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§47-951.
§47-951.
As used in Section 951 et seq. of this title:
1. "Wrecker or wrecker vehicle" means any motor vehicle that is
equipped with any device designed to tow another vehicle or
combination of vehicles. The use of the term "wrecker" or "wrecker
vehicle" shall be construed to include a combination wrecker or
combination wrecker vehicle, as defined in paragraph 2 of this
subsection, unless a specific differentiation is otherwise described;
2. "Combination wrecker" or "combination wrecker vehicle" means any
wrecker vehicle which is designed and equipped with two separate and
distinct devices to tow simultaneously two or more other vehicles or
combinations of vehicles, whether or not both devices are in use
simultaneously. One of the devices shall allow another vehicle to be
loaded onto and transported upon the wrecker vehicle, and one of the
devices shall allow another vehicle to be attached to and pulled by
the wrecker vehicle;
3. "Tow" or "towing" means the use of a wrecker vehicle to lift, pull,
move, haul or otherwise transport any other vehicle by means of:
a. attaching the vehicle to and pulling the vehicle with the wrecker
vehicle, or
b. loading the vehicle onto and transporting the vehicle upon the
wrecker vehicle;
4. "Rollback equipment" means a towing device or equipment upon which
the towed vehicle is loaded and transported, removing the towed
vehicle completely from the surface of the roadway. The term "rollback
equipment" shall include car haulers;
5. "Dolly" means a towing device or equipment which lifts and suspends
one axle of the towed vehicle above the surface of the roadway;
6. "Wrecker or towing service" means engaging in the business of or
performing the act of towing or offering to tow any vehicle, except:
a. where the operator owns the towed vehicle and displays on both
sides of the wrecker vehicle in plainly visible letters not less than
two (2) inches in height the words "NOT FOR HIRE",
b. where the service is performed by a transporter as defined in
Section 1-181 of this title,
c. where service is performed in conjunction with the transportation
of household goods and property, or
d. where the wrecker vehicle is owned or operated by the United
States government, the State of Oklahoma, or any department or
political subdivision thereof;
7. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Public Safety;
8. "Department" means the Department of Public Safety;
9. "Operator" means any person owning or operating a wrecker vehicle
or wrecker or towing service;
10. "Officer" means any duly authorized law enforcement officer;
11. "Roadway" means any public street, road, highway or turnpike or
the median, easement or shoulder of a roadway; and
12. "Service call" means the act of responding to a request for
service with a wrecker vehicle in which a service is performed.
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