Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 595 - Department of Public Safety › Chapter 25 - Wreckers and Towing Services › Subchapter 3 - Wrecker License › Section 595:25-3-2 - Applications

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Every
				applicant shall file with the Department a written application on a form
				prescribed by the Department and shall tender with the application a fee
				pursuant to 47 O.S. §953 in the form of check (business, personal, or
				cashier),or money order. Checks and money orders should be made payable to the
				Department of Public Safety. The application shall be completed using the
				applicant's legal name and include every alias and nickname by which the
				applicant is or has been known. Every applicant shall submit with the
				application a current original Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation
				(O.S.B.I.) criminal record check for each individual, partner or corporate
				officer as shown on the application. If any owner, partner, or officer has not
				lived in Oklahoma for the immediately preceding five (5) years, he or she shall
				submit a criminal record check from the agency responsible for keeping criminal
				history in the state or states of residence for the immediately preceding five
				(5) years. Upon the return of any dishonored check the application shall be
				canceled.
(b) Upon receipt and
				approval of the application, the Department shall assign to the operator a
				permanent identification number for all matters relating to the approved
				wrecker and towing service. The Wrecker Services Inspector/Trooper will issue a
				contact report for the operator to present to the Oklahoma Tax Commission or a
				motor license agent for the purpose of being issued a wrecker license plate
				pursuant to 47 O.S. § 1134.3.
(c) The filing of an application for a
				license does not authorize wrecker or towing service operations by the
				applicant. Operation may commence only after all requirements have been met and
				proper authorization has been issued by the Department.
(d) The application shall be an affidavit
				containing the following information together with any additional information
				the Department may require.
(1) The trade
				name (business name) of the wrecker service. If the business name is registered
				with the Oklahoma Secretary of State, such registered name shall be used. A
				copy of the Certificate of Limited Liability Company, a Certificate of
				Authority, a Certificate of Limited Partnership, or a Certificate of
				Incorporation from the Secretary of State must be submitted with the
				application.
(2) The name of the
				individual (owner/applicant) or, in the event of a legal entity such as a
				corporation, limited liability company, partnership or limited partnership, the
				names of any two of the following:
(A)
				President,
(B)
				Vice-President,
(C) Another
				officer, such as Secretary, or the name of the person responsible for the
				day-to-day operation of the legal entity. The legal entity shall notify DPS
				immediately in the event any officer or the person responsible should
				change.
(3) A statement
				substantially as follows: "Under oath, I affirm the information submitted in
				this application is true and I further affirm that I have read the rules of the
				Department of Public Safety and hereby agree in good faith to abide by the
				applicable laws and rules governing the wrecker and towing services for which
				this application is made."
(4) Date
				of application.
(5) Signature of
				the individual applicant or of each company officer, as named on the
				application.
(6) For each driver,
				the name, date of birth and driver license number.
(7) If an officer of the Department of Public
				Safety or a law enforcement officer of any political subdivision may have an
				interest, financial or otherwise, in or may be employed by a wrecker or towing
				service, the wrecker service shall affirm that its sole purpose and only
				business is to perform repossessions of vehicles which are subject to lien and
				are being repossessed by the lien holder of record, operating as a Class G
				Wrecker. If a determination is made that the wrecker service performs services
				other than repossessions, it shall be grounds for revocation of the wrecker
				license.