Should unpaid tolls equal vehicle registration holds? One Oklahoma lawmaker says no

Yahoo News By Carmen Forman, The Oklahoman

January 10, 2024 

A Democratic lawmaker filed legislation to block a state agency from preventing Oklahomans from renewing their vehicle registrations due to unpaid tolls.

Rep. Annie Menz, D-Norman, filed House Bill 2968 to undo state law that allows Service Oklahoma, working in conjunction with the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority, to block a person from renewing their vehicle registration until they pay all toll road charges.

Hundreds of thousands of vehicle registration holds have been placed on accounts due to unpaid tolls in the past two years, according to information previously provided by the Turnpike Authority. More than 300,000 vehicle registration accounts were frozen at some point in the past two years. At least half of those holds were removed after the driver paid their fees.

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