{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-47-47-1107","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1107","heading":"Sale or transfer of ownership of vehicle - Violations -","body":"Penalties.\n\nA. In the event of the sale or transfer of the ownership of a\n\nvehicle for which a certificate of title has been issued as provided\n\nby Section 1105 of this title, the holder of such certificate shall\n\nendorse on the back of same a complete assignment thereof with\n\nwarranty of title in form printed thereon with a statement of all\n\nliens or encumbrances on the vehicle, sworn to before a notary\n\npublic or some other person authorized by law to take\n\nacknowledgments, and deliver same to the purchaser or transferee at\n\nthe time of delivery to the purchaser or transferee of the vehicle;\n\nprovided, a transfer of the ownership of a vehicle to an insurer\n\nresulting from the settlement of a total loss claim shall not\n\nrequire a notarized signature on the certificate of title. In the\n\nevent that any other documents used for a transfer of the ownership\n\nof a vehicle to an insurer resulting from the settlement of a total\n\nloss claim require a notarized signature, the documents shall be\n\npermitted to be signed electronically pursuant to Section 15-109 of\n\nTitle 12A of the Oklahoma Statutes. These supporting documents\n\nshall include but are not limited to vehicle powers of attorney\n\nforms and an odometer statement. The purchaser or transferee,\n\nunless such person is a bona fide used motor vehicle dealer licensed\n\nby this state, a retail implement dealer in connection with the\n\npurchase or transfer of off-road vehicles or a charitable\n\norganization shall, within thirty (30) days from the time of\n\ndelivery to the purchaser or transferee of the vehicle, present the\n\nassigned certificate of title and the insurance security\n\nverification to the vehicle to Service Oklahoma, or one of its\n\nlicensed operators, accompanied by a fee of Eleven Dollars ($11.00),\n\ntogether with any motor vehicle excise tax or license fee that may\n\nbe due, whereupon a new certificate of title, shall be issued to the\n\nassignee. One Dollar ($1.00) of each fee shall be deposited in the\n\nOklahoma Tax Commission Reimbursement Fund through December 31,\n\n2022, and beginning January 1, 2023, this fee shall be deposited in\n\nthe Service Oklahoma Reimbursement Fund. Any charitable\n\norganization utilizing the exemption authorized by this subsection\n\nshall receive training as prescribed by the Oklahoma Used Motor\n\nVehicle, Dismantler, and Manufactured Housing Commission.\n\nB. A licensed dealer, a retail implement dealer in connection\n\nwith the sale or disposal of off-road vehicles or a charitable\n\norganization shall, on selling or otherwise disposing of a vehicle,\n\nexecute and deliver to the purchaser thereof the certificate of\n\ntitle properly and completely reassigned. Thereupon, the purchaser\n\nof the vehicle shall present the reassigned certificate to Service\n\nOklahoma, or a licensed operator, accompanied by a fee of Eleven\n\nDollars ($11.00), and any motor vehicle excise tax or license fee\n\nthat may be due, whereupon a new certificate of title will be issued\n\nto the purchaser. One Dollar ($1.00) of each fee shall be deposited\n\nin the Oklahoma Tax Commission Reimbursement Fund through December\n\n31, 2022, and beginning January 1, 2023, this fee shall be deposited\n\nin the Service Oklahoma Reimbursement Fund. The certificate, when\n\nso assigned and returned to Service Oklahoma, together with any\n\nsubsequent assignment or reissue thereof, shall be appropriately\n\nfiled and indexed so that at all times it will be possible to trace\n\ntitle to the vehicle designated therein. Provided, when the\n\nownership of any motor vehicle shall pass by operation of law, the\n\nperson owning the vehicle may, upon furnishing satisfactory proof to\n\nService Oklahoma of ownership, procure a title to the motor vehicle,\n\nregardless of whether a certificate of title has ever been issued.\n\nThe dealer shall execute and deliver to the purchaser bills of sale\nownership of any motor vehicle shall pass by operation of law, the\n\nperson owning the vehicle may, upon furnishing satisfactory proof to\n\nService Oklahoma of ownership, procure a title to the motor vehicle,\n\nregardless of whether a certificate of title has ever been issued.\n\nThe dealer shall execute and deliver to the purchaser bills of sale\n\non forms prescribed by Service Oklahoma for all new vehicles sold by\n\nthe dealer. On presentation of a bill of sale executed on forms\n\nprescribed by Service Oklahoma, by a manufacturer or dealer for a\n\nnew vehicle sold in this state, accompanied by remittance in the sum\n\nof Eleven Dollars ($11.00), together with any motor vehicle excise\n\ntax or license fee that may be due, a certificate of title shall be\n\nissued in accordance with the provisions of the Oklahoma Vehicle\n\nLicense and Registration Act. One Dollar ($1.00) of each fee shall\n\nbe deposited in the Oklahoma Tax Commission Reimbursement Fund\n\nthrough December 31, 2022, and beginning January 1, 2023, this fee\n\nshall be deposited in the Service Oklahoma Reimbursement Fund. For\n\npurposes of this subsection, “charitable organization” shall mean\n\nany organization which is exempt from taxation pursuant to the\n\nprovisions of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section\n\n501(c)(3) and which is registered as a charitable organization with\n\nthe Oklahoma Secretary of State and the Oklahoma Attorney General’s\n\noffice; “off-road vehicles” means all-terrain vehicles, utility\n\nvehicles, and motorcycles used exclusively for off-road use; “retail\n\nimplement dealer” means a business engaged primarily in the sale of\n\nfarm tractors as defined in Section 1-118 of this title or\n\nimplements of husbandry as defined in Section 1-125 of this title or\n\na combination thereof.\n\nC. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be\n\nguilty of a misdemeanor and upon the first conviction thereof shall\n\nbe punished by a fine not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00),\n\nwith impoundment of the vehicle until all taxes and fees are paid.\n\nA second or subsequent conviction shall be punished by a fine not to\n\nexceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), with impoundment of the\n\nvehicle until all taxes and fees are paid. If a vehicle is\n\nimpounded pursuant to the provisions of this section, the vehicle\n\nshall not be released to the owner until the owner provides proof of\n\nsecurity or an affidavit that the vehicle will not be used on public\n\nhighways or public streets, as required pursuant to Section 7-600 et\n\nseq. of this title. Each vehicle involved in a violation of this\n\nsection shall be considered a separate offense.","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":"8b1fb2d7411674eae8107e966a9f93caab27d9b6f4c6febf19d37e24802e2307","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-47-47-1106","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-47-47-1107.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}