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31		-	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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33		-	2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022)
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35		-	COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
36		-	FOR ENGROSSED
37		-	SENATE BILL NO. 554 By: Newhouse of the Senate
	28	+	ENGROSSED SENATE
	29	+	BILL NO. 554 By: Newhouse of the Senate
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41	33		Kannady of the House
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49		-	COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
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51	38		An Act relating to liens for service on personal
52		-	property; amending 42 O.S. 2021, Section 91A, which
53		-	relates to procedures for lien on certain personal
54		-	property; increasing allowable fee for processing of
55		-	certain notice; updating statutory language; and
56		-	providing an effective date.
	39	+	property; amending 42 O.S. 2011, Section 91A, as last
	40	+	amended by Section 1, Chapter 183, O.S.L. 2 017 (42
	41	+	O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 91A), which relates to
	42	+	procedures for lien on certain personal property;
	43	+	increasing allowable fee for processing of cert ain
	44	+	notice; updating statutory language; and providing an
	45	+	effective date.
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61	50		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
62		-	SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 42 O.S. 2021, Section 91A, is
63		-	amended to read as follows:
	51	+	SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 42 O.S. 2011, Section 91A, as last
	52	+	amended by Section 1, Chapter 183, O.S.L. 2017 (42 O.S. Supp. 202 0,
	53	+	Section 91A), is amended to read a s follows:
64	54		Section 91A.
65	55		A. 1. a. This section applies to all types of personal property
66	56		other than:
67	57		(1) farm equipment as def ined in Section 91.2 of this
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	59	+	(2) “Section 91 Personal Property ” as defined in
	60	+	Section 91 of this title.
	61	+	b. This section applies to any vehicle, all -terrain
	62	+	vehicle, utility vehicle, manufactured home,
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96		-	(2) "Section 91 Personal Property " as defined in
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98		-	b. This section applies to any vehicle, all -terrain
99		-	vehicle, utility vehicle, manufactured home,
100	89		motorcycle, boat, outboard motor, or trailer that is
101	90		excluded from covera ge under subsection A of Section
102	91		91 of this title because the personal p roperty:
103	92		(1) does not have a certificate of title,
104	93		(2) has a certificate of title but does not have an
105	94		active lien recorded on the certificate of title,
106	95		(3) has a certificate of titl e that is not issued by
107	96		the Oklahoma Tax Commission or by a federally
108	97		recognized Indian tribe in the S tate of Oklahoma,
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110	99		(4) is otherwise excluded by subparagraph b of
111	100		paragraph 1 of subsection A of Section 91 of this
112	101		title or subsection D of Section 91 of this
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114	103		c. If personal property has a certificate of title, or
115	104		would be required to have a cert ificate of title under
116	105		Oklahoma law, and is apparently covered both by this
117	106		section and by Sections 191 through 200 of this t itle,
118	107		the procedures set out in this section shall apply
119	108		instead of Sections 191 through 200 of this ti tle. If
	109	+	personal property without a certificate of title and
	110	+	not required to be titled under Oklahoma law is
	111	+	covered both by this section and Sections 1 91 through
	112	+	200 of this title, the procedures set out in Sections
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147		-	personal property without a certificate of title and
148		-	not required to be titled under Oklahoma law is
149		-	covered both by this sectio n and Sections 191 through
150		-	200 of this title, the procedures set out in Sections
151	139		191 through 200 of this title shall ap ply instead of
152	140		this section.
153	141		2. a. Any person who, while lawfully in p ossession of an
154	142		article of personal property to which this section
155	143		applies, renders any service to the owner the reof by
156	144		furnishing storage, rental space, material, labor or
157	145		skill for the protection, improvement, sa fekeeping,
158	146		towing, right to occupy space, storage or carriage
159	147		thereof, has a special lien thereon, dependent on
160	148		possession, for the compensation, if any, which is due
161	149		to such person from the owner for such service.
162	150		Charges owed under a contract primarily for the
163	151		purpose of storage or rental of sp ace shall be accrued
164	152		only at the regular periodic rate for storage or
165	153		rental as provided in the contract, adjust ed for
166	154		partial periods of storage or rental.
167	155		b. Except for Class AA licens ed wrecker towing charges,
168	156		the special lien shall be subordinate to an y perfected
169	157		security interest unless the claimant complies with
170	158		the requirements of this section. Failure to co mply
	159	+	with any requirements of this section shall result in
	160	+	denial of any title application and cause t he special
	161	+	lien to be subordinate to any p erfected lien. Upon
	162	+	such denial, the applicant shall be entitled to one
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198		-	with any requirements of this section shall result in
199		-	denial of any title application and cause t he special
200		-	lien to be subordinate to any p erfected lien. Upon
201		-	such denial, the applicant shall be entitled t o one
202	189		resubmission of the title application w ithin thirty
203	190		(30) business days of receipt of the denial, and
204	191		proceed to comply with the requirements of this
205		-	section. "Failure to comply" includes, but is not
	192	+	section. “Failure to comply” includes, but is not
206	193		limited to:
207	194		(1) failure to timely provide additional
208	195		documentation supporting or verifying any entry
209	196		on submitted forms as requested by the Tax
210	197		Commission,
211	198		(2) failure to provide the documentation supporting
212	199		lawful possession as outlined i n paragraph 3 of
213	200		subsection H of this section,
214	201		(3) claimant being other than the in dividual who
215	202		provided the service giving rise to the special
216	203		lien, as in subparagraph a of this paragra ph,
217	204		(4) claimant not being i n possession of the vehicle,
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219	206		(5) notification and proceedings not accomplished in
220	207		accordance with subparagraph c of this p aragraph,
221	208		and paragraph 3 of this subsection.
	209	+	c. Any person claiming a lien under this section shall
	210	+	request, within five (5) busin ess days of performing
	211	+	any service or work on the property, the Tax
	212	+	Commission or other appropriate license agency to
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249		-	c. Any person claiming a lien under this section shall
250		-	request, within five (5) busin ess days of performing
251		-	any service or work on the property, the Tax
252		-	Commission or other appropriate license a gency to
253	239		furnish the name and address of the current owner of
254	240		and any lienholder upon the property. The Motor
255	241		Vehicle Division of the Tax Commissi on or appropriate
256	242		license agency shall res pond in person or by mail to
257	243		the lien claimant within ten (10) business days of the
258	244		receipt of the request for i nformation. The Tax
259	245		Commission shall render assistance to ascertain
260	246		ownership, if needed. The lien c laimant shall send,
261	247		within seven (7) busin ess days of receipt of the
262	248		requested information from the Oklahoma Tax Commission
263	249		or other license agency, a not ice of the location of
264	250		the property by certified mail with return receipt
265	251		requested, postage prepaid, to the owner and any
266	252		lienholder of the veh icle at the addresses furnished.
267	253		The lien claimant may charge Twenty Dollars ($20. 00)
268	254		not more than Fifty Dolla rs ($50.00) for processing
269		-	plus the cost of postage if the notic e is timely sent
270		-	pursuant to the requirements of this subparagraph in
271		-	addition to fees regulated by the Oklahoma Corporation
272		-	Commission for license d wreckers. If the lien
	255	+	plus including the cost of postage if the notic e is
	256	+	timely sent pursuant to the requirements of this
	257	+	subparagraph in addition to fees regulated by the
	258	+	Oklahoma Corporation Commission for licensed wreckers.
	259	+	If the lien claimant i s unable to meet the time
	260	+	requirements due to a lack of or an altered vehi cle
	261	+	identification number on the property, the lien
	262	+	claimant shall proceed diligently to obtain the proper
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300		-	claimant is unable to meet the time requirements due
301		-	to a lack of or an altered vehi cle identification
302		-	number on the property, the lien claimant shall
303		-	proceed diligently to obtain the proper vehicle
304		-	identification number and shall meet the time
	289	+	vehicle identification number and shall meet the time
305	290		requirements on the n otice once the vehicle
306	291		identification number is known. If the lien claima nt
307	292		is required to send addit ional notices because of
308	293		change of ownership or lienholder after it has timely
309	294		complied with the requirements of this subparagraph,
310	295		the lien claimant shal l remain in compliance if such
311	296		additional notices are sent within the requ ired time
312	297		periods from the date of discovery of the new owners
313	298		or lienholders. The notice shall be in writing and
314	299		shall contain, but not be limited to, the following:
315	300		(1) a statement that the notice is a Notice of
316	301		Possessory Lien,
317	302		(2) the complete legal n ame, physical and mailing
318	303		address, and telephone number of the claiman t,
319	304		(3) the complete legal name, physical and mailing
320	305		address of the person who requested that the
321	306		claimant render service to the owner by
322	307		furnishing material, labor or skill, storage , or
323	308		rental space, or the date t he property was
	309	+	abandoned if the claimant did not render any
	310	+	other service,
	311	+	(4) a description of the article of personal
	312	+	property, and the complete physic al and mailing
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351		-	abandoned if the claimant did not render any
352		-	other service,
353		-	(4) a description of the article of persona l
354		-	property, and the complete physical and mailing
355	339		address of the location of the article of
356	340		personal property,
357	341		(5) the nature of the work , labor or service
358	342		performed, material fur nished, or the storage or
359	343		rental arrangement, and the date thereof, and
360	344		written proof of authority to perform th e work,
361	345		labor or service provided that, in the case of a
362	346		law enforcement directed tow, the logbook ent ry
363	347		prescribed in OAC 595:25 -5-5 or the tow ticket as
364	348		defined by the Corporation Commission shall serve
365	349		as written proof of authority,
366	350		(6) the signature of the claimant which shall be
367	351		notarized and, if applicable, the signature o f
368	352		the claimant’s attorney. If the claimant is a
369	353		business, the name of the contact person
370	354		representing the business shall be shown. In
371	355		place of an original signature and notary seal , a
372	356		digital or electronic signature or seal shall be
373	357		accepted, and
	358	+	(7) an itemized statement describin g the date or
	359	+	dates the labor or services were performed and
	360	+	material furnished and the charges claimed for
	361	+	each item, the totals of which shall equal the
	362	+	total compensation claimed.
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401		-	(7) an itemized statement describin g the date or
402		-	dates the labor or services were performed and
403		-	material furnished and the charges claimed for
404		-	each item, the totals of which shall equal the
405		-	total compensation claimed.
406	389		The lien claimant shall not be required to se nd the
407	390		notice required in th is subparagraph if the property
408	391		is released to an interested party before the notice
409	392		is mailed and no additional charges or fees continue
410	393		to accrue. If a law enforcement agency has the
411	394		property towed to a law enforcement facili ty, the
412	395		person claiming a li en under this section shall not be
413	396		required to send notice until the property is released
414	397		by law enforcement to the claimant or the date which
415	398		claimant starts charging storage, whichever is
416	399		earlier. A lien claimant shall have a n extension of
417	400		ten (10) business days to send the notice required in
418	401		this subparagraph if a state of emergency has been
419	402		declared in the county in which the property is
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421	404		d. Subparagraphs b and c of this paragraph shall not
422	405		apply to salvage pools as defined in Section 591.2 of
423	406		Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
	407	+	3. The lien may be foreclosed by a sale of such personal
	408	+	property upon the notice and in the manner following: The no tice
	409	+	shall be in writing and shall contain, but not be limited to:
	410	+	a. the names of the owner and any o ther known party or
	411	+	parties who may claim any interest in the property,
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451		-	3. The lien may be foreclosed by a sale of such personal
452		-	property upon the notice a nd in the manner following: The notice
453		-	shall be in writing and shall contain, but not be limited to:
454		-	a. the names of the owner and any o ther known party or
455		-	parties who may claim any interest in the property,
456	438		b. a description of the property to be sold, including a
457	439		visual inspection or a ph otograph if the property is a
458	440		motor vehicle, and the physical location of the
459	441		property,
460	442		c. the nature of the work, labor or service performed,
461	443		material furnished, or the storage or rental
462	444		arrangement, and the date thereof, and written proof
463	445		of authority to perform the work, labor or service
464	446		provided. In the case of a law enforc ement directed
465	447		tow, the logbook entry prescribed in OAC 595:25 -5-5 or
466	448		the tow ticket as defined by the Corporation
467	449		Commission, shall serve as written proof of authority,
468	450		d. the time and place of sale,
469	451		e. the name, telephone number, physical address and
470	452		mailing address of the claimant , and agent or
471	453		attorney, if any, foreclosi ng such lien. If the
472	454		claimant is a business, then the name of the contact
473	455		person representing the business must be shown. In
474	456		place of an original signature and notary seal, a
	457	+	digital or electronic signature or se al shall be
	458	+	accepted, and
	459	+	f. itemized charges which shall equal the total
	460	+	compensation claimed.
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502		-	digital or electronic signature or se al shall be
503		-	accepted, and
504		-	f. itemized charges which shall equal the total
505		-	compensation claimed.
506	487		4. a. Such Notice of Sale shall be posted in two public
507	488		places in the county where the property is to be sold
508	489		at least ten (10) days before the time therein
509	490		specified for such sale, and a copy of the no tice
510	491		shall be mailed to the owner and any other party
511	492		claiming any interest in the property, if known, at
512	493		their last-known post office address, by certified
513	494		mail, return receipt requeste d, at least ten (10) days
514	495		before the time therein specified for such s ale. If
515	496		the item of personal property is a manufactured home,
516	497		notice shall also be sent by certified mail to th e
517	498		county treasurer and to the county assessor of the
518	499		county where the manu factured home is located.
519	500		b. In the case of any item of personal prope rty without a
520	501		certificate of title and not required to be titled
521	502		under Oklahoma law, a party who claims any inte rest in
522	503		the property shall include all owners of the property;
523	504		any secured party who has an active fin ancing
524	505		statement on file with the county c lerk of Oklahoma
525	506		County listing one or more owners of the property by
	507	+	legal name as debtors and indicating a col lateral
	508	+	description that would include the property; and any
	509	+	other person having any interest in the p ersonal
	510	+	property, of whom the claimant has actual notice.
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553		-	legal name as debtors and indicating a collateral
554		-	description that would include the property; and any
555		-	other person having any interest in the p ersonal
556		-	property, of whom the claimant has actual notice.
557	537		c. In the case of personal property subject to this
558	538		section for which a certificate of title has been
559	539		issued by any jurisdiction, a party who claims any
560	540		interest in the property shall include all ow ners of
561	541		the article of personal property a s indicated by the
562	542		certificate of title; lien debtors, if any, other than
563	543		the owners; any lienholder whose lien is noted on the
564	544		face of the certificate of title; and any other person
565	545		having any interest in the arti cle of personal
566	546		property, of whom the clai mant has actual notice.
567	547		d. When the jurisdiction of titling for a vehicle, all -
568	548		terrain vehicle, motorcycle, boat , outboard motor, or
569	549		trailer that is five (5) model years old or newer, or
570	550		a manufactured home that is fifteen (15) model years
571	551		old or newer, cannot be determined by ordinary means,
572	552		the claimant, the agent of the claimant, or the
573	553		attorney of the claimant, shall request, in writing,
574	554		that the Oklahoma Tax Commission Motor Vehicle
575	555		Division ascertain the juris diction where the vehicle
576	556		or manufactured home is titled. The Oklahoma Tax
	557	+	Commission Motor Vehicle Division shall, within
	558	+	fourteen (14) days from the da te the request is
	559	+	received, provide information as to the jurisdiction
	560	+	where the personal property is titled. If the
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578		-	SB554 HFLR Page 12
579		-	BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments. 1
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604		-	Commission Motor Vehicle Division shall, wi thin
605		-	fourteen (14) days from the date the request is
606		-	received, provide information as to the jurisdiction
607		-	where the personal property is titled. If the
608	587		Oklahoma Tax Commission Mo tor Vehicle Division is
609	588		unable to provide the information, it shall provide
610	589		notice that the record is not availa ble.
611	590		e. When personal property is of a type that Oklahoma law
612	591		requires to be titled, the owner of reco rd of that
613	592		property is unknown, and the ju risdiction of titling
614	593		and owner of record cannot be determined by ordinary
615	594		means and also, if applicable, cannot be determined in
616	595		accordance with the preceding subparagraph, then the
617	596		special lien may be foreclosed by publication of a
618	597		legal notice in a lega l newspaper in the county where
619	598		the personal property is located, as defined in
620	599		Section 106 of Title 25 of the O klahoma Statutes.
621	600		Such notice shall include the description of the
622	601		property by year, make, vehicle id entification number
623	602		if available from the property, the name of the
624	603		individual who may be contacted for information, and
625	604		the telephone number of that pers on or the address
626	605		where the vehicle is located. The legal notice shall
627	606		be published once per week for three (3) consecutive
	607	+	weeks. As soon as circumstances exist as described in
	608	+	the first sentence of this subparagraph, the first
	609	+	date of publication may o ccur even if the special lien
	610	+	has not accrued for over thirty (30) days. The first
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629		-	SB554 HFLR Page 13
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655		-	weeks. As soon as circumstances exist as described in
656		-	the first sentence of this subparagraph, the first
657		-	date of publication may occur even if the special lien
658		-	has not accrued for over thirty (30) days. The first
659	637		date available for public sale of the vehicle is the
660	638		day following publication of the final notice, but no
661	639		fewer than thirty (30) days after the lien has
662	640		accrued. When the owner of record is unknown, the
663	641		Notice of Sale nevertheless must be compl eted and
664	642		mailed to any known interested party by certified
665	643		mail. For purposes of this paragraph, interested
666	644		parties shall include all persons described in
667	645		subparagraph b or subparag raph c of this paragraph,
668	646		whichever is applicable, with the exception of a ny
669	647		owner who is unknown. Ex cept in circumstances
670	648		described in paragra ph 7 of this subsection that
671	649		provide for a shorter time period, the Notice of Sale
672	650		shall be posted in two public places in the county
673	651		where the property is to be sold at least ten (10)
674	652		days before the time therein specified for such sale,
675	653		and the Notice of Sale shall not be mailed until at
676	654		least thirty (30) days after the lien has accrued.
677	655		5. The lienor or any othe r person may in good faith become a
678	656		purchaser of the property sold.
	657	+	6. Proceedings for foreclosure un der this act shall not be
	658	+	commenced until thirty (30) days after the lien has accrued, except
	659	+	as provided elsewhere in Oklahoma law.
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680		-	SB554 HFLR Page 14
681		-	BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments. 1
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706		-	6. Proceedings for foreclosure un der this act shall not be
707		-	commenced until thirty (30) days after the lien has accrued, except
708		-	as provided elsewhere in Oklahoma law.
709	686		7. Notwithstanding a ny other provision of law, proceedings for
710	687		foreclosures for the storage of junk vehicles towed and sto red
711	688		pursuant to Section 955 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes by
712	689		Class AA wreckers listed with the Motor Vehicle Division of the
713	690		Department of Public S afety, may be commenced five (5) days after
714		-	the lien has accrued. For pur poses of this paragraph, "junk
715		-	vehicles" means any vehicle that is mor e than ten (10) years old if
	691	+	the lien has accrued. For pur poses of this paragraph, “junk
	692	+	vehicles” means any vehicle that is mor e than ten (10) years old if
716	693		the cost of a comparable vehicle would be less than Three Hundred
717	694		Dollars ($300.00) as quoted in the latest edition of the National
718	695		Automobile Dealers Associ ation Official Used Car Guid e or latest
719	696		monthly edition of any other n ationally recognized published
720	697		guidebook, adjusting to the condition of the vehicle.
721	698		B. 1. a. Any person who is induced by means of a check or other
722	699		form of written order for immediate p ayment of money
723	700		to deliver up possession of an article of personal
724	701		property on which the person has a special lien
725	702		created by subsection A of this section, which check
726	703		or other written order is dishonored, or is not paid
727	704		when presented, shall have a lien f or the amount
728	705		thereof upon the personal property.
	706	+	b. The person claiming such lien shall, within thirty
	707	+	(30) days from the date of dishonor of the check or
	708	+	other written order for pa yment of money, file in the
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730		-	SB554 HFLR Page 15
731		-	BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments. 1
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756		-	b. The person claiming such lien shall, within thirty
757		-	(30) days from the date of dishonor of the check or
758		-	other written order for payment of money, file in the
759	735		office of the county clerk of the county in wh ich the
760	736		property is situated a sworn statement that:
761	737		(1) the check or other written order for immediate
762	738		payment of money, copy thereof being attached,
763	739		was received for labor, materia l or supplies for
764	740		producing or repairing an article of personal
765	741		property, or for other specific proper ty-related
766	742		services covered by this sectio n,
767	743		(2) the check or other written order was not paid,
768	744		and
769	745		(3) the uttering of the check or other written order
770	746		constituted the means for inducing the person,
771	747		one possessed of a special l ien created by
772	748		subsection A of this section upon the described
773	749		article of personal property, to deliver up the
774	750		article of personal property.
775	751		2. a. Any person who renders service to t he owner of an
776	752		article of personal property by furnishing storage,
777	753		rental space, material, labor , or skill for the
778	754		protection, improvement, safe keeping, towing, right to
779	755		occupy space, storage , or carriage thereof shall have
	756	+	a special lien on such property pursuant to this
	757	+	section if such property is removed from the person ’s
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781		-	SB554 HFLR Page 16
782		-	BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments. 1
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807		-	a special lien on such property pursuant to this
808		-	section if such property is removed from the person ’s
809	784		possession, without such person ’s written consent or
810	785		without payment for such service.
811	786		b. The person claiming such lien shall, within five (5)
812	787		days of such nonauthorized removal, file i n the office
813	788		of the county clerk of the county in which the
814	789		property is located, a sworn statement inc luding:
815	790		(1) that services were rendered on or in relation to
816	791		the article of personal property by the person
817	792		claiming such lien,
818	793		(2) that the property was in the possession of the
819	794		person claiming the lien but such property was
820	795		removed without his or her wri tten consent,
821	796		(3) an identifying descripti on of the article of
822	797		personal property on or in relation to which the
823	798		service was rendered, and
824	799		(4) that the debt for the services rendered on or in
825	800		relation to the article of personal p roperty was
826	801		not paid. Provided, if the unpaid total amount
827	802		of the debt for services rendered on or in
828	803		relation to the article of personal property is
829	804		unknown, an approximated amount of the debt due
830	805		and owing shall be included in the sworn
	806	+	statement but such approximated debt may be
	807	+	amended within thirty (30) days of such fi ling to
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832		-	SB554 HFLR Page 17
833		-	BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments. 1
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858		-	statement but such approximated debt may be
859		-	amended within thirty (30) days of such fi ling to
860	834		reflect the actual amount of the debt due and
861	835		owing.
862	836		3. The enforcement of the lien shall be within six ty (60) days
863	837		after filing the lien in the manner provided by law for enfor cing
864	838		the lien of a security agreement and provided that the lien shall
865	839		not affect the rights of innocent, intervening purchasers without
866	840		notice.
867	841		C. If the person who renders service to the owner of an article
868	842		of personal property to which this section app lies relinquishes or
869	843		loses possession of the article due to circumstan ces described in
870	844		subparagraph a of paragraph 1 or subparagraph a of paragraph 2 of
871	845		subsection B of this section, the person claiming the lien shall be
872	846		entitled to possession of the artic le until the amount due is p aid,
873	847		unless the article is possessed by a person who became a bona fide
874	848		purchaser. Entitlement to possession shall be in accordance with
875	849		the following:
876	850		1. The claimant may take possession of an article pursuant to
877	851		this subsection only if the person oblig ated under the contract for
878	852		services has signed an acknowledgment of receipt of a notice that
879	853		the article may be subject to repossession. The notice and
880	854		acknowledgment pursuant to this subsection shall be:
	855	+	a. in writing and separate from the written contr act for
	856	+	services, or
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882		-	SB554 HFLR Page 18
883		-	BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments. 1
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908		-	a. in writing and separate from the written contr act for
909		-	services, or
910	883		b. printed on the written contract for services, credit
911	884		agreement or other document which displays the notice
912	885		in bold-faced, capitalized and underlined type, or is
913	886		separated from surrounding written material so as to
914	887		be conspicuous with a separate signature line;
915	888		2. The claimant may require the person obligated under the
916	889		contract for services to pay the costs of repossession as a
917	890		condition for reclaiming the article only to the extent of the
918	891		reasonable fair market value of the services required to take
919	892		possession of the articl e;
920	893		3. The claimant shall not transfer to a third party or to a
921	894		person who performs repossession services, a che ck, money order, or
922	895		credit card transaction that is received as payment fo r services
923	896		with respect to an article and that is returned to the clai mant
924	897		because of insufficient funds or no funds, because the person
925	898		writing the check, issuing the money order, o r credit cardholder has
926	899		no account or because the check, money order, or c redit card account
927	900		has been closed. A person violating this paragraph shall be guilty
928	901		of a misdemeanor; and
929	902		4. An article that is repossessed pursuant to this subsection
930	903		shall be promptly delivered to the location where the services were
931	904		performed. The article shall remain at the services location at all
	905	+	times until the article is lawfully returned to the record owner or
	906	+	a lienholder or is disposed of pursuant to this section.
932	907
933		-	SB554 HFLR Page 19
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959		-	times until the article is lawfully returned to the record owner or
960		-	a lienholder or is dispose d of pursuant to this section.
961	933		D. 1. This section applies if a vehicle, all -terrain vehicle,
962	934		manufactured home, motorcycle, boat, outbo ard motor, or trailer has
963	935		a certificate of title issued by the Tax Commission or by a
964	936		federally recognized Indian tribe in Oklahoma, but there is no
965	937		active lien recorded on the certificate of title.
966	938		2. This section applies if a vehicle, all-terrain vehicle,
967	939		utility vehicle, motorcycle, boat, outb oard motor or trailer has a
968	940		certificate of title issued by the Tax Commission or by a federally
969	941		recognized Indian tribe in Oklahoma, and there is an active lien
970	942		recorded on the certifica te of title, but the lien is over fifteen
971	943		(15) years old.
972	944		3. This section applies if personal property to which Section
973	945		91 of this title otherwise would apply has been registered by the
974	946		Tax Commission or by a federally recognized Indian tribe in the
975	947		State of Oklahoma, and there is a lien of record but no certificate
976	948		of title has been issued.
977	949		4. This section applies if personal property to which Section
978	950		91 of this title otherwise wou ld apply has not been registered by
979	951		either the Tax Commission or a federal ly recognized Indian tribe i n
980	952		the State of Oklahoma, and no certificat e of title has been issued,
981	953		but there is a lien of record.
	954	+	5. This section applies to personal property that ot herwise
	955	+	would be covered by Section 91 of this title, except that the
982	956
983		-	SB554 HFLR Page 20
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1009		-	5. This section applies to personal property that otherwise
1010		-	would be covered by Section 91 of this title, except that the
1011	982		services were rendered or the pr operty was abandoned prior to
1012	983		November 1, 2005.
1013	984		6. This section applies to a vehicle, all -terrain vehicle,
1014	985		utility vehicle, manufactured home, motorcycle , boat, outboard
1015	986		motor, or trailer for which ownership cannot be determine d by
1016	987		ordinary means or by th e Oklahoma Tax Commission Motor Vehicle
1017	988		Division, as provided in subparagraphs d and e of paragraph 4 of
1018	989		subsection A of this section, as applicable.
1019	990		7. This section applies to items of personal property that are
1020	991		not required by Oklahoma law to be titled, and that do not have a
1021	992		certificate of title.
1022	993		8. This section applies to salvage pools as defined in Section
1023	994		591.2 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
1024	995		9. This section applies to class AA licensed wrecker services
1025	996		taking possession of a vehicle pursuant to an agreement with, or at
1026	997		the direction of, or dispatched by a state or local law enforcement
1027	998		or government agency, or pursuant to the abandoned vehicl e removal
1028	999		provisions of Section 954A of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes with
1029	1000		respect to all types of personal property, regardless of whether
1030	1001		that personal property has a certificate of title.
1031	1002		10. For a vehicle abandoned at a salvage pool, if the cost o f
1032	1003		repairing the vehicle for safe operation on the highway does not
	1004	+	exceed sixty percent (60%) of the f air market value of the vehicle
1033	1005
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1060		-	exceed sixty percent (60%) of the f air market value of the vehicle
1061	1031		as defined in Section 1111 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes, a
1062	1032		salvage title shall not be required.
1063	1033		E. A person who knowingly makes a false statement of a material
1064	1034		fact regarding the furnishi ng of storage, rental space, material,
1065	1035		labor or skill for the protecti on, improvement, safekeeping, towing,
1066	1036		right to occupy space, storage or carriage thereof in a proceeding
1067	1037		under this section, or attempts to use or uses the provisions of
1068	1038		this section to foreclose an owner or lienho lder’s interest in a
1069	1039		vehicle knowing that any of the statements made in the proceeding
1070	1040		are false, upon conviction, shall be guilty of a felony.
1071	1041		F. Upon receipt of notice of legal proceedings, the Tax
1072	1042		Commission shall cause the sale process to be put on ho ld until
1073	1043		notice of resolution of court pro ceedings is received from the
1074	1044		court. If such notice of commencement of court proceedings is not
1075	1045		filed with the Tax Commission, the possessory lien sale process may
1076	1046		continue.
1077	1047		G. No possessory lien sale shall be he ld on a Sunday.
1078	1048		H. For purposes of this s ection:
1079		-	1. "Possession" includes actual possession and constructive
	1049	+	1. “Possession” includes actual possession and constructive
1080	1050		possession;
1081		-	2. "Constructive possession" means possession by a person who,
	1051	+	2. “Constructive possession ” means possession by a person who,
1082	1052		although not in actual possession, does n ot have an intention to
1083	1053		abandon property, knowingly has both power and the intention at a
1084	1054
1085		-	SB554 HFLR Page 22
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1107	1076		22
1108	1077		23
1109	1078		24
1110	1079
1111	1080		given time to exercise dominion or control over the property, and
1112	1081		who holds claim to such th ing by virtue of some legal right;
1113		-	3. "Lawfully in possession " means a person has documentation
	1082	+	3. “Lawfully in possession ” means a person has documentation
1114	1083		from the owner or the owner ’s authorized agent, or an insurance
1115	1084		company or its authorized agent, authorizing the furnishing of
1116	1085		material, labor or storage, or t hat the property was authorized to
1117	1086		be towed to a repair facility.
1118	1087		Class AA wrecker services taking pos session of a vehicle
1119	1088		pursuant to an agreem ent with, or at the direction of, or dispatched
1120	1089		by, a state or local law enforcement or government agency, or
1121	1090		pursuant to the abandoned vehicle removal provisions of Section 954A
1122	1091		of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statute s, shall be considered lawfully
1123	1092		in possession of the vehicle. If the person lacks such
1124	1093		documentation, the procedures established by this section shall no t
1125	1094		apply; and
1126		-	4. "Itemized charges" means total parts, total labor, total
	1095	+	4. “Itemized charges” means total parts, total labor, total
1127	1096		towing fees, total storage f ees, total processing fees and totals of
1128	1097		any other fee groups, the sum total of which shall equal the
1129	1098		compensation claimed.
1130	1099		I. For purposes of this secti on, the United States Postal
1131	1100		Service approved electronic equivalent of pro of of return receipt
1132	1101		requested Form 3811 shall satisfy return receipt requested
1133	1102		documentation requirements.
1134	1103
1135		-	SB554 HFLR Page 23
1136		-	BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments. 1
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1152	1120		17
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1154	1122		19
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1156	1124		21
1157	1125		22
1158	1126		23
1159	1127		24
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1161	1129		J. If a person claiming a special lien pursuant to this section
1162	1130		fails to comply with any of the requirements of this section, any
1163	1131		interested party may proceed against the pers on claiming such lien
1164	1132		for all damages aris ing therefrom, including conversion, if the
1165	1133		article of personal property has been sold. If the notice or
1166	1134		notices required by this section shall be shown to be knowingly
1167	1135		false or fraudulent, the interested party sh all be entitled to
1168	1136		treble damages. The pr evailing party shall be entitled to all
1169	1137		costs, including reasonable attorney fees.
1170	1138		K. Any interested party shal l be permitted to visually inspect
1171	1139		and verify the services rendered by the claimant prior to the sale
1172	1140		of the article of property during normal b usiness hours. If the
1173	1141		claimant fails to allow any interested party to inspect the
1174	1142		property, the interested part y shall mail a request for inspection
1175	1143		by certified mail, return receipt re quested, to the claimant.
1176	1144		Within three (3) business days of receipt o f the request for
1177	1145		inspection, the claimant shall mail a photograph of the property, by
1178	1146		certified mail, return re ceipt requested, and a date of inspection
1179	1147		within five (5) business days fr om the date of the notice to
1180	1148		inspect. The lienholder shall be allowed to retrieve the property
1181	1149		without being required to bring the title into the lienholder ’s
1182	1150		name, if the lienholde r provides proof it is a lienholder and any
1183	1151		payment due the claimant for l awful charges where the clai mant has
1184	1152		complied with this section. Upon the release of personal property
1185	1153
1186		-	SB554 HFLR Page 24
1187		-	BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments. 1
	1154	+	ENGR. S. B. NO. 554 Page 24 1
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1189	1156		3
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1212	1179		to an insurer or representative of the insurer, wrecker operators
1213	1180		shall be exempt from all liability and shall be held harmless for
1214	1181		any losses or claims of loss. In the event any law enforcement
1215	1182		agency places a hold on th e property, the party wanting to inspect
1216	1183		or photograph the property shall obtain permission from the law
1217	1184		enforcement agency that placed the hold on the property before
1218	1185		inspecting or photographing.
1219	1186		L. This section shall apply to all actions or proceedings that
1220	1187		commence on or after the effective date of this act August 22, 2014.
1221		-	SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2022.
	1188	+	SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2021.
	1189	+	Passed the Senate the 4th day of March, 2021.
1222	1190
1223		-	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY - CIVIL, dated
1224		-	04/06/2022 - DO PASS, As Amended.
	1191	+
	1192	+
	1193	+	Presiding Officer of the Senate
	1194	+
	1195	+
	1196	+	Passed the House of Representatives the ____ day of __________,
	1197	+	2021.
	1198	+
	1199	+
	1200	+
	1201	+	Presiding Officer of the House
	1202	+	of Representatives
	1203	+