Oklahoma § 63-4007 - Confidentiality of title and registration information Penalties - Copies of certificate of title or registration

§ 63-4007. Confidentiality of title and registration information Penalties - Copies of certificate of title or registration

A. Except as otherwise provided by this section, all

information contained in the certificate of title or the

registration of any vessel or motor shall be confidential and

privileged, subject only to disclosure to the following:

1. Any duly authorized peace officer of this state in the

regular course of the peace officer's duties;

2. Any official person or body of any other state or of the

United States, when required in their governmental functions;

3. Any person or firm, when Service Oklahoma is satisfied the

request for information is reasonable and is related primarily to

boating safety;

4. Any filer of a mechanics, storage or abandoned vessel

possessory lien under the applicable provisions of Sections 91

through 200 of Title 42, Section 908 of Title 47 or Section 4217.4

of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes, when such information is

required to fulfill the notification requirements contained therein;

5. Any vessel or motor manufacturer or an authorized

representative thereof in connection with matters of vessel or motor

safety and theft, vessel motor emissions, vessel or motor product

alterations, recalls or advisories, performance monitoring of vessel

or motor parts and dealers, vessel or motor market research

activities, including survey research, and removal of non-owner

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records from the original owner records of vessel or motor

manufacturers. The confidentiality of the information shall be

protected, as set out above, and used only for the purpose stated;

provided, further, that Service Oklahoma shall be authorized to

review the use of and the measures employed to safeguard the

information; and provided, further, that the manufacturer or

representative shall bear the cost incurred by Service Oklahoma in

the production of the information requested. If the confidentiality

provisions, pursuant to this section, are violated, the provisions

of subsection D of Section 205 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes

shall apply and the privilege of obtaining information shall be

terminated. Any manufacturer or representative violating the

provisions of this section, upon conviction, shall be punishable by

a fine not to exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00); and

6. Any person compiling and publishing vessel or motor

statistics, provided that such statistics do not disclose the names

or addresses of individuals. Such information shall be provided

upon payment of a fee as determined by Service Oklahoma.

B. Service Oklahoma or a licensed operator may furnish the

holder of a security interest in a specific vessel or motor upon

payment of the fee specified by Section 4014 of this title, a copy

or certified copy of the certificate of title or registration

information for such vessel.

Added by Laws 1989, c. 346, § 7, eff. Jan. 1, 1990. Amended by Laws

1992, c. 284, § 5, eff. Jan. 1, 1993; Laws 2004, c. 534, § 12, eff.

Nov. 1, 2004; Laws 2005, c. 479, § 3, eff. July 1, 2005; Laws 2022,

c. 282, § 203, emerg. eff. May 19, 2022.