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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022)
SENATE BILL 1485 By: Paxton
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to certificates of title; ame nding 47
O.S. 2021, Section 1105, which r elates to
definitions, application, and evidence o f ownership;
exempting certain industry f rom inspection
requirement for issuance of title for out -of-state
vehicle; requiring exempt industry to submit certain
fee; and providing an effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF O KLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 1105, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 1105. A. As used in the Oklahoma Vehicle Li cense and
Registration Act:
1. “Salvage vehicle” means any vehicle which is within the last
ten (10) model years and which has been damaged by collision or
other occurrence to the extent that the cost of repairing the
vehicle for safe operation on the hig hway exceeds sixty percent
(60%) of its fair market value, as defined by Section 1111 o f this
title, immediately prior to the damage. For purposes of this
section, actual repair costs shall only include labor and parts for
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actual damage to the suspension, motor, transmission, frame or
unibody and designated structural components;
2. “Rebuilt vehicle” means any salvage vehicle which has been
rebuilt and inspected for the purpose of registration and title;
3. “Flood-damaged vehicle” means a salvage or rebu ilt vehicle
which was damaged by floo ding or a vehicle which was submerged at a
level to or above the dashboard of the vehicle and on which an
amount of loss was paid by the insurer;
4. “Unrecovered-theft vehicle” means a vehicle which has been
stolen and not yet recovered;
5. “Recovered-theft vehicle” means a vehicle, including a
salvage or rebuilt vehicle, which was recovered from a theft; and
6. “Junked vehicle” means any vehicle which is incapable of
operation or use on the highway, has no resale val ue except as a
source of parts or scr ap and has an eighty percent (80%) loss in
fair market value.
B. The owner of every vehicle in this state shall possess a
certificate of title as proof of ownership of such vehicle, except
those vehicles registered pur suant to Section 1120 of this title a nd
trailers registered pursuant to Section 1133 of this title,
previously titled by anyone in another state and engaged in
interstate commerce, and except as provided in subsection M of this
section. Except for owners that possess an agricultural exemptio n
permit pursuant to Section 1358.1 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma
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Statutes, the owner of an all -terrain vehicle or a motorcycle used
exclusively off roads or highways in this state which is purchased
or the ownership of w hich is transferred on or after July 1, 2005,
and the owner of a utility vehicle used e xclusively off roads and
highways in this state which is purchased or the ownership of which
is transferred on or after July 1, 2008, shall possess a certificate
of title as proof of ownership. Any person possessing an
agricultural exemption permit and ow ning an all-terrain vehicle or a
motorcycle used exclusively off roads or highways in this state
which is purchased or the ownership of which is transferred on or
after July 1, 2008, shall possess a certifi cate of title as proof of
ownership. Upon receipt of proper application information by such
owner, the Oklahoma Tax Commission shall issue an original or
transfer certificate of title. Until July 1, 2008, any security
interest in an all-terrain vehicle that attached and was perfected
before July 1, 2005, and that has not otherwise terminated shall
remain perfected, and shall take priority over any subsequently
perfected security interest in the same all -terrain vehicle,
notwithstanding that a certificate of title may have been issued
with respect to the same all-terrain vehicle on or after July 1,
2005, and that a lien may have been recorded on said certificate of
title. There shall be eight types of certificates of ti tle:
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1. Original title for any motor vehicle which is not a
remanufactured, salvage, u nrecovered-theft, rebuilt, rebodied , or
junked vehicle;
2. Salvage title for any motor vehicle which is a salvage
vehicle or is specified as a salvage vehicle or the eq uivalent
thereof on a certificate of title from another state;
3. Rebuilt title for an y motor vehicle which is a rebuilt
vehicle;
4. Junked title for any motor vehicle which is a junked vehicle
or is specified as a junked vehicle or the equivalent thereo f on a
certificate of title from anot her state;
5. Classic title for any motor vehicle , except a junked
vehicle, which is twenty -five (25) model years or older;
6. Remanufactured title for any vehicle which is a
remanufactured vehicle;
7. Unrecovered-theft title for any motor vehicle which has been
stolen and not recovered; and
8. Rebodied title for any motor vehicle which is a rebodied
vehicle.
Application for a certificate of title, whether the initial
certificate of title or a duplicate, may be made to the Tax
Commission or any motor li cense agent. When application is made
with a motor license agent, the application information shall be
transmitted either electronically or by mail to the Tax Commission
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by the motor license agent. If the application information is
transmitted electronic ally, the motor license agent shall forward
the required application along with evidence of ownership, where
required, by mail. Where the transmission of application
information cannot be performed electronically, the Tax Commission
is authorized to provi de postage paid envelopes to motor license
agents for the purpose of mailing the application along with
evidence of ownership, where required. The Tax Commission shall
upon receipt of proper application information iss ue an Oklahoma
certificate of title. The certificates may be mailed to the
applicant. Upon issuance of a certificate of title, the Tax
Commission shall provide the appropriate motor license agent with
confirmation of such issuance.
C. 1. The applicatio n for certificate of title shall be u pon a
blank form furnished by the Tax Commission, containing:
a. a full description of the vehicle,
b. the manufacturer’s serial or other identification
number,
c. the motor number and the date on which first sold by
the manufacturer or dealer to the owner ,
d. any distinguishing marks,
e. a statement of the applicant’s source of title,
f. any security interest upon the vehicle, and
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g. such other information as the Tax Commission may
require.
2. The application for a cer tificate of title for a vehicle
which is within the last seven (7) model years shall re quire a
declaration as to whether the vehicle has been damaged by collision
or other occurrence and whether the vehicle has been recovered from
theft and the extent of t he damage to the vehicle. The declar ation
shall be made by the owner of a vehicle if:
a. the vehicle has been damaged or stolen,
b. the owner did or did not receive any payment for the
loss from an insurer, or
c. the vehicle is titled or registered in a s tate that
does not classify the vehic le or brand the title
because of damage to or loss of the vehicle similar to
the classifications or brands utilized by this state.
The declaration shall be based upon the best information and
knowledge of the owner and shall be in addition to the requireme nts
specified in paragraph 1 of this subsection. The Tax Commission
shall not issue a certificate of title for a vehicle which is
subject to the provisions of this paragraph without the required
declaration, completed and signed by the owner of the vehicl e. Upon
receipt of an application without the pro perly completed
declaration, the Tax Commission shall return the application to the
applicant with notice that the title may not be issued without the
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required declaration. Nothing in this paragraph shall prohibit the
Tax Commission from recognizing the t ype of or brand on a title or
other ownership document issued by another state or the inspection
conducted in another state and issuing the appropriate certificate
of title for the vehicle.
3. The certificate of title shall have the following security
features:
a. intaglio printing or security thread, with or without
watermark,
b. latent images,
c. fluorescent inks,
d. micro print,
e. void background, and
f. color coding.
4. Each title issued pursuant to t he provisions of the Oklahoma
Vehicle License and Registration Act shall be color coded as
determined by the Tax Commission.
5. The certificate of title shall be of such size and design
and color as the Tax Commission may direct pursuant to the
provisions of this section. The title shall be on colored p aper or
other material as designated by the Tax Commission and be of such
intensity or hue as will allow easy identification as to whether the
title is an original title , a salvage title, a rebuilt title,
remanufactured title, rebodied title , or a junked title. The type
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of title shall be identified on the front of the certificate of
title. The original title, rebuilt title, remanufactured title, an
unrecovered-theft title, rebodied title, or classic title shall be
identified by the word “Original”, “Rebuilt”, “Remanufactured”,
“Unrecovered Theft”, “Rebodied”, or “Classic” printed in the upper
right quadrant of the certificate of title, in the space which is
currently captioned “type of title”. A rebodied title shall also
identify on the front of the title the year, make, and model of the
originally manufactured vehicle which has been rebodied and display
a notation that reads as follows: “This vehicle has been assembled
with new major components licensed by the original manufacturer”.
D. 1. To obtain an original certificate of title for a vehicle
that is being registered for the first time in this state which has
not been previously registered in any other state, the ap plicant
shall be required to deliver, as evidence of ownership, a
manufacturer’s certificate of origin properly assigned by the
manufacturer, distributor, or dealer licensed in this or any other
state shown thereon to be the last transferee to the applican t upon
a form to be prescribed and ap proved by the Tax Commission. A
manufacturer’s certificate of origin shall contain:
a. the manufacturer’s serial or other identification
number,
b. date on which first sold by the manufacturer to the
dealer,
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c. any distinguishing marks including model and the year
same was made,
d. a statement of any sec urity interests upon the
vehicle, and
e. such other information as the Tax Commission may
require.
2. The manufacturer ’s certificate of origin shall have the
following security features:
a. intaglio printing or security thread, with or without
watermark,
b. latent images,
c. fluorescent inks,
d. micro print, and
e. void background.
E. In the absence of a dealer ’s or manufacturer’s number, the
Tax Commission may assign s uch identifying number to the vehicle ,
which shall be permanently stamped, burned , or pressed or attached
into the vehicle, and a certificate of title shall be delivered to
the applicant upon payment of all fees and taxes, and the remaining
copies shall be permanently filed and indexed by the Tax Commission.
The Tax Commission shall assign an identifying number to any rebuilt
vehicle if the vehicle identification number displayed on the
rebuilt vehicle does not accurately describe the vehicle as rebuilt.
The motor license agent, at the time of inspection of the rebuilt
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vehicle pursuant to S ection 1111 of this title, shall identify the
make, model, and year for the body to accurately describe the
rebuilt vehicle. At the time of the inspection, an appropria te
identifying number shall be perman ently stamped, burned, pressed, or
attached on the rebuilt vehicle. The assigned identifying number
shall be recorded on the certificate of title for the rebuilt
vehicle. The dealer ’s or manufacturer’s vehicle identification
number on the rebuilt vehicle shall be preserved in the computer
files of the Tax Commission for at least five (5) years.
F. When registering for the first time in this state a vehicle
which was not originally manufactured for sale in the United S tates,
to obtain a certificate of tit le, the Tax Commission shall require
the applicant to deliver:
1. As evidence of ownership, if the vehicle has not previously
been titled in the United States, the documents constituting valid
proof of ownership in the country in which the vehicle was
originally purchased, together with a notarized trans lation of any
such documents; and
2. As evidence of compliance with federal law, copies of the
bond release letters for the vehicle issued by the United States
Environmental Protection Agency and the Unite d States Department of
Transportation, together wi th a receipt issued by the Internal
Revenue Service indicating that the applicable federal gas guzzler
tax has been paid.
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The Tax Commission shall not issue a certificat e of title for a
vehicle which is sub ject to the provisions of this paragraph without
the required documentation from agencies of the United States and
evidence of ownership. Upon receipt of an application without the
required documentation, the Tax Commi ssion shall return the
application to the applicant with notice that the certificate of
title may not be issued without the required documentation. Nothing
in this paragraph shall prohibit the Tax Commission from issuing
certificates of title for antique or classic vehicles not driven
upon the public streets, roads, or highways, for mini -trucks
registered pursuant to Section 1151.3 of this title, or for medium -
speed electric vehicles.
G. When registering in this state a vehicle which was titled in
another state and which title contains the n ame of a secured party
on the face of the other st ate certificate of title, or such state
certificate is being held by the secured party in that state or any
other state, the Tax Commission or the motor license agent sh all
complete a lien entry form as pre scribed by the Tax Commission. The
owner of such vehicle shall file an affidavit with the Tax
Commission or the motor license agent stating that title to the
vehicle is being held by a secured party, has not been issue d
pursuant to the laws of the state w here titled, and that there is an
existing lien or encumbrance on the vehicle. The current name and
address of the secured party or lienholder shall also be stated in
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the affidavit. The form of the affidavit shall be prescribed by the
Tax Commission and contain any other information deemed necessary by
the Tax Commission. A statement of the lien or encumbrance shall be
included on the Oklahoma certificate of title and the lien or
encumbrance shall be deemed continuous ly perfected as though it had
been perfected pursuant to Section 1110 of this title. F or
completing the lien entry form and recording the security interest
on the certificate of title, the Tax Commission or the motor license
agent shall collect a fee of T hree Dollars ($3.00) which shall be i n
addition to other fees provided by the Oklahoma Vehicle License and
Registration Act. The fee, if collected by the motor license agent
pursuant to this subsection, shall be retained by the motor license
agent.
H. The charge for each certificate of titl e issued, except for
junked titles as defined in p aragraph 4 of subsection B of this
section, shall be Eleven Dollars ($11.00), which charge shall be in
addition to any other fees or taxes imposed by law for such vehicl e.
One Dollar ($1.00) of each such c harge shall be deposited in the
Oklahoma Tax Commission Reimbursement Fund. However, the charge
shall not apply to any vehicle which is to be registered in this
state pursuant to the provisions of Section 1120 or 1133 of this
title and which was registere d in another state at least sixty (60)
days prior to the time it is required to be registered in this
state. When an insurer requests a salvage or junk title in the name
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of the insurer resulting from the settlement of a total loss claim
and upon presentation of appropriate proof of loss documentation as
required by the Commission, such transfer may be processed as one
title transaction, without first requiring issuance of a replacement
certificate of title in the name o f the vehicle owner. The fee
shall be Twenty-two Dollars ($22.00). Two Dollars ($2.00 ) of this
fee shall be deposited in the Oklahoma Tax Commission Reimbursement
Fund.
I. The vehicle identification number of a junked vehicle shall
be preserved in the c omputer files of the Tax Commission f or a
period of not less than five (5) years. The charge of junked titles
as defined in paragraph 4 of subsection B of this section shall be
Four Dollars ($4.00). The fee remitted to the Tax Commission shall
be deposited in the Oklahoma Tax Commission Rei mbursement Fund.
J. If a vehicle is sold to a res ident of another state
destroyed, dismantled, or ceases to be used as a vehicle, the owner
shall immediately notify the Tax Commission. Absent evidence to the
contrary, failure to notify the Tax Commission shall be prima facie
evidence that the vehicle ha s been in continuous operation in this
state.
K. If a vehicle is stolen, the owner shall immediately notify
the appropriate law enforcement agency. Immediately after r eceiving
such notification, the law e nforcement agency shall notify the Tax
Commission.
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L. Except for all-terrain vehicles, utility vehicles and
motorcycles used exclusively for off -road use, no title for an out -
of-state vehicle, except any commercial tru ck or truck-tractor
registered pursuant to Section 1120 of this title which is engaged
in interstate commerce or any trailer or semitrailer registered
pursuant to Section 1133 of this title which is engaged in
interstate commerce, shall be issued without a n inspection of such
vehicle and payment of a fee of Four Dollars ($4.00) for such
inspection; provided, the Tax Commission may enter into reciprocal
agreements with other states for such inspections to be performed at
locations outside the boundaries of t his state for vehicles which:
1. Are offered for sale at auction;
2. Have been solely used as vehicles for rent under the
ownership of a licensed motor vehicle dealer or a person engaged in
the business of renting motor vehicles; or
3. Have not been reg istered in this or any other state fo r more
than one (1) year.
The inspection shall inc lude a comparison of the vehicle
identification number on the vehicle with the number recorded on the
ownership records and the recording of the actual odometer reading
on the vehicle. An establishment engaged in vehicle rentals as
defined or classified i n the NAICS Manual under Industry No. 532111,
shall be exempt from the i nspection required pursuant to this
subsection; provided, the establishment shall be required to submit
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payment of any fees required pursuant to this subsection when the
title is issued. The four-dollar fee shall be collected by the
motor license agent or Tax Commission when the title is issued. The
motor license agent shall retain Two Dollars ($2.00). The remaining
Two Dollars ($2.00) shall be deposited in the Oklahoma Tax
Commission Reimbursement Fund.
The Tax Commission may allow the inspection to be performed at a
location out-of-state by another state ’s department of motor
vehicles or state police.
M. No title for any out -of-state vehicle offered for sale at
salvage pools, salva ge disposal sales, or an auction, or by a dealer
or a licensed automotive dismantler and parts recycler, shall be
issued without an inspection to compare th e vehicle identification
number on the vehicle wit h the number recorded on the ownership
record and to record the actual odometer rea ding on the vehicle.
Upon request of the seller, person or entity conducting an auction,
dealer, or licensed dismantler, t he inspection shall be conducted at
the location or place of business of the sale, auction, dealer, or
the dismantler. The inspection shall be conducted by any motor
license agent or a duly authorized employee thereof; provided, if
the vehicle identificat ion number on the vehicle offered for sale at
salvage pools, salvage disposal sales , or a classic or antique
auction does not match the number recorded on the ownership record,
the inspection may be conducted at the location of or place of
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business of such sale or auction by any state, county , or city law
enforcement officer. The Tax Commission may ente r into reciprocal
agreements with other states for such inspections to be performed at
locations outside the boundaries of this state for vehicles which:
1. Are offered for sale at auction;
2. Have been solely used as vehicles for rent under the
ownership of a licensed motor vehicle dealer or a person engaged in
the business of renting motor vehicles; or
3. Have not been registered in this or any other sta te for more
than one (1) year.
The inspection shall be certified upon forms prescribed by the Tax
Commission. The name and other identi fication of the authorized
person conducting the inspection shall be legibly printed or typed
on the form. Prior to any inspection by any employee of a motor
license agent, the motor license agent shall notify the Tax
Commission of the name and any other identification information
requested by the Tax Commission of the authorized person. A
signature specimen of the author ized person shall be submitted to
the Tax Commission by the employing motor license agent. If the
authorization to inspect vehicles is withdrawn or the employer -
employee relationship is terminated, the motor license agent,
immediately, shall notify the Ta x Commission and return any
remaining inspection f orms to the Tax Commission. The fee for the
inspection shall be Four Dollars ($4.00). The motor license agent
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shall retain Three Dollars ($3.00) of the fee. Fees received by a
motor license agent or an a uthorized employee thereof shall be
handled and accounted for in the manner as prescribed by law for any
other fees paid to or received by a motor license agent. Out -of-
state vehicles brought into this state by a person licensed in
another state to sell n ew or used vehicles to be sold within this
state at a motor vehicle auction which is limited to deal er-to-
dealer transactions shall not be required to be inspected, unless
the vehicle is purchased by an Oklahoma dealer. Any person licensed
in another state to sell new or used motor vehicles, who offers a
motor vehicle for sale within this state at a mot or vehicle auction
which is limited to dealer-to-dealer transactions, shall not be
within the definition of “owner” in Section 1102 of this title, for
purposes of Section 1101 et seq. of this title.
N. A licensed motor vehicle dealer, upon payment of a fe e of
Fifteen Dollars ($15.00), may r eassign an out-of-state certificate
of title to a used motor vehicle provided such dealer obtains the
appropriate inspection form required by either subsection L or M of
this section and attaches the form to the out -of-state certificate
of title. Motor license agents shall be allowed to retain Two
Dollars and twenty-five cents ($2.25) of the fee plus an additional
Two Dollars ($2.00) or Three Dollars ($3.00) as provided i n
subsections L and M of this section for performa nce of the
inspection. Two Dollars ($2.00) of the fee shall be deposited in
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the Tax Commission Reimbursement Fund. An out -of-state vehicle
which has been rebuilt shall be inspected pursuant to the provisi ons
of Section 1111 of this title. The Tax Commis sion shall train motor
license agents in interpreting vehicle identification numbers to
assure that it accurately describes the vehicle and to detect
rollback or alteration of the odometer. Failure of a mo tor license
agent to inspect the vehicle and make the required notations shall
be a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than One Thousand
Dollars ($1,000.00) for the first offense and Five Thousand Dollars
($5,000.00) for the second offense or sub sequent offense, or by
imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six (6) month s, or
by both such fine and imprisonment.
O. The ownership of any unrecovered vehicle which has been
declared a total loss by an insurer because of theft shall be
transferred to the insurer by an unrecovered -theft vehicle title;
provided, the ownership of any such vehicle which has been declared
a total loss by an insurer licensed by the Insurance Department of
the State of Oklahoma and maintaining a multi-state motor vehicle
salvage processing center in this state shall be transferred to the
insurer by a salvage or an unrecovered -theft title without the
requirement of a visual inspection of the vehicle identification
number by the insurer. Upon recovery of the vehicle, t he ownership
shall be transferred by an original t itle, salvage title, or junked
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title, as may be appropriate based upon an estimate of the amount of
loss submitted by the insurer.
P. When an insurance com pany makes a total loss settlement on a
total loss vehicle and the insurance company or a salvage po ol
authorized by the insurance compa ny is unable to obtain the properly
endorsed certificate of ownership or other evidence of ownership
acceptable to the Oklahoma Tax Commission within thirty (30) days
following acceptance by the owner of an offer of an a mount in
settlement of a total loss, that insurance company or salvage pool,
on a form provided by the Oklahoma Tax Commission and signed under
penalty of perjury, may request the Oklahoma Tax Commission to issue
the applicable salvage title for the vehicl e. The request shall
include information declaring that the requester has made at least
two written attempts to obtain the certificate of ownership or othe r
acceptable evidence of title.
Q. The owner of any vehicle which is incapable of operation or
use on the public roads and has no resal e value, except as parts,
scrap, or junk, may deliver the certificate of title to the vehicle
to the Tax Commission for cancellation. Upon verification that any
perfected lien against the vehicle has been released, the
certificate of title shall be cancele d without any fee, charge, or
cost required from the owner. The vehicle identification numbers on
the certificates of title shall be preserved in the computer files
of the Tax Commission for at least five (5) years fro m the date of
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cancellation of the cer tificate of title. The Tax Commission shall
prescribe and provide an affidavit form to be completed by the owner
of any vehicle for which the certificate of title is ca nceled. No
title or registration shall subsequent ly be issued for a vehicle for
which the certificate of title has been surrendered pursuant to this
subsection. The Tax Commission shall prescribe a form f or the
transfer of ownership of a vehicle for whic h the certificate of
title has been canceled.
R. The owner of a vehicle which is not w ithin the last ten (10)
model years, not roadworthy and not capable of repair for operation
or use on the roads and hig hways, or a vehicle which is being sold
to a scrap metal dealer pursuant to Section 11 -92 of Title 2 of the
Oklahoma Statutes, shall tran sfer the vehicle only upon a
certificate of ownership prescribed by the Tax Commission, if the
certificate of title to the vehicle is lost, has been canceled, or
otherwise not available. The prescribed ownership form s hall
include the names and addresses of the buyer and seller, the driver
license number or social security number of the seller, the make and
model of the vehicle, and the public vehicle identification numb er.
If there is no public vehicle identification number, the vehicle
shall be inspected by a law enforcement officer to verify the
absence of the number on the vehicle and the prescribed ownership
form shall include a signed statement, by such officer, ve rifying
the absence of the number.
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The certificate of ownership shall be completed in t riplicate.
The buyer and seller shall each retain a copy. Within thirty (30)
days of the transaction, the seller shal l submit one copy to the Tax
Commission or a motor license agent accompanied with a fee of Four
Dollars ($4.00). One Dollar ($1.00) shal l be retained by the motor
license agent and Three Dollars ($3.00) shall be deposited in the
Oklahoma Tax Commission Re imbursement Fund in the State Treasury.
Upon receipt of the certificate, the Tax Commission shall ve rify
that any perfected lien upon the vehicle has been released. If the
lien is not released, the Tax Commission shall mail notice of the
transfer to the lienholder at the lienholder’s last-known address.
If a certificate of title has been issued, it sha ll be canceled and
the vehicle identification number shall be preserved in the computer
of the Tax Commission for at least five (5) years. The buyer of the
vehicle may not be sued and shall not be liable f or monetary damages
to the lienholder,; however, the vehicle shall be subject to a valid
repossession by a lienholder.
S. The Tax Commission shall notify the chief administrative
officer of the agency or de partment responsible for issuing motor
vehicle certificates of title in each state in the United St ates of
the types of motor vehicle cer tificate of title effective in
Oklahoma on and after January 1, 1989.
T. When registering for the first time in this s tate a
remanufactured vehicle which has not been registered in any other
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state since its remanufact ure, before issuing a certificate of
title, the Tax Commission shall require the applicant to deliver a
statement of origin from the remanufacturer.
U. If a vehicle is sold to a foreign buyer pursuant to t he
provisions of the Automotive Dismantlers and Pa rts Recycler Act, the
licensed seller shall stamp the title with: “EXPORT ONLY.
NONTRANSFERABLE IN THE UNITED STATES. ” The licensed seller shall
supply the Tax Commission the title number, the vehicle
identification number and the foreign buyer ’s bid identification
number on a form prescrib ed by the Tax Commission. The Tax
Commission shall cancel the title, and the vehicle identification
number shall be preserved in the computer files of the Tax
Commission for a period of not less than five (5) years.
V. The Tax Commission shall not be con sidered a necessary party
to any lawsuit which is instigated for the purpose of determining
ownership of a vehicle, whe rein the Tax Commission’s only
involvement would be to issue title, and the court shall issue an
order dismissing the Tax Commission from the pending action. In the
event no other party or lienholder can be identified as to ownership
or claim, the Tax Com mission shall accept an affidavit of ownership
from the party claiming ownership and issue proper t itle thereon.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2022.
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