Oklahoma 2025 Regular Session

Oklahoma House Bill HB2725 Compare Versions

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30	30	1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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32	32	HOUSE BILL 2725 By: Ford
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38	38	AS INTRODUCED
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40	40	An Act relating to insurance; amending 47 O.S. 2021,
41	41	Section 11-1110, which relates to glass and injurious
42	42	substances dropped on highways a nd related locations;
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44	44	remittance of certain payments; creating a special
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50	50	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
51	51	SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 11 -1110, is
52	52	amended to read as follo ws:
53	53	Section 11-1110. A. No person shall throw or deposit upon any
54	54	highway any glass bottle, glass, nails, tacks, wire, cans or any
55	55	other substances likely to injure any person, animal or vehicle upon
56	56	such highway.
57	57	B. Any person who drops, or permits to be dropped or thrown,
58	58	upon any highway any destructive or injurious material shall
59	59	immediately remove the same or cause it to be removed.
60	60	1. C. Any person, wrecker, or towing op erator removing a
61	61	wrecked or damaged vehicle from a highway, highway right -of-way or
62	62	any other location as the result of an accident shall remove any
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89	89	glass or other injurious substance dropped upon the highway or
90	90	highway right-of-way or other location from such vehicle. The owner
91	91	or insurer of the owner of the vehicle if the owner's insurance
92	92	policy provides coverage for such expense, owner has the minimum
93	93	coverage amounts as required by Section 7 -324 of this title, shall
94	94	be responsible for the cost of rem oval of the vehicle and the glass
95	95	or other injurious substance and any vehicle storage fees. The cost
96	96	of the removal of the vehicle and any storage fees shall be the same
97	97	as established by the Corporation Commission for nonconsensual tows.
98	98	D. Upon receipt of a claim by the insurer from a person,
99	99	wrecker, or towing operator for the removal of a wrecked or damaged
100	100	vehicle, glass, or other injurious substance from a highway, highway
101	101	right-of-way, or any other location, the insurer shall remit payment
102	102	for the removal claim payable to the company providing the removal.
103	103	The fees for removal and cleanup constitutes a special lien and is
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105	105	2. E. Truck-tractors carrying cargo on the roadways of this
106	106	state shall maintain a commercial auto, farm and ranch, inland
107	107	marine or cargo liability insurance policy that covers the costs of
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110	110	C. F. No person shall throw any substance at a standing vehicle
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139	139	SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
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