Oklahoma § 47-1105.2 - Vehicle identification numbers and certificate of

§ 47-1105.2. Vehicle identification numbers and certificate of

origin for multi-stage vehicles - Transfer of ownership Certificate of title.

A. The first-stage manufacturer of a vehicle shall assign a

vehicle identification number (VIN) to each completed or incomplete

vehicle it manufactures.

B. The VIN identifying the completed vehicle after multi-stage

manufacture shall be the first-stage manufacturer's VIN, and shall

be the only VIN which is recorded or data-entered in the files of

Service Oklahoma.

C. Transfer of ownership of a completed vehicle shall be made

on the final-stage manufacturer's certificate of origin prescribed

by Service Oklahoma pursuant to Section 1101 et seq. of this title.

All manufacturer's certificates of origin for a multi-stage vehicle

shall accompany the application for title and the title document

shall reflect the first-stage manufacturer's VIN and the final-stage

manufacturer's make, name and model year.

D. Transfer of ownership of a multi-stage vehicle by firststage manufacturer, multi-stage manufacturers, and final-stage

manufacturers shall be made as provided in this subsection.

1. At the time that any first-stage manufacturer transfers to a

multi-stage manufacturer an incomplete vehicle that is to be sold,

or registered for the first time in this state, the first-stage

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manufacturer shall give the multi-stage manufacturer a

manufacturer's certificate of origin for the incomplete vehicle

assigned to the multi-stage manufacturer by the first-stage

manufacturer. Ownership of the incomplete vehicle shall be

transferred to the multi-stage manufacturer on the manufacturer's

certificate of origin issued by the first-stage manufacturer; and

2. At the time that any final-stage manufacturer transfers to a

dealer, distributor, or other purchaser a completed vehicle that is

to be sold, or registered for the first time in this state, the

final-stage manufacturer shall give the dealer, distributor, or

other purchaser all manufacturer's certificates of origin.

Ownership of the completed vehicle shall be transferred from the

final-stage manufacturer to its dealers or distributors or any other

purchaser on the manufacturer's certificate of origin issued by the

final-stage manufacturer. Subsequent transfers between a dealer and

a retail purchaser shall occur on the manufacturer's certificate of

origin issued by the final-stage manufacturer.

E. To obtain an original certificate of title for a multi-stage

vehicle that is being registered for the first time in this state a

vehicle that has not been previously registered in any other state,

the applicant shall be required to deliver, as evidence of

ownership, all manufacturer's certificates of origin and shall

otherwise comply with the provisions of Section 1105 of Title 47 of

the Oklahoma Statutes.

Added by Laws 1986, c. 147, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1986. Amended by Laws

2022, c. 282, § 111, emerg. eff. May 19, 2022.