§47-903A.

§47-903A.
   
   A. After the removal or storage of any abandoned or wrecked vehicle at
   the request of a public agency, the registered or legal owner of the
   vehicle, or their agent, may contest the validity of the removal or
   storage, by filing a written request for a hearing with the public
   agency. The written request may be filed before or after the vehicle
   is retrieved from the storage operator. Provided, however, the public
   agency shall not be required to conduct a hearing if the request is
   received more than ten (10) days following actual or constructive
   notice to the owner or driver of the vehicle that said vehicle has
   been so removed or stored. Any such hearing shall be scheduled within
   seventy-two (72) hours of the request, excluding weekends and
   holidays. The public agency may authorize its own officer or employee
   to conduct the hearing, so long as the hearing officer is not the same
   person who directed the removal or storage of the vehicle. The public
   agency may, with the consent of the person requesting the hearing,
   schedule the hearing by telephone and conduct the hearing on the
   merits by telephone conference call.
   
   The hearing officer shall apply the law to the evidence and make a
   determination whether the vehicle removal and storage was justified.
   If deemed unjustified, the public agency shall bear the cost of hookup
   and tow mileage, and the operator shall waive all storage costs in
   such cases as a condition of eligibility to respond to a service call
   request from a public agency. The vehicle owner or agent shall not be
   charged any type of fee or costs relating to impoundment or storage in
   such case. If the tow and storage is deemed justified, the owner or
   agent shall bear the cost of reasonable tow and storage. In either
   case, prior to the release of the vehicle to the owner or agent, 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, shall be furnished to the public agency.
   
   B. Failure of either the registered or legal owner, or their agent, to
   timely request or to timely appear upon a scheduled hearing shall
   satisfy the hearing requirement of this section.
   
   C. The hearing conducted by the public agency pursuant to this section
   shall not be governed by the Administrative Procedures Act, Section
   301 et seq. of Title 75 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The owner of a
   stored vehicle may, either in lieu of such hearing or after such
   hearing, file a petition in the district court of the county wherein
   the vehicle is stored. The district court is vested with original
   jurisdiction to conduct a de novo hearing and determine the validity
   of removal and storage.
   
   D. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the removal of
   vehicles abated pursuant to Section 954A of this title.