Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-592.8
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Proof of ownership – Restrictions – Vehicle report
Official statutory text
A. Prior to the purchase of a used motor vehicle, trailer, or
nonmotorized recreational vehicle, the crusher shall require the
following proof of ownership from the person selling the used motor
vehicle, trailer, or nonmotorized recreational vehicle:
1. A certificate of title in the name of the seller that shows
no outstanding liens;
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;
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3. A bill of sale from the owner as identified by the
certificate of title to the person presenting the vehicle to be
crushed or shredded;
4. A statement of ownership from the seller stating that the
vehicle to be crushed 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; or
5. Paperwork from a licensed wrecker operator showing that the
wrecker operator has properly foreclosed its lien on the used motor
vehicle, trailer or nonmotorized recreational vehicle to be crushed
or shredded, and that the person selling the vehicle is the owner of
the vehicle as shown on the return of sale in the foreclosure form.
Provided, if the paperwork is subsequently proven to be fraudulent
or falsified by the wrecker operator, the license of the wrecker
operator may be suspended or revoked.
B. A crusher shall not:
1. Accept any vehicle to be crushed or shredded from a person
under the age of eighteen (18) years;
2. Buy a vehicle from a person unable to supply verification of
identity by photo I.D. by either a state-issued identification card,
driver license or federal-government-issued identification card or
by readable fingerprint of right or left index finger on the
purchase document to be retained in the records of the crusher; or
3. Crush or shred any vehicle purchased until making the report
and waiting the time period required herein.
C. A crusher shall:
1. Make available a copy or report within three (3) days of any
purchase of a vehicle to the local law enforcement agency of the
municipality or other political subdivision in which the crusher is
located or temporarily operating. Such copy or report shall be
shown upon request to the representative of the Commission or to any
authorized peace officer;
2. Hold the vehicle in the state and condition in which it was
purchased for a period of three (3) days after submitting the report
required in paragraph 1 of this subsection; and
3. Include in the report:
a. the name, address and telephone number of the crusher
whereby the crusher may be immediately contacted,
b. the name, address, race, sex, weight, height, date of
birth and identifying number of the seller as verified
by either a state-issued identification card, driver
license or federal-government-issued identification
card or by readable fingerprint of right or left index
finger on the purchase document to be retained in the
records of the crusher, and
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c. a description of the vehicle, the manufacturer of the
vehicle, the vehicle identification numbers of the
vehicle, and the date and time of the purchase of the
vehicle.
D. A licensed automotive dismantler engaging the services of a
crusher shall not be required to produce proof of ownership to the
crusher before selling to the crusher vehicles or other property
purchased by the automotive dismantler in the ordinary course of
business.
E. A crusher shall not have the right of reassignment of a
certificate of title.
nonmotorized recreational vehicle, the crusher shall require the
following proof of ownership from the person selling the used motor
vehicle, trailer, or nonmotorized recreational vehicle:
1. A certificate of title in the name of the seller that shows
no outstanding liens;
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;
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 47. Motor Vehicles Page 922
3. A bill of sale from the owner as identified by the
certificate of title to the person presenting the vehicle to be
crushed or shredded;
4. A statement of ownership from the seller stating that the
vehicle to be crushed 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; or
5. Paperwork from a licensed wrecker operator showing that the
wrecker operator has properly foreclosed its lien on the used motor
vehicle, trailer or nonmotorized recreational vehicle to be crushed
or shredded, and that the person selling the vehicle is the owner of
the vehicle as shown on the return of sale in the foreclosure form.
Provided, if the paperwork is subsequently proven to be fraudulent
or falsified by the wrecker operator, the license of the wrecker
operator may be suspended or revoked.
B. A crusher shall not:
1. Accept any vehicle to be crushed or shredded from a person
under the age of eighteen (18) years;
2. Buy a vehicle from a person unable to supply verification of
identity by photo I.D. by either a state-issued identification card,
driver license or federal-government-issued identification card or
by readable fingerprint of right or left index finger on the
purchase document to be retained in the records of the crusher; or
3. Crush or shred any vehicle purchased until making the report
and waiting the time period required herein.
C. A crusher shall:
1. Make available a copy or report within three (3) days of any
purchase of a vehicle to the local law enforcement agency of the
municipality or other political subdivision in which the crusher is
located or temporarily operating. Such copy or report shall be
shown upon request to the representative of the Commission or to any
authorized peace officer;
2. Hold the vehicle in the state and condition in which it was
purchased for a period of three (3) days after submitting the report
required in paragraph 1 of this subsection; and
3. Include in the report:
a. the name, address and telephone number of the crusher
whereby the crusher may be immediately contacted,
b. the name, address, race, sex, weight, height, date of
birth and identifying number of the seller as verified
by either a state-issued identification card, driver
license or federal-government-issued identification
card or by readable fingerprint of right or left index
finger on the purchase document to be retained in the
records of the crusher, and
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 47. Motor Vehicles Page 923
c. a description of the vehicle, the manufacturer of the
vehicle, the vehicle identification numbers of the
vehicle, and the date and time of the purchase of the
vehicle.
D. A licensed automotive dismantler engaging the services of a
crusher shall not be required to produce proof of ownership to the
crusher before selling to the crusher vehicles or other property
purchased by the automotive dismantler in the ordinary course of
business.
E. A crusher shall not have the right of reassignment of a
certificate of title.
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