Title 47 — Title 47 — Motor Vehicles

A. No commercial driver training school shall be established nor any such existing school continued on or after August 10, 1967, unless such school applies for and obtains from Service Oklahoma a license in the manner and form prescribed by Service Oklahoma. B. Regulations adopte…

A. No person shall act as an instructor unless such person applies for and obtains from Service Oklahoma a license in the manner and form prescribed by Service Oklahoma. B. Rules promulgated by Service Oklahoma, in conjunction with the Department of Public Safety, shall state the…

All school and instructor’s licenses shall expire on the last day of the calendar year and may be renewed upon application to Service Oklahoma as prescribed by its regulation. Each application for an original or renewal school license shall be accompanied by a fee of Twenty-five …

Service Oklahoma may cancel, suspend, revoke, or refuse to issue or renew a school or instructor’s license in any case where he finds the licensee or applicant has not complied with, or has violated, any of the provisions of this Act or any regulation adopted by Service Oklahoma …

The provisions of this act shall not apply to any person giving driver training lessons without charge, to employers maintaining driver training schools without charge for their employees only, or to schools or classes conducted by colleges, universities and high schools for regu…

Violation of any provision of this act or any regulation promulgated pursuant hereto, shall constitute a misdemeanor, and any person, firm, or corporation, upon conviction therefor, shall be punished by a fine of not more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or imprisonment for not…

2001. NOTE: Effective date for Laws 2001, c. 153, § 9 added by Laws 2001, c. 361, § 14, emerg. eff. June 4, 2001.

2001. NOTE: Effective date for Laws 2001, c. 153, § 9 added by Laws 2001, c. 361, § 14, emerg. eff. June 4, 2001.

2001. NOTE: Effective date for Laws 2001, c. 153, § 9 added by Laws 2001, c. 361, § 14, emerg. eff. June 4, 2001.

2001. NOTE: Effective date for Laws 2001, c. 153, § 9 added by Laws 2001, c. 361, § 14, emerg. eff. June 4, 2001.

435, § 15, eff. July 1, 2001. NOTE: Renumbering by Laws 2001, c. 435, § 15 was editorially renumbered from § 2-142 of this title to avoid duplication in numbering.

2001. NOTE: Effective date for Laws 2001, c. 153, § 9 added by Laws 2001, c. 361, § 14, emerg. eff. June 4, 2001.

suspension. A. 1. The Commissioner of Public Safety shall designate official inspectors and shall issue licenses for and furnish instructions and all necessary forms to said official inspectors for the inspection of vehicles and the issuance of official certificates of inspection…

2001. NOTE: Effective date for Laws 2001, c. 153, § 9 added by Laws 2001, c. 361, § 14, emerg. eff. June 4, 2001.

2001. NOTE: Effective date for Laws 2001, c. 153, § 9 added by Laws 2001, c. 361, § 14, emerg. eff. June 4, 2001.

2001. NOTE: Effective date for Laws 2001, c. 153, § 9 added by Laws 2001, c. 361, § 14, emerg. eff. June 4, 2001.

2001. NOTE: Effective date for Laws 2001, c. 153, § 9 added by Laws 2001, c. 361, § 14, emerg. eff. June 4, 2001.

2001. NOTE: Effective date for Laws 2001, c. 153, § 9 added by Laws 2001, c. 361, § 14, emerg. eff. June 4, 2001.

2001. NOTE: Effective date for Laws 2001, c. 153, § 9 added by Laws 2001, c. 361, § 14, emerg. eff. June 4, 2001.

47 O.S. § 856.5 Repealed by Laws 1996, c. 287, § 3

2001. NOTE: Effective date for Laws 2001, c. 153, § 9 added by Laws 2001, c. 361, § 14, emerg. eff. June 4, 2001.

2001. NOTE: Effective date for Laws 2001, c. 153, § 9 added by Laws 2001, c. 361, § 14, emerg. eff. June 4, 2001.

47 O.S. § 858.1 Repealed by Laws 1998, c. 158, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 1998

2001. NOTE: Effective date for Laws 2001, c. 153, § 9 added by Laws 2001, c. 361, § 14, emerg. eff. June 4, 2001.

2001. NOTE: Effective date for Laws 2001, c. 153, § 9 added by Laws 2001, c. 361, § 14, emerg. eff. June 4, 2001.

It shall be unlawful to abandon a motor vehicle on a highway or other public property. Any member of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol or any qualified sheriff, deputy sheriff or any member of any city police department shall deem a vehicle abandoned and shall have the authority to rem…

If such officer has reasonable cause to believe a vehicle has been abandoned in a location which would be hazardous to the free flow of traffic or be highly susceptible to damage from vandalism or other harm, he shall have the authority to remove or direct the removal of the vehi…

Any such officer who has directed the impoundment of any vehicle, or an authorized person in the employing agency of the officer, shall within seventy-two (72) hours of the impoundment notify the Department of Public Safety of such impoundment. The notice of impoundment shall con…

A. After the removal or storage of any abandoned or wrecked vehicle at the request of a public agency, the registered or legal owner of the vehicle, or their agent, may contest the validity of the removal or storage, by filing a written request for a hearing with the public agenc…

The owner of a motor vehicle or lienholder of the vehicle abandoned in violation of Section 901 et seq. of this title, or the owner of any vehicle or lienholder of the vehicle or insurer accepting liability for paying a claim on a vehicle or purchasing the vehicle as a total loss…

A lienholder as used in Sections 903, 904 and 954A of this title shall mean those lienholders as shown on the vehicle title. Added by Laws 1985, c. 140, § 4, emerg. eff. June 7, 1985. Amended by Laws 2002, c. 387, § 1.

Every person lawfully in possession of an abandoned vehicle shall have a special lien thereon for the compensation due him from the owner of such abandoned vehicle for all expenses incurred. Laws 1968, c. 167, § 1, emerg. eff. April 11, 1968.

Said lien may be foreclosed by a sale of such abandoned vehicle upon giving notice and in the manner following: The notice shall contain: (a) The name of the party bringing action and the name of the owner or any person claiming any interest therein. (b) A full description of the…

Proceedings for such sale under this act shall not be commenced until ten (10) days after said lien has accrued. Laws 1968, c. 167, § 3, emerg. eff. April 11, 1968.

A return of such sale shall be made at the time of sale and proof of posting and mailing of the notice of sale of abandoned vehicle. Laws 1968, c. 167, § 4, emerg. eff. April 11, 1968.

The proceeds from the sale of an abandoned vehicle made pursuant to Section 908 of this title shall be applied in the following order: 1. To the reasonable cost incurred in the sale of the abandoned vehicle; 2. To the satisfaction of the special lien provided for in Section 907 o…

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…

subdivisions - Official rotation logs. 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 veh…

enforcement actions. 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 o…

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…

towing services or repair facilities. 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 wrecke…

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…

wrecker liability. 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 …

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…

towing fees. 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 th…

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…