A. Except as otherwise provided by this section, all information contained in the certificate of title or the registration of any vessel or motor shall be confidential and privileged, subject only to disclosure to the following:

1. Any duly authorized peace officer of this state in the regular course of the peace officer’s duties;

2. Any official person or body of any other state or of the United States, when required in their governmental functions;

3. Any person or firm, when the Oklahoma Tax Commission is satisfied the request for information is reasonable and is related primarily to boating safety;

4. Any filer of a mechanics, storage or abandoned vessel possessory lien under the applicable provisions of Sections 91 through 200 of Title 42, Section 908 of Title 47 or Section 4217.4 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes, when such information is required to fulfill the notification requirements contained therein;

5. Any vessel or motor manufacturer or an authorized representative thereof in connection with matters of vessel or motor safety and theft, vessel motor emissions, vessel or motor product alterations, recalls or advisories, performance monitoring of vessel or motor parts and dealers, vessel or motor market research activities, including survey research, and removal of non-owner records from the original owner records of vessel or motor manufacturers. The confidentiality of the information shall be protected, as set out above, and used only for the purpose stated; provided, further, that the Tax Commission shall be authorized to review the use of and the measures employed to safeguard the information; and provided, further, that the manufacturer or representative shall bear the cost incurred by the Tax Commission in the production of the information requested. If the confidentiality provisions, pursuant to this section, are violated, the provisions of subsection D of Section 205 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall apply and the privilege of obtaining information shall be terminated. Any manufacturer or representative violating the provisions of this section, upon conviction, shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00); and

6. Any person compiling and publishing vessel or motor statistics, provided that such statistics do not disclose the names or addresses of individuals. Such information shall be provided upon payment of a fee as determined by the Tax Commission.

B. The Tax Commission or a motor license agent may furnish the holder of a security interest in a specific vessel or motor upon payment of the fee specified by Section 4014 of this title, a copy or certified copy of the certificate of title or registration information for such vessel.

Laws 1989, c. 346, § 7, eff. Jan. 1, 1990; Laws 1992, c. 284, § 5, eff. Jan. 1, 1993; Laws 2004, c. 534, § 12, eff. Nov. 1, 2004; Laws 2005, c. 479, § 3, eff. July 1, 2005.