Oklahoma § 47-1107.4 - Written notice of transfer – Fee – Presumptions

§ 47-1107.4. Written notice of transfer – Fee – Presumptions

A. Upon the transfer of a vehicle, the transferor may file a

written notice of transfer with Service Oklahoma or a licensed

operator. On receipt of a written notice of transfer, Service

Oklahoma shall indicate the transfer on the vehicle records

maintained by Service Oklahoma. The written notice of transfer

shall contain the following information:

1. The vehicle identification number of the vehicle;

2. The number of the license plate issued to the vehicle, if

any;

3. The full name and address of the transferor;

4. The full name and address of the transferee;

5. The date the transferor delivered possession of the vehicle

to the transferee; and

6. The signature of the transferor.

B. There shall be assessed a fee of Ten Dollars ($10.00) when

filing the notice of transfer. Seven Dollars ($7.00) of the fee

shall be retained by the licensed operator. Three Dollars ($3.00)

of the fee shall be apportioned to the Service Oklahoma

Reimbursement Fund.

C. After the date of the transfer of the vehicle as shown on

the records of Service Oklahoma, the transferee of the vehicle shown

on the records is rebuttably presumed to be:

1. The owner of the vehicle; and

2. Subject to civil and criminal liability arising out of the

use, operation, or abandonment of a vehicle, to the extent that

ownership of the vehicle subjects the owner of the vehicle to civil

or criminal liability pursuant to law.

D. This section does not impose or establish any civil or

criminal liability on the owner of a vehicle who transfers ownership

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 47. Motor Vehicles

of the vehicle but does not file a written notice of transfer with

Service Oklahoma.

Added by Laws 2005, c. 381, § 6, eff. July 1, 2005. Amended by Laws

2022, c. 282, § 118, emerg. eff. May 19, 2022.