Okla. Admin. Code § 260:135-7-216

Current through Vol. 42, No. 6, December 2, 2024

Section 260:135-7-216 - Affidavit of assembly and ownership

(a)When Affidavit of Assembly and Ownership is required. An Affidavit of Assembly and Ownership is required:

(1) When major components from two or more vehicles or motorcycles are being incorporated into a single unit.

(2) In applying for an Oklahoma title for a kit car that comes with a Manufacturer's Statement of Origin and an invoice.

(3) When a combination of new components with original (notarized) Manufacturer's Statements of Origin and used components with bills of sale, invoices or receipts are used to make one vehicle or motorcycle.

(b)Documentation required. Documentation required to support application for Oklahoma title using an Affidavit of Assembly and Ownership includes:

(1)A completed Affidavit of Assembly and Ownership. The applicant must complete the Affidavit of Assembly and Ownership and supporting documentation. Title or notarized bills of sale for all major components included on the affidavit must be submitted, listing the vehicle identification number (VIN) of the vehicle from which the part was removed.

(2)A completed Application for Oklahoma Certificate of Title. The applicant must complete the Application for Oklahoma Certificate of Title, as follows:

(A) The year to be listed on the certificate of title will be the year of the body or cab of the vehicle which is reconstructed.

(B) The make of the vehicle will be noted as: "ASVE".

(C) The model of the vehicle will be the three (3) or (4)-letter code reflected on the Oklahoma Certificate of Title of the appropriate component vehicle.

(D) The body type of the vehicle will reflect the current body type of the vehicle. Example: 2DR

(E) The Total Purchase Price will be the combined purchase price for all components, less those parts on which sales tax was paid.

(F) Excise tax and/or sales tax due on the assembled vehicle will be determined as follows:

(i) Neither excise tax nor sales tax will be collected if the title was in the registrant's name on each of the major components used to build the current vehicle.

(ii) Excise tax and sales tax will be due upon transfer if the title was not in the registrant's name on each of the major components used to build the current vehicle.

(G) The year of an assembled motorcycle is the current year (completion date).

(H) The make of the assembled motorcycle will be "ASVE".

(I) The model will be "O".

(J) The body type will reflect "MC".

(c)Approval required. Any application for title using the Affidavit of Assembly and Ownership must be approved by Service Oklahoma. Such approval relates only to the issuance of an Oklahoma title and registration to the assembled vehicle. No attestation or confirmation of the roadworthiness of the vehicle is expressed or implied by Service Oklahoma's approval.

(d)Inspection required. Following approval of the application for title by Service Oklahoma, the assembled vehicle or motorcycle must be inspected by a licensed operator to confirm the vehicle identification number (VIN).

(e)Oklahoma assigned identification number required. An Oklahoma assigned identification number, when required for an assembled vehicle or motorcycle, shall be assigned by Service Oklahoma.

(f)Active liens. If an active lien is reflected on any vehicle identification number (VIN) of a component used to build a vehicle or motorcycle on which an Oklahoma assigned identification number has been, or will be, assigned, or on which an identification number from a major component has been, or will be, approved by Service Oklahoma to be assigned to the completed vehicle, the following will apply:

(1) The applicant must provide either a proper lien release(s), or written acknowledgement from the active lienholder(s) of their knowledge of the application for an assembled vehicle which will display a newly assigned VIN and their understanding that any other liens reflected on other components of the assembled vehicle will also be reflected on the vehicle record, listed in order of original perfection date.

(2) Upon receipt of the lienholder acknowledgement, Service Oklahoma will issue a revised Lien Entry Form, reflecting the newly assigned vehicle identification number and will forward the forms and written notification of the new vehicle identification number (VIN) to any lienholder of record.

(g)No active liens. If no liens are active on any vehicle identification number (VIN) used to build the vehicle or motorcycle, the approved Service Oklahoma Application for Title, Assembly and Ownership Affidavit, and all original receipts and notarized bills of sale associated with the transaction may be submitted to a Service Oklahoma location for processing.

(h)Issuance of title; tag and decal, if applicable. At the time the Oklahoma Certificate of Title is issued, a current tag and decal will be issued also, if applicable.

(i)Major component. For purposes of this Section, "major component" for a vehicle means a body, cab, frame, front end clip, or rear end clip. "Major component" for a motorcycle means a frame or front fork assembly.

Okla. Admin. Code § 260:135-7-216

Transferred from 710:60-5-91 by HB 3419 (2022), eff. 5/19/2022

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 40, Issue 24, September 1, 2023, eff. 9/11/2023