Okla. Stat. tit. 68, § 68-500.59
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Impoundment, seizure and sale of vehicle and cargo upon
Official statutory text
violation of shipping paper requirements - Presumption.
If a person is found operating a motor vehicle in violation of
the shipping paper requirements in Sections 45, 49, 50 and 55 of
this act, the vehicle and its cargo is subject to impoundment,
seizure, and subsequent sale and forfeiture, in accordance with the
general laws of this state respecting seizure and forfeiture. The
failure of the operator of a motor vehicle to have on board, when
loaded, the proper shipping papers with a destination state machine-
printed on its face pursuant to Section 45 of this act or which
fails to meet the descriptive annotation requirements of Sections
49, 50 and 56 of this act, if applicable, shall be presumptive
evidence of a violation sufficient to warrant impoundment and
seizure of the vehicle and its cargo.
If a person is found operating a motor vehicle in violation of
the shipping paper requirements in Sections 45, 49, 50 and 55 of
this act, the vehicle and its cargo is subject to impoundment,
seizure, and subsequent sale and forfeiture, in accordance with the
general laws of this state respecting seizure and forfeiture. The
failure of the operator of a motor vehicle to have on board, when
loaded, the proper shipping papers with a destination state machine-
printed on its face pursuant to Section 45 of this act or which
fails to meet the descriptive annotation requirements of Sections
49, 50 and 56 of this act, if applicable, shall be presumptive
evidence of a violation sufficient to warrant impoundment and
seizure of the vehicle and its cargo.
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