After ninety (90) days from the expiration date for annual registration of a vehicle, a police officer may seize and take into custody any vehicle owned within this state not bearing or displaying a proper license plate required by the state vehicle license and registration act 1 . The vehicle shall not be released to the owner until it is duly registered and the license, registration, or title fee and penalties due are paid in full, proof of security or an affidavit that the vehicle will not be used on public highways or public streets, as required pursuant to 47 Oklahoma Statutes section 7-600 et seq., is furnished, and the cost of seizure, including the reasonable cost of taking the vehicle into custody and storing the vehicle, have been paid. In the event the owner of any vehicle seized fails to pay such fees and penalties due, together with cost of seizure and storage, and fails to provide proof of security or an affidavit that the vehicle will not be used on public highways or public streets, the state tax commission or its motor license agents shall proceed to sell the vehicle in the manner required by state law and after providing notice as required by state law. (1987 Code § 15-1315; amd. 2004 Code)
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| 1 | 1. 47 OS § 1101 et seq. |