Do I Need a Vehicle Transfer on Death Designation in Oklahoma?
Oklahoma allows a transfer-on-death beneficiary designation on a vehicle title47 O.S. § 1107.5 (motor vehicles); 63 O.S. § 4012.1 (vessels and motors)Verified Aug 25, 2026View source, filed through the Service Oklahoma (Motor Vehicle Services) using Form 771.
Yes. Oklahoma allows a transfer-on-death (tod) notice of transfer on a vehicle title47 O.S. § 1107.5 (motor vehicles); 63 O.S. § 4012.1 (vessels and motors)Verified Aug 25, 2026View source. It passes the vehicle to the named beneficiary at death without probate.
Oklahoma allows a transfer-on-death (tod) notice of transfer on motor vehicle, vessel, and outboard motor47 O.S. § 1107.5 (motor vehicles); 63 O.S. § 4012.1 (vessels and motors)Verified Aug 25, 2026View source. Only a motor vehicle, vessel or motor "not subject to any lien or other encumbrance" may be transferred in TOD form; an active lien on the record at the time of the transferee application is a canceling event for the TOD filing.
Add the designation through the Service Oklahoma (Motor Vehicle Services)47 O.S. § 1107.5 (motor vehicles); 63 O.S. § 4012.1 (vessels and motors)View source using Transfer on Death (TOD) Notice Application (Form 771)47 O.S. § 1107.5 (motor vehicles); 63 O.S. § 4012.1 (vessels and motors)View source. The designation must be notarized47 O.S. § 1107.5 (motor vehicles); 63 O.S. § 4012.1 (vessels and motors)View source. You file the completed designation with the Service Oklahoma (Motor Vehicle Services) by mail to Service Oklahoma, Motor Vehicle Services, P.O. Box 26940, Oklahoma City, OK 73126-0940 or in person. TOD designation (Form 771) "is filed via submission of this Notice form to Service Oklahoma"; there is no online path. Mail the completed notice to the TOD-specific Service Oklahoma Motor Vehicle Services P.O. box printed on the form, or file in person at a Service Oklahoma location or any Licensed Operator (the statewide non-county tag-agency network). The at-death transferee affidavit is submitted to "any OK tag agency.".
Yes. The designation can be changed or cancelled at any time during the owner's life; in Oklahoma: File an amended Form 771 with Service Oklahoma checking "Revoke the Filing" to cancel the TOD without naming a new transferee; File an amended Form 771 checking "Amend the Filing" to cancel the prior TOD and designate a new transferee; File a new TOD notice, which replaces any previously filed TOD; or transfer ownership of the vehicle during life, which cancels the TOD filing. Oklahoma allows more than one beneficiary47 O.S. § 1107.5 (motor vehicles); 63 O.S. § 4012.1 (vessels and motors)Verified Aug 25, 2026View source.
The beneficiary retitles the vehicle with the Service Oklahoma (Motor Vehicle Services)47 O.S. § 1107.5 (motor vehicles); 63 O.S. § 4012.1 (vessels and motors)View source by submitting: Completed TOD Transferee Affidavit (Form 771, "Transferee Title Application"), signed and notarized; Copy of the transferor's death certificate, secured and attached; Submitted to any Oklahoma tag agency / Service Oklahoma, which then issues a title reflecting the transfer. The designation covers that vehicle alone; a revocable trust set up with SimplyTrust keeps the home, the accounts and everything else out of probate in one document.
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Free forms for planning your estate in Oklahoma: a will, living trust, pour-over will, both powers of attorney, living will, and TOD deed.
Healthcare Power of Attorney
Oklahoma requires 263 Okla. Stat. § 3101.4(C)Verified Oct 15, 2026View source witnesses for a healthcare power of attorney; notarization is not required63 Okla. Stat. § 3101.4(C)Verified Oct 15, 2026View source.
Financial Power of Attorney
Oklahoma treats a power of attorney as durable by default58 O.S. § 3001 et seq. (Title 58, Chapter 29); 16 O.S. § 20Verified Sep 20, 2026View source, and it is signed with no witness or notary requirement58 O.S. § 3001 et seq. (Title 58, Chapter 29); 16 O.S. § 20Verified Sep 20, 2026View source.
Transfer on Death Deed
In Oklahoma, a transfer-on-death deed is signed before a notary58 O.S. 1251 to 1258Verified Oct 19, 2026View source and 258 O.S. 1251 to 1258Verified Oct 19, 2026View source witnesses, then recorded with the county before the owner's death58 O.S. 1251 to 1258Verified Oct 19, 2026View source.
Vehicle Transfer on Death
Name a beneficiary to inherit your vehicle at death without probate. Available in 26 states and the District of Columbia.
Living Will
In Oklahoma, the living will is the Advance Directive for Health CareOklahoma Advance Directive Act, 63 O.S. §§ 3101.1-3101.16Verified Sep 27, 2026View source, a written instruction that is valid with no agent named.
Last Will and Testament
In Oklahoma, a will is signed before 284 O.S. § 55Verified Oct 19, 2026View source witnesses, and a self-proving affidavit signed with it lets the court admit it without witness testimony84 O.S. § 55Verified Oct 19, 2026View source.
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Do I Need a TOD Deed?
Oklahoma authorizes transfer on death deeds58 O.S. 1251 to 1258Verified Oct 17, 2026View source: a recorded, revocable deed that passes real property at death outside probate.
What Does Estate Planning Actually Cost?
An attorney-prepared revocable trust in Oklahoma runs $2,730Estimate: 10 hours at $273, Clio's Oklahoma Trusts rate; Compare Lawyer Rates, 2025 dataVerified Oct 15, 2026View source to $4,095Estimate: 15 hours at $273, Clio's Oklahoma Trusts rate; Compare Lawyer Rates, 2025 dataVerified Oct 15, 2026View source and a simple will $888Estimate: 3 hours at $296, Clio's Oklahoma Wills and Estates rate; Compare Lawyer Rates, 2025 dataVerified Oct 15, 2026View source to $1,776Estimate: 6 hours at $296, Clio's Oklahoma Wills and Estates rate; Compare Lawyer Rates, 2025 dataVerified Oct 15, 2026View source, against $0 to $549 up front plus a subscription with an online service.
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In Oklahoma, four years at a public university cost about $77,752NCES Digest of Education Statistics 2023, Table 330.20, public 4-year in-state tuition, fees, room and board, academic year 2022-23Verified Oct 17, 2026View source and the cost of living is 12% below the U.S. averageBEA Regional Price Parities, all items, by state, 2024Verified Oct 17, 2026View source; no state estate or inheritance tax appliesNo state estate or inheritance tax. Oklahoma's estate tax was repealed for deaths on or after January 1, 2010 — 68 O.S. §§ 801–803, 805–825 repealed by Laws 2006, 2nd Extra. Sess., c. 42, § 6 (HB 1172). Only the inert federal-credit pickup shell (§ 804, $0 since the 26 U.S.C. § 2011 credit was zeroed out) and the lien-release provision (§ 804.1) remain codified; neither imposes tax.Verified Sep 15, 2026View source.
Are My Beneficiary Designations Protected?
Oklahoma automatically revokes an ex-spouse as beneficiary at divorce84 O.S. § 114 (wills); 15 O.S. § 178 (beneficiary designations)Verified Sep 15, 2026View source; employer plans under ERISA follow federal rules either way, so a 401(k) beneficiary changes only by a new designation.
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How Much Does Probate Cost?
Probate on a $500,000 estate in Oklahoma costs an estimated $23,29958 O.S. § 525 (all necessary expenses of administration allowed; no statutory attorney fee schedule — court-determined reasonableness)Verified Sep 8, 2026View source. Attorney fees run 1.7%58 O.S. § 525 (all necessary expenses of administration allowed; no statutory attorney fee schedule — court-determined reasonableness)Verified Sep 8, 2026View source to 2.6%58 O.S. § 525 (all necessary expenses of administration allowed; no statutory attorney fee schedule — court-determined reasonableness)Verified Sep 8, 2026View source of the estate under a reasonable-compensation standard.
Who Inherits Without a Will?
Without a will in Oklahoma, a surviving spouse takes half of the estate84 Okla. Stat. § 213Verified Sep 10, 2026View source when every child of either spouse is a child of both, and descendants divide what passes to them per capita with representation84 Okla. Stat. § 213Verified Sep 10, 2026View source.
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