Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-954
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Enforcement
Official statutory text
A. The Department of Public Safety shall be charged with the
duty of enforcing the provisions of Section 951 et seq. of this
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 47. Motor Vehicles Page 1008
title for licensed wreckers and towing services operating in this
state.
B. Duly appointed peace officers of the political subdivisions
of this state shall have authority to detain and arrest any person
operating a wrecker or tow truck or offering towing services to the
public for a charge without a valid license issued pursuant to the
provisions of Section 951 et seq. of this title. Such officers,
upon reasonable belief that any wrecker or tow truck is being
operated without proper authority or without a valid license issued
pursuant to Section 951 et seq. of this title, shall be authorized
to require the operator thereof to stop and exhibit such
documentation as may be required to establish his or her authority
to tow or transport another vehicle or to prove possession of a
valid wrecker or tow service license issued in this state. Any
person convicted of operating a wrecker or tow truck or offering
towing services to the public for a charge in this state without a
license shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punished with a fine of
One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00). Law enforcement shall impound the
tow truck being used in violation of this section.
duty of enforcing the provisions of Section 951 et seq. of this
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 47. Motor Vehicles Page 1008
title for licensed wreckers and towing services operating in this
state.
B. Duly appointed peace officers of the political subdivisions
of this state shall have authority to detain and arrest any person
operating a wrecker or tow truck or offering towing services to the
public for a charge without a valid license issued pursuant to the
provisions of Section 951 et seq. of this title. Such officers,
upon reasonable belief that any wrecker or tow truck is being
operated without proper authority or without a valid license issued
pursuant to Section 951 et seq. of this title, shall be authorized
to require the operator thereof to stop and exhibit such
documentation as may be required to establish his or her authority
to tow or transport another vehicle or to prove possession of a
valid wrecker or tow service license issued in this state. Any
person convicted of operating a wrecker or tow truck or offering
towing services to the public for a charge in this state without a
license shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punished with a fine of
One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00). Law enforcement shall impound the
tow truck being used in violation of this section.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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