2023 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 47. Motor Vehicles
§47-592.9. Rule authority – Criminal penalties – Injunctive actions.
A. Rulemaking Power. The Oklahoma Used Motor Vehicle, Dismantler, and Manufactured Housing Commission may adopt, amend and repeal such rules as are necessary for the enforcement of the provisions of the Oklahoma Crusher Act and consistent with its provisions.
B. Criminal Penalties.
1. Any person who engages in the business of operating as a crusher without first obtaining the license prescribed in the Oklahoma Crusher Act or any person who receives, obtains or possesses and crushes any vehicle or other property which the person knows to be subject to an outstanding lien shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not in excess of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), by confinement in the county jail for not more than six (6) months, or by both.
2. Any person who engages in the business of operating as a crusher without first obtaining the license prescribed in the Oklahoma Crusher Act and who receives, obtains or possesses any vehicle or other property which he or she knows to be stolen shall be guilty of a felony offense of receiving, obtaining or possessing stolen property and, upon conviction, shall be subject to the penalties which may be imposed for such crime.
3. Any person selling a vehicle or other property to a crusher who uses false or altered identification or makes a false declaration of ownership or lien status as related to the provisions of the Oklahoma Crusher Act shall be guilty of a felony, and upon conviction shall be punished by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a term of not more than five (5) years, or in the county jail for a term of not more than one (1) year, or by a fine not exceeding One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.
4. Any person who fails to repay a crusher the full amount received from the sale of a vehicle or other property after being officially notified by a peace officer or the Commission that the vehicle or other property the person sold to the crusher was stolen shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for a term of not to exceed six (6) months, or a fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.
C. Injunctive Action. The Commission may institute, in the name of the State of Oklahoma ex rel. Oklahoma Used Motor Vehicle, Dismantler, and Manufactured Housing Commission, any necessary action to enjoin any person, firm, or corporation from engaging in the business of a crusher without a license, or for any violations of this act. An injunction shall issue without the requirement of a bond of any kind from the state. The venue of any action authorized by this section shall be in the county wherein the business activity complained of is conducted.
Added by Laws 2014, c. 376, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 2014. Amended by Laws 2022, c. 107, § 17, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.
