Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-4009.1
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Serial numbers for outboard motors – Rules - Penalties
Official statutory text
A. 1. Service Oklahoma shall promulgate rules specifying the
location and manner in which serial numbers for outboard motors
shall be affixed. In promulgating such rules, Service Oklahoma
shall consider the existence of voluntary industry standards, the
current state of technology and the overall process of reducing
vessel and motor thefts in this state.
2. Any outboard motor manufactured on or after October 1, 1985,
which is for sale in this state shall comply with the rules
promulgated pursuant to this section.
3. Any person, firm or corporation which sells or offers to
sell any outboard motor or outboard motor part manufactured on or
after October 1, 1985, which does not comply with this subsection
shall be, upon conviction, guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a
fine of up to Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), imprisonment in the
county jail for a period of up to one (1) year, or both such fine
and imprisonment.
B. 1. It is unlawful for any person to knowingly possess any
outboard motor or outboard motor part upon which the serial number
required by subsection A of this section has been removed, erased,
defaced or otherwise altered to prevent identification.
2. It is unlawful for any person to knowingly possess,
manufacture, sell or exchange, offer to sell or exchange, aid in
sale or exchange, supply in blank, authorize or direct, give away,
or to conspire to or attempt to commit any of the previously
mentioned acts, any counterfeit manufacturer's outboard motor or
outboard motor part serial number plate or decal, used for the
purpose of identification of any outboard motor or outboard motor
part, or to conspire or attempt to commit any of these acts.
3. Any person violating any provision of this subsection shall
be, upon conviction, guilty of a Class D3 felony offense and shall
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be punished by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through
F of Section 20P of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
C. If any serial number required by this section to identify
ownership of an outboard motor or outboard motor part does not exist
or has been removed, erased, defaced or otherwise altered to prevent
identification, and the true identity cannot be determined, the
outboard motor or outboard motor part may be seized by any peace
officer in this state and shall be subject to forfeiture pursuant to
the procedures established for the law enforcement agency by which
the seizing officer is employed. Such outboard motor or outboard
motor part may not be sold or used to propel a vessel on the waters
of this state unless and until Service Oklahoma issues to the
outboard motor or outboard motor part a replacement identifying
number which shall be affixed to the motor or part and shall
thereafter be used for identification purposes of the motor or part.
location and manner in which serial numbers for outboard motors
shall be affixed. In promulgating such rules, Service Oklahoma
shall consider the existence of voluntary industry standards, the
current state of technology and the overall process of reducing
vessel and motor thefts in this state.
2. Any outboard motor manufactured on or after October 1, 1985,
which is for sale in this state shall comply with the rules
promulgated pursuant to this section.
3. Any person, firm or corporation which sells or offers to
sell any outboard motor or outboard motor part manufactured on or
after October 1, 1985, which does not comply with this subsection
shall be, upon conviction, guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a
fine of up to Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), imprisonment in the
county jail for a period of up to one (1) year, or both such fine
and imprisonment.
B. 1. It is unlawful for any person to knowingly possess any
outboard motor or outboard motor part upon which the serial number
required by subsection A of this section has been removed, erased,
defaced or otherwise altered to prevent identification.
2. It is unlawful for any person to knowingly possess,
manufacture, sell or exchange, offer to sell or exchange, aid in
sale or exchange, supply in blank, authorize or direct, give away,
or to conspire to or attempt to commit any of the previously
mentioned acts, any counterfeit manufacturer's outboard motor or
outboard motor part serial number plate or decal, used for the
purpose of identification of any outboard motor or outboard motor
part, or to conspire or attempt to commit any of these acts.
3. Any person violating any provision of this subsection shall
be, upon conviction, guilty of a Class D3 felony offense and shall
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be punished by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through
F of Section 20P of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
C. If any serial number required by this section to identify
ownership of an outboard motor or outboard motor part does not exist
or has been removed, erased, defaced or otherwise altered to prevent
identification, and the true identity cannot be determined, the
outboard motor or outboard motor part may be seized by any peace
officer in this state and shall be subject to forfeiture pursuant to
the procedures established for the law enforcement agency by which
the seizing officer is employed. Such outboard motor or outboard
motor part may not be sold or used to propel a vessel on the waters
of this state unless and until Service Oklahoma issues to the
outboard motor or outboard motor part a replacement identifying
number which shall be affixed to the motor or part and shall
thereafter be used for identification purposes of the motor or part.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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