Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1105Av1

delivery of certificates of title.

A. On or before July 1, 2023, Service Oklahoma shall implement

a program which will permit the electronic filing, storage, and

delivery of motor vehicle certificates of title and allow a

lienholder to perfect, assign and release a lien on a motor vehicle

in lieu of submission and maintenance of paper documents as

otherwise provided in the provisions of Section 1101 et seq. of this

title. Service Oklahoma may:

1. Enter into a competitive contract with a qualified third-

party service provider (System Developer), subject to the provisions

of the Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act, Section 85.1 et seq. of

Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

2. Act as the service provider; or

3. Authorize proprietary provider systems by Oklahoma financial

institutions,

to provide necessary hardware, software and services facilitating

the interconnection between licensed operators and electronic title

service providers described in subsection B of this section for a

certificate of title and for filing or releasing a lien pursuant to

the procedures prescribed by Service Oklahoma. The provisions of

this section shall apply to certificates of title issued and liens

filed after June 30, 2022. Service Oklahoma shall promulgate rules

to implement the provisions of this section.

B. The program authorized under subsection A of this section

shall include, but not be limited to, procedures:

1. For the delivery of a certificate of title, on a paper

document or in an electronic format, to the secured party having the

primary perfected security interest in a vehicle in lieu of delivery

to the record owner, notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1101

et seq. of this title. When there is no security interest, lien, or

other encumbrance on the vehicle, delivery of a certificate of

title, on a paper document or in an electronic format, shall be made

to the record owner. Provided, when electronic transmission of

liens and lien satisfactions is used, a certificate of title need

not be issued or printed until the last lien is satisfied and a

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clear certificate of title is issued to the owner of the vehicle at

their request;

2. Establishing qualifications for third-party electronic title

service providers offering electronic lien services. The vendor

selected in subsection A of this section shall not be considered an

electronic title service provider and shall not operate or own an

electronic title service provider;

3. Establishing reasonable fees, if necessary, to be charged by

service providers or contractors for the establishment, maintenance

and operation of the electronic lien title program;

4. Providing access to the electronic certificate of title

records including liens on record, for licensed motor vehicle

dealers and lienholders who participate in the program

notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1109 of this title;

5. Allowing licensed operators to participate in the electronic

lien title program. Participating licensed operators shall receive

all fees provided by the Oklahoma Vehicle License and Registration

Act unless otherwise provided in Section 1132A of this title; and

6. For the acceptance and use of electronic or digital

signatures.

C. As used in this section and Section 1101 et seq. of this

title:

1. “Deliver” or “delivery” means, with respect to a certificate

of title or lien, either the physical delivery of a paper document

or the electronic delivery of a document in an electronic format;

2. “Electronic format” means an electronic or digital format or

medium of any document, record or other information; and

3. “Possess” or “possession” means, with respect to a

certificate of title or lien, to hold or otherwise exercise control

over a document which is in either a physical or electronic format.

D. Any documents created, stored or delivered under the
nt in an electronic format;

2. “Electronic format” means an electronic or digital format or

medium of any document, record or other information; and

3. “Possess” or “possession” means, with respect to a

certificate of title or lien, to hold or otherwise exercise control

over a document which is in either a physical or electronic format.

D. Any documents created, stored or delivered under the

electronic lien title program as provided in this section shall be

presumed valid including any signatures which are generated

electronically or contained on a scanned copy. A certified copy of

Service Oklahoma’s electronic record of a motor vehicle certificate

of title or lien is admissible in any civil, criminal, or

administrative proceeding in this state as evidence of the existence

and contents of the certificate of title or lien.

E. All documents submitted electronically pursuant to the

provisions of subsection A shall not require notarization.

F. All documents submitted pursuant to the provisions of this

section shall be retained pursuant to the provision of subsection A

of this section.

G. Submission and maintenance of paper documents as otherwise

provided in this provisions of Section 1101 et seq. of this title

shall be accepted through June 30, 2025.

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