Title 47, Motor Vehicles

As used in Sections 951 through 965 of this title and Sections 1 through 3 of this act: 1. "Wrecker or wrecker vehicle" means any motor vehicle that is equipped with any device designed to tow another vehicle or combination of vehicles. The use of the term "wrecker" or "wrecker v…

A. Except for the rates established by the Corporation Commission and other provisions as provided for by law, the Department of Public Safety shall have the power and authority necessary to license, supervise, govern and control wrecker vehicles and wrecker or towing services. B…

A. No operator shall be permitted nor shall any employee of any operator be permitted, allowed or caused to solicit business or make service calls without the operator first having obtained from the Department of Public Safety a license to operate a wrecker or towing service. The…

A. The rates established by the Corporation Commission 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…

A. The rates established by order of the Corporation Commission shall determine the maximum fees and charges for the storage and after-hours release of nonconsensual towed vehicles, including incorporated and unincorporated areas, by a wrecker or towing service licensed by the De…

A. The Department of Public Safety shall be charged with the duty of enforcing the provisions of Section 951 et seq. of this title for licensed wreckers and towing services operating in this state. B. Duly appointed peace officers of the political subdivisions of this state shall…

A. In addition to any procedure provided by local ordinance, whenever the owner or legal possessor of real property or an authorized agent has reasonable cause to believe that a vehicle has been abandoned thereon, said vehicle having been on said property for a minimum of forty-e…

A. Any officer of the Department of Public Safety or any other political subdivision of this state is hereby authorized to cause to be towed any vehicle found upon public roads, highways, streets, turnpikes, private parking lots accessible to the public, other public places or up…

A. No operator, employee, or contractor of a wrecker or towing service or of a person or business that derives any business or income from a wrecker or towing service shall offer, and no officer or employee of the Corporation Commission, Department of Public Safety or any politic…

The provisions of Section 951 et seq. of this title shall not preclude any person from employing or contracting with any wrecker or towing service of his own choice, except where hazardous conditions exist. Added by Laws 1970, c. 323, § 7. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 50, § 8, emerg.…

Violation of any provision of Section 951 et seq. of this title or any regulation promulgated pursuant hereto shall constitute a misdemeanor, and any person, upon conviction therefor, shall be punished by a fine of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or imprisonment for n…

It shall be unlawful and constitute a misdemeanor offense for any person, firm, corporation or association to charge, directly or indirectly, any wrecker service operator any fee or other compensation for referral of service calls to such operator. Laws 1977, c. 73, § 2, emerg. e…

A. Every person legally entitled to compensation for the removal or storage of any vehicle subject to registration, which vehicle's removal has been authorized by any public agency, has a lien on the vehicle, dependent on possession. The lien is deemed to arise on the date of pos…

Whenever a vehicle that is subject to registration in this state has been stored, parked or left in a garage, trailer park, or any type of storage or parking lot for a period of thirty (30) days, the owner of the garage, trailer park or lot shall, within five (5) days after the e…

Any wrecker or towing service that repossesses a vehicle at the request of the lienholder of record shall, within two (2) hours of the time the vehicle is repossessed, notify either the local law enforcement authority or sheriff’s office of the county where the vehicle was locate…

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 …

A. The Corporation Commission is hereby authorized to assess a fee upon each wrecker or towing service licensed by the Department of Public Safety and placed upon an official rotation log, as specified in Section 952 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes, to perform nonconsensual …

The Corporation Commission is authorized to appoint unclassified employees to perform the duties and responsibilities associated with the Nonconsensual Towing Act of 2011. Added by Laws 2011, c. 355, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.