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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
SENATE BILL 1064 By: Rosino
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to vehicle inspections; amending 47
O.S. 2021, Section 110 5, as last amended by Section
110, Chapter 282, O.S.L. 2022 (4 7 O.S. Supp. 2022,
Section 1105), which relates to definitions ;
modifying certain prohibition; removing certain
inspection requirement; requiring certain inspection
guideline; modifying certain inspection requirement;
authorizing certain inspections; requiring certain
fee; authorizing certain inspection authority
suspension and revocation; and providing an effective
date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 1 105, as
last amended by Section 110, Chapter 282, O.S.L. 2022 (47 O.S. Supp.
2022, Section 1105), is amended to read as follows:
Section 1105. A. As used in the Oklahoma Vehicle License and
Registration Act:
1. “Salvage vehicle” means any vehicle which is within the last
ten (10) model years and which has been damaged by collision or
other occurrence to the extent that the cost of repairing the
vehicle for safe operation on the highway exceeds sixty perce nt
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(60%) of its fair ma rket value, as defined by Section 1111 of this
title, immediately prior to the damage. For purposes of this
section, actual repair costs shall only include labor and parts for
actual damage to the suspension, motor, transmission, fr ame or
unibody and designated structural components;
2. “Rebuilt vehicle” means any salvage vehicle which has been
rebuilt and inspected for the purpose of registration and title;
3. “Flood-damaged vehicle” means a salvage or rebuilt vehicle
which was damaged by flooding or a vehicle which was submerged at a
level to or above the dashboa rd of the vehicle and on which an
amount of loss was paid by the insurer;
4. “Unrecovered-theft vehicle” means a vehicle which has been
stolen and not yet recovered;
5. “Recovered-theft vehicle” means a vehicle, including a
salvage or rebuilt vehicle, wh ich was recovered from a theft; and
6. “Junked vehicle” means any vehicle which is incapable of
operation or use on the highway, has no resale value except as a
source of parts or scrap and has an eighty percent (80%) loss in
fair market value.
B. The owner of every vehicle in this state shall possess a
certificate of title as proof of ownership of such vehicle, except
those vehicles registered pursuant to Section 1120 of this title and
trailers registered pursuant to Section 1133 of this title,
previously titled by anyone in another state and engaged in
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interstate commerce, and except as provided in subsection M of this
section. Except for owners that possess an agricult ural exemption
permit pursuant to Section 1358.1 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma
Statutes, the owner of an all -terrain vehicle or a motorcycle used
exclusively off roads or highways in this state which is purchased
or the ownership of which is transferred on o r after July 1, 2005,
and the owner of a utility vehicle used exclusively off roads a nd
highways in this state which is purchased or the ownership of which
is transferred on or after July 1, 2008, shall possess a certificate
of title as proof of ownership. Any person possessing an
agricultural exemption permit and owning an all -terrain vehicle or a
motorcycle used exclusively off roads or highways in this state
which is purchased or the ownership of which is transferred on or
after July 1, 2008, shall poss ess a certificate of ti tle as proof of
ownership. Upon receipt of proper application information by such
owner, Service Oklahoma shall issue an original or transfer
certificate of title. Until July 1, 2008, any security interest in
an all-terrain vehicle that attached and was perfected before July
1, 2005, and that has not otherwise term inated shall remain
perfected, and shall take priority over any subsequently perfected
security interest in the same all -terrain vehicle, notwithstanding
that a certificate of title may have bee n issued with respect to the
same all-terrain vehicle on or af ter July 1, 2005, and that a lien
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may have been recorded on said certificate of title. There shall be
eight types of certificates of title:
1. Original title for any mot or vehicle which is not a
remanufactured, salvage, unrecovered-theft, rebuilt, rebodi ed or
junked vehicle;
2. Salvage title for any motor vehicle which is a salvage
vehicle or is specified as a salvage vehicle or the equivalent
thereof on a certificate of title from another sta te;
3. Rebuilt title for any motor vehicle which is a rebuilt
vehicle;
4. Junked title for any motor vehicle which is a junked vehicle
or is specified as a junked vehicle or the equivalent thereof on a
certificate of title from ano ther state;
5. Classic title for any motor vehicle, except a junked
vehicle, which is twenty-five (25) model years or older;
6. Remanufactured title for any vehicle which is a
remanufactured vehicle;
7. Unrecovered-theft title for any motor vehicle whic h has been
stolen and not recovered; and
8. Rebodied title for any motor vehicle whi ch is a rebodied
vehicle.
Application for a certificate of title, whether the initial
certificate of title or a duplicate, may be made to Service Oklahoma
or any licensed operator. When applica tion is made with a licensed
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operator, the application informa tion shall be transmitted either
electronically or by mail to Service Oklahoma by the licensed
operator. If the application information is transmitted
electronically, the licensed operator shal l forward the required
application along with evidence of owne rship, where required, by
mail. Where the transmission of application information cannot be
performed electronically, Service Oklahoma is authorized to provide
postage paid envelopes to license d operators for the purpose of
mailing the application along w ith evidence of ownership, where
required. Service Oklahoma shall upon receipt of proper application
information issue an Oklahoma certificate of title. The
certificates may be mailed to the a pplicant. Upon issuance of a
certificate of title, Service Ok lahoma shall provide the appropriate
licensed operator with confirmation of such issuance.
C. 1. The application for certificate of title shall be upon a
blank form furnished by Service Oklaho ma, containing:
a. a full description of the vehicle,
b. the manufacturer’s serial or other identification
number,
c. the motor number and the date on which first sold by
the manufacturer or dealer to the owner,
d. any distinguishing marks,
e. a statement of the applicant’s source of title,
f. any security interest u pon the vehicle, and
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g. such other information as Service Oklahoma may
require.
2. The application for a certificate of title for a vehicle
which is within the last seven (7) model years shall require a
declaration as to whether the vehicle has been damag ed by collision
or other occurrence and whether the vehicle has been recovered from
theft and the extent of the damage to the vehicle. The declaration
shall be made by the owner of a vehicle if :
a. the vehicle has been damaged or stolen,
b. the owner did or did not receive any payment for the
loss from an insurer, or
c. the vehicle is titled or registered in a state that
does not classify the vehicle or brand the title
because of damage to or lo ss of the vehicle similar to
the classifications or brands uti lized by this state.
The declaration shall be based upon the best information and
knowledge of the owner and shall be in addition to the requirements
specified in paragraph 1 of this subsection. Service Oklahoma shall
not issue a certificate of title for a vehicle which is subject to
the provisions of this paragraph without the required declaration,
completed and signed by the owner of the vehicle. Upon rece ipt of
an application without the pro perly completed declaration, Service
Oklahoma shall return the application to the applicant with notice
that the title may not be issued without the required declaration.
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Nothing in this paragraph shall prohibit Servic e Oklahoma from
recognizing the type of or brand on a title or other ownership
document issued by a nother state or the inspection conducted in
another state and issuing the appropriate certificate of title for
the vehicle.
3. The certificate of title shal l have the following security
features:
a. intaglio printing or security thread, with or without
watermark,
b. latent images,
c. fluorescent inks,
d. micro print,
e. void background, and
f. color coding.
4. Each title issued pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma
Vehicle License and Regi stration Act shall be color coded as
determined by Service Okl ahoma.
5. The certificate of title shall be of such size and design
and color as Service Oklahoma may direct pursuant to the provisions
of this section. Th e title shall be on colored paper or other
material as designated by Service Oklahoma and be of suc h intensity
or hue as will allow easy identification as to whether the title is
an original title, a salvage title, a rebuilt title, remanufactured
title, rebodied title or a junked title. The type of title shall be
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identified on the front of the certific ate of title. The original
title, rebuilt title, remanufactured title, an unrecovered -theft
title, rebodied title or classic title shall be identified by th e
word “Original”, “Rebuilt”, “Remanufactured”, “Unrecovered Theft”,
“Rebodied” or “Classic” printed in the upper right quadrant of the
certificate of title, in the space which is currently captioned
“type of title”. A rebodied title shall also identify o n the front
of the title the year, ma ke and model of the originally manufactured
vehicle which has been rebodied and display a notation that reads as
follows: “This vehicle has been assembled with new major components
licensed by the original manufacturer. ”
D. 1. To obtain an original certi ficate of title for a vehicle
that is being registered for the first time in this state which has
not been previously registered in any other state, the applicant
shall be required to deliver, as evidence of ownership, a
manufacturer’s certificate of origi n properly assigned by the
manufacturer, distributor, or deale r licensed in this or any other
state shown thereon to be the last transferee to the applicant upon
a form to be prescribed and approved by Service Oklahoma. A
manufacturer’s certificate of ori gin shall contain:
a. the manufacturer’s serial or other ident ification
number,
b. date on which first sold by the manufacturer to the
dealer,
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c. any distinguishing marks including model and the year
same was made,
d. a statement of any security interests upon the
vehicle, and
e. such other information as Service Okl ahoma may
require.
2. The manufacturer ’s certificate of origin shall have the
following security features:
a. intaglio printing or security thread, with or without
watermark,
b. latent images,
c. fluorescent inks,
d. micro print, and
e. void background.
E. In the absence of a dealer ’s or manufacturer’s number,
Service Oklahoma may assign such identifying number to the veh icle,
which shall be permanently stamped, burned or pressed or attached
into the vehicle, and a certificate of title shall be delivered to
the applicant upon payment of all fees and taxes, and the remaining
copies shall be permanently filed and indexed by Service Oklahoma.
Service Oklahoma shall assign an identifying number to any rebuilt
vehicle if the vehicle identification number displ ayed on the
rebuilt vehicle does not accurately describe the vehicle as rebuilt.
The licensed operator, at the time of inspection of the rebuilt
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vehicle pursuant to Secti on 1111 of this title, shall identify the
make, model, and year for the body to accur ately describe the
rebuilt vehicle. At the time of the inspection, an appropriate
identifying number shall be permanent ly stamped, burned, pressed, or
attached on the rebuilt vehicle. The assi gned identifying number
shall be recorded on the certificate o f title for the rebuilt
vehicle. The dealer ’s or manufacturer’s vehicle identification
number on the rebuilt vehicle sh all be preserved in the computer
files of Service Oklahoma for at least fi ve (5) years.
F. When registering for the first time in this state a vehicle
which was not originally manufactured for sale in the United States,
to obtain a certificate of title, S ervice Oklahoma shall require the
applicant to deliver:
1. As evidence of ownership, if the vehicle has not previously
been titled in the United States, the documents constituting valid
proof of ownership in the country in which the vehicle was
originally purchased, together with a notarized translation o f any
such documents; and
2. As evidence of compliance with federal law, copies of t he
bond release letters for the vehicle issued by the United States
Environmental Protection Agency and the United State s Department of
Transportation, together with a rec eipt issued by the Inte rnal
Revenue Service indicating that the applicable federal ga s guzzler
tax has been paid.
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Service Oklahoma shall not issue a certificate of title for a
vehicle which is subject to t he provisions of this paragraph without
the required documentation from ag encies of the United States and
evidence of ownership. Upon r eceipt of an application without the
required documentation, Service Oklahoma shall return the
application to the applic ant with notice that the certificate of
title may not be issued without th e required documentation. Nothing
in this paragraph shall pro hibit Service Oklahoma from issuing
certificates of title for antique or classic vehicles not driven
upon the public streets, roads, or highways, for mini -trucks
registered pursuant to Section 1 151.3 of this title, or for medium-
speed electric vehicles.
G. When registering in this state a vehicle which was titled in
another state and which title contains the name of a secu red party
on the face of the other state certificat e of title, or such sta te
certificate is being held by the secured party in that stat e or any
other state, Service Oklahoma or the licensed operator shall
complete a lien entry form as prescribed by Servic e Oklahoma. The
owner of such vehicle shall file a n affidavit with Servic e Oklahoma
or the licensed operator stating that title to the vehicle is being
held by a secured party, has not been issued pursuant to the laws of
the state where titled, and that t here is an existing lien or
encumbrance on the vehi cle. The current name and address of the
secured party or lienholder shall also be s tated in the affidavit.
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The form of the affidavit shall be prescribed by Service Oklahoma
and contain any other informa tion deemed necessary by Service
Oklahoma. A statement of the lien or enc umbrance shall be included
on the Oklahoma certificate of titl e and the lien or encumbrance
shall be deemed continuously perfected as though it had been
perfected pursuant to Section 1110 of this title. For completing
the lien entry form and recording the security interest on the
certificate of title, Service Oklaho ma or the licensed operator
shall collect a fee of Three Dollars ($3.00) which shall be in
addition to other fees provid ed by the Oklahoma Vehicle License and
Registration Act. The fee, if coll ected by the licensed operator
pursuant to this subsection, sh all be retained by the licensed
operator.
H. The charge for each certificate of title issued, except for
junked titles as defined in paragraph 4 of subsection B of this
section, shall be Eleven Dollars ($11.00), which charge shall be in
addition to any other fees or taxes imposed by law for such vehicle.
One Dollar ($1.00) of each such charge shall be deposited in the
Oklahoma Tax Commission Reimbursement Fund through Dec ember 31,
2022, and beginning January 1, 2023, it shall be deposited in the
Service Oklahoma Reimbursement Fund. However, the charge shall not
apply to any vehicle which is to be registered in this state
pursuant to the provisions of Section 1120 or 1133 of this title and
which was registered in another state at least sixty (60) days prio r
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to the time it is required to be registered in this state. When an
insurer requests a salvage or junk title in the na me of the insurer
resulting from the settlement of a total loss claim and upon
presentation of appropriate proof of loss documentation a s required
by Service Oklahoma, such transfer may be processed as one title
transaction, without first requiring issuanc e of a replacement
certificate of title in the name of the vehicle owner. The fee
shall be Twenty-two Dollars ($22.00). Two Dollars ($ 2.00) of this
fee shall be deposited in the Oklahoma Tax Commission Reimbursement
Fund.
I. The vehicle identification n umber of a junked vehicle shall
be preserved in the computer files of Serv ice Oklahoma for a period
of not less than five (5) years. Th e charge of junked titles as
defined in paragraph 4 of subsection B of this section shall be Four
Dollars ($4.00). The fee remitted to the Tax Commission shall be
deposited in the Oklahoma Tax Commission Reimbursement Fund through
December 31, 2022, and b eginning January 1, 2023, this fee shall be
deposited in the Service Oklahoma Reimbursement Fund.
J. If a vehicle is so ld to a resident of another state
destroyed, dismantled, or ceases to be u sed as a vehicle, the owner
shall immediately notify Service O klahoma. Absent evidence to the
contrary, failure to notify Service Oklahoma shall be prima facie
evidence that the veh icle has been in continuous operation in this
state.
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K. If a vehicle is s tolen, the owner shall immediately notify
the appropriate law enforcement agency. Immediately after receiving
such notification, the law enforcement agency shall notify Service
Oklahoma.
L. Except for all-terrain vehicles, utility vehicles and
motorcycles used exclusively for off-road use, no title for an out -
of-state vehicle, except any commercial truck or truck -tractor
registered pursuant to Section 1120 of this title which is eng aged
in interstate commerce or any trailer or semit railer registered
pursuant to Section 1133 of this title which is engaged in
interstate commerce, shall be issued without an inspection of such
vehicle and payment of a fee of Four Dollars ($4.00) for such
inspection; provided, Service Oklahoma may enter i nto reciprocal
agreements with other states for such inspections to be performed at
locations outside the boundaries of this state for vehicles which:
1. Are offered for sale at auction;
2. Have been solely used as vehicles for rent under the
ownership of a licensed motor vehi cle dealer or a person engaged in
the business of renting moto r vehicles; or
3. Have not been registered in this or any other state for more
than one (1) year.
The inspection shall include a comparison of the vehicle
identification number on the vehicle w ith the number recorded on the
ownership records and the recor ding of the actual odometer reading
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on the vehicle. The four -dollar fee shall be collected by the
licensed operator or Service Oklahoma when the title is issued. The
licensed operator shall re tain Two Dollars ($2.00). The remaining
Two Dollars ($2.00) s hall be deposited in the Oklahoma Tax
Commission Reimbursement Fund through December 31, 2022, and
beginning January 1, 2023, this fee shall be deposited in the
Service Oklahoma Reimbursement Fu nd.
Service Oklahoma may allow the inspection to be performed at a
location out-of-state by another state ’s department of motor
vehicles or state police.
M. No title for any out -of-state vehicle offered for sale at
salvage pools, salvage disposal sales, o r an auction, or by a dealer
or a licensed automotive dismantl er and parts recycler, shall be
issued without unless an inspection has been conducted to compare
the vehicle identification number on the vehicle with the number
recorded on the ownership recor d and to record the actual odometer
reading on the vehicle by a person employed thereby or a licensed
operator. Upon request of the seller, person or entity conducting
an auction, dealer or licensed dismantler, the inspection shall be
conducted at the locatio n or place of business of the sale, auction,
dealer, or the dismantler. The inspection shall be conducted by any
licensed operator or a duly authorized employee thereof; provided,
if If the vehicle identification number on the v ehicle offered for
sale or at salvage pools, salvage disposal sales or a cl assic or
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antique auction does not match the number recorded on the ownership
record, the an inspection may shall be conducted at the location of
or place of business of such sale or auction by any state, county or
city law enforcement officer or an agent of the National Insurance
Crime Bureau at the location of or pl ace of business of such sale or
auction or as specified by the state, county, or city law
enforcement officer or agent of the National Insurance Crime Bureau .
Service Oklahoma may enter into reciprocal agreements with other
states for authorize such inspections to be performed at locations
outside the boundaries of this state for vehicles which:
1. Are offered for sale a t auction;
2. Have been solely used as vehicles f or rent under the
ownership of a licensed motor vehicle dealer or a person engaged in
the business of renting motor vehicles; or
3. Have not been registered in this or any other state for more
than one (1) year.
The inspection shall be certified upon form s prescribed by Service
Oklahoma. The name and other identification of the authorized
person conducting the inspection shall be legibly printed or typed
on the form. Prior to any inspection by any employe e of a licensed
operator, the licensed operator sh all notify Service Oklaho ma of the
name and any other identification information reques ted by Service
Oklahoma of the authorized person. A signature specimen of the
authorized person shall be submitted to Service Oklahoma by the
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employing licensed operato r. If the authorization to inspect
vehicles is withdrawn or the employer -employee relationship is
terminated, the licensed operator, immediately, shall notify Service
Oklahoma and return any remaining insp ection forms to Service
Oklahoma. The fee for the inspection performed by a licensed
operator shall be Four Dollars ($4.00). The licens ed operator shall
retain Three Dollars ($3.00) of the fee. The fee for an inspection
performed by employees of salvage pools, salvage disposal sales,
auctions, dealers, or licensed automotive dismantler and parts
recyclers shall be One Dollar ($1.00) and shall not be retained but
remitted to the state. Fees received by a licensed operator or an
authorized employee thereo f shall be handled and accounted f or in
the manner as prescribed by law for any other fees paid to or
received by a licensed op erator. Out-of-state vehicles brought into
this state by a person licensed in another state to sell new or used
vehicles to be sold within this state at a motor v ehicle auction
which is limited to dealer-to-dealer transactions shall not be
required to be inspected, unless the vehicle is purchased by an
Oklahoma dealer. Any person licensed in another state to sell new
or used motor vehicles, who offers a motor vehi cle for sale within
this state at a motor vehicle auction which is limited to dealer -to-
dealer transactions, shall not be within the definition of “owner”
in Section 1102 of this title, for purposes of Section 1101 et seq.
of this title. If Service Oklahoma or another Ok lahoma agency
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issuing a license to a person authorized by this section to per form
an inspection determines that a person has not com plied with this
section, falsified an inspection form, or does not obtain an
inspection if required, by any state, county, or city law
enforcement officer or an agent of the National Insurance Crime
Bureau, the person’s authority to perform an inspection under this
section may be suspended or revoked , or the person’s license to
conduct business may be suspended or revoked by the Oklahoma agency
issuing such license.
N. A licensed motor vehicle dealer, upon payment of a fee of
Fifteen Dollars ($15.00), may reassign an out -of-state certificate
of title to a used motor vehicle prov ided such dealer obtains the
appropriate inspectio n form required by either subsection L or M of
this section and attaches the form to the out-of-state certificate
of title. Licensed operators shall be allowed to retain Two Dollars
and twenty-five cents ($2.25) of the fee plus an additional Two
Dollars ($2.00) or Three Dollars ($3.00) as provided in subsections
L and M of this section for performance of the inspection. Two
Dollars ($2.00) of the fee shall be deposited in the Service
Oklahoma Reimbursement Fund. An out-of-state vehicle which has been
rebuilt shall be inspected pursuant to the provisions of Sect ion
1111 of this title. Service Oklahoma shall train licensed operators
in interpreting vehicle identification numbers to assure that it
accurately describes the vehicle and to detect rollback or
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alteration of the odometer. Failure of a licensed operator to
inspect the vehicle and make the required notations shall be a
misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than One Thousand
Dollars ($1,000.00) for the first offense and Five Thousand Dollars
($5,000.00) for the second offense or subsequent offense, or by
imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six (6) months, or
by both such fine and imprisonment.
O. The ownership of any unrecovered vehicle which has been
declared a total loss by an insurer because of theft shall be
transferred to the insu rer by an unrecovered-theft vehicle title;
provided, the ownership of any such vehicle which has been declared
a total loss by an insurer licensed b y the Insurance Department of
the State of Oklahom a and maintaining a multi-state motor vehicle
salvage processing center in this state shall be transferred to the
insurer by a salvage or an unrecovered -theft title without the
requirement of a visual inspe ction of the vehicle identification
number by the insurer. Upon recovery of the vehicle, the ownership
shall be transferred by an original title, salvage title, or junked
title, as may be appropriate based upon an estimate of the amount of
loss submitted by the insurer.
P. When an insurance company make s a total loss settlement on a
total loss vehicle and the insurance company or a salvage pool
authorized by the insurance company is unable to obtain the properly
endorsed certificate of ownership or other evidence of ownership
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acceptable to Service Oklaho ma within thirty (30) days following
acceptance by the own er of an offer of an amount in settlement of a
total loss, that insurance company or salvage pool, on a form
provided by Service Oklahoma and signed under penalty of perjury,
may request Service Okl ahoma to issue the applicable salvage title
for the vehicle. The request shall include information declaring
that the requester has made at least two written attempts to obtain
the certificate of ownership or other acceptable evidence of title.
Q. The owner of any vehicle which is incapable of operation or
use on the public roads and has no resale value, except as parts,
scrap or junk, may deliver the certificate of title to the vehicle
to Service Oklahoma for cancellation. Upon verification that any
perfected lien against the vehicle has been released, the
certificate of title shall be canceled without any fee, charge, or
cost required from the owner. The vehicle identification numbers on
the certificates of title shall be preserved in the computer file s
of Service Oklahoma for at least five (5) years from the date of
cancellation of the certificate of title. Service Oklahoma shall
prescribe and provide an affidavit form to be completed by the owner
of any vehicle for which the certificate of title is c anceled. No
title or registration shall subsequently be i ssued for a vehicle for
which the certificate of title has been surrendered pursuant to this
subsection. Service Oklahoma shall prescribe a form fo r the
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transfer of ownership of a vehicle for which the certificate of
title has been canceled.
R. The owner of a vehicle which is not within the last ten (10)
model years, not roadworthy and not capable of repair for operation
or use on the roads and high ways, or a vehicle which is being sold
to a scrap metal dealer pursuant to Section 11-92 of Title 2 of the
Oklahoma Statutes, shall transfer the vehicle only upon a
certificate of ownership prescribed by Service Oklahoma, if the
certificate of title to the vehicle is lost, has been canceled, or
otherwise not available. The prescribed ownership form shall
include the names and addresses of the buyer and seller, the driver
license number or Social Security number of the seller, the make and
model of the vehicle, and the public vehicle identification number.
If there is no public vehicle identification number, the vehicle
shall be inspected by a law enforcement officer to verify the
absence of the number on the vehicle and the prescribed ownership
form shall include a signed statement, by such officer, verif ying
the absence of the number.
The certificate of ownersh ip shall be completed in triplicate.
The buyer and seller shall each retain a copy. Within thirty (30)
days of the transaction, the seller shall s ubmit one copy to Service
Oklahoma or a licensed o perator accompanied with a fee of Four
Dollars ($4.00). One Dollar ($1.00) shall be retained by the
licensed operator and Three Dollars ($3.00) shall be deposited in
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the Oklahoma Tax Commission Reimburseme nt Fund in the State Treasury
through December 31, 2022, and beginning January 1, 2023, this fee
shall be deposited in the Service Oklahoma Reimbursement Fund.
Upon receipt of the certificate, Service Oklahoma shall verify
that any perfected lien upon the vehicle has been released. If the
lien is not released, Service Oklahoma shall mail notice of the
transfer to the lienholder at the lienholder’s last-known address.
If a certificate of title has been issued, it shall be canceled and
the vehicle identific ation number shall be preserved in the computer
of Service Oklahoma for at least five (5) years. The buyer of the
vehicle may not be sued and shall not be liable for monetary damages
to the lienholder, however, the vehicle shall be subject to a valid
repossession by a lienholder.
S. Service Oklahoma sha ll notify the chief administrative
officer of the agency o r department responsible for issuing motor
vehicle certificates of title in each state in the United States of
the types of motor vehicle certificat e of title effective in
Oklahoma on and after Janu ary 1, 1989.
T. When registering for the first time in th is state a
remanufactured vehicle which has not been registered in any other
state since its remanufacture, before issuing a certificate of
title, Service Oklahoma shall require the applicant to del iver a
statement of origin from the remanufacturer.
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U. If a vehicle is sold to a foreign buyer pursuant to the
provisions of the Automotive Dismantlers and Parts Recycler Act, the
licensed seller shall sta mp the title with: “EXPORT ONLY.
NONTRANSFERABLE IN THE UNITED STATES.” The licensed seller shall
supply Service Oklahoma the title number, the vehicle identification
number and the foreign buyer ’s bid identification number on a form
prescribed by Service Oklahoma. Service Oklahoma shall cancel the
title, and the vehicle identification number shall be preser ved in
the computer files of Service Oklahoma for a period of not less than
five (5) years.
V. Service Oklahoma shall not be considered a necessary party
to any lawsuit which is instigated for the purpose of determining
ownership of a vehicle, wherein Ser vice Oklahoma’s only involvement
would be to issue title, and the court shall issue an order
dismissing Service Oklahoma from the pending action. I n the event
no other party or lienholder can be id entified as to ownership or
claim, Service Oklahoma shall accept an affidavit of ownership from
the party claiming ownership and issue proper title thereon.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.
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