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§47-1115.1.
§47-1115.1.
In addition to the penalties provided in the Oklahoma Vehicle License
and Registration Act, after ninety (90) days from the expiration date
for annual registration of a vehicle, the Oklahoma Tax Commission,
Department of Public Safety, county sheriffs, and all other duly
authorized peace officers of this state may seize and take into
custody every vehicle owned within this state not bearing or
displaying a proper license plate required by the Oklahoma Vehicle
License and Registration Act. The vehicle shall not be released to the
owner until it is duly registered and the license, registration, or
title fee and penalties due are paid in full, proof of security or an
affidavit that the vehicle will not be used on public highways or
public streets, as required pursuant to Section 7-600 et seq. of this
title, is furnished, and the cost of seizure, including the reasonable
cost of taking the vehicle into custody and storing the vehicle, have
been paid. In the event the owner of any vehicle seized fails to pay
such fees and penalties due, together with cost of seizure and
storage, and fails to provide proof of security or an affidavit that
the vehicle will not be used on public highways or public streets, the
Oklahoma Tax Commission or its motor license agents shall proceed to
sell the vehicle by posting not less than five notices of sale in five
different public places in the county where the vehicle is located,
one of such notices to be posted at the place where the vehicle is
stored. A copy of the notice shall also be sent by certified mail,
restricted delivery, with return receipt requested, to the last-known
address of the registered owner of the vehicle. The vehicle shall be
sold at such sale subject to the following terms and conditions:
1. In the event the sale price is equal to, or greater than, the total
costs of sale, seizure and the fee and penalty, the purchaser shall be
issued a certificate of purchase, license plate, manufactured home
registration receipt and decal and registration certificate;
2. In the event the sale price is less than the total costs of sale,
seizure, and the fee and penalty, the vehicle shall be sold as junk to
the highest bidder, whereupon the bidder shall receive a certificate
of purchase; and if the vehicle be dismantled, the record to the
junked vehicle shall be canceled. If not dismantled, the vehicle shall
be immediately registered; or
3. Any residue remaining unclaimed by the delinquent owner shall be
administered in accordance with the Uniform Unclaimed Property Act.
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