In the state of Oklahoma the tag stays with the car. Because of this it is important to keep the ""bill of Sale"" handy. Now to address ths issues concerning the tag not being transferred and your wife ending up in jail. I have contacted a law enforcement officer and read your letter. According to him a bench warrant would not have been processed for your wife. Tickets are given on the driver unless they are parking tickets, in that case a warrant is written on the vehicle. Talking with the Stillwater police to get clarification on how tickets are processed I was told that if a parking ticket is given, notice is mailed to the residence of the car owner. With in the week of the violation. From that point there is 45 days to respond. When no response is made a second notice is sent giving an additional 30 to 45 days. Once that date is passed then a bench warrant is processed and the car if caught in the jurisdiction will be impounded.
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