{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-47-47-1105","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1105","heading":"Definitions - Certificate of title - Application -","body":"Evidence of ownership and compliance with federal law - Liens and\n\nencumbrances - Fees - Notice of nonuse or theft.\n\nA. As used in the Oklahoma Vehicle License and Registration\n\nAct:\n\n1. \"Salvage vehicle\" means any vehicle which is within the last\n\nten (10) model years and which has been damaged by collision or\n\nother occurrence to the extent that the cost of repairing the\n\nvehicle for safe operation on the highway exceeds sixty percent\n\n(60%) of its fair market value, as defined by Section 1111 of this\n\ntitle, immediately prior to the damage. For purposes of this\n\nsection, actual repair costs shall only include labor and parts for\n\nactual damage to the suspension, motor, transmission, frame or\n\nunibody and designated structural components;\n\n2. \"Rebuilt vehicle\" means any salvage vehicle which has been\n\nrebuilt and inspected for the purpose of registration and title;\n\n3. \"Flood-damaged vehicle\" means a salvage or rebuilt vehicle\n\nwhich was damaged by flooding or a vehicle which was submerged at a\n\nlevel to or above the dashboard of the vehicle and on which an\n\namount of loss was paid by the insurer;\n\n4. \"Unrecovered-theft vehicle\" means a vehicle which has been\n\nstolen and not yet recovered;\n\n5. \"Recovered-theft vehicle\" means a vehicle, including a\n\nsalvage or rebuilt vehicle, which was recovered from a theft; and\n\n6. \"Junked vehicle\" means any vehicle which is incapable of\n\noperation or use on the highway, has no resale value except as a\n\nsource of parts or scrap and has an eighty percent (80%) loss in\n\nfair market value.\n\nB. The owner of every vehicle in this state shall possess a\n\ncertificate of title as proof of ownership of such vehicle, except\n\nthose vehicles registered pursuant to Section 1120 of this title and\n\ntrailers registered pursuant to Section 1133 of this title,\n\npreviously titled by anyone in another state and engaged in\n\ninterstate commerce, and except as provided in subsection M of this\n\nsection. Except for owners that possess an agricultural exemption\n\npermit pursuant to Section 1358.1 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma\n\nStatutes, the owner of an all-terrain vehicle or a motorcycle used\n\nexclusively off roads or highways in this state which is purchased\n\nor the ownership of which is transferred on or after July 1, 2005,\n\nand the owner of a utility vehicle used exclusively off roads and\n\nhighways in this state which is purchased or the ownership of which\n\nis transferred on or after July 1, 2008, shall possess a certificate\n\nof title as proof of ownership. Any person possessing an\n\nagricultural exemption permit and owning an all-terrain vehicle or a\n\nmotorcycle used exclusively off roads or highways in this state\n\nwhich is purchased or the ownership of which is transferred on or\n\nafter July 1, 2008, shall possess a certificate of title as proof of\n\nownership. Upon receipt of proper application information by such\n\nowner, Service Oklahoma shall issue an original or transfer\n\ncertificate of title. Until July 1, 2008, any security interest in\n\nan all-terrain vehicle that attached and was perfected before July\n\n1, 2005, and that has not otherwise terminated shall remain\n\nperfected, and shall take priority over any subsequently perfected\n\nsecurity interest in the same all-terrain vehicle, notwithstanding\n\nthat a certificate of title may have been issued with respect to the\n\nsame all-terrain vehicle on or after July 1, 2005, and that a lien\n\nmay have been recorded on said certificate of title. There shall be\n\neight types of certificates of title:\n\n1. Original title for any motor vehicle which is not a\n\nremanufactured, salvage, unrecovered-theft, rebuilt, rebodied or\n\njunked vehicle;\n\n2. Salvage title for any motor vehicle which is a salvage\n\nvehicle or is specified as a salvage vehicle or the equivalent\n\nthereof on a certificate of title from another state;\n\n3. Rebuilt title for any motor vehicle which is a rebuilt\n\nvehicle;\nates of title:\n\n1. Original title for any motor vehicle which is not a\n\nremanufactured, salvage, unrecovered-theft, rebuilt, rebodied or\n\njunked vehicle;\n\n2. Salvage title for any motor vehicle which is a salvage\n\nvehicle or is specified as a salvage vehicle or the equivalent\n\nthereof on a certificate of title from another state;\n\n3. Rebuilt title for any motor vehicle which is a rebuilt\n\nvehicle;\n\n4. Junked title for any motor vehicle which is a junked vehicle\n\nor is specified as a junked vehicle or the equivalent thereof on a\n\ncertificate of title from another state;\n\n5. Classic title for any motor vehicle, except a junked\n\nvehicle, which is twenty-five (25) model years or older;\n\n6. Remanufactured title for any vehicle which is a\n\nremanufactured vehicle;\n\n7. Unrecovered-theft title for any motor vehicle which has been\n\nstolen and not recovered; and\n\n8. Rebodied title for any motor vehicle which is a rebodied\n\nvehicle.\n\nApplication for a certificate of title, whether the initial\n\ncertificate of title or a duplicate, may be made to Service Oklahoma\n\nor any licensed operator. When application is made with a licensed\n\noperator, the application information shall be transmitted either\n\nelectronically or by mail to Service Oklahoma by the licensed\n\noperator. If the application information is transmitted\n\nelectronically, the licensed operator shall forward the required\n\napplication along with evidence of ownership, where required, by\n\nmail. Where the transmission of application information cannot be\n\nperformed electronically, Service Oklahoma is authorized to provide\n\npostage paid envelopes to licensed operators for the purpose of\n\nmailing the application along with evidence of ownership, where\n\nrequired. Service Oklahoma shall upon receipt of proper application\n\ninformation issue an Oklahoma certificate of title. The\n\ncertificates may be mailed to the applicant. Upon issuance of a\n\ncertificate of title, Service Oklahoma shall provide the appropriate\n\nlicensed operator with confirmation of such issuance.\n\nC. 1. The application for certificate of title shall be upon a\n\nblank form furnished by Service Oklahoma, containing:\n\na. a full description of the vehicle,\n\nb. the manufacturer's serial or other identification\n\nnumber,\n\nc. the motor number and the date on which first sold by\n\nthe manufacturer or dealer to the owner,\n\nd. any distinguishing marks,\n\ne. a statement of the applicant's source of title,\n\nf. any security interest upon the vehicle, and\n\ng. such other information as Service Oklahoma may\n\nrequire.\n\n2. The application for a certificate of title for a vehicle\n\nwhich is within the last seven (7) model years shall require a\n\ndeclaration as to whether the vehicle has been damaged by collision\n\nor other occurrence and whether the vehicle has been recovered from\n\ntheft and the extent of the damage to the vehicle. The declaration\n\nshall be made by the owner of a vehicle if:\n\na. the vehicle has been damaged or stolen,\n\nb. the owner did or did not receive any payment for the\n\nloss from an insurer, or\n\nc. the vehicle is titled or registered in a state that\n\ndoes not classify the vehicle or brand the title\n\nbecause of damage to or loss of the vehicle similar to\n\nthe classifications or brands utilized by this state.\n\nThe declaration shall be based upon the best information and\n\nknowledge of the owner and shall be in addition to the requirements\n\nspecified in paragraph 1 of this subsection. Service Oklahoma shall\n\nnot issue a certificate of title for a vehicle which is subject to\n\nthe provisions of this paragraph without the required declaration,\n\ncompleted and signed by the owner of the vehicle. Upon receipt of\n\nan application without the properly completed declaration, Service\n\nOklahoma shall return the application to the applicant with notice\n\nthat the title may not be issued without the required declaration.\n\nNothing in this paragraph shall prohibit Service Oklahoma from\nhe provisions of this paragraph without the required declaration,\n\ncompleted and signed by the owner of the vehicle. Upon receipt of\n\nan application without the properly completed declaration, Service\n\nOklahoma shall return the application to the applicant with notice\n\nthat the title may not be issued without the required declaration.\n\nNothing in this paragraph shall prohibit Service Oklahoma from\n\nrecognizing the type of or brand on a title or other ownership\n\ndocument issued by another state or the inspection conducted in\n\nanother state and issuing the appropriate certificate of title for\n\nthe vehicle.\n\n3. The certificate of title shall have the following security\n\nfeatures:\n\na. intaglio printing or security thread, with or without\n\nwatermark,\n\nb. latent images,\n\nc. fluorescent inks,\n\nd. micro print,\n\ne. void background, and\n\nf. color coding.\n\n4. Each title issued pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma\n\nVehicle License and Registration Act shall be color coded as\n\ndetermined by Service Oklahoma.\n\n5. The certificate of title shall be of such size and design\n\nand color as Service Oklahoma may direct pursuant to the provisions\n\nof this section. The title shall be on colored paper or other\n\nmaterial as designated by Service Oklahoma and be of such intensity\n\nor hue as will allow easy identification as to whether the title is\n\nan original title, a salvage title, a rebuilt title, remanufactured\n\ntitle, rebodied title or a junked title. The type of title shall be\n\nidentified on the front of the certificate of title. The original\n\ntitle, rebuilt title, remanufactured title, an unrecovered-theft\n\ntitle, rebodied title or classic title shall be identified by the\n\nword \"Original\", \"Rebuilt\", \"Remanufactured\", \"Unrecovered Theft\",\n\n\"Rebodied\" or \"Classic\" printed in the upper right quadrant of the\n\ncertificate of title, in the space which is currently captioned\n\n\"type of title\". A rebodied title shall also identify on the front\n\nof the title the year, make and model of the originally manufactured\n\nvehicle which has been rebodied and display a notation that reads as\n\nfollows: \"This vehicle has been assembled with new major components\n\nlicensed by the original manufacturer.\"\n\nD. 1. To obtain an original certificate of title for a vehicle\n\nthat is being registered for the first time in this state which has\n\nnot been previously registered in any other state, the applicant\n\nshall be required to deliver, as evidence of ownership, a\n\nmanufacturer's certificate of origin properly assigned by the\n\nmanufacturer, distributor, or dealer licensed in this or any other\n\nstate shown thereon to be the last transferee to the applicant upon\n\na form to be prescribed and approved by Service Oklahoma. A\n\nmanufacturer's certificate of origin shall contain:\n\na. the manufacturer's serial or other identification\n\nnumber,\n\nb. date on which first sold by the manufacturer to the\n\ndealer,\n\nc. any distinguishing marks including model and the year\n\nsame was made,\n\nd. a statement of any security interests upon the\n\nvehicle, and\n\ne. such other information as Service Oklahoma may\n\nrequire.\n\n2. The manufacturer's certificate of origin shall have the\n\nfollowing security features:\n\na. intaglio printing or security thread, with or without\n\nwatermark,\n\nb. latent images,\n\nc. fluorescent inks,\n\nd. micro print, and\n\ne. void background.\n\nE. In the absence of a dealer's or manufacturer's number,\n\nService Oklahoma may assign such identifying number to the vehicle,\n\nwhich shall be permanently stamped, burned or pressed or attached\n\ninto the vehicle, and a certificate of title shall be delivered to\n\nthe applicant upon payment of all fees and taxes, and the remaining\n\ncopies shall be permanently filed and indexed by Service Oklahoma.\n\nService Oklahoma shall assign an identifying number to any rebuilt\n\nvehicle if the vehicle identification number displayed on the\nhich shall be permanently stamped, burned or pressed or attached\n\ninto the vehicle, and a certificate of title shall be delivered to\n\nthe applicant upon payment of all fees and taxes, and the remaining\n\ncopies shall be permanently filed and indexed by Service Oklahoma.\n\nService Oklahoma shall assign an identifying number to any rebuilt\n\nvehicle if the vehicle identification number displayed on the\n\nrebuilt vehicle does not accurately describe the vehicle as rebuilt.\n\nThe licensed operator, at the time of inspection of the rebuilt\n\nvehicle pursuant to Section 1111 of this title, shall identify the\n\nmake, model, and year for the body to accurately describe the\n\nrebuilt vehicle. At the time of the inspection, an appropriate\n\nidentifying number shall be permanently stamped, burned, pressed, or\n\nattached on the rebuilt vehicle. The assigned identifying number\n\nshall be recorded on the certificate of title for the rebuilt\n\nvehicle. The dealer's or manufacturer's vehicle identification\n\nnumber on the rebuilt vehicle shall be preserved in the computer\n\nfiles of Service Oklahoma for at least five (5) years.\n\nF. When registering for the first time in this state a vehicle\n\nwhich was not originally manufactured for sale in the United States,\n\nto obtain a certificate of title, Service Oklahoma shall require the\n\napplicant to deliver:\n\n1. As evidence of ownership, if the vehicle has not previously\n\nbeen titled in the United States, the documents constituting valid\n\nproof of ownership in the country in which the vehicle was\n\noriginally purchased, together with a notarized translation of any\n\nsuch documents; and\n\n2. As evidence of compliance with federal law, copies of the\n\nbond release letters for the vehicle issued by the United States\n\nEnvironmental Protection Agency and the United States Department of\n\nTransportation, together with a receipt issued by the Internal\n\nRevenue Service indicating that the applicable federal gas guzzler\n\ntax has been paid.\n\nService Oklahoma shall not issue a certificate of title for a\n\nvehicle which is subject to the provisions of this paragraph without\n\nthe required documentation from agencies of the United States and\n\nevidence of ownership. Upon receipt of an application without the\n\nrequired documentation, Service Oklahoma shall return the\n\napplication to the applicant with notice that the certificate of\n\ntitle may not be issued without the required documentation. Nothing\n\nin this paragraph shall prohibit Service Oklahoma from issuing\n\ncertificates of title for antique or classic vehicles not driven\n\nupon the public streets, roads, or highways, for mini-trucks\n\nregistered pursuant to Section 1151.3 of this title, or for medium-\n\nspeed electric vehicles.\n\nG. When registering in this state a vehicle which was titled in\n\nanother state and which title contains the name of a secured party\n\non the face of the other state certificate of title, or such state\n\ncertificate is being held by the secured party in that state or any\n\nother state, Service Oklahoma or the licensed operator shall\n\ncomplete a lien entry form as prescribed by Service Oklahoma. The\n\nowner of such vehicle shall file an affidavit with Service Oklahoma\n\nor the licensed operator stating that title to the vehicle is being\n\nheld by a secured party, has not been issued pursuant to the laws of\n\nthe state where titled, and that there is an existing lien or\n\nencumbrance on the vehicle. The current name and address of the\n\nsecured party or lienholder shall also be stated in the affidavit.\n\nThe form of the affidavit shall be prescribed by Service Oklahoma\n\nand contain any other information deemed necessary by Service\n\nOklahoma. A statement of the lien or encumbrance shall be included\n\non the Oklahoma certificate of title and the lien or encumbrance\n\nshall be deemed continuously perfected as though it had been\n\nperfected pursuant to Section 1110 of this title. For completing\nfidavit.\n\nThe form of the affidavit shall be prescribed by Service Oklahoma\n\nand contain any other information deemed necessary by Service\n\nOklahoma. A statement of the lien or encumbrance shall be included\n\non the Oklahoma certificate of title and the lien or encumbrance\n\nshall be deemed continuously perfected as though it had been\n\nperfected pursuant to Section 1110 of this title. For completing\n\nthe lien entry form and recording the security interest on the\n\ncertificate of title, Service Oklahoma or the licensed operator\n\nshall collect a fee of Three Dollars ($3.00) which shall be in\n\naddition to other fees provided by the Oklahoma Vehicle License and\n\nRegistration Act. The fee, if collected by the licensed operator\n\npursuant to this subsection, shall be retained by the licensed\n\noperator.\n\nH. The charge for each certificate of title issued, except for\n\njunked titles as defined in paragraph 4 of subsection B of this\n\nsection, shall be Eleven Dollars ($11.00), which charge shall be in\n\naddition to any other fees or taxes imposed by law for such vehicle.\n\nOne Dollar ($1.00) of each such charge shall be deposited in the\n\nOklahoma Tax Commission Reimbursement Fund through December 31,\n\n2022, and beginning January 1, 2023, it shall be deposited in the\n\nService Oklahoma Reimbursement Fund. However, the charge shall not\n\napply to any vehicle which is to be registered in this state\n\npursuant to the provisions of Section 1120 or 1133 of this title and\n\nwhich was registered in another state at least sixty (60) days prior\n\nto the time it is required to be registered in this state. When an\n\ninsurer requests a salvage or junk title in the name of the insurer\n\nresulting from the settlement of a total loss claim and upon\n\npresentation of appropriate proof of loss documentation as required\n\nby Service Oklahoma, such transfer may be processed as one title\n\ntransaction, without first requiring issuance of a replacement\n\ncertificate of title in the name of the vehicle owner. The fee\n\nshall be Twenty-two Dollars ($22.00). Two Dollars ($2.00) of this\n\nfee shall be deposited in the Oklahoma Tax Commission Reimbursement\n\nFund.\n\nI. The vehicle identification number of a junked vehicle shall\n\nbe preserved in the computer files of Service Oklahoma for a period\n\nof not less than five (5) years. The charge of junked titles as\n\ndefined in paragraph 4 of subsection B of this section shall be Four\n\nDollars ($4.00). The fee remitted to the Tax Commission shall be\n\ndeposited in the Oklahoma Tax Commission Reimbursement Fund through\n\nDecember 31, 2022, and beginning January 1, 2023, this fee shall be\n\ndeposited in the Service Oklahoma Reimbursement Fund.\n\nJ. If a vehicle is sold to a resident of another state\n\ndestroyed, dismantled, or ceases to be used as a vehicle, the owner\n\nshall immediately notify Service Oklahoma. Absent evidence to the\n\ncontrary, failure to notify Service Oklahoma shall be prima facie\n\nevidence that the vehicle has been in continuous operation in this\n\nstate.\n\nK. If a vehicle is stolen, the owner shall immediately notify\n\nthe appropriate law enforcement agency. Immediately after receiving\n\nsuch notification, the law enforcement agency shall notify Service\n\nOklahoma.\n\nL. Except for all-terrain vehicles, utility vehicles and\n\nmotorcycles used exclusively for off-road use, no title for an out-\n\nof-state vehicle, except any commercial truck or truck-tractor\n\nregistered pursuant to Section 1120 of this title which is engaged\n\nin interstate commerce or any trailer or semitrailer registered\n\npursuant to Section 1133 of this title which is engaged in\n\ninterstate commerce, shall be issued without an inspection of such\n\nvehicle and payment of a fee of Four Dollars ($4.00) for such\n\ninspection; provided, Service Oklahoma may enter into reciprocal\n\nagreements with other states for such inspections to be performed at\n\nlocations outside the boundaries of this state for vehicles which:\ntered\n\npursuant to Section 1133 of this title which is engaged in\n\ninterstate commerce, shall be issued without an inspection of such\n\nvehicle and payment of a fee of Four Dollars ($4.00) for such\n\ninspection; provided, Service Oklahoma may enter into reciprocal\n\nagreements with other states for such inspections to be performed at\n\nlocations outside the boundaries of this state for vehicles which:\n\n1. Are offered for sale at auction;\n\n2. Have been solely used as vehicles for rent under the\n\nownership of a licensed motor vehicle dealer or a person engaged in\n\nthe business of renting motor vehicles; or\n\n3. Have not been registered in this or any other state for more\n\nthan one (1) year.\n\nThe inspection shall include a comparison of the vehicle\n\nidentification number on the vehicle with the number recorded on the\n\nownership records and the recording of the actual odometer reading\n\non the vehicle. An establishment engaged in vehicle rentals or\n\nleasing as defined or classified in the NAICS Manual under Industry\n\nNo. 532111 or 532112, shall be exempt from the inspection required\n\npursuant to this subsection; provided, the establishment shall be\n\nrequired to submit payment of any fees required pursuant to this\n\nsubsection when the title is issued. The four-dollar fee shall be\n\ncollected by the licensed operator or Service Oklahoma when the\n\ntitle is issued. The licensed operator shall retain Two Dollars\n\n($2.00). The remaining Two Dollars ($2.00) shall be deposited in\n\nthe Service Oklahoma Reimbursement Fund.\n\nService Oklahoma may allow the inspection to be performed at a\n\nlocation out-of-state by another state's department of motor\n\nvehicles or state police.\n\nM. No title for any out-of-state vehicle offered for sale at\n\nsalvage pools, salvage disposal sales, or an auction, or by a dealer\n\nor a licensed automotive dismantler and parts recycler, shall be\n\nissued without an inspection to compare the vehicle identification\n\nnumber on the vehicle with the number recorded on the ownership\n\nrecord and to record the actual odometer reading on the vehicle.\n\nUpon request of the seller, person or entity conducting an auction,\n\ndealer or licensed dismantler, the inspection shall be conducted at\n\nthe location or place of business of the sale, auction, dealer, or\n\nthe dismantler. The inspection shall be conducted by any licensed\n\noperator or a duly authorized employee thereof; provided, if the\n\nvehicle identification number on the vehicle offered for sale at\n\nsalvage pools, salvage disposal sales or a classic or antique\n\nauction does not match the number recorded on the ownership record,\n\nthe inspection may be conducted at the location of or place of\n\nbusiness of such sale or auction by any state, county or city law\n\nenforcement officer. Service Oklahoma may enter into reciprocal\n\nagreements with other states for such inspections to be performed at\n\nlocations outside the boundaries of this state for vehicles which:\n\n1. Are offered for sale at auction;\n\n2. Have been solely used as vehicles for rent under the\n\nownership of a licensed motor vehicle dealer or a person engaged in\n\nthe business of renting motor vehicles; or\n\n3. Have not been registered in this or any other state for more\n\nthan one (1) year.\n\nThe inspection shall be certified upon forms prescribed by Service\n\nOklahoma. The name and other identification of the authorized\n\nperson conducting the inspection shall be legibly printed or typed\n\non the form. Prior to any inspection by any employee of a licensed\n\noperator, the licensed operator shall notify Service Oklahoma of the\n\nname and any other identification information requested by Service\n\nOklahoma of the authorized person. A signature specimen of the\n\nauthorized person shall be submitted to Service Oklahoma by the\n\nemploying licensed operator. If the authorization to inspect\n\nvehicles is withdrawn or the employer-employee relationship is\nicensed\n\noperator, the licensed operator shall notify Service Oklahoma of the\n\nname and any other identification information requested by Service\n\nOklahoma of the authorized person. A signature specimen of the\n\nauthorized person shall be submitted to Service Oklahoma by the\n\nemploying licensed operator. If the authorization to inspect\n\nvehicles is withdrawn or the employer-employee relationship is\n\nterminated, the licensed operator, immediately, shall notify Service\n\nOklahoma and return any remaining inspection forms to Service\n\nOklahoma. The fee for the inspection shall be Four Dollars ($4.00).\n\nThe licensed operator shall retain Three Dollars ($3.00) of the fee.\n\nFees received by a licensed operator or an authorized employee\n\nthereof shall be handled and accounted for in the manner as\n\nprescribed by law for any other fees paid to or received by a\n\nlicensed operator. Out-of-state vehicles brought into this state by\n\na person licensed in another state to sell new or used vehicles to\n\nbe sold within this state at a motor vehicle auction which is\n\nlimited to dealer-to-dealer transactions shall not be required to be\n\ninspected, unless the vehicle is purchased by an Oklahoma dealer.\n\nAny person licensed in another state to sell new or used motor\n\nvehicles, who offers a motor vehicle for sale within this state at a\n\nmotor vehicle auction which is limited to dealer-to-dealer\n\ntransactions, shall not be within the definition of \"owner\" in\n\nSection 1102 of this title, for purposes of Section 1101 et seq. of\n\nthis title.\n\nN. A licensed motor vehicle dealer, upon payment of a fee of\n\nFifteen Dollars ($15.00), may reassign an out-of-state certificate\n\nof title to a used motor vehicle provided such dealer obtains the\n\nappropriate inspection form required by either subsection L or M of\n\nthis section and attaches the form to the out-of-state certificate\n\nof title. Licensed operators shall be allowed to retain Two Dollars\n\nand twenty-five cents ($2.25) of the fee plus an additional Two\n\nDollars ($2.00) or Three Dollars ($3.00) as provided in subsections\n\nL and M of this section for performance of the inspection. Two\n\nDollars ($2.00) of the fee shall be deposited in the Service\n\nOklahoma Reimbursement Fund. An out-of-state vehicle which has been\n\nrebuilt shall be inspected pursuant to the provisions of Section\n\n1111 of this title. Service Oklahoma shall train licensed operators\n\nin interpreting vehicle identification numbers to assure that it\n\naccurately describes the vehicle and to detect rollback or\n\nalteration of the odometer. Failure of a licensed operator to\n\ninspect the vehicle and make the required notations shall be a\n\nmisdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than One Thousand\n\nDollars ($1,000.00) for the first offense and Five Thousand Dollars\n\n($5,000.00) for the second offense or subsequent offense, or by\n\nimprisonment in the county jail for not more than six (6) months, or\n\nby both such fine and imprisonment.\n\nO. The ownership of any unrecovered vehicle which has been\n\ndeclared a total loss by an insurer because of theft shall be\n\ntransferred to the insurer by an unrecovered-theft vehicle title;\n\nprovided, the ownership of any such vehicle which has been declared\n\na total loss by an insurer licensed by the Insurance Department of\n\nthe State of Oklahoma and maintaining a multi-state motor vehicle\n\nsalvage processing center in this state shall be transferred to the\n\ninsurer by a salvage or an unrecovered-theft title without the\n\nrequirement of a visual inspection of the vehicle identification\n\nnumber by the insurer. Upon recovery of the vehicle, the ownership\n\nshall be transferred by an original title, salvage title, or junked\n\ntitle, as may be appropriate based upon an estimate of the amount of\n\nloss submitted by the insurer.\n\nP. When an insurance company makes a total loss settlement on a\ninspection of the vehicle identification\n\nnumber by the insurer. Upon recovery of the vehicle, the ownership\n\nshall be transferred by an original title, salvage title, or junked\n\ntitle, as may be appropriate based upon an estimate of the amount of\n\nloss submitted by the insurer.\n\nP. When an insurance company makes a total loss settlement on a\n\ntotal loss vehicle and the insurance company or a salvage pool\n\nauthorized by the insurance company is unable to obtain the properly\n\nendorsed certificate of ownership or other evidence of ownership\n\nacceptable to Service Oklahoma within thirty (30) days following\n\nacceptance by the owner of an offer of an amount in settlement of a\n\ntotal loss, that insurance company or salvage pool, on a form\n\nprovided by Service Oklahoma and signed under penalty of perjury,\n\nmay request Service Oklahoma to issue the applicable salvage title\n\nfor the vehicle. The request shall include information declaring\n\nthat the requester has made at least two written attempts to obtain\n\nthe certificate of ownership or other acceptable evidence of title.\n\nQ. The owner of any vehicle which is incapable of operation or\n\nuse on the public roads and has no resale value, except as parts,\n\nscrap, or junk, may deliver the certificate of title to the vehicle\n\nto Service Oklahoma for cancellation. Upon verification that any\n\nperfected lien against the vehicle has been released, the\n\ncertificate of title shall be canceled without any fee, charge, or\n\ncost required from the owner. The vehicle identification numbers on\n\nthe certificates of title shall be preserved in the computer files\n\nof Service Oklahoma for at least five (5) years from the date of\n\ncancellation of the certificate of title. Service Oklahoma shall\n\nprescribe and provide an affidavit form to be completed by the owner\n\nof any vehicle for which the certificate of title is canceled. No\n\ntitle or registration shall subsequently be issued for a vehicle for\n\nwhich the certificate of title has been surrendered pursuant to this\n\nsubsection. Service Oklahoma shall prescribe a form for the\n\ntransfer of ownership of a vehicle for which the certificate of\n\ntitle has been canceled.\n\nR. The owner of a vehicle which is not within the last ten (10)\n\nmodel years, not roadworthy and not capable of repair for operation\n\nor use on the roads and highways, or a vehicle which is being sold\n\nto a scrap metal dealer pursuant to Section 11-92 of Title 2 of the\n\nOklahoma Statutes, shall transfer the vehicle only upon a\n\ncertificate of ownership prescribed by Service Oklahoma, if the\n\ncertificate of title to the vehicle is lost, has been canceled, or\n\notherwise not available. The prescribed ownership form shall\n\ninclude the names and addresses of the buyer and seller, the driver\n\nlicense number or Social Security number of the seller, the make and\n\nmodel of the vehicle, and the public vehicle identification number.\n\nIf there is no public vehicle identification number, the vehicle\n\nshall be inspected by a law enforcement officer to verify the\n\nabsence of the number on the vehicle and the prescribed ownership\n\nform shall include a signed statement, by such officer, verifying\n\nthe absence of the number.\n\nThe certificate of ownership shall be completed in triplicate.\n\nThe buyer and seller shall each retain a copy. Within thirty (30)\n\ndays of the transaction, the seller shall submit one copy to Service\n\nOklahoma or a licensed operator accompanied with a fee of Four\n\nDollars ($4.00). One Dollar ($1.00) shall be retained by the\n\nlicensed operator and Three Dollars ($3.00) shall be deposited in\n\nthe Oklahoma Tax Commission Reimbursement Fund in the State Treasury\n\nthrough December 31, 2022, and beginning January 1, 2023, this fee\n\nshall be deposited in the Service Oklahoma Reimbursement Fund.\n\nUpon receipt of the certificate, Service Oklahoma shall verify\nFour\n\nDollars ($4.00). One Dollar ($1.00) shall be retained by the\n\nlicensed operator and Three Dollars ($3.00) shall be deposited in\n\nthe Oklahoma Tax Commission Reimbursement Fund in the State Treasury\n\nthrough December 31, 2022, and beginning January 1, 2023, this fee\n\nshall be deposited in the Service Oklahoma Reimbursement Fund.\n\nUpon receipt of the certificate, Service Oklahoma shall verify\n\nthat any perfected lien upon the vehicle has been released. If the\n\nlien is not released, Service Oklahoma shall mail notice of the\n\ntransfer to the lienholder at the lienholder's last-known address.\n\nIf a certificate of title has been issued, it shall be canceled and\n\nthe vehicle identification number shall be preserved in the computer\n\nof Service Oklahoma for at least five (5) years. The buyer of the\n\nvehicle may not be sued and shall not be liable for monetary damages\n\nto the lienholder, however, the vehicle shall be subject to a valid\n\nrepossession by a lienholder.\n\nS. Service Oklahoma shall notify the chief administrative\n\nofficer of the agency or department responsible for issuing motor\n\nvehicle certificates of title in each state in the United States of\n\nthe types of motor vehicle certificate of title effective in\n\nOklahoma on and after January 1, 1989.\n\nT. When registering for the first time in this state a\n\nremanufactured vehicle which has not been registered in any other\n\nstate since its remanufacture, before issuing a certificate of\n\ntitle, Service Oklahoma shall require the applicant to deliver a\n\nstatement of origin from the remanufacturer.\n\nU. If a vehicle is sold to a foreign buyer pursuant to the\n\nprovisions of the Automotive Dismantlers and Parts Recycler Act, the\n\nlicensed seller shall stamp the title with: \"EXPORT ONLY.\n\nNONTRANSFERABLE IN THE UNITED STATES.\" The licensed seller shall\n\nsupply Service Oklahoma the title number, the vehicle identification\n\nnumber and the foreign buyer's bid identification number on a form\n\nprescribed by Service Oklahoma. Service Oklahoma shall cancel the\n\ntitle, and the vehicle identification number shall be preserved in\n\nthe computer files of Service Oklahoma for a period of not less than\n\nfive (5) years.\n\nV. Service Oklahoma shall not be considered a necessary party\n\nto any lawsuit which is instigated for the purpose of determining\n\nownership of a vehicle, wherein Service Oklahoma's only involvement\n\nwould be to issue title, and the court shall issue an order\n\ndismissing Service Oklahoma from the pending action. In the event\n\nno other party or lienholder can be identified as to ownership or\n\nclaim, Service Oklahoma shall accept an affidavit of ownership from\n\nthe party claiming ownership and issue proper title thereon.","path":["OK Code","Title 47"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os47.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"8bef5aeafee24b9aef21481702532d88037e7a48a2c5f585c4c1b089f407c31c","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-47-47-1104v2","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-47-47-1105.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}