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Home » US Law » 2022 Oklahoma Statutes » Title 6. Banks and Trust Companies

§6-1001. Powers of trust companies.

All corporate trust companies now existing or hereafter created shall have the power to: 1. Receive deposits of trust moneys; to receive upon deposit for safekeeping personal property of every description; to guarantee special deposits; and to own or control safety vaults and rent the boxes therein; 2. Accept and execute all such trusts and […]

§6-1002. Restrictions on acting in certain fiduciary capacities – Reciprocity.

All corporations except: (1) state banks in Oklahoma having trust powers, national banking associations located in this state and having trust powers and trust companies incorporated under the laws of this state and having trust powers; (2) corporations which are recognized under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code as being organized and operated exclusively […]

§6-1003. Advertising performance of legal services prohibited.

A. No trust company shall advertise to furnish to the public legal services pertaining to the execution of trusts set forth in Section 1001 of this Code, or to the issuance of securities. No trust company shall advertise to furnish or furnish to the public legal advice or practice or hold itself out as practicing […]

§6-1004. Deposits of securities with Commissioner.

A. Deposit requirement – As pledge for faithful performance. (1) Before any bank or trust company, including national banking associations, shall transact any fiduciary business within this state it shall deposit with the Commissioner, as security and as a pledge for the faithful performance of its duties as a trust company, cash or interest-bearing securities, […]

§6-1007. Lien and claim upon bank failure.

In the event of the failure of a bank having trust powers the owners of the funds held in trust for investment shall have a lien on the bonds or other securities so set apart in addition to their claim against the estate of the bank. Added by Laws 1965, c. 161, § 1007.

§6-1008. Investments – Acceptance as securities by public officials of this state.

A. Securities authorized by Oklahoma Trust Act and Oklahoma Uniform Prudent Investor Act. Banks having trust powers and trust companies shall have the power of investing the moneys placed in their charge through various trust accounts in such loans and securities as are authorized by the Oklahoma Trust Act and the Oklahoma Uniform Prudent Investor […]

§6-1009. Official’s oath or affidavit.

In any case in which the laws of a state require that a corporation acting as trustee, executor, administrator, or in any capacity specified in this article shall take an oath or make an affidavit, the president, vice-president, cashier, or trust officer of such bank or trust company may take the necessary oath or execute […]

§6-101. Short title.

This act may be cited as the “Oklahoma Banking Code”. Added by Laws 1965, c. 161, § 101. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 111, § 1, eff. July 1, 1997; Laws 2000, c. 205, § 1, emerg. eff. May 17, 2000.

§6-1010. Common trust funds.

A. Any bank or trust company qualified to act as a fiduciary in this state may: 1. Establish one or more common trust funds for the exclusive purpose of furnishing investments to itself as fiduciary, to itself and others as cofiduciaries, or to another bank or trust company which is a subsidiary of the same […]

§6-1013. Disclosure of communications and writings prohibited – Exceptions.

Every bank exercising trust powers and every trust company shall, except as otherwise provided in this section, keep inviolate all communications and writings made to or by such trustee touching the existence, condition, management and administration of any private trust confided to it. No creditor or stockholder is entitled to disclosure or knowledge of any […]

§6-1014. Closing of trust unduly delayed.

Whenever, in the opinion of the Commissioner as a result of a regular or special examination made at his discretion, the closing of any trust in process of administration by any bank or trust company as executor, administrator, guardian, conservator or other trustee is found to be unduly delayed, either through the acts or failure […]

§6-1015. Banks authorized to engage in trust business – Powers – Restrictions.

Any bank now or hereafter authorized to engage in the trust business and exercise trust powers shall have and enjoy all the powers granted in this article, save those granted in paragraph (20) of subsection A of Section 1001, and they, their directors, officers and employees shall be subject to all the terms and provisions […]

§6-1016. Service charges not part of interest on loans.

The charges or service fees made by the trust department of any bank having trust powers and of any trust company organized and existing under the laws of this state, for any services performed or under any powers granted to such company, under the laws of this state, shall not be considered any part of […]

§6-1017. Voluntary relinquishment of trust powers.

A. 1. Banks. Any bank desiring to surrender its right to exercise the powers granted pursuant to this article in order to relieve itself of the necessity of complying with the requirements of this article, or to have cancelled or returned to it any security pledged or purchased pursuant to Section 1004 of this title, […]

§6-1018. Voluntary or involuntary liquidation or receivership.

A. Successor trustee upon liquidation or receivership; appointment and qualification; petition by Commissioner. Whenever any bank or national banking association doing a trust business or trust company goes into voluntary or involuntary liquidation or receivership, successor trustee or trustees shall be appointed and shall qualify in the following manner: (1) After the Commissioner has taken […]