Any officer who has removed or directed the removal of any vessel, or an authorized person in the employing agency of the officer, shall within seventy-two (72) hours of the removal notify the Department of Public Safety of the removal. The notice of removal shall contain the name and address of the owner, if known, the make, model, vessel identification number, registration number, date stored, place stored and the estimated value. Upon receipt of such notice of removal, the Department of Public Safety shall promptly request the Oklahoma Tax Commission or other appropriate registering jurisdiction to furnish the name and address of the owner of and any lienholder on the vessel and must within five (5) days from receipt of the requested information send a notice to the owner and any lienholder by regular mail, postage prepaid, at the addresses furnished by the Tax Commission or registering jurisdiction, of the location of the vessel. This section shall not be construed to create any civil liability upon the state, any agency of the state or employee thereof for failure to provide notice to the owner or lienholder.
Added by Laws 2002, c. 66, § 4.