Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 591.11
Salvage Pool or Salvage Disposal Sales
Effective Nov 1, 2006Laws 1980, SB 547, c. 273, § 11, eff. January 1, 1981; Amended by Laws 1992, SB 881, c. 242, § 3, emerg. eff. July 1, 1992; Amended by Laws 1996, SB 1031, c. 332, § 6, eff. November 1, 1996; Amended by Laws 2004, HB 2470, c. 519, § 29, eff. November 1, 2004 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2006, HB 3085, c. 107 § 1, eff. November 1, 2006, amended by Laws 2006, SB 1701, c. 213, § 7, eff. November 1, 2006 (superseded document available).
A. Sales at a salvage pool or salvage disposal sale shall be opened only to:
- 1. A person possessing an automobile dismantler’s license or rebuilder certificate issued by the Oklahoma Used Motor Vehicle and Parts Commission and who has a buyer’s identification card;
- 2. A person from another state who has a buyer’s identification card; or
- 3. A foreign buyer who has a buyer’s identification card.
- B. A buyer’s identification card to bid or buy at salvage pools or salvage disposal sales shall be issued by the Commission on a form prescribed by it and shall include, but not be limited to, the name, address, physical description and signature of the applicant; and the name and address of the employer of the applicant. The Commission may exact a fee not to exceed Twenty Dollars ($20.00) for the issuance or renewal of a buyer's identification card for a resident of this state and a fee not to exceed Two Hundred Ten Dollars ($210.00) for the issuance or renewal of a buyer's identification card for an out-of-state buyer and a fee not to exceed Four Hundred Dollars ($400.00) for the issuance or renewal of a buyer's identification card for foreign buyers. There shall be no more than three (3) B.I.D. cards per business, as defined in the Automotive Dismantlers and Parts Recycler Act. A buyer's identification card fee shall be returnable only in the event that the permit application is denied by the Commission as allowed pursuant to the Automotive Dismantlers and Parts Recycler Act.
- C. It shall be the duty of the owner, manager or person in charge of any salvage pool or salvage disposal sale to prohibit the bidding by any person who does not display the buyer's identification card number for such person and, further, to refuse to sell to any person any wrecked or repairable motor vehicle if such person does not display a valid buyer's identification card.
- D. A buyer's identification card issued to a person, firm or corporation may be refused, canceled or revoked due to the refusal, cancellation or revocation of their automotive dismantler’s license or rebuilder certificate issued by the Oklahoma Used Motor Vehicle and Parts Commission. Any person whose buyer's identification card is refused, canceled or revoked shall enjoy the same review and appeal procedures provided in Section 591.10 of this title.
- E. Any salvage pool or salvage disposal sale that is facilitating in the sale of a motor vehicle for an insurance company must provide on its web site the full seventeen-digit vehicle identification number (VIN) and the name of the insurance company that is selling the motor vehicle.
- F. The salvage pool or salvage disposal sale shall show the buyer’s identification number of the winning bidder on any sale that takes place on the Internet or by on-line bidding for all salvage motor vehicles being sold for an insurance company.
Laws 1980, SB 547, c. 273, § 11, eff. January 1, 1981; Amended by Laws 1992, SB 881, c. 242, § 3, emerg. eff. July 1, 1992; Amended by Laws 1996, SB 1031, c. 332, § 6, eff. November 1, 1996; Amended by Laws 2004, HB 2470, c. 519, § 29, eff. November 1, 2004 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2006, HB 3085, c. 107 § 1, eff. November 1, 2006, amended by Laws 2006, SB 1701, c. 213, § 7, eff. November 1, 2006 (superseded document available).