approval - Review - Penalties.
§6-1101. Merger or conversion.
§6-1102. Approval of merger by directors and merger agreement.
§6-1105. Effective date of merger, filing of approved agreement, certificate of merger as evidence.
§6-1106. Continuation of corporate entity.
§6-1107. Conversion from state bank to national and of national to state bank, and trust powers.
§6-1108. Nonconforming assets of business.
§6-1109.1. Sale of assets other than in the ordinary course of business.
§6-1110. Book value of assets.
§6-1201. Voluntary liquidation and dissolution.
§6-1202. Involuntary liquidation by Commissioner - Reorganization.
§6-1204. Liquidation by Commissioner - Procedure.
§6-1205. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation as liquidator.
§6-1207. Transfer or conveyance of title to mineral interests or leases.
§6-1301.1. Appointment of deputy.
§6-1301.2. Authorization for access to safe deposit box upon death of lessee.
§6-1302. Authority to lease safe deposit boxes.
§6-1303. Access by fiduciaries.
§6-1304. Effect of lessee's death or incompetence.
§6-1306. Lease to corporation, general or limited partnership, or limited liability company.
§6-1308. Search procedure on death - Removal of certain contents.
§6-1309. Adverse claims to contents of safe deposit box.
§6-1310. Lien of lessor, special remedies and proceedings for nonpayment of rent.
§6-1311. Limitation of liability - Requirements or policies.
§6-1312. Garnishment - Proceedings in aid of execution.
§6-1313. Estate taxes or rights of state or tax commission not affected.
§6-1403. Unlawful use of words "safe deposit".
§6-1405. Unlawful gratuity or compensation - Transactions of persons connected with bank.
§6-1406. Receipt of deposit after notification of insolvency.
§6-1407. Unlawful service as officer or director.
§6-1409. Unlawful concealment of transactions.
§6-1410. Improper maintenance of accounts - False or deceptive entries and statements.
§6-1412. Embezzlement or misapplication of funds.
§6-1416. Prohibitions relating to control of banks - Remedies.
§6-1514. Information-sharing agreements - Records.
§6-1515. Rules - Interpretive statements and opinions.
§6-1600. International Bank Act - Short title.
§6-1602. Applicability of state banking laws.
§6-1603. Applicability of Oklahoma General Corporation Act.
§6-1604. Requirements for carrying on banking business.
§6-1605. Application for license - Approval or disapproval.
§6-1606. Licenses - Permissible activities.
§6-1607. International administrative offices.
§6-1608. Asset maintenance or capital equivalency.
§6-1609. Certification of capital accounts.
§6-1612. Conversion from a federal agency to a state chartered agency and the reverse.
§6-1614. Representative offices - Limitations - Licenses - Fees.
§6-1615. Rules - Exemption from economic impact statement requirements.
§6-1616. Foreign travel expenses.
§6-1621. Task Force for the Study of State Banking Services.
§6-1701. Short title - Intent.
§6-1705. Companies authorized to act as fiduciary.
§6-1706. Certain activities not requiring charter.
§6-1707. State trust institutions - Business locations.
§6-1708. Out-of-state trust institutions - Business locations.
§6-1709. Registration of name.
§6-1710. Authority to operate trust business.
§6-1713. Establishment of additional offices in this state.
§6-1714. Establishment of additional offices outside of this state.
§6-1715. Out-of-state trust institutions permitted to engage in trust business.
§6-1716. Establishment of new trust offices by out-of-state institutions permitted.
§6-1717. Acquisition of trust offices by out-of-state trust institutions permitted.
§6-1718. Notice of intent to establish or acquire trust office by out-of-state trust institution.
§6-1719. Approval of establishment or acquisition of office by out-of-state institution.
§6-1720. Establishment of additional offices by out-of-state institutions.
§6-1722. Establishment or acquisition of representative trust offices.
§6-1723. Examination of out-of-state trust institutions.
§6-1725. Notice of change of control, substantial transfer of trust assets or closure.
§6-1730. Short title - Purpose.
§6-1732. Designation of trust institution as fiduciary.
§6-1733. Written agreements or instruments - Designation of law governing.
§6-1734. Fiduciary investment standards - Designation of law governing.
§6-1735. Delegation of fiduciary functions.
§6-1736. Hiring and compensation of affiliates.
§6-1737. Compensation arrangements between clients and fiduciaries.
§6-1738. Disclosure of conflicts of interest.
§6-1739. Acquisition of state trust company or trust institution.
§6-1740. Application of act - Exemptions.
§6-1755. Conversion to public trust company.
§6-2001.1. Oklahoma State Credit Union Board - Creation.
§6-2001.3. Meetings of Board - Quorum.
§6-2001.4. Civil liability of State Credit Union Board members.
§6-2007. Membership - Central credit unions.
§6-2009. Fiscal year - Meetings - Voting.
§6-2010. Board of directors - Credit committee or credit manager - Supervisory committee - Officers.
§6-2012. Expulsions and withdrawals.
§6-2014. Shares and deposits in name of minors - Shares not subject to stock transfer tax.
§6-2015. Partial invalidity - Right of alteration, amendment or repeal.
§6-2017. Fiscal agency for state.
§6-2018. Voluntary dissolution.
§6-2020. Special Reserve for Dormant Accounts.
§6-2021. Conversion of credit unions.
§6-2022. Merger of credit unions.
§6-2023. Exercising power of federally chartered credit union - Exceptions.
§6-2024. Joint tenancy shares and deposits.
§6-2025. Share or deposit account payable on death – Application.
§6-2041. Power to make and purchase obligations representing insured loans and credit advances.
§6-2043. Inconsistent laws inapplicable to loans or investments authorized.
§6-2103. Licenses - Requirement - Exceptions - Penalty.
§6-2105. Application for license.
§6-2106. Investigation of applicants.
§6-2107. Annual license fees - Renewals - Display of license certificate - Exception.
§6-2108. Surety bond or irrevocable letter of credit.
§6-2109. Additional bond - Deposit of securities in lieu of bond.
§6-2112. Books, accounts and records - Current financial statements.
§6-2113. Examination of books and records - Audits.
§6-2114. Investigation upon noncompliance with act.
§6-2115. Conduct of business - Location - Agents - Conditions.
§6-2116. Revocation of license - Hearing - Grounds.
§6-2117. Power of subpoena - Designation of hearing officer.
§6-2120. Rules and regulations.
§6-2124. Acts required of licensees - Deadline - Exception.
§6-2203. Financial institutions prohibited from disclosing financial records unless.
§6-2204. Subpoena of financial records.
§6-2205. Disclosures or releases authorized.
§6-2206. Costs of assembling, reproducing or providing financial records.
§6-3001. Records - Electronic or microphotographic reproduction - Evidence.
§6-3002. Compliance review documents - Confidentiality - Discovery or admissibility.
§6-3003. Negotiation services - Interest income as valuable consideration.