In the event a law enforcement officer determines a need exists to preserve the secured status of an impounded or stored vehicle, the law enforcement officer may direct the licensed wrecker service to place a hold thereon, which shall be honored in accordance with the procedures in these rules. A licensed wrecker service may not release a vehicle under the following circumstances without confirmation from the law enforcement agency ordering the impoundment of the vehicle or the district attorney in the county in which the vehicle was impounded that the following restrictions are no longer applicable to the stored vehicle.

1. (1) The vehicle is subject to forfeiture proceedings under the Controlled Dangerous Substances Act.
2. (2) The vehicle has been used in the commission of a felony offense and a search warrant has been issued or the law enforcement agency is seeking a search warrant.
3. (3) Evidentiary purposes in investigations of fatality and great bodily injury collisions.

Added at 42 Ok Reg, Number 20, effective 7-11-25