Service Oklahoma To Begin Managing Tag Agencies Next Month

Service Oklahoma, a brand new department of the state Workplace of Administration and Enterprise Providers started working driver’s license companies final month and can start managing tag companies subsequent yr. 

The Operator Board of SO met Wednesday to debate the contract for tag companies, which continues to be being finalized. 

Jay Doyle, the CEO of Service Oklahoma, mentioned they don’t need Oklahomans to really feel “any disruption in service on day one.”  

“The identical locations they’ve actually gone earlier than, they’ll proceed to go. From that time ahead we will work on enhancing these companies.” 

Service Oklahoma was fashioned by means of laws handed earlier this yr. The company is taking on license companies from the state Division of Public Security and tag company administration from the Oklahoma Tax Fee. 

“We’re attempting to be extra proactive,” Doyle mentioned. “We’re attempting to carry companies to the citizen within the easiest, quickest manner attainable, easiest method attainable.” 

Tag brokers have till the top of the yr to be in “good standing” with the OTC previous to the Jan. 1 transition to Service Oklahoma.  

Doyle mentioned they anticipate all tag companies to have the ability to make the transition. “I feel our expectation is that each one tag brokers that wish to be part of service Oklahoma could have the power to try this. We do not anticipate a big drop off in any manner form or type,” he mentioned.  

When requested how most of the 200+ tag companies aren’t in compliance, an OTC spokesperson mentioned they forwarded the query to Service Oklahoma. Doyle mentioned he didn’t know what number of companies aren’t in good standing with the company. 

One tag agent within the Tulsa space, who wished to not be recognized attributable to worry of retaliation, mentioned she fears dropping her capacity to supply companies due to her standing with the OTC. 

She claims that the OTC considers her company out of compliance and that she disagrees.  

It’s not clear if companies not in compliance with the OTC when the transition happens on Jan. 1 will lose their capacity to supply companies.