App. Title Examination Standards | MidpageApp. Title Examination Standards
sec 1.1Marketable Title Definedsec 1.2Examining Attorney's Attitudesec 1.3Reference to Title Standardssec 1.4Remedial Effect of Curative Legislationsec 1.52020 Covid-19 Pandemicsec 2.1Recertification Unnecessarysec 2.2Transcripts of Court Proceedingssec 2.3Unmatured Special Assessmentssec 2.4Standard Repealed, November 7, 1997sec 3.1Instruments By Strangerssec 3.2Affidavits and Recitalssec 3.2.1Acquiring Severed Mineral Interests From Decedent-Establishing Marketable Titlesec 3.3Oil and Gas Leases and Mineral and Royalty Interestssec 3.4Corrective Instrumentssec 3.5Instruments Which Are Altered and Re-Recordedsec 3.6Lis Pendenssec 4.1Minoritysec 4.2Mental Capacity to Conveysec 4.3Capacity of Conservatees to Conveysec 5.1Abbreviations and Idem Sonanssec 5.2Variance Between Signature of Body of Deed and Acknowledgmentsec 5.3Recital of Identitysec 6.1Defects In or Omission of Acknowledgments in Instruments of Recordsec 6.2Omissions and Inconsistencies in Instruments and Acknowledgmentssec 6.3Revenue Stampssec 6.4Delivery; Delay in Recordingsec 6.5Foreign Executions and Acknowledgmentssec 6.6Short Form Acknowledgmentssec 6.7Validity of Instruments Executed by Attorneys-in-Factsec 6.8Powers of Attorney for Federal Agenciessec 6.9Remote Online Notaries and Recording of Electronic Documents in Tangible Formsec 7.1Marital Interests; Definition; Applicability of Standards; Bar or Presumption of Their Non-Existencesec 7.2Marital Interests and Marketable Titlesec 7.3Marital Interests Purchase Money Mortgagessec 8.1Termination of Joint Tenancy Estates and Life Estatessec 8.2Direct Conveyancessec 8.3One Granteesec 9.1Five Civilized Tribes Allotted Landssec 9.2Basic Information for Determining Status of Lands Allotted to Members of the Five Civilized Tribessec 10.1Osage Nation Allotted Landssec 10.2Basic Information for Determining Status of Lands Allotted to Members of the Osage Nationsec 11.1General Allotment Act Landssec 11.2Basic Information for Determining Status of Lands Alloted Under the Actsec 12.1Name Variancessec 12.2Rebuttable Presumptions Concerning Corporate Instruments Executed in Proper Formsec 12.3Conclusive Presumptions Concerning Instruments Recorded for More Than Five (5) Yearssec 12.4Recital of Identity, Successorship, or Conversionsec 12.5Powers of Attorney By Legal Entitiessec 13.1Conveyance To and By Partnershipssec 13.2Identity of Partnerssec 13.3Conveyance of Real Property Held in Partnership Namesec 13.4Authority of One Partner to Act for Allsec 13.5No Marital Rights in Partnership Real Propertysec 13.6Assets of Partnership Not Subject to Execution for Debts of Individual Partnerssec 13.7Conveyances To and By Joint Venturessec 13.8Recital of Identity, Successorship or Consolidationsec 14.1Limited Liability Companies May Own Propertysec 14.2Identity of Manager of Limited Liability Companysec 14.3Authority of Manager to Act for Limited Liability Companysec 14.3.1Delegation of Manager's Authoritysec 14.4Conveyance of Property Held in Name of Limited Liability Company or its Members or Managerssec 14.5No Marital Rights in Property Owned by Limited Liability Companysec 14.6Assets of Limited Liability Company Not Subject to Execution for Debts of Managers or Memberssec 14.7Limited Liability Company Deemed to be Legally in Existencesec 14.8Foreign Limited Liability Companies Deemed to be Lawfully Organized and Registered to do Businesssec. 14.9Recital of Identity, Successorship or Consolidationsec. 14.10Limited Liability Company with Seriessec 15.1Powers of Trusteesec 15.2Title to Property Held Under an Express Private Trustsec 15.2.1Conveyances by an Express Private Trust or By the Trustee or Trustees of an Express Private Trustsec 15.3Presence of Words "Trustee", "As Trustee" or "Agent"sec 15.4Estate Tax Concerns of Revocable Trustsec 16.1Bankssec 16.2Savings and Loan Associations and Savings Banksec 17Notice To The Regional Director Of The Bureau Of Indian Affairssec 17.1Conveyance to Estatesec 17.2Final Account - Tax Findingsec 17.3Reference to Property in Probate Decreessec 17.4Transfer-on-Death Deedssec 17.4.1Accepting An Interest Pursuant To A Transfer-on-Death Deedsec 17.4.2Elements of Proper Acceptancesec 17.4.3Errors in Affidavit of Acceptancesec 17.5Scope of Determination of Heirshipsec 18.1Conveyances by Religious Associationssec 23.1Judgment Lienssec 23.3Effect of Judgments in Divorce Cases Awarding Real Property to Party Litigantsec 23.4Child Support Arrearage Lienssec 23.5Notice Requirements for Execution Salessec 23.6Money Judgments Filed Against an Oil and Gas Leasehold Interestsec 23.7Return of Writs of Special Executionsec 23.8Property Acquired by Farm Credit System; Right of First Refusalsec 23.9Property Acquired by Farm Service Agency, aka Farmers Home Administration; Right of First Refusalsec 23.10Rural Homestead Property Subject to Mortgages of the Farm Service Agency, aka Farmers Home Administration, or Small Business Administration; Homestead Protection Rightssec 23.11Foreign Money Judgments and Lienssec 24.1Release by Quitclaim Deedsec 24.2Release of Mortgage to Multiple Mortgageessec 24.3Release by Personal Representativesec 24.3.1Release of Corrective or Re-Recorded Instruments Evidencing Liens or Encumbrancessec 24.3.2Assignment of Corrective or Re-Recorded Instruments Evidencing Liens or Encumbrancessec 24.4.1Errors in Releasessec 24.4.2Errors in Assignmentssec 24.5Release of Assignment of Rentssec 24.6Deed from Mortgagor to Mortgageesec 24.7Effect of Indefinite Reference to Mortgagesec 24.8Unenforceable Mortgages and Marketable Titlesec 24.10Mechanics' and Materialmen's Lienssec 24.11Improperly Executed Assignments of Mortgagesec. 24.12Mortgage Held By Nominee or Agentsec. 24.13Standing of Nominee or Agentsec. 24.14Incomplete Mortgage Foreclosuressec. 24.15Attorney's Lienssec. 24.16Missing Assignments of Mortgagessec 25.1The General Federal Tax Liensec 25.2The Federal Estate Tax Liensec 25.3Federal Estate Tax Special Liens Under 26 U.S.C. § 6324A and § 6324Bsec 25.4The Federal Gift Tax Liensec 25.5Oklahoma Estate Tax Liensec 25.6Oklahoma Tax Warrantssec 25.7Gift Taxes, Oklahomasec 25.8Standard repealed, November 7, 1997sec 29.1Remedial Effectsec 29.2Protection Afforded by the Actsec 29.2.1Reliance on Certificate Tax Deed or Resale Tax Deedsec 29.3Purchaser for Valuesec 29.4Conveyance of Recordsec 29.5Effective Date of the Actsec 29.6Abstractingsec 30.1Remedial Effectsec 30.2Requisites of Marketable Record Titlesec 30.3Unbroken Chain of Title of Recordsec 30.4Matters Purporting to Divestsec 30.5Interests or Defects in the Thirty-Year Chainsec 30.6Filing of Noticesec 30.7Thirty-Year Possession in Lieu of Filing Noticesec 30.8Effect of Adverse Possessionsec 30.9Effect of Recording Title Transaction During Thirty-Year Periodsec 30.10Quitclaim Deed or Testamentary Residuary Clause in Thirty-Year Chainsec 30.11Thirty-Year Abstractsec 30.12Effective Date of the Actsec 30.13Abstractingsec 31.1Single Family Foreclosure Act of 1994sec 34.2Bankruptcies On or After October 1, 1979sec 35.1Non-Jurisdictional Defects in Court Proceedingssec 35.2Servicemembers' Civil Relief Actsec 35.4Foreign State Court Proceedings or Actions