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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR
HOUSE BILL NO. 1753 By: Kerbs
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
An Act relating to motor vehicles; amending 47 O.S.
2021, Section 952, which relates to rulemaking
authority; modifying certain Corporation Commission
duties; amending 47 O.S. 2021, Section 953.1, which
relates to maximum fees and charges; modifying duties
of the Corporation Commission; deleting certain rate
calculations; requiring rates be calculated using
certain federal data; requiring certain annual
update; modifying calculation of certain rates;
modifying responsible agency; amending 47 O.S. 2021,
Section 953.2, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 316,
O.S.L. 2023 (47 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 953.2),
which relates to fees and charges for storage;
modifying duties of the Corporation Commission;
requiring certain rates be calculated using certain
federal data; requiring certain annual update;
modifying calculation of certain rates; amending 47
O.S. 2021, Section 966, which relates to the
Nonconsensual Towing Act of 2011; modifying powers
and authority of the Corporation Commission; and
providing an effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 952, is
amended to read as follows:
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Section 952. A. Except for the rates established by duties
assigned to the Corporation Commission and other provisions as
provided for by law, the Department of Public Safety sha ll have the
power and authority necessary to license, supervise, govern and
control wrecker vehicles and wrecker or towing services.
B. The Department of Public Safety shall adopt and prescribe
such rules as are necessary to carry out the intent of Sectio n 951
et seq. of this title.
The rules shall state the requirements for facilities, for
storage of vehicles, necessary towing equipment, the records to be
kept by operators, liability insurance and insurance covering the
vehicle and its contents while in s torage in such sum and with such
provisions as the Department deems necessary to adequately protect
the interests of the public, and such other matters as the
Department may prescribe for the protection of the public.
C. Unless otherwise regulated by the governing body of the
political subdivision, the wrecker vehicle used to perform wrecker
or towing services requested by a political subdivision of this
state for removal of a vehicle from public property for reasons
listed in Section 955 of this title sha ll be from the licensed
wrecker or towing service whose location is nearest to the vehicle
to be towed. Requests for service may be alternated or rotated
among all such licensed wrecker or towing services which are located
within a reasonable radius of ea ch other. In cities of less than
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fifty thousand (50,000) population, all such licensed wrecker or
towing services located near or in the city limits of such cities
shall be considered as being equal distance and shall be called on
an equal basis as nearly as possible. The police chief of any
municipality and the county sheriff of each county shall keep
rotation logs on all requested tows, except where there are
insufficient licensed wrecker or towing services available to rotate
such services or services are contracted after a competitive bid
process. Rotation logs shall be made available for public
inspection upon request. Any calls made from cell phones or two -way
radios by any law enforcement officer or employee of any
municipality or county to any wr ecker service shall be listed on the
rotation or call logs and made available for public inspection. A
wrecker service shall not be removed from rotation without
notification to the wrecker operator stating the reason for removal
from the rotation log. A ll notification for removal from a rotation
log shall be mailed to the wrecker service owner at least ten (10)
days before removal from the rotation log and shall state the
procedure and requirements for reinstatement.
D. Except as otherwise provided in t his subsection, the
Department and any municipality, county or other political
subdivision of this state shall not place any wrecker or towing
service upon an official rotation log for the performance of
services carried out pursuant to the request of or a t the direction
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of any officer of the Department or municipality, county or
political subdivision unless the service meets the following
requirements:
1. Principal business facilities are located within Oklahoma;
2. Tow trucks are registered and licensed in Oklahoma; and
3. Owner is a resident of the State of Oklahoma or the service
is an Oklahoma corporation.
In the event a licensed wrecker or towing service is not located
within a county, a wrecker or towing service that is located outside
of the county or this state and does not meet the above
qualifications may be placed on the rotation log for the county or
any municipality or political subdivision located within the county.
When performing services at the request of any officer, no
operator or wrecker or towing service upon the rotation logs shall
charge fees in excess of the maximum rates for services performed
within this state, including incorporated and unincorporated areas,
as established by the Commission.
E. The Department shall place a licen sed Class AA wrecker
service on the Highway Patrol Rotation Log in a highway patrol troop
district in which the place of business and the primary storage
facility of the wrecker service are located upon written request
filed by the wrecker service with the Department. Upon further
request of the wrecker service, the Commissioner of Public Safety or
the Department employee with statewide responsibility for
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administration of wrecker services may place a wrecker service on
the Highway Patrol Rotation Log in a district adjacent to the
district in which the place of business and the primary storage
facility of the wrecker service are located if the wrecker service
is in proximity to and within a reasonable radius of the boundary of
the district. When a wrecker service is placed on the rotation log
in a district, the Department shall notify the wrecker service and
the troop commander of the district.
F. The Commissioner of Public Safety or the Department employee
with statewide responsibility for administration of wrecker services
shall be responsible for establishing geographical areas of rotation
within the troop districts and for notifying each wrecker service of
the geographical areas of rotation to which the service is assigned.
G. The Department shall make all rotation logs available for
public inspection at the state office and shall make rotation logs
for a highway patrol troop district available for public inspection
at the district office.
SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Se ction 953.1, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 953.1. A. The rates established by the Corporation
Commission in this section shall determine the nonconsensual tow
maximum fees and charges for wrecker or towing services performed in
this state, including incorporated and unincorporated areas, by a
wrecker or towing service licensed by the Department of Public
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Safety when that service appears on the rotation log of the
Department or on the rotation log of any municipality, county or
other political subdivision of this state, and the services
performed are at the request or at the direction of any officer of
the Department or of a municipality, county, or political
subdivision. No wrecker or towing service in the performance of
transporting or storing v ehicles or other property towed as a result
of a nonconsensual tow shall charge any fee which exceeds the
maximum rates established by the Commission this section. Such
rates shall be in addition to any other rates, fees or charges
authorized, allowed or required by law and costs to collect such
fees. Any wrecker or towing service is authorized to collect from
the owner, lienholder, agent or insurer accepting liability for
paying the claim for a vehicle or purchasing the vehicle as a total
loss vehicle from the registered owner of any towed or stored
vehicle, the fee required by Section 904 of this title including
environmental remediation fees and services.
B. When wrecker or towing services are performed as provided in
subsection A of this section:
1. Each performance of a wrecker or towing service shall be
recorded by the operator on a bill or invoice as prescribed by rules
of the Department and by order of the Commission;
2. Nothing herein shall limit the right of an operator who has
provided or caused to be provided wrecker or towing services to
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require prepayment, in part or in full, or guarantee of payment of
any charges incurred for providing such services;
3. This section shall not be construed to require an operator
to charge a fee for the perf ormance of any wrecker or towing
services; and
4. The operator is authorized to collect all lawful fees from
the owner, lienholder or agent or insurer accepting liability for
paying the claim for a vehicle or purchasing the vehicle as a total
loss vehicle from the registered owner of the towed vehicle for the
performance of any and all such services and costs to collect such
fees. An operator shall release the vehicle from storage upon
authorization from the owner, agent or lienholder of the vehicle or,
in the case of a total loss, the insurer accepting liability for
paying the claim for the vehicle or purchasing the vehicle where the
vehicle is to be moved to an insurance pool yard for sale.
C. The rates in subsections D through G of this section shall
be applicable until superseded by rates established by the
Commission.
D. Distance rates.
1. Rates in this subsection shall apply to the distance the
towed vehicle is transported and shall include services of the
operator of the wrecker vehicle. Hourly r ates, as provided in
subsection E of this section, may be applied in lieu of distance
rates. Hourly rates may be applied from the time the wrecker
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vehicle is assigned to the service call until the time it is
released from service either upon return to the premises of the
wrecker or towing service or upon being assigned to perform another
wrecker or towing service, whichever occurs first. When the hourly
rate is applied in lieu of distance towing rates, the operator may
not apply the two-hour minimum prescribed in subsection E of this
section nor may hookup or mileage charges, as prescribed in this
section, be applied.
Such distance rates shall be computed via the shortest highway
mileage as determined from the latest official Oklahoma Department
of Transportation state highway map, except as follows:
a. for distances or portions of distances not
specifically provided for in the governing highway
map, the actual mileage via the shortest practical
route will apply,
b. in computing distances, fractions of a mi le will be
retained until the final and full mileage is
determined, at which time any remaining fraction shall
be increased to the next whole mile,
c. when, due to circumstances beyond the control of the
wrecker or towing service, roadway conditions make i t
impractical to travel via the shortest route, distance
rates shall be computed based on the shortest
practical route over which the wrecker vehicle and the
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vehicle it is towing can be moved, which route shall
be noted on the bill or invoice, or
d. when the wrecker or towing service is performed upon
any turnpike or toll road, the turnpike or toll road
mileage shall be used to determine the distance rates
charged and the turnpike or toll road fees may be
added to the bill or invoice.
2. Maximum distance r ates shall be as follows:
Weight of Towed Vehicle Distance Rate
(In pounds, including Towed Per
equipment and lading) Mile
Single vehicle: 8,000 or less 25 miles or less $3.00
Single vehicle: 8,000 or less Over 25 miles $2.50
Single vehicle: 8,001 to 1 2,000 25 miles or less $3.40
Single vehicle: 8,001 to 12,000 Over 25 miles $3.00
Single vehicle: 12,001 to 40,000 Any $5.75
Single vehicle: 40,000 or over Any $6.75
Combination of vehicles Any $6.75
E. Hourly Rates.
1. Rates in this subsection shall a pply for the use of a
wrecker vehicle and shall include services of the operator of such
wrecker, except as provided in paragraph 4 of this subsection .
Rates shall apply for all wrecker or towing services performed that
are not otherwise provided for in t his section, including, but not
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limited to, waiting and standby time, but shall not include the
first fifteen (15) minutes of service following the hookup of a
vehicle when a hookup fee is assessed, as provided in subsection F
of this section.
Hourly rates shall apply from the time the vehicle or labor is
assigned to the service call until the time it is released from
service either upon return to the premises of the wrecker or towing
service or upon being assigned to perform another wrecker or towing
service, whichever occurs first. Whenever a wrecker vehicle is used
to tow a vehicle subject to distance rates, as provided in
subsection D of this section, hourly rates shall apply only for the
time such wrecker is used in the performance of services other th an
transportation, except when such hourly rates are used in lieu of
such distance rates. The hourly rates established in this
subsection shall be calculated using the current daily federal per
diem rate maintained by the United States General Services
Administration (GSA). As used in this subsection , the daily federal
per diem rate shall include the rate for meals and lodging for the
locality in which the wrecker and towing service occurs. Rates
shall be automatically adjusted annually in accordance wit h the
updated GSA per diem rates for each locality.
As used in this subsection, rates stated per hour apply for
whole hours and, for fractions of an hour, rates stated per fifteen
(15) minutes apply for each fifteen (15) minutes or fraction thereof
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over seven and one-half (7 1/2) minutes. However, if the service
subject to an hourly rate is performed in less than two (2) hours,
the charge applicable for two (2) hours may shall be assessed,
except as provided for in subsection D of this section .
2. Maximum hourly rates for wrecker or towing services
performed for passenger vehicles, when rates for such services are
not otherwise provided for by law, shall be as follows:
Weight of Towed Passenger Vehicle Rate Per Rate Per
(In pounds) Hour 15 Minutes
Single vehicle: 8,000 or less $60.00 $15.00
Single vehicle: 8,001 to 24,000 $80.00 $20.00
Single vehicle: 24,001 to 44,000 $120.00 $30.00
Single vehicle: 44,001 or over $180.00 $45.00
Combination of vehicles $180.00 $45.00
3. Maximum hourly rates for all other wrecker or towing
services, when rates for such other services are not otherwise
provided for by law, shall be determined based upon the gross
vehicle weight rating of each wrecker vehicle used as follows:
GVWR of Wrecker Vehicle Rate Per Rate Per
(In pounds) Hour 15 Minutes
8,000 or less $60.00 $15.00
8,001 to 24,000 $80.00 $20.00
24,001 to 44,000 $120.00 $30.00
44,001 or over $180.00 $45.00
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Combination wrecker vehicle
with GVWR of 24,000 or over $180.00 $45.00
4. a. Maximum hourly rates for extra labo r shall be Thirty
Dollars ($30.00) per person per hour.
b. Maximum hourly rates for skilled or specialized labor
and/or equipment shall be the actual customary and
ordinary rates charged for such labor and/or
equipment. When skilled or specialized labor o r
equipment is required, the wrecker operator’s cost for
such skilled or specialized labor or equipment plus a
twenty-five percent (25%) gross profit markup to cover
overhead costs for such labor will be added to the
invoice or freight bill to be collected in addition to
all other applicable charges.
F. Hookup Rates.
1. Rates in this subsection shall apply to the hookup of a
vehicle to a wrecker vehicle when such hookup is performed in
connection with a wrecker or towing service described in this
section. Such hookup rate shall include the first fifteen (15)
minutes of such service, for which there shall be no additional fee
charged, but shall not include the use of a dolly or rollback
equipment or a combination wrecker vehicle to accomplish such
hookup, for which an additional fee may be charged as provided in
subsection G of this section. Hookup shall include, but not be
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limited to, the attachment of a vehicle to or the loading of a
vehicle onto a wrecker vehicle.
2. Maximum hookup rates shall be as fo llows:
Weight of Vehicle Being Hooked Up
(In pounds, including equipment Rate
and lading)
Single vehicle: 8,000 or less $65.00
Single vehicle: 8,001 to 12,000 $75.00
Single vehicle: 12,001 to 24,000 $85.00
Single vehicle: 24,001 or over $95.00
Combination of vehicles $95.00
G. Additional Service Rates.
1. Rates in this subsection shall apply to the performance of
the following services:
a. the disconnection and reconnection of a towed
vehicle's drive line when necessary to prevent
mechanical damage to suc h vehicle,
b. the removal and replacement of a towed vehicle's axle
when necessary to prevent mechanical damage to such
vehicle, or
c. the use of a dolly or rollback equipment when
essential to prevent mechanical damage to a towed
vehicle or when neither e nd of such vehicle is capable
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of being towed safely while in contact with the
roadway.
2. Maximum additional service rates shall be as follows:
Weight of Towed Service Performed
Vehicle (In pounds, Disconnect Reconnect Use of Dolly
including equipment Drive Line; Drive Line; or Rollback
and lading) Remove Axle Replace Axle Equipment
Rate Per Service Performed
8,000 or less $10.00 $15.00 $25.00
8,001 to 12,000 $15.00 $20.00 $30.00
Rate Per 15 Minutes of Service Performed
12,001 or over $20.00 $20.00 Not applicable
H.
a. for vehicles weighing ten thousand (10,000) pounds or
less, the rate shall be one times the daily federal
per diem rate for each hour of service, with a two (2)
hour minimum. The rate per fifteen -minute increment
over the two-hour minimum shall be assessed at one -
quarter (1/4) the daily federal per diem rate . Winch
time shall be two times the daily federal per diem
rate for this weight class , and
b. for vehicles weighing ten thousand one (10,001) pounds
or more, the rate shall be two and one-half times the
daily federal per diem rate for each hour of service,
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with a two (2) hour minimum. The rate per fifteen -
minute increment over the two -hour minimum shall be
assessed at one-half (1/2) the daily federal per diem
rate. Winch time shall be five times the daily
federal per diem rate for this weight class.
D. An operator shall be required to provide reasonable
documentation to substantiate all lawful fees charged the owner,
lienholder, agent or insurer paying the claim for the towed vehicle.
Fees for which the operator is being reimbursed or having paid to a
third party, shall include copies of the invoice or other
appropriate documents to substantiate such payment to said third
party.
I. Wrecker fees, including maximum distance, h ourly, and hookup
rates shall be adjusted weekly by adding a fuel surcharge as
provided in this section. The fuel surcharge shall be based on the
Department of Energy “weekly retail on -highway diesel prices” for
the “Midwest region” using Two Dollars ($2. 00) per gallon as the
base price with no fees added. The wrecker fees shall be adjusted
to allow a one-percent increase in fees for every ten -cent increase
in fuel cost starting at Two Dollars and ten cents ($2.10) per
gallon.
J. E. When skilled or speci alized labor or equipment is
required, the cost incurred by the wrecker operator for such skilled
or specialized labor or equipment plus an additional twenty -five
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percent (25%) gross profit markup or gross profit margin shall be
allowed to cover overhead c osts for such labor and will be added to
the invoice or freight bill to be collected in addition to all other
applicable charges. This applies to labor and equipment not
regulated by the Commission.
K. F. Wrecker operators shall be allowed to obtain owne rship
and insurer information, including accident reports and other public
records, from the Oklahoma Tax Commission Service Oklahoma or other
states' motor vehicle agencies or from law enforcement agencies for
the purpose of determining ownership and resp onsibility for wrecker
fees. In the event a state of origin is not known, the Department
of Public Safety and the Oklahoma Tax Commission Service Oklahoma
shall assist in providing such information. The wrecker operator is
authorized to collect lawful fe es for such costs and services from
the owner, lienholder that seeks possession of a vehicle under a
security interest, agent, or insurer accepting liability for paying
the claim for a vehicle or purchasing the vehicle as a total loss
vehicle from the owne r of any towed or stored vehicle.
SECTION 3. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 953.2, as
amended by Section 1, Chapter 316, O.S.L. 2023 (47 O.S. Supp. 2024,
Section 953.2), is amended to read as follows:
Section 953.2. A. The rates established by order of the
Corporation Commission in this section shall determine the maximum
fees and charges for the storage and after -hours release of
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nonconsensual towed vehicles, including incorporated and
unincorporated areas, by a wrecker or tow ing service licensed by the
Department of Public Safety and repair facilities as defined in
Section 953 of Title 15 of the Oklahoma Statutes. No wrecker or
towing service or repair facilities shall charge any fee for
nonconsensual towed vehicles and stora ge which exceeds the maximum
rates established by the Commission this section. Such rates shall
be in addition to any other rates, fees or charges authorized,
allowed or required by law, including environmental remediation fees
and services.
B. 1. Storage or after-hours release of a towed vehicle, or
both, provided by a wrecker or towing service or by a repair
facility shall be recorded by the operator on a bill or invoice as
prescribed by rules of the Department.
2. Nothing herein shall limit the right of an operator or
repair facility who has provided or caused to be provided storage or
after-hours release of a towed vehicle, or both, to require
prepayment, in part or in full, or guarantee of payment of any
charges incurred for providing such services.
3. This section shall not be construed to require an operator
or repair facility to charge a fee for the storage or after -hours
release, or both, of any towed vehicle.
4. The operator or repair facility is authorized to collect all
lawful fees in accept able forms of payment such as through check,
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credit card, automated clearing house transfer, or debit card from
the owner, lienholder or agent of the towed vehicle or insurer
accepting liability for paying the claim for a vehicle or purchasing
the vehicle as a total loss vehicle from the registered owner for
the performance of any and all such services. An operator or repair
facility shall make the towed vehicle available for inspection by
the owner, lien holder, agent of the towed vehicle, or insurer
accepting liability for paying the claim for a vehicle and shall
release the vehicle from storage upon authorization from the owner,
agent or lienholder of the vehicle or in the case of a total loss,
the insurer accepting liability for paying the claim for the vehicle
or purchasing the vehicle where the vehicle is to be moved to an
insurance pool yard for sale.
C. The rates in subsections D through F of this section shall
be applicable until superseded by rates established by the
Commission.
D. Outdoor Storage Rates.
1. Rates in this subsection shall apply to the outdoor storage
of a towed vehicle. Rates may be applied from the time the towed
vehicle is brought onto the outdoor storage facility premises.
Rates shall apply to each calendar day of outdoor sto rage; provided,
the maximum twenty-four-hour fee, as provided for in this section,
may be charged for any towed vehicle which is stored for a portion
of a twenty-four-hour period. The hourly rates established in this
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subsection shall be calculated using t he current daily federal per
diem rate established by the United States General Services
Administration (GSA). As used in this subsection, t he daily federal
per diem rate shall include the rate for meals and lodging for the
locality in which the storage occurs. Rates shall be automatically
adjusted annually in accordance with the updated GSA per diem rates
for each locality.
2. Maximum outdoor storage rates shall be as follows:
Rate per Each
24-hour Period or
Type of Towed Vehicle Portion Thereof
Single vehicle: motorcycle, automobile,
or light truck up to 20 feet in length $15.00
Single vehicle or combination of vehicles
over 20 feet in length but less than 30
feet in length $20.00
Single vehicle or combination of vehicles
over 30 feet in length and up to 8 feet
in width $25.00
Single vehicle or combination of vehicles
over 30 feet in length and over 8 feet
in width $35.00
E.
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a. for vehicles twenty (20) feet or less in length , one-
third (1/3) the daily federal per diem rate, and
b. for vehicles twenty-one (21) feet or more in length,
two-thirds (2/3) the daily federal per diem rate.
D. Indoor Storage Rates.
1. Rates in this subsection shall apply to the indoor storage
of a towed vehicle. Rates may be applied from the time the towed
vehicle is brought into the indoor storage facility premises. Rates
shall apply to each calendar day of indoor storage; provided, the
maximum twenty-four-hour fee, as provided for in this section, may
be charged for any towed vehicle which is stored for a portion of a
twenty-four-hour period.
2. Maximum indoor storage rates shall be as follows:
Rate per Each
24-hour Period or
Type of Towed Vehicle Portion Thereof
Single vehicle: motorcycle, automobile,
or light truck up to 20 feet in length $25.00
Single vehicle or combination of vehicles
over 20 feet in length but less than 30
feet in length $30.00
Single vehicle or combination of vehicles
over 30 feet in length and up to 8 feet
in width $35.00
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Single vehicle or combination of vehicles
over 30 feet in length and over 8 feet
in width $45.00
a. for vehicles twenty (20) feet or less in length , two-
thirds (2/3) the daily federal per diem rate, and
b. for vehicles twenty-one (21) feet or more in length,
one times the daily federal per diem rate.
3. For purposes of t his subsection, “indoor storage” means the
vehicle is kept in an enclosed facility.
F. E. After-Hours Release Rate.
1. The rate in this subsection shall apply to the release of a
towed vehicle to the owner, lienholder, or agent when such release
occurs at a time other than normal business hours.
2. As used in this subsection:
a. “after-hours release rate” shall mean the rate charged
for the release of a towed vehicle between the hours
of midnight and 8:00 a.m., or between the hours of
4:00 p.m. and midnight Monday through Friday, or any
time on Saturday, Sunday or a national holiday, and
b. “national holiday” shall mean New Year’s Day, Martin
Luther King Day, George Washington’s Birthday, on the
third Monday in February, Memorial Day, Independence
Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day and
Christmas Day, and shall further include the Friday
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before such national holiday which falls on a Saturday
and the Monday following such national holiday which
falls on a Sunday.
3. The maximum after -hours release rate shall be Fifteen
Dollars ($15.00) per quarter hour for the release of any single
vehicle or combination of vehicles.
G. F. An operator or repair facility shall be required to
provide reasonable documentation to substantiate all lawful fees
charged the owner, lienholder, agent or insurer accepting liability
for paying the claim for the towed vehicle or purchasing the towed
vehicle. Fees for which the operator or repair facility is being
reimbursed, or having paid to a third party, shall include cop ies of
the invoice or other appropriate documents to substantiate the
payment to the third party.
SECTION 4. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 966, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 966. A. This act shall be known and may be cited as
the “Nonconsensual Towing Act of 2011”.
B. The provisions of this act shall apply to every wrecker
operating within the State of Oklahoma removing and storing vehicles
from Oklahoma roads and highways or private property as a result of
a nonconsensual tow.
C. The Corporation Commission, by Commission order, shall have
the power and authority necessary:
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1. To establish supervise and enforce wrecker rates established
by law for the transportation and storage of motor vehicles removed
due to a nonconsensual tow from Oklahoma roads and highways or
private property; and
2. To supervise and enforce such rates; and
3. To mediate and adjudicate complaints that may arise from
charges assessed as a result of such vehicle removal.
D. Rates as specified in Sections 953.1 and 953.2 of Title 47
of the Oklahoma Statutes shall remain in effect until rates are
established by order of the Commission.
E. Rates established by the Commission shall be fair and
reasonable.
F. The Commission may assess fines or oth er penalties to any
wrecker or towing service for failure to comply with prescribed
rates as established by the Commission law, failure to pay a levied
assessment or comply with any applicable order of the Commission.
Repeat violations by a wrecker or tow ing service are cause for
revocation of its license issued by the Department of Public Safety.
G. E. The Department shall cooperate with the Commission to
implement this act and may enter into agreements to facilitate this
act.
SECTION 5. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
60-1-13269 JBH 03/06/25
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