Oklahoma § 47-904 - Payment of cost of removal and storage

§ 47-904. Payment of cost of removal and storage

The owner of a motor vehicle or lienholder of the vehicle

abandoned in violation of Section 901 et seq. of this title, or the

owner of any vehicle or lienholder of the vehicle or insurer

accepting liability for paying a claim on a vehicle or purchasing

the vehicle as a total loss vehicle from the registered owner which

shall have been lawfully removed from any highway or other public

property may regain possession of the vehicle in accordance with

regulations of the Department of Public Safety upon payment of the

reasonable cost of removal and storage of such vehicle. The

operator is authorized to collect all lawful fees from the owner,

lienholder that seeks possession of a vehicle under a security

interest, agent, or insurer accepting liability for paying the claim

for a vehicle or purchasing the vehicle as a total loss vehicle from

the registered owner of the towed vehicle for the performance of any

and all such services. An operator shall release the vehicle from

storage upon authorization from the owner, agent or lienholder of

the vehicle or in the case of a total loss, the insurer accepting

liability for paying the claim on the vehicle or purchasing the

vehicle where the vehicle is to be moved to an insurance pool yard

for sale. In the case of death or incapacitation of the owner of a

motor vehicle, the operator may release the vehicle to a legal

representative or an immediate family member who is within the first

or second degree of consanguinity or affinity. The legal

representative or family member shall provide a notarized affidavit

describing his or her relationship to the owner of the motor vehicle

and proof of identity in accordance with the Department's rules

related to establishing identity.

The cost of removal and storage shall be paid to the wrecker or

towing service.

Added by Laws 1967, c. 363, § 4, emerg. eff. May 22, 1967. Amended

by Laws 1985, c. 140, § 2, emerg. eff. June 7, 1985; Laws 1987, c.

233, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 1987; Laws 1988, c. 290, § 18, operative July

1, 1988; Laws 1993, c. 153, § 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Laws 1996, c.

175, § 1, eff. July 1, 1997; Laws 2000, c. 303, § 1, eff. July 1,

2000; Laws 2002, c. 133, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2002; Laws 2006, c. 158,

§ 1, emerg. eff. May 15, 2006; Laws 2021, c. 334, § 1, eff. Nov. 1,

2021.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 47. Motor Vehicles

NOTE: Laws 1987, c. 205, § 70 repealed by Laws 1988, c. 290, § 25,

operative July 1, 1988.