- (a) Due to special situations such as, but not limited to, a pending fatal collision, asset forfeiture, or criminal investigation, law enforcement officers or agencies may select licensed wrecker services with indoor storage facilities without regard to rotation. The facility must meet the stated specifications of the investigating officer and the licensed wrecker service must comply with any special instructions related to the storage.
- (b) When two (2) or more licensed wrecker services are dispatched to a traffic incident the following procedures shall apply:
- (1) The first licensed wrecker service arriving at the scene will tow the vehicle causing the greatest traffic hazard, which shall be determined by the law enforcement officer on scene.
- (2) In the event the owner or authorized agent of one of the casualties has requested a specific licensed wrecker service, and that licensed wrecker service arrives on scene before any other licensed wrecker services, it shall be required to assist removing vehicles presenting a traffic obstruction prior to recovering and/or towing the casualty it has been requested to recover and/or tow.
- (c) Notify the Department by email of the make, model, GVWR, and VIN of any approved wrecker vehicle which is disposed of permanently or temporarily unavailable. When a licensed wrecker service has only one approved wrecker vehicle and the approved wrecker vehicle becomes unavailable by reason of mechanical failure or failure to meet the applicable wrecker vehicle requirements, the licensed wrecker service shall be removed from the applicable OHP wrecker rotation, unless and until a wrecker vehicle license is issued for a replacement wrecker vehicle. The affected approved wrecker vehicle must be reinspected prior to the licensed wrecker service being placed back on the applicable OHP wrecker rotation.
- (d) When a request for service has been cancelled by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, the licensed wrecker service shall not continue to the scene of the traffic incident. The licensed wrecker service shall not lose its position on the rotation log.
Added at 42 Ok Reg, Number 20, effective 7-11-25