How do I track a vin?

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Yeah I don't know any LEOs in Oklahoma. I'll give the tag agency a shot and see what I get.
Do not have a LEO run a VIN for you like that. It goes against like a thousand Federal regulations not to mention it has the possibility of making an accomplice out of a dispatcher who just thought they were doing their job.
 

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If you aren't friends with a LEO willing to run it for you, go to a tag office and tell them you want to find the owner. They will give you a piece of paper, you fill it out and pay them, and they will give you a printout with all of the info. If it is not in OK, they may be able to tell you where it is. Use the tag office and see where that leads you. If you have any issues with that get ahold of someone that does title 42s. Carfax will tell you which state it is titled in and recent registration activity, but no personal info; not the right tool in this case.

LEO wont or shouldn't run a VIN, tag or DL for ANYONE unless its related to an investigation. If they do, and its found out, they can be suspended and or fired. Unauthorized use is a huge no-no right now.
 

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You can go to the tag office and they’ve got a form that you can fill out to get it. It says something like you must be doing this for a legal or other legitimate reason but also included is “research”.

I had to do this when a Lincoln LS I sold a girl in OKC wasn’t registered until AFTER she blew through a bunch of toll gates on the turnpike “still in my name”. I got the bill. Not cool!

That little thing on the bottom of an OK title is critical. Have them sign it and pay the $5 on your end just to CYA. Lesson learned!
 

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