Current through Vol. 42, No. 1, September 16, 2024
(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.
