Okla. Stat. tit. 2, § 2-11-92

Declaration of ownership – Vehicle purchase.

A. Every scrap metal dealer shall keep a separate book, record

or other electronic system as authorized by the Oklahoma Scrap Metal

Dealers Act, to record and maintain the following data from any

seller of any amount of scrap metal as defined by the Oklahoma Scrap

Metal Dealers Act:

1. A legible photocopy of the seller's driver license or

government-provided photo identification, issued by the United

States government, State of Oklahoma, or any other state of the

United States, or any other federally recognized identification that

contains his or her name, and date of birth; provided, that if the

photo identification does not contain an address, an address shall

be provided;

2. Vehicle description and license tag number, or vehicle

identification number if no state license plate is affixed, if the

vehicle was used to transport the material being sold;

3. Date and place of the transaction and the transaction number

as provided by the scrap metal dealer;

4. Description of the items sold and weight of the items as

required by the provisions of the Oklahoma Scrap Metal Dealers Act;

5. Whether the scrap metal is in wire, cable, bar, rod, sheet

or tube form; and

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6. The digital image of the items purchased and the digital

image of the seller. The digital image shall contain depictions

that clearly identify the items sold and are captured in the common

JPEG format. The digital image shall be retained by the purchaser

for a minimum of ninety (90) days from the date of purchase.

B. Municipalities or other political subdivisions may designate

the reporting methods and the format of the information required by

subsection A of this section, either written, electronic or

Internet-based. The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and

Forestry shall designate an Internet-based reporting method that

applies to all geographic areas of the state that are not subject to

a local designation for Internet reporting.

C. Records required by this section shall be retained for no

less than two (2) years from the date of transaction and shall be

made available at any time to any person authorized by law for such

inspection.

D. It shall be unlawful for any scrap metal dealer to purchase

any item from a minor under the age of sixteen (16) without having

first obtained the consent, in writing, of a parent or guardian of

such minor. Such written consent shall be kept with the book,

record or other electronic recording system required by subsection A

of this section and, if requested by a law enforcement agency where

the purchase was made, shall be transmitted to the law enforcement

agency and may be kept as a permanent record and made available for

public inspection.

E. A scrap metal dealer shall obtain from each seller of a

scrap metal item regulated by the Oklahoma Scrap Metal Dealers Act,

or a parent or guardian on behalf of a minor, a written declaration

of ownership containing a legible signature of the seller. The

declaration of ownership shall be in the following form and shall

appear on the bill of sale or transaction ticket to be completed by

the seller in the presence of the purchaser at the time of the

transaction:

"I hereby affirm that I am the rightful owner of the hereon

described merchandise; or I am an authorized representative of the

rightful owner and affirm that I have been given authority by the

rightful owner to sell the hereon described merchandise.

I state under penalty of perjury under the laws of Oklahoma that

the foregoing is true and correct.

______________________________ __________________________

Signature Date and Place"

F. If requested by a law enforcement agency, a scrap metal

dealer shall report in writing all purchases of scrap metal as

defined by the Oklahoma Scrap Metal Dealers Act within forty-eight
scribed merchandise.

I state under penalty of perjury under the laws of Oklahoma that

the foregoing is true and correct.

______________________________ __________________________

Signature Date and Place"

F. If requested by a law enforcement agency, a scrap metal

dealer shall report in writing all purchases of scrap metal as

defined by the Oklahoma Scrap Metal Dealers Act within forty-eight

(48) hours following such purchase. The report shall contain all

the information required by this section.

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G. Prior to the purchase of a used motor vehicle, trailer or

nonmotorized recreational vehicle, the scrap metal dealer shall

require one of the following forms of proof of ownership from the

person selling the used motor vehicle, trailer or nonmotorized

recreational vehicle:

1. A certificate of title that matches the vehicle

identification number of the vehicle being sold;

2. A notarized power of attorney from the individual on the

certificate of title authorizing the seller to dispose of the

vehicle on behalf of the owner; or

3. A statement of ownership from the seller stating that the

vehicle was purchased from the lawful owner, accompanied by a bill

of sale from the lawful owner including a statement that there are

no outstanding liens on the vehicle, and a statement that the

vehicle is inoperable or incapable of operation or use on the

highway and has no resale value except as scrap.

The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to sales,

purchases or other transfers of vehicles between scrap metal dealers

and licensed automotive dismantlers and parts recyclers, licensed

crushers, salvage dealers, used car dealers and licensed wreckers.

H. A scrap metal dealer shall not enter into any cash

transactions in excess of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) in

payment for the purchase of scrap metal that is listed in subsection

C of Section 11-93 of this title unless the transaction is made with

an exempted seller. Payment by check shall be issued and made

payable only to the seller of the scrap metal whose identification

information has been obtained pursuant to the provisions of this

section.

I. The following shall be exempt from this section:

1. Scrap metal hauled by a scrap metal dealer for an exempted

seller in a motor vehicle registered with the Oklahoma Department of

Transportation; and

2. Material delivered by an exempted seller with a check made

payable to the company of the exempted seller.