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6	36		BILL NO. 566 By: Newhouse of the Senate
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15	45		An Act relating to liens for service on per sonal
16	46		property; amending 42 O.S. 2021, Section 91A, which
17	47		relates to procedures for lien on certain personal
18	48		property; increasing allowable fee for processing of
19	49		certain notice; clarifying date of applica bility; and
20	50		providing an effective date .
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25		-	SUBJECT: Liens for service on personal property
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27	55		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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29	56		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 42 O.S. 2021, Section 91A, is
30	57		amended to read as follows:
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32	58		Section 91A. A. 1. a. This section applies to all types of
33	59		personal property other than:
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35	60		(1) farm equipment as def ined in Section 91.2 of this
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38	62		(2) “Section 91 Personal Property” as defined in
39	63		Section 91 of this title.
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41	64		b. This section applies to any vehicle, all -terrain
42	65		vehicle, utility vehicle, manufactured home,
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43	93		motorcycle, boat, outboard motor, or trailer that is
44	94		excluded from coverage under subsection A of Sectio n
45	95		91 of this title because the personal property:
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49	96		(1) does not have a certificate of title,
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51	97		(2) has a certificate of title but does not have an
52	98		active lien recorded on the certificate of title,
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54	99		(3) has a certificate of title that is not issued by
55	100		the Oklahoma Tax Commission or by a federally
56	101		recognized Indian tribe in the State of Oklahoma,
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59	103		(4) is otherwise excluded by subparagraph b of
60	104		paragraph 1 of subsection A of Section 91 of this
61	105		title or subsection D of Section 91 of this
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64	107		c. If personal property has a certificate of title, or
65	108		would be required to have a certificate of title under
66	109		Oklahoma law, and is apparently covered both by this
67	110		section and by Sections 191 through 200 of this t itle,
68	111		the procedures set out in this section shall apply
69	112		instead of Sections 191 through 200 of this title. If
70	113		personal property without a certificate of title and
71	114		not required to be titled under Oklahoma law is
72	115		covered both by this section and Sections 1 91 through
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74	144		191 through 200 of this title shall apply instead of
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77	146		2. a. Any person who, while lawfully in possession of an
78	147		article of personal property to which this section
79	148		applies, renders any service to the owner thereof by
80	149		furnishing storage, ren tal space, material, labor or
81	150		skill for the protection, improvement, safekeeping,
82	151		towing, right to occupy space, storage or carriage
83	152		thereof, has a special lien thereon, dependent on
84	153		possession, for the compensation, if any, which is due
85	154		to such person from the owner for such service.
86	155		Charges owed under a contract primarily for the
87	156		purpose of storage or rental of space shall be accrued
88	157		only at the regular periodic rate for storage or
89	158		rental as provided in the contract, adjusted for
90	159		partial periods of stora ge or rental.
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94	160		b. Except for Class AA licensed wrecker towing charges,
95	161		the special lien shall be subordinate to any perfected
96	162		security interest unless the claimant complies with
97	163		the requirements of this section. Failure to comply
98	164		with any requirements of t his section shall result in
99	165		denial of any title application and cause the special
100	166		lien to be subordinate to any perfected lien. Upon
101	167		such denial, the applicant shall be entitled to one
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102	195		resubmission of the title application within thirty
103	196		(30) business days of receipt of the denial, and
104	197		proceed to comply with the requirements of this
105	198		section. “Failure to comply” includes, but is not
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108	200		(1) failure to timely provide additional
109	201		documentation supporting or verifying any entry
110	202		on submitted forms as req uested by the Tax
111	203		Commission,
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113	204		(2) failure to provide the documentation supporting
114	205		lawful possession as outlined in paragraph 3 of
115	206		subsection H of this section,
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117	207		(3) claimant being other than the in dividual who
118	208		provided the service giving rise to the special
119	209		lien, as in subparagraph a of this paragraph,
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121	210		(4) claimant not being in possession of the vehicle,
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124	212		(5) notification and proceedings not accomplished in
125	213		accordance with subparagraph c of this p aragraph,
126	214		and paragraph 3 of this subsection.
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128	215		c. Any person claiming a lien under this section shall
129	216		request, within five (5) business days of performing
130	217		any service or work on the property, the Tax
131	218		Commission or other appropriate license agency to
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132	246		furnish the name and address of the current owner of
133	247		and any lienholder upon the property. The Motor
134	248		Vehicle Division of the Tax Commission or appropriate
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137	249		license agency shall respond in person or by mail to
138	250		the lien claimant within ten (10) business days of the
139	251		receipt of the request for information. The Tax
140	252		Commission shall render assistance to ascertain
141	253		ownership, if needed. The lien claimant shall send,
142	254		within seven (7) business days of receipt of the
143	255		requested information from the Oklahoma Tax Commission
144	256		or other license agency, a notice of the location of
145	257		the property by certified mail with return receipt
146	258		requested, postage prepaid, to the owner and any
147	259		lienholder of the vehicle at the addresses furnished.
148	260		The lien claimant may charge Twenty Dollars ($20. 00)
149	261		not more than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) for processing
150	262		plus the cost of postage if the notice is timely sent
151	263		pursuant to the requirements of this subparagraph in
152	264		addition to fees regulated by the Oklahoma Corporation
153	265		Commission for licensed wreckers. If the lien
154	266		claimant is unable to meet the time requirements du e
155	267		to a lack of or an altered vehicle identification
156	268		number on the property, the lien claimant shall
157	269		proceed diligently to obtain the proper vehicle
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158	297		identification number and shall meet the time
159	298		requirements on the notice once the vehicle
160	299		identification number is known. If the lien claimant
161	300		is required to send additional notices because of
162	301		change of ownership or lienholder after it has timely
163	302		complied with the requirements of this subparagraph,
164	303		the lien claimant shall remain in compliance if such
165	304		additional notices are sent within the required time
166	305		periods from the date of discovery of the new owners
167	306		or lienholders. The notice shall be in writing and
168	307		shall contain, but not be limited to, the following :
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170	308		(1) a statement that the notice is a Notice of
171	309		Possessory Lien,
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173	310		(2) the complete legal name, physical and mailing
174	311		address, and telephone number of the claimant,
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176	312		(3) the complete legal name, physical and mailing
177	313		address of the person who requested that th e
178	314		claimant render service to the owner by
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181	315		furnishing material, labor or skill, storage, or
182	316		rental space, or the date the property was
183	317		abandoned if the claimant did not render any
184	318		other service,
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187	320		property, and the complete physical and mailing
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189	349		personal property,
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191	350		(5) the nature of the work, labor or service
192	351		performed, material furnished, or the storage or
193	352		rental arrangement, and the date thereof, and
194	353		written proof of authori ty to perform the work,
195	354		labor or service provided that, i n the case of a
196	355		law enforcement directed tow, the logbook entry
197	356		prescribed in OAC 595:25 -5-5 or the tow ticket as
198	357		defined by the Corporation Commission shall serve
199	358		as written proof of authority,
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201	359		(6) the signature of the claimant which shall be
202	360		notarized and, if applicable, the signature of
203	361		the claimant’s attorney. If the claimant is a
204	362		business, the name of the contact person
205	363		representing the business shall be shown. In
206	364		place of an original signature and notary seal, a
207	365		digital or electronic signature or se al shall be
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210	367		(7) an itemized statement describing the date or
211	368		dates the labor or services were performed and
212	369		material furnished and the charges claimed for
213	370		each item, the totals of which shall equal the
214	371		total compensation claimed.
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216	399		The lien claimant shall not be required to send the
217	400		notice required in this subparagraph if the property
218	401		is released to an interested party before the notice
219	402		is mailed and no additional charges or fees continue
220	403		to accrue. If a law enforcement agency has the
221	404		property towed to a law enforcement facility, the
222	405		person claiming a lien under this section shall not be
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225	406		required to send notice until the property is released
226	407		by law enforcement to the claimant or the date w hich
227	408		claimant starts charging storage, whichever is
228	409		earlier. A lien claimant shall have an extension of
229	410		ten (10) business days to send the notice required in
230	411		this subparagraph if a state of emergency has been
231	412		declared in the county in which the property i s
232	413		located.
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234	414		d. Subparagraphs b and c of this paragraph sha ll not
235	415		apply to salvage pools as defined in Section 591.2 of
236	416		Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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238	417		3. The lien may be foreclosed by a sale of such personal
239	418		property upon the notice and in the manner fo llowing: The notice
240	419		shall be in writing and shall contai n, but not be limited to:
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242	420		a. the names of the owner and any other known party or
243	421		parties who may claim any interest in the property,
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245	449		b. a description of the property to be sold, including a
246	450		visual inspection or a photograph if the property is a
247	451		motor vehicle, and the physical location of the
248	452		property,
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251	454		material furnished, or the storage or rental
252	455		arrangement, and the date thereof, and written proof
253	456		of authority to perform the work, labor or service
254	457		provided. In the case of a law enforcement directed
255	458		tow, the logbook entry prescribed in OAC 595:25 -5-5 or
256	459		the tow ticket as defined by the Corporation
257	460		Commission, shall serve as written proof of authori ty,
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261	462		e. the name, telephone number, physical address and
262	463		mailing address of the claimant, and agent or
263	464		attorney, if any, foreclosing such lien. If the
264	465		claimant is a business, then the name of the contact
265	466		person representing t he business must be shown. In
266	467		place of an original signa ture and notary seal, a
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272	470		f. itemized charges which shall equal the total
273	471		compensation claimed.
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275	499		4. a. Such Notice of Sale shall be poste d in two public
276	500		places in the county where the property i s to be sold
277	501		at least ten (10) days before the time therein
278	502		specified for such sale, and a copy of the notice
279	503		shall be mailed to the owner and any other party
280	504		claiming any interest in the property, i f known, at
281	505		their last-known post office address, by cert ified
282	506		mail, return receipt requested, at least ten (10) days
283	507		before the time therein specified for such sale. If
284	508		the item of personal property is a manufactured home,
285	509		notice shall also be sent by ce rtified mail to the
286	510		county treasurer and to the county as sessor of the
287	511		county where the manufactured home is located.
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290	513		certificate of title and not required to be titled
291	514		under Oklahoma law, a party w ho claims any interest in
292	515		the property shall include all owners of the property;
293	516		any secured party who has an active financing
294	517		statement on file with the county clerk of Oklahoma
295	518		County listing one or more owners of the property by
296	519		legal name as debtors an d indicating a collateral
297	520		description that would include the property; and any
298	521		other person having any interest in the personal
299	522		property, of whom the claimant has actual notice.
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302	551		section for which a certif icate of title has been
303	552		issued by any jurisdiction, a par ty who claims any
304	553		interest in the property shall include all owners of
305	554		the article of personal property as indicated by the
306	555		certificate of title; lien debtors, if any, other than
307	556		the owners; any lien holder whose lien is noted on the
308	557		face of the certificate of title; and any other person
309	558		having any interest in the article of personal
310	559		property, of whom the claimant has actual notice.
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315	561		terrain vehicle, motorcycle, boat, outboard motor, or
316	562		trailer that is five (5) model years old or newer, or
317	563		a manufactured home that is fifteen (15) model years
318	564		old or newer, cannot be determined by ordinary means,
319	565		the claimant, the agent of the claimant, or the
320	566		attorney of the claimant, shall request, in writing,
321	567		that the Oklahoma Tax Commission Motor Vehicle
322	568		Division ascertain the jurisdiction where the vehicle
323	569		or manufactured home is titled. The Oklahoma Tax
324	570		Commission Motor Vehicle Division shall, within
325	571		fourteen (14) days from the date the request is
326	572		received, provide inf ormation as to the jurisdiction
327	573		where the personal property is titled. If the
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329	602		unable to provide the information, it shall provide
330	603		notice that the record is not available.
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333	605		requires to be titled, the owner of record of that
334	606		property is unknown, and the jurisdiction of titling
335	607		and owner of record cannot be determined by ordinary
336	608		means and also, if applicable, cannot be determined in
337	609		accordance with the p receding subparagraph, then the
338	610		special lien may be foreclosed by publication of a
339	611		legal notice in a legal newspaper in the county where
340	612		the personal property is located, as defined in
341	613		Section 106 of Title 25 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
342	614		Such notice shall in clude the description of the
343	615		property by year, make, vehicle identification number
344	616		if available from the property, the name of the
345	617		individual who may be contacted for information, and
346	618		the telephone number of that person or the address
347	619		where the vehicle is located. The legal notice shall
348	620		be published once per week for three (3) consecutive
349	621		weeks. As soon as circumstances exist as described in
350	622		the first sentence of this subparagraph, the first
351	623		date of publication may occur even if the special lien
352	624		has not accrued for over thirty (30) days. The first
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354	653		day following publication of the final notice, but no
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357	654		fewer than thirty (30) days after the lien has
358	655		accrued. When the owner of record is unknown, the
359	656		Notice of Sale nevertheless must be completed and
360	657		mailed to any known interested party by certified
361	658		mail. For purposes of this paragraph, interested
362	659		parties shall include all persons described in
363	660		subparagraph b or subparagraph c of this paragraph,
364	661		whichever is applicable, with the exception of any
365	662		owner who is unknown. Except in circumstances
366	663		described in paragraph 7 of this subsection that
367	664		provide for a shorter time period, the Notice of Sale
368	665		shall be posted in two public places in the county
369	666		where the property is to be sold at least ten (10)
370	667		days before the time therein specified for such sale,
371	668		and the Notice of Sale shall not be mailed until at
372	669		least thirty (30) days after the lien has accrued.
373		-
374	670		5. The lienor or any other person may in good faith become a
375	671		purchaser of the property sold.
376		-
377	672		6. Proceedings for foreclosure under this act shall not be
378	673		commenced until thirty (30) days after the lien has accrued, except
379	674		as provided elsewhere in Oklahoma law.
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380	701
381	702		7. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, proceedings for
382	703		foreclosures for the storage of junk vehicles towed and stored
383	704		pursuant to Section 955 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes by
384	705		Class AA wreckers listed with the Motor Vehicle Division of the
385	706		Department of Public Safety, may be commenced five (5) days a fter
386	707		the lien has accrued. For purposes of this paragraph, “junk
387	708		vehicles” means any vehicle that is more than ten (10) years old if
388	709		the cost of a comparable vehicle would be less than Three Hundred
389	710		Dollars ($300.00) as quoted in the latest edition of the National
390	711		Automobile Dealers Association Official Used Car Guide or latest
391	712		monthly edition of any other nationally recognized published
392	713		guidebook, adjusting to the condition of the vehicle.
393		-
394	714		B. 1. a. Any person who is induced by means of a check or other
395	715		form of written order for immediate payment of money
396	716		to deliver up possession of an article of personal
397	717		property on which the person has a special lien
398	718		created by subsection A of this section, which ch eck
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401	719		or other written order is dishonored, or is not paid
402	720		when presented, shall have a lien for the amount
403	721		thereof upon the personal property.
404		-
405	722		b. The person claiming such lien shall, within thirty
406	723		(30) days from the date of dishonor of the check or
407	724		other written order for payment of money, file in the
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409	753		property is situated a sworn statement that:
410		-
411	754		(1) the check or other written order for immediate
412	755		payment of money, copy thereof being attached,
413	756		was received for labor, material or supplies for
414	757		producing or repairin g an article of personal
415	758		property, or for other specific property-related
416	759		services covered by this section,
417		-
418	760		(2) the check or other written order was not paid,
419	761		and
420		-
421	762		(3) the uttering of the check or oth er written order
422	763		constituted the means for inducing the p erson,
423	764		one possessed of a special lien created by
424	765		subsection A of this section upon the described
425	766		article of personal property, to deliver up the
426	767		article of personal property.
427		-
428	768		2. a. Any person who renders service to the owner of an
429	769		article of personal property by furnishing storage,
430	770		rental space, material, labor, or skill for the
431	771		protection, improvement, safekeeping, towing, right to
432	772		occupy space, storage, or carriage thereof shall have
433	773		a special lien on such property pursuant to this
434	774		section if such property is removed from the person’s
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436	803		without payment for such service.
437		-
438	804		b. The person claiming such lien shall, within five (5)
439	805		days of such nonauthor ized removal, file in the office
440	806		of the county clerk of the county in which the
441	807		property is located, a sworn statement including:
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445	808		(1) that services were rendered on or in relation to
446	809		the article of personal property by the person
447	810		claiming such lien,
448		-
449	811		(2) that the property was in the possession of the
450	812		person claiming the lien but such property was
451	813		removed without his or her written consent,
452		-
453	814		(3) an identifying description of the article of
454	815		personal property on or in relation to which the
455	816		service was rendered, and
456		-
457	817		(4) that the debt for the services rendered on or in
458	818		relation to the article of personal property was
459	819		not paid. Provided, if the unpaid total amount
460	820		of the debt for services rendered on or in
461	821		relation to the article of personal property is
462	822		unknown, an approximated amount of the debt due
463	823		and owing shall be included in the sworn
464	824		statement but such approximated debt may be
465	825		amended within thirty (30) days of such filing to
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466	853		reflect the actual amount of the debt due and
467	854		owing.
468		-
469	855		3. The enforcement of the lien shall be within sixty (60) days
470	856		after filing the lien in the manner provided by law for enforcing
471	857		the lien of a security agreement and provided that the lien shall
472	858		not affect the rights of innocent, intervening purchasers without
473	859		notice.
474		-
475	860		C. If the person who renders service to the owner of a n article
476	861		of personal property to which this section applies relinquishes or
477	862		loses possession of the article due to circumstances described in
478	863		subparagraph a of paragraph 1 or subparagraph a of paragraph 2 of
479	864		subsection B of this section, the person claimi ng the lien shall be
480	865		entitled to possession of the article until the amount due is paid,
481	866		unless the article is possessed by a person who became a bona fide
482	867		purchaser. Entitlement to possession shall be in accordance w ith
483	868		the following:
484		-
485	869		1. The claimant may take possession of an article pursuant to
486	870		this subsection only if the person obligated under the contract for
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489	871		services has signed an acknowledgment of receipt of a notice that
490	872		the article may be subject to repossessi on. The notice and
491	873		acknowledgment pursuant to this subsection shall be:
492		-
493	874		a. in writing and separate from the written contract for
494	875		services, or
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496	903		b. printed on the written contract for services, credit
497	904		agreement or other document which displays the notice
498	905		in bold-faced, capitalized and underlined type, or is
499	906		separated from surrounding written material so as to
500	907		be conspicuous with a separate signature line;
501		-
502	908		2. The claimant may require the person obligated under the
503	909		contract for services to pay the costs of rep ossession as a
504	910		condition for reclaimin g the article only to the extent of the
505	911		reasonable fair market value of the services required to take
506	912		possession of the article;
507		-
508	913		3. The claimant shall not transfer to a third party or to a
509	914		person who performs reposses sion services, a check, money order, o r
510	915		credit card transaction that is received as payment for services
511	916		with respect to an article and that is returned to the claimant
512	917		because of insufficient funds or no funds, because the person
513	918		writing the check, issuin g the money order, or credit cardholder has
514	919		no account or because the check, money order, or credit card account
515	920		has been closed. A person violating this paragraph shall be guilty
516	921		of a misdemeanor; and
517		-
518	922		4. An article that is repossessed pursuant to this s ubsection
519	923		shall be promptly delivered to the location where the services were
520	924		performed. The article shall remain at the services location at all
521	925		times until the article is lawfully returned to the record owner or
522	926		a lienholder or is disposed of pursuant t o this section.
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525	955		manufactured home, motorcycle, boat, outboard motor, or trailer has
526	956		a certificate of title issued by the Tax Commission or by a
527	957		federally recognized Indian tribe in Oklahoma, b ut there is no
528	958		active lien recorded on the certificate of title.
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532	959		2. This section applies if a vehicle, all-terrain vehicle,
533	960		utility vehicle, motorcycle, boat, outboard motor or trailer has a
534	961		certificate of title issued by the Tax Commission or by a federa lly
535	962		recognized Indian tribe in Oklahom a, and there is an active lien
536	963		recorded on the certificate of title, but the lien is over fifteen
537	964		(15) years old.
538		-
539	965		3. This section applies if personal property to which Section
540	966		91 of this title otherwise would apply ha s been registered by the
541	967		Tax Commission or by a federally recognized Indian tribe in the
542	968		State of Oklahoma, and there is a lien of record but no certificate
543	969		of title has been issued.
544		-
545	970		4. This section applies if personal property to which Section
546	971		91 of this title otherwise would apply has not b een registered by
547	972		either the Tax Commission or a federally recognized Indian tribe in
548	973		the State of Oklahoma, and no certificate of title has been issued,
549	974		but there is a lien of record.
550		-
551	975		5. This section applies to perso nal property that otherwise
552	976		would be covered by Section 91 of this title, except that the
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554	1005		November 1, 2005.
555		-
556	1006		6. This section applies to a vehicle, all -terrain vehicle,
557	1007		utility vehicle, manufactu red home, motorcycle, boat, outboard
558	1008		motor, or trailer for which ownership cannot be determined by
559	1009		ordinary means or by the Oklahoma Tax Commission Motor Vehicle
560	1010		Division, as provided in subparagraphs d and e of paragraph 4 of
561	1011		subsection A of this section, as applicable.
562		-
563	1012		7. This section applies to items of personal property that are
564	1013		not required by Oklahoma law to be titled, and that do not have a
565	1014		certificate of title.
566		-
567	1015		8. This section applies to salvage pools as defined in Section
568	1016		591.2 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
569		-
570	1017		9. This section applies to class AA licensed wrecker services
571	1018		taking possession of a vehicle pursuant to an agreement with, or at
572	1019		the direction of, or dispatched by a state or local law enforcement
573	1020		or government agency, or pursuant to the abandoned vehicle removal
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576	1021		provisions of Section 954A of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes with
577	1022		respect to all types of personal property, regardless of whether
578	1023		that personal property has a certificate of title.
579		-
580	1024		10. For a vehicle abandoned at a salvage pool, if the cost of
581	1025		repairing the vehicle for safe operation on the highway does not
582	1026		exceed sixty percent (60%) of the fair market value of the vehicle
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584	1055		salvage title shall not be required .
585		-
586	1056		E. A person who knowingly makes a false statement of a material
587	1057		fact regarding the furnishing of storage, rental space, material,
588	1058		labor or skill for the protection, improvement, safekeeping, towing,
589	1059		right to occupy space, storage or carriage thereof in a proceeding
590	1060		under this section, or attempts to use or uses the provisions of
591	1061		this section to foreclose an owner or lienholder’s interest in a
592	1062		vehicle knowing that any of the statements made in the proceeding
593	1063		are false, upon conviction, shall be guilty of a felony.
594		-
595	1064		F. Upon receipt of notice of legal proceedings, the Tax
596	1065		Commission shall cause the sale process to be put on hold until
597	1066		notice of resolution of court proceedings is received from the
598	1067		court. If such notice of commencement of court proceedings is not
599	1068		filed with the Tax Commission, th e possessory lien sale process may
600	1069		continue.
601		-
602	1070		G. No possessory lien sale shall be held on a Sunday.
603		-
604	1071		H. For purposes of this section:
605		-
606	1072		1. “Possession” includes actual possession and constructive
607	1073		possession;
608		-
609	1074		2. “Constructive possession” means possession by a person who,
610	1075		although not in actual possession, does not have an intention to
611	1076		abandon property, knowingly has both power and the intention at a
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612	1104		given time to exercise dominion or control over the property, and
613	1105		who holds claim to such thing by virtue of s ome legal right;
614		-
615	1106		3. “Lawfully in possession” means a person has documentation
616	1107		from the owner or the owner ’s authorized agent, or an insurance
617	1108		company or its authorized agent, authorizing the furnishing of
618		-
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620	1109		material, labor or storage, or that the property was authorized to
621	1110		be towed to a repair facility.
622		-
623	1111		Class AA wrecker services taking possession of a vehicle
624	1112		pursuant to an agreement with, or at the direction of, or dispatched
625	1113		by, a state or local law enforcement or gove rnment agency, or
626	1114		pursuant to the aban doned vehicle removal provisions of Section 954A
627	1115		of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes, shall be considered lawfully
628	1116		in possession of the vehicle. If the person lacks such
629	1117		documentation, the procedures established by t his section shall not
630	1118		apply; and
631		-
632	1119		4. “Itemized charges” means total parts, total labor, total
633	1120		towing fees, total storage fees, total processing fees and totals of
634	1121		any other fee groups, the sum total of which shall equal the
635	1122		compensation claimed.
636		-
637	1123		I. For purposes of this section, the United Sta tes Postal
638	1124		Service approved electronic equivalent of proof of return receipt
639	1125		requested Form 3811 shall satisfy return receipt requested
640	1126		documentation requirements.
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642	1154		J. If a person claiming a special lien pursuant to th is section
643	1155		fails to comply with any of the requirements of this section, any
644	1156		interested party may proceed against the person claiming such lien
645	1157		for all damages arising therefrom, including conversion, if the
646	1158		article of personal property has been sold. If the notice or
647	1159		notices required by this section shall be shown to be knowingly
648	1160		false or fraudulent, the interested party shall be entitled to
649	1161		treble damages. The prevailing party shall be entitled to all
650	1162		costs, including reasonable attorney fees.
651		-
652	1163		K. Any interested party shall be permitted to visually inspect
653	1164		and verify the services rendered by the claimant prior to the sale
654	1165		of the article of property during normal business hours. If the
655	1166		claimant fails to allow any interested party to inspect the
656	1167		property, the interested party shall mail a req uest for inspection
657	1168		by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the claimant.
658	1169		Within three (3) business days of receipt of the request for
659	1170		inspection, the claimant shall mail a photograph of the property, by
660	1171		certified mail, return receipt requested, a nd a date of inspection
661	1172		within five (5) business days from the date of the notice to
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664	1173		inspect. The lienholder shall be allowed to retrieve the property
665	1174		without being required to bring the title into the lienholder ’s
666	1175		name, if the lienholder provides proof i t is a lienholder and any
667	1176		payment due the claimant for lawful charges where the claimant has
668	1177		complied with this section. Upon the release of personal property
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669	1205		to an insurer or representative of the insurer, wrecker op erators
670	1206		shall be exempt from all liabi lity and shall be held harmless for
671	1207		any losses or claims of loss. In the event any law enforcement
672	1208		agency places a hold on the property, the party wanting to inspect
673	1209		or photograph the property shall obtain permission from the law
674	1210		enforcement agency that p laced the hold on the property before
675	1211		inspecting or photographing.
676		-
677	1212		L. This section shall apply to all actions or proceedings that
678	1213		commence on or after the effective date of this act August 22, 2014.
679		-
680	1214		SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.
681	1215
682		-
683		-	ENR. S. B. NO. 566 Page 17
684		-	Passed the Senate the 14th day of February, 2023.
685		-
686		-
687		-
688		-	Presiding Officer of the Senate
689		-
690		-
691		-	Passed the House of Representatives the 19th day of April, 2023.
692		-
693		-
694		-
695		-	Presiding Officer of the House
696		-	of Representatives
697		-
698		-	OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
699		-	Received by the Office of the Governor this _______ _____________
700		-	day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
701		-	By: _______________________________ __
702		-	Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____
703		-	day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
704		-
705		-	_________________________________
706		-	Governor of the State of Oklahoma
707		-
708		-
709		-	OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
710		-	Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this _______ ___
711		-	day of __________________, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
712		-	By: _______________________________ __
	1216	+	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY - CIVIL, dated
	1217	+	04/10/2023 - DO PASS.