Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-7-316 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-7-316
Payments sufficient to satisfy requirements
Status: in_force

A. Judgments herein referred to shall, for the purpose of this

chapter only, be deemed satisfied:

1. When the minimum liability insurance limits are met; or

2. When any combination of amounts as prescribed by the minimum

liability insurance limits and as appropriate to the consequences of

the accident, has been credited upon any judgment or judgments

rendered in excess of that amount because of a combination of bodily

injury to or death of any number of persons and because of injury to

or destruction of property of others as a result of any one

accident.

B. Provided, however, payments made in settlements of any

claims because of bodily injury, death or property damage arising

from the accident shall be credited in reduction of the amounts

provided for in this section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1060 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-1060
Agreement disclosures
Status: in_force

Each car sharing program agreement made in this state shall

disclose to the shared vehicle owner and the shared vehicle driver:

1. Any right of the peer-to-peer car sharing program to seek

indemnification from the shared vehicle owner or the shared vehicle

driver for economic loss sustained by the peer-to-peer car sharing

program resulting from a breach of the terms and conditions of the

car sharing program agreement;

2. That a motor vehicle liability insurance policy issued to

the shared vehicle owner for the shared vehicle, or to the shared

vehicle driver, does not provide a defense or indemnification for

any claim asserted by the peer-to-peer car sharing program;

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3. That the peer-to-peer car sharing program's insurance

coverage on the shared vehicle owner and the shared vehicle driver

is in effect only during each car sharing period and that, for any

use of the shared vehicle by the shared vehicle driver after the car

sharing termination time, the shared vehicle driver and the shared

vehicle owner may not have insurance coverage;

4. The daily rate, fees and, if applicable, any insurance or

protection package costs that are charged to the shared vehicle

owner or the shared vehicle driver;

5. That the shared vehicle owner's motor vehicle liability

insurance may not provide coverage for a shared vehicle;

6. An emergency telephone number to personnel capable of

fielding roadside assistance and other customer service inquiries;

and

7. If there are conditions under which a shared vehicle driver

must maintain a personal automobile insurance policy with certain

applicable coverage limits on a primary basis in order to book a

shared motor vehicle.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-20-103 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-20-103
Short title
Status: in_force

This act may be cited as the Uniform Vehicle Code.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-12-102 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-12-102
Renumbered as § 12-428 of this title by Laws 2003, c
Status: in_force

411, § 85, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-11-806 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-11-806
Special speed limitations
Status: in_force

A. No person shall drive a vehicle over any bridge or other

elevated structure constituting a part of a highway at a speed which

is greater than the maximum speed which can be maintained with

safety to the bridge or structure, when the structure is signposted

as provided in this section.

B. The Oklahoma Department of Transportation and local

authorities may conduct an investigation of any bridge or other

elevated structure constituting a part of a highway, and if they

shall thereupon find that the structure cannot, with safety to

itself, withstand vehicles driving at speeds otherwise permissible

under Section 1-101 et seq. of this title, they shall determine and

declare the maximum speed of vehicles which the structure can safely

withstand, and may cause and permit suitable signs stating the

maximum speed to be erected and maintained at a distance of one

hundred feet before each end of the structure.

C. Where any state or federal highway or turnpike shall be

under construction, maintenance, or repair or when a detour shall

have been designated by reason of construction, maintenance, or

repairs in progress and a maximum safe, careful, and prudent speed

shall have been determined by the Oklahoma Department of

Transportation on the highway or highway detour or by the Oklahoma

Transportation Authority on the turnpike or turnpike detour during

the period of the construction, maintenance, or repairs and shall

have plainly posted by changeable message or other appropriate sign

at each terminus thereof and at not less than each half mile along

the route thereof the determined maximum speed, no person shall

drive any vehicle upon the portion of the highway or the highway

detour or upon the portion of the turnpike or the turnpike detour at

a speed in excess of the speed so determined and posted. Violation

of the posted speed limit in the repair, maintenance, or

construction zone shall result in the doubling of the appropriate

fine. For purposes of this section, "repair, maintenance, or

construction zone" means any location where repair, maintenance, or

construction work is actually in progress and workers present.

D. The Oklahoma Department of Transportation and the Oklahoma

Turnpike Authority may post, by changeable message sign or other

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appropriate sign, a temporary reduced speed limit for special

hazards with respect to pedestrians, other traffic, an accident, by

reason of weather or when other hazardous highway conditions exist.

E. Upon the trial of any person charged with a violation of

this section, proof of the determination of the maximum speed by the

Department of Transportation or by the Oklahoma Transportation

Authority and the existence of the signs shall constitute conclusive

evidence of the maximum speed which can be maintained with safety as

provided in subsections B , C and D of this section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-159.9 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-159.9
Renumbered as § 78c of Title 74 by Laws 2001, c. 169, §
Status: in_force

10, eff. Nov. 1, 2001.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-2-107 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-2-107
Traveling expenses of assistants and other employees -
Status: in_force

Equipment.

In addition to the salaries or wages of assistants or other

employees in the Department of Public Safety when deemed necessary

in connection with the discharge of their duties respectively

assigned or delegated to them, such assistants or employees shall be

allowed and paid traveling expenses incurred in the discharge of

their respective duties, in accordance with the provisions of the

State Travel Reimbursement Act, Sections 500.1 through 500.19 of

Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes, which shall be paid from the same

fund and in the same manner as the payment of all other salaries and

expenses of the Department; provided, however, when deemed necessary

by the Commissioner of Public Safety, it shall be and he is hereby

authorized and empowered to purchase motor vehicles and other

equipment for use by said Department. The Commissioner of Public

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Safety shall prepare and deliver to the Governor, President Pro

Tempore of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of

Representatives a current vehicle fleet management and replacement

plan and a complete inventory of all vehicles in use by the

Department on the first legislative day of each year. The

provisions of this act are to supersede all existing law; provided

only that all provisions of this section are subject to provisions

of general law governing appropriation, expenditure and availability

of funds.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-14-109.3 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-14-109.3
Exemption for vehicles fueled by compressed or
Status: in_force

liquefied natural gas

A. A motor vehicle, if operated by an engine fueled wholly or

partially by compressed or liquefied natural gas, may exceed the

gross vehicle weight limits and any axle weight limits by an amount,

not to exceed a maximum of two thousand (2,000) pounds, that is

equal to the difference between:

1. The weight of the vehicle attributable to the natural gas

tank and fueling system carried by that vehicle; and

2. The weight of a comparable diesel tank and fueling system.

B. The weight exemption allowed under this section shall extend

to all state roads and also to interstate highways per the exemption

expressly permitted under section 127(s) of Title 23 of the United

States Code, as amended by Section 1410 of the Fixing America's

Surface Transportation Act of 2015.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-956 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-956
Gifts prohibited - Financial interest of officers
Status: in_force

A. No operator, employee, or contractor of a wrecker or towing

service or of a person or business that derives any business or

income from a wrecker or towing service shall offer, and no officer

or employee of the Corporation Commission, Department of Public

Safety or any political subdivision of the state shall accept,

directly or indirectly, any compensation, gift, loan, favor or

service given for the purpose of influencing the officer or employee

in the discharge of official duties of the person.

B. Except as provided in subsection C of this section, no

officer of the Commission, Department or any law enforcement officer

of any political subdivision of the state shall have any interest,

financial or otherwise, in a wrecker or towing service, or with a

person or in a business that derives business or income from a

wrecker or towing service, nor shall a wrecker or towing service or

a person or business that derives any business or income from a

wrecker or towing service employ such officer.

C. An officer of the Commission, Department or a law

enforcement officer of any political subdivision may have an

interest, financial or otherwise, in or may be employed by a wrecker

or towing service when the sole purpose and only business of the

wrecker or towing service is to perform repossessions of vehicles

which are subject to lien and are being repossessed by the lien

holder of record.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-596.9 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-596.9
Warrantor obligations - Approval of claims
Status: in_force

A. A warrantor has all of the following obligations to each

dealer engaged in the sale or lease of products that are covered by

a warranty from that warrantor:

1. To specify in writing to the dealer the obligations of the

dealer, if any, for preparation, delivery, and warranty service on

its products;

2. To compensate the dealer for warranty service required of

the dealer by the warrantor;

3. To provide the dealer with a schedule of compensation the

warrantor will pay for warranty work and the time allowances of the

warrantor for the performance of that work. All of the following

conditions apply to the schedule of compensation required under this

paragraph:

a. reasonable compensation for diagnostic work and

warranty labor,

b. time allowances in the schedule for the diagnosis and

performance of warranty labor shall be reasonable for

the work to be performed, and

c. the compensation of a dealer for warranty labor shall

be the actual retail labor rates charged by the dealer

in the community in which the dealer is doing

business;

4. To reimburse the dealer for warranty parts at actual

wholesale cost, plus a minimum thirty percent (30%) handling charge

and any freight costs to return warranty parts to the warrantor; and

5. To deny dealer claims for warranty compensation only for

cause, including, but not limited to, performance of nonwarranty

repairs, material noncompliance with the published policies and

procedures of the warrantor, lack of material documentation of

claims, fraud, or misrepresentation.

B. A warrantor may conduct audits of the records of a dealer

that sells or leases its warranted products on a reasonable basis.

C. A dealer shall submit warranty claims to a warrantor within

sixty (60) days after completing all warranty work on a warranted

product.

D. A dealer shall notify the warrantor in writing if the dealer

is unable to perform material or repetitive warranty repairs as soon

as is reasonably possible.

E. A warrantor shall approve or disapprove a warranty claim on

a warranted product in writing within thirty (30) days after the

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date the dealer submits the claim, if the claim is submitted in the

manner and in the form prescribed by the warrantor. If a claim that

is properly submitted is not specifically disapproved in writing by

a warrantor within the thirty-day time period, the claim shall be

considered approved by the warrantor and the warrantor shall pay the

amount of the claim to the dealer within sixty (60) days after the

dealer submitted the claim.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1700 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-1700
Short title - Oklahoma Driving Automation System
Status: in_force

Uniformity Act.

This act shall be known as the "Oklahoma Driving Automation

System Uniformity Act".
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1102 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-1102
See the following versions:
Status: in_force

OS 47-1102v1 (SB 2035, Laws 2024, c. 236, § 5).

OS 47-1102v2 (SB 2038, Laws 2024, c. 452, § 60).
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-585 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-585
Denial, suspension or revocation of license - Fine -
Status: in_force

Appeal.

A. The Commission may deny any application for license, or

suspend or revoke a license issued, or impose a fine, in accordance

with the provisions of the Administrative Procedures Act, Section

250 et seq. of Title 75 of the Oklahoma Statutes. If the applicant

or licensee is a used motor vehicle salesperson, the Commission

shall in like manner also notify the person, firm, association,

corporation or trust with whom associated, or in whose association

the applicant or licensee is about to enter. The Commission shall

have the power to compel the production of records and papers

bearing upon the complaints. The Commission shall have the power to

subpoena and bring before it any person in this state, or take

testimony of any such person by deposition, with the same fees and

mileage and in the same manner as prescribed by law in judicial

procedure before courts of the state in civil cases. Any party to

the hearing shall have the right to the attendance of witnesses in

his behalf upon designating to the Commission the person or persons

sought to be subpoenaed. If the Commission shall determine that any

licensee is guilty of violation of any of the provisions of this

act, the license of the licensee shall be suspended or revoked, or a

fine imposed as authorized by this act.

B. The Commission may assess a fine not to exceed One Hundred

Dollars ($100.00) against a used motor vehicle dealer who:

1. Willfully fails to deliver certificates of title to

purchasers of used motor vehicles within thirty (30) days of the

sale of the vehicles;

2. Fails to properly reassign the certificate of title to a

used motor vehicle as required by law upon the sale or transfer of

ownership of the used motor vehicle;

3. Sells an extended insurance warranty to a purchaser, but

fails to provide a copy of the warranty to the purchaser or fails to

disclose who the third party insurer will be; or

4. Delivers a used motor vehicle to a potential purchaser with

the intent to sell the vehicle, but does not complete the

transaction within fifteen (15) calendar days of the delivery of the

used motor vehicle.

C. An appeal from the decision of the Commission to suspend or

revoke a license or to impose a fine shall be taken in accordance

with Article II of the Administrative Procedures Act, Section 308a

et seq. of Title 75 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

D. Any applicant or licensee who knowingly or willfully makes

or causes to be made any false statement of a fact required under

the provisions of Section 581 et seq. of this title shall be subject

to an administrative fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars

($1,000.00).

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Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-6-102v1 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-6-102v1
Persons exempt – Reciprocity agreements with foreign
Status: in_force

countries.

A. A nonresident who is sixteen (16) years of age or older may

operate a motor vehicle in this state as authorized by the class,

restrictions, and endorsements specified on the license, if the

nonresident is:

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1. Properly licensed in the home state or country to operate a

commercial or noncommercial motor vehicle and who has immediate

possession of a valid driver license issued by the home state or

country; or

2. A member of the Armed Forces of the United States or the

spouse or dependent of such member who has been issued and is in

possession of a valid driver license issued by an overseas component

of the Armed Forces of the United States.

B. A resident who is at least fifteen (15) years of age may

operate a vehicle in this state without a driver license, if the

resident is:

1. Operating a vehicle pursuant to subsection B of Section 6-

105 of this title; or

2. Taking the driving skills examination as required by Section

6-110 of this title, when accompanied by a Driver License Examiner

of Service Oklahoma or by a designated examiner approved and

certified by Service Oklahoma.

C. Any person, while in the performance of official duties, may

operate any class of motor vehicle if the person possesses any class

of valid Oklahoma driver license or a valid driver license issued by

another state, if the person is:

1. A member of the Armed Forces of the United States who is on

active duty;

2. A member of the military reserves, not including United

States reserve technicians;

3. A member of the National Guard who is on active duty

including National Guard military technicians;

4. A member of the National Guard who is on part-time National

Guard training including National Guard military technicians; or

5. A member of the United States Coast Guard who is on active

duty.

D. 1. The Director of Service Oklahoma is hereby authorized to

adopt rules as may be necessary to enter into reciprocity agreements

with foreign countries. The rules shall specify that the driver

license standards of the foreign country shall be comparable to

those of this state. The rules shall also require foreign drivers,

who are operating a motor vehicle in Oklahoma under such a

reciprocity agreement, to comply with the compulsory motor vehicle

liability insurance and financial responsibility laws of this state.

2. Service Oklahoma shall enter into a reciprocity agreement

for driver licenses with the country of Ireland.

E. When an automated driving system, as defined by Section 1701

of this title, installed on a motor vehicle is engaged, the

following shall apply:

1. The automated driving system is considered the driver or

operator, for the purpose of assessing compliance with applicable

traffic or motor vehicle laws, and shall be deemed to satisfy

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electronically all physical acts required by a driver or operator of

the vehicle; and

2. The automated driving system is considered to be licensed to

operate the vehicle.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-2-305.1 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-2-305.1
Computation of benefits - Increase in benefits
Status: in_force

A. On July 1, 1988, a member who retired prior to July 1, 1985,

or the surviving spouse of such a member or the surviving spouse of

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a member who became deceased prior to July 1, 1985, shall receive

retirement benefits computed in accordance with the provisions of

Section 2-305 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes. For the purpose

of the computation, the final average salary shall be Two Thousand

Two Hundred Seventeen Dollars ($2,217.00).

B. Except for those persons specified in subsection A of this

section, any person receiving benefits from the Oklahoma Law

Enforcement Retirement System as of June 30, 1988, shall receive a

three percent (3%) increase in said benefits on July 1, 1988.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1104.2 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-1104.2
Environmental Education Revolving Fund
Status: in_force

A. Twenty-four Dollars ($24.00) of the fee authorized by

Section 1135.5 of this title for environmental awareness license

plates which are received each year by Service Oklahoma or its

licensed operators shall be deposited to the Environmental Education

Revolving Fund created by this section.

B. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving

fund for the Department of Environmental Quality to be designated

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the “Environmental Education Revolving Fund”. The fund shall be a

continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall

consist of all funds deposited therein pursuant to the provisions of

subsection A of this section. All monies accruing to the credit of

such fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended

by the Department of Environmental Quality for environmental

education programs.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-7-102 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-7-102
Court review
Status: in_force

Any order or act of the Department of Public Safety under the

provisions of this chapter shall be subject to review, at the

instance of any party in interest, by appeal to the district court

as provided for in Section 6-211 of this title.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-6-307 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-6-307
Liability for knowingly permitting the operation by a
Status: in_force

person not qualified.

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Any person as herein defined, who is the owner of any motor

vehicle and knowingly permits such motor vehicle to be operated by

any person who is not qualified to operate a motor vehicle under the

provisions of this act, shall be held civilly liable as a joint

tortfeasor for any unlawful act committed by such operator.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-6-120 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-6-120
Cancellation, denial, or disqualification
Status: in_force

A. Service Oklahoma is hereby authorized to cancel, deny, or

disqualify the driver license, driving privilege or application of

any individual who:

1. Fails to comply with any of the requirements of Section 6-

119 of this title within thirty (30) days after being notified by

Service Oklahoma;

2. Is unable to demonstrate the ability to operate a motor

vehicle as provided by this title or whose driving constitutes a

danger to the welfare and safety of persons using the streets and

highways of the State of Oklahoma; or

3. Fails to pass an examination pursuant to Section 6-110, 6-

115 or 6-119 of this title.

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B. If a person is required to be examined pursuant to Sections

6-110, 6-115 or 6-119 of this title, the Department shall impose the

appropriate restriction or restrictions on the license that are

necessary to ensure the safe operation of a motor vehicle as

provided under Section 6-113 of this title.

C. Any person whose driver license or driving privilege is

canceled, denied, or disqualified under the provisions of this

section shall have the right to an appeal as provided in Section 6-

211 of this title.

D. Any person whose Class A, B, or C driver license or driving

privilege is disqualified under the provisions of this section shall

relinquish to Service Oklahoma the Class A, B, or C driver license

and may replace it with a Class D driver license, if the person is

otherwise qualified for a Class D driver license.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-14-114 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-14-114
Liability for damage to highway or structure
Status: in_force

(a) The owner and operator of any motor vehicle who shall drive

the same into any overpass or underpass and shall damage such

overpass or underpass shall be absolutely liable to the owner or

owners of such overpass or underpass thereby damaged for the amount

of such damage, regardless of the height of such vehicle and

regardless of the clearance in such overpass or underpass, and

failure of such overpass or underpass to be sufficient in height to

clear the vehicles hereby authorized shall not be a defense to any

action for such damages. The provisions of this section shall be

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enforceable only in the event the overpass or underpass so damaged

has a sign on each side thereof clearly legible and correctly

stating the clearance thereof in feet and inches.

(b) The driver, owner, and any other person, firm or corporation

responsible for a vehicle being on the highways or county roads of

this state shall be responsible for all damages which said highways,

including the bridges, pavement and all other public property

thereon, may sustain as a result of a violation of the provisions of

this or any other chapter regulating the usage of the highways, or

as a result of the negligent or improper operation of said vehicle,

and the county or state agency having charge of said highway may

recover the amount of such damages in an action for damages.

The owner, driver, and any other person, firm or corporation

responsible for any vehicle operating under an overweight or

oversize permit shall be responsible for any damages to highway

bridges or roads caused by the operation of such vehicle, whether

caused by negligence or not, and no further permits shall be issued

to such owner or operator until payment has been made for such

damages. The amount of such damages may be recovered in an action

for damages brought by the county or state agency having charge of

said highway. The issuance of any special permit shall not be

considered a warranty of any bridge or highway to support the

permitted load.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-2-309.6 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-2-309.6
Capitol patrol members and park managers and
Status: in_force

supervisors - Transfer to Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System

from Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System.

A. For purposes of this section, "capitol patrol members" means

law enforcement officers of the State Capitol Division of the

Department of Public Safety employed on July 1, 1993, who, pursuant

to the provisions of this act, transfer membership from the Oklahoma

Public Employees Retirement System to the Oklahoma Law Enforcement

Retirement System.

B. Capitol patrol members are hereby transferred from the

Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System to the Oklahoma Law

Enforcement Retirement System subject to the following:

1. Effective July 1, 1993, capitol patrol members who are

members of the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System shall

cease accruing benefits in the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement

System and shall commence accruing benefits in the Oklahoma Law

Enforcement Retirement System;

2. Before January 1, 1994, the Oklahoma Public Employees

Retirement System shall transfer to the Oklahoma Law Enforcement

Retirement System the actual amount contributed to the Oklahoma

Public Employees Retirement System from time to time by the capitol

patrol members while members of the Oklahoma Public Employees

Retirement System and the contributions by the participating

employer or employers on behalf of each capitol patrol member to the

Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System along with the retirement

records of said transferring capitol patrol members;

3. Service credit accrued by a capitol patrol member while a

member of the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System shall be

treated as credited service for such transferring capitol patrol

member in the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System if the

capitol patrol member is not receiving or eligible to receive

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service credit or benefits from said service in any other public

retirement system and the member has not received service credit for

the same years of service pursuant to Sections 2-307.1, 2-307.3 and

2-307.4 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Provided, however,

that the total of credited service for each transferring employee

shall not exceed the credited service said employee could have

accrued if his or her entire employment with an agency of the State

of Oklahoma had been as an employee of the Department of Public

Safety. Provided further, that only transferred credited service

related to actual law enforcement service with the State Capitol

Patrol Division of the Department of Public Safety will be included

in the determination of a capitol patrol member's normal retirement

date or vesting date; and

4. All service credit with the Oklahoma Public Employees

Retirement System which is ineligible for transfer to the Law

Enforcement Retirement System shall be canceled.

C. Any park manager or park supervisor of the Oklahoma Tourism

and Recreation Department who was employed in such a position prior

to July 1, 1985, and who elects on or before September 1, 1996, to

participate in the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System is

hereby transferred from the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement

System to the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System subject to

the following:

1. Effective July 1, 1996, park managers and park supervisors

who are members of the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System

and who elect on or before September 1, 1996, to participate in the

Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System shall cease accruing

benefits in the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System and

shall commence accruing benefits in the Oklahoma Law Enforcement

Retirement System;

2. Before January 1, 1997, the Oklahoma Public Employees

Retirement System shall transfer to the Oklahoma Law Enforcement

Retirement System the actual amount contributed to the Oklahoma

Public Employees Retirement System by the park manager or park

supervisor while he or she was a member of the Oklahoma Public

Employees Retirement System and the contributions by the

participating employer or employers on behalf of each park manager

or park supervisor who elects to become a member of the Oklahoma Law

Enforcement Retirement System along with the retirement records of

said transferring park manager or park supervisor;

3. To receive service credit accrued by such park manager or

park supervisor prior to July 1, 1996, or prior to the date as of

which the person making the election ceases to be a member of the

Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System, whichever date occurs

last, the member shall pay the difference between the amount

transferred by the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System to

the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System in paragraph 2 of

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this subsection and the amount determined by the Board of Trustees

pursuant to Section 2-307.5 of this title. The park manager or park

supervisor shall elect to either pay any difference to receive full

credit for the years sought to be transferred or receive prorated

service credit for only the amount received from the Oklahoma Public

Employees Retirement System pursuant to this subsection. Such an

election shall be made in writing, filed with the System prior to

receiving the credit provided for in paragraph 10 of Section 2-300

of this title, and shall be irrevocable. Payments made by park

managers or park supervisors pursuant to this paragraph shall be

made on or before January 1, 1997;

4. Service credit accrued by a park manager or park supervisor

while a member of the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System

shall be treated as credited service for such transferring park

managers or park supervisors in the Oklahoma Law Enforcement

Retirement System if the park manager or park supervisor is not

receiving or eligible to receive service credit or benefits from

said service in any other public retirement system and the member

has not received service credit for the same years of service

pursuant to Sections 2-307.1, 2-307.3 and 2-307.4 of this title.

Provided, however, that the total of credited service for each

transferring employee shall not exceed the credited service the

employee could have accrued if his or her entire employment with an

agency of the State of Oklahoma had been as an employee of the

Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department. Provided further, that

only transferred credited service related to park ranger, park

manager or park supervisor service with the Oklahoma Tourism and

Recreation Department will be included in the determination of a

park manager or park supervisor's normal retirement date or vesting

date; and

5. All service credit with the Oklahoma Public Employees

Retirement System which is ineligible for transfer to the Oklahoma

Law Enforcement Retirement System shall be canceled.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-11-702 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-11-702
Commercial motor vehicles and buses - Railroad
Status: in_force

crossing.

A. The driver of a bus as defined in Section 1-105 of this

title, whether the bus is occupied or unoccupied by passengers,

shall not cross a railroad track or tracks at grade unless the

driver stops the bus within fifty (50) feet of, and not closer than

fifteen (15) feet to, the tracks, listens and looks in each

direction along the tracks for an approaching train or other on-

track equipment, and ascertains that no train or other on-track

equipment is approaching. When it is safe to do so, the driver may

drive the bus across the tracks in a gear that permits the bus to

complete the crossing without a change of gears. The driver shall

not shift gears while crossing the tracks.

B. Any commercial motor vehicle as defined in 49 C.F.R.,

Section 390.5, shall comply with the railroad crossing provisions as

prescribed in 49 C.F.R., Section 392.10.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-6-115 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-6-115
Expiration and renewal of driver licenses
Status: in_force

A. Except as otherwise provided in this section, every driver

license shall be issued for a period of either four (4) years or

eight (8) years; provided, if the applicant or licensee is an alien,

the license shall be issued for a period which does not exceed the

lesser of:

1. Four (4) years or eight (8) years; or

2. The expiration date on the valid documentation authorizing

the presence of the applicant or licensee in the United States, as

required by paragraph 9 of subsection A of Section 6-103 of this

title.

B. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the expiration

date of an initial license shall be no more than either four (4)

years or eight (8) years from the last day of the month of issuance

or no more than either four (4) years or eight (8) years from the

last day of the birth month of the applicant immediately preceding

the date of issuance, if requested by the applicant.

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C. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the expiration

date of a renewal license shall be:

1. For a renewal during the month of expiration, either four

(4) years or eight (8) years from the last day of the month of

expiration of the expiring license or either four (4) or eight (8)

years from the last day of the birth month of the licensee

immediately preceding the expiration date of the expiring license,

if requested by the licensee; or

2. For a renewal prior to the month of expiration, as provided

by rule of Service Oklahoma, either four (4) or eight (8) years from

the last day of the month of expiration of the current license;

provided, no license shall be issued with an expiration date of more

than five (5) years from the date of renewal on a four (4) year

license or nine (9) years from the date of renewal on an eight (8)

year license.

D. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection E of Section

1550.42 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, any Oklahoma driver

license that is not more than three (3) years past the date of

expiration provided on the driver license shall be presumed to be a

valid form of identification for the purposes of renewing an

Oklahoma driver license.

E. Except as otherwise provided in this section, every driver

license shall be renewable by the licensee upon application to

either Service Oklahoma or a licensed operator, furnishing the

current mailing address of the person and payment of the required

fee, if the person is otherwise eligible for renewal. If the

licensee is an alien, the licensee shall appear before a driver

license examiner of Service Oklahoma and shall be issued a renewal

driver license for a period which does not exceed the lesser of:

1. Four (4) years or eight (8) years; or

2. The expiration date on the valid documentation authorizing

the presence of the applicant or licensee in the United States, as

required by paragraph 9 of subsection A of Section 6-103 of this

title.

F. All applicants for renewals of driver licenses who have

proven collision records or apparent physical defects may be

required to take an examination as specified by Service Oklahoma.

G. When a person makes application for a driver license, or

makes application to renew a driver license, and the person has been

convicted of, or received a deferred judgment for, any offense

required to register pursuant to the Sex Offenders Registration Act,

the driver license shall be valid for a period of one (1) year from

the month of issuance, but may be renewed yearly during the time the

person is registered on the Sex Offender Registry. Notwithstanding

any other provision of law, the cost for such license shall be the

same as for other driver licenses and renewals.

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H. Service Oklahoma shall promulgate rules prescribing forms of

identification acceptable for the renewal of an Oklahoma driver

license.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1137.3v2 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-1137.3v2
Registration and licensing of new motor vehicle,
Status: in_force

trailer, or powersports vehicle — Temporary license plate — Unlawful

acts and penalties.

A. 1. The purchaser of every new motor vehicle, travel

trailer, or powersports vehicle shall register or license the same

within two (2) months from the date of purchase. It shall be the

responsibility of the selling dealer to place a temporary license

plate, twelve (12) inch by six (6) inch size or in a size similar to

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the permanent Oklahoma license plate but of a ten-mil weatherproof

plastic-impregnated paper approved by the Oklahoma New Motor Vehicle

Commission, upon a new motor vehicle, travel trailer, or powersports

vehicle when a transaction is completed for the sale of such vehicle

or trailer. Provided, upon a determination by the Commission that

there exists a national shortage of ten-mil weatherproof plastic-

impregnated paper, eight-mil weatherproof plastic-impregnated paper

may be approved by the Commission until it has been determined by

the Commission the shortage has ended. Except for cab and chassis

trucks, the temporary license plate under this section shall be

placed at the location provided for the permanent motor vehicle

license plate. The purchaser of a new cab and chassis truck may

place the temporary license plate under this section in the rear

window. The temporary license plate shall show the dealer’s license

number which is issued to him or her each year by Service Oklahoma,

the date of expiration, and the company name of the selling dealer.

Additionally, within two (2) business days of the date of the sale

or transfer of the motor vehicle, the selling dealer must submit the

requisite documentation to Service Oklahoma or a licensed operator

identifying the motor vehicle subject to the sale or transfer,

purchaser information, and any associated license plate on the

vehicle, pursuant to the requirements of Section 1112.2 of this

title.

2. The Oklahoma New Motor Vehicle Commission is hereby directed

to develop a temporary license plate design to incorporate these

requirements in a manner that will permit law enforcement personnel

to readily identify the dealer license number and date of

expiration. The Oklahoma New Motor Vehicle Commission is further

authorized to develop additional requirements and parameters

designed to discourage or prevent illegal duplication and use of the

temporary license plate. On or before ten (10) days from the date

of purchase of a new motor vehicle, travel trailer, or powersports

vehicle, the temporary license plate shall be removed and replaced

with a permanent, current Oklahoma license plate. Use of such

temporary license plate by a licensed dealer for other than the

purpose of normally doing business shall constitute grounds for

revocation of the dealer’s license.

B. It shall be unlawful for any licensed dealer of new motor

vehicles, travel trailers, or powersports vehicle to procure the

registration and licensing of any new motor vehicle, travel trailer,

or powersports vehicle sold by the licensed dealer or to act as the

agent for the purchaser in the procurement of the registration and

licensing. The license of any licensed dealer of new motor

vehicles, travel trailers, or powersports vehicle violating the

provisions of this section shall be revoked.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-7-505 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-7-505
Relief by court in cases of hardship
Status: in_force

A. In order to furnish a means of relief from extreme and

unusually severe hardship in the application of Article II or

Article III of this chapter, it is hereby provided that any owner or

operator whose driving privilege has been suspended by the

Department of Public Safety under the provisions of Article II or

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Article III of this chapter for failure to furnish security or for

failure to satisfy a judgment may make application for modification

of the order of suspension to the district court of the county where

such owner or operator resides.

The application shall contain the following:

1. The name and address of the applicant;

2. The date and location of the accident, names of any fatality

or fatalities, names of persons injured, and/or names of persons

whose real or personal property was damaged in the accident;

3. A statement that the applicant has failed to comply with the

provisions of Article II or Article III of this chapter by either

failing to post security or to satisfy a judgment;

4. The facts creating the unusual or severe hardship impairing

the ability of the applicant to earn a livelihood;

5. That the applicant has initiated action to post proof of

financial responsibility by a method enumerated in Section 7-320 of

this title;

6. A true copy of the order of suspension attached thereto; and

7. A verification by the applicant.

B. The district court shall set the application for hearing not

less than fifteen (15) days nor more than thirty (30) days from the

date of filing the application.

C. A certified copy of the application, bond, order for hearing

and any other pleadings shall be served upon the Department of

Public Safety, all judgment creditors and/or persons on whose behalf

security has been required or by mailing a copy to their last known

address at least ten (10) days before the hearing.

D. Persons required to be notified of the hearing may appear

and resist the application of Article II or Article III of this

chapter. At the hearing the court shall take testimony concerning

the hardship of the applicant, testimony of any interested party,

and allow the driving record and accident record of the applicant to

be introduced into evidence by the Department of Public Safety.

After hearing on the application, but not before, if the court finds

that the suspension has resulted or will result in extreme and

unusually severe hardship, seriously impairing the ability of the

applicant to earn a livelihood, the court may modify, but not

vacate, the order of suspension and the extent to which the

applicant shall comply with the provisions of Articles II and III of

this chapter with respect to furnishing security or satisfying a

judgment. If the court finds the order of suspension should be

modified, then the court shall require that the applicant furnish

proof of financial responsibility by a method enumerated in Section

7-320 of this title. The proof of financial responsibility shall be

furnished to the Department of Public Safety. The modification

shall not become effective until the proof of financial

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responsibility is furnished to the Department together with a

certified order of the court setting forth the modification.

E. An appeal may be taken by any interested party from the

order of the district court to the Supreme Court of the State of

Oklahoma.

F. It shall be the duty of the district attorney in the county

where the application is filed to represent the Department of Public

Safety in the proceedings under the statute upon request from the

Department of Public Safety.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1104.13 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-1104.13
Oklahoma Zoological Society Revolving Fund
Status: in_force

A. Twenty Dollars ($20.00) of the fee authorized by Section

1135.5 of this title for Oklahoma City Zoo license plates shall be

deposited by Service Oklahoma to the Oklahoma Zoological Society

Revolving Fund created in subsection B of this section.

B. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving

fund for the Department of Wildlife Conservation to be designated

the “Oklahoma Zoological Society Revolving Fund”. The fund shall be

a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall

consist of all monies received by the Department of Wildlife

Conservation pursuant to the provisions of subsection A of this

section. All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby

appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Department of

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Wildlife Conservation for grants to the Oklahoma Zoological Society

for the purpose of contributing to an understanding and preservation

of the earth’s natural resources through positive recreational and

educational experiences and conducting and participating in

scientifically-based conservation programs that benefit animal and

plant communities. Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon

warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as

prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and

Enterprise Services for approval and payment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-14-103B — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-14-103B
Automobile transporters - Extension of load - Height
Status: in_force

A. Any automobile transporter vehicle or combination of

automobile transporter vehicles operated under the provisions of

Section 14-103 of this title may carry an extension of load, the

extension not to exceed three (3) feet beyond the front nor more

than four (4) feet beyond the rear of the vehicle or combination of

vehicles thereof.

B. Any stinger-steered automobile transporter operated under

the provisions of Section 14-103 of this title may have an overall

length up to eighty (80) feet with an extension of load, with the

extension not to exceed four (4) feet beyond the front nor more than

six (6) feet beyond the rear of the vehicle or combination of

vehicles.

C. No automobile transporter vehicle, unladen or with load,

shall exceed a height of fourteen and one-half (14 1/2) feet.

D. An automobile transporter shall not be prohibited from the

transport of cargo or general freight on a backhaul, provided it

complies with weight limitations for a truck tractor and semitrailer

combination. As used in this section, "backhaul" means the return

trip of a vehicle transporting cargo or general freight, including

when carrying goods back over all or part of the same route.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-180e — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-180e
Commission to provide for suitable methods of
Status: in_force

identification.

The Commission, in its discretion, is authorized to provide for

decals, cab cards, or other suitable methods of identification to be

displayed on or carried in the truck or powered motor vehicle.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1076 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-1076
Restaurant deliveries — Agreement required
Status: in_force

Every courier application service, as defined in Section 1071 of

Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes, shall have an agreement with a

restaurant in order to transport for delivery. If no agreement is

in place, the restaurant may file a complaint with the Consumer

Services Division of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission. The

Commission shall follow the current protocol and fine schedule for

violations of this section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-2-301.1 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-2-301.1
Termination or partial termination of System
Status: in_force

(1) In the event the System is terminated or partially

terminated the right of all participants or in the event of partial

termination the rights of the affected participants, whether retired

or otherwise, shall become fully vested.

(2) In the event of termination of the System, the Board shall

distribute the net assets of the fund, allowing a period of not less

than six (6) nor more than nine (9) months for dissolution of

disability claims, as follows:

(a) First, accumulated contributions shall be

allocated to each respective participant, former participant,

retired member joint annuitant or beneficiary then receiving

payments. If these assets are insufficient for this purpose, they

shall be allocated to each such person in the proportion which his

accumulated contributions bear to the total of all such

participants' accumulated contributions. For purposes of this

section, contribution means payment into the System by an employer

or employee for the benefit of an individual employee.

(b) The balance of such assets, if any, remaining

after making the allocations provided in subparagraph (a) of this

section shall be disposed of by allocating to each person then

having an interest in the fund the excess of his retirement income

under the System less the retirement income which is equal to the

actuarial equivalent of the amount allocated to him under

subparagraph (a) of this section. Such allocation shall be made

with the full amount of the remaining assets to be allocated to the

persons in each group in the following order of precedence:

(i) those retired members, joint annuitants or

beneficiaries receiving benefits,

(ii) those members eligible to retire,

(iii) those members eligible for early retirement,

(iv) former participants electing to receive a

vested benefit, and

(v) all other members.

In the event the balance of the fund remaining after all

allocations have been made with respect to all retirement income in

a preceding group is insufficient to allocate the full actuarial

equivalent of such retirement income to all persons in the group for

which it is then being applied, such balance of the fund shall be

allocated to each person in such group in the proportion which the

actuarial equivalent of the retirement income allocable to him

pursuant to such group bears to the total actuarial equivalent of

the retirement income so allocable to all persons in such group.

Provided no discrimination in value results, the Board shall

distribute the amounts so allocated in one of the following manners

as the Board in their discretion may determine:

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(i) by continuing payment of benefits as they become

due, or

(ii) by paying, in cash, the amount allocated to any

such person.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-228.4 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-228.4
Application of Sections 161 through 180m
Status: in_force

Except as provided herein, the provisions of Sections 161

through 180m of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes are expressly made

applicable to any certificate or permit issued under this act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1-173.1 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-1-173.1
Tank vehicle
Status: in_force

Tank Vehicle.

Any commercial motor vehicle designed to transport any liquid or

gaseous materials within a tank or tanks having an individual rated

capacity of more than one hundred nineteen (119) gallons and an

aggregate rated capacity of one thousand (1,000) or more gallons

that is either permanently or temporarily attached to the vehicle or

the chassis. A commercial motor vehicle transporting an empty

storage container tank, not designed for transportation, with a

rated capacity of one thousand (1,000) or more gallons that is

temporarily attached to a flatbed trailer is not considered a tank

vehicle. Such vehicles include but are not limited to cargo tanks

and portable tanks as defined by 49 C.F.R., Part 171; provided, a

commercial motor vehicle transporting an empty storage container

tank, not designed for transportation, with a rated capacity of one

thousand (1,000) or more gallons that is temporarily attached to a

flatbed trailer is not considered a tank vehicle.

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Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-7-333 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-7-333
Substitution of proof
Status: in_force

The Department shall consent to the cancellation of any bond or

certificate of insurance or the Department shall direct and the

State Treasurer shall return any money or securities to the person

entitled thereto upon the substitution and acceptance of other

adequate proof of financial responsibility pursuant to this chapter.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-7-312 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-7-312
Exception when consent granted by judgment creditor
Status: in_force

If the judgment creditor consents in writing, in a manner as the

Department of Public Safety may prescribe, that the judgment debtor

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be allowed to continue his or her driving privilege, the same may be

allowed by the Department, in its discretion, for at least six (6)

months from the date of the consent and thereafter until the consent

is revoked in writing, notwithstanding default in the payment of the

judgment, or of any installments thereof, as prescribed in Section

7-317 of this title, provided the judgment debtor furnishes proof of

financial responsibility.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-15-101 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-15-101
Provisions uniform throughout state
Status: in_force

The provisions of Chapters 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 of this act

shall be applicable and uniform throughout this state and in all

political subdivisions and municipalities therein and no local

authority shall enact or enforce any ordinance, rule or regulation

in conflict with the provisions of such chapters unless expressly

authorized herein. Local authorities may, however, adopt additional

traffic regulations which are not in conflict with the provisions of

such chapters.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-12-401 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-12-401
Horns and warning devices
Status: in_force

A. Every motor vehicle when operated upon a highway shall be

equipped with a horn in good working order and capable of emitting

sound audible under normal conditions from a distance of not less

than two hundred (200) feet, but no horn or other warning device

shall emit an unreasonably loud or harsh sound. The driver of a

motor vehicle shall, when reasonably necessary to ensure safe

operation, give audible warning with a horn but shall not otherwise

use such horn when upon a highway. No driver of any vehicle shall

use a horn when passing a person riding a bicycle, equine or animal-

drawn vehicle under normal conditions if no imminent danger of a

collision exists.

B. No vehicle shall be equipped with nor shall any person use

upon a vehicle any siren, except as otherwise permitted in

subsection D of this section.

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C. Any vehicle may be equipped with a theft alarm signal device

which is so arranged that it cannot be used by the driver as an

ordinary warning signal. A theft alarm signal device shall not use

a siren, as described in subsection D of this section.

D. Every authorized emergency vehicle shall, in addition to any

other equipment and distinctive markings required by this title, be

equipped with a siren, or similar device, capable of emitting sound

audible under normal conditions from a distance of not less than

five hundred (500) feet and of a type approved by the Department of

Public Safety, but such siren shall not be used except when such

vehicle is operated in response to an emergency call or in the

immediate pursuit of an actual or suspected violator of the law, in

which said latter events the driver of such vehicle shall sound said

siren when reasonably necessary to warn pedestrians and other

drivers of the approach thereof.

E. It shall be unlawful for any person to use a device capable

of producing auditory warning signals similar to that on an

authorized emergency vehicle or to use audible signal equipment from

a motor vehicle for the purpose of causing any other motor vehicle

operator to yield right-of-way and stop, or which actually causes

any other motor vehicle operator to yield the right-of-way and stop,

whether intended or not. The provisions of this subsection shall

not apply to the operators of authorized emergency vehicles.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-10-114 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-10-114
Penalty for failure to report
Status: in_force

The Commissioner of Public Safety may suspend the license or

permit to drive and any nonresident operating privileges of any

person failing to report an accident as herein provided until such

report has been filed, and the Commissioner may extend such

suspension not to exceed thirty (30) days. Any person convicted of

failing to make a report as required herein shall be punished as

provided in section 17-101.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-12-301 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-12-301
Brake equipment required
Status: in_force

A. Every motor vehicle manufactured prior to September 1, 1961,

when operated upon a highway shall be equipped with brakes adequate

to control the movement of and to stop and hold such vehicle,

including two separate means of applying the brakes, each of which

means shall be effective to apply the brakes to at least two wheels.

If these two separate means of applying the brakes are connected in

any way they shall be so constructed that failure of any one part of

the operating mechanism shall not leave the motor vehicle without

brakes on at least two wheels.

B. 1. Every motor vehicle manufactured on or after September

1, 1961, operated upon the highways shall be equipped with service

brakes upon all wheels.

2. A truck or truck-tractor having three or more axles need not

be equipped with brakes on the front axle if:

a. the vehicle was manufactured on or before July 24,

1980, or

b. the vehicle was manufactured on or after July 25,

1980, but no later than October 26, 1986, and the

brake components have not been removed. If the brake

components have been removed, the vehicle shall be

retrofitted to meet the requirements of this section.

C. 1. Every trailer, semitrailer, and pole trailer of a gross

vehicle weight rating of three thousand (3,000) pounds or more when

operated upon a highway shall be equipped with brakes:

a. adequate to control the movement of and to stop and to

hold such vehicle,

b. so designated as to be applied by the driver of the

towing motor vehicle from its cab. Provided, braking

systems commonly known as “surge brakes” shall be

lawful when used on a trailer which is towing or

transporting a vessel or vessels, and

c. so designed and connected that in case of an

accidental breakaway of the towed vehicle the brakes

shall be automatically applied.

2. Every trailer, semitrailer, and pole trailer required to be

equipped with brakes, except motor vehicles engaged in drive-away

tow-away operations as provided in 49 C.F.R., Part 393.42, shall be

equipped with brakes which are designed to be applied automatically

and promptly upon break-away from the towing vehicle, and means

shall be provided to maintain application of the brakes on the

trailer in such a case for at least fifteen (15) minutes.

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3. Any trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer having a gross

vehicle weight rating of less than three thousand (3,000) pounds

need not be equipped with brakes; provided, the trailer,

semitrailer, or pole trailer shall be equipped with brakes if the

weight of the towed vehicle exceeds forty percent (40%) of the gross

vehicle weight rating of the towing vehicle.

D. Every motor vehicle and every combination of vehicles shall

be equipped with a parking brake system adequate to hold the vehicle

or combination on any grade on which it is operated under all

conditions of loading, on a surface free from snow, ice, or loose

material.

E. The braking system on the rear axle of any motor vehicle may

be used for both service brake and parking brake operation.

F. 1. Air brake systems installed on towed vehicles

manufactured shall be designed as provided in 49 C.F.R., Section

393.43.

2. Every truck or truck-tractor, if used to tow a trailer

equipped with brakes, shall be equipped with service brakes as

provided in 49 C.F.R., Section 393.43.

3. Every truck or truck tractor equipped with air brakes, when

used to tow another vehicle equipped with full air brakes, in

operations other than drive-away or tow-away, shall, in addition to

the above, be equipped with two means of activating the emergency

features of the trailer brakes as provided in 49 C.F.R., Section

393.43.

4. Every motor vehicle which is equipped with power brakes,

shall comply with 49 C.F.R., Section 393.49.

5. Every truck tractor and truck used for towing other vehicles

equipped with vacuum brakes, in operations other than drive-away

tow-away, on and after September 1, 1961, shall, in addition to

other requirements of state and federal law, comply with 49 C.F.R.,

Section 393.43.

G. Every bus, truck, and truck-tractor which is equipped with

an air or vacuum brake system, shall be equipped with a reservoir as

required by 49 C.F.R., Section 393.50, sufficient to insure a brake

application capable of stopping the vehicle within the stopping

distance requirements of Section 12-302 of this title in the event

the engine stops.

H. Every bus, truck and truck-tractor shall be equipped with

service brake warning devices and signals as required by 49 C.F.R.,

Part 393.51.

I. All brakes shall be maintained in good working order and

shall be so adjusted as to operate as equally as practicable with

respect to the wheels on opposite sides of the vehicle. The brakes

shall be capable of stopping the vehicle, or a combination of

vehicles, within the stopping distance requirements of Section 12-

302 of this title.

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Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-11-808 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-11-808
Jammers and speed measuring devices - Use, possession,
Status: in_force

manufacture, sale or distribution prohibited - Exemption.

A. As used in this section:

1. "Jammer" means any instrument, device, or equipment designed

or intended for use with a vehicle or otherwise to jam or interfere

with in any manner a speed measuring device operated by a law

enforcement officer in the vicinity; and

2. "Speed measuring device" shall include, but is not limited

to, devices commonly known as radar speed meters or laser speed

meters.

B. It shall be unlawful for any person to use or possess a

jammer.

C. It shall be unlawful to manufacture, advertise or offer for

sale, sell or otherwise distribute any jammer in this state.

D. This section shall not apply to any person who lawfully

possesses a license issued by the Federal Communications Commission

for the use of a jammer.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-11-1205 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-11-1205
Riding on roadway, one-way street or highway
Status: in_force

A. Every person operating a bicycle or motorized scooter upon a

roadway at less than the normal speed of traffic at the time and

place and under the conditions then existing shall ride as close as

is safe to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway, except under

any of the following situations:

1. When overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in

the same direction;

2. When preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into a

private road or driveway;

3. When reasonably necessary to avoid conditions and while

exercising due care, including but not limited to:

a. fixed or moving objects,

b. parked or moving vehicles,

c. pedestrians or animals,

d. surface hazards, or

e. any time it is unsafe to continue along the right-hand

curb or edge of the roadway; and

4. When riding in the right-turn-only lane.

B. Any person riding a bicycle or motorized scooter upon a one-

way street or highway with two or more marked lanes of travel may

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ride as close as is safe to the left-hand curb or edge of the street

or highway.

C. No person operating a bicycle or motorized scooter shall

pass other vehicles between lanes of traffic traveling in the same

direction.

D. Persons riding bicycles or motorized scooters upon a roadway

shall not ride more than two abreast except on paths or parts of

roadways set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles or motorized

scooters. Persons riding two abreast shall not impede the normal

and reasonable flow of traffic and, on a laned roadway, shall ride

within a single lane.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1-123 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-1-123
Manufactured home
Status: in_force

"Manufactured home" means and includes every vehicle defined as

a manufactured home in paragraph 14 of Section 1102 of this title.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-251 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-251
Special identification, right to
Status: in_force

Any person who is the holder of an unrevoked and unexpired

technician class or better license issued by the Federal

Communications Commission to operate an amateur radio station in

Oklahoma shall be entitled to special identification as herein

provided.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-11-601 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-11-601
Required position and method of turning at
Status: in_force

intersections.

The driver of a vehicle intending to turn at an intersection

shall do so as follows:

1. Right turns. Both the approach for a right turn and a right

turn shall be made as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or

edge of the roadway.

2. Left turns. The driver of a vehicle intending to turn left

at an intersection shall approach the intersection in the extreme

left-hand lane lawfully available to traffic moving in the direction

of travel of such vehicle. After entering the intersection, the

left turn shall be made so as to leave the intersection, as nearly

as practicable, in the left-hand lane lawfully available to traffic

moving in such direction upon the roadway being entered. Whenever

practicable, when leaving a two-way roadway, the left turn shall be

made in that portion of the intersection to the left of the center

of the intersection.

3. Local authorities in their respective jurisdictions may

cause markers, buttons or signs to be placed within or adjacent to

intersections and thereby require and direct that a different course

from that specified in this section be traveled by vehicles turning

at an intersection, and when markers, buttons or signs are so placed

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no driver of a vehicle shall turn a vehicle at an intersection other

than as directed and required by such markers, buttons or signs.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-965 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-965
Notification of law enforcement after repossession
Status: in_force

Any wrecker or towing service that repossesses a vehicle at the

request of the lienholder of record shall, within two (2) hours of

the time the vehicle is repossessed, notify either the local law

enforcement authority or sheriff’s office of the county where the

vehicle was located. The wrecker or towing service operator shall

furnish the law enforcement agency with information concerning the

tow including, but not limited to, a description of the vehicle, the

physical address or approximate location of where the vehicle was

repossessed, the name of the owner of the vehicle and the name of

the lienholder of the vehicle. The wrecker or towing service

operator shall further be required to provide to the law enforcement

agency the name, address and business telephone number of the

wrecker or towing service provider.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-11-1114 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-11-1114
Allowing passenger to ride outside passenger
Status: in_force

compartment.

A. No operator of a motor vehicle shall allow a passenger to

ride outside the passenger compartment of the vehicle on the

streets, highways or turnpikes of this state; provided, this section

shall not apply to persons so riding on private property or for

parades or special events nor shall this section apply to passengers

riding on the bed of a pickup truck.

B. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of

subsection A of this section shall be punished by a fine of Ten

Dollars ($10.00) and shall pay court costs of Fifteen Dollars

($15.00), provided the Department of Public Safety shall not assess

points to the driving record of any licensed or unlicensed person

convicted of a violation of this section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-2-106.1 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-2-106.1
Transfer of Size and Weights Permits Division to
Status: in_force

Department of Transportation.

All the powers, duties, functions, records, employees, property,

matters pending, funds, and responsibilities of the Size and Weights

Permits Division of the Department of Public Safety are hereby

transferred to the Department of Transportation effective July 1,

2022. An accurate, current inventory of all properties shall be

maintained by the Department of Transportation.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-14-103C — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-14-103C
Special permits - Movement of houses or buildings
Status: in_force

A. The Executive Director of the Department of Transportation

shall upon proper application issue a special permit to any person

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allowing the movement on state and federal highways of a structure

in the form of a house or building, including, but not limited to,

industrialized housing as described in Section 14-103A of this

title, not exceeding thirty-two (32) feet in width at the base, and

thirty-four (34) feet in width at the top and twenty-one (21) feet

in height. The permit shall specify the highways to be used,

consistent with public convenience and safety, as determined by the

Executive Director of the Department of Transportation. In addition

to the prohibitions on movement as prescribed in Section 14-101 et

seq. of this title, such structures shall not be moved on Saturday

or Sunday.

B. If any structure or housing described in subsection A of

this section has a width in excess of sixteen (16) feet, the towing

vehicle shall be a tandem-axle vehicle of no less than two hundred

twenty (220) horsepower.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-7-317 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-7-317
Installment payment of judgments - Default
Status: in_force

A. A judgment debtor, upon due notice to the judgment creditor,

may apply to the court in which the judgment was rendered for the

privilege of paying the judgment in installments, and the court, in

its discretion and without prejudice to any other legal remedies

which the judgment creditor may have, may so order and fix the

amounts and times of payment of the installments.

B. Service Oklahoma shall not suspend the driving privilege of

any person and shall restore the driving privilege of any person, if

otherwise eligible, which was suspended following nonpayment of a

judgment when the judgment debtor gives proof of financial

responsibility and obtains an order permitting the payment of the

judgment in installments, and while the payment of any installments

is not in default.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-426 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-426
Appointment of Secretary of Commission as agent to accept
Status: in_force

service of summons.

Before a license shall be issued the applicant shall sign and

file with the Commission an irrevocable power of attorney appointing

the Secretary of the Commission his agent to accept service of

summons for all causes of action against him arising out of the

conduct of his business as an itinerant merchant and the operation

of the motor vehicle described in the application.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-6-204 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-6-204
Order by court to surrender license to Department -
Status: in_force

Report of conviction.

A. Whenever any person is convicted of any offense for which

this title makes mandatory the revocation of the driving privilege

of such person by Service Oklahoma as provided in Section 6-205 of

this title, the court in which such conviction occurred may require

the surrender to it of all driver licenses then held by the person

so convicted and the court shall thereupon forward the same together

with a record of such conviction to Service Oklahoma.

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B. Every court, including courts not of record, having

jurisdiction over offenses committed under this act, or any other

law of this state or municipal ordinance regulating the operation of

motor vehicles on highways, shall forward to Service Oklahoma a

record of the conviction of any person in such court for a violation

of any such laws other than regulations governing standing or

parking, and may recommend the suspension of the driving privileges

of the person so convicted.

C. For the purposes of Section 6-101 et seq. of this title, the

term "conviction" shall mean a final conviction or shall mean a

forfeiture of bail or collateral deposited to secure a defendant's

appearance in court, which forfeiture has not been vacated.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-12-203 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-12-203
Head lamps on motor vehicles
Status: in_force

A. Every motor vehicle shall be equipped with at least two

headlamps emitting a white light with at least one lamp on each side

of the front of the motor vehicle on the same level and as far apart

as practicable. The headlamps shall comply with the requirements

and limitations set forth in this chapter.

B. Every headlamp upon every motor vehicle shall be located at

a height of not more than fifty-four (54) inches nor less than

twenty-two (22) inches to be measured as set forth in subsection B

of Section 12-202 of this title.

C. The headlamps on motor vehicles shall be so arranged that

the driver may select at will between distributions of light

projected to different elevations and such lamps may, in addition,

be so arranged that such selection can be made automatically,

subject to the following limitations:

1. There shall be an uppermost distribution of light, or

composite beam, so aimed and of such intensity as to reveal persons

and vehicles at a distance of at least six hundred (600) feet ahead

for all conditions of loading;

2. There shall be a lowermost distribution of light, or

composite beam, so aimed and of sufficient intensity to reveal

persons and vehicles at a distance of at least two hundred (200)

feet ahead; and

3. On a straight, level road under any condition of loading

none of the high-intensity portion of the beam shall be directed to

strike the eyes of an approaching driver.

D. Every motor vehicle which has multiple-beam road-lighting

equipment shall be equipped with a beam indicator, which shall be

lighted whenever the uppermost distribution of light from the

headlamps is in use, and shall not otherwise be lighted.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1104.7 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-1104.7
Future Farmers of America special license plate - Fee
Status: in_force

A. Twenty Dollars ($20.00) of the fee authorized by Section

1135.5 of this title for Future Farmers of America license plates

shall be deposited by Service Oklahoma to the Oklahoma Department of

Career and Technology Education Agriculture Revolving Fund created

in subsection B of this section.

B. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving

fund for the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education

to be designated the “Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology

Education Agriculture Revolving Fund”. The fund shall be a

continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall

consist of all monies received by the Department pursuant to the

provisions of subsection A of this section. All monies accruing to

the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted

and expended by the Department for the purpose of funding programs

and services to encourage students to consider agriculture as a

career choice. Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon

warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as

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prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and

Enterprise Services for approval and payment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-7-627 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-7-627
Right of recovery
Status: in_force

The insurance carrier whose bid was selected by the Office of

Management and Enterprise Services shall have the right to recover

from the owner of the vehicle or the driver of the vehicle that was

cited for claims paid by the Oklahoma Temporary Motorist Liability

Plan.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-2-308 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-2-308
Payments on termination of membership - Reemployment
Status: in_force

A. A member who terminates his service before normal retirement

date, other than by death or disability, shall, upon application

filed with the Board, be entitled to be refunded from the fund an

amount equal to the accumulated contributions the member has made to

the fund, but excluding any interest or any amount contributed by

the state. If such member has completed ten (10) years of credited

service at the date of termination, the member may elect a vested

benefit in lieu of receiving his accumulated contributions.

If the member who has completed ten (10) or more years of

credited service elects the vested benefit, the member shall be

entitled to a monthly retirement annuity commencing on the member's

normal retirement date to be determined as if the member's

employment continued uninterrupted. The annual amount of such

retirement annuity shall be equal to two and one-half percent (2

1/2%) of final average salary multiplied by the number of years of

credited service. The death benefits provided for under Section 2-

306 of this title shall apply to any member retiring under the

provisions of this subsection.

B. A member who terminated service before the normal retirement

date of such member and elected a vested benefit in lieu of

receiving accumulated contributions may upon reemployment be allowed

full credit toward retirement for all credited service accrued for

the vested benefit. This subsection shall apply to employees of the

Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, the Oklahoma State Bureau of

Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control, the Department of Public

Safety and the Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Control Board whose

benefits had vested in the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement

System prior to the establishment of the Oklahoma Law Enforcement

Retirement System. Upon reemployment of said employee by an agency

whose employees are now members of the Oklahoma Law Enforcement

Retirement System, the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System

shall transfer to the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System all

funds contributed by the individual member being reemployed and all

funds contributed by the state for such member.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-230.2 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-230.2
Legislative intent
Status: in_force

A. The Legislature finds:

1. That the volume of hazardous and nonhazardous materials

transported by motor carriers within this state is substantial and

the need exists to improve the enforcement of safety related aspects

of motor carrier transportation for both interstate and intrastate

motor carriers which is consistent with federal standards and

regulations.

2. That hazardous materials are essential for various

industrial, commercial, and other purposes, that their

transportation is a necessary incident to their use, and that the

transportation is required for the economic prosperity of the people

of the State of Oklahoma.

3. That the highway movement of hazardous and nonhazardous

materials poses a substantial danger to the health and safety of the

citizens of this state unless such materials are handled and

transported in a safe and prudent manner.

4. That it is in the public interest and within the police

power of the state to provide for the regulation of the safety

related aspects of motor carrier transportation and the handling and

transportation of hazardous materials.

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B. It is therefore declared to be the policy of the State of

Oklahoma to provide regulatory and enforcement authority to the

Oklahoma Department of Public Safety to improve safety related

aspects of motor carrier transportation and to protect the people

against the risk to life and property inherent in the transportation

of property, including hazardous materials, over highways and the

handling and storage incidental thereto, by keeping such risk to a

minimum consistent with technical feasibility and economic

reasonableness and to provide uniform regulation of intrastate

transportation of property, including hazardous materials,

consistent with federal regulation of interstate transportation.

C. It is not the intent of the Legislature to regulate the

movement of hazardous materials in such quantities that would not

pose a substantial danger to the public health and safety, and the

Department may provide for exemptions as provided for in federal

regulations for farm use, and other appropriate exemptions

consistent with federal regulations.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-2-101 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-2-101
Creation of Department of Public Safety and Office of
Status: in_force

Commissioner of Public Safety - Powers and authority - Chief officer

- Services for Governor and Lieutenant Governor.

(a) A department of the government of this state to be known as

the "Department of Public Safety" is hereby created, and offices for

the Department shall be furnished by the Office of Management and

Enterprise Services. The Department of Public Safety shall be under

the control and supervision of the Commissioner of Public Safety,

which office and position is hereby created.

The Commissioner shall have such powers and authority as may be

granted by the provisions of the Uniform Vehicle Code or as may

otherwise be provided by law.

(b) The Governor shall be the chief officer of the Department

of Public Safety and the Commissioner of Public Safety shall execute

the lawful orders of the Governor and shall be responsible to him

for the operation and administration of said Department. The

Commissioner of Public Safety shall provide personal security and

protection, transportation, and communications capabilities for the

Governor, the Governor's immediate family, and the Lieutenant

Governor. The Commissioner is authorized to provide necessary

communications equipment to said persons even if said persons are

not on state property or in state vehicles. The Commissioner of

Public Safety is hereby authorized to purchase or lease and equip

motor vehicles for the use of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor.

The purchase or lease price of any such motor vehicles and equipment

shall be paid from any appropriation for motor vehicles made to the

Department of Public Safety.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-11-303 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-11-303
Overtaking a vehicle on the left - Signal
Status: in_force

The following requirements shall govern the overtaking and

passing of vehicles proceeding in the same direction, subject to

those limitations, exceptions and special requirements hereinafter

stated:

1. The driver of a vehicle overtaking another vehicle

proceeding in the same direction shall pass to the left thereof at a

safe distance and shall not again drive to the right side of the

roadway until safely clear of the overtaken vehicle.

2. Except when overtaking and passing on the right is

permitted, the driver of an overtaken vehicle shall give way to the

right in favor of the overtaking vehicle on audible signal and shall

not increase the speed of his vehicle until completely passed by the

overtaking vehicle.

3. Every driver who intends to pass another vehicle proceeding

in the same direction, which requires moving his vehicle from one

lane of traffic to another, shall first see that such movement can

be made with safety and shall proceed to pass only after giving a

proper signal by hand or mechanical device.

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Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-11-106 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-11-106
Authorized emergency vehicles
Status: in_force

A. The driver of an authorized emergency vehicle, when

responding to an emergency call or when in the pursuit of an actual

or suspected violator of the law or when responding to but not upon

returning from a fire alarm, may exercise the privilege set forth in

this section, but subject to the conditions herein stated.

B. The driver of an authorized emergency vehicle may:

1. Park, or stand, irrespective of the provisions of this

chapter;

2. Proceed past a red or stop signal or stop sign, but only

after slowing down as may be necessary for safe operation;

3. Exceed the maximum speed limits so long as speeding does not

endanger life or property;

4. Disregard regulations governing direction of movement; and

5. Disregard regulations governing turning in specified

directions.

C. The exemptions herein granted to the driver of an authorized

emergency vehicle shall apply only when the driver is properly and

lawfully making use of an audible signal or of flashing red or blue

lights or a combination of flashing red and blue lights meeting the

requirements of Section 12-218 of this title, except that an

authorized emergency vehicle operated as a police vehicle need not

be equipped with or display a red or blue light visible from in

front of the vehicle. This subsection shall not be construed as

requiring a peace officer operating a police vehicle properly and

lawfully in response to a crime in progress to use audible signals.

D. The exemptions in paragraphs 3 and 5 of subsection B of this

section shall be granted to a law enforcement officer operating an

authorized emergency vehicle for law enforcement purposes without

using audible and visual signals required by this section as long as

the action does not endanger life or property if the officer is

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following a suspected violator of the law with probable cause to

believe that:

1. Knowledge of the presence of the officer will cause the

suspect to:

a. destroy or lose evidence of a suspected felony,

b. end a suspected continuing felony before the officer

has obtained sufficient evidence to establish grounds

for arrest, or

c. evade apprehension or identification of the suspect or

the vehicle of the suspect; or

2. Because of traffic conditions, vehicles moving in response

to the audible or visual signals may increase the potential for a

collision.

The exceptions granted in this subsection shall not apply to an

officer who is in actual pursuit of a person who is eluding or

attempting to elude the officer in violation of Section 540A of

Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

E. The provisions of this section shall not relieve the driver

of an authorized emergency vehicle from the duty to drive with due

regard for the safety of all persons, nor shall such provisions

protect the driver from the consequences of reckless disregard for

the safety of others.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-564 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-564
See the following versions:
Status: in_force

OS 47-564v1 (HB 2158, Laws 2025, c. 119, § 2)

OS 47-564v2 (HB 2160, Laws 2025, c. 448, § 4)
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1104.10 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-1104.10
Animal Friendly Revolving Fund
Status: in_force

A. The fee authorized by Section 1135.5 of this title shall be

deposited by Service Oklahoma to the Animal Friendly Revolving Fund

created in subsection B of this section.

B. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving

fund for the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry

to be designated the “Animal Friendly Revolving Fund”. The fund

shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations,

and shall consist of all monies received by the Department pursuant

to the provisions of subsection A of this section. All monies

accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and may

be budgeted and expended by the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture,

Food, and Forestry for the purpose of contracting with or providing

grants to organizations of veterinary clinics that develop and

operate programs that provide dog or cat spaying and neutering

services and nonprofit organizations that provide shelter to

unwanted stray dogs and cats. Such organizations may apply to the

Department for grants to be paid from the fund. Expenditures from

the fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer

against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the

Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and

payment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1133.1 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-1133.1
Vehicles having combined laden weight of 8,000 pounds
Status: in_force

or less primarily used for business - Registration as commercial

vehicles having combined laden weight of more than 8,000 and less

than 15,001 pounds.

A. Any vehicle, including a station wagon as defined in

paragraph 26 of Section 1102 of this title, which has a combined

laden weight of eight thousand (8,000) pounds or less and is used

primarily for business or commercial purposes may be registered,

pursuant to Section 1133 of this title, as a commercial vehicle

having a combined laden weight over eight thousand (8,000) pounds

and less than fifteen thousand and one (15,001) pounds. Such

vehicles or station wagons registered pursuant to this section shall

be assessed the license fees for such commercial vehicle pursuant to

Section 1133 of this title.

B. Upon initial registration by a person of a vehicle or

station wagon pursuant to the provisions of this section, and upon

transfer of ownership of any such vehicle or station wagon, any

person claiming the right to register a vehicle or station wagon

pursuant to subsection A of this section shall make further proof

that the person does in fact conduct a business or commercial

enterprise or is employed by a person conducting a business or

commercial enterprise that uses the vehicle or station wagon

primarily for the use of that business or commercial enterprise by

presenting a permit to do business pursuant to Section 1364 of Title

68 of the Oklahoma Statutes or a Federal Employers Identification

Number or, if a sole proprietor, a copy of Schedule C from their

most recent federal income tax return.

C. The failure of any owner of a vehicle or station wagon to

properly label the vehicle or station wagon or to properly utilize

the vehicle or station wagon for the purposes required by this

section shall result in the issuance of a new license plate at the

rate specified in Section 1132 of this title and in addition a

penalty of fifty percent (50%) of the cost of such license shall be

assessed against the owner.

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D. In addition to the requirements of Section 1133 of this

title, any commercial vehicle having a combined laden weight over

eight thousand (8,000) pounds and less than fifteen thousand and one

(15,001) pounds shall be subject to the requirements of this

section.business - Registration as commercial vehicles having combined laden weight of more than 8,000
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-172.1 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-172.1
Qualifications for enforcement officers
Status: in_force

A. Future applicants for the position of enforcement officer

shall be high school graduates and shall have had at least three (3)

years' practical experience in the transportation industry or in the

field of law enforcement and be certified by the Council on Law

Enforcement Education and Training (CLEET) within twelve (12) months

from the date of employment. Applicants shall have attained the age

of twenty-one (21) years.

B. The applicants shall pass a written test or examination on

motor carrier law and the rules of the Commission pertaining

thereto, for the purpose of establishing the applicant's fitness and

ability to perform the duties of an enforcement officer.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-20-102 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-20-102
Effect of headings
Status: in_force

Chapter, article and section headings contained herein shall not

be deemed to govern, limit, modify or in any manner affect the

scope, meaning or intent of the provisions of any article or section

hereof.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-12-412 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-12-412
Renumbered as § 595 of this title by Laws 2003, c. 411,
Status: in_force

§ 85, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-6-105.3 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-6-105.3
See the following versions:
Status: in_force

OS 47-6-105.3v1 (HB 1854, Laws 2024, c. 11, § 4)

OS 47-6-105.3v2 (HB 3599, Laws 2024, c. 101, § 1)

OS 47-6-105.3v3 (HB 3231, Laws 2024, c. 315, § 3)

OS 47-6-105.3v4 (HB 1751, Laws 2025, c. 330, § 4)
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-591.10 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-591.10
Notification of refusal, cancellation, suspension or
Status: in_force

revocation of license or buyer's identification card (B.I.D.) -

Hearing - Appeal - Fines.

A. Any person, firm or corporation who is refused a license or

whose license is canceled, suspended or revoked shall be notified in

person or by mail with return receipt requested to the address given

on the application of the applicant or licensee and, upon written

request within fifteen (15) days of receipt of such notice, shall be

given a hearing upon the proposed action. The hearing may be

conducted by the Commission and shall be held no more than thirty

(30) days from receipt of the written request for a hearing. The

hearing may be informal and the rules of evidence of the courts of

Oklahoma shall not be required. Appeals from the decision of the

Commission shall be governed by the Administrative Procedures Act.

B. In addition to the cancellation, suspension, revocation or

refusal to issue or renew a license or the imposition of any other

penalty by the Commission, the Commission is hereby authorized to

impose administrative fines for violations of the Automotive

Dismantlers and Parts Recycler Act in the amounts not to exceed Five

Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for a first violation, One Thousand

Dollars ($1,000.00) for a second violation and Five Thousand Dollars

($5,000.00) for a third violation.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-2-143 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-2-143
Department of Public Safety Patrol Vehicle Revolving
Status: in_force

Fund.

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund

for the Department of Public Safety, to be designated the

"Department of Public Safety Patrol Vehicle Revolving Fund". The

fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year

limitations. All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are

hereby appropriated and shall be budgeted and expended by the

Department for the purpose of purchasing, equipping, and maintaining

of patrol vehicles and patrol aircraft and for any other purpose

related to the duties and responsibilities of the Transportation

Division of the Department, as well as any other operational

expenses of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. No monies shall be

expended from this fund without expressed authorization by the

Legislature. Expenditures from said fund shall be made upon

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warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as

prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and

Enterprise Services for approval and payment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-14-106 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-14-106
Trailers and towed vehicles
Status: in_force

Every trailer, or semitrailer, shall be equipped with a coupling

device which shall be so designed and constructed that the trailer,

or semitrailer will follow substantially in the path of the vehicle

drawing it without whipping or swerving from side to side. In

addition, every such trailer or semitrailer except a semitrailer

drawn by a truck-tractor type designed to draw or support the front

end of a semitrailer, shall be coupled with stay chains or cables to

the vehicle by which it is being drawn which chains or cable shall

be of sufficient size and strength to prevent parting from the

drawing vehicle should the regular coupling device break or become

otherwise disengaged.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-15-110 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-15-110
Model Traffic Ordinance - Authorization to adopt
Status: in_force

Insofar as it is consistent with state law, all cities and towns

may adopt and maintain the "Model Traffic Ordinance" of the National

Committee on Uniform Traffic Laws and Ordinances.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-170.2 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-170.2
Report of load capacity violations to Corporation
Status: in_force

Commission - Contempt of Commission motor carrier rules, tariffs and

regulations - Penalties - Complaint procedure.

A. The Department of Public Safety, monthly, shall notify the

Oklahoma Corporation Commission of any ticket issued for a violation

of the provisions of Section 14-119 of this title, or any provisions

of Chapter 14 of this title or the terms of any special permit

authorized pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 14 of this title

concerning overweight or overweight special permits.

B. Truck overweight violations by motor carriers or private

carriers shall be considered contempt of Commission motor carrier

rules, tariffs and regulations. The Commission shall establish a

specific rule whereby such overweight violations by motor carriers

or private carriers shall be grounds for issuance of a show-cause

order for consideration of temporary or permanent cancellation of

operating authority or license. In establishing the rule,

consideration shall be given to the frequency of violations, pattern

of violations, fleet size, type of operation, amount of overweight,

and other such factors that may indicate intent. Any person, firm,

or corporation that assists in the commission of such overweight

violation or refuses to comply with any rule, regulation, or order

of the Commission relating thereto shall be guilty of contempt of

the Commission and shall be subject to a fine to be imposed by said

Commission in a sum not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) on

each violation. In the specific instance of an overweight

violation, the transportation of each load shall constitute a

separate violation. The same fine assessed against the motor

carrier or private carrier shall apply to any other person, firm, or

corporation that aids or abets such violations. Provided however,

no motor carrier, private carrier, shipper or person loading or

causing a motor vehicle to be loaded shall be subject to a fine for

contempt unless the gross weight of the motor vehicle is more than

five thousand (5,000) pounds overweight.

C. The Commission, in its discretion and on its own motion, may

make a contempt complaint in writing under oath setting forth the

violation, enter the complaint on its docket, and proceed with the

matter in accordance with the provisions of Sections 161 et seq. of

this title or the Motor Carrier Act of 1995.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-6-116 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-6-116
Notice of change of address or name
Status: in_force

A. Whenever any person, after applying for or receiving a

driver license or identification card, shall:

1. Change the residence address displayed on the license or

card issued to the person;

2. Move from the person's previous county; or

3. Change the name of a licensee by marriage or otherwise,

such person shall apply for a replacement of the driver license or

identification card with Service Oklahoma in accordance with the

provisions of Section 6-114 of this title within ten (10) days of

the change.

B. Service Oklahoma shall not:

1. Change a county of residence unless the person specifically

notifies Service Oklahoma of such change; and

2. Presume that a new mailing address which is a different

county than the old mailing address means that the person has

changed his or her county of residence, and shall not change the

county of residence unless specifically notified of such change.

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Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-14-120.1 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-14-120.1
Vehicles 12 or more feet wide to be escorted
Status: in_force

A. 1. Any vehicle or combination of vehicles with an outside

width that exceeds twelve (12) feet operating on highways in the

state, including the National System of Interstate and Defense

Highways, shall, in addition to being in compliance with provisions

of Section 14-101 et seq. of this title, be accompanied by an escort

vehicle or vehicles, as prescribed by the Department of

Transportation.

2. Escort vehicle requirements shall not apply to retail

implement dealers transporting farm implements from a retail

distribution point to a farm or other location within a one hundred

fifty (150) air-mile radius from the distribution point. For the

purposes of this subsection, "retail implement dealers" shall mean a

business engaged primarily in the sale of farm tractors as defined

in Section 1-118 of this title or implements of husbandry as defined

in Section 1-125 of this title or a combination thereof.

B. No person shall operate an escort vehicle for hire, as

required by this section, unless the person has been certified by

the Department of Transportation as an escort vehicle operator.

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C. Any person not required to be certified by the Department of

Transportation as an escort vehicle operator may tow a trailer when

escorting a manufactured home. Such trailer shall not exceed eight

and one-half (8 1/2) feet in width and twenty (20) feet in length

with siding not to exceed four (4) feet in height measured from the

bed of the trailer.

The trailer may only be used to transport supplies and equipment

necessary to carry out the mission of escort vehicle operators.

D. The Executive Director of the Department of Transportation

shall promulgate rules for the certification of operators of escort

vehicles and the use of escort vehicles, as required by this

section.

E. The Executive Director of the Department of Transportation

is hereby authorized to enter into reciprocal compacts and

agreements with other states for the purpose of recognizing escort

vehicle operator certifications issued by those states.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1125 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-1125
Certain nonresident vehicle owners required to register
Status: in_force

vehicle - Exceptions.

A. If the owner of a vehicle becomes employed in this state,

the vehicle is deemed to be subject to tax in this state and, within

thirty (30) days from the date of employment, shall be registered

upon the same terms and conditions that resident owners are required

to register such vehicles in this state. However, the owner of the

vehicle who is employed in this state and commutes daily from an

adjoining state shall be exempt from the provisions in this section.

The penalty for failure to register the vehicle in the manner

provided in this subsection shall be equal to the license or

registration fee due, and any such vehicle may be seized and held at

any time for any such delinquency and sold for nonpayment of the

license or registration fees in the same manner that domestic

vehicles may be seized and sold at any time of the year upon ten

(10) days' notice.

If the vehicle is detained by a law enforcement officer of this

state and it is determined that the owner of such vehicle has failed

to comply with the provisions of this subsection, a penalty of Ten

Dollars ($10.00) shall be assessed in addition to the penalties

previously provided in this section. This penalty of Ten Dollars

($10.00) shall be paid to the pension fund of the law enforcement

officer, as defined in Section 1-147 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma

Statutes, who detained the vehicle.

B. Any student certified as a full-time-equivalent student by

an institution of higher learning in this state and being a

nonresident of Oklahoma, presently attending any institution of

higher learning, shall not be required to purchase an Oklahoma

license plate, provided that the state of residence of such student

affords a similar exemption to Oklahoma students attending

institutions of higher learning in such state. This exception for

nonresident students does not apply when such student registers to

vote as a resident in Oklahoma.

C. Any vehicle, including a manufactured home, other than a

commercial truck which is owned by a visiting nonresident and is

properly registered in its native state for the current year and

remains here for any period in excess of sixty (60) days shall be

registered upon the same terms and conditions that resident owners

are required to register such vehicles in this state. Any vehicle

within this state, owned by a nonresident which is not properly

registered in its native state for the current year, shall be

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registered under the same terms and conditions as such domestic

vehicles are required to be registered.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1-110 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-1-110
Controlled - Access highway
Status: in_force

Every highway, street or roadway in respect to which owners or

occupants of abutting lands and other persons have no legal right of

access to or from the same except at such points only and in such

manner as may be determined by the public authority having

jurisdiction over such highway, street or roadway.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1019 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-1019
Driver applications – Background check - Updates
Status: in_force

A. Prior to permitting an individual to act as a transportation

network company driver on its digital network, the TNC shall:

1. Require the individual to submit an application to the TNC,

which includes information regarding his or her address, age, driver

license, driving history, motor vehicle registration, automobile

liability insurance, and other information required by the TNC;

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2. Conduct, or have a third party conduct, a local and national

criminal background check for each applicant that shall include a

check of:

a. the Multi-State/Multi-Jurisdictional Criminal Records

Locator or other similar commercial nationwide

database with validation through a primary source

search, and

b. the National Sex Offender Registry database; and

3. Obtain and review a driving history research report for such

individual.

B. TNCs shall not permit an individual to act as a TNC driver

on its digital network who:

1. Has had more than three moving violations in the prior

three-year period, or one major violation, including but not limited

to attempting to evade the police, reckless driving, or driving on a

suspended or revoked license, in the prior three-year period;

2. Has been convicted, within the past seven (7) years, of

driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, fraud, sexual

offenses, use of a motor vehicle to commit a felony, a crime

involving property damage, theft, acts of violence, or acts of

terror;

3. Is a match in the National Sex Offender Registry database;

4. Does not possess a valid driver license;

5. Does not possess current proof of motor vehicle registration

for the motor vehicle(s) used to provide prearranged rides;

6. Does not possess proof of the automobile liability insurance

required by law or rule for the motor vehicle(s) used to provide

prearranged rides; or

7. Is not at least nineteen (19) years of age.

C. TNCs shall implement a procedure for periodic information

updates for each TNC driver's vehicle(s) and motor vehicle insurance

and for rechecks of each TNC driver for the criminal background and

driving record information required by paragraph A of this section

to ensure continued compliance by each driver with the requirements

of paragraph B of this section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1603 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-1603
Participation in refueling service program
Status: in_force

A. Unless otherwise provided in this section, any motor vehicle

service station in this state which offers gasoline or other motor

vehicle fuel for sale to the public from the service station

facility may, on a voluntary basis, participate in the refueling

service program and upon request offer refueling service to a

mobility-impaired driver who displays:

1. A placard indicating physical disability, issued pursuant to

the provisions of Section 15-112 of this title;

2. A physically disabled license plate, issued pursuant to the

provisions of Section 1135.1 of this title; or

3. A disabled veterans license plate with the international

accessibility symbol issued pursuant to the provisions of Section

1135.2 of this title.

B. The refueling service provided for under subsection A of

this section shall not apply when the mobility-impaired driver is

accompanied by another person capable of refueling the motor

vehicle.

C. Each participating motor vehicle service station in the

state shall post signs notifying the public of the refueling

services provided by the facility.

D. Only those motor vehicle service stations which voluntarily

participate in the refueling service program established in this

section and which offer gasoline or other motor vehicle fuel for

sale to the public shall be required to comply with the provisions

of this section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-11-406 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-11-406
Farm tractors or implements - Operation on highways -
Status: in_force

Permission from Department required - Wide vehicles - Duty of

operator - Yield of right-of-way.

A. A farm tractor, as defined in Section 1-118 of this title,

or any implement of husbandry, as defined in Section 1-125 of this

title, except trailers and semitrailers when operated in accordance

with statutory limits or provisions of Section 14-101 of this title,

shall not be permitted to travel upon any highway in this state

which is a part of the National System of Interstate and Defense

Highways. However, the Department of Public Safety shall have the

authority to permit such travel in certain geographic areas of the

state as deemed necessary. Such tractor or implement may be

operated on any other roadway in this state if the operator has

attached all the safety devices required by law and has taken

reasonable steps to reduce the width of the tractor or implement as

provided for by the manufacturer. Whenever the width of a farm

tractor or implement of husbandry exceeds the width of that portion

of a roadway on which the tractor or implement is driven, which is

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marked as a single lane of traffic, or, if the roadway has not been

marked for lanes of traffic and the width of the tractor or

implement exceeds more than fifty percent (50%) of the width of the

roadway, the operator shall move the tractor or implement, as soon

as possible, as far to the right-hand side of the roadway as is

practicable and safe upon approach of any oncoming or following

vehicle and upon approaching the crest of a hill.

B. Upon the immediate approach of a farm tractor or implement

of husbandry which cannot be moved by the operator thereof to the

far right-hand side of the roadway, as required in subsection A of

this section, due to the existence of any bridge or guardrail, sign

or any other physical impediment which would not safely allow such

tractor or implement to travel on the far right-hand side of the

road, the driver of every other vehicle shall yield the right-of-way

and shall immediately pull over to the far right-hand side of the

road and remain in such position until the tractor or implement has

passed.

C. This section shall not operate to relieve any operator of a

farm tractor or implement of husbandry from the duty to drive with

due regard for the safety of all persons using the roadway.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-437 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-437
Highway Patrol and peace officers to enforce Act
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the highway patrol and all peace

officers to enforce this act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-6-126.1 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-6-126.1
Commercial vehicle operators — License required —
Status: in_force

Violations.

A. Any person operating any commercial motor vehicle, as

defined in Section 1-107.1 et. seq of Title 47 of the Oklahoma

Statutes, in this state shall possess either:

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1. A valid commercial driver license issued by a state,

territory, or possession of the United States, the District of

Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; or

2. A valid commercial driver license issued by a state,

territory, district, or province of Canada or Mexico, or another

nation or territory that has a reciprocal license agreement with

this state, accompanied by a valid work visa. A person holding such

a driver license shall also possess a physical copy of such license

and verifiable proof of citizenship of the country that issued the

license. Proof of citizenship shall be demonstrated through

presentation of a birth certificate, naturalization certificate, or

valid passport.

B. 1. A commercial motor carrier whose driver is found to be

in violation of this section shall be subject to a fine in the

amount of Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00) for each violation.

The proceeds of any penalties collected pursuant to this paragraph

shall be deposited in the Weigh Station Improvement Revolving Fund

created in Section 1167 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

2. A driver found to be in violation of this section shall be

prohibited from operating a commercial motor vehicle within this

state until such a time that the driver is able to meet the

identification provisions of this section. Any driver found to be

operating a motor vehicle within this state while under such

prohibition shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction

shall be punished by a fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars

($1,000.00), or by imprisonment for not more than ninety (90) days,

or both such fine and imprisonment. Any fine collected pursuant to

the provisions of this paragraph shall be deposited to the Trauma

Care Assistance Revolving Fund created in Section 1-2530.9 of Title

63 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

3. The commercial motor carrier shall be notified of the

location of any commercial motor vehicle involved in a violation,

and, upon payment of the fine in full and presentation of a driver

who meets all requirements to operate a commercial motor vehicle

within this state, shall take possession of the vehicle. If the

commercial motor carrier is unable to either pay such fine or

present such driver within twelve (12) hours after notification, the

owner of any cargo being transported by the commercial motor vehicle

shall be notified and allowed to arrange for the transfer of the

cargo to another vehicle. Neither the state nor the owner of such

cargo shall be liable for any reasonable action to transfer such

cargo.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-11-1210 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-11-1210
Throwing objects at riders - Penalties
Status: in_force

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It shall be unlawful for any person to maliciously throw an

object at or in the direction of any person riding a bicycle, equine

or animal-drawn vehicle. Any person convicted of the provisions of

this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by

imprisonment in the county jail for a term of not more than one (1)

year, or by a fine not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or

by both such fine and imprisonment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1104.21 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-1104.21
Hospice and Palliative Care License Plate Revolving
Status: in_force

Fund.

A. Twenty Dollars ($20.00) of the fee authorized by Section

1135.5 of this title for Hospice and Palliative Care license plates

shall be deposited by Service Oklahoma to the Hospice and Palliative

Care License Plate Revolving Fund created in subsection B of this

section.

B. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving

fund for the State Department of Health to be designated the

“Hospice and Palliative Care License Plate Revolving Fund”. The

fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year

limitations, and shall consist of all monies received by the State

Department of Health pursuant to subsection A of this section. All

monies accruing to the credit of such fund are hereby appropriated

and may be budgeted and expended by the State Department of Health

for the purpose of providing grants to the Oklahoma Hospice and

Palliative Care Association for the purposes of leading the efforts

to unify Oklahoma hospices with the resources and information that

will promote each hospice to provide quality hospice care to their

community. Expenditures from such fund shall be made upon warrants

issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by

law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise

Services for approval and payment.

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C. The Oklahoma Legislature hereby finds that the Oklahoma

Hospice and Palliative Care Association provides an important

service to the inhabitants of this state as a community and further

finds that the services performed by the Oklahoma Hospice and

Palliative Care Association are adequate consideration for the funds

received pursuant to this section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-11-1304 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-11-1304
Operation Work Zone Awareness
Status: in_force

A. The Department of Public Safety is authorized to establish

Operation Work Zone Awareness. Operation Work Zone Awareness is a

program designed to educate the motoring public on the dangers of

committing moving violations while traveling in highway construction

work zones. The Department is authorized to develop and house on

its website an online work zone awareness presentation that may

include, but not be limited to, facts and figures representing the

dangers of motorists committing work zone moving violations,

testimonials from highway construction workers and their families,

information on the importance of awareness and slowing down in work

zones, and a question-and-answer section to ensure participants

understand and retain the information presented. The Department is

authorized to contract for the production, development, and

maintenance of the webpage through a vendor. The Department shall

maintain in its database a record of those completing the program.

B. Motorists receiving a citation for committing moving

violations within a work zone may receive information regarding an

invitation to participate in the Operation Work Zone Awareness

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program. A motorist who participates in and completes the online

program shall receive a certificate designed and issued by the

Department. Any person producing the certificate as proof in court

that the program was successfully completed shall be entitled to

dismissal of the fine. If proof of successful completion of the

program is presented to the court in person or electronically, no

later than the business day preceding the first scheduled court

appearance date, the dismissal shall be without payment of court

costs. The court may access information from the Department's

system to confirm completion of the program. Offenders may

participate in and complete the program a maximum of one time.

After completing the program, a motorist who receives another

citation in a work zone will be disqualified from utilizing the

program benefits a second time. If a motorist so chooses, he or she

may not participate in the program and instead pay the fine imposed

on the issued citation. Holders of commercial driver licenses cited

while driving a commercial motor vehicle are not eligible to

participate in the program.

C. Moving violations that qualify an offender to participate in

the Operation Work Zone Awareness program shall include, but not be

limited to, speeding, distracted driving, failure to move over,

failure to obey flagger, and failure to obey traffic control

devices. Motorists committing impaired driving offenses, as defined

in Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes, in work zones, including

driving under the influence, driving while intoxicated, driving

under the influence under twenty-one (21) years of age, or a

commercial driver license holder refusing a chemical test while

driving any vehicle, shall be disqualified from the program.

D. The fee paid by a motorist for his or her participation in

the Operation Work Zone Awareness program shall be Seventy-five

Dollars ($75.00) and shall be apportioned as follows:

1. Thirty-five Dollars ($35.00) to be deposited in the

Department of Public Safety Revolving Fund, created in Section 2-

144.1 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes, to be used for

maintenance of the Operation Work Zone Awareness program;

2. Fifteen Dollars ($15.00) to be deposited in the Department

of Public Safety Patrol Vehicle Revolving Fund created in Section 2-

143 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes; and

3. Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) to be deposited in the Oklahoma

Court Information System Revolving Fund, created in Section 1315 of

Title 20 of the Oklahoma Statutes, to be used to offset expenses

related to this program.

The Department is authorized to determine the manner in which fees

may be paid.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-903A — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-903A
Contest of removal or storage - Hearing - Exemptions
Status: in_force

A. After the removal or storage of any abandoned or wrecked

vehicle at the request of a public agency, the registered or legal

owner of the vehicle, or their agent, may contest the validity of

the removal or storage, by filing a written request for a hearing

with the public agency. The written request may be filed before or

after the vehicle is retrieved from the storage operator. Provided,

however, the public agency shall not be required to conduct a

hearing if the request is received more than ten (10) days following

actual or constructive notice to the owner or driver of the vehicle

that said vehicle has been so removed or stored. Any such hearing

shall be scheduled within seventy-two (72) hours of the request,

excluding weekends and holidays. The public agency may authorize

its own officer or employee to conduct the hearing, so long as the

hearing officer is not the same person who directed the removal or

storage of the vehicle. The public agency may, with the consent of

the person requesting the hearing, schedule the hearing by telephone

and conduct the hearing on the merits by telephone conference call.

The hearing officer shall apply the law to the evidence and make

a determination whether the vehicle removal and storage was

justified. If deemed unjustified, the public agency shall bear the

cost of hookup and tow mileage, and the operator shall waive all

storage costs in such cases as a condition of eligibility to respond

to a service call request from a public agency. The vehicle owner

or agent shall not be charged any type of fee or costs relating to

impoundment or storage in such case. If the tow and storage is

deemed justified, the owner or agent shall bear the cost of

reasonable tow and storage. In either case, prior to the release of

the vehicle to the owner or agent, proof of security or an affidavit

that the vehicle will not be used on public highways or public

streets, as required pursuant to Section 7-600 et seq. of this

title, shall be furnished to the public agency.

B. Failure of either the registered or legal owner, or their

agent, to timely request or to timely appear upon a scheduled

hearing shall satisfy the hearing requirement of this section.

C. The hearing conducted by the public agency pursuant to this

section shall not be governed by the Administrative Procedures Act,

Section 301 et seq. of Title 75 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The owner

of a stored vehicle may, either in lieu of such hearing or after

such hearing, file a petition in the district court of the county

wherein the vehicle is stored. The district court is vested with

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original jurisdiction to conduct a de novo hearing and determine the

validity of removal and storage.

D. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the

removal of vehicles abated pursuant to Section 954A of this title.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1-167 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-1-167
Stand or standing
Status: in_force

Means the halting of a vehicle, whether occupied or not,

otherwise than temporarily for the purpose of and while actually

engaged in receiving or discharging passengers.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-6-304 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-6-304
Permitting unauthorized minor to drive
Status: in_force

No person shall cause or knowingly permit his child or ward

under the age of sixteen years to drive a motor vehicle upon any

highway when such minor is not authorized hereunder or in violation

of any of the provisions of this chapter.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-2-303.5 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-2-303.5
Acceptance of gifts or gratuities
Status: in_force

The members of the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement Board,

the chief administrative officer and the employees of the System

shall not accept gifts or gratuities from an individual organization

with a value in excesss of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) per year. The

provisions of this section shall not be construed to prevent the

members of the Board, the chief administrative officer or the

employees of the System from attending educational seminars,

conferences, meetings or similar functions which are paid for,

directly or indirectly, by more than one organization.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-12-213 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-12-213
Lamps, reflectors, and flags on projecting load
Status: in_force

A. Whenever the load upon any vehicle extends to the rear four

(4) feet or more beyond the bed or body of such vehicle, there shall

be displayed at the extreme rear end of the load, at the time

specified in subsection B of Section 12-201 of this title:

1. Two red lights and two red reflectors positioned to indicate

maximum width; and

2. One red light facing to each side positioned to indicate

maximum overhang.

The required lights and reflectors may be mounted in combination

at each side of the vehicle and shall be visible from a distance of

one thousand (1,000) feet.

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B. At any other time on any such vehicle, there shall be

displayed at the extreme rear end of such load red flags not less

than twelve (12) inches square marking the extremities of such load

at each point where a lamp would otherwise be required by this

section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1-113 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-1-113
Department
Status: in_force

The Department of Public Safety of this state, acting directly

or through its duly authorized officers and agents.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-11-505 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-11-505
Pedestrians to use right half of crosswalks
Status: in_force

Pedestrians shall move, whenever practicable, upon the right

half of crosswalks.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-11-606 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-11-606
Method of giving hand-and-arm signals
Status: in_force

All signals herein required given by hand and arm shall be given

from the left side of the vehicle in the following manner and such

signals shall indicate as follows:

1. Left turn. Hand and arm extended horizontally;

2. Right turn. Hand and arm extended upward. A person

operating a bicycle may extend his or her right hand and arm

horizontally to his or her right; and

3. Stop or decrease speed. Hand and arm extended downward. A

person operating a bicycle may extend his or her right hand and arm

downward to his or her right side.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-7-603 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-7-603
Verification of security
Status: in_force

A. From its own records, the Department of Public Safety may

verify the existence of security made in the form of a deposit or of

self-insurance for which a certification has been made to the

Department.

B. The Department may at any time verify, using the online

verification system provided for in Section 7-600.2 of this title,

the existence of security certified to in policies issued by

insurance companies.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-2-309.2 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-2-309.2
Employees of Communications Division and Waterways
Status: in_force

Patrol Division of Department of Public Safety - Transfer to System.

Employees of the Communications Division and Waterways Patrol

Division of the Department of Public Safety who are members of the

Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System shall cease accruing

benefits in the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System and

shall commence accruing benefits under the Oklahoma Law Enforcement

Retirement System on July 1, 1981. On January 1, 1982, the Oklahoma

Public Employees Retirement System shall transfer to the Oklahoma

Law Enforcement Retirement System the actual amount contributed to

the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System by the state and by

each Communications Division and Waterways Patrol Division employee

transferring to the Oklahoma Law Enforcement RetirementSystem and

the retirement records of those transferring employees. Service

accrued by employees of the Communications Division and Waterways

Patrol Division of the Department of Public Safety under the

Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System shall be treated as

credited service under the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement

System. Provided, however, that the cumulative total of credited

service for such transferring employee shall not exceed the total

time said employee could have accrued if his entire employment with

the State of Oklahoma had been as an employee of the Department of

Public Safety.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-565.2 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-565.2
See the following versions:
Status: in_force

OS 47-565.2v1 (HB 3104, Laws 2024, c. 145, § 2).

OS 47-565.2v2 (HB 3105, Laws 2024, c. 240, § 9).
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-11-906.1 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-11-906.1
Drunk Driving Prevention Act - Short title
Status: in_force

Sections 13 through 16 of this act shall be known and may be

cited as the "Drunk Driving Prevention Act".
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-6-208.1 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-6-208.1
Authority of Service Oklahoma to decline to process
Status: in_force

certain requests for suspension or revocation of license.

If action by Service Oklahoma to suspend, revoke, cancel or deny

the driver license of any person is based in whole or in part upon

the receipt of a record of conviction, report, affidavit or other

written instrument from any court, court clerk, law enforcement

officer, public agency, public officer or public employee and such

documentation is not received by Service Oklahoma within six (6)

months from the date which in the judgment of Service Oklahoma it

should have been received, then Service Oklahoma may decline to

process such documentation and may decline to take action to

suspend, revoke, cancel or deny the driver license of such person,

notwithstanding any other provision of law.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-592.3 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-592.3
License required - Exemption
Status: in_force

A. No person shall engage in business as a crusher without

first obtaining a license from the Oklahoma Used Motor Vehicle,

Dismantler, and Manufactured Housing Commission specifically

authorizing engagement in such business.

B. A person licensed as a scrap metal dealer in this state who

is engaged primarily in the business of a scrap metal dealer and who

crushes vehicles only at its licensed scrap metal dealer location

shall be exempt from the licensing requirements of this act. A

person licensed as a scrap metal dealer who fails to keep records of

crushed vehicles as required by the Scrap Metal Dealers Act shall

not be entitled to the exemption herein. Any crusher who is an

independent contractor employed to crush vehicles for a scrap metal

dealer shall not be exempt from the requirements of this act. Any

law enforcement officer or employee of the Commission shall be

authorized to inspect the records of any licensed scrap metal dealer

pertaining to crushed vehicles to verify compliance with this

provision.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-12-101.1 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-12-101.1
Sale of improperly equipped vehicle - Improper
Status: in_force

equipping or operation of improperly equipped vehicle.

A. Unless previously disclosed through written documentation,

no person shall knowingly have for sale, sell, or offer for sale any

vehicle to be operated on the highways of this state unless it is

equipped as required by this chapter.

B. No person shall knowingly equip or operate on the highways

of this state any vehicle with equipment unless it complies with the

requirements of this chapter.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-15-104 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-15-104
State highway commission to adopt sign manual
Status: in_force

The State Highway Commission shall adopt a manual and

specifications for a uniform system of traffic-control devices for

use upon streets and highways within this state. Such uniform

system shall correlate with and, so far as possible, conform to the

system then current as approved by the American Association of State

Highway Officials, and the manual so adopted may be amended or

revised from time to time as the Commission may deem necessary. The

manual so adopted and any amendments or revisions thereof shall be

published by the State Highway Commission and one copy thereof shall

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be distributed free of charge to the local governing bodies of

counties and incorporated cities and towns.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-6-306 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-6-306
Employer permitting unlicensed or improperly licensed
Status: in_force

person to drive.

No employer shall permit a person to operate a motor vehicle

under his control unless the person has a valid license for the

class of vehicle being operated.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-2-105.6 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-2-105.6
Marine Enforcement Section - Powers, duties,
Status: in_force

responsibilities and authority - Salaries.

A. There is hereby created within the Oklahoma Highway Patrol

Division of the Department of Public Safety a Marine Enforcement

Section which shall consist of such employees as may be necessary to

enforce the provisions of Section 4001 et seq., Section 4101 et

seq., and Section 4200 et seq. of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

All commissioned officers of the Marine Enforcement Section as

designated by the Commissioner shall have the authority to stop and

board any vessel subject to Section 4001 et seq. of Title 63 of the

Oklahoma Statutes and make any necessary arrest for violations of

Section 4001 et seq. of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes or the

rules promulgated by the Department of Public Safety or the

Department of Wildlife Conservation or take any other action within

their lawful authority. Any statutory references to the Oklahoma

Lake Patrol Division or the Lake Patrol Section of the Oklahoma

Highway Patrol Division shall mean the Marine Enforcement Section of

the Oklahoma Highway Patrol Division of the Department of Public

Safety.

B. All commissioned officers of the Marine Enforcement Section

of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol Division of the Department of Public

Safety shall have, in addition to their primary duty as prescribed

in subsection A of this section, a secondary duty to enforce all

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state statutes, to make arrests for violations and to perform other

duties as prescribed by the Commissioner.

C. The annual salaries for the commissioned officers within the

Marine Enforcement Section of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol Division

of the Department of Public Safety shall be in accordance and

conformity with Section 2-105.4 of this title.

D. The provisions of this section shall supersede all existing

laws covering the salaries for the commissioned officers in the

Marine Enforcement Section of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol Division

of the Department of Public Safety.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-2-120 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-2-120
Transportation for Attorney General
Status: in_force

The Department of Public Safety is authorized to provide radio-

equipped transportation for the Attorney General of the State of

Oklahoma.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1118 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-1118
Issuance of certificates of title for manufactured homes
Status: in_force

- School district maps - Commission not party in lawsuits to

determine ownership.

A. Service Oklahoma and licensed operators shall issue a

certificate of title which conforms to the provisions of Section

1117 of this title to any person applying for a certificate of title

for a manufactured home.

B. Service Oklahoma shall provide each licensed operator with a

school district map of the county designating the boundaries of each

school district and the code number of each district.

C. The State Department of Education shall provide Service

Oklahoma with a school district map designating the boundaries of

each school district and the code number of each district.

D. Service Oklahoma shall not be considered a necessary party

to any lawsuit which is instigated for the purpose of determining

ownership of a manufactured home, wherein Service Oklahoma's only

involvement would be to issue title, and the court shall issue an

order dismissing Service Oklahoma from the pending action.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-6-110.4 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-6-110.4
Pilot program for certified third-party examiners for
Status: in_force

commercial truck driver instructors.

A. The Department of Public Safety is directed to develop and

implement a pilot program to evaluate the potential use of certified

commercial truck driver training instructors employed by businesses

engaged in interstate or intrastate commerce licensed in the state

of Oklahoma to be certified third-party examiners for the Department

of Public Safety. The pilot program shall have a maximum of ten

businesses and shall begin no later than July 1, 2016, for a period

of two (2) years.

B. Any certified commercial truck driver training instructor

who is currently an operator or an employee of a business engaged in

interstate or intrastate commerce licensed in this state shall be

eligible to apply to be a third-party tester of the Department of

Public Safety for the purpose of administering the Class A, B or C

driving skills portion of the Oklahoma driving examination to any

person who has not previously been a student of the instructor.

C. No business shall be established for the education and

training of persons, and no person shall act as an instructor or

third-party tester unless such business or person applies for and

obtains from the Commissioner of Public Safety a license in the

manner and form prescribed by the Commissioner.

D. The Department of Public Safety shall adopt a curriculum of

required courses and training to be offered to applicants who are

qualified to apply to be a third-party tester. The courses and

training for certification shall meet the same standards as required

for commercial driver examiners of the Department of Public Safety.

E. Each business engaged in interstate or intrastate commerce

licensed in this state with an employee or person applying to be an

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instructor or third-party tester shall be required to pay an initial

fee of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) and an annual renewal fee

of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00). Each person applying to be an

instructor or third-party tester shall be required to pay an initial

certification fee of Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00).

Upon successful completion of training prescribed by subsection D of

this section, the person shall be required to pay an annual third-

party tester certification fee of Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars

($2,500.00). The third-party tester certification fees collected by

the Department pursuant to this subsection shall be deposited to the

credit of the Department of Public Safety Restricted Revolving Fund

to be used for the purposes of this section. The Department shall

not be required to operate this program unless adequate funds are

provided. No third-party tester certification fee shall be refunded

to the business or person in the event that certification is denied,

suspended or revoked.

F. The Department shall conduct on an annual basis a complete

nationwide criminal history background check on each third-party

tester and a complete nationwide criminal history background check

on each third-party tester applicant. The fees for the background

check shall be borne by the third-party tester or third-party tester

applicant.

G. The Department of Public Safety shall promulgate rules to

implement and administer the provisions of this section based on

requirements set forth in Section 383.75 of Title 47 of the Code of

Federal Regulations.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-586 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-586
Injunctions
Status: in_force

The Commission is hereby authorized, without cost bond or

deposit, to institute injunctive actions in courts of competent

jurisdiction, in the name of the state on the relation of said

Commission, to enforce the provisions of Sections 16 through 20 of

this act. Any licensee or other person who violates or threatens to

violate any provision of this act or rule or regulation enacted

thereunder may be enjoined from committing or continuing the

violation or engaging in the business for which a license has been

issued under this act, in an action brought by any person who will

be or is damaged or aggrieved by the violation or threatened

violation.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-12-420 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-12-420
Civil proceedings - Effect of act
Status: in_force

Sections 12-416 through 12-420 of this title may be used in any

civil proceeding in this state and the use or nonuse of seat belts

shall be submitted into evidence in any civil suit in Oklahoma

unless the plaintiff in such suit is a child under sixteen (16)

years of age.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-11-803 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-11-803
When local authorities may and shall alter maximum
Status: in_force

limits.

A. Whenever local authorities in their respective jurisdictions

determine on the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation

that the maximum speed permitted under this article is greater or

less than is reasonable and safe under the conditions found to exist

upon a highway or part of a highway, the local authority may

determine and declare a reasonable and safe maximum limit thereon

which:

1. Decreases the limit at intersections;

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2. Increases the limit within an urban district, but not to

more than sixty-five (65) miles per hour; or

3. Decreases the limit outside an urban district, but not to

less than thirty (30) miles per hour.

B. Local authorities in their respective jurisdictions shall

determine by an engineering and traffic investigation the proper

maximum speed for all arterial streets and shall declare a

reasonable and safe maximum limit thereon which may be greater or

less than the maximum speed permitted under Section 1-101 et seq. of

this title for an urban district.

C. Any altered limit established as hereinabove authorized

shall be effective at all times or during hours of darkness or at

other times as may be determined when appropriate signs giving

notice thereof are erected upon such street or highway.

D. As to streets and highways within the corporate limits which

are maintained by the Department of Transportation, local

authorities shall have joint authority with the Transportation

Commission to establish or alter speed limits; provided, however,

the speed limit on an interstate highway within such corporate

limits shall not be decreased to less than sixty (60) miles per

hour; and provided further, that no local authority shall impose

speed limits on any such street or highway substantially lower than

those justified by the highway design, capacity, and traffic volume

as determined by engineering studies.

E. Not more than six such alterations as hereinabove authorized

shall be made per mile along a street or highway except in the case

of reduced limits at intersections, and the difference between

adjacent limits shall not be more than ten (10) miles per hour.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-116.12 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-116.12
Renumbered as Section 2-106.1 of this title by Laws
Status: in_force

2001, c. 131, § 17, eff. July 1, 2001.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-11-225 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-11-225
Renumbered as § 12-225 of this title by Laws 2000, c
Status: in_force

189, § 13, eff. July 1, 2000.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-11-801b — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-11-801b
Renumbered as § 944 of Title 36 by Laws 2002, c. 397,
Status: in_force

§ 35, eff. Nov. 1, 2002.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1134.3 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-1134.3
Wrecker or towing vehicles - License plates -
Status: in_force

Registration.

A. Each operator of a wrecker or towing service licensed

pursuant to Sections 951 through 957 of this title operating a

wrecker, wrecker vehicle, combination wrecker, combination wrecker

vehicle, or any other motor vehicle which:

1. Is required to be registered in this state pursuant to the

Oklahoma Vehicle License and Registration Act except for any vehicle

which is properly registered on a proportional basis pursuant to

Section 1120 of this title; and

2. Is used primarily for towing other motor vehicles

shall register such vehicle in accordance with this section.

B. Service Oklahoma shall design an appropriate license plate

for all wrecker vehicles registered pursuant to this section. Such

license plates shall be permanent in nature and shall be designed in

such manner as to remain with the vehicle for the duration of the

vehicle's life span or until the title is transferred or the vehicle

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is no longer used for the purposes specified in Sections 951 through

957 of this title.

C. When registering the vehicle, a person shall be required to

submit to Service Oklahoma or a licensed operator a copy of the

license issued pursuant to law to operate a wrecker or towing

service. In addition, a security verification form as required

pursuant to Sections 7-601.1 and 7-602 of this title shall be

presented clearly setting forth on the face of such verification the

vehicle identification number (VIN) of the vehicle being registered.

D. The owner of any wrecker or towing vehicle not properly

registered pursuant to this section or the Oklahoma Vehicle License

and Registration Act shall be immediately notified in writing by

Service Oklahoma, and such owner shall be subject to any penalties

and fines imposed by law for improper registration of a vehicle, for

failure to register a vehicle, or for failure to display a proper

commercial license plate and decal. The owner shall also be subject

to revocation of the owner's license to operate a wrecker or towing

service.

E. Whenever a term defined in Section 951 of this title is used

in this section, it shall have the meaning provided in that section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-2-309.4 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-2-309.4
Park rangers - Transfer to System
Status: in_force

Park rangers of the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department

who are certified peace officers pursuant to the provisions of

Section 3311 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes and who are

members of the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System shall

cease accruing benefits in the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement

System and shall commence accruing benefits under the Oklahoma Law

Enforcement Retirement System on July 1, 1985. On January 1, 1986,

the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System shall transfer to

the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System the actual amount

contributed to the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System by

the state and by each park ranger of the Oklahoma Tourism and

Recreation Department transferring to the Oklahoma Law Enforcement

Retirement System and the retirement records of those transferring

employees. Service accrued by said park rangers of the Oklahoma

Tourism and Recreation Department under the Oklahoma Public

Employees Retirement System shall be treated as credited service

under the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System. Provided

however, that the cumulative total of credited service for each such

transferring employee shall not exceed the total time said employee

could have accrued if his entire employment with the State of

Oklahoma had been as an employee of the Oklahoma Tourism and

Recreation Department.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-12-204 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-12-204
Tail lamps
Status: in_force

A. Every motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer and pole trailer,

and any vehicle which is being drawn at the end of a combination of

vehicles, shall be equipped with at least two tail lamps mounted on

the rear, on the same level and as widely spaced laterally as

practicable which, when lighted, shall emit a red light visible from

a distance of one thousand (1,000) feet to the rear; provided that,

in the case of a combination of vehicles, only the tail lamp on the

rearmost vehicle need actually be seen from the distance specified.

B. Every tail lamp upon every vehicle shall be located at a

height of not more than seventy-two (72) inches nor less than

fifteen (15) inches.

C. Any tail lamps shall be lighted whenever the clearance lamps

and:

1. Headlamps;

2. Combination of headlamps and auxiliary driving lamps, as

defined in Section 12-217 of this title; or

3. Fog lamps, as defined in Section 12-217 of this title,

are lighted.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1114.1 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-1114.1
Computation of annual license fee
Status: in_force

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In computing the annual registration and licensing fees for any

vehicle in this state, the amount of such fee plus any other

statutory fees shall be rounded to the nearest dollar.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-4-108 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-4-108
False statements of material facts - Punishment
Status: in_force

Any person who shall knowingly make any false statement of a

material fact, either in his application for the certificate of

title herein provided for, or in any assignment thereof, or who,

with intent to procure or pass title to a motor vehicle which he

knows, or has reason to believe, has been stolen, shall receive or

transfer possession of the same from or to another, or who shall

have in his possession any motor vehicle which he knows or has

reason to believe has been stolen, and who is not an officer of the

law engaged at the time in the performance of his duty as such

officer, shall be deemed guilty of a Class C2 felony offense, and

upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less than One Hundred

Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00),

or imprisoned as provided for in subsections B through F of Section

20M of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or by both such fine and

imprisonment, at the discretion of the court. This provision shall

not be exclusive of any other penalties prescribed by an existing or

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future law for the larceny or unauthorized taking of a motor

vehicle.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-171 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-171
Appropriation - Extra help for Corporation Commission
Status: in_force

All monies accruing to the "Corporation Commission Revolving

Fund" are hereby appropriated to the Corporation Commission.

The Corporation Commission is hereby authorized and empowered to

employ such extra help as may be necessary to carry out the

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provisions of this act for the enforcement of the law and the

collection of taxes set forth herein, said employees to be paid from

the appropriations made in this section. Provided, such employees

shall be paid such salaries or compensation as is paid for similar

service in this state in the same or other departments of the state.

The Corporation Commission is hereby authorized to pay from the

"Corporation Commission Revolving Fund" such extra operating

expenses as may be attributable to the enforcement of this act, in

the same manner and form as other expenses are paid.

Provided further, such employees shall be such extra help as may

be in the judgment of the Corporation Commission necessary to aid in

the enforcement of this act in addition to the positions hereinafter

created; the salaries and expenses of the positions hereinafter

created shall be paid out of funds appropriated by the general

departmental appropriations act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-40-123 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-40-123
Motorcycle Safety and Education Program Revolving Fund
Status: in_force

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund

for the Department of Public Safety to be designated the "Motorcycle

Safety and Education Program Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a

continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall

consist of all fees, donations, federal funds and grants received

for the purpose of motorcycle safety and education programming. All

monies accruing to the credit of said fund are hereby appropriated

and may be budgeted and expended by the Commissioner of Public

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Safety for the purpose of operating the Motorcycle Safety and

Education Program. Expenditures from said fund shall be made upon

warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as

prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and

Enterprise Services for approval and payment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-224 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-224
Auto buses not operating under certificate or permit or
Status: in_force

license of Corporation Commission - Authority of city to regulate.

Any city of this state may, by a duly-adopted ordinance, in any

manner deemed best for the interest of the city, regulate the

operation within the corporate limits of the city of auto buses not

operated under a certificate of convenience and necessity or permit

or license issued by the Corporation Commission for the

transportation of passengers for hire to or from a point or points

outside the corporate limits of the city, and to or from points

within the corporate limits of the city.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-121.11 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-121.11
Commercial vehicles to have copy of reports as to
Status: in_force

defects.

Each driver of a commercial vehicle hauling either passengers or

goods, wares and merchandise for hire, shall keep in coach for one

(1) month's time a true copy of motor coach defect report made by

driver, and a copy of the mechanic's report on such defect or

defects for a like period of time.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1002 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-1002
Ridesharing arrangement defined
Status: in_force

As used in this act, ridesharing arrangement means the

transportation of persons in a motor vehicle where such

transportation is incidental to another purpose of the driver. The

term shall include ridesharing arrangements known as carpools,

vanpools and buspools. Provided, however, a ridesharing arrangement

shall not be construed for any purpose as a common carrier or common

carrier for hire.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-12-503 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-12-503
Prohibited acts
Status: in_force

No person shall:

1. Advertise for sale, sell, use or install or cause to be

installed or request for installation, any device which causes an

odometer to register any mileage other than the true mileage driven;

2. Disconnect, reset or alter, or cause or request to be

disconnected, reset or altered, the odometer of any motor vehicle

with intent to change the number of miles indicated thereon;

3. Knowingly operate a motor vehicle with a disconnected or

nonfunctional odometer on any street or highway with the intent of

misrepresenting the true mileage driven; and

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4. Conspire with any other person to violate any section of the

Odometer Setting Act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-3-109 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-3-109
Administrative rules
Status: in_force

On the effective date of this act, the administrative rules

related to any services provided by Service Oklahoma previously

promulgated by the Department of Public Safety, the Oklahoma Tax

Commission, and any other state agency shall be transferred to and

become a part of the administrative rules of Service Oklahoma. The

Office of Administrative Rules in the Office of the Secretary of

State shall provide adequate notice in "The Oklahoma Register" of

the transferred rules and shall place the transferred rules under

the Administrative Code section of Service Oklahoma. On the

effective date of this act, any amendment, repeal, or addition to

the transferred rules shall be under the rulemaking authority of

Service Oklahoma.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-3-106 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-3-106
Service Oklahoma Revolving Fund — Service Oklahoma
Status: in_force

Reimbursement Fund — Licensed Operator Performance Fund — Petty Cash

Fund.

A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving

fund for Service Oklahoma to be designated the “Service Oklahoma

Revolving Fund”. The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject

to fiscal year limitations. All monies accruing to the credit of

the fund are hereby appropriated and shall be budgeted and expended

by Service Oklahoma for the restricted purposes of the monies as

prescribed by law. Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon

warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as

prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and

Enterprise Services for approval and payment.

B. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving

fund for Service Oklahoma to be designated the “Service Oklahoma

Reimbursement Fund”. The fund shall be a continuing fund, not

subject to fiscal year limitations. All monies accruing to the

credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and shall be budgeted and

expended by Service Oklahoma for the restricted purposes of the

monies as prescribed by law. Expenditures from the fund shall be

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made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims

filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of

Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment.

C. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving

fund for Service Oklahoma, to be designated the “Service Oklahoma

Computer Imaging System Revolving Fund”. The fund shall be a

continuing fund not subject to fiscal year limitations. All monies

accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and shall

be budgeted and expended by Service Oklahoma for the purpose of

implementing, developing, administering, and maintaining the

computer imaging system of Service Oklahoma. Expenditures from the

fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer

against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the

Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and

payment.

D. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving

fund for Service Oklahoma to be designated the “Licensed Operator

Performance Fund”. This fund shall be a continuing fund not subject

to fiscal year limitations. All monies accruing to the credit of

the fund are hereby appropriated and shall be budgeted and expended

by Service Oklahoma for the restricted purposes of the monies as

prescribed by law. Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon

warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as

prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and

Enterprise Services for approval and payment.

1. The Licensed Operator Performance Fund shall be distributed

to licensed operators in accordance with the applicable metrics

determined by Service Oklahoma.

2. In the event that excess funds exist in the Licensed

Operator Performance Fund after distribution to licensed operators

pursuant to this subsection, the remaining funds are authorized to

be expended for the purpose of purchasing back a licensed operator

license from a licensed operator, pursuant to Section 1140 of this

title.

E. There is hereby created a Petty Cash Fund for Service

Oklahoma. The fund shall be used by Service Oklahoma to operate

cash drawers as necessary. The amount of the Petty Cash Fund shall

be determined by the Director of Service Oklahoma and the Director

of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services. Purchases from

the Petty Cash Fund shall be prohibited. The Director of Management

and Enterprise Services shall be authorized to prescribe forms,

systems, and procedures for the administration of the Petty Cash

Fund.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1141 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-1141
Falsely advertising as licensed operator - Penalty
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any person to display any sign or to

advertise in any manner representing to the public that he or she is

an official or authorized licensed operator of the state, or that he

or she has authority to register motor vehicles and issue license

plates therefor, unless such person is a duly licensed and qualified

licensed operator under the provisions of Section 1140 of this

title; and it shall be unlawful for any person to solicit, accept or

receive any gratuity or compensation for acting as a messenger or

for acting as the agent or representative of another person in

applying for the registration of a motor vehicle and obtaining the

license plate therefor from Service Oklahoma or from any official

and authorized licensed operator, or to advertise, solicit, or in

any manner offer to render such services for hire or compensation

unless the licensed operator has appointed, authorized and approved

said person to perform such acts and said person shall furnish to

the licensed operator of the county in which such service is

performed a surety bond in such amount as said licensed operator

shall determine to be commensurate with the amount of money which

may be involved at any one time.

Any person violating the provisions hereof shall be deemed

guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a

fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by

imprisonment in the county jail for not exceeding one (1) year, or

both. Each day that any such person advertises or in any manner

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offers to render such services to the public or to any person shall

constitute a separate offense.

Nothing herein shall be construed as affecting or diminishing

the responsibility and liability to Service Oklahoma of the official

licensed operator or of his or her bond made to Service Oklahoma.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-11-501 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-11-501
Pedestrians subject to traffic regulations
Status: in_force

(a) A pedestrian shall obey the instructions of any official

traffic-control device specifically applicable to him, unless

otherwise directed by a police officer.

(b) Pedestrians shall be subject to traffic and pedestrian-

control signals as provided in Sections 11-202 and 11-203 of this

title.

(c) At all other places pedestrians shall be accorded the

privileges and shall be subject to the restrictions stated in this

chapter.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-7-210 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-7-210
Payment upon judgment
Status: in_force

The payment of a judgment arising out of an accident or the

payment upon the judgment of an amount equal to the maximum amount

which could be required for deposit under this chapter shall, for

the purposes of this chapter, release the judgment debtor from the

liability evidenced by the judgment, provided that the person has

filed proof of financial responsibility.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-7-600.1 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-7-600.1
Statement or endorsement to be included in policies -
Status: in_force

Excess or additional coverage - Binders.

A. The following statement or endorsement shall be included in

owner's policies and operator's policies except certified policies

issued pursuant to Section 7-324 of this title: "Liability

insurance is provided in this policy in accordance with coverage

required by the Compulsory Insurance Law of Oklahoma."

B. A policy which grants the coverage required for a motor

vehicle liability policy may also grant any lawful coverage in

excess of or in addition to the coverage specified for policies

defined in Section 7-600 of this title, and the excess or additional

coverage shall not be subject to the provisions of the Compulsory

Insurance Law.

C. Any binder issued pending the issuance of a policy shall be

deemed to fulfill the requirements for such a policy except as

provided for in paragraph 2 of subsection A of Section 7-605 of this

title.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-429 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-429
Transfer of license or license plate
Status: in_force

No license or license plate issued pursuant to this Act may be

sold or transferred, and no license or license plate may be

transferred from one vehicle to another.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-2-316 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-2-316
Oklahoma Blue Alert Act
Status: in_force

A. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma

Blue Alert Act".

B. As used in this act, "law enforcement officer" means any

duly appointed person who is charged with the responsibility of

maintaining public order, safety and health by the enforcement of

all laws, ordinances or orders of this state or any of its political

subdivisions and who is authorized to bear arms in execution of his

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or her responsibilities including reserve force deputies, reserve

municipal police officers and tribal law enforcement officers who

are commissioned pursuant to an agreement authorized by Section 1221

of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

C. The Department of Public Safety shall develop and implement

a statewide blue alert system. The statewide blue alert system

shall be designed to rapidly disseminate useful information in a

predetermined manner to statewide media outlets.

D. The Commissioner of Public Safety shall be the statewide

coordinator of the blue alert system. The Commissioner shall adopt

rules and issue directives as necessary to ensure proper

implementation of the alert. An Oklahoma Blue Alert shall be

activated only in accordance with policies established by the

Department of Public Safety and if all of the following conditions

apply:

1. A law enforcement officer has been killed or seriously

injured and the law enforcement agency investigating the incident

has information identifying an individual as a suspect connected to

the incident;

2. The law enforcement agency that is investigating the suspect

determines that the suspect poses a serious risk or threat to the

public and other law enforcement personnel;

3. The law enforcement agency investigating the suspect has

obtained either:

a. the name of the suspect,

b. a detailed physical description of the suspect, or

c. a description of the vehicle of the suspect, vehicle

registration plate numbers or letters or partial

vehicle registration plate numbers or letters; and

4. The law enforcement agency investigating the suspect

recommends that the Department of Public Safety activate the Blue

Alert.

E. The Commissioner may notify authorities and entities outside

the State of Oklahoma upon verification that the criteria

established under this section have been met.

F. The Commissioner shall annually review the function of the

blue alert system and revise its criteria and procedures to provide

for efficient and effective statewide public notification.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-17-101 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-17-101
Misdemeanor violations - Penalties
Status: in_force

A. It is a misdemeanor for any person to violate any of the

provisions of this title unless such violation is by this title or

other law of this state declared to be a felony.

B. 1. Every person convicted of a misdemeanor for a violation

of any of the provisions of Sections 10-101 through 14-121 or

Sections 16-101 through 16-114 of this title for which another

penalty is not provided shall upon conviction thereof be punished by

a fine of not less than Five Dollars ($5.00) nor more than Five

Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment for not more than ten

(10) days; for a second such conviction within one (1) year after

the first conviction by imprisonment for not more than twenty (20)

days; upon a third or subsequent conviction within one (1) year

after the first conviction by imprisonment for not more than six (6)

months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

2. Any person violating the provisions of Sections 10-101

through 14-121 or Sections 16-101 through 16-114 of this title,

where a jail sentence is not mandatory may, in the discretion of the

district attorney wherein the offense occurred, be permitted to

enter a plea of guilty by written statement by the person charged to

be presented to the court wherein the case is filed. A remittance

covering the fine and costs may be considered and received with the

same force and effect as a written plea of guilty.

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C. Unless another penalty is in this title or by the laws of

this state provided, every person convicted of a misdemeanor for the

violation of any other provision of this title shall be punished by

a fine of not less than Five Dollars ($5.00) nor more than Five

Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment for not more than six

(6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

D. Provided, however, notwithstanding any provision of law to

the contrary, any offense, including traffic offenses, in violation

of any of the provisions of this title which is not otherwise

punishable by a term of imprisonment or confinement shall be

punishable by a term of imprisonment not to exceed one day in the

discretion of the court, in addition to any fine prescribed by law.

E. The conviction of any person, as prescribed in this section,

when the offense occurred during a period when the driving

privileges of the person were under suspension, revocation,

cancellation, denial, or disqualification or the person had not been

granted driving privileges by Oklahoma or any other state, shall

result in the doubling of the appropriate fine, as provided for in

subsections B and C of this section, and the doubling of all court

costs and all fees collected by the court on behalf of any other

entity, unless waived by the court.

F. One-half (1/2) of any fine collected pursuant to the

provisions of subsection E of this section, shall be deposited to

the Trauma Care Assistance Revolving Fund created in Section 1-2522

of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-2-124 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-2-124
Law Enforcement Telecommunications Systems Division -
Status: in_force

Creation.

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A. There is hereby created within the Department of Public

Safety an Oklahoma Law Enforcement Telecommunication Systems

Division.

B. The Division shall:

1. Operate and maintain an on-line, realtime computer system

and a statewide law enforcement data communication network;

2. Utilize and distribute information on vehicle registration,

driver records, criminals and the commission of crimes;

3. Be responsible for the coordination of user agencies with

the National Crime Information Center in Washington, D.C., and the

National Law Enforcement Telecommunication System, or its successor;

4. Be the central access and control point for Oklahoma's

input, retrieval and exchange of law enforcement information in the

National Crime Information Center and the National Law Enforcement

Telecommunication System; and

5. Provide user agencies a data communication network, in order

to exchange and distribute law enforcement data rapidly, and

training in the use of the Oklahoma Law Enforcement

Telecommunication Systems.

C. The statewide law enforcement data communications network

shall be a part of the Oklahoma Government Telecommunications

Network (OGTN) created in Section 34.23 of Title 62 of the Oklahoma

Statutes; provided, however, the Department of Public Safety may

continue to operate, maintain and enhance the statewide law

enforcement data communications network; provided, however, the

Department of Public Safety shall submit all plans for the

enhancement of the statewide law enforcement communications network

to the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for review and

approval. The Department of Public Safety shall participate with

the Office of Management and Enterprise Services in joint efforts to

provide services for the OGTN.

D. All criminal justice agencies disseminating criminal history

information derived from the National Crime Information Center's

criminal history file shall maintain a record of dissemination in

accordance with federal law as well as rules promulgated by the

National Crime Information Center and the Commissioner of Public

Safety.

E. The Oklahoma Law Enforcement Telecommunication Systems

Division shall have the authority to audit state and local law

enforcement and criminal justice agencies to ensure compliance with

federal laws as well as rules of the Department of Public Safety

which pertain to the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Telecommunication

Systems.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1-146 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-1-146
Pole trailer
Status: in_force

Every vehicle without motive power designed to be drawn by

another vehicle and attached to the towing vehicle by means of a

reach or pole, or by being boomed or otherwise secured to the towing

vehicle, and ordinarily used for transporting long or irregularly

shaped loads such as poles, pipes or structural members capable,

generally, of sustaining themselves as beams between the supporting

connections.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-11-102 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-11-102
Required obedience to traffic laws
Status: in_force

It is unlawful and, unless otherwise declared in this chapter

with respect to particular offenses, it is a misdemeanor for any

person to do any act forbidden or fail to perform any act required

in this chapter.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-16-102 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-16-102
Offenses by persons owning or controlling vehicles
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for the owner, or any other person, employing or

otherwise directing the driver of any vehicle to require or

knowingly to permit the operation of such vehicle upon a highway in

any manner contrary to law.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-2-113 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-2-113
Seizure of documents and plates
Status: in_force

Service Oklahoma is hereby authorized to take possession of any

certificate of title, registration card, permit, license or

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registration plate issued by the State of Oklahoma upon expiration,

revocation, cancellation or suspension thereof, or which is

fictitious, or which has been unlawfully or erroneously issued.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1150 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-1150
Certain persons authorized to administer oaths
Status: in_force

Any employee of Service Oklahoma charged with the duty of

administering or assisting in the administration of this act shall,

when designated by Service Oklahoma, have the power and authority to

administer oaths to taxpayers with the same force and effect as if

the oath had been administered by any other officer of the state

authorized by the statutes to administer oaths.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-14-116a — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-14-116a
Transportation of manufactured home without permit -
Status: in_force

Penalties.

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Any person, firm, or corporation who moves or transports any

load or manufactured home without a permit issued by the Department

of Transportation as required by the provisions of this chapter

shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof

shall be punished as follows:

1. For the first such violation, by a fine of Five Hundred

Dollars ($500.00);

2. For the second such violation, by a fine of One Thousand

Dollars ($1,000.00); and

3. For the third and subsequent violations, by a fine of not

less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) nor more than Five

Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00).

The permit shall be carried by the operator of the vehicle

moving or transporting the load or manufactured home and shall be

available for inspection by any law enforcement officer. If said

operator is found not to possess a permit, the load or manufactured

home shall not continue to be moved or transported. Thereafter, the

load or manufactured home shall not be moved or transported further

except by the operator of a vehicle moving or transporting the load

or manufactured home who is in possession of a permit authorizing

the movement of the load or manufactured home.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-12-101 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-12-101
Driving or permitting to be driven vehicle with unsafe
Status: in_force

or missing equipment - Other forbidden acts - Exceptions relating to

requirements for equipment - Rules - Definitions.

A. It shall be a misdemeanor, upon conviction, punishable as

provided in Section 17-101 of this title, for any person:

1. To drive or move, or for the owner to cause or permit to be

driven or moved on any highway, any vehicle or combination of

vehicles which:

a. is known to be in such unsafe condition as to endanger

any person,

b. is known not to contain those parts required by this

chapter,

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c. is not at all times equipped with such lamps and other

equipment in proper condition and adjustment as

required in this chapter, or

d. is known to be equipped in any manner in violation of

this chapter;

2. To do any act forbidden under this chapter; or

3. To fail to perform any act required under this chapter.

B. Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to

prohibit on any vehicle:

1. Equipment required by the United States Department of

Transportation pursuant to 49 C.F.R., Chapter V; or

2. The use of additional parts and accessories which are not

inconsistent with provisions of this chapter.

C. The provisions of Article II et seq. of this chapter with

respect to equipment on vehicles shall not apply to implements of

husbandry, road machinery, road rollers, farm tractors, motorcycles

as defined in Section 12-601 of this title, or vehicles designed to

be moved solely by animal or human power, except as specifically

made applicable in this chapter.

D. Any specific requirement of this chapter with respect to

equipment on any vehicle, other than a bicycle, shall not apply if

the vehicle was lawfully designed and manufactured without such

equipment; provided, the provisions of this chapter shall apply to

any homemade vehicle or any vehicle constructed from a kit or from

plans.

E. Low-speed and medium-speed electrical vehicles which are in

compliance with the equipment requirements in 49 C.F.R., Section

571.500 shall be deemed to be in compliance with the provisions of

this chapter.

F. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to vehicles

registered in Oklahoma as antique or classic vehicles pursuant to

Sections 1105 and 1135.1 of this title and rules promulgated

pursuant thereto.

G. The Commissioner of Public Safety may promulgate rules

regarding vehicle equipment and standards for vehicle equipment

required to maintain such equipment in safe condition and in

compliance with this chapter.

H. Any person producing proof within forty-eight (48) hours

that a condition or equipment for which the person was cited as

defective, missing, prohibited, improper, unauthorized or otherwise

in violation of this chapter has been remedied by the person shall

be entitled to dismissal of such charge without assessment of court

costs.

I. As used in this chapter:

1. "Lamp" means an electrical device producing artificial

illumination by use of one or more lights, each light of which

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performs the same function or separate functions as required by this

chapter;

2. "Lightweight vehicle" means a motor vehicle that has a

manufacturer’s gross vehicle weight rating of ten thousand (10,000)

pounds or less, other than:

a. a vehicle that is being used to transport passengers

for hire, or

b. a vehicle that is being used to transport hazardous

materials of a type or quantity that requires the

vehicle to be marked or placarded under 49 C.F.R.,

Section 177.823;

3. "Nighttime" or "night" means any time from one-half (1/2)

hour after sunset to one-half (1/2) hour before sunrise; and

4. “Passenger car” means a motor vehicle designed for carrying

ten persons, including the driver, or less except a low-speed or

medium-speed electrical vehicle or motorcycle, as defined in Section

12-601 of this title.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1120.2 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-1120.2
Transfer of International Registration Plan revenues
Status: in_force

collected.

On a monthly basis, the Corporation Commission shall transfer to

Service Oklahoma the amount of net revenue collected under the

International Registration Plan to be apportioned by Service

Oklahoma in accordance with the provisions of Section 1104 of Title

47 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-11-301 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-11-301
Drive on right side of roadway - Exceptions
Status: in_force

A. Upon all roadways of sufficient width a vehicle shall be

driven upon the right half of the roadway, except as follows:

1. When overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in

the same direction under the laws governing such movement;

2. When an obstruction exists making it necessary to drive to

the left of the center of the highway; provided, any person so doing

shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles traveling in the proper

direction upon the unobstructed portion of the highway within such

distance as to constitute an immediate hazard;

3. Upon a roadway divided into three marked lanes for traffic

under the laws applicable thereon;

4. Upon a roadway restricted to one-way traffic; or

5. Upon a roadway having four or more lanes for moving traffic

and providing for two-way movement of traffic.

B. Upon all roadways any vehicle proceeding at less than the

normal speed of traffic at the time and place and under the

conditions then existing shall be driven in the right-hand lane when

available for traffic, or as close as practicable to the right-hand

curb or edge of the roadway and may be temporarily driven upon the

right-hand shoulder for the purpose of permitting other vehicles to

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pass. This subsection shall not apply when overtaking and passing

another vehicle proceeding in the same direction or when preparing

for a left turn at an intersection or into a private road or

driveway.

C. Upon any roadway having four or more lanes for moving

traffic and providing for two-way movement of traffic, no vehicle

shall be driven to the left of the center line of the roadway,

except when authorized by official traffic control devices

designating certain lanes to the left side of the center of the

roadway for use by traffic not otherwise permitted to use such

lanes, or except as permitted under paragraph 2 of subsection (a) of

this section. However, this subsection shall not be construed as

prohibiting the crossing of the center line in making a left turn

into or from an alley, private road or driveway.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-591.6 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-591.6
Register of purchases and sales - Inspection of parts
Status: in_force

Every automotive dismantler and parts recycler shall keep a

register of all purchases and sales of motor vehicles for three (3)

years from the date of purchase or sale, showing the make, model,

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year, style, vehicle identification number, and name and address of

the purchaser or seller of the motor vehicle. Such registers shall

be made available for inspection by properly identified employees or

agents of the Oklahoma Used Motor Vehicle, Dismantler, and

Manufactured Housing Commission or identified law enforcement

officers of the state, county and municipality where the business of

the automotive dismantler and parts recycler is located, during

reasonable business hours on business days. The inspection

authority shall include the right to inspect any motor vehicle or

parts thereof owned by or stored at the automotive dismantler and

parts recycler's place of business.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-169.6 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-169.6
Other remedies and rights of action - Attorney fees -
Status: in_force

Costs.

Nothing in Sections 169.1 through 169.5 of this title shall

deprive any holder of a receipt of bill of lading any remedy or

right of action under existing law. Where litigation is pursued

under other existing rights, the prevailing party shall be allowed

reasonable attorney fees and court costs.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-2-306.2 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-2-306.2
Unpaid accumulated contributions - Payment to
Status: in_force

beneficiary or next of kin.

In the event the total retirement payments made to the member

and his joint annuitant, if any, are less than the member's

accumulated contributions, the difference shall be paid to the

member's designated beneficiary or if no designated beneficiary

survives, then to the member's nearest surviving next of kin as

determined by law.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-782 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-782
Licensing authority
Status: in_force

As used in the Compact, the term "licensing authority" with

reference to this state, shall mean Service Oklahoma. Service

Oklahoma shall furnish to the appropriate authorities of any other

party state any information or documents reasonably necessary to

facilitate the administration of Articles III, IV and V of the

Compact.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1-184 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-1-184
Turnpike and turnpike authority
Status: in_force

Turnpike and Turnpike Authority.

A. The words "Turnpike Authority", “Transportation Authority”,

or "Authority" shall mean the Oklahoma Transportation Authority,

created by Section 1703 of Title 69 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or, if

the Authority shall be abolished, the board, body, or commission

succeeding to the principal functions thereof or to whom the powers

given by this act to the Authority shall be given by law.

B. A turnpike is a limited access grade separated expressway

financed and operated by the Oklahoma Transportation Authority upon

which a toll is charged for the use thereof.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-11-905 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-11-905
Person involved in personal injury accident without a
Status: in_force

valid driver license – Causing great bodily injury – Causing death.

A. Any person who, while operating a vehicle in this state

without a valid driver license for the class of vehicle being

operated, or while knowingly disqualified to operate a motor vehicle

in this state, or while such person knows or should have known that

his or her driver license is canceled, denied, suspended or revoked,

causes an accident which results in personal injury to any other

person, may be charged with a violation of the provisions of this

subsection. Any person who is convicted of a violation of the

provisions of this subsection shall be deemed guilty of a

misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for a term

not more than one (1) year, or by a fine in an amount not exceeding

Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00), or by both such fine and

imprisonment.

B. 1. Any person who, while operating a vehicle in this state

without a valid driver license for the class of vehicle being

operated, or while knowingly disqualified to operate a motor vehicle

in this state, or while such person knows or should have known that

his or her driver license is canceled, denied, suspended or revoked,

causes an accident resulting in great bodily injury to any other

person, may be charged with a violation of the provisions of this

subsection. Any person who is convicted of a violation of the

provisions of this subsection shall be deemed guilty of a Class C2

felony offense punishable by imprisonment as provided for in

subsections B through F of Section 20M of Title 21 of the Oklahoma

Statutes, or by a fine in an amount not exceeding Three Thousand

Dollars ($3,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.

2. As used in this subsection, “great bodily injury” means

bodily injury which creates a substantial risk of death or which

causes serious, permanent disfigurement or protracted loss or

impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ.

C. Any person who, while operating a vehicle in this state

without a valid driver license for the class of vehicle being

operated, or while knowingly disqualified to operate a motor vehicle

in this state, or while such person knows or should have known that

his or her driver license is canceled, denied, suspended or revoked,

causes an accident resulting in the death of any other person, may

be charged with a violation of the provisions of this subsection.

Any person who is convicted of a violation of the provisions of this

subsection shall be deemed guilty of a Class B4 felony offense

punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of

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Corrections for a term not more than five (5) years, or by a fine in

an amount not exceeding Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by

both such fine and imprisonment.

D. The provisions of this section may be charged in addition to

any other chargeable offense allowed by law.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-12-208 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-12-208
Vehicles of certain width - Clearance lamps - Side
Status: in_force

marker lamps - Reflectors.

A. In addition to other equipment required in this chapter,

every vehicle, except truck-tractors and pole trailers, which is

eighty (80) inches or more in overall width shall be equipped:

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1. On the front, with two amber clearance lamps, one at each

side located at the same level and as widely spaced laterally and as

near the top as practicable;

2. On the rear, with two red clearance lamps, one at each side

located at the same level and as widely spaced laterally and as near

the top as practicable; provided, trailers or semitrailers are not

required to comply with this paragraph;

3. On each side, with two side marker lamps, one at the front

amber in color and one at the rear red in color. The marker lamps

shall be located at the same level and as widely spaced laterally

and as near the top as practicable, but not less than fifteen (15)

inches above the surface of the road;

4. On each side, with one intermediate amber side marker lamp,

at or near the midpoint between the front and rear side marker

lamps, but not less than fifteen (15) inches above the surface of

the road. Provided, any vehicle less than thirty (30) feet in

overall length is not required to comply with this paragraph;

5. On each side, with two reflex reflectors, one at the front

amber in color and one at the rear red in color. The reflex

reflectors shall be located at the same level and as widely spaced

laterally and as near the top as practicable, but not less than

fifteen (15) inches above the surface of the road; and

6. On each side, with one intermediate amber side reflex

reflector, at or near the midpoint between the front and rear side

reflex reflectors, but not less than fifteen (15) inches nor more

than (60) inches above the surface of the road. Provided, any

vehicle less than thirty (30) feet in overall length is not required

to comply with this paragraph.

B. In addition to other equipment required in this chapter,

every truck-tractor shall be equipped on the front, with two amber

clearance lamps, one at each side located at the same level and as

widely spaced laterally and as near the top as practicable.

C. In addition to other equipment required in this chapter,

every pole trailer shall be equipped:

1. On each side, with one red or amber side marker lamp and one

amber clearance lamp, which may be in combination, to show to the

front, side and rear; and

2. On the rear of the pole trailer or load, with two red reflex

reflectors, one at each side located at the same level and as widely

spaced laterally and as near the top as practicable, but not less

than fifteen (15) inches above the surface of the road; provided,

any load overhang of four (4) feet or more shall be lighted in

compliance with Section 12-213 of this title.

D. Any required red reflector on the rear of a vehicle may be

incorporated with the tail lamp, but such reflector shall meet all

the other reflector requirements of this chapter.

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E. In addition to other equipment required in this chapter, any

motor vehicle eighty (80) inches or more in overall width shall be

equipped with:

1. Three identification lamps showing to the front which shall

emit an amber light; and

2. Three identification lamps showing to the rear which shall

emit a red light.

Such lamps shall be placed horizontally in a row between the

clearance lamps on the vertical center line of the vehicle.