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§47-11-1009.


§47-11-1009.
   
   A. No person shall place, stop, park, or stand any vehicle including
   trailers or implements of husbandry contrary to any official sign
   reserving, restricting, or regulating the placing, stopping, standing,
   or parking of a vehicle within the boundaries of the following:
   
   1. State Capitol Park as defined in Section 1811.4 of Title 74 of the
   Oklahoma Statutes;
   
   2. Cowboy Hall of Fame Park; and
   
   3. State Capitol Complex in Tulsa.
   
   B. The Department of Public Safety shall be responsible for the
   enforcement of subsection A of this section.
   
   C. Any person violating the provisions of subsection A of this section
   shall be subject to a civil fine. A violation shall be indicated by
   the placing of a notice of such violation on the windshield of the
   vehicle improperly placed, stopped, parked, or standing.
   
   The notice shall be on a form prescribed by the Commissioner of Public
   Safety. The civil fine for such violation shall be Five Dollars
   ($5.00) if paid within ten (10) days from the date of the violation
   and Twenty Dollars ($20.00) if paid after ten (10) days from the date
   of the violation.
   
   D. The fine may be paid by mailing or personally delivering the notice
   and a personal check or money order to cover the fine to the
   Department of Public Safety. Should the violator elect to object to
   the imposition of the fine and to have a hearing on the violation, the
   person may so indicate on the notice and mail or present it to the
   Department of Public Safety with a bond by cash or money order equal
   to the amount of the fine pending the outcome of the hearing. The bond
   may be used to pay the fine in the event the determination of the
   hearing examiner upholds the imposition of the civil fine. If no bond
   accompanies the request for hearing, no hearing shall be granted.
   
   E. The request for a hearing shall be submitted to the Department of
   Public Safety and the violation shall be set for hearing before a
   hearing examiner appointed by the Commissioner. The person requesting
   the hearing shall be notified of the time and place of the hearing by
   the Department of Public Safety by mailing a copy of the notice by
   regular mail to the address indicated on the request for hearing. The
   hearing examiner may take evidence of the violation and shall
   determine if there has been a violation of the provisions of
   subsection A of this section. If it is determined that there was a
   violation, the hearing examiner shall enforce the fine indicated on
   the notice.
   
   F. Any vehicle having outstanding fines against it may be impounded by
   the Department of Public Safety. The vehicle may be retained by the
   Department pending the payment of all fines, towing, and storage
   charges and shall be retained by the Department until the owner
   furnishes to the Department proof of security or an affidavit that the
   vehicle is insured by a policy of liability insurance or will not be
   used on public highways or public streets, as required pursuant to
   Section 7-600 et seq. of this title. The State of Oklahoma shall have
   a possessory lien against any vehicle which is found to have
   outstanding fines against it until such fines are paid. The lien may
   be foreclosed pursuant to the procedures provided for in Sections 91
   through 96 of Title 42 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
   
   G. All the monies generated from such fines shall be remitted to the
   State Treasurer to be credited to the General Revenue Fund in the
   State Treasury.
   

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