Oklahoma SB 354: Motor vehicles; requiring motor vehicle rental companies to provide good-faith estimates to customers prior to renting. Effective date.

Bill Text

An Act
ENROLLED SENATE
BILL NO. 354 By: Haste of the Senate

and

Stinson of the House

An Act relating to motor vehicles; requiring motor
vehicle rental companies to provide good-faith
estimates to customers prior to renting motor
vehicles; including information necessary for the
good-faith estimate to provide; defining terms;
providing for codification; and providing an
effective date.

SUBJECT: Motor vehicle rentals

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:

SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 8-105 of Title 47, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:

A. If a motor vehicle rental company imposes additional
mandatory charges, the rental company shall:

1. Provide a good-faith estimate of the total charges for the
entire rental, including all additional mandatory charges, whenever
a quote is provided to a potential customer. The good-faith
estimate may exclude mileage charges and charges for optional items
that cannot be determined prior to completing a rental reservation
based on the information provided by the potential customer; and

2. Disclose in the rental contract provided to the renter the
total charges for the entire rental, including all additional

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mandatory charges. Total charges for the entire rental do not
include any charges that cannot be determined at the time the rental
commences.

B. As used in this section:

1. “Additional mandatory charge” means any separately stated
charges that a motor vehicle rental company requires a renter to pay
that specifically relate to the operation of a rental vehicle.
Additional mandatory charge includes, but is not limited to, a
customer facility charge, airport concession recovery fee, road
safety program fee, vehicle license recovery fee, or any government
imposed taxes or fees;

2. “Motor vehicle” means the same as set forth in Section 562
of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

3. “Motor vehicle rental agreement” means an agreement for the
rental of a motor vehicle for transportation purposes, for a period
no more than ninety (90) days, in return for a fee that is
calculated on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis;

4. “Motor vehicle rental company” means an entity that is in
the business of renting, pursuant to motor vehicle rental
agreements;

5. “Quote” means an estimated cost of rental provided by a
motor vehicle rental company to a potential customer based on
information provided by the customer, including potential dates of
rental, location, or class of vehicle; and

6. “Vehicle license recovery fee” means a charge to recover
costs incurred by a motor vehicle rental company to license, title,
register, plate, or inspect a rental vehicle.

SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.

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Passed the Senate the 20th day of February, 2023.

Presiding Officer of the Senate

Passed the House of Representatives the 26th day of April, 2023.

Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________
Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.

_________________________________
Governor of the State of Oklahoma

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________
day of __________________, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________