Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 260 - Office of Management and Enterprise Services › Chapter 135 - Service Oklahoma › Subchapter 7 - Motor Vehicle › Part 11 - MOTOR VEHICLES- GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 260:135-7-64 - Confidentiality of motor vehicle information

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
Procedure
				  for release of vehicle and lien information.
Vehicle and lien
				  information may be released only to qualified requestors upon completion of a
				  Vehicle Information Request form and remittance of the statutory fee. Qualified
				  requestors of recurring data from the motor vehicle system database must
				  complete the "Service Contract for Purchase of Oklahoma Motor Vehicle
				  Registration (MVR) Database" with Service Oklahoma. Upon acceptance of the
				  contract, the requested data may be provided at the appropriate processing fee
				  established by Service Oklahoma. Requests for unique (one time) large data
				  files from the motor vehicle system database may be made by submitting the
				  appropriate request for information to Service Oklahoma for review. Upon
				  approval, the requested data may be provided at the appropriate processing fee
				  established by Service Oklahoma. Limited vehicle and lien information is
				  available on OKCARS to Registered Lienholders and Dealers. The information
				  released on OKCARS includes lien status, title type, title number, ownership,
				  odometer reading, brands, title number, and vehicle information such as year,
				  make and model.
(b)
Who may
				  obtain vehicle and lien information.
Vehicle and lien information may be
				  released to:
(1) The current owner;
(2) An individual, on behalf of the current
				  owner, with written authorization;
(3) A licensed wrecker or towing service, for
				  notification to owners;
(4) A
				  legitimate business, for purposes of:
(A)
				  Verifying the accuracy of personal information submitted to the business by the
				  individual to whom the requested information pertains; or
(B) Obtaining correct information for
				  purposes of preventing fraud by, pursuing legal remedies against, or recovering
				  on a debt or security interest against, the individual to whom the requested
				  information pertains;
(5) A requestor who is to use the information
				  in conjunction with a civil, criminal, administrative, or arbitral proceeding
				  in a federal, state, or local court or agency, or before any self-regulatory
				  body. Use may include service of process, investigation in anticipation of
				  litigation, and the execution or enforcement of a judgment or order;
(6) A requestor, pursuant to an order of any
				  court;
(7) An insurer or insurance
				  support organization;
(8) A
				  licensed private investigative agency or licensed security service, for
				  purposes permitted by 47 O.S. § 1109(A);
(9) A governmental or law enforcement agency,
				  or a court, for use in an official function;
(10) Any person compiling and publishing
				  motor vehicle statistics, provided that names and addresses of individuals
				  shall not be disclosed;
(11) Any
				  motor vehicle manufacturer or an authorized representative thereof, in
				  connection with matters of motor vehicle or driver safety and theft, motor
				  vehicle emissions, motor vehicle product alterations, recalls or advisories,
				  performance monitoring of motor vehicles, motor vehicle parts and dealers,
				  motor vehicle market research activities, including survey research, and
				  removal of non-owner records from the original owner records of motor vehicle
				  manufacturers; or,
(12) For use in
				  connection with the operation of private toll transportation
				  facilities.
(13) For furnishing the
				  name and address of all commercial entities who have current registrations of
				  any particular model of vehicle; provided, this exception shall not allow the
				  release of personal information pursuant to the provisions of the Driver's
				  Privacy Protection Act, 18
				  U.S.C. §§
												2721 through
				  2725.