{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-47-47-954a","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-954A","heading":"Abandoned motor vehicle - Removal","body":"A. In addition to any procedure provided by local ordinance,\n\nwhenever the owner or legal possessor of real property or an\n\nauthorized agent has reasonable cause to believe that a vehicle has\n\nbeen abandoned thereon, said vehicle having been on said property\n\nfor a minimum of forty-eight (48) hours, or whenever a vehicle is\n\nleft upon said real property without express or implied permission,\n\nsuch vehicle may be removed as provided in this section.\n\nB. 1. The owner, legal possessor or authorized agent may\n\nrequest any licensed Class AA wrecker service within the county\n\nwherein the real property is located to remove the abandoned vehicle\n\nfrom the premises by signing a Tow Request and Authorization Form\n\nprescribed by the Department of Public Safety and furnished to\n\nlicensed Class AA wrecker service operators as hereinafter provided.\n\n2. If the owner, legal possessor or authorized agent of the\n\nproperty owner is unable to obtain the services of a licensed Class\n\nAA wrecker service to remove the abandoned vehicle in a reasonable\n\namount of time, the owner, legal possessor or authorized agent may\n\ncontact and request that a licensed Class AA wrecker service from an\n\nadjacent county perform the service. A notation shall be made on\n\nthe Tow Request and Authorization Form that a licensed Class AA\n\nwrecker service in the county in which the real property is located\n\nwas contacted but the licensed Class AA wrecker service was not able\n\nto perform the removal in a reasonable amount of time.\n\nC. A licensed Class AA wrecker service removing an abandoned\n\nvehicle pursuant to this section shall be subject to the maximum\n\nrates established by the Corporation Commission.\n\nD. The Department shall design and promulgate a suitable Tow\n\nRequest and Authorization Form containing space for the following\n\ninformation:\n\n1. A description of the vehicle, including the type of vehicle,\n\nyear of manufacture, name of the manufacturer, vehicle color or\n\ncolors, identification number and license tag number;\n\n2. The name, address and business telephone number of the\n\nlicensed Class AA wrecker service;\n\n3. The name, address, telephone number and driver license\n\nnumber or state-issued identification card number of the real\n\nproperty owner, legal possessor or authorized agent;\n\n4. Inventory of personal property within the vehicle to be\n\ntowed;\n\n5. Time and date the form is completed; and\n\n6. Signatures of the driver of the wrecker vehicle and of the\n\nowner, legal possessor or authorized agent of the real property.\n\nThe Department or the Commission may require additional\n\ninformation on the Tow Request and Authorization Form. The driver\n\nlicense number or state-issued identification card number of the\n\nreal property owner, legal possessor or authorized agent shall not\n\nbe disclosed by the Department or the Commission to any entity\n\ninquiring about services performed without a court order or without\n\nwritten consent from the property owner, legal possessor or\n\nauthorized agent.\n\nE. The real property owner, legal possessor or authorized agent\n\nand the wrecker vehicle driver shall jointly, and each in the\n\npresence of the other, inventory personal property found within or\n\nupon the vehicle and each shall accordingly sign a statement on the\n\nform reflecting this requirement has been fulfilled. In the event\n\nan inventory cannot be completed, the reasons therefor shall be\n\nclearly stated on the form.\n\nF. A copy of the completed Tow Request and Authorization Form\n\nshall be retained by the signatories and the licensed Class AA\n\nwrecker service shall maintain the wrecker vehicle driver’s copy for\n\nnot less than one (1) year, or longer if required by the Department\n\nor the Commission. The licensed Class AA wrecker service shall\n\nforthwith send the completed original Tow Request and Authorization\n\nForm to the Department and the remaining copy of the completed form\nll be retained by the signatories and the licensed Class AA\n\nwrecker service shall maintain the wrecker vehicle driver’s copy for\n\nnot less than one (1) year, or longer if required by the Department\n\nor the Commission. The licensed Class AA wrecker service shall\n\nforthwith send the completed original Tow Request and Authorization\n\nForm to the Department and the remaining copy of the completed form\n\nto the local police department of the municipality in which the real\n\nproperty is located, or the sheriff’s office of the county from\n\nwhich the vehicle was towed, if the real property is located outside\n\nof an incorporated municipality. A facsimile copy of the Tow\n\nRequest and Authorization Form shall be considered the original form\n\nif a printed or digital confirmation of the facsimile transmission\n\nis available.\n\nG. Within three (3) business days of the time indicated on the\n\nform, the licensed Class AA wrecker service shall request the\n\nOklahoma Tax Commission or other appropriate motor license agent to\n\nfurnish the name and address of the current owner of and any\n\nlienholder upon the vehicle. The Tax Commission or appropriate\n\nmotor license agent shall respond in person or by certified mail to\n\nthe licensed Class AA wrecker service within five (5) business days\n\nfrom the receipt of the request for information. The Department and\n\nthe Oklahoma Tax Commission shall render assistance to ascertain\n\nownership, if needed. The licensed Class AA wrecker service shall,\n\nwithin seven (7) days from receipt of the requested information from\n\nthe Oklahoma Tax Commission or other motor license agent, send a\n\nnotice of the location of the vehicle by certified mail, or if by\n\nDepartment notification, the Department may notify by first-class\n\nmail, postage prepaid, at the addresses furnished, to the owner and\n\nany lienholder of the vehicle. The owner or lienholder may regain\n\npossession of the vehicle in accordance with rules of the Department\n\nupon payment of the licensed Class AA wrecker services, costs of\n\ncertified mailing and the reasonable cost of towing and storage of\n\nthe vehicle. If the licensed Class AA wrecker service has not\n\ncomplied with the notification procedures required by this\n\nsubsection, the owner or lienholder shall not be required to pay for\n\nstorage of the vehicle.\n\nH. No licensed Class AA wrecker service or operator of a\n\nlicensed Class AA wrecker service shall tow or cause to be towed a\n\nvehicle pursuant to this section until the form furnished by the\n\nDepartment has been appropriately completed by the parties as\n\nrequired by rules of the Department.","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":"6f6cde4d10531f9abd3e15d56e63ec7b27784ef24b2f6906c1a6830cedc74c74","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-47-47-954","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-47-47-955"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}