Senate Bill 582 Summary

• Amends the service lien statutes (42 O.S. §91 and §91A) to modify notice and foreclosure procedures for liens on personal property, vehicles, and manufactured homes.

• Establishes the Oklahoma Tax Commission as the centralized entity to process and mail lien notices and sale notices to interested parties, replacing direct mailing requirements, with specified timeframes and fees up to $35.

• Reduces the initial notice period from 60 days to 45 days after first services rendered (or from 60 days to 45 days for contractual storage/rental charges), and shortens public posting requirements from 10 days to 20 days before sale.

• Creates a hearing process allowing interested parties to challenge lien validity within 15 days of receiving notice, with the Commission scheduling hearings within 5 days of a request.

• Creates a felony offense for knowingly making false statements in lien proceedings or fraudulently using the lien process to foreclose on an owner's or lienholder's interest in a vehicle; effective November 1, 2013.