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SENATE FLOOR VERSION
February 22, 2021
AS AMENDED
SENATE BILL NO. 485 By: Pederson
[ wreckers and towing - pay claim for wrecker a nd
towing services directly to operator - codification -
effective date ]
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 953.3 of Title 47, unless there
is created a duplication in numb ering, reads as follows:
Notwithstanding any o ther provision of law, an insurer accepting
liability for paying a claim for services performed by a wrecker or
towing operator shall make that claim directly payable to the
operator. Such services shall include, but are not limited to,
towing, nonconsensual towing, vehicle removal and clearing the
roadway following a vehicle collision. The wrecker or towing
operator shall provide documentation of the claim to the insurer
prior to payment being made.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effec tive November 1, 2021.
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON RETIREMENT AND INSURANCE
February 22, 2021 - DO PASS AS AMENDED