Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 260 - Office of Management and Enterprise Services
Chapter 135 - Service Oklahoma
Subchapter 7 - Motor Vehicle
Part 37 - TRANSFER OF TITLE
Section 260:135-7-204 - General provisions; assignments; liens; registration; notice of transfer

(a) Transfer of title. In most instances, an Oklahoma transfer title is issued upon receipt of a properly assigned and notarized Oklahoma title and proof of liability insurance. Assignments of Oklahoma certificates of title to, or by, out-of-state dealers located in non-notary states are not required to be notarized. No notarization is required on an assignment of ownership to an insurer resulting from the settlement of a total loss claim. Other instances where a transfer title may be issued are covered in the following subsections.

(b) Use of assignment space provided on title document. The first assignment space on an Oklahoma title is to be used by the owner on the face of the title to assign ownership. The subsequent reassignment spaces may be used by appropriately licensed Oklahoma dealers only. Retail implement dealers may reassign ownership on Oklahoma certificates of title for all-terrain vehicles, utility vehicles and off-road motorcycles. Should an assigned Oklahoma certificate of title be presented in application for an Oklahoma title and that certificate reflects a previous ownership assignment that was never completed via issuance of an Oklahoma title, Service Oklahoma may approve a certificate of title to be issued directly to the most recent assignee; provided both assignments are properly completed and all taxes, fees and delinquent penalties due in regard to the previous assignment are collected, in addition to those due on the most recent assignment.

(c) Title transfers with active liens. Title ownership may not be transferred while an active lien is present except in the following circumstances: when adding an additional name to the ownership conjoined by 'and', with the written permission of the lienholder, when transferring to the owner's trust, or upon the death of the owner.

(d) Actual sales price documentation. The actual sales price is required for any vehicle on which an Oklahoma title is to be issued and excise tax and/or sales tax collected. The actual sales price is commonly referred to as the "purchase price". One of the following documents is required to establish the actual sales price:

(e) Notice of Transfer of Ownership of a Vehicle. The seller or buyer of a motor vehicle may file a Notice of Transfer of Ownership of a Vehicle to record the assignment of ownership in the Service Oklahoma computer system. The filing of Notices of Transfer is optional. The filing of the Notice of Transfer does not constitute a transfer of ownership and does not alleviate the buyer/new owner of the responsibility of properly and timely transferring title and paying all applicable taxes and fees. To be acceptable, notices must be submitted containing all required information. Incomplete forms will not be filed. There are two (2) acceptable types of notice: