Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-4027
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Lien of title and registration fees and penalties -
Official statutory text
Priority - Seizure - Costs of taking into custody and storage -
Foreclosure.
All title and registration fees and penalties levied by the
terms and provisions of the Oklahoma Vessel and Motor Registration
Act shall become and remain a first lien upon any vessel or motor on
which such fees, taxes and penalty are due and unpaid. The lien
shall be prior, superior and paramount to all other liens of
whatsoever kind or character.
After the thirtieth day after such title and registration fees
become delinquent, it shall be the duty of Service Oklahoma or the
Department of Public Safety, its designated officers or employees,
and of sheriffs and all other duly authorized peace officers of this
state, to seize and take into custody every vessel or motor required
to be titled and registered pursuant to the Oklahoma Vessel and
Motor Registration Act but which is not so registered by the owner
thereof, and such vessel or motor shall not be released to the owner
thereof until it is duly registered and the fee due thereon paid in
full, together with any penalty provided by law, plus the cost of
seizure, including a reasonable cost of taking such vessel or motor
into custody and storing it. In the event the owner or possessor of
any such vessel or motor seized, as provided by law, shall fail to
pay the registration fee and penalty due thereon, together with such
costs of seizure and storage, the officer shall proceed to foreclose
the lien thereon by selling such vessel or motor following the
procedure for foreclosure of liens on personal property prescribed
in Section 91 of Title 42 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
The provisions of the Uniform Tax Procedure Code under Title 68
of the Oklahoma Statutes and the Oklahoma Vehicle License and
Registration Act, Section 1101 et seq. of Title 47 of the Oklahoma
Statutes, providing procedures and remedies with respect to all
state taxes shall also be available for the enforcement of the
provisions of the Oklahoma Vessel and Motor Registration Act.
Foreclosure.
All title and registration fees and penalties levied by the
terms and provisions of the Oklahoma Vessel and Motor Registration
Act shall become and remain a first lien upon any vessel or motor on
which such fees, taxes and penalty are due and unpaid. The lien
shall be prior, superior and paramount to all other liens of
whatsoever kind or character.
After the thirtieth day after such title and registration fees
become delinquent, it shall be the duty of Service Oklahoma or the
Department of Public Safety, its designated officers or employees,
and of sheriffs and all other duly authorized peace officers of this
state, to seize and take into custody every vessel or motor required
to be titled and registered pursuant to the Oklahoma Vessel and
Motor Registration Act but which is not so registered by the owner
thereof, and such vessel or motor shall not be released to the owner
thereof until it is duly registered and the fee due thereon paid in
full, together with any penalty provided by law, plus the cost of
seizure, including a reasonable cost of taking such vessel or motor
into custody and storing it. In the event the owner or possessor of
any such vessel or motor seized, as provided by law, shall fail to
pay the registration fee and penalty due thereon, together with such
costs of seizure and storage, the officer shall proceed to foreclose
the lien thereon by selling such vessel or motor following the
procedure for foreclosure of liens on personal property prescribed
in Section 91 of Title 42 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
The provisions of the Uniform Tax Procedure Code under Title 68
of the Oklahoma Statutes and the Oklahoma Vehicle License and
Registration Act, Section 1101 et seq. of Title 47 of the Oklahoma
Statutes, providing procedures and remedies with respect to all
state taxes shall also be available for the enforcement of the
provisions of the Oklahoma Vessel and Motor Registration Act.
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