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3	34		BILL NO. 1927 By: Sims of the House
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7	38		Rogers of the Senate
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12	43		An Act relating to liens; amending 42 O.S. 2021,
13	44		Sections 91 and 91A, which relate to liens on
14		-	personal property; requiring proper ty to be
15		-	possessed for a certain num ber of days before
16		-	Notice of Sale can be mailed; prohibiting
17		-	additional fees for resubmission of title
18		-	application under certain circumstances; providing
19		-	that a Notice of Possessory Lien and the N otice of
20		-	Sale may be mailed on the date of title application
21		-	submission; requiring in the event of title
22		-	application resubmissions the storage charges shall
23		-	only be charged from the date of resubmission ; and
24		-	providing an effective date .
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28		-	SUBJECT: Liens
	45	+	personal property; requiring property to be possessed
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	47	+	can be mailed; prohibiting additional fees for
	48	+	resubmission of title application under certain
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	50	+	Lien and the Notice of Sale may be mailed on the date
	51	+	of title application submission; requiring in the
	52	+	event of title application resubmissions the storage
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30	59		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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32	60		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 42 O.S. 2021, Section 91,
33	61		is amended to read as follows:
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35	62		Section 91.
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37	63		A. 1. a. This section applies to every vehicle, all -terrain
38	64		vehicle, utility vehicle, manufacture d home,
39	65		motorcycle, boat, outboard motor, or trailer that h as
40	66		a certificate of title issued by the Oklahoma Tax
41	67		Commission or by a federally recognized Indian tribe
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42	95		in the State of Oklahoma, except as otherwise provided
43	96		in subsection D of this section. Th is section does
44	97		not apply to farm equipment as defined in S ection 91.2
45	98		of this title. The items of personal property to
46		-	which this section applies are collectively referred ~~ENR. H. B. NO. 1927 Page 2~~
	99	+	which this section applies are collectively referred
47	100		to as "Section 91 Personal Property ". If personal
48	101		property is apparently covered both by this section
49	102		and by Sections 191 through 200 of thi s title, the
50	103		procedures set out in this section shall apply instead
51	104		of Sections 191 through 200 of this title.
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53	105		b. Salvage pools as defined in Section 591.2 of Title 47
54	106		of the Oklahoma Statutes and class AA licensed wrecker
55	107		services taking possession of a v ehicle pursuant to an
56	108		agreement with or at the direction of, or dispatched
57	109		by, a state or local law enforcement or government
58	110		agency, or pursuant to the abandoned vehicle renewal
59	111		provisions of Section 954A of Title 47 of the Oklahoma
60	112		Statutes, shall not be subject to the provisions of
61	113		this section, but shall be subject to the provisions
62	114		of Section 91A of this title. Unless otherwise
63	115		provided by this subparagraph, class AA licensed
64	116		wrecker services performing consensual tows shall be
65	117		subject to the provisio ns of this section.
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67	145		2. Any person who, while lawfully in possession of an article
68	146		of Section 91 Personal Property, renders any service to the owner
69	147		thereof by furnishing storage, rental space, mat erial, labor or
70	148		skill for the protection, improvement, safe keeping, towing, right to
71	149		occupy space, storage or carriage thereof, has a special lien
72	150		thereon, dependent on possession, for the compensation, if any,
73	151		which is due to such person from the owner fo r such service.
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75	152		3. This special lien shall be subordinate to any perfected
76	153		security interest unless the claimant complies with the requirements
77	154		of this section. Failure to comply with any requirements of this
78	155		section shall result in denial of any title a pplication and cause
79	156		the special lien to be subordinate to any perfected lien. Upon such
80	157		denial, the applicant shall be entitled to one resubmission of the
81	158		title application within fifteen (15) business days of receipt of
82	159		the denial, and proceed to comply with the requirements of this
83	160		section. In the event of a denial, the Notice of Possessory Lien
84	161		and the Notice of Sale may be mailed on the same day in separate
85	162		envelopes and storage charges shall only be charged from the date of
86	163		resubmission; however, before a Notice of Sale is to be mailed, the
87	164		personal property must have been possessed by the possessory lien
88	165		claimant for at least twenty -one (21) days. Furthermore, if the
89	166		denial was due to error by the party submitting the title
90		-	application, then no add itional fee for the resubmission shall b e ENR. H. B. NO. 1927 Page 3
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91	195		charged to the property owner. "Failure to comply" includes, but is
92	196		not limited to:
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94	197		a. failure to timely provide additional documentation
95	198		supporting or verifying any entry on submitted forms
96	199		as requested by the Ta x Commission, including but not
97	200		limited to United States Po stal Service proof of
98	201		return receipt requested such as Form 3811 or United
99	202		States Postal Service electronic equivalent,
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101	203		b. failure to provide the documentation supporting lawful
102	204		possession as defined in paragraph 3 of subsection H
103	205		of this section,
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105	206		c. claimant or the agent being other than the individual
106	207		who provided the service giving rise to the special
107	208		lien, as in paragraph 2 of this subsection,
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109	209		d. claimant not being in possession of the vehicle,
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111	210		e. notice of lien not filed in accordance with paragraph
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114	212		f. foreclosure notification and proceedings not
115	213		accomplished in accordance with paragraph 6 of this
116	214		section.
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118	215		4. Any person claiming the special lien provided in paragraph 2
119	216		of this subsection shall mail a notice of such lien, no lat er than
120	217		sixty (60) days after the first services are rendered, by regular,
121	218		first-class United States mail, and by certified mail, return
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122	246		receipt requested, to all interested parties who reside at s eparate
123	247		locations. If services provided are pursuant to a contract
124	248		primarily for the purpose of storage or rental of space, the
125	249		beginning date of the sixty -day period provided in the previous
126	250		sentence shall be the first day of the first period or partial
127	251		period for which rental or storage charges remain unpaid. The
128	252		notice shall be in writing and shall contain, but not be limited to,
129	253		the following:
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131	254		a. a statement that the notice is a Notice of Possessory
132	255		Lien,
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134	256		b. the complete legal name, physical and maili ng address,
135		-	and telephone number of the claimant, ENR. H. B. NO. 1927 Page 4
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137	258		c. the complete legal name, physical and mailing address
138	259		of the person who requested that the claimant render
139	260		service to the owner by furnishing material, labor or
140	261		skill, storage, or rental space, or the da te the
141	262		property was abandoned if the claimant did not rende r
142	263		any other service,
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144	264		d. a description of the article of personal property,
145	265		including a photograph if the property is Section 91
146	266		Personal Property, and the complete physical and
147	267		mailing address of t he location of the article of
148	268		personal property,
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150	296		e. an itemized statement describing the date or dates the
151	297		labor or services were performed and material
152	298		furnished, and the charges claimed for each item, the
153	299		totals of which shall equal the total compensatio n
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156	301		f. a statement by the claimant that the material s, labor
157	302		or skill furnished, or arrangement for storage or
158	303		rental of space, was authorized by the owner of the
159	304		personal property and was in fact provided or
160	305		performed, and written proof of authorit y to perform
161	306		the work, labor or service, or that the proper ty was
162	307		abandoned by the owner if the claimant did not render
163	308		any other service, and that storage or rental fees
164	309		will accrue as allowed by law, and
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166	310		g. the signature of the claimant which shall be no tarized
167	311		and, if applicable, the signature of the claimant 's
168	312		attorney. If the claimant is a business, then the
169	313		name of the contact person representing the business
170	314		must be shown. In place of an original signature and
171	315		notary seal, a digital or electronic s ignature or seal
172	316		shall be accepted.
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174	317		5. For services render ed or vehicles abandoned on or after
175	318		November 1, 2005, storage charges or charges for rental of space,
176	319		unless agreed to by contract as part of an overall transaction or
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178	348		Section 91 Personal Pr operty or rental of space, may only be
179	349		assessed beginning with the day that the Notice of Possessory Lien
180		-	is mailed as evidenced by certified mail. Provided, however, in the ~~ENR. H. B. NO. 1927 Page 5~~
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181	351		case of contractual ch arges incurred for storage or rental of space
182	352		in an overall transaction primarily for the purpose of storage or
183	353		rental, charges subject to the special lien may only be assessed
184	354		beginning with a date not more than sixty (60) days prior to the day
185	355		that the Notice of Possessory Lien is mailed, and shall accrue only
186	356		at the regular periodic rate for storage or rental as provided in
187	357		the contract, adjusted for partial periods of storage or rental.
188	358		The maximum allowable compensation for storage shall not exceed th e
189	359		fees established by the Corporation Commission for noncon sensual
190	360		tows.
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192	361		6. The lien may be foreclosed by a sale of such personal
193	362		property upon the notice and in the manner following: The Notice of
194	363		Sale shall be in writing and shall contain, but not be l imited to:
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196	364		a. a statement that the notice is a Notice of Sa le,
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198	365		b. the names of all interested parties known to the
199	366		claimant,
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201	367		c. a description of the property to be sold, including a
202	368		photograph if the property is Section 91 Personal
203	369		Property and if the cond ition of such property has
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208	400		d. a notarized statement of the nature of the work, labor
209	401		or service performed, material furnished, or storage
210	402		or rental of space, and the date thereof, and the name
211	403		of the person who authorized the work, labor or
212	404		service performed, or the storage or rental
213	405		arrangement, and written proof of authority to perform
214	406		the work, labor or service, or that the property was
215	407		abandoned if the claimant did not render any other
216	408		service,
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218	409		e. the date, time, and exact physical location of sale,
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220	410		f. the name, complete physical address, mailing address,
221	411		and telephone number of the party foreclosing such
222	412		lien. If the claimant is a busi ness, then the name of
223	413		the contact person representing the business must be
224		-	shown. In place of an original signature and notary ~~ENR. H. B. NO. 1927 Page 6~~
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225	415		seal, a digital or electronic signature or seal shall
226	416		be accepted, and
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228	417		g. itemized charges which shall equal the total
229	418		compensation claimed.
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232	420		the county where the property is to be sold at least ten (10) days
233	421		before the time therein specified for such sale, and a copy of the
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234	449		notice shall be mailed to all interested par ties at their last-known
235	450		post office address by regular, fi rst-class United States mail and
236	451		by certified mail, return receipt requested, at least ten (10) days
237	452		before the date of the sale. If the item of personal property is a
238	453		manufactured home, notice sh all also be sent by certified mail to
239	454		the county treasurer and to the county assessor of the county where
240	455		the manufactured home is located.
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242	456		8. Interested parties shall include all owners of the article
243	457		of personal property as indicated by the certificate of title issued
244	458		by the Tax Commission or by a federally rec ognized Indian tribe in
245	459		the State of Oklahoma; lien debtors, if any, other than the owners;
246	460		any lienholder whose lien is noted on the face of the certificate of
247	461		title; and any other person having a ny interest in the article of
248	462		personal property, of whom th e claimant has actual notice.
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251	464		verify the services rendered by the claimant prior to the sale of
252	465		the article of personal property during no rmal business hours. The
253	466		lienholder shall be allowed to re trieve the Section 91 Personal
254	467		Property without being required to bring the title into the
255	468		lienholder's name, if the lienholder provides proof it is a
256	469		lienholder and any payment due the claimant fo r lawful charges where
257	470		the claimant has complied with the r equirements of this section.
258	471		Upon the release of personal property to an insurer or
259	472		representative of the insurer, wrecker operators shall be exempt
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261	501		claims of loss.
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264	503		purchaser of the property sold.
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267	505		commenced no sooner than ten (10) days and no later than thirty (30)
268	506		days after the Notice of Possessory Lien has been mailed as
269		-	evidenced by certified mail. The date actually sold shall be within ~~ENR. H. B. NO. 1927 Page 7~~
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270	508		sixty (60) days from the date of the Notice of Sale as evidenced by
271	509		certified mail.
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274	511		form of written order for immediate p ayment of money
275	512		to deliver up possession of an article of personal
276	513		property on which the person has a special lien
277	514		created by subsection A of this section, which check
278	515		or other written order is dis honored, or is not paid
279	516		when presented, shall have a lien f or the amount
280	517		thereof upon the personal property.
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283	519		(30) days from the date of dishonor of the check or
284	520		other written order for payment of money, file in the
285	521		office of the county clerk of the county in wh ich the
286	522		property is situated a sworn statement that:
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288	550		(1) the check or other written order for immediate
289	551		payment of money, copy thereof being attached,
290	552		was received for labor, material or supplies f or
291	553		producing or repairing an article of personal
292	554		property, or for other specific property -related
293	555		services covered by this section,
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299	559		constituted the means for inducing the person,
300	560		one possessed of a special l ien created by
301	561		subsection A of this section upon the described
302	562		article of personal property, to deliver up the
303	563		article of personal property.
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305	564		2. a. Any person who renders service to the owner of an
306	565		article of personal property by furnishing storage,
307	566		rental space, material, labor, or skill for the
308	567		protection, improvement, safekeeping, towing, right to
309	568		occupy space, storage, or carriage thereof shall have
310	569		a special lien on such property pursuant to th is
311	570		section if such property is removed from the person 's
312	571		possession, without such person 's written consent or
313	572		without payment for such service.
314		-	ENR. H. B. NO. 1927 Page 8
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315	600		b. The person claiming such lien shall, within five (5)
316	601		days of such nonauthorized removal, file in the office
317	602		of the county clerk of the county in which the
318	603		property is located, a sworn statement including:
319		-
320	604		(1) that services were rendered on or in relation to
321	605		the article of personal property by the person
322	606		claiming such lien,
323		-
324	607		(2) that the property was in the possess ion of the
325	608		person claiming the lien but such property was
326	609		removed without his or her written consent,
327		-
328	610		(3) an identifying description of the article of
329	611		personal property on which the service was
330	612		rendered, and
331		-
332	613		(4) that the debt for the services rendered on o r in
333	614		relation to the article of personal property was
334	615		not paid. Provided, if the unpaid total amount
335	616		of the debt for services rendered on or in
336	617		relation to the article of personal property is
337	618		unknown, an approximated amount of the debt due
338	619		and owing shall be included in the sworn
339	620		statement but such approximated d ebt may be
340	621		amended within thirty (30) days of such filing to
341	622		reflect the actual amount of the debt due and
342	623		owing.
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345	652		after filing the lien in the manner provided by law for enforcing
346	653		the lien of a security agreement and provided that the lien shall
347	654		not affect the rights of innocent, intervening purchasers without
348	655		notice.
349		-
350	656		C. If the person who renders service to the owner of an article
351	657		of personal property to which this section applies relinquishes or
352	658		loses possession of the article due to circumstances described in
353	659		subparagraph a of paragraph 1 or subparagraph a of paragraph 2 of
354	660		subsection B of this section, the person claiming the lien sh all be
355	661		entitled to possession of the article until the amou nt due is paid,
356	662		unless the article is possessed by a person who became a bona fide
357	663		purchaser. Entitlement to possession shall be in accordance with
358	664		the following:
359		-	ENR. H. B. NO. 1927 Page 9
360	665		1. The claimant may take possess ion of an article pursuant to
361	666		this subsection only if the p erson obligated under the contract for
362	667		services has signed an acknowledgement of receipt of a notice that
363	668		the article may be subject to repossession. The notice and
364	669		acknowledgement pursuant to thi s subsection shall be:
365		-
366	670		a. in writing and separate from the written contract for
367	671		services, or
368		-
369	672		b. printed on the written contract for services, credit
370	673		agreement or other document which displays the notice
371	674		in bold-faced, capitalized and underlined type, or is
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373	703		be conspicuous with a separate signature line;
374		-
375	704		2. The claimant may require the person obligated under the
376	705		contract for services to pay the costs of repossession as a
377	706		condition for reclaiming the articl e only to the extent of the
378	707		reasonable fair market value of the services required to take
379	708		possession of the article;
380		-
381	709		3. The claimant shall not transfer to a third party or to a
382	710		person who performs repossession services, a check, money order, or
383	711		credit card transaction that is received as payment for services
384	712		with respect to an article and that is returned to the claimant
385	713		because of insufficient funds or no funds, because the person
386	714		writing the check, issuing the money order, or credit cardholder has
387	715		no account or because the check, money order, or credit card acco unt
388	716		has been closed. A person violating this paragraph shall be guilty
389	717		of a misdemeanor; and
390		-
391	718		4. An article that is repossessed pursuant to this subsection
392	719		shall be promptly delivered to the locat ion where the services were
393	720		performed. The article shall r emain at the services location at all
394	721		times until the article is lawfully returned to the record owner or
395	722		a lienholder or is disposed of pursuant to this section.
396		-
397	723		D. 1. If a vehicle, all -terrain vehicle, utility vehicle,
398	724		manufactured home, motorcycle, bo at, outboard motor, or trailer has
399	725		a certificate of title issued by the Tax Commission or by a
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400	753		federally recognized Indian tribe in the State of Oklahoma, but
401	754		there is no active lien recorded on th e certificate of title,
402	755		Section 91A of this title will appl y instead of this section.
403	756		Likewise, if there is an active lien recorded on the certificate of
404		-	title but the lien is over fifteen (15) years old and the property ~~ENR. H. B. NO. 1927 Page 10~~
	757	+	title but the lien is over fifteen (15) years old and the property
405	758		is not a manufactured home, Sectio n 91A of this title will apply
406	759		instead of this section.
407		-
408	760		2. If personal property that otherwise would be covered by this
409	761		section has been registered by the Tax Commission or by a federally
410	762		recognized Indian tribe in the State of Oklahoma, and there is a
411	763		lien of record but no certificate of title has been issued, S ection
412	764		91A of this title will apply instead of this section.
413		-
414	765		3. If personal property otherwise would be covered by this
415	766		section, but the services were rendered or the property was
416	767		abandoned prior to November 1, 2005, Section 91A of this title will
417	768		apply instead of this section.
418		-
419	769		E. A person who knowingly makes a false statement of a material
420	770		fact regarding the furnishing of storage, rental space, material,
421	771		labor or skill for the protection, improve ment, safekeeping, towing,
422	772		right to occupy space, storage o r carriage thereof in a proceeding
423	773		under this section, or attempts to use or uses the provisions of
424	774		this section to foreclose an owner or lienholder 's interest in a
425	775		vehicle knowing that any of the statements made in the proceeding
426	776		are false, upon convictio n, shall be guilty of a felony.
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428	804		F. Upon receipt of notice of legal proceedings, the Tax
429	805		Commission shall cause the sale process to be put on hold until
430	806		notice of resolution of court proceedings is received from the
431	807		court. If such notice of commencement o f court proceedings is not
432	808		filed with the Tax Commission, the possessory lien sale process may
433	809		continue.
434		-
435	810		G. No possessory lien sale shall be held on a Sunday.
436		-
437	811		H. For purposes of this section:
438		-
439	812		1. "Possession" includes actual possession and constructive
440	813		possession;
441		-
442	814		2. "Constructive possession " means possession by a person who,
443	815		although not in actual possession, does not have an intention to
444	816		abandon property, knowingly has both power and the intent ion at a
445	817		given time to exercise dominion or control over th e property, and
446	818		who holds claim to such thing by virtue of some legal right;
447		-
448	819		3. "Lawfully in possession " means a person has documentation
449		-	from the owner or the owner 's authorized agent, or an ~~insurance ENR. H. B. NO. 1927 Page 11~~
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450	821		company or its authorized agent, authorizing the furn ishing of
451	822		material, labor or storage, or that the property was authorized to
452	823		be towed to a repair facility. If the person lacks such
453	824		documentation, he or she shall not be lawfully in possession of the
454	825		Section 91 Personal Property and shall not be entitled to a special
455	826		lien as set forth in this section; and
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457	854		4. "Itemized charges" means total parts, total labor, total
458	855		towing fees, total storage fees, total processing fees and totals of
459	856		any other fee groups, the sum total of which shall equal the
460	857		compensation claimed.
461		-
462	858		I. For purposes of this section, the United States Postal
463	859		Service approved electronic equivalent of proof of return receipt
464	860		requested Form 3811 shall satisfy return receipt requested
465	861		documentation requirements.
466		-
467	862		J. If a person claiming a special lien pursuant to this section
468	863		fails to comply with any of the requirements of this section, any
469	864		interested party may proceed against the person claiming such lien
470	865		for all damages arising therefrom , including conversion, if the
471	866		article of personal property has been sold. If the notice or
472	867		notices required by this section shall be shown to be knowingly
473	868		false or fraudulent, the interested party shall be entitled to
474	869		treble damages. The prevailing part y shall be entitled to all
475	870		costs, including reasonable atto rney fees.
476		-
477	871		K. This section shall apply to all actions or proceedings that
478	872		commence on or after the effective date of this act.
479		-
480	873		SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 42 O.S. 2021, Section 91a, is
481	874		amended to read as follows:
482		-
483	875		Section 91a. A. 1. a. This section applies to all types of
484	876		personal property other than:
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486	904		(1) farm equipment as defined in Section 91.2 of this
487	905		title, and
488		-
489	906		(2) "Section 91 Personal Property " as defined in
490	907		Section 91 of this title.
491		-
492	908		b. This section applies to any vehicle, all -terrain
493	909		vehicle, utility vehicle, manufactured home,
494		-	motorcycle, boat, outboard motor, or trailer that is ~~ENR. H. B. NO. 1927 Page 12~~
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495	911		excluded from coverage under subsection A of Section
496	912		91 of this title because the personal pro perty:
497		-
498	913		(1) does not have a certificate of title,
499		-
500	914		(2) has a certificate of title but does not have an
501	915		active lien recorded on the certificate of title,
502		-
503	916		(3) has a certificate of title that is not issued by
504	917		the Oklahoma Tax Commission or by a federally
505	918		recognized Indian tribe in the State of Oklahoma,
506	919		or
507		-
508	920		(4) is otherwise excluded by subparagraph b of
509	921		paragraph 1 of subsection A of Section 91 of this
510	922		title or subsection D of Section 91 of this
511	923		title.
512		-
513	924		c. If personal property has a certificate of title, or
514	925		would be required to have a certificate of title under
515	926		Oklahoma law, and is apparently covered both by this
516	927		section and by Sections 191 through 200 of this title,
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518	956		instead of Sections 191 through 200 of this titl e. If
519	957		personal property without a certificate of title and
520	958		not required to be titled under Oklahoma law is
521	959		covered both by this section and Sections 191 through
522	960		200 of this title, the procedures set out in Sections
523	961		191 through 200 of this title shall appl y instead of
524	962		this section.
525		-
526	963		2. a. Any person who, while lawf ully in possession of an
527	964		article of personal property to which this section
528	965		applies, renders any service to the owner thereof by
529	966		furnishing storage, rental space, material, labor or
530	967		skill for the protection, improvement, safekeeping,
531	968		towing, right to occup y space, storage or carriage
532	969		thereof, has a special lien thereon, dependent on
533	970		possession, for the compensation, if any, which is due
534	971		to such person from the owner for such service.
535	972		Charges owed under a contract primarily for the
536	973		purpose of storage or ren tal of space shall be accrued
537	974		only at the regular periodic rate for storage or
538	975		rental as provided in the contract, adjusted for
539		-	partial periods of storage or rental. ENR. H. B. NO. 1927 Page 13
540		-
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541	977		b. Except for Class AA licensed wrecker towing charges,
542	978		the special lien shall be subordin ate to any perfected
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543	1006		security interest unless the claimant complies with
544	1007		the requirements of this section. Failure to comply
545	1008		with any requirements of this section shall result in
546	1009		denial of any title application and cause the special
547	1010		lien to be subordinate to any perfected lien. Upon
548	1011		such denial, the applicant shall be entitled to one
549	1012		resubmission of the title application within thirty
550	1013		(30) business days of receipt of the denial, and
551	1014		proceed to comply with the requirements of this
552	1015		section. In the event of a denial, the Notice of
553	1016		Possessory Lien and the Notice of Sale may be mailed
554	1017		on the same day in separate envelopes and storage
555	1018		charges shall only be charged from the date of
556	1019		resubmission; however, before a Notice of Sale is to
557	1020		be mailed, the personal prop erty must have been
558	1021		possessed by the possessory lien claimant for at least
559	1022		twenty-one (21) days. Furthermore, if the denial was
560	1023		due to error by the party submitting the title
561	1024		application, then no additional fee for the
562	1025		resubmission shall be charged to the property owner.
563	1026		"Failure to comply" includes, but is not limited to:
564		-
565	1027		(1) failure to timely provide additional
566	1028		documentation supporting or verifying any entry
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568	1057		Commission,
569		-
570	1058		(2) failure to provide the documentation supporting
571	1059		lawful possession as outlined in paragraph 3 of
572	1060		subsection H of this section,
573		-
574	1061		(3) claimant being other than the individual who
575	1062		provided the service giving rise to the special
576	1063		lien, as in subparagraph a of this paragraph,
577		-
578	1064		(4) claimant not being i n possession of the vehicle,
579	1065		or
580		-
581	1066		(5) notification and proceedings not accomplished in
582	1067		accordance with subparagraph c of this paragraph,
583	1068		and paragraph 3 of this subsection.
584		-	ENR. H. B. NO. 1927 Page 14
585	1069		c. Any person claiming a l ien under this section shall
586	1070		request, within five (5) busin ess days of performing
587	1071		any service or work on the property, the Tax
588	1072		Commission or other appropriate license agency to
589	1073		furnish the name and address of the current owner of
590	1074		and any lienholder upon th e property. The Motor
591	1075		Vehicle Division of the Tax Commissi on or appropriate
592	1076		license agency shall respond in person or by mail to
593	1077		the lien claimant within ten (10) business days of the
594	1078		receipt of the request for information. The Tax
595	1079		Commission shall rende r assistance to ascertain
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596	1107		ownership, if needed. The lien c laimant shall send,
597	1108		within seven (7) business days of receipt of the
598	1109		requested information from the Oklahoma Tax Commission
599	1110		or other license agency, a notice of the location of
600	1111		the property by cert ified mail with return receipt
601	1112		requested, postage prepaid, to the owner and any
602	1113		lienholder of the vehicle at the addresses furnished.
603	1114		The lien claimant may charge Twenty Dollars ($20.00)
604	1115		for processing plus the cost of postage if the notice
605	1116		is timely sent pursuant to the requirements of this
606	1117		subparagraph in addit ion to fees regulated by the
607	1118		Oklahoma Corporation Commission for licensed wreckers.
608	1119		If the lien claimant is unable to meet the time
609	1120		requirements due to a lack of or an altered vehicle
610	1121		identification number on the property, the lien
611	1122		claimant shall proceed diligently to obtain the proper
612	1123		vehicle identification number and shall meet the time
613	1124		requirements on the notice once the vehicle
614	1125		identification number is known. If the lien claimant
615	1126		is required to send additional notices because of
616	1127		change of ownership or lienholder after it has timely
617	1128		complied with the requirements of this subparagraph,
618	1129		the lien claimant shall remain in compliance if such
619	1130		additional notices are sent within the required time
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621	1159		or lienholders. The notice shall be in writing and
622	1160		shall contain, but not be limited to, the following:
623		-
624	1161		(1) a statement that the notice is a Notice of
625	1162		Possessory Lien,
626		-
627	1163		(2) the complete legal name, physical an d mailing
628	1164		address, and telephone number of the claimant,
629		-	ENR. H. B. NO. 1927 Page 15
630	1165		(3) the complete legal name, physical and mailing
631	1166		address of the person who requested that the
632	1167		claimant render service to the owner by
633	1168		furnishing material, labor or skill, storage, or
634	1169		rental space, or the date the property was
635	1170		abandoned if the claimant did n ot render any
636	1171		other service,
637		-
638	1172		(4) a description of the article of personal
639	1173		property, and the complete physical and mailing
640	1174		address of the location of the article of
641	1175		personal property,
642		-
643	1176		(5) the nature of the work, labor or service
644	1177		performed, material furnishe d, or the storage or
645	1178		rental arrangement, and the date thereof, and
646	1179		written proof of authority to perform the work,
647	1180		labor or service provided that, in the case of a
648	1181		law enforcement directed tow, the logbook entry
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649	1209		prescribed in OAC 595:25-5-5 or the tow ticket as
650	1210		defined by the Corporation Commission shall serve
651	1211		as written proof of authority,
652		-
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654	1213		notarized and, if applicable, the signature of
655	1214		the claimant's attorney. If the claimant is a
656	1215		business, the name of the contact person
657	1216		representing the business shall be shown. In
658	1217		place of an original signature and notary seal, a
659	1218		digital or electronic signature or seal shall be
660	1219		accepted, and
661		-
662	1220		(7) an itemized statement describing the date or
663	1221		dates the labor or services were performed and
664	1222		material furnished and the charges claimed for
665	1223		each item, the totals of which shall equal the
666	1224		total compensation claimed.
667		-
668	1225		The lien claimant shall not be required to send the
669	1226		notice required in this subparagraph if the property
670	1227		is released to an interested party before the notice
671	1228		is mailed and no additional charges or fees continue
672	1229		to accrue. If a law enforcement agency has the
673	1230		property towed to a law enforcement facility, the
674		-	person claiming a lien under this section shall not be ~~ENR. H. B. NO. 1927 Page 16~~
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675	1232		required to send notice until the property is released
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677	1261		claimant starts charging storage, whichever is
678	1262		earlier. A lien claimant shall have an extension of
679	1263		ten (10) business days to send the notice required in
680	1264		this subparagraph if a state of emergency has been
681	1265		declared in the county in which the property is
682	1266		located.
683		-
684	1267		d. Subparagraphs b and c of this paragraph shall not
685	1268		apply to salvage pools as defined in Secti on 591.2 of
686	1269		Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
687		-
688	1270		3. The lien may be foreclosed by a sale of such personal
689	1271		property upon the notice and in the manner following: The notice
690	1272		shall be in writing and shall contain, but not be limited to:
691		-
692	1273		a. the names of the own er and any other known party or
693	1274		parties who may claim any i nterest in the property,
694		-
695	1275		b. a description of the property to be sold, including a
696	1276		visual inspection or a photograph if the property is a
697	1277		motor vehicle, and the physical location of the
698	1278		property,
699		-
700	1279		c. the nature of the work, labor or service performed,
701	1280		material furnished, or the storage or rental
702	1281		arrangement, and the date thereof, and written proof
703	1282		of authority to perform the work, labor or service
704	1283		provided. In the case of a law enforcement directed
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706	1312		the tow ticket as defined by the Corporation
707	1313		Commission, shall serve as written proof of authority,
708		-
709	1314		d. the time and place of sale,
710		-
711	1315		e. the name, telephone number, physical address and
712	1316		mailing address of the claimant, and agent or
713	1317		attorney, if any, foreclosing su ch lien. If the
714	1318		claimant is a business, then the name of the contact
715	1319		person representing the business must be shown. In
716	1320		place of an original signature and notary seal, a
717	1321		digital or electronic sig nature or seal shall be
718	1322		accepted, and
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720	1323		f. itemized charges which shall equal the total
721	1324		compensation claimed.
722		-
723	1325		4. a. Such Notice of Sale shall be posted in two public
724	1326		places in the county where the property is to be sold
725	1327		at least ten (10) days before the time therein
726	1328		specified for such sale, and a copy of the notice
727	1329		shall be mailed to the owner and any other party
728	1330		claiming any interest in the property, if known, at
729	1331		their last-known post office address, by certified
730	1332		mail, return receipt requested, at least ten (10) days
731	1333		before the time therein specified for such sale. If
732	1334		the item of personal property is a manufactured home,
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734	1363		county treasurer and to the county assessor of the
735	1364		county where the manufactured home is located.
736		-
737	1365		b. In the case of any item of personal property w ithout a
738	1366		certificate of title and not required to be titled
739	1367		under Oklahoma law, a party who claims any interest in
740	1368		the property shall include all owners of the property;
741	1369		any secured party who has a n active financing
742	1370		statement on file with the county clerk of Oklahoma
743	1371		County listing one or more owners of the property by
744	1372		legal name as debtors and indicating a collateral
745	1373		description that would include the property; and any
746	1374		other person having any inter est in the personal
747	1375		property, of whom the claimant has actu al notice.
748		-
749	1376		c. In the case of personal property subject to this
750	1377		section for which a certificate of title has been
751	1378		issued by any jurisdiction, a party who claims any
752	1379		interest in the property shall in clude all owners of
753	1380		the article of personal property as ind icated by the
754	1381		certificate of title; lien debtors, if any, other than
755	1382		the owners; any lienholder whose lien is noted on the
756	1383		face of the certificate of title; and any other person
757	1384		having any interest in the article of personal
758	1385		property, of whom the claimant has actual notice.
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761	1414		terrain vehicle, motorcycle, boat, outboard motor, or
762	1415		trailer that is five (5) model years old or newer, or
763	1416		a manufactured home that is fifteen (15) model years
764		-	old or newer, cannot be determined by ordinary means, ~~ENR. H. B. NO. 1927 Page 18~~
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765	1418		the claimant, the agent of the claimant, or the
766	1419		attorney of the claimant, shall request, in writing,
767	1420		that the Oklahoma Tax Commission Motor Vehicle
768	1421		Division ascertain the jurisdiction where the vehicle
769	1422		or manufactured home is titled. The Oklahoma Tax
770	1423		Commission Motor Vehicle Division shall, within
771	1424		fourteen (14) days from the date the request is
772	1425		received, provide information as to the jurisdiction
773	1426		where the personal property is titled. If the
774	1427		Oklahoma Tax Commission Motor V ehicle Division is
775	1428		unable to provide the information, it shall provide
776	1429		notice that the record is not available.
777		-
778	1430		e. When personal property is of a type that Oklahoma law
779	1431		requires to be titled, the o wner of record of that
780	1432		property is unknown, and the jurisdi ction of titling
781	1433		and owner of record cannot be determined by ordinary
782	1434		means and also, if applicable, cannot be determined in
783	1435		accordance with the preceding subparagraph, then the
784	1436		special lien may be foreclosed by publication of a
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785	1464		legal notice in a legal new spaper in the county where
786	1465		the personal property is located, as defined in
787	1466		Section 106 of Title 25 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
788	1467		Such notice shall include the description of the
789	1468		property by year, make , vehicle identification number
790	1469		if available from the prope rty, the name of the
791	1470		individual who may be contacted for information, and
792	1471		the telephone number of that person or the address
793	1472		where the vehicle is located. The legal notice shall
794	1473		be published once per week for three (3) consecutive
795	1474		weeks. As soon as circu mstances exist as described in
796	1475		the first sentence of this subparagraph, the first
797	1476		date of publication may occur even if the special lien
798	1477		has not accrued for over thirty (30) days. The first
799	1478		date available for public sale of the vehicle is the
800	1479		day following publication of the final notice, but no
801	1480		fewer than thirty (30) days after the lien has
802	1481		accrued. When the owner of record is unknown, the
803	1482		Notice of Sale nevertheless must be completed and
804	1483		mailed to any known interested party by certified
805	1484		mail. For purposes of this paragraph, interested
806	1485		parties shall include all persons described in
807	1486		subparagraph b or subparagraph c of this paragraph,
808	1487		whichever is applicable, with the exception of any
809		-	owner who is unknown. Except in circumstances ENR. H. B. NO. 1927 Page 19
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810	1516		described in paragraph 7 of this subsection that
811	1517		provide for a shorter time period, the Notice of Sale
812	1518		shall be posted in two public places in the county
813	1519		where the property is to be sold at least ten (10)
814	1520		days before the time therein specified for such sale,
815	1521		and the Notice of Sale shall not be mailed until at
816	1522		least thirty (30) days after the lien has accrued.
817		-
818	1523		5. The lienor or any other person may in good faith become a
819	1524		purchaser of the property sold.
820		-
821	1525		6. Proceedings for fo reclosure under this act shall not be
822	1526		commenced until thirt y (30) days commence in twenty (20) days after
823	1527		the lien has accrued, except as provided elsewhere in Oklahoma law.
824		-
825	1528		7. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, proceedings for
826	1529		foreclosures for the stor age of junk vehicles towed and stored
827	1530		pursuant to Section 955 of Title 47 of the O klahoma Statutes by
828	1531		Class AA wreckers listed with the Motor Vehicle Division of the
829	1532		Department of Public Safety, may be commenced five (5) days after
830	1533		the lien has accrued. F or purposes of this paragraph, "junk
831	1534		vehicles" means any vehicle that is more than ten (10) years old if
832	1535		the cost of a comparable vehicle would be less than Three Hundred
833	1536		Dollars ($300.00) as quoted in the latest edition of the National
834	1537		Automobile Dealers Association Official Used Car Guide or latest
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835	1565		monthly edition of any other nationa lly recognized published
836	1566		guidebook, adjusting to the condition of the vehicle.
837		-
838	1567		B. 1. a. Any person who is induced by means of a check or other
839	1568		form of written order for immed iate payment of money
840	1569		to deliver up possession of an article of personal
841	1570		property on which the person has a special lien
842	1571		created by subsection A of this section, which check
843	1572		or other written order is dishonored, or is not paid
844	1573		when presented, shall have a lien for the amount
845	1574		thereof upon the personal property.
846		-
847	1575		b. The person claiming suc h lien shall, within thirty
848	1576		(30) days from the date of dishonor of the check or
849	1577		other written order for payment of money, file in the
850	1578		office of the county clerk of the county in which the
851	1579		property is situated a sworn statement that:
852		-
853	1580		(1) the check or other written order for immediate
854		-	payment of money, copy thereof being attached, ~~ENR. H. B. NO. 1927 Page 20~~
	1581	+	payment of money, copy thereof being attached,
855	1582		was received for labor, material or supplies for
856	1583		producing or repairing an article of personal
857	1584		property, or for other specific property-related
858	1585		services covered by this section,
859		-
860	1586		(2) the check or other written order was not paid,
861	1587		and
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863	1615		(3) the uttering of the check or other written order
864	1616		constituted the means for inducing the person,
865	1617		one possessed of a spe cial lien created by
866	1618		subsection A of this section up on the described
867	1619		article of personal property, to deliver up the
868	1620		article of personal property.
869		-
870	1621		2. a. Any person who renders service to the owner of an
871	1622		article of personal property by furnishing storage,
872	1623		rental space, material, labor, or skill for the
873	1624		protection, improvement, safekeepin g, towing, right to
874	1625		occupy space, storage, or carriage thereof shall have
875	1626		a special lien on such property pursuant to this
876	1627		section if such property is removed from the person 's
877	1628		possession, without such person's written consent or
878	1629		without payment for such s ervice.
879		-
880	1630		b. The person claiming such lien shall, within five (5)
881	1631		days of such nonauthorized removal, file in the office
882	1632		of the county clerk of the county in which the
883	1633		property is located, a sworn statement including:
884		-
885	1634		(1) that services were rendered on or in relation to
886	1635		the article of personal property by the person
887	1636		claiming such lien,
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890	1665		person claiming the lien but such property was
891	1666		removed without his or her written consent,
892		-
893	1667		(3) an identifying description of the article of
894	1668		personal property on or in relation to which the
895	1669		service was rendered, and
896		-
897	1670		(4) that the debt for the services rendered on or in
898	1671		relation to the article of pers onal property was
899		-	not paid. Provided, if the unpaid total amount ~~ENR. H. B. NO. 1927 Page 21~~
	1672	+	not paid. Provided, if the unpaid total amount
900	1673		of the debt for services rendered on or in
901	1674		relation to the article of personal property is
902	1675		unknown, an approximated amount of the debt due
903	1676		and owing shall be included in the sworn
904	1677		statement but such approximated debt may be
905	1678		amended within thirty (30) days of such filing t o
906	1679		reflect the actual amount of the debt due and
907	1680		owing.
908		-
909	1681		3. The enforcement of the lien shall be within sixty (60) days
910	1682		after filing the lien in the manner provided by law for enforcing
911	1683		the lien of a security agreement and prov ided that the lien shall
912	1684		not affect the rights of innocent, intervening purchasers without
913	1685		notice.
914		-
915	1686		C. If the person who renders service to the owner of an article
916	1687		of personal property to which this secti on applies relinquishes or
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918	1716		subparagraph a of paragraph 1 or subparagraph a of paragraph 2 of
919	1717		subsection B of this section, the person claiming the lien shall be
920	1718		entitled to possession of the article until the amount due is paid,
921	1719		unless the article is possessed by a person who became a bona fide
922	1720		purchaser. Entitlement to possession shall be in accordance with
923	1721		the following:
924		-
925	1722		1. The claimant may take possession of an article pursuant to
926	1723		this subsection only if the person obligated under the con tract for
927	1724		services has signed an acknowledgment of receipt of a notice that
928	1725		the article may be subject to repossession. The notice and
929	1726		acknowledgment pursuant to this subsection shall be:
930		-
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932	1728		services, or
933		-
934	1729		b. printed on the written c ontract for services, credit
935	1730		agreement or other document which displays the notice
936	1731		in bold-faced, capitalized and underlined type, or is
937	1732		separated from surrounding written ma terial so as to
938	1733		be conspicuous with a separate signa ture line;
939		-
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941	1735		contract for services to pay the costs of repossession as a
942	1736		condition for reclaiming the article only to the extent of the
943	1737		reasonable fair market value of the services required to take
944		-	possession of the article; ENR. H. B. NO. 1927 Page 22
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946	1766		3. The claimant shall not transfer to a third party or to a
947	1767		person who performs repossession services, a check, money order, or
948	1768		credit card transaction that is received as paym ent for services
949	1769		with respect to an article and that is returned to the claimant
950	1770		because of insufficient funds or no funds, because the person
951	1771		writing the check, issuing the money order, or credit cardholder has
952	1772		no account or because the check, money order , or credit card account
953	1773		has been closed. A person violating this paragraph shall be guilty
954	1774		of a misdemeanor; and
955		-
956	1775		4. An article that is repossessed pursuant to this subsection
957	1776		shall be promptly delivered to the location where the services were
958	1777		performed. The article shall remain at the services location at all
959	1778		times until the article is lawfully returned to the record owner or
960	1779		a lienholder or is disposed of pursuant to this section.
961		-
962	1780		D. 1. This section applies if a vehicle, all -terrain vehicle,
963	1781		manufactured home, motorcycle, boat, outboard motor, or trai ler has
964	1782		a certificate of title issued by the Tax Commission or by a
965	1783		federally recognized Indian tribe in Oklahoma, but there is no
966	1784		active lien recorded on the certificate of title.
967		-
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969	1786		utility vehicle, motorcycle, boat, outboard m otor or trailer has a
970	1787		certificate of title issued by the Tax Commission or by a federally
971	1788		recognized Indian tribe in Oklahoma, and there is an active lien
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973	1817		(15) years old.
974		-
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976	1819		91 of this title otherwise would apply has been registered by the
977	1820		Tax Commission or by a federally recognized Indian tribe in the
978	1821		State of Oklahoma, and there is a lien of record but no certificate
979	1822		of title has been issued.
980		-
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982	1824		91 of this title otherwise would apply has not been registered by
983	1825		either the Tax Commission or a f ederally recognized Indian tribe in
984	1826		the State of Oklahoma, and no certificate of t itle has been issued,
985	1827		but there is a lien of record.
986		-
987	1828		5. This section applies to personal property that otherwise
988		-	would be covered by Section 91 of this title, except that ~~the ENR. H. B. NO. 1927 Page 23~~
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989	1830		services were rendered or the property was abandon ed prior to
990	1831		November 1, 2005.
991		-
992	1832		6. This section applies to a vehicle, all -terrain vehicle,
993	1833		utility vehicle, manufactured home, motorcycle, boat, outboard
994	1834		motor, or trailer for which ownership cannot be det ermined by
995	1835		ordinary means or by the Oklahoma Tax Com mission Motor Vehicle
996	1836		Division, as provided in subparagraphs d and e of paragraph 4 of
997	1837		subsection A of this section, as applicable.
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1000	1866		not required by Oklahoma law to be titled, and that do not h ave a
1001	1867		certificate of title.
1002		-
1003	1868		8. This section applies to salvage pools as defined in Section
1004	1869		591.2 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
1005		-
1006	1870		9. This section applies to class AA licensed wrecker services
1007	1871		taking possession of a vehicle pursuant to an agreement w ith, or at
1008	1872		the direction of, or dispatched by a state or local law enforcement
1009	1873		or government agency, or pursuant to the abandoned vehicle removal
1010	1874		provisions of Section 954A of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Sta tutes with
1011	1875		respect to all types of personal property , regardless of whether
1012	1876		that personal property has a certificate of title.
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1014	1877		10. For a vehicle abandoned at a salvage pool, if the cost of
1015	1878		repairing the vehicle for safe operation on the highway does not
1016	1879		exceed sixty percent (60%) of the fair market value of the vehicle
1017	1880		as defined in Section 1111 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes, a
1018	1881		salvage title shall not be required.
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1020	1882		E. A person who knowingly makes a false statement of a material
1021	1883		fact regarding the fu rnishing of storage, rental space, material,
1022	1884		labor or skill for the protection, im provement, safekeeping, towing,
1023	1885		right to occupy space, storage or carriage thereof in a proceeding
1024	1886		under this section, or attempts to use or uses the provisions of
1025	1887		this section to foreclose an owner or lienholder's interest in a
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1027	1916		are false, upon conviction, shall be guilty of a felony.
1028		-
1029	1917		F. Upon receipt of notice of legal proceedings, the Tax
1030	1918		Commission shall caus e the sale process to be put on hold until
1031	1919		notice of resolution of court proceedin gs is received from the
1032		-	court. If such notice of commencement of court ~~p roceedings~~ is not ~~ENR. H. B. NO. 1927 Page 24~~
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1033	1921		filed with the Tax Commission, the possessory lien sale process may
1034	1922		continue.
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1036	1923		G. No possessory lien sale shall be held on a Sunday.
1037		-
1038	1924		H. For purposes of this section :
1039		-
1040	1925		1. "Possession" includes actual possession and constructive
1041	1926		possession;
1042		-
1043	1927		2. "Constructive possession " means possession by a person who,
1044	1928		although not in actual possession, does not have an intention to
1045	1929		abandon property, know ingly has both power and the i ntention at a
1046	1930		given time to exercise dominion or control over the property, and
1047	1931		who holds claim to such thing by virtue of some legal right;
1048		-
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1050	1933		from the owner or the o wner's authorized agent, or an insurance
1051	1934		company or its authorized agent, authorizing the furnishing of
1052	1935		material, labor or storage, or that the property was authorized to
1053	1936		be towed to a repair facility.
1054		-
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1056	1938		pursuant to an agreement wi th, or at the direction of, or dispatched
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1058	1967		pursuant to the abandoned vehicle removal provisions of Section 954A
1059	1968		of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes, shall be consid ered lawfully
1060	1969		in possession of the vehicle. If the person lacks such
1061	1970		documentation, the procedures established by this section shall not
1062	1971		apply; and
1063		-
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1065	1973		towing fees, total storage fees, total processing fees and totals of
1066	1974		any other fee groups, the sum total of which shall equal the
1067	1975		compensation claimed.
1068		-
1069	1976		I. For purposes of this section, the United States Postal
1070	1977		Service approved electronic equivalent of proof of return receipt
1071	1978		requested Form 3811 shall satisfy return receipt reques ted
1072	1979		documentation requirements.
1073		-
1074	1980		J. If a person claiming a special lien pursuant to this section
1075	1981		fails to comply with any of the requirements of this section, any
1076	1982		interested party may proceed against the person claiming such l ien
1077		-	for all damages arising th erefrom, including conversion, if the ~~ENR. H. B. NO. 1927 Page 25~~
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1078	1984		article of personal property has been sold. If the notice or
1079	1985		notices required by this section shall be shown to be knowingly
1080	1986		false or fraudulent, the interested party shall be entitled to
1081	1987		treble damages. The prevaili ng party shall be entitled to all
1082	1988		costs, including reasonable attorney fees.
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1083	2015
1084	2016		K. Any interested party shall be permitted to visually inspect
1085	2017		and verify the services rendered by the claimant prior to the sale
1086	2018		of the article of property during normal busines s hours. If the
1087	2019		claimant fails to allow any interested party to inspect the
1088	2020		property, the interested party shall mail a request for inspection
1089	2021		by certified mail, return rece ipt requested, to the claimant.
1090	2022		Within three (3) business days of receipt of the request for
1091	2023		inspection, the claimant shall mail a photograph of the property, by
1092	2024		certified mail, return receipt requested, and a date of inspection
1093	2025		within five (5) business d ays from the date of the notice to
1094	2026		inspect. The lienholder shall be allowed to re trieve the property
1095	2027		without being required to bring the title into the lienholder 's
1096	2028		name, if the lienholder provides proof it is a lienholder and any
1097	2029		payment due the claimant for lawful charges where the claimant has
1098	2030		complied with this section. Upon the r elease of personal property
1099	2031		to an insurer or representative of the insurer, wrecker operators
1100	2032		shall be exempt from all liability and shall be held harmless for
1101	2033		any losses or claims of loss. In the event any law enforcement
1102	2034		agency places a hold on the prop erty, the party wanting to inspect
1103	2035		or photograph the property shall obtain permission from the law
1104	2036		enforcement agency that placed the hold on the property before
1105	2037		inspecting or photographing.
1106		-
1107	2038		L. This section shall apply to all actions or proceedings that
1108	2039		commence on or after the effective date of this act.
1109	2040
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1111		-	Passed the House of Representatives the 8th day of March, 2023.
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1117		-	of Representatives
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1125		-	Presiding Officer of the Senate
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1127		-	OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
1128		-	Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________
1129		-	day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
1130		-	By: _________________________________
1131		-	Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _________
1132		-	day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
1133		-
1134		-
1135		-	_________________________________
1136		-	Governor of the State of Oklahoma
1137		-
1138		-	OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
1139		-	Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________
1140		-	day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
1141		-	By: _________________________________
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