Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1107

Penalties.

A. In the event of the sale or transfer of the ownership of a

vehicle for which a certificate of title has been issued as provided

by Section 1105 of this title, the holder of such certificate shall

endorse on the back of same a complete assignment thereof with

warranty of title in form printed thereon with a statement of all

liens or encumbrances on the vehicle, sworn to before a notary

public or some other person authorized by law to take

acknowledgments, and deliver same to the purchaser or transferee at

the time of delivery to the purchaser or transferee of the vehicle;

provided, a transfer of the ownership of a vehicle to an insurer

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resulting from the settlement of a total loss claim shall not

require a notarized signature on the certificate of title. In the

event that any other documents used for a transfer of the ownership

of a vehicle to an insurer resulting from the settlement of a total

loss claim require a notarized signature, the documents shall be

permitted to be signed electronically pursuant to Section 15-109 of

Title 12A of the Oklahoma Statutes. These supporting documents

shall include but are not limited to vehicle powers of attorney

forms and an odometer statement. The purchaser or transferee,

unless such person is a bona fide used motor vehicle dealer licensed

by this state, a retail implement dealer in connection with the

purchase or transfer of off-road vehicles or a charitable

organization shall, within thirty (30) days from the time of

delivery to the purchaser or transferee of the vehicle, present the

assigned certificate of title and the insurance security

verification to the vehicle to Service Oklahoma, or one of its

licensed operators, accompanied by a fee of Eleven Dollars ($11.00),

together with any motor vehicle excise tax or license fee that may

be due, whereupon a new certificate of title, shall be issued to the

assignee. One Dollar ($1.00) of each fee shall be deposited in the

Oklahoma Tax Commission Reimbursement Fund through December 31,

2022, and beginning January 1, 2023, this fee shall be deposited in

the Service Oklahoma Reimbursement Fund. Any charitable

organization utilizing the exemption authorized by this subsection

shall receive training as prescribed by the Oklahoma Used Motor

Vehicle, Dismantler, and Manufactured Housing Commission.

B. A licensed dealer, a retail implement dealer in connection

with the sale or disposal of off-road vehicles or a charitable

organization shall, on selling or otherwise disposing of a vehicle,

execute and deliver to the purchaser thereof the certificate of

title properly and completely reassigned. Thereupon, the purchaser

of the vehicle shall present the reassigned certificate to Service

Oklahoma, or a licensed operator, accompanied by a fee of Eleven

Dollars ($11.00), and any motor vehicle excise tax or license fee

that may be due, whereupon a new certificate of title will be issued

to the purchaser. One Dollar ($1.00) of each fee shall be deposited

in the Oklahoma Tax Commission Reimbursement Fund through December

31, 2022, and beginning January 1, 2023, this fee shall be deposited

in the Service Oklahoma Reimbursement Fund. The certificate, when

so assigned and returned to Service Oklahoma, together with any

subsequent assignment or reissue thereof, shall be appropriately

filed and indexed so that at all times it will be possible to trace

title to the vehicle designated therein. Provided, when the

ownership of any motor vehicle shall pass by operation of law, the

person owning the vehicle may, upon furnishing satisfactory proof to

Service Oklahoma of ownership, procure a title to the motor vehicle,

regardless of whether a certificate of title has ever been issued.

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The dealer shall execute and deliver to the purchaser bills of sale
ownership of any motor vehicle shall pass by operation of law, the

person owning the vehicle may, upon furnishing satisfactory proof to

Service Oklahoma of ownership, procure a title to the motor vehicle,

regardless of whether a certificate of title has ever been issued.

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The dealer shall execute and deliver to the purchaser bills of sale

on forms prescribed by Service Oklahoma for all new vehicles sold by

the dealer. On presentation of a bill of sale executed on forms

prescribed by Service Oklahoma, by a manufacturer or dealer for a

new vehicle sold in this state, accompanied by remittance in the sum

of Eleven Dollars ($11.00), together with any motor vehicle excise

tax or license fee that may be due, a certificate of title shall be

issued in accordance with the provisions of the Oklahoma Vehicle

License and Registration Act. One Dollar ($1.00) of each fee shall

be deposited in the Oklahoma Tax Commission Reimbursement Fund

through December 31, 2022, and beginning January 1, 2023, this fee

shall be deposited in the Service Oklahoma Reimbursement Fund. For

purposes of this subsection, “charitable organization” shall mean

any organization which is exempt from taxation pursuant to the

provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section

501(c)(3) and which is registered as a charitable organization with

the Oklahoma Secretary of State and the Oklahoma Attorney General’s

office; “off-road vehicles” means all-terrain vehicles, utility

vehicles, and motorcycles used exclusively for off-road use; “retail

implement dealer” means a business engaged primarily in the sale of

farm tractors as defined in Section 1-118 of this title or

implements of husbandry as defined in Section 1-125 of this title or

a combination thereof.

C. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be

guilty of a misdemeanor and upon the first conviction thereof shall

be punished by a fine not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00),

with impoundment of the vehicle until all taxes and fees are paid.

A second or subsequent conviction shall be punished by a fine not to

exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), with impoundment of the

vehicle until all taxes and fees are paid. If a vehicle is

impounded pursuant to the provisions of this section, the vehicle

shall not be released to the owner until the owner provides 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. Each vehicle involved in a violation of this

section shall be considered a separate offense.