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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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