{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-15-15-1003","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 15, § 15-1003","heading":"Statutory form for power of attorney","body":"STATUTORY FORM FOR POWER OF ATTORNEY\n\nA. The following statutory form of power of attorney is legally\n\nsufficient:\n\nSTATUTORY POWER OF ATTORNEY\n\nNOTICE: THE POWERS GRANTED BY THIS DOCUMENT ARE BROAD AND SWEEPING.\n\nTHEY ARE EXPLAINED IN THE UNIFORM STATUTORY FORM POWER OF ATTORNEY\n\nACT. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE POWERS, OBTAIN COMPETENT\n\nLEGAL ADVICE. THIS DOCUMENT DOES NOT AUTHORIZE ANYONE TO MAKE\n\nMEDICAL AND OTHER HEALTH-CARE DECISIONS FOR YOU. YOU MAY REVOKE\n\nTHIS POWER OF ATTORNEY IF YOU LATER WISH TO DO SO.\n\nI __________________________ (insert your name and\n\naddress) appoint ____________________________ (insert the\n\nname and address of the person appointed) as my agent\n\n(attorney-in-fact) to act for me in any lawful way with\n\nrespect to the following initialed subjects:\n\nTO GRANT ALL OF THE FOLLOWING POWERS, INITIAL THE LINE IN FRONT\n\nOF (N) AND IGNORE THE LINES IN FRONT OF THE OTHER POWERS.\n\nTO GRANT ONE OR MORE, BUT FEWER THAN ALL, OF THE FOLLOWING\n\nPOWERS, INITIAL THE LINE IN FRONT OF EACH POWER YOU ARE GRANTING.\n\nTO WITHHOLD A POWER, DO NOT INITIAL THE LINE IN FRONT OF IT.\n\nYOU MAY, BUT NEED NOT, CROSS OUT EACH POWER WITHHELD.\n\nINITIAL\n\n_______ (A) Real property transactions.\n\n_______ (B) Tangible personal property transactions.\n\n_______ (C) Stock and bond transactions.\n\n_______ (D) Commodity and option transactions.\n\n(E) Banking and other financial institution\n\ntransactions.\n\n_______ (F) Business operating transactions.\n\n_______ (G) Insurance and annuity transactions.\n\n(H) Estate, trust, and other beneficiary\n\ntransactions.\n\n(I) Claims and litigation.\n\n_______ (J) Personal and family maintenance.\n\n_______ (K) Benefits from Social Security, Medicare,\n\nMedicaid, or other governmental programs,\n\nor military service.\n\n_______ (L) Retirement plan transactions.\n\n_______ (M) Tax matters.\n\n_______ (N) ALL OF THE POWERS LISTED ABOVE. YOU NEED NOT INITIAL\n\nANY OTHER LINES IF YOU INITIAL LINE (N).\n\nSPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS:\n\nON THE FOLLOWING LINES YOU MAY GIVE SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS LIMITING OR\n\nEXTENDING THE POWERS GRANTED TO YOUR AGENT.\n\n________________________________________________________\n\n________________________________________________________\n\n________________________________________________________\n\n________________________________________________________\n\n________________________________________________________\n\n________________________________________________________\n\n________________________________________________________\n\n________________________________________________________\n\n________________________________________________________\n\n________________________________________________________\n\n(Attach additional pages if needed.)\n\nUNLESS YOU DIRECT OTHERWISE ABOVE, THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY IS\n\nEFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY AND WILL CONTINUE UNTIL IT IS REVOKED.\n\nThis power of attorney will continue to be effective even though\n\nI become disabled, incapacitated, or incompetent.\n\nSTRIKE THE PRECEDING SENTENCE IF YOU DO NOT WANT THIS POWER OF\n\nATTORNEY TO CONTINUE IF YOU BECOME DISABLED, INCAPACITATED, OR\n\nINCOMPETENT.\n\nI agree that any third party who receives a copy of this\n\ndocument may act under it. Revocation of the power of attorney is\n\nnot effective as to a third party until the third party learns of\n\nthe revocation. I agree to indemnify the third party for any claims\n\nthat arise against the third party because of reliance on this power\n\nof attorney.\n\nSigned this _______ day of _______________, 19__\n\n______________________________\n\n(Your Signature)\n\n_______________________________\n\n(Your Social Security Number)\n\nState of ______________________\n\n(County) of ___________________\n\nThis document was acknowledged before me on\n\n_______________ (Date) by _________________________\n\n(Name of principal)\n\n_______________________________\n\n(Signature of notarial officer)\n\n(Seal, if any) _______________________________\n____________________\n\n(Your Social Security Number)\n\nState of ______________________\n\n(County) of ___________________\n\nThis document was acknowledged before me on\n\n_______________ (Date) by _________________________\n\n(Name of principal)\n\n_______________________________\n\n(Signature of notarial officer)\n\n(Seal, if any) _______________________________\n\n(Title and Rank)\n\nMy commission expires:________________\n\nBY ACCEPTING OR ACTING UNDER THE APPOINTMENT, THE AGENT ASSUMES\n\nTHE FIDUCIARY AND OTHER LEGAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF AN AGENT.\n\nB. A statutory power of attorney is legally sufficient under\n\nthis act, if the wording of the form complies substantially with\n\nsubsection A of this section, the form is properly completed, and\n\nthe signature of the principal is acknowledged.\n\nC. If the line in front of (N) of the form under subsection A\n\nof this section is initialed, an initial on the line in front of any\n\nother power does not limit the powers granted by line (N).","path":["OK Code","Title 15"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os15.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"fbe728feea3cf5fd37a1a4932724911406c66e92a7ae0dffcfe421c882480c3e","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-15-15-1002","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-15-15-1004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}