No person has any power, as an executor, until he qualifies, except that, before letters have been issued, he may pay funeral charges and take necessary measures for the preservation of the estate.
Okla. Stat. tit. 84, § 17
Executor's power begins, when - Payment of funeral charges, etc
Known as the Uniform Electronic Estate Planning Documents Act
The act spans §§ 84–84 (17 sections).
R.L. 1910, Sec. 8333
Official source: Oklahoma Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Oklahoma statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.