Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-904
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Payment of cost of removal and storage
Official statutory text
The owner of a motor vehicle or lienholder of the vehicle
abandoned in violation of Section 901 et seq. of this title, or the
owner of any vehicle or lienholder of the vehicle or insurer
accepting liability for paying a claim on a vehicle or purchasing
the vehicle as a total loss vehicle from the registered owner which
shall have been lawfully removed from any highway or other public
property may regain possession of the vehicle in accordance with
regulations of the Department of Public Safety upon payment of the
reasonable cost of removal and storage of such vehicle. The
operator is authorized to collect all lawful fees from the owner,
lienholder that seeks possession of a vehicle under a security
interest, agent, or insurer accepting liability for paying the claim
for a vehicle or purchasing the vehicle as a total loss vehicle from
the registered owner of the towed vehicle for the performance of any
and all such services. An operator shall release the vehicle from
storage upon authorization from the owner, agent or lienholder of
the vehicle or in the case of a total loss, the insurer accepting
liability for paying the claim on the vehicle or purchasing the
vehicle where the vehicle is to be moved to an insurance pool yard
for sale. In the case of death or incapacitation of the owner of a
motor vehicle, the operator may release the vehicle to a legal
representative or an immediate family member who is within the first
or second degree of consanguinity or affinity. The legal
representative or family member shall provide a notarized affidavit
describing his or her relationship to the owner of the motor vehicle
and proof of identity in accordance with the Department's rules
related to establishing identity.
The cost of removal and storage shall be paid to the wrecker or
towing service.
abandoned in violation of Section 901 et seq. of this title, or the
owner of any vehicle or lienholder of the vehicle or insurer
accepting liability for paying a claim on a vehicle or purchasing
the vehicle as a total loss vehicle from the registered owner which
shall have been lawfully removed from any highway or other public
property may regain possession of the vehicle in accordance with
regulations of the Department of Public Safety upon payment of the
reasonable cost of removal and storage of such vehicle. The
operator is authorized to collect all lawful fees from the owner,
lienholder that seeks possession of a vehicle under a security
interest, agent, or insurer accepting liability for paying the claim
for a vehicle or purchasing the vehicle as a total loss vehicle from
the registered owner of the towed vehicle for the performance of any
and all such services. An operator shall release the vehicle from
storage upon authorization from the owner, agent or lienholder of
the vehicle or in the case of a total loss, the insurer accepting
liability for paying the claim on the vehicle or purchasing the
vehicle where the vehicle is to be moved to an insurance pool yard
for sale. In the case of death or incapacitation of the owner of a
motor vehicle, the operator may release the vehicle to a legal
representative or an immediate family member who is within the first
or second degree of consanguinity or affinity. The legal
representative or family member shall provide a notarized affidavit
describing his or her relationship to the owner of the motor vehicle
and proof of identity in accordance with the Department's rules
related to establishing identity.
The cost of removal and storage shall be paid to the wrecker or
towing service.
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