1. (a) "Appropriate person" means:

2. (1) with respect to an

   indorsement, the person specified by a security certificate or by an effective special indorsement to be entitled to the security;;

3. (3) with respect to an

   entitlement order, the entitlement

4. (2) with respect to an

   instruction, the registered owner of an uncertificated security
   holder;

5. (4) if the

   person designated in paragraph (1), (2) or (3) of this subsection is deceased, the designated person's successor taking under other law or the designated person's personal representative acting for the estate of the decedent; or

6. (5) if the

   person designated in paragraph (1), (2) or (3) of this subsection lacks capacity, the designated person's guardian, conservator, or other similar representative who has power under other law to transfer the security or financial asset.

7. (b) An

   indorsement, instruction, or entitlement order is effective if:

8. (1) it is made by the

   appropriate person;

9. (2) it is made by a

   person who has power under the law of agency to transfer the security or financial asset on behalf of the appropriate person, including, in the case of an instruction or entitlement order, a person who has control under paragraph (2) of subsection (c) or paragraph (2) of subsection (d) of Section 12A-8-106 of this title; or

10. (3) the

    appropriate person has ratified it or is otherwise precluded from asserting its ineffectiveness.

11. (c) An

    indorsement, instruction, or entitlement order made by a representative is effective even if:

12. (1) the

    representative has failed to comply with a controlling instrument or with the law of the state having jurisdiction of the representative relationship, including any law requiring the representative to obtain court approval of the transaction; or

13. (2) the

    representative's action in making the indorsement, instruction, or entitlement order or using the proceeds of the transaction is otherwise a breach of duty.

14. (d) If a

    security is registered in the name of or specially indorsed to a person described as a representative, or if a securities account is maintained in the name of a person described as a representative, an indorsement, instruction, or entitlement order made by the person is effective even though the person is no longer serving in the described capacity.

15. (e) Effectiveness of an

    indorsement, instruction, or entitlement order is determined as of the date the indorsement, instruction, or entitlement order is made, and an indorsement, instruction, or entitlement order does not become ineffective by reason of any later change of circumstances.

    Oklahoma Code Comment

    Section 8-107 governs the effectiveness of an indorsement, instruction or entitlement order. Cf. UCC §§ 3-203, 3-204, 4A-103, 8-304, and pre-revision UCC §§ 8-308 through 8-311.

    Prior Statutory Provisions:

    18 Okla. Stat. §§ 1.85, 1.89, 1.92, 1.107, 1.108 (1947).

    48 Okla. Stat. §§ 39, 42, 43, 81-101, 145-150 (1910).

    Pre-revision UCC §§ 8-308 through 8-311.

Laws 1984, HB 1800, c. 76, § 8, eff. November 1, 1984; Amended by Laws 1995, SB 522, c. 242, § 7, eff. February 1, 1996.