Okla. Stat. tit. 60, § 60-177
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Reformation of offending instruments
Official statutory text
Such trusts may be created by written instruments or by will. In
the case of written instruments, the same shall be subscribed by the
grantor or grantors and duly acknowledged as conveyances of real
estate are acknowledged, and before the same shall become effective
the beneficial interest therein shall be accepted by the Governor,
if the state is the beneficiary, or by the governing body of any
other beneficiary named therein, which power and authority of
acceptance hereby is conferred upon the Governor and upon the
governing bodies of the counties or municipalities. Provided, every
trust made hereunder, if the state is the beneficiary, shall, prior
to and as a condition precedent to its entry into force, be
submitted to the Attorney General who shall determine whether the
trust is in proper form and compatible with the laws of this state.
The Attorney General shall approve any trusts submitted to him which
he determines to be in proper form and compatible with the laws of
this state. If approved, the said instrument or will, together with
the written acceptance of the beneficial interest and approval of
the Attorney General endorsed thereon, shall be recorded in the
office of the county clerk of each county wherein is situated any
real estate, or any interest therein, belonging to said trust, as
well as in the county wherein is located the trust property or
wherein are conducted its principal operations. In the case of any
trust of which the State of Oklahoma is the beneficiary, a certified
copy of such instrument or will and the instrument of acceptance
shall be filed with the Secretary of State. Upon the acceptance of
the beneficial interest by the beneficiary and approval by the
Attorney General as hereinabove provided, the same shall be and
constitute a binding contract between the State of Oklahoma and the
grantor or grantors, or the executor of the estate of the testator,
for the acceptance of the beneficial interest in the trust property
by the designated beneficiary and the application of the proceeds of
the trust property and its operation for the purposes, and in
accordance with the stipulations of the trust instrument or will.
Such trusts shall have duration for the term of duration of the
beneficiary, or such shorter length of time as shall be specified in
the instrument or will creating said trust.
the case of written instruments, the same shall be subscribed by the
grantor or grantors and duly acknowledged as conveyances of real
estate are acknowledged, and before the same shall become effective
the beneficial interest therein shall be accepted by the Governor,
if the state is the beneficiary, or by the governing body of any
other beneficiary named therein, which power and authority of
acceptance hereby is conferred upon the Governor and upon the
governing bodies of the counties or municipalities. Provided, every
trust made hereunder, if the state is the beneficiary, shall, prior
to and as a condition precedent to its entry into force, be
submitted to the Attorney General who shall determine whether the
trust is in proper form and compatible with the laws of this state.
The Attorney General shall approve any trusts submitted to him which
he determines to be in proper form and compatible with the laws of
this state. If approved, the said instrument or will, together with
the written acceptance of the beneficial interest and approval of
the Attorney General endorsed thereon, shall be recorded in the
office of the county clerk of each county wherein is situated any
real estate, or any interest therein, belonging to said trust, as
well as in the county wherein is located the trust property or
wherein are conducted its principal operations. In the case of any
trust of which the State of Oklahoma is the beneficiary, a certified
copy of such instrument or will and the instrument of acceptance
shall be filed with the Secretary of State. Upon the acceptance of
the beneficial interest by the beneficiary and approval by the
Attorney General as hereinabove provided, the same shall be and
constitute a binding contract between the State of Oklahoma and the
grantor or grantors, or the executor of the estate of the testator,
for the acceptance of the beneficial interest in the trust property
by the designated beneficiary and the application of the proceeds of
the trust property and its operation for the purposes, and in
accordance with the stipulations of the trust instrument or will.
Such trusts shall have duration for the term of duration of the
beneficiary, or such shorter length of time as shall be specified in
the instrument or will creating said trust.
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