Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-11-1009

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Parking on certain state property prohibited -

Official statutory text

Procedure for enforcement and appeal.

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 at any state building or

property, including grounds appurtenant thereto, within Oklahoma and

Tulsa Counties.

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.

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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 shall be paid by mailing or personally delivering

the notice and a personal check or money order to cover the fine to

the Capitol Patrol Section of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol Division

of the Department of Public Safety. Provided, should the person

elect to object to the imposition of the fine and to have a hearing

on the violation, the person shall so indicate on the notice and

mail or present it to the Department of Public Safety, within ten

(10) days from the date of the notice of the violation, 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. If the request for a

hearing is not made within ten (10) days from the date of the notice

of the violation, the person shall not be entitled to a hearing and

shall be subject to the civil fine prescribed in subsection C of

this section.

E. The request for a hearing shall be submitted to the

Department of Public Safety within ten (10) days from the date of

the notice of the violation, 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

immobilized by use of a tire boot or may be impounded by the

Department of Public Safety. The vehicle may remain immobilized or

be retained by the Department pending the payment of all fines,

towing, and storage charges, and 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.

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G. All the monies generated from such fines shall be remitted

to the State Treasurer to be credited to the General Revenue Fund in
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.

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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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