A. No person shall transport or move a manufactured home on any public road or highway in this state, except as otherwise provided by law, without a permit issued pursuant to the provisions of Sections 14-103A and 14-103C of this title and subsection B of this section, and without a current calendar year decal or current registration or a repossession affidavit issued pursuant to Sections 1110 and 1126 of this title.

B. In addition to the permit information required by the provisions of Sections 14-103A and 14-103C of this title, the permit shall also include the following:

1. The name of the owner of the manufactured home;

2. The serial number or identification number of the manufactured home;

3. A legal description or the physical address of the location from which the manufactured home is to be moved;

4. A legal description or the physical address of the location to which the manufactured home is to be moved; and

5. The name of the firm or individual repossessing the manufactured home as it appears on the repossession affidavit, if the movement is for repossession purposes and the repossession affidavit is being used in lieu of current license plate and decal, as provided in subsection E of Section 1113 of this title.

C. Except as otherwise provided by law, the Department of Public Safety shall not issue a permit to any person to transport or move a manufactured home without a current calendar year decal or current registration; provided:

1. Upon proof of possession of a dealer or in-transit license plate, issued by the Oklahoma Tax Commission according to the provisions of subsection D of Section 1128 of this title, the Department of Public Safety shall issue a permit to the holder of such license;

2. The Department shall issue a permit to the holder of a perfected security interest in a manufactured home, or a licensed representative thereof, pursuant to a lawful repossession of the manufactured home, if the holder or representative is bonded by the state, to move the manufactured home to a secure location with a repossession affidavit; provided, all registration fees, excise taxes or ad valorem taxes due on such home shall be required to be paid within thirty (30) days of the issuance of the permit; and

3. The Department shall issue a permit to transport or move a manufactured home used for commercial purposes during the second through the sixth day of the first month of the following calendar year if the applicant can provide a special waiver and a commercial move affidavit authorized pursuant to Section 2813 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes. As used in this paragraph, “manufactured home used for commercial purposes” means a manufactured home owned by any lawfully recognized business entity the primary purpose of which is to provide temporary housing for the employees or contractors of such business entity.

D. For the purposes of subsections A and C of this section, a manufactured home registration receipt and Manufactured Home Registration Decal attached to a certificate of title for a manufactured home or receipts and decal as authorized by subsection C of Section 1117 of this title shall be evidence of payment of the excise tax and registration fees required pursuant to the provisions of Section 1135 of this title and the Ad Valorem Tax Code.

E. The Department of Public Safety shall notify the Oklahoma Tax Commission, the county assessor of the county from which the manufactured home is to be moved and the county assessor of the county in which the manufactured home is to be moved of any permits issued pursuant to the provisions of this section.

Added by Laws 1984, c. 253, § 4, operative July 1, 1984. Amended by Laws 1985, c. 238, § 1, emerg. eff. July 8, 1985; Laws 1997, c. 192, § 8, eff. Jan. 1, 1998; Laws 2002, c. 417, § 1, eff. July 1, 2002; Laws 2012, c. 269, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2013.