Vehicle used for prostitution-related transportation or prostitution-related criminal activity, a drive-by shooting, a speed contest violation, to block vehicular traffic, or for an eluding a peace officer violation declared a public nuisance per se.
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 35-189
in effect§ 35-189. - Vehicle used for prostitution-related transportation or prostitution-related criminal activity, a drive-by shooting, a speed contest violation, to block vehicular traffic, or for an eluding a peace officer violation declared a public nuisance per se.
(a) Pursuant to the authorities cited in Section 35-172 of this article, the City declares that any vehicle used by an involved owner or lessee or an involved licensee for prostitution-related transportation or prostitution-related criminal activity is a public nuisance per se, and while in the possession of the involved owner or lessee or the involved licensee, the vehicle constitutes a continuing danger to the comfort, repose, health or safety of City residents, visitors, businesses and neighborhoods, rendering them insecure in life and in the use of property. Due to the existence of this public nuisance per se, the City declares that it is necessary for the City to provide for the impoundment of a vehicle used by the involved owner or lessee or the involved licensee for prostitution-related transportation or prostitution-related criminal activity and to hold the vehicle from further use by the involved owner or lessee or the involved licensee for the mandatory holding period provided for by Section 35-190 of this division. The purpose of such impoundment and mandatory holding period is to abate the public nuisance per se declared herein. The procedures for such impoundment are set forth in Section 35-190 of this division.
(b) Pursuant to the authorities cited in Section 35-172 of this article, the City declares that any vehicle used by an involved owner or lessee or an involved licensee for a drive-by shooting is a public nuisance per se, and while in the possession of the involved owner or lessee or the involved licensee, the vehicle constitutes a continuing danger to the comfort, repose, health or safety of City residents, visitors, businesses and neighborhoods, rendering them insecure in life and in the use of property. Due to the existence of this public nuisance per se, the City declares that it is necessary for the City to provide for the impoundment of a vehicle used by the involved owner or lessee or the involved licensee to commit a drive-by shooting and to hold the vehicle from further use by the involved owner or lessee or the involved licensee for the mandatory holding period provided for by Section 35-190 of this division. The purpose of such impoundment and mandatory holding period is to abate the public nuisance per se declared herein. The procedures for such impoundment are set forth in Section 35-190 of this division.
(c) Pursuant to the authorities cited in Section 35-172 of this article, the City declares that any vehicle used by an involved owner or lessee or an involved licensee for a speed contest violation is a public nuisance per se, and while in the possession of the involved owner or lessee or the involved licensee, the vehicle constitutes a continuing danger to the comfort, repose, health or safety of City residents, visitors, businesses and neighborhoods, rendering them insecure in life and in the use of property. Due to the existence of this public nuisance per se, the City declares that it is necessary for the City to provide for the impoundment of a vehicle used by the involved owner or lessee or the involved licensee to commit a speed contest violation and to store and hold the vehicle from further use by the involved owner or lessee or the involved licensee for the mandatory holding period provided for by Section 35-190 of this division. The purpose of such impoundment and mandatory holding period is to abate the public nuisance per se declared herein. The procedures for such impoundment are set forth in Section 35-190 of this division.
(d) Pursuant to the authorities cited in Section 35-172 of this article, the City declares that any vehicle used to block vehicular traffic by an involved owner or lessee or an involved licensee is a public nuisance per se, and while in the possession of the involved owner or lessee or the involved licensee, the vehicle constitutes a continuing danger to the comfort, repose, health or safety of City residents, visitors, businesses and neighborhoods, rendering them insecure in life and in the use of property. Due to the existence of this public nuisance per se, the City declares that it is necessary for the City to provide for the impoundment of a vehicle used to block vehicular traffic by the involved owner or lessee or the involved licensee and to store and hold the vehicle from further use by the involved owner or lessee or the involved licensee for the mandatory holding period provided for by Section 35-190 of this division. The purpose of such impoundment and mandatory holding period is to abate the public nuisance per se declared herein. The procedures for such impoundment are set forth in Section 35-190 of this division.
(e) Pursuant to the authorities cited in Section 35-172 of this article, the City declares that any vehicle used by an involved owner or lessee or an involved licensee for eluding a peace officer is a public nuisance per se, and while in the possession of the involved owner or lessee or the involved licensee, the vehicle constitutes a continuing danger to the comfort, repose, health or safety of City residents, visitors, businesses and neighborhoods, rendering them insecure in life and in the use of property. Due to the existence of this public nuisance per se, the City declares that it is necessary for the City to provide for the impoundment of a vehicle used by the involved owner or lessee or the involved licensee to commit an eluding a peace officer violation and to store and hold the vehicle from further use by the involved owner or lessee or the involved licensee for the mandatory holding period provided for by Section 35-190 of this division. The purpose of such impoundment and mandatory holding period is to abate the public nuisance per se declared herein. The procedures for such impoundment are set forth in Section 35-190 of this division.
(f) No vehicle shall be impounded and held under the provisions of this section if the criminal activity causing the public nuisance per se has been committed by a trespasser.
(Ord. No. 23450, § 2, 9-25-07; Ord. No. 23692, § 3, 9-23-08; Ord. No. 24352, § 1, 10-18-11; Ord. No. 25000, § 1, 10-7-14; Ord. No. 27170, § 2, 9-13-22)
Source: City of Oklahoma City, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ok/oklahoma_city/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=OKMUCO2020_CH35NU_ARTVICRACPUNUAB_DIV4PUNUINVE_S35-189VEUSPRLATRPRLACRACDRSHSPCOVIBLVETRELPEOFVIDEPUNUPESEFetched: 10/28/2026