SECTION 595:25-9-1. Oklahoma Highway Patrol Rotation Log

(a)   Official Rotation Log. The Department of Public Safety maintains two (2) official Oklahoma Highway Patrol Rotation Logs, a Class AA wrecker log and a Class AA-TL wrecker log, each of which shall consist of licensed wrecker services for the performance of services carried out pursuant to the request of or at the direction of any officer of the Department [47 O.S. § 72-952 (D)].

(b)   Request for Placement on the Rotation Log. A licensed Class AA wrecker service desiring to be placed on the Highway Patrol Rotation Log in the Highway Patrol Troop District in which the place of business and the primary storage facility of the wrecker service is located shall file a written request with the Department, pursuant to (e) of this Section. [47 O.S. § 72-952 (D)]

(c)   Assignment to the Rotation Log. If a request for placement on the Rotation Log is approved by the Department, the wrecker service shall be assigned by the Department to the Highway Patrol Troop District specified on the request. Both the Troop Commander of the Troop District and the wrecker service will be notified by the Department of the assignment of the wrecker service to the Rotation Log.[47 O.S. § 72-952 (D)]

(d)   Call Assignment. Oklahoma Turnpike Authority rotation log will be determined, for placement on rotation, by using any operator business location within 10 road miles of a gate entry. Must be capable to respond promptly to the scene, open at least one lane promptly, clear and clean the incident sight within the shortest time possible. Calls will be assigned to the wrecker nearest in time or distance to the incident scene for quick clearance.

(e)   Geographical Areas of Rotation. [47 O.S. § 72-955 (C)]

(1)   The Commissioner's designee of the Wrecker Services Division shall be responsible for establishing geographical areas of rotation within the Troop District to which wrecker services on the District's Rotation Log will be assigned for operation when responding to calls for service from the Rotation Log. The Commissioner's designee shall notify each wrecker service of the geographical area of rotation to which it is assigned.

(2)   The Commissioner's designee will establish each geographical area of rotation based upon a reasonable radius from the primary storage facility of each wrecker service operating within the geographical area. The reasonable radius will be determined by the Commissioner's designee based upon:

(A)   The estimated time it will take the wrecker service to respond to calls for service,

(B)   The number of wrecker services available on the Rotation Log,

(C)   Conformity with 47 O.S. § 72-955 (C),

(D)   Consideration of the economic impact of the wrecker services rates and fees, as prescribed by the Corporation Commission, on the owner or lien holder of the vehicle; and

(E)   Other factors within the Troop District as deemed appropriate by the Commissioner's designee.

(3)   The Commissioner's designee may overlap geographical areas of rotation whenever necessary to ensure adequate response to requests for wrecker services.

(4)   The Commissioner's designee may modify geographical areas of rotation for the Troop District at any time and for just cause, but shall notify as soon as practicable each wrecker service affected of such modifications.

(5)   The Commissioner's designee may extend any geographical area of rotation by a reasonable radius beyond the boundaries of the Troop District to include on the rotation log of the District a wrecker service:

(A)   Which is located outside of but in proximity to the boundary of the District, and

(B)   Upon receiving notification from the Department of the approval of the wrecker service for placement on the rotation log for the District of the Commander.

(6)   Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the Troop Commander from using the services of any licensed wrecker service:

(A)   Outside of its assigned geographical area of rotation, or

(B)   Which has not been assigned to the Rotation Log of the Troop District.

(f)   Forms. A request for placement on any rotation log shall be filed by the wrecker service with the Department of Public Safety on a form prescribed and provided by the Department [47 O.S. § 72-952 (D)]. When requesting placement on a rotation log, the wrecker service shall provide on the request one (1) telephone number to be used for request of services during the day and one (1) telephone number to be used for request of services during the night, specifying the time period of normal use; these numbers shall also be on file with the Wrecker Services Division. Any change in the telephone numbers shall be immediately transmitted to:

(1)   The Troop Commander(s) of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol Troop District(s) on whose Rotation Log the wrecker service has been assigned, and

(2)   The Wrecker Services Division of the Department of Public Safety.

(g)   Request for Removal from the Rotation Log. A licensed Class AA wrecker service desiring to be removed, whether temporarily or permanently, from the Highway Patrol Rotation Log on which it was placed, pursuant to this section, shall file a written request with the Department. The wrecker service shall not contact the Troop Commander(s) of the Troop District(s) for removal from the Rotation Log.

[Source: Amended at 13 Ok Reg 2821, eff 6-28-96; Amended at 17 Ok Reg 3038, eff 7-15-00; Amended at 21 Ok Reg 3011, eff 7-25-04; Amended at 22 Ok Reg 2700, eff 7-25-05; Amended at 26 Ok Reg 2775, eff 7-25-09; Amended at 29 Ok Reg 65, eff 11-1-11 (emergency); Amended at 29 Ok Reg 1390, eff 7-1-12; Amended at 31 Ok Reg 2335, eff 9-12-14; Amended at 35 Ok Reg 1954, eff 9-17-18]