2020 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 63. Public Health and Safety
§63-4032. Violations - Punishments.

A. It shall be unlawful for any person to:

1. Lend or to sell to, or knowingly permit the use of by one not entitled thereto, any certificate of title or registration issued to or in the custody of the person so lending or permitting the use thereof;

2. Alter or in any manner change a certificate of title or registration certificate issued under the laws of this or any other state;

3. Procure from another state or country or display upon any vessel owned by the person within this state, except as otherwise provided by the Oklahoma Vessel and Motor Registration Act, Section 4002 et seq. of this title, any number issued by any state or country other than this state, unless there shall be displayed upon such vessel at all times the permanent number assigned to it by the Commission;

4. Buy, sell or dispose of, or have in the person's possession for sale, use or storage, any secondhand or used vessel or motor on which the registration fee has not been paid, as required by law, and on which vessel or motor said person neglects, fails or refuses to display at all times the permanent number assigned to it;

5. Register a vessel or motor on an assigned certificate of title. This particular paragraph shall be applicable to all persons except bona fide dealers who are holders of current and valid dealers' licenses;

6. Operate a vessel or motor upon the waters of this state after the registration deadline for that vessel or motor without a proper title and registration, as prescribed by the Oklahoma Vessel and Motor Registration Act, for the current year;

7. Release a certificate of title or excise tax receipt to any unauthorized person or source, including any dealer. Violation of this paragraph shall constitute sufficient grounds for discharge of a motor license agent by the Commission;

8. Alter or in any manner change a permanent number issued for a vessel under the laws of this state or any other state; or

9. Offer for sale any used vessel, used motor, or any used vessel or motor part if the vessel, motor, or part:

• a.is not currently registered, if required,
• b.has had the hull identification number or serial number removed,
• c.has a hull identification number or serial number which does not match the number listed on the current title or registration, or
• d.appears, is suspected, or is known to be stolen.

Anyone violating the provisions of this subsection shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be subject to a fine not to exceed Fifty Dollars ($50.00) for each such violation.

B. Any owner who knowingly makes or causes to be made any false statement of a fact required in this section to be shown in an application for the title or registration of one or more vessels or motors shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or shall be imprisoned in the county jail for not more than one (1) year, or both such fine and imprisonment.

C. A violation of this section and any of the provisions of Sections 4002 through 4031 of this title where a specific penalty has not been imposed shall constitute a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof the person having violated it shall be fined not less than Ten Dollars ($10.00) and not more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00).

D. In addition thereto, it is specifically provided that any person stating or giving or causing to be stated or given any false information as to the location of any vessel or motor shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed one (1) year, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

Added by Laws 1989, c. 346, § 32, eff. Jan. 1, 1990. Amended by Laws 1992, c. 284, § 17, eff. Jan. 1, 1993; Laws 2003, c. 393, § 3, emerg. eff. June 4, 2003; Laws 2004, c. 364, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2004.