Title Examination Standards – 2026
The Oklahoma Title Examination Standards, adopted by the Real Property Section of the Oklahoma Bar Association, state the profession's consensus practice for examining title to real property in Oklahoma, covering conveyances, liens, probate, corporate and governmental instruments, and curative statutes.
Browse all 159 rules of the 2026 edition organized by section below. Each rule includes the full text, a plain-English summary, committee notes, amendment history, and cross-references to related rules. Use the search box to find rules by keyword or number.
Chapter 1. Examination Generally
sec 1.1–sec 1.5
Chapter 2. The Abstract
sec 2.1–sec 2.4
Chapter 3. Instruments in the Record
sec 3.1–sec 3.6
Chapter 4. Capacity to Convey
sec 4.1–sec 4.3
Chapter 5. Name Variances
sec 5.1–sec 5.3
Chapter 6. Execution, Acknowledgment and Recording
sec 6.1–sec 6.9
Chapter 7. Marital Interests
sec 7.1–sec 7.3
Chapter 8. Joint Tenancies and Life Estates
sec 8.1–sec 8.3
Chapter 9. Five Civilized Tribes Land Titles
sec 9.1–sec 9.1
Chapter 10. Osage Land Titles
sec 10.1–sec 10.2
Chapter 11. General Allottment Act Land Titles
sec 11.1–sec 11.2
Chapter 12. Corporations
sec 12.1–sec 12.5
Chapter 13. Partnerships and Joint Ventures
sec 13.1–sec 13.8
Chapter 14. Limited Liability Companies
sec 14.1–sec. 14.10
Chapter 15. Trusts and Trustees
sec 15.1–sec 15.4
Chapter 16. Financial Institutions in Receivership or Liquidation
sec 16.1–sec 16.2
Chapter 17. Title Through Decedents' Estates
sec 17–sec 17.5
Chapter 18. Conveyance by Miscellaneous Entities
sec 18.1–sec 18.1
Chapter 19. Reserved For Future Use
sec 19.1–sec 19.1
Chapter 20. Reserved For Future Use
sec 20.1–sec 20.1
Chapter 21. Reserved For Future Use
sec 21.1–sec 21.1
Chapter 22. Reserved For Future Use
sec 22.1–sec 22.1
Chapter 23. Judgment Liens, Execution and Attachment
sec 23.1–sec 23.11
Chapter 24. Mortgages and Other Liens
sec 24.1–sec. 24.16
Chapter 25. Tax Liens
sec 25.1–sec 25.8
Chapter 26. Reserved
Chapter 26–Chapter 26
Chapter 27. Reserved
Chapter 27–Chapter 27
Chapter 28. Reserved
Chapter 28–Chapter 28
Chapter 29. Simplification of Land Titles Act
sec 29.1–sec 29.6
Chapter 30. Marketable Record Title Act
sec 30.1–sec 30.13
Chapter 31. Federal Nonjudicial Mortgage Foreclosure
sec 31.1–sec 31.1
Chapter 32. Reserved
Chapter 32–Chapter 32
Chapter 33. Reserved
Chapter 33–Chapter 33
Chapter 34. Bankruptcies
sec 34.1–sec 34.2
Chapter 35. Miscellaneous
sec 35.1–sec 35.3
General
sec 9.2–sec 9.2