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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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3 SENATE BILL 721 By: Frix
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to wreckers and towing services;
7 amending 47 O.S. 2021, Section 962, which relates to
8 the foreclosure of liens; allowing certain persons to
8 have certain possessory lien; and providing an
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12 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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13 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 962, is
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14 amended to read as follows:
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15 Section 962. A. Every person legally entitled to compensation
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16 for the removal or, storage, or remediation at the scene of an
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17 accident of any vehicle subject to registration, which vehicle's
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18 removal has been authorized by any public agency, has a lien on the
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19 vehicle, dependent on possession. The lien is deemed to arise on
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20 the date of possession of the vehicle. Any person perfecting a lien
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21 under this section shall foreclose this lien according to the
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22 provisions for sale under Sections 908 through 911 of this title.
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1 B. Every owner of such vehicle towed or stored pursuant to
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2 Section 955 of this title shall be responsible for the total amount
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4 C. Any wrecker or towing service is authorized to collect from
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5 the owner, lienholder that seeks possession of a vehicle under a
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6 security interest, agent, or insurer accepting liability for paying
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7 the claim for a vehicle or purchasing the vehicle as a total loss
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8 vehicle, the fee authorized by Section 904 of this title.
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9 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
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