Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-955 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-955
Towing of vehicle from roadway – Grounds and licensed
Status: in_force

wrecker liability.

A. Any officer of the Department of Public Safety or any other

political subdivision of this state is hereby authorized to cause to

be towed any vehicle found upon public roads, highways, streets,

turnpikes, private parking lots accessible to the public, other

public places or upon any private road, street, alley or lane which

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provides access to one or more single-family or multifamily

dwellings when:

1. A report has been made that the vehicle has been stolen or

taken without the consent of its owner;

2. The officer has reason to believe the vehicle has been

abandoned as defined in Sections 901 and 902 of this title;

3. The person driving or in control of the vehicle is arrested

for an alleged offense for which the officer is required by law to

take the person arrested or summoned before a proper magistrate

without unnecessary delay;

4. At the scene of an accident, if the owner or driver is not

in a position to take charge of the vehicle and direct or request

its proper removal;

5. The officer has probable cause that the person operating the

vehicle has not been granted driving privileges or that the driving

privileges of the person are currently suspended, revoked, canceled,

denied, or disqualified;

6. The officer has probable cause that the vehicle has been

used in the commission of a felony offense and the officer has

obtained a search warrant authorizing the search and seizure of the

vehicle;

7. The officer has probable cause that the vehicle is not

insured as required by the Compulsory Insurance Law of this state;

or

8. The vehicle is involved in a fatal motor vehicle collision

and is needed for evidentiary purposes; or

9. A vehicle is left unattended upon any street, sidewalk,

alley or thoroughfare and constitutes a hazard or obstruction to the

normal movement of public transit along a rail fixed guideway. An

unattended vehicle shall be deemed to constitute an obstruction if

any portion of the vehicle remains in that lane utilized for the

rail fixed guideway as designated by traffic lane markings or if any

portion of the vehicle is outside of the designated parking location

and protrudes into the lane of traffic utilized for the rail fixed

guideway. For purposes of this paragraph, the head of a political

subdivision's transportation division may authorize employees to

cause to be towed any vehicle which constitutes a hazard or

obstruction to the normal movement of public transit along a rail

fixed guideway.

No vehicle shall be released after impoundment unless the owner

provides to the storing facility proof of valid insurance or an

affidavit of nonuse on the roadway, or in the event of a release

request from an insurer or the representative of the insurer who has

accepted liability for the vehicle, no such proof of insurance or

affidavit of nonuse on the roadway shall be required.

B. A licensed wrecker operator is not liable for damage to a

vehicle, vessel, or cargo that obstructs the normal movement of

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traffic or creates a hazard to traffic and is removed in compliance

with the request of a law enforcement officer, unless there is

failure to exercise reasonable care in the performance of the act or

for conduct that is willful or malicious.

C. Each officer of the Department shall use the services of the

licensed wrecker operator whose location is nearest to the vehicle

to be towed in all instances in subsection A of this section. The

requests for services may be alternated or rotated among all

licensed wrecker operators who are located within a reasonable

radius of each other. In like manner, the officer shall advise any

person requesting information as to the availability of a wrecker or

towing service, the name of the nearest licensed wrecker operator,

giving equal consideration to all licensed wrecker operators located

within a reasonable radius of each other. In cities of less than

fifty thousand (50,000) population, all licensed wrecker operators

located near or in the city limits of such cities shall be

considered as being equal distance and shall be called on an equal

basis as nearly as possible. In counties bordering other states, if

the officer deems safety and time considerations warrant, the

officer may call a wrecker or towing service that is not on the

rotation log.

D. Any officer of the Department who has been requested by a

person in need of wrecker or towing service to call a specific

wrecker or towing service for such person, and who calls a different

wrecker or towing service other than the one requested, without the

consent of the person, except where hazardous conditions exist,

shall be subject to progressive discipline issued by the Department

except in instances where a vehicle is removed from the roadway

under the authority of paragraphs 3, 4 and 6 of subsection A of this

section.

E. Operators conducting a tow under this section shall release

all personal property within the vehicle to an insurer or

representative of the insurer who has accepted liability for the

vehicle, or to the registered owner or the owner's personal

representative as designated by the registered owner on a form

approved by the Department. The registered owner or representative

of the registered owner shall provide proof of identity in

accordance with the Department's rules related to establishing

identity. Upon the release of personal property to an insurer or

representative of the insurer, wrecker operators shall be exempt

from all liability and shall be held harmless for any losses or

claims of loss. Personal property shall include everything in a

vehicle except the vehicle, the attached or installed equipment,

vehicle keys or devices to start and unlock the vehicle, and the

spare tire and tools to change the tire. Interlock devices may be

removed pursuant to Section 11-902a of this title. If release of

personal property occurs during normal business hours as prescribed

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by the Corporation Commission, it shall be at no cost to the

registered owner or the owner prior to the repossession. After-hour

fees may be assessed as prescribed by this Chapter or by the

Corporation Commission, when the release of property is made after

the prescribed normal business hours.

F. The operator of a wrecker or towing service may request a

person offering proof of ownership of personal property and any

interlock device to execute a form provided by the operator

exempting the operator from liability for such release.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1104.18 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-1104.18
Oklahoma Friends of the Capitol License Plate
Status: in_force

Revolving Fund.

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

1135.5 of this title for the Oklahoma State Capitol Restoration

License Plate shall be deposited by Service Oklahoma in the Oklahoma

Friends of the Capitol 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 Office of Management and Enterprise Services to be

designated the “Oklahoma Friends of the Capitol 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 Office of Management and Enterprise Services pursuant to the

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

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

and expended by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for

restoration of the Oklahoma State Capitol. Before the Office makes

any expenditure from the fund, the expenditure shall be approved by

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the State Capitol Preservation Commission created pursuant to

Section 4102 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes. 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, § 47-180g — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-180g
Issuance of identification devices
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the Commission to provide identification

devices upon written application of any authorized motor carrier.

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Upon written application of any authorized motor carrier holding

a certificate or permit or license issued by the Commission, the

Commission shall issue to the motor carrier a sufficient number of

identification devices so that each powered vehicle owned or to be

operated by the motor carrier in the state shall bear one

identification device. Identification devices shall be issued on an

annual basis, and applications shall be made annually on the form

prescribed by the Commission, and any motor carrier operating a

powered vehicle without a current identification device shall be in

violation of the provisions of Sections 180 through 180m of this

title or the Motor Carrier Act of 1995.

It is hereby declared unlawful for any motor carrier, or agents

or employees of any motor carrier, to use or transfer an

identification device except as provided by rules of the Commission.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1146.2 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-1146.2
State Auditor and Inspector - Instructions or advice to
Status: in_force

licensed operators.

The State Auditor and Inspector, or his or her designee, shall

advise all licensed operators on procedural and technical matters

relating to accounting and budget procedures. It shall be the duty

of the licensed operators with notice of such advice to follow the

instructions or advice of the State Auditor and Inspector until

relieved of such duty by a court of competent jurisdiction or until

the Supreme Court shall hold otherwise.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-2-114 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-2-114
Distribution of synopsis of laws
Status: in_force

The Department may publish a synopsis or summary of the laws of

this state regulating the operation of vehicles and may deliver a

copy thereof to any person.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-16-112 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-16-112
Failure to obey notice to appear
Status: in_force

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to violate his written

promise to appear given to an officer upon the issuance of a notice

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to appear regardless of the disposition of the charge for which such

notice to appear was originally issued.

(b) A written promise to appear in court may be complied with by

an appearance by counsel.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1024 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-1024
Recordkeeping
Status: in_force

Transportation network companies shall maintain:

1. Individual trip records for at least two (2) years from the

date each trip was provided; and

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2. TNC driver records at least until the two-year anniversary

of the date on which a TNC driver's activation on the TNC digital

network has ended.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-7-621 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-7-621
Oklahoma Temporary Motorist Liability Plan
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created the "Oklahoma Temporary Motorist

Liability Plan".

B. The Oklahoma Temporary Motorist Liability Plan will provide

minimum vehicle liability insurance coverage for the payment of loss

resulting from the liability imposed by law for bodily injury, death

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and property damage sustained by any person arising out of the

ownership, maintenance, operation or use of a vehicle when a

citation is issued and the vehicle license plate has been seized

pursuant to subparagraph b of paragraph 1 of subsection A of Section

7-606 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

C. Coverage amount will be equal to the state minimum liability

requirement.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1133.2 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-1133.2
Commercial vehicles - Display of registrant's name -
Status: in_force

Violations - Nonresident vehicles.

A. Every commercial motor vehicle, whether private, contract or

for hire:

1. Of twenty-six thousand one (26,001) pounds or greater

weight;

2. Designed to transport more than eight (8) passengers,

including the driver, for compensation;

3. Designed to transport more than fifteen (15) passengers,

including the driver, not for compensation; or

4. Transporting hazardous materials in a quantity requiring

placarding in accordance with 49 Code of Federal Regulations, Part

172, Subpart F,

shall display the name of the vehicle registrant on each side of the

vehicle in two-inch letters or greater which shall be legible from a

distance of fifty (50) feet. The city or town serving as the

registrant's principal place of business or postal address shall be

displayed in two-inch letters or greater on each side of the vehicle

adjacent to the registrant's name. Provided however, if the motor

carrier holds a valid United States Department of Transportation

number, whether for interstate or solely intrastate purposes, the

motor carrier's markings shall be in compliance with 49 CFR 390.21.

B. Those not complying with the provisions of this section

shall be assessed a fine of not less than One Hundred Dollars

($100.00). Such penalty shall not exceed the amount established by

the Corporation Commission pursuant to the provisions of Section

1166 et seq. of this title. Revenue from such fines shall be

apportioned as provided in Section 1166 et seq. of this title. Any

person in violation of the provisions of this section may be cited

by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, the Corporation Commission, or any

county sheriff or municipal law enforcement officer. Any fines

collected by a county sheriff or municipal law enforcement officer

shall be deposited in the respective county or municipal treasury.

C. After a fine has been assessed pursuant to the provisions of

subsection B of this section, the offender shall have ten (10) days

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to display the name of the registrant on the vehicle as provided in

subsection A of this section.

D. The name on the side of the vehicle may differ from the name

on the vehicle registration only if a bona fide legal lease is in

the vehicle.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-11-902a — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-11-902a
Allowing use of motor vehicle without ignition
Status: in_force

interlock device.

A. No person shall knowingly authorize or permit a motor

vehicle owned or under the control of that person which is not

equipped with an ignition interlock device to be driven upon any

street or highway of this state by any person who is required to

have an ignition interlock device installed upon the vehicle of that

person.

B. No person shall willfully attempt to interfere in any way

with the intended and proper functioning of an ignition interlock

device installed in a vehicle as required by law, or intentionally

fail to return an ignition interlock device when it is no longer

required in the vehicle or upon request by the owner of the device.

C. No person granted permission to drive a motor vehicle on the

condition of installation of an ignition interlock device shall

drive any vehicle that is not equipped with an ignition interlock

device unless driving a vehicle of an employer in accordance with

subsection A of Section 6-212.3 of this title.

D. A violation of subsection A, B or C of this section shall be

a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by a fine of not more than

Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment in the county

jail for not more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and

imprisonment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1132Av1 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-1132Av1
Registration renewals - Selection of licensed
Status: in_force

operators - Fees.

A. In any online system which provides a service that a

licensed operator is authorized to provide pursuant to the Oklahoma

Vehicle License and Registration Act there shall include a step

where the individual shall select a licensed operator in the state

to process any online transaction.

The motor license agent as defined in Section 1102 of this title

does not include Service Oklahoma.

B. Licensed operators selected as provided in subsection A of

this section shall receive all fees provided by the Oklahoma Vehicle

License and Registration Act.

C. The selection step required pursuant to subsection A of this

section shall be installed and operational no later than January 1,

2021.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-2-305.3 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-2-305.3
Increase in benefits
Status: in_force

Any person receiving benefits from the Oklahoma Law Enforcement

Retirement System as of June 30, 1993, shall receive a two and one-

half percent (2 1/2%) increase in said benefits on July 1, 1994.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-6-101.1 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-6-101.1
Licenses for persons under twenty-one years of age
Status: in_force

A. Any license issued pursuant to Sections 6-101, 6-105 or 6-

114 of this title to any person under twenty-one (21) years of age

shall be of special design, easily recognizable as the license of

such a person and shall include the language "UNDER 21" on the face

of the license.

B. When a person who has been issued a license designated to be

the license of a person under twenty-one (21) years of age attains

the age of twenty-one (21) years, said person may obtain a

replacement license without said designation upon payment of the fee

required for a duplicate license and by furnishing proof

satisfactory to Service Oklahoma or the licensed operator that said

person has attained the age of twenty-one (21) years.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-11-208 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-11-208
Traffic signal preemption device – Possession, use,
Status: in_force

interference with, or sale.

A. As used in this section, the term "traffic signal preemption

device" shall mean a device designed for use by authorized emergency

vehicles to improve traffic movement by temporarily controlling

signalized intersections.

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

interfere with a traffic signal preemption device unless:

1. The person is the operator of an authorized emergency

vehicle upon which the device is installed; and

2. The person is responding to an existing or potential

emergency and there is a threat of immediate danger to life or

property which reasonably requires the use of the device in order to

protect the life, safety, health, or property of another person.

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

otherwise distribute any traffic signal preemption device to any

individual person in this state. Advertising, offering for sale,

selling, and distribution of these devices shall be limited to trade

publications and companies whose target market is law enforcement

agencies, fire departments, and ambulance service providers of this

state or its political subdivisions.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-11-506 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-11-506
Pedestrians on roadways or bridges
Status: in_force

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(a) Where sidewalks are provided, it shall be unlawful for any

pedestrian to walk along and upon an adjacent roadway.

(b) Where sidewalks are not provided, any pedestrian walking

along and upon a highway shall, when practicable, walk only on the

left side of the roadway or its shoulder facing traffic which may

approach from the opposite direction and shall yield to approaching

vehicles.

(c) It shall be unlawful for any person to enter upon any

portion of a bridge for the purpose of diving or jumping therefrom

into a lake, river or stream for recreation, and it shall be

unlawful for a pedestrian to use a bridge where sidewalks are not

provided for the purpose of standing or sightseeing.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-12-218.1 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-12-218.1
Use of lights on wreckers and tow vehicles
Status: in_force

Flashing red or blue lights or a combination of flashing red and

blue lights may be used on licensed Class AA wreckers or wrecker

support vehicles at the scene of an emergency.

Any licensed Class AA wrecker or wrecker support vehicle may be

equipped with a lamp displaying an amber light, visible from a

distance of not less than five hundred (500) feet to the front of

the vehicle or from a distance of not less than five hundred (500)

feet to the rear of the vehicle. Such lamp shall only be used when

leaving the scene of a tow service call and for the purpose of

warning the operators of other vehicles to exercise care in

approaching, overtaking or passing such vehicle.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-11-705.1 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-11-705.1
Church buses - Definition - Meeting and overtaking
Status: in_force

stopped bus - Signs and signals.

A. The driver of a vehicle meeting or overtaking a church bus

that is stopped to take on or discharge passengers, and on which the

red loading signals are in operation, is to stop the vehicle before

it reaches the church bus and not proceed until the loading signals

are deactivated and then proceed past such bus at a speed which is

reasonable and with due caution for the safety of such occupants.

B. If the church bus is equipped with visual signals meeting

the requirements of Section 12-228 of this title, the signals shall

be actuated by the driver of said church bus whenever, but only

whenever, such vehicle is stopped on the highway for the purpose of

receiving or discharging passengers.

C. The driver of a vehicle upon a highway with separate

roadways need not stop upon meeting or passing a church bus which is

on a different roadway or when upon a controlled-access highway and

the church bus is stopped in a loading zone which is a part of or

adjacent to such highway and where pedestrians are not permitted to

cross the roadway.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-4-105 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-4-105
Stolen, converted, recovered and unclaimed vehicles
Status: in_force

A. It shall be the duty of every sheriff, chief of police or

peace officer to make immediate report to the Department of Public

Safety of all vehicles reported to their respective jurisdictions as

being stolen or recovered. Such report shall be made as prescribed

by the Department.

B. An owner or a lienholder may report the theft of a vehicle,

or its conversion if a crime, to the Department, but the Department

may disregard the report of a conversion unless a warrant has been

issued for the arrest of a person charged with the conversion. A

person who has so reported the theft or conversion of a vehicle

shall, forthwith after learning of its recovery, report the recovery

to the Department.

C. An operator of a place of business for garaging, repairing,

parking or storing vehicles for the public, in which a vehicle

remains unclaimed for a period of thirty (30) days, shall, within

five (5) days after the expiration of that period, report the

vehicle as unclaimed to the Department. Such report shall be on a

form prescribed by the Department.

A vehicle left by its owner whose name and address are known to

the operator or employee of the operator is not considered

unclaimed. A person who fails to report a vehicle as unclaimed in

accordance with this subsection forfeits all claims and liens for

its garaging, parking or storing and is guilty of a misdemeanor

punishable by a fine or not more than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00)

for each day the failure to report continues.

D. The Department shall maintain and appropriately index

cumulative public records of stolen, converted, recovered and

unclaimed vehicles reported to it pursuant to this section. The

Department may make and distribute weekly lists of such vehicles so

reported to it to peace officers upon request without fee and to

others for the fee, if any, the Department prescribes.

E. Any peace officer who has reason to believe or upon

receiving information that a motor vehicle has been stolen shall

have and is hereby vested with authority to confiscate and hold such

vehicle until satisfactory proof of ownership is established.

Provided, any vehicle that is towed by a licensed wrecker operator

pursuant to the provisions of Section 954A of this title shall be

returned to the licensed wrecker operator prior to any other claim

or assertion of ownership.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1-138 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-1-138
Nonresident's operating privilege
Status: in_force

The privilege conferred upon a nonresident by the laws of this

state pertaining to the operation by such person of a motor vehicle,

or the use of a vehicle owned by such person, in this state.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1012 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-1012
Application of act to persons and entities
Status: in_force

Transportation network companies or transportation network

company drivers shall not be considered motor carriers of persons as

defined in Section 230.23 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes, nor

shall TNCs or TNC drivers be considered to provide taxicab,

limousine, or similar for-hire motor carrier service.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1132v2 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-1132v2
Vehicle registration fees - Assessment - Computation
Status: in_force

A. For all vehicles, unless otherwise specifically provided by

the Oklahoma Vehicle License and Registration Act, a registration

fee shall be assessed at the time of initial registration by the

owner and annually thereafter, for the use of the avenues of public

access within this state in the following amounts:

1. For the first through the fourth year of registration in

this state or any other state, Eighty-five Dollars ($85.00);

2. For the fifth through the eighth year of registration in

this state or any other state, Seventy-five Dollars ($75.00);

3. For the ninth through the twelfth year of registration in

this state or any other state, Fifty-five Dollars ($55.00);

4. For the thirteenth through the sixteenth year of

registration in this state or any other state, Thirty-five Dollars

($35.00); and

5. For the seventeenth and any following year of registration

in this state or any other state, Fifteen Dollars ($15.00).

The registration fee provided for in this subsection shall be in

lieu of all other taxes, general or local, unless otherwise

specifically provided.

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On and after January 1, 2022, if a physically disabled license

plate is issued pursuant to paragraph 3 of subsection B of Section

1135.1 of this title, any registration fee required for such license

plate and the fee required pursuant to this subsection shall be

remitted at the same time and subject to a single registration

period. Upon receipt of a physically disabled license plate, the

standard issue license plate must be surrendered to Service Oklahoma

or the licensed operator. The physically disabled license plate

must be properly displayed as required for a standard issue license

plate and will be the sole license plate issued and assigned to the

vehicle. Service Oklahoma shall determine, by rule, a method for

making required fee adjustments when a physically disabled license

plate is obtained during a twelve-month period for which a

registration fee has already been remitted pursuant to this

subsection. The combination of fees in a single remittance shall

not alter the apportionment otherwise provided for by law.

B. For all-terrain vehicles and motorcycles used exclusively

for use off roads or highways purchased on or after July 1, 2005,

and for all-terrain vehicles and motorcycles used exclusively for

use off roads or highways purchased prior to July 1, 2005, which the

owner chooses to register pursuant to the provisions of Section

1115.3 of this title, an initial and nonrecurring registration fee

of Eleven Dollars ($11.00) shall be assessed at the time of initial

registration by the owner. Nine Dollars ($9.00) of the registration

fee shall be deposited in the Oklahoma Tax Commission Reimbursement

Fund through December 31, 2022, and beginning January 1, 2023, this

fee shall be deposited in the Service Oklahoma Reimbursement Fund.

Two Dollars ($2.00) of the registration fee shall be retained by the

licensed operator. The fees required by subsection A of this

section shall not be required for all-terrain vehicles or

motorcycles used exclusively off roads and highways.

C. For utility vehicles used exclusively for use off roads or

highways purchased on or after July 1, 2008, and for utility

vehicles used exclusively for use off roads or highways purchased

prior to July 1, 2008, which the owner chooses to register pursuant

to the provisions of Section 1115.3 of this title, an initial and

nonrecurring registration fee of Eleven Dollars ($11.00) shall be

assessed at the time of initial registration by the owner. Nine

Dollars ($9.00) of the registration fee shall be deposited in the

Oklahoma Tax Commission Reimbursement Fund through December 31,

2022, and beginning January 1, 2023, this fee shall be deposited in

the Service Oklahoma Reimbursement Fund. Two Dollars ($2.00) of the

registration fee shall be retained by the licensed operator. The

fees required by subsection A of this section shall not be required

for utility vehicles used exclusively off roads and highways.

D. There shall be a credit allowed with respect to the fee for

registration of a new vehicle which is a replacement for:

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1. A new original vehicle which is stolen from the

purchaser/registrant within ninety (90) days of the date of purchase

of the original vehicle as certified by a police report or other

documentation as required by Service Oklahoma; or

2. A defective new original vehicle returned by the

purchaser/registrant to the seller within six (6) months of the date

of purchase of the defective new original vehicle as certified by

the manufacturer.

The credit shall be in the amount of the fee for registration

which was paid for the new original vehicle and shall be applied to

the registration fee for the replacement vehicle. In no event will

the credit be refunded.

E. Upon every transfer or change of ownership of a vehicle, the

new owner shall obtain title for and, except in the case of salvage

vehicles and manufactured homes, register the vehicle within thirty

(30) days of change of ownership and pay a transfer fee of Fifteen

Dollars ($15.00) in addition to any other fees provided for in the

Oklahoma Vehicle License and Registration Act. No new decal shall

be issued to the registrant. Thereafter, the owner shall register

the vehicle annually on the anniversary date of its initial

registration in this state and shall pay the fees provided in

subsection A of this section and receive a decal evidencing such

payment. Provided, used motor vehicle dealers shall be exempt from

the provisions of this section.

F. In the event a new or used vehicle is not registered, titled

and tagged within thirty (30) days from the date of transfer of

ownership, the penalty for the failure of the owner of the vehicle

to register the vehicle within thirty (30) days shall be One Dollar

($1.00) per day, provided that in no event shall the penalty exceed

One Hundred Dollars ($100.00). No penalty shall be waived by

Service Oklahoma or any licensed operator except as provided in

subsection C of Section 1127 of this title, or when it can be shown

the vehicle was stolen as certified by a police report or other

documentation as required by the Oklahoma Tax Commission. Of each

dollar penalty collected pursuant to this subsection:

1. Twenty-one cents ($0.21) shall be apportioned as provided in

Section 1104 of this title;

2. Twenty-one cents ($0.21) shall be retained by the licensed

operator; and

3. Fifty-eight cents ($0.58) shall be deposited in the General

Revenue Fund.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1126 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-1126
Repossessed vehicle - Registration
Status: in_force

A. At any time that a mortgagee repossesses a vehicle on which

the registration has become delinquent as of the date of such

repossession, the mortgagee shall not be required, as a condition

for registration of said vehicle, to pay the penalties which had

accrued as of the date of such repossession otherwise prescribed in

this act. Provided that said penalties shall not be waived unless

such vehicle is registered by the mortgagee within five (5) days

after it is repossessed. Provided further, that if the mortgagor,

or spouse, becomes the owner of the vehicle within ninety (90) days

from the date of repossession, the penalty shall reattach and be

paid when the new title is applied for.

B. Upon each vehicle repossessed by a mortgagee, a fee of

Forty-six Dollars ($46.00) shall be assessed. This fee shall be in

lieu of any applicable vehicle excise tax and registration fees.

Each motor license agent accepting applications for certificates of

title for such vehicles shall receive Seven Dollars ($7.00) to be

deducted from the license fee specified in this subsection for each

application accepted.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-15-111 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-15-111
Special parking privileges for physically disabled
Status: in_force

persons.

A. Municipalities and political subdivisions of the state with

authority to regulate the standing or parking of vehicles shall

extend special parking privileges to a physically disabled person

who displays on a motor vehicle operated by or under the direction

and for the use of the physically disabled person:

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;

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3. A disabled veterans license plate with the international

accessibility symbol, issued pursuant to the provisions of Section

1135.2 of this title;

4. A disability sticker issued by the Department of Veterans

Affairs and federal military bases; or

5. A physically disabled placard or license plate issued by

another state.

B. No such special parking privilege, however, shall excuse the

violation of any state statute, nor shall any such privilege be

applicable where the standing or parking would create a dangerous

situation or impede the normal flow of traffic.

C. Municipalities and political subdivisions of the state with

authority to regulate the standing or parking of vehicles shall

follow the current version of the Americans with Disabilities Act

Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG) when designing or redesigning

disabled parking spaces.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-2-108 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-2-108
Powers and duties of commissioner
Status: in_force

A. The Commissioner is hereby vested with the power and is

charged with the duty of observing, administering, and enforcing the

provisions of this title and of all laws regulating the operation of

vehicles or the use of the highways, the enforcement and

administration of which are now or hereafter vested in the

Department. The Commissioner may appoint any employee of the

Department to serve as the personal representative of the

Commissioner for the purpose of fulfilling any such duty or

combination of duties.

B. The Commissioner is hereby authorized to adopt and enforce

such rules as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of the

Highway Safety Code and any other laws the enforcement and

administration of which are vested in the Department.

C. The Commissioner may adopt an official seal for the use of

the Department.

D. The Commissioner may adopt an authorized facsimile signature

of the Commissioner, and may appoint any employee of the Department

to serve as the personal representative of the Commissioner for the

purpose of affixing the authorized facsimile signature of the

Commissioner to administrative letters, notices, and orders to

enforce the provisions of the law. Provided, however, it shall be

unlawful and shall constitute the crime of forgery to affix or

endorse the facsimile signature of the Commissioner, as herein

provided, to any instrument, voucher, check, claim, or draft for the

payment of money due and owing to the State of Oklahoma. In lieu of

the signature of the Commissioner or the authorized facsimile

signature of the Commissioner, the Commissioner may direct and

authorize any employee of the Department to affix the signature of

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the employee to administrative letters, notices, and orders to

enforce the provisions of the law.

E. The Commissioner has the authority to enter into interagency

transfers with the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, the

Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs and the Oklahoma

Alcoholic Beverages Laws Enforcement Commission as provided for in

Section 1 of this act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1-164 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-1-164
Solid tire
Status: in_force

Every tire of rubber or other resilient material which does not

depend upon compressed air for the support of the load.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-6-102.1 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-6-102.1
Operation by persons with an agricultural exemption
Status: in_force

permit.

Any person that possesses an agricultural exemption permit

pursuant to Section 1358.1 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes,

while in the course of an agricultural or ranching operation owned

by the person and while conducting business within the state, may

operate a Class A, B or C commercial motor vehicle if the person

possesses any class of valid Oklahoma driver license. Provided, the

provisions of this section shall not apply to the operation of any

vehicle used for the transportation of any property for hire.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-180 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-180
Definitions
Status: in_force

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The following words and phrases, when used in this act, shall

have the meanings respectively ascribed to like words and phrases by

the motor carrier statutes of Oklahoma, except as herein provided:

1. The term "identification application" shall mean the

application as provided by the Commission, for making application

for motor carrier vehicle identification devices; and

2. The term "identification device" shall mean the motor

carrier vehicle identification device issued by the Commission under

the provisions of this act for the purpose of identifying powered

motor carrier vehicles operated under and coming within the

provisions of this act or the Motor Carrier Act of 1995.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-954 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-954
Enforcement
Status: in_force

A. The Department of Public Safety shall be charged with the

duty of enforcing the provisions of Section 951 et seq. of this

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title for licensed wreckers and towing services operating in this

state.

B. Duly appointed peace officers of the political subdivisions

of this state shall have authority to detain and arrest any person

operating a wrecker or tow truck or offering towing services to the

public for a charge without a valid license issued pursuant to the

provisions of Section 951 et seq. of this title. Such officers,

upon reasonable belief that any wrecker or tow truck is being

operated without proper authority or without a valid license issued

pursuant to Section 951 et seq. of this title, shall be authorized

to require the operator thereof to stop and exhibit such

documentation as may be required to establish his or her authority

to tow or transport another vehicle or to prove possession of a

valid wrecker or tow service license issued in this state. Any

person convicted of operating a wrecker or tow truck or offering

towing services to the public for a charge in this state without a

license shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punished with a fine of

One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00). Law enforcement shall impound the

tow truck being used in violation of this section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1104.28 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-1104.28
Piedmont Public Schools Education Foundation License
Status: in_force

Plate Revolving Fund.

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

1135.5 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes for Piedmont Education

Foundation license plates shall be deposited by Service Oklahoma to

the Piedmont Public Schools Education Foundation 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 Education to be designated the

“Piedmont Public Schools Education Foundation License Plate

Revolving Fund”. The fund shall consist of all monies received

pursuant to 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 State Department of Education for grants to the

Piedmont Public Schools Education Foundation to fund scholarships

and teacher grants to Piedmont School District’s students and

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teachers. 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, § 47-1-144 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-1-144
Person
Status: in_force

Every natural person, firm, copartnership, association or

corporation.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1-107.2 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-1-107.2
Class B commercial motor vehicle
Status: in_force

Class B Commercial Motor Vehicle.

Any single vehicle, except a Class D motor vehicle, with a gross

vehicle weight rating of twenty-six thousand one (26,001) or more

pounds, or any such vehicle towing a vehicle not in excess of ten

thousand (10,000) pounds gross vehicle weight rating. This class

shall apply to a bus with a gross vehicle weight rating of twenty-

six thousand one (26,001) or more pounds and designed to transport

sixteen or more persons, including the driver.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1107.5 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-1107.5
Transfer of title in transfer-on-death form
Status: in_force

A. The title of a motor vehicle that is not subject to any lien

or other encumbrance may be transferred in transfer-on-death form by

filing with Service Oklahoma a written notice of transfer signed by

the transferor and designating the transferee. Such notice shall

transfer ownership of the vehicle to the transferee upon the death

of the transferor. The notice shall include:

1. The vehicle identification number of the vehicle;

2. The number of the license plate issued to the vehicle, if

any;

3. The full name and address of the transferor;

4. The full name and address of the transferee; and

5. The signature of the transferor. The signature or consent

of or notice to the transferee shall not be required for any purpose

during the lifetime of the transferor.

B. A designation of the transferee may be revoked or changed at

any time prior to the death of the transferor by filing an amended

notice with Service Oklahoma.

C. To accept a certificate of title of a motor vehicle pursuant

to notice filed under subsection A of this act, the designated

transferee shall execute an affidavit verifying the death of the

transferor owner and submit to Service Oklahoma. After the date of

the transfer of the vehicle as evidenced by the submitted affidavit

and the records of Service Oklahoma, Service Oklahoma shall issue a

title reflecting the transfer of ownership.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-12-203.3 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-12-203.3
Headlamps with single distribution of light - Farm
Status: in_force

tractors and certain other motor vehicles.

Headlamps arranged to provide a single distribution of light

shall be permitted on farm tractors and motor vehicles manufactured

and sold prior to September 1, 1962, in lieu of multiple-beam road-

lighting equipment herein specified if the single distribution of

light complies with the following requirements and limitations:

1. The headlamps shall be so aimed that when the vehicle is not

loaded none of the high-intensity portion of the light shall at a

distance of twenty-five (25) feet ahead project higher than a level

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of five (5) inches below the level of the center of the lamp from

which it comes, and in no case higher than forty-two (42) inches

above the level on which the vehicle stands at a distance of

seventy-five (75) feet ahead.

2. The intensity shall be sufficient to reveal persons and

vehicles at a distance of at least three hundred (300) feet.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-11-901a — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-11-901a
Renumbered as § 15-102.1 of this title by Laws 2002,
Status: in_force

c. 397, § 35, eff. Nov. 1, 2002.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1135.9 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-1135.9
Authority to enter into contract with private vendor
Status: in_force

A. Service Oklahoma is authorized to enter into a contract with

a private vendor experienced in the marketing and sale of:

1. Personalized license plates authorized under Section 1135.4

of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes; and

2. Special license plates authorized under Sections 1135.3,

ll35.5 and 1135.7 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

B. 1. Service Oklahoma shall establish by rule administrative

fees for license plates issued and renewed under the provisions of

subsection A of this section. The administrative fees authorized by

this paragraph shall be reasonable but not less than the amounts

necessary for Service Oklahoma to recover costs to Service Oklahoma

associated with the:

a. awarding of the contract authorized by this section,

b. implementation and enforcement of such contract, and

c. direct and indirect administrative costs associated

with administering the provisions of this section.

2. The fees authorized by this subsection shall be in addition

to all other registration fees provided by the Oklahoma Vehicle

License and Registration Act, including the fees required by

Sections 1135.3, 1135.4, ll35.5 and 1135.7 of Title 47 of the

Oklahoma Statutes.

C. The contracted amount payable to a private vendor related to

the marketing and sale of special license plates shall only be

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payable from amounts derived from administrative fees associated

with the issuance and renewal of such personalized and special

license plates.

D. 1. Service Oklahoma may approve additional designs and

color combinations for personalized and special license plates

authorized under the provisions of Title 47 of the Oklahoma

Statutes, including for special license plates that may be

personalized, that may be marketed and sold by a private vendor

under a contract entered into under the provisions of this section.

Each approved license plate design and color combination shall

remain the property of Service Oklahoma.

2. This subsection shall not be interpreted to authorize:

a. Service Oklahoma to approve a design or color

combination for a specialty license plate, or

b. the private vendor to market or sell a special license

plate with a design or color combination,

that is inconsistent with the design or color combination specified

for the license plate in the special license plate’s authorizing

statute.

E. Service Oklahoma shall not:

1. Restrict the background color, color combinations or color

alphanumeric license plate numbers of a special license plate,

except as determined by the Department of Public Safety as necessary

for law enforcement purposes;

2. Restrict the private vendor from conducting reasonable

events or auctions;

3. Restrict the right of the private vendor to offer a variety

of plate categories with both personalized and nonpersonalized

patterns; or

4. Unreasonably disapprove or limit the ability for the private

vendor to offer plate terms that exceed one (1) year.

F. Service Oklahoma may cancel a license plate or require the

discontinuation or redesign of a license plate design or color

combination that is marketed and sold by a private vendor under

contract at any time if Service Oklahoma determines that the

cancellation or discontinuation is in the best interest of the state

or the motoring public.

G. To the extent fees collected under the provisions of this

section are in excess of the total amounts provided in subparagraphs

a, b and c of paragraph 1 of subsection B of this section and other

apportionment provisions for personalized or specialized license

plates, the excess amount shall be deposited by Service Oklahoma to

the credit of the General Revenue Fund.

H. 1. A contract entered into with a private vendor under the

provisions of this section shall provide for Service Oklahoma to

recover all costs incurred by Service Oklahoma in implementing the

provisions of this section. Under the provisions of the contract,

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Service Oklahoma may require the private vendor to reimburse Service

Oklahoma in advance for:

a. not more than one-half (1/2) of Service Oklahoma’s

anticipated costs in initiating the contract, and

b. Service Oklahoma’s anticipated costs in coordinating

the introduction of a new special license plate.

2. The initial term of contract entered into under the

provisions of this section shall be no less than five (5) years in

duration. Such contract may provide for additional terms at least

equal in length to the initial term of the contract.

I. As applied to contracts entered under the provisions of this

section, Service Oklahoma shall not:

1. Unreasonably disapprove or limit any aspect of a private

vendor’s marketing and sales plan; or

2. Unreasonably interfere with the selection, assignment or

management by the private vendor of the private vendor’s employees,

agents or subcontractors.

J. A private vendor shall not market and sell license plates

that compete directly for sales with other special license plates

issued under the provisions of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes,

unless Service Oklahoma and the agency or organization associated

with the special license plate authorizes such marketing and sale.

K. Service Oklahoma is hereby directed to develop and implement

a system whereby licensed operators are permitted to accept

applications for special license plates authorized under this

section. The licensed operator shall collect and deposit any amount

specifically authorized by law, accept and process the necessary

information directly into such system, and generate a receipt

accordingly. For performance of these duties, licensed operators

shall retain the fee provided in Section 1141.1 of Title 47 of the

Oklahoma Statutes for each year of registration of a motor vehicle.

The licensed operator fees for acceptance of applications and

renewals shall be paid out of the Service Oklahoma Reimbursement

Fund.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-11-201 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-11-201
Obedience to and required traffic-control devices
Status: in_force

(a) The driver of any vehicle shall obey the instructions of any

official traffic-control device applicable thereto placed in

accordance with the provisions of this act, unless otherwise

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directed by a traffic or police officer, subject to the exceptions

granted the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle in this act.

(b) No provision of this act for which signs are required shall

be enforced against an alleged violator if at the time and place of

the alleged violation an official sign is not in proper position and

sufficiently legible to be seen by an ordinarily observant person.

Whenever a particular section does not state that signs are

required, such section shall be effective even though no signs are

erected or in place.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-10-113 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-10-113
Accident report forms
Status: in_force

A. The Department shall prepare and make available to police

departments, coroners, sheriffs, garages and other suitable agencies

or individuals forms for accident reports required hereunder,

appropriate with respect to the persons required to make such

reports and the purposes to be served. The written reports to be

made by persons involved in accidents and by investigating officers

shall call for sufficiently detailed information to disclose with

reference to a traffic accident the cause, conditions then existing

and the persons and vehicles involved.

B. Every accident report required to be made in writing shall

be made on the appropriate form approved by the Department and shall

contain all of the information required therein unless not

available.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-12-602.1 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-12-602.1
Headlamps upon motorcycles - Minimum requirements
Status: in_force

Every headlamp upon every motorcycle shall meet the requirements

set forth in subsection C of Section 12-203 of this title.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1104.31 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-1104.31
Elk City Education Foundation License Plate Revolving
Status: in_force

Fund.

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

1135.5 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes for the Elk City

Education Foundation plates shall be deposited by Service Oklahoma

to the Elk City Education Foundation 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 Education to be designated the “Elk

City Education Foundation License Plate Revolving Fund”. The fund

shall consist of all monies received pursuant to 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 State

Department of Education for grants to the Elk City Education

Foundation to fund scholarships and teacher grants to Elk City

School District’s students and teachers. 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, § 47-12-602 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-12-602
Headlamps required - Permissible auxiliary lighting
Status: in_force

A. Every motorcycle shall be equipped with at least one

headlamp emitting a white light which shall comply with the

applicable requirements and limitations of Section 12-203 of this

title and of Sections 12-602.1, 12-203.4, 12-227 and 12-228 of this

title.

B. Every headlamp upon every motorcycle 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. Subject to subsections A and B of this section, a motorcycle

may be equipped with, and an operator of a motorcycle may use, the

following auxiliary lighting:

1. Standard bulb running lights; or

2. Light-emitting diode pods and strips.

D. Lighting under subsection C of this section shall be:

1. Nonblinking;

2. Nonflashing;

3. Nonoscillating; and

4. Directed toward the engine and the drive train of the

motorcycle to prevent interference with the driver's operation of

the vehicle.

E. For purposes of this section:

1. "Headlamp" shall not include passing lamp; and

2. "Passing lamp" shall mean an auxiliary front low-beam lamp

which emits a white light.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-2-310.2 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-2-310.2
Law Enforcement Retirement System members - Inability
Status: in_force

to perform duties - Administrative leave with pay - Transfer of

temporary disability benefits.

Whenever any member of the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement

System currently working in a position identified by paragraph 6 of

Section 2-300 of this title who is enrolled in the Oklahoma Law

Enforcement Retirement System is unable to perform the member’s

duties because of sickness or temporary disability caused or

sustained while in the discharge of the member’s duty as such

member, notwithstanding the provisions of Section 840-2.21 of Title

74 of the Oklahoma Statutes or the provisions of Title 85A of the

Oklahoma Statutes, the member may be placed on administrative leave

with pay by the employing agency for a period of ninety (90) days

with the employing agency having the option of extending the leave

period for up to an additional ninety (90) days, not to exceed a

total of one hundred eighty (180) days. The member’s salary and

benefits shall continue to be paid by the employing agency without

any decrease or disruption of the salary and benefits. If the

recovery period is longer than one hundred eighty (180) days, the

member shall use sick leave, annual leave or other authorized leave.

Should a member receiving a salary under this section be eligible to

receive and should the salary of the member under this section

exceed any temporary disability benefit paid to the member under

Section 1 et seq. of Title 85A of the Oklahoma Statutes, the member

shall transfer such temporary disability benefits under Section 1 et

seq. of Title 85A of the Oklahoma Statutes to the employing agency

while the member is sick or temporarily disabled.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1149 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-1149
Service Oklahoma – Duty and authority
Status: in_force

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It shall be the duty of Service Oklahoma, and Service Oklahoma

is hereby granted authority and jurisdiction to administer this act

with the aid of its licensed operators, the Department of Public

Safety, the Highway Patrol, county sheriffs and all other duly

authorized peace officers. Service Oklahoma is hereby authorized to

promulgate all necessary rules and prepare forms and records to

carry this act into effect and to enforce the provisions thereof.

Service Oklahoma shall have the authority in cases of dispute to

determine the actual sales price of any vehicle. Service Oklahoma

shall periodically cause to be prepared and shall distribute to each

authorized licensed operator a manual of procedure containing

instructions, directions and guidelines to be followed by all

licensed operators in the performance of their duties.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-161A — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-161A
Household Goods Act of 2009 - Definitions
Status: in_force

A. This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Household

Goods Act of 2009”. The purpose of this act is to regulate

intrastate transportation by motor carriers of household goods in

such manner as to establish standards for public safety, fair

competitive practices, adequate and dependable service, and

protection of shippers from deceptive or unfair practices.

B. The provisions of this act, except as specifically limited

herein, shall apply to the intrastate transportation of household

goods by motor carriers over public highways of this state; and the

regulations of such transportation, and the procurement thereof and

the provisions of facilities therefor, are hereby vested in the

Corporation Commission.

Shipments contracted by the federal government, a state

government, a tribal government or any local government or political

subdivision thereof shall not be required to obtain a household

goods certificate, but shall be regulated by the Commission to

achieve compliance with safety requirements and size and weight

limitations.

Nothing in this act shall be construed to interfere with the

exercise by agencies of the government of the United States of its

power of regulation of interstate commerce.

C. As used in this act:

1. "Commission" means the Corporation Commission;

2. "Corporate family" means a group of corporations consisting

of a parent corporation and all subsidiaries in which the parent

corporation owns directly or indirectly one hundred percent (100%)

interest;

3. "Household goods" means used personal effects and property

of a dwelling;

4. "Household goods certificate" means a certificate of

authority issued by the Corporation Commission to transport

household goods within this state;

5. "Intercorporate hauling" means the transportation of

household goods, by motor vehicle, for compensation, by a carrier

which is a member of a corporate family, as defined in this section,

when the transportation for compensation is provided for other

members of the corporate family;

6. "Motor carrier of household goods" means a person

transporting household goods for compensation or other

consideration, with an origin and destination within this state;

7. "Motor vehicle" means any automobile, truck, truck-tractor,

trailer or semitrailer or any motor bus or self-propelled vehicle

not operated or driven upon fixed rails or tracks;

8. "Person" means any individual, firm, copartnership, limited

partnership, corporation, limited liability corporation, company,

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association, or joint-stock association and includes any trustee,

receiver, assignee, or personal representative thereof; and

9. "Public highway" means every public street, road, highway,

or thoroughfare in this state, used by the public, whether actually

dedicated to the public and accepted by the proper authorities or

otherwise.

D. The terms and provisions of this act shall apply to commerce

with foreign nations, or commerce among the several states of this

Union, insofar as such application may be permitted under the

provisions of the Constitution of the United States and the Acts of

Congress.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-309.8 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-309.8
Renumbered as Section 2-309.8 of this title by Laws
Status: in_force

2001, c. 131, § 18, eff. July 1, 2001.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1018 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-1018
Zero tolerance policy for drugs or alcohol - Complaints
Status: in_force

A. Transportation network companies shall implement a zero-

tolerance policy against TNC drivers operating under the influence

of drugs or alcohol while providing prearranged rides or while

logged into the TNC's digital network but not providing prearranged

rides, and shall provide notice of this policy on its digital

network, as well as procedures to report a complaint about a driver

with whom a passenger was matched and who the passenger reasonably

suspects was under the influence of drugs or alcohol during the

course of the trip.

B. Upon receipt of such passenger complaint alleging a

violation of the zero-tolerance policy, the TNC shall immediately

suspend such TNC driver's access to the TNC's digital network, and

shall conduct an investigation into the reported incident. The

suspension shall last the duration of the investigation.

C. TNCs shall maintain records relevant to the enforcement of

this requirement for a period of at least two (2) years from the

date that a passenger complaint is received by the TNC.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-230.14 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-230.14
Conflicts with other laws
Status: in_force

The Oklahoma Motor Carrier Safety and Hazardous Materials

Transportation Act is not intended to affect any law of this state

now in effect with respect to matters relating to the transportation

of hazardous materials but in the case of any conflict relating to

motor carrier safety involving the transportation of property, or

the transportation of hazardous materials, the provisions of the

Oklahoma Motor Carrier Safety and Hazardous Materials Transportation

Act shall prevail.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-7-624 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-7-624
Secondary coverage
Status: in_force

Coverage provided by the Oklahoma Temporary Motorist Liability

Plan will be secondary to any other coverage in effect on the

vehicle.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1028 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-1028
Claim payments
Status: in_force

If a transportation network company's insurer makes a payment

for a claim covered under comprehensive or collision insurance

coverage, the TNC shall cause its insurer to issue the payment

directly to the business repairing the vehicle or jointly to the

owner of the vehicle and the primary lienholder.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-8-103 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-8-103
Renting motor vehicle to another
Status: in_force

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A. No person shall rent a motor vehicle to any other person

unless the person to whom the vehicle is to be rented is duly

licensed to operate a motor vehicle as required under this act or,

in the case of a nonresident, then duly licensed under the laws of

the state or country of his or her residence.

B. No person shall rent a motor vehicle to another until he or

she has inspected the driver license of the person to whom the

vehicle is to be rented and compared and verified the signature

thereon with the signature of such person written in his or her

presence.

C. Every person renting a motor vehicle to another shall keep a

record of the registration number of the motor vehicle so rented,

the name and address and driver license number of the person to whom

the vehicle is rented, the expiration date of said license and place

where said license was issued. Such record shall be open to

inspection by any police officer or officer or employee of Service

Oklahoma.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-567 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-567
Injunctions
Status: in_force

The Oklahoma New Motor Vehicle Commission is hereby authorized,

without cost bond or deposit, to institute injunctive actions in

courts of competent jurisdiction, in the name of this state on the

relation of the Commission, to enforce the provisions of Sections

561 through 567, 572, 578.1, 579, and 579.1 of this title. Any

licensee or other person who violates or threatens to violate any

provision of this chapter or rule promulgated thereunder or order of

the Commission may be enjoined from so doing.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1104.14 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-1104.14
Oklahoma Prevent Birth Defects, Premature Birth and
Status: in_force

Infant Mortality Fund.

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

1135.5 of this title for the Oklahoma March of Dimes license plate

shall be deposited by Service Oklahoma to the Oklahoma Prevent Birth

Defects, Premature Birth and Infant Mortality Fund established in

subsection B of this section.

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

fund to be designated the “Oklahoma Prevent Birth Defects, Premature

Birth and Infant Mortality Fund” and administered by the State

Department of Health. The fund shall be a continuing fund, not

subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all the

monies received by the State Department of Health pursuant to the

provisions of Section 1135.5 of this title. All monies accruing to

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

expended by the State Department of Health at the beginning of each

fiscal year for the purpose of providing grants to the Oklahoma

Chapter of March of Dimes for purposes of preventing birth defects,

premature birth and infant mortality. 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, § 47-2-105.5 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-2-105.5
Controlled substance screenings of applicants
Status: in_force

All applicants, including reinstatements, for all commissioned

officer positions within the Department of Public Safety shall,

prior to initial appointment or reinstatement, be required to submit

to and successfully pass a controlled substance screening conducted

by a National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) certified laboratory.

The Commissioner of Public Safety shall establish the necessary

procedures to implement this requirement; provided, the results of

any such screening shall be considered exempt law enforcement

records as prescribed in Section 24A.8 of Title 51 of the Oklahoma

Statutes. The Commissioner of Public Safety is authorized to expend

the funds necessary to accomplish these screenings.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1054 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-1054
Notice to shared vehicle owners
Status: in_force

At the time a vehicle owner registers as a shared vehicle owner

on a peer-to-peer car sharing program and prior to the time the

shared vehicle owner makes a shared vehicle available for car

sharing on the peer-to-peer car sharing program, the program shall

notify the shared vehicle owner that, if the shared vehicle has a

lien against it, the use of the shared vehicle through a peer-to-

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peer car sharing program, including use without physical damage

coverage, may violate the terms of the contract with the lienholder.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1-103 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-1-103
Authorized emergency vehicles - Equipment
Status: in_force

A. When equipped as prescribed in subsection B of this section:

1. Vehicles of fire departments;

2. Ambulances or vehicles specified pursuant to subsection B of

Section 1-2512 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes of licensed

ambulance service providers;

3. State vehicles of law enforcement agencies;

4. County vehicles of sheriffs and full-time commissioned

deputies and vehicles designated by the sheriff for support of the

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sheriff’s office including privately owned vehicles driven by the

sheriff and full-time, part-time and reserve commissioned deputies;

provided the audible sirens and flashing red lights equipped on such

privately owned vehicles are used only in a law enforcement capacity

and in the course of duty;

5. Municipal vehicles of police departments;

6. Vehicles owned and operated by the United States Marshals

Service or the Federal Bureau of Investigation;

7. Vehicles of Oklahoma National Guard units designated by the

Adjutant General for support to civil authorities; or

8. Vehicles owned and operated by any local organization for

emergency management as defined by Section 683.3 of Title 63 of the

Oklahoma Statutes,

are authorized emergency vehicles.

B. All vehicles prescribed in subsection A of this section

shall be equipped with sirens capable of giving audible signals as

required by the provisions of Section 12-218 of this title and

flashing red lights as authorized by the provisions of Section 12-

218 of this title.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-12-701 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-12-701
Provisions in chapter applicable to bicycles
Status: in_force

No provision in this chapter shall apply to bicycles or to

equipment for use on bicycles except as to provisions in this

article or unless a provision has been made specifically applicable

to bicyclists, bicycles, electric-assisted bicycles or their

equipment. As used in Chapter 12 of this title, "bicycle" shall

include, unless otherwise specifically indicated, bicycles, mopeds,

motorized bicycles, and electric-assisted bicycles, as those terms

are defined in Chapter 1 of this title.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-11-1104 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-11-1104
Obstruction to driver's view or control - Overloading
Status: in_force

school bus.

(a) No person shall drive a vehicle when it is so loaded, or

when there are in the front seat such a number of persons, exceeding

three, as to obstruct the view of the driver to the front or sides

of the vehicle or as to interfere with the driver's control over the

driving mechanism of the vehicle.

(b) No passenger in a vehicle shall ride in such position as to

interfere with the driver's view ahead or to the sides or to

interfere with his control over the driving mechanism of the

vehicle.

(c) No school bus shall be operated on the streets or highways

in this state when loaded with passengers in excess of the number

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for which such bus is designed to carry. The number of passengers

determined by the local school board which the bus is designed to

carry shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the bus.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-230.34b — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-230.34b
Proximity of portable scale to commercial grain
Status: in_force

elevator — Exceptions.

A portable scale used at any location other than an official

weigh station by the Department of Public Safety or the Corporation

Commission to weigh any vehicle transporting grain shall not be

located within two (2) highway miles of any commercial grain

elevator. This section shall not apply if the vehicle is:

1. Involved in a collision;

2. Being subjected to a Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance

(CVSA) inspection by the Department of Public Safety; or

3. Operated on any highway of the national defense highway

system.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-564.1 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-564.1
Off-premises displays of new motor vehicles and new
Status: in_force

powersports vehicles.

A. The Oklahoma New Motor Vehicle Commission shall provide for

off-premises displays of new motor vehicles by currently licensed

new motor vehicle dealers. An off-premises event may be held for

display purposes only, without the need for permits, under the

following conditions:

1. The new motor vehicles are for display purposes only and not

for sale at the off-premises display event;

2. No selling activities shall be conducted;

3. The display is in the new motor vehicle dealer's factory-

approved area of sales and service responsibility;

4. The new motor vehicle dealer shall obtain written approval

from the manufacturer or distributor; and

5. The new motor vehicle dealer is required to obtain approval

for the display location from the sponsoring entity.

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B. The Oklahoma New Motor Vehicle Commission shall provide for

off-premises displays or sales of powersports vehicles by currently

licensed new powersports vehicle dealers. An off-premises event may

be held for display or sale purposes only under the following

conditions:

1. The event is in the new powersport vehicle dealer's factory-

approved area of sales and service responsibility;

2. The new powersport vehicle dealer must obtain written

approval from the manufacturer or distributor;

3. The new powersport vehicle dealer must submit an application

to obtain off-premises sales permits for new powersports being

offered for sale at the event, at least seven (7) days prior to the

event, and the permit fee is Fifteen Dollars ($15.00) for each new

powersport at the event;

4. The sponsor of the event must submit an application to

obtain an off-premises sponsoring entity sales permit, at least

seven (7) days prior to the event, and the permit fee is Two Hundred

Dollars ($200.00) for the event; and

5. No permit application or fee is required by the new

powersports vehicle dealer nor sponsoring entity for an off-premises

display only event.

C. The Oklahoma New Motor Vehicle Commission is authorized to

provide a variance to the conditions specified in this section, for

any off-premises display or sales event if the off-premises display

is conducted within municipal, county, or state-owned or controlled

facilities or within the grounds of any county, district, or state

fair.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1-129 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-1-129
Lienholder
Status: in_force

A person holding a security interest in a vehicle.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-2-116 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-2-116
Giving of notice
Status: in_force

A. Whenever the Department of Public Safety or the Oklahoma

Insurance Department is authorized or required to give any notice

under this act or other law regulating the operation of vehicles,

unless a different method of giving such notice is otherwise

expressly prescribed, such notice shall be given either by personal

delivery thereof to the person to be so notified or by deposit in

the United States mail of such notice in an envelope with first

class postage prepaid, addressed to such person at the address as

shown by the records of the Department. The giving of notice by

mail is complete upon the expiration of ten (10) days after such

deposit of said notice. Proof of the giving of notice in either

such manner may be made by the certificate of any officer or

employee of the Department or affidavit of any person over eighteen

(18) years of age, naming the person to whom such notice was given

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and specifying the time, place and manner of the giving thereof.

Failure of the person to receive notice because of failure to notify

the Department of a change in his or her current mailing address, as

required by Section 6-116 of this title, shall not be sufficient

grounds for the person to protest the notice.

B. Whenever Service Oklahoma is authorized or required to give

any notice under this title, unless a different method of giving

such notice is otherwise expressly prescribed, such notice shall be

given by mailing such notice by United States mail, in an envelope

with first class postage prepaid, addressed to such person at the

address as shown by the records of Service Oklahoma. The giving of

notice by mail is complete upon the expiration of ten (10) days

after such mailing. Service Oklahoma may show proof of such mailing

by certificate of any officer or employee of Service Oklahoma or

affidavit of any person over eighteen (18) years of age, naming the

person to whom such notice was given and specifying the time, place,

and manner of the giving thereof. Failure of the person to receive

notice because of failure to notify Service Oklahoma of a change in

his or her current mailing address, as required by Section 6-116 of

this title, shall not be sufficient grounds for the person to

protest the notice.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-6-201.2 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-6-201.2
Report of conviction from tribal or federal courts
Status: in_force

For purposes of Section 6-101 et seq. of Title 47 of the

Oklahoma Statutes, Service Oklahoma shall recognize and act upon a

report of conviction in a qualified court of any federally

recognized Indian tribe within the geographical boundaries of this

state or a court of the United States in the same manner it acts

upon any report of conviction from an Oklahoma state or municipal

court. Any report of conviction submitted to Service Oklahoma shall

be submitted using a format approved by Service Oklahoma and shall

include the full name of the offender as it appears on the driver

license, the number of the driver license, and the penalty imposed.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-169.3 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-169.3
Nonliability - Burden of proof
Status: in_force

Where shipments of household goods are received by the carrier

from the shipper in apparent good order and with no exceptions noted

on the bill of lading, and delivered by the carrier with written

exceptions covering loss or damage thereto, the carrier shall have

the burden of proof to establish nonliability for such loss or

damage. Terms and conditions of the bill of lading contract

referring to excepted causes shall remain applicable.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-596.1 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-596.1
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Recreational Vehicle Franchise Act:

1. “Area of sales responsibility” means a geographical area

agreed to by a dealer and the manufacturer in a dealer agreement in

which the dealer has the exclusive right to display or sell the new

recreational vehicles of a manufacturer of a particular line-make to

the public;

2. “Camping trailer” means a vehicular unit that is mounted on

wheels and constructed with collapsible partial side walls that fold

for towing by another vehicle and unfold at the campsite to provide

temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, or travel use;

3. “Commission” means the Oklahoma New Motor Vehicle

Commission;

4. “Dealer” means any person, firm, corporation, or business

entity licensed or required to be licensed pursuant to the

provisions of the Recreational Vehicle Franchise Act to sell new

recreational vehicles;

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5. “Dealer agreement” means a written agreement or contract

entered into between a manufacturer and a dealer that establishes

the legal rights and obligations of the parties to that agreement or

contract and pursuant to which the dealer is authorized to sell new

recreational vehicles manufactured or distributed by the

manufacturer;

6. “Established place of business” means a permanently enclosed

building or structure, easily accessible to the public, with a paved

or graveled lot for customer parking and for the showing and storage

of vehicles. Established place of business shall not mean tents,

temporary stands, lots, or other temporary quarters. The

established place of business shall have a sign visible from the

outside of the business which identifies the recreational vehicle

dealership. The established place of business shall have an indoor

office with public areas sufficient to conduct sales transactions

with customers and have restroom facilities available for the

public. The established place of business shall include a service

and parts area, separated from the public areas, equipped with

tools, equipment, and replacement parts necessary for reasonably

expected warranty and service needs;

7. “Factory campaign” means an effort by a warrantor to contact

recreational vehicle owners or recreational vehicle dealers in order

to address an issue concerning a recreational vehicle problem,

defective part, or equipment;

8. “Factory representative” means any officer or agent engaged

as a representative of a manufacturer of recreational vehicles or a

factory branch for the purpose of making or promoting the sale of

recreational vehicles of the manufacturer or for supervising or

contacting dealers or prospective dealers of the manufacturer;

9. “Family member” means any of the following:

a. a spouse of an individual,

b. a child, grandchild, parent, sibling, niece, or nephew

of an individual, or

c. the spouse of a child, grandchild, parent, sibling,

niece, or nephew of an individual;

10. “Fifth wheel trailer” means a vehicular unit mounted on

wheels that is designed to provide temporary living quarters for

recreational, camping, or travel use of such size and weight as to

not require a special highway movement permit and is designed to be

towed by a motorized vehicle that contains a towing mechanism that

is mounted above or forward of the rear axle of the tow vehicle;

11. “Line-make” means a specific series of recreational vehicle

products that meet all of the following:

a. are identified by a common series trade name or

trademark,

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b. are targeted to a particular market segment based on

the decor, features, equipment, size, weight, and

price range,

c. have dimensions and interior floor plans that

distinguish the recreational vehicles from

recreational vehicles that have substantially the same

decor, features, equipment, weight, and price,

d. belong to a single, distinct classification of

recreational vehicle product type that has a

substantial degree of commonality in the construction

of the chassis, frame, and body, and

e. are authorized for sale by the dealer in the dealer

agreement;

12. “Manufacturer” means a person that manufactures or

wholesales recreational vehicles or that distributes or wholesales

recreational vehicles to dealers;

13. “Motor home” means a motorized, vehicular unit designed to

provide temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, or

travel use;

14. “Person” means an individual, partnership, corporation,

limited liability company, association, trust, estate, or other

legal entity;

15. “Proprietary part” means a recreational vehicle part

manufactured by or for a manufacturer and sold exclusively by a

manufacturer;

16. “Recreational vehicle” means a vehicle that:

a. is primarily designed as a vehicle that also provides

temporary living quarters for noncommercial,

recreational, or camping use,

b. is built to the standards of the National Fire

Protection Association for recreational vehicles,

c. has its own motive power or is mounted on or towed by

another vehicle,

d. is regulated by the National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration as a vehicle or vehicle equipment,

e. does not require a special highway use permit for

operation on the highways, and

f. an individual can easily transport and set up on a

daily basis.

Recreational vehicles include motor homes, travel trailers,

fifth wheel travel trailers, folding camping trailers, and truck

campers;

17. “Recreational vehicle salesperson” means any person who,

for gain or compensation of any kind, either directly or indirectly,

regularly or occasionally, by any form of agreement or arrangement,

sells or negotiates for the sale of any new recreational vehicle for

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any new recreational vehicle dealer to any one or more third

parties;

18. “Transient customer” means a person who:

a. owns a recreational vehicle,

b. is temporarily traveling through the area of sales

responsibility of a dealer,

c. engages the dealer to perform service work on that

recreational vehicle, and

d. requires repairs that relate to the safe operations of

that recreational vehicle or, if not undertaken, are

of a nature that would render that recreational

vehicle unusable;

19. “Travel trailer” means a vehicular unit mounted on wheels

that is designed to provide temporary living quarters for

recreational, camping, or travel use of such size and weight as to

not require a special highway movement permit when towed by a

motorized vehicle;

20. “Truck camper” means a portable unit that is constructed to

provide temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, or

travel use and consists of a roof, floor, and sides and is designed

to be loaded onto and unloaded from the back of a pickup truck; and

21. “Warrantor” means a manufacturer or any other person that

provides a warranty to the consumer in connection with a new

recreational vehicle or parts, accessories, or components of a new

recreational vehicle. The term does not include a person that

provides a service contract, mechanical or other insurance, or an

extended warranty sold for separate consideration by a dealer or

other person not controlled by a warrantor.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-591.2 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-591.2
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in Section 591.1 et seq. of this title:

1. "Automotive dismantler and parts recycler" means a person,

firm or corporation engaged in the business of purchasing,

dismantling, or disassembling used motor vehicles for the purpose of

selling the parts thereof, but shall not include a person who is

primarily engaged in the business of rebuilding repairable motor

vehicles;

2. "Motor vehicle" means every automobile, motorcycle, mobile

trailer, semitrailer, truck, truck-tractor, trailer and other device

which is self-propelled or drawn, in, upon, or by which any person

or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a public highway,

except such as is moved by animal power or used exclusively upon

stationary rails or tracks, or an implement of husbandry;

3. "Place of business" means the place owned or leased and

regularly occupied by a person, firm or corporation engaged in the

business of an automotive dismantler and parts recycler, where the

products for sale are displayed and offered for sale, and where the

books and records required for the conduct of the business are

maintained and kept;

4. "Salvage pool" means any person or business which regularly

conducts a salvage disposal sale;

5. "Salvage disposal sale" means a scheduled sale at auction or

by private bid of wrecked or repairable motor vehicles by insurance

underwriters, or insurance companies, used motor vehicle dealers or

automotive dismantlers and parts recyclers, either retail or

wholesale; and

6. "Commission" means the Oklahoma Used Motor Vehicle,

Dismantler, and Manufactured Housing Commission; and

7. "License" means the license issued pursuant to Section 591.1

et seq. of this title to operate an automotive dismantler and parts

recycler business.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-159.10 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-159.10
Renumbered as § 78d of Title 74 by Laws 2001, c. 169, §
Status: in_force

10, eff. Nov. 1, 2001.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-11-901c — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-11-901c
Unlawful use of cellular telephone
Status: reserved

A. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a commercial

motor vehicle or for a public transit driver to operate a motor

vehicle on any street or highway within this state while:

1. Using a cellular telephone or electronic communication

device to write, send, or read a text-based communication; or

2. Using a hand-held mobile telephone while operating a

commercial motor vehicle.

For the purposes of paragraphs 1 and 2 of this subsection, using

a hand-held mobile telephone is permissible by drivers of a

commercial motor vehicle when necessary to communicate with law

enforcement officials, other emergency services or by a public

school bus driver to and from a central dispatch school

transportation department or its equivalent.

B. Any person who violates the provisions of subsection A of

this section shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor

punishable by a fine of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00).

C. As used in this section:

1. "Cellular telephone" means an analog or digital wireless

telephone authorized by the Federal Communications Commission to

operate in the frequency bandwidth reserved for cellular telephones;

2. "Electronic communication device" means an electronic device

that permits the user to manually transmit a communication of

written text by means other than through an oral transfer or wire

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communication. This term does not include a voice-activated global

positioning or navigation system that is affixed to a motor vehicle;

3. "Operate" means operating on a street or highway, including

while temporarily stationary because of traffic, a traffic control

device or other momentary delays. Operating does not include when

the driver of a commercial motor vehicle has moved the vehicle to

the side of or off a street or highway and has halted in a location

where the vehicle can safely remain stationary;

4. "Public transit driver" means:

a. any operator of a public transit vehicle owned and

operated by the State of Oklahoma, any public trust

authority, county, municipality, town or city within

this state,

b. any operator of a school bus or multi-passenger motor

vehicle owned and approved to operate by the State

Department of Education or any school district within

this state, or

c. any operator, conductor or driver of a locomotive

engine, railway car or train of cars; and

5. "Write, send, or read a text-based communication", also

known as texting, means manually entering alphanumeric text into,

sending text, or reading text from, an electronic device, and

includes, but is not limited to, short message service (SMS),

emailing, instant messaging (IM), a command or request to access a

World Wide Web page, or engaging in any other form of electronic

text retrieval or entry, for present or future communication. As

used in this paragraph, texting does not include:

a. using voice commands to select or enter a telephone

number, an extension number, or voicemail retrieval

codes and commands into an electronic device for the

purpose of initiating or receiving a phone call,

b. inputting, selecting, or reading information on a

global positioning system or navigation system, or

c. using a device capable of performing multiple

functions for a purpose that is not otherwise

prohibited in this part, including, but not limited

to, fleet management systems, dispatching devices,

smart phones, citizens band radios, and music players.

D. This act shall not apply to railroads and railroad operating

employees regulated by the Federal Railroad Administration.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1010 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-1010
Short title - Oklahoma Transportation Network Company
Status: in_force

Services Act.

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma

Transportation Network Company Services Act".
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-163 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-163
Certification to transport household goods
Status: in_force

A. No person shall transport household goods for compensation

or other consideration in intrastate commerce without a valid

certificate issued by the Corporation Commission.

B. The Commission shall promulgate rules ensuring consumer

protection and loss and damage claim procedures.

C. Every motor carrier, subject to this act, receiving

household goods for transportation in intrastate commerce shall

issue a receipt or bill of lading therefor, the form of which shall

be prescribed by the Commission.

D. Record-keeping documents, as required by the Commission,

shall be maintained by the motor carrier of household goods for a

minimum of three (3) years. The Commission is authorized to require

certain documents to be retained for a longer period of time pending

a claim for any other reason the Commission deems necessary.

E. Any person, motor carrier, or shipper who shall willfully

violate any provision of this act or the Commission’s rules pursuant

thereto may be found in violation by the Commission. After proper

notice and hearing, violators may be assessed penalties in an amount

not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for the first

violation and for the second violation within a year a penalty not

to exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00).

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Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-11-315 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-11-315
Driving between vehicles in funeral procession
Status: in_force

prohibited.

A. No driver of a motor vehicle shall drive between the

vehicles comprising a funeral or other authorized procession while

the vehicles are in motion and when such vehicles are conspicuously

designated. This provision shall not apply at intersections where

traffic is controlled by traffic control signals or police officers.

B. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this

section shall be punished as provided for in Section 17-101 of Title

47 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-596 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-596
Short title
Status: in_force

Sections 2 through 19 of this act shall be known and may be

cited as the “Recreational Vehicle Franchise Act”.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1072 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-1072
Not to be considered motor carriers of property nor for-
Status: in_force

hire motor carrier.

Courier application service companies or courier application

service drivers shall not be considered motor carriers of property,

nor shall CAS or CAS drivers be considered for-hire motor carrier,

as defined in Section 230.23 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-2-108.2 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-2-108.2
Contracts incident to real estate gifted to state –
Status: in_force

Construction of gun range.

The Commissioner of Public Safety shall have the exclusive

rights to enter into all contracts incident to real estate gifted to

the state for use by the Department of Public Safety in rural

Pottawatomie County adjacent to the Wes Watkins Reservoir, hereafter

referred to as “the premises”, including any and all architectural,

engineering, design consultant, construction manager, and

construction contracts concerning construction of a gun range on the

premises.

The Department shall have exclusive jurisdiction, custody,

responsibility and control over all construction, repair,

maintenance, management and operation of the premises and all

fixtures thereon incident to the gun range.

In the construction, repair, maintenance, and operation of the

gun range, the Department and the premises shall be exempt from any

and all real estate construction requirements and provisions, to the

extent they could be applicable to the acquisition of goods or

services incident to the construction, repair, maintenance and

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operation, as set forth in the Oklahoma Statutes, including but not

limited to Sections 101 through 138 and Sections 202 through 220 of

Title 61 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and subsections B, C and E of

Section 63 and Sections 85.1 through 85.45j of Title 74 of the

Oklahoma Statutes.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-20-107 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-20-107
Time of taking effect
Status: in_force

This act shall take effect from and after September 1, 1961.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1-133.1b — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-1-133.1b
Military surplus vehicle collector
Status: in_force

"Military surplus vehicle collector" means the owner of one or

more military surplus vehicles who acquires, collects, purchases,

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trades, or disposes of such vehicles or parts thereof for such

person's own use in order to restore, preserve, and maintain such

vehicle or vehicles for historic interest.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1113 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-1113
See the following versions:
Status: in_force

OS 47-1113v1 (SB 2035, Laws 2024, c. 236, § 8).

OS 47-1113v2 (SB 2038, Laws 2024, c. 452, § 72).
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-16-108 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-16-108
Misdemeanor violations - Procedure
Status: in_force

(a) Whenever a person is halted by a peace officer or highway

patrolman for any violation of this title punishable as a

misdemeanor, the officer shall proceed in accordance with the State

and Municipal Traffic Bail Bond Procedure Act, Section 1115 et seq.

of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

(b) If the person charged with the violation is a minor, then

the citing police officer shall ascertain from the minor the name

and address of his parents or legal guardian, and said officer shall

cause a copy of the "violation" to be mailed to the address of the

parents or legal guardian, within three (3) days after the date of

violation.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-952 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-952
Rulemaking authority - Requests for service by political
Status: in_force

subdivisions - Official rotation logs.

A. Except for the rates established by the Corporation

Commission and other provisions as provided for by law, the

Department of Public Safety shall have the power and authority

necessary to license, supervise, govern and control wrecker vehicles

and wrecker or towing services.

B. The Department of Public Safety shall adopt and prescribe

such rules as are necessary to carry out the intent of Section 951

et seq. of this title.

The rules shall state the requirements for facilities, for

storage of vehicles, necessary towing equipment, the records to be

kept by operators, liability insurance and insurance covering the

vehicle and its contents while in storage in such sum and with such

provisions as the Department deems necessary to adequately protect

the interests of the public, and such other matters as the

Department may prescribe for the protection of the public.

C. Unless otherwise regulated by the governing body of the

political subdivision, the wrecker vehicle used to perform wrecker

or towing services requested by a political subdivision of this

state for removal of a vehicle from public property for reasons

listed in Section 955 of this title shall be from the licensed

wrecker or towing service whose location is nearest to the vehicle

to be towed. Requests for service may be alternated or rotated

among all such licensed wrecker or towing services which are located

within a reasonable radius of each other. In cities of less than

fifty thousand (50,000) population, all such licensed wrecker or

towing services located near or in the city limits of such cities

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shall be considered as being equal distance and shall be called on

an equal basis as nearly as possible. The police chief of any

municipality and the county sheriff of each county shall keep

rotation logs on all requested tows, except where there are

insufficient licensed wrecker or towing services available to rotate

such services or services are contracted after a competitive bid

process. Rotation logs shall be made available for public

inspection upon request. Any calls made from cell phones or two-way

radios by any law enforcement officer or employee of any

municipality or county to any wrecker service shall be listed on the

rotation or call logs and made available for public inspection. A

wrecker service shall not be removed from rotation without

notification to the wrecker operator stating the reason for removal

from the rotation log. All notification for removal from a rotation

log shall be mailed to the wrecker service owner at least ten (10)

days before removal from the rotation log and shall state the

procedure and requirements for reinstatement.

D. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the

Department and any municipality, county or other political

subdivision of this state shall not place any wrecker or towing

service upon an official rotation log for the performance of

services carried out pursuant to the request of or at the direction

of any officer of the Department or municipality, county or

political subdivision unless the service meets the following

requirements:

1. Principal business facilities are located within Oklahoma;

2. Tow trucks are registered and licensed in Oklahoma; and

3. Owner is a resident of the State of Oklahoma or the service

is an Oklahoma corporation.

In the event a licensed wrecker or towing service is not located

within a county, a wrecker or towing service that is located outside

of the county or this state and does not meet the above

qualifications may be placed on the rotation log for the county or

any municipality or political subdivision located within the county.

When performing services at the request of any officer, no

operator or wrecker or towing service upon the rotation logs shall

charge fees in excess of the maximum rates for services performed

within this state, including incorporated and unincorporated areas,

as established by the Commission.

E. The Department shall place a licensed Class AA wrecker

service on the Highway Patrol Rotation Log in a highway patrol troop

district in which the place of business and the primary storage

facility of the wrecker service are located upon written request

filed by the wrecker service with the Department. Upon further

request of the wrecker service, the Commissioner of Public Safety or

the Department employee with statewide responsibility for

administration of wrecker services may place a wrecker service on

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the Highway Patrol Rotation Log in a district adjacent to the

district in which the place of business and the primary storage

facility of the wrecker service are located if the wrecker service

is in proximity to and within a reasonable radius of the boundary of

the district. When a wrecker service is placed on the rotation log

in a district, the Department shall notify the wrecker service and

the troop commander of the district.

F. The Commissioner of Public Safety or the Department employee

with statewide responsibility for administration of wrecker services

shall be responsible for establishing geographical areas of rotation

within the troop districts and for notifying each wrecker service of

the geographical areas of rotation to which the service is assigned.

G. The Department shall make all rotation logs available for

public inspection at the state office and shall make rotation logs

for a highway patrol troop district available for public inspection

at the district office.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-11-501.1 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-11-501.1
Rights and duties of persons operating wheelchair or
Status: in_force

motorized wheelchair.

Every person operating a wheelchair or a motorized wheelchair

shall have all of the rights and all of the duties applicable to a

pedestrian contained in Chapter 11 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma

Statutes except those provisions which by their nature can have no

application.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-40-121 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-40-121
Motorcycle Safety and Education Program
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created in the Department of Public Safety

the "Motorcycle Safety and Education Program". The Commissioner of

Public Safety may hire an Administrator who shall be responsible for

the administration and operation of the Program, as determined by

the Commissioner.

B. 1. The Program shall include guidelines and standards for

courses of instruction, as established and approved by the

Commissioner and which are taught by certified instructors, as

prescribed by the Commissioner. The courses shall meet or exceed

nationally accepted standards for courses of instruction in

motorcycle safety and education. The courses shall include

instruction for novice and experienced motorcycle operators and

passengers, instruction in motorist awareness and alcohol and drug

awareness, and any other instruction the Commissioner deems

appropriate for motorcycle safety and education.

2. The Program may include provisions for marketing and

promotion, improving motorcycle license testing procedures, and such

other provisions as deemed appropriate by the Commissioner.

3. The Commissioner shall evaluate the Program every two (2)

years and shall periodically inspect public and private facilities

and equipment and periodically evaluate procedures used in the

courses of instruction. Evaluation and inspection reports shall be

submitted to the Advisory Committee.

C. The cost of administering and operating the Motorcycle

Safety and Education Program shall be funded by the Motorcycle

Safety and Education Program Revolving Fund, as created in Section

40-123 of this title. The Commissioner shall promulgate rules

necessary to implement and administer the provisions of Sections 40-

121 through 40-123 of this title.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-2-108.5 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-2-108.5
Oklahoma State Award Program Committee
Status: in_force

A. 1. There is hereby created the Oklahoma State Award Program

Committee. The purpose of the Committee is to create, establish

eligibility requirements and make recommendation for awarding the

Oklahoma Medal of Valor for meritorious service, the Oklahoma

Distinguished Meritorious Service Medal for extended exemplary

service to the state and the Oklahoma Red Heart or Oklahoma Blue

Heart for serious line of duty injuries for law enforcement and

public safety members employed by municipal, county, state and

employees of federal agencies working in Oklahoma.

2. There is hereby established the Oklahoma Medal of Valor, the

Oklahoma Distinguished Meritorious Service Medal and the Oklahoma

Red Heart and Oklahoma Blue Heart, along with authorized

appurtenances, for award by the Governor, in the name of the state,

to any person who has demonstrated meritorious achievement, or a

distinct act of courage, shown distinguished meritorious service to

the state over an extended period of service or who has incurred

injury or wounds, while performing or actively engaged in public

service activities. The Oklahoma Red Heart is limited to municipal

firefighters employed by cities and towns. The Oklahoma Blue Heart

is limited to law enforcement and public safety members employed by

municipal, county, state and employees of federal agencies working

in Oklahoma.

3. The purpose of each award is to formally recognize

extraordinary acts of valor by public safety members and citizens of

Oklahoma who engage in extraordinary acts of bravery and valor and

to formally recognize public safety members in Oklahoma who have

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been seriously injured in the line of duty and to acknowledge the

distinguished meritorious service of citizens to the state.

B. The members of the Oklahoma State Award Program (OSAP)

Committee shall have experience in the field of public safety and

public service. The OSAP Committee shall be composed of nine (9)

members as follows:

1. The Lieutenant Governor, who shall serve as chair;

2. The Adjutant General of the Oklahoma National Guard;

3. The Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety;

4. The Director of the Department of Corrections;

5. The Director of the Department of Transportation;

6. The President of the Oklahoma Sheriffs' Association;

7. The President of the Oklahoma Association of Chiefs of

Police;

8. The President of the Oklahoma State Firefighters

Association; and

9. The President of the Oklahoma Sheriffs and Peace Officers

Association.

C. Except at any meeting to select recipients of the Oklahoma

Medal of Valor, the Oklahoma Distinguished Meritorious Service

Medal, the Oklahoma Red Heart or the Oklahoma Blue Heart, each

member, other than the chair, may be represented by a designee;

provided, the designee must be an active member in good standing

with the agency or association to which the appointed member

belongs. The Chairman reserves the right to appoint an advisory

board to collect, review and make initial award recommendations to

the OSAP Committee. The advisory board will be comprised of

designees from the nine-member OSAP Committee.

D. The Committee shall conduct its first meeting no later than

ninety (90) calendar days after the appointment of the last member.

The Committee shall meet at the direction of the chair, and shall

normally meet not less than once each year and not more than three

times each year.

E. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum to

conduct business.

F. The members of the Committee shall serve without

compensation, except that the members may be reimbursed for

reasonable and necessary expenses arising from Committee activities

or business. Such expenses shall be paid by the respective agencies

at which the member is employed at the time the expense is incurred.

G. No member of the OSAP Committee shall solicit, seek or

request individuals to submit individuals for awards. OSAP

Committee members may explain the program to interested individuals.

The Committee may secure directly from any department or agency such

information as the Committee deems necessary to carry out its

duties.

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H. The Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety shall

promulgate rules to establish the following:

1. Design of the Oklahoma Medal of Valor, the Oklahoma

Distinguished Meritorious Service Medal and the Oklahoma Red Heart

or the Oklahoma Blue Heart and any authorized appurtenances proposed

by the Adjutant General;

2. Criteria for eligibility for award of the Oklahoma Medal of

Valor, the Oklahoma Distinguished Meritorious Service Medal or the

Oklahoma Red Heart or Oklahoma Blue Heart proposed by the Adjutant

General;

3. Criteria for the proper wear of the Oklahoma Medal of Valor,

the Oklahoma Distinguished Meritorious Service Medal or the Oklahoma

Red Heart or the Oklahoma Blue Heart proposed by the Adjutant

General;

4. Method of purchasing the Oklahoma Medal of Valor, the

Oklahoma Distinguished Meritorious Service Medal or the Oklahoma Red

Heart or Oklahoma Blue Heart;

5. Order of precedence relating to other state awards; and

6. Other rules deemed necessary to carry out the provisions of

this section.

I. The Committee shall consider candidates for award for the

Oklahoma Medal of Valor, the Oklahoma Distinguished Meritorious

Service Medal or the Oklahoma Red Heart or Oklahoma Blue Heart only

from the applications received. The OSAP Committee may go into

executive session to deliberate and select recommended recipients.

The Chair shall present to the Governor the names of recommendations

as Medal recipients.

J. The Committee shall not disclose any information which may

compromise an ongoing law enforcement investigation or information

that is otherwise required by law to be kept confidential. Only the

final recommendation for receipt of the Oklahoma Medal of Valor, the

Oklahoma Distinguished Service Medal and the Oklahoma Red Heart or

Oklahoma Blue Heart shall be subject to the Oklahoma Open Records

Act.

K. The Oklahoma Medal of Valor, the Oklahoma Distinguished

Service Medal and the Oklahoma Red Heart or Oklahoma Blue Heart may

not be awarded to any person who was not selected by the Committee.

L. The award of the Oklahoma Medal of Valor, the Oklahoma

Distinguished Service Medal and the Oklahoma Red Heart or Oklahoma

Blue Heart may be rescinded for suitable cause. The Chair, with the

consent of the Committee, shall forward the recommendation for

rescission to the Governor. The final decision to rescind must be

approved by the Governor.

M. The Oklahoma Medal of Valor, the Oklahoma Distinguished

Service Medal or the Oklahoma Red Heart or Oklahoma Blue Heart may

be awarded posthumously and may be presented to such representative

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of the deceased's family as may be deemed appropriate by the

Governor.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-14-126 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-14-126
High-wide corridors
Status: in_force

A. As used in this section:

1. "Affected area" means the entire width of the right-of-way

of the route extended to a height of twenty-three (23) feet above

the roadway;

2. "High-wide load" means a motor vehicle transporting property

on any portion of a route where the vehicle exceeds the limitations

on size imposed by Section 14-103 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma

Statutes and no portion of the motor vehicle or the transported

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property has a greater width than twenty-eight (28) feet or a

greater height than twenty-three (23) feet; and

3. "Political subdivision" means a city, village, town or

county.

B. The following routes through Oklahoma are designated as

Oklahoma high-wide corridors:

1. US-83 in Beaver County, commencing at the Texas border and

ending at the Kansas border; and

2. a. commencing at the intersection of US-83 and US-270 in

Beaver County, proceeding east on US-270 to SH-51 in

Dewey County,

b. at the intersection of US-270 and SH-51, proceeding

east on SH-51 to US-77 in Logan County,

c. at the intersection of SH-51 and US-77, proceeding

north on US-77 to US-64 in Noble County,

d. at the intersection of US-77 and US-64, proceeding

east on US-64 to SH-108 in Payne County,

e. at the intersection of US-64 and SH-108, proceeding

south on SH-108 to SH-51,

f. at the intersection of SH-108 and SH-51, proceeding

east on SH-51 to SH-97 in Tulsa County, and

g. at the intersection of SH-51 and SH-97, proceeding

north on SH-97 and ending at East 21st Street; and

3. a. commencing at the intersection of SH-51 and SH-99 in

Creek County, proceeding north on SH-99 to US-60 in

Osage County,

b. at the intersection of SH-99 and US-60, proceeding

west on US-60 to SH-18, and

c. at the intersection of US-60 and SH-18, proceeding

north on SH-18 and ending at the Kansas border; and

4. a. US-169, commencing at the Kansas border in Nowata

County and proceeding south on US-169 to SH-266 in

Tulsa County, and

b. at the intersection of US-169 and SH-266, proceeding

east on SH-266 and ending at SH-66 in Rogers County;

and

5. a. commencing at the intersection of SH-51 and SH-351 at

the Tulsa/Wagoner County line, proceeding south and

east on SH-51 to US-69 in Wagoner County,

b. at the intersection of SH-51 and US-69, proceeding

north on US-69 to US-60 in Craig County, and

c. at the intersection of US-69 and US-60 in Ottawa

County (2.5 mi. NE of Afton), proceeding east on US-60

and ending at the Missouri border; and

6. US-183, commencing at the Texas border in Tillman County and

proceeding north on US-183 and ending at the intersection of SH-51

in Dewey County; and

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7. a. commencing at the intersection of US-183 and SH-9 in

Kiowa County, proceeding east on SH-9 to SH-146 in

Caddo County,

b. at the intersection of SH-9 and SH-146, proceeding

north on SH-146 to SH-152,

c. at the intersection of SH-146 and SH-152, proceeding

east on SH-152 to US-81 in Grady County,

d. at the intersection of SH-152 and US-81, proceeding

south on US-81 to SH-37,

e. at the intersection of US-81 and SH-37, proceeding

east on SH-37 to SH-4,

f. at the intersection of SH-37 and SH-4, proceeding

north on SH-4 to SH-152 in Canadian County, and

g. at the intersection of SH-152 and SH-4, proceeding

east on SH-152 and ending at MacArthur Boulevard in

Oklahoma County; and

8. a. commencing at the intersection of US-270 and US-412 in

Woodward County, proceeding east on US-412 to SH-132

in Garfield County,

b. at the intersection of US-412 and SH-132, proceeding

north on SH-132 to SH-45,

c. at the intersection of SH-132 and SH-45, proceeding

east on SH-45 to US-64,

d. at the intersection of SH-45 and US-64, proceeding

north on US-64 to US-60 in Grant County,

e. at the intersection of US-64 and US-60, proceeding

east on US-60 to SH-74,

f. at the intersection of US-60 and SH-74, proceeding

south on SH-74 to SH-15 in Garfield County,

g. at the intersection of SH-74 and SH-15, proceeding

east on SH-15 to US-77 in Noble County,

h. at the intersection of SH-15 and US-77, proceeding

south on US-77 to SH-15,

i. at the intersection of US-77 and SH-15, proceeding

east on SH-15 to US-177, and

j. at the intersection of SH-15 and US-177, proceeding

south on US-177 to US-64.

C. No person shall operate a high-wide load on the route

described without a permit from the Department of Transportation.

D. Exclusive of incorporated municipal limits, no person may

install any structure within the affected area without a permit from

the Department of Transportation.

E. Upon the effective date of this section, and exclusive of

incorporated municipal limits, no person may do any of the following

within the affected area:

1. Install any permanent structure without the authorization of

the Department of Transportation; or

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2. Take any action that would make any portion of the affected

area permanently unavailable for use by a high-wide load.

F. The Department of Transportation shall create additional

design standards for improvements to the Oklahoma high-wide routes

to prevent interference from permanent structures. These standards

shall:

1. Maintain a minimum eighteen feet and zero inches (18'-0")

vertical clearance above the road surface for all future overhead

obstructions. Where bridges cross over the Oklahoma high-wide

routes, they shall be designed, where possible, to allow for high-

wide loads to quickly egress and ingress around the bridge utilizing

on- and off-ramps;

2. Require all future overhead signage to be of cantilever

design, where possible, to allow high-wide loads to shift lanes to

prevent interference; and

3. Require all future bridge design or construction on the

Oklahoma high-wide routes to accommodate a three hundred fifteen

thousand (315,000) pound gross vehicle weight, single-lane design

vehicle.

G. Political subdivisions in which any portion of the Oklahoma

high-wide route is located shall attempt to reach agreements among

the affected parties and with persons using the high-wide route for

high-wide loads regarding the allocation of costs and provision of

services related to removing permanent structures that interfere

with the use of any portion of the affected area by high-wide loads.

H. Political subdivisions in which any portion of the Oklahoma

high-wide route is located shall attempt to reach agreements among

the affected parties and with persons using the high-wide route for

high-wide loads to provide timely vehicle escorts for persons using

the high-wide route for high-wide loads.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-2-309.10 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-2-309.10
Commissioned or CLEET-certified agents of the
Status: in_force

Military Department of the State of Oklahoma.

Commissioned or CLEET-certified agents of the Military

Department of the State of Oklahoma who are hired on or after July

1, 2024, shall participate in and make contributions to the Oklahoma

Law Enforcement Retirement System as other participating employers

and members of the System. Such employees shall not make

contributions to any plan offered by the Oklahoma Public Employees

Retirement System, other than the Oklahoma State Employees Deferred

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Compensation Plan and the Oklahoma State Employees Deferred Savings

Incentive Plan. The Department shall be a participating employer in

the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System for all Military

Department of the State of Oklahoma commissioned or CLEET-certified

agents who participate in the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement

System pursuant to the provisions of this section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1-170 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-1-170
Stop or stopping
Status: in_force

When prohibited means any halting even momentarily of a vehicle,

whether occupied or not, except when necessary to avoid conflict

with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a police

officer or a traffic-control sign or signal.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-596.11 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-596.11
Dealer prohibited acts
Status: in_force

A. A dealer shall not do any of the following:

1. If a transient customer requests service work on a

recreational vehicle of a line-make that the dealer is authorized to

display and sell, fail to perform any warranty service work

authorized by a warrantor in a reasonably competent and timely

manner if failure to make such repairs would result in a safety

related issue or might render the recreational vehicle unusable;

2. Make a fraudulent warranty claim to a warrantor; or

3. Misrepresent the terms of any warranty.

B. A dealer shall indemnify a warrantor for any money paid or

costs incurred by a warrantor in connection with a claim or cause of

action asserted against the warrantor to the extent that payment or

costs incurred are based on the negligence or intentional misconduct

of the dealer. A dealer shall not limit the obligation to indemnify

described in this subsection by agreement with the warrantor. The

warrantor shall provide a dealer with a copy of any claim or

complaint in which an allegation described in this subsection is

made within ten (10) days after receiving the claim or complaint.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-11-901d — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-11-901d
Text messaging - Penalties
Status: reserved

A. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a motor

vehicle on any street or highway within this state while using a

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hand-held electronic communication device to manually compose, send

or read an electronic text message while the motor vehicle is in

motion.

B. Any person who violates the provisions of subsection A of

this section shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not

more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00).

C. The Department of Public Safety shall not record or assess

points for violations of this section on any license holder's

traffic record maintained by Service Oklahoma.

D. The provisions of subsection A of this section shall not

apply if the person is using the cellular telephone or electronic

communication device for the sole purpose of communicating with any

of the following regarding an imminent emergency situation:

1. An emergency response operator;

2. A hospital, physician's office or health clinic;

3. A provider of ambulance services;

4. A provider of firefighting services; or

5. A law enforcement agency.

E. Municipalities may enact and municipal police officers may

enforce ordinances prohibiting and penalizing conduct under the

provisions of this section. The provisions of such ordinances shall

be the same as provided for in this section; the enforcement

provisions of those ordinances shall not be more stringent than

those of this section; and the fine and court costs for municipal

ordinance violations shall be the same or a lesser amount as

provided for in this section.

F. For the purpose of this section:

1. "Cellular telephone" means an analog or digital wireless

telephone authorized by the Federal Communications Commission to

operate in the frequency bandwidth reserved for cellular telephones;

2. "Compose", "send" or "read" with respect to a text message

means the manual entry, sending or retrieval of a text message to

communicate with any person or device;

3. "Electronic communication device" means an electronic device

that permits the user to manually transmit a communication of

written text by means other than through an oral transfer or wire

communication. This term does not include:

a. a device that is physically or electronically

integrated into a motor vehicle,

b. a voice-operated global positioning or navigation

system that is affixed to a motor vehicle,

c. a hands-free device that allows the user to write,

send or read a text message without the use of either

hand except to activate, deactivate or initiate a

feature or function, or

d. an ignition interlock device that has been installed

on a motor vehicle; and

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4. "Text message" includes a text-based message, instant

message, electronic message, photo, video or electronic mail.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-6-124 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-6-124
Issuance of license or identification card - Veteran
Status: in_force

designation.

A. As a way to honor and recognize the veterans who have served

our country, Service Oklahoma shall make space available in a

prominent location on the front of the driver license and the

identification card for a flag emblem and the word "veteran" to be

designed by Service Oklahoma that will serve as a notation of

veteran status. In addition, no later than March 1, 2026, Service

Oklahoma shall make the same space available for a flag emblem and

the words "veteran" and "100%" to be designed by Service Oklahoma

for persons who are a one hundred percent (100%) disabled veteran as

described in subsection P of Section 6-101 of this title.

B. Upon application for issuance or renewal of the driver

license or identification card and in addition to other

documentation required by Service Oklahoma, persons requesting

either of the flag emblems shall be registered with the veterans

registry created by the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs.

Provided, that if the person requesting the flag emblem has

previously received a flag emblem pursuant to this subsection, no

registration with the veterans registry shall be required to receive

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the flag emblem. Service Oklahoma shall promulgate any rule

necessary to implement the provisions of this section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1168 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-1168
Transfer of facilities and equipment to determine vehicle
Status: in_force

weight and funds to Department of Transportation - Agreement with

Corporation Commission.

All facilities and equipment under the administrative control of

the Oklahoma Tax Commission and used for determining the weight of

vehicles operated on the roads or highways of this state are hereby

transferred to the Department of Transportation. Any funds

appropriated to or any powers, duties and responsibilities exercised

by the Tax Commission for such purpose shall be transferred to the

Department. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise

Services is hereby authorized to transfer such funds as may be

necessary. The Department is hereby authorized to enter into an

agreement with the Corporation Commission to operate such facilities

or equipment. The provisions of this section shall not be construed

to obligate the Department to incur expenses in connection with the

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administration of such facilities and equipment in an amount which

exceeds deposits to the Weigh Station Improvement Revolving Fund.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-2-126 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-2-126
Rules
Status: in_force

The Commissioner of Public Safety may promulgate rules as may be

necessary to carry out the provisions of Sections 2-124 through 2-

129 of this title.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1104.17 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-1104.17
Prevent Blindness Oklahoma License Plate Revolving
Status: in_force

Fund.

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

1135.5 of this title for Prevent Blindness Oklahoma license plates

shall be deposited by Service Oklahoma to the Prevent Blindness

Oklahoma 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

“Prevent Blindness Oklahoma 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 nonprofit organizations exempt from

taxation pursuant to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, 26

U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3), whose primary purpose is providing vision

screenings to school age children in all seventy-seven counties in

this state. 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.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1106 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-1106
Refusal or revocation of title
Status: in_force

A. 1. If Service Oklahoma determines at any time that an

applicant for a certificate of title of a vehicle is not entitled

thereto, it may refuse to issue such certificate or to register such

vehicle.

2. a. If Service Oklahoma determines that a previously

issued certificate of title or registration was issued

in contradiction of any statutory requirement or that

the applicant was not entitled to such certificate or

registration, it may revoke such certificate of title

or registration by sending a notice of revocation

hearing. Said notice shall be mailed to the last

known address reflected on the motor vehicle records

of Service Oklahoma and must be mailed at least ten

(10) days prior to the revocation hearing date with a

certificate of mailing stating the date it was mailed

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by Service Oklahoma. Such certificate of mailing

shall be presumed to demonstrate compliance with the

notice requirement in this section.

b. Any person or entity to whom notice was sent pursuant

to this section who fails to appear at such hearing

may be found in default and subject to revocation of a

certificate of title or registration without further

notice or process.

c. The hearing shall be subject to the hearing

requirements in Article II of the Administrative

Procedures Act, Section 308a et seq. of Title 75 of

the Oklahoma Statutes.

d. Service Oklahoma may promulgate administrative code

rules describing the hearing process.

B. 1. Service Oklahoma may refuse registration and issuance of

a certificate of title of a commercial motor vehicle, or any

transfer of title and registration of a commercial motor vehicle, to

a commercial motor carrier whose ability to operate has been

terminated or denied by a federal agency.

2. Service Oklahoma may revoke the registration, certificate of

title, and license plate of a commercial motor vehicle if the

vehicle has been assigned to be operated by a commercial motor

carrier whose ability to operate has been terminated or denied by a

federal agency.

C. The Corporation Commission may revoke, suspend or deny

registration of and/or issuance of license plates for a commercial

motor vehicle licensed pursuant to the jurisdiction of the

Corporation Commission and whose ability to operate has been

terminated or denied by a state or federal agency.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-12-709 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-12-709
Sirens
Status: in_force

A bicycle shall not be equipped with, nor shall any person use

upon a bicycle, any siren.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1114 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-1114
Lost, mutilated or destroyed license plate or decal -
Status: in_force

Replacement - Prohibition of issuance.

In the event of loss, mutilation, or destruction of a license

plate or decal, the owner of such registered vehicle shall file an

affidavit showing such fact and obtain another plate or decal.

Provided, that Service Oklahoma shall have the authority to prohibit

the issuance of any replacement plate or decal if the license plate

was seized pursuant to subparagraph b of paragraph 1 of subsection A

of Section 7-606 of this title for failure to comply with the

Compulsory Insurance Law until the owner or operator of the vehicle

from which the license plate was seized complies with division (2)

of subparagraph b of paragraph 1 of subsection A of Section 7-606 of

this title. The charge shall be Four Dollars ($4.00) for each

replacement plate or decal.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-2-146 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-2-146
Department of Public Safety Patrol Academy Revolving
Status: in_force

Fund.

A. 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 Academy Revolving Fund". The

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

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

hereby appropriated and shall be budgeted and expended by the

Department of Public Safety for the exclusive purpose of Oklahoma

Highway Patrol Trooper Academies. 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.

B. On or before December 1 of each year, the Department of

Public Safety shall provide a written report on all Oklahoma Highway

Patrol Trooper Academies conducted in the then current and preceding

state fiscal year to the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of

Representatives, the President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State

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Senate, the Chair of the Appropriations and Budget Committee of the

Oklahoma House of Representatives, and the Chair of the

Appropriations Committee of the Oklahoma State Senate. Such report

shall include, but not be limited to, the following information for

the then current and preceding state fiscal year:

1. A description of all expenditures from the Department of

Public Safety Patrol Academy Revolving Fund;

2. A description of the source of all monies accruing to the

credit of the Department of Public Safety Patrol Academy Revolving

Fund;

3. A description of all expenditures, including the source of

funds for said expenditures, used to conduct each academy;

4. The total number of applicants for each academy;

5. The total number of persons admitted for each academy;

6. The total number of persons graduating from each academy;

7. The total number of persons graduating from each academy

that do not accept a position within the Oklahoma Highway Patrol;

8. The total number of persons graduating from each academy

that, upon accepting a position within the Oklahoma Highway Patrol,

do not complete service of an initial probationary period as

determined by the Department of Public Safety;

9. The net number of troopers added to the Oklahoma Highway

Patrol in a calendar year;

10. A description of any academies planned to be conducted in

the upcoming state fiscal year; and

11. A description of any planned academy or academies to be

conducted within the remaining fiscal year that includes, but is not

limited to, the estimated cost of the academy and the proposed

source or sources of funding.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1061 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-1061
Requirements for drivers
Status: in_force

A. A peer-to-peer car sharing program may not enter into a

peer-to-peer car sharing program agreement with a driver unless the

driver who will operate the shared vehicle:

1. Holds a driver license issued under Section 6-101 et seq. of

Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes that authorizes the driver to

operate vehicles of the class of the shared vehicle;

2. Is a nonresident who:

a. has a driver license issued by the state or country of

the driver's residence that authorizes the driver in

that state or country to drive vehicles of the class

of the shared vehicle, and

b. is at least the same age as that required of a

resident to drive; or

3. Otherwise is specifically authorized by Section 6-101 et

seq. of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes to drive vehicles of the

class of the shared vehicle.

B. A peer-to-peer car sharing program shall keep a record of:

1. The name and address of the shared vehicle driver;

2. The number of the driver license of the shared vehicle

driver and each other person, if any, who will operate the shared

vehicle; and

3. The place of issuance of the driver license.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-162 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-162
Powers and duties of Commission
Status: in_force

A. The Corporation Commission is authorized to:

1. Supervise and regulate every motor carrier of household

goods;

2. Protect the shipping and general public by requiring

liability insurance and cargo insurance of all motor carriers of

household goods;

3. Ensure motor carriers of household goods are complying with

applicable size and weight laws and safety requirements;

4. Supervise and regulate such motor carriers in all other

matters affecting the relationship between such carriers and the

traveling and shipping public including, but not limited to,

consumer protection measures and loss and damage claim procedures;

and

5. Enforce the provisions of this act.

B. The Commission is authorized to promulgate rules applicable

to persons transporting household goods.

C. 1. The Commission is authorized to administer a hazardous

material transportation registration and permitting program for

motor carriers engaged in transporting hazardous material upon or

over the public highways and within the borders of the state.

2. The Commission shall promulgate rules implementing the

provisions of this subsection. Rules promulgated pursuant to this

subsection shall be consistent with, and equivalent in scope,

coverage, and content to requirements applicable to operators of

vehicles transporting hazardous materials contained in the report

submitted to the Secretary of the United States Department of

Transportation, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 5119(b), by the Alliance for

Uniform Hazardous Material Transportation Procedures.

D. Nothing in this section shall be construed to remove or

affect the jurisdiction of the Department of Environmental Quality

to implement hazardous waste transportation requirements for federal

hazardous waste program delegation to this state under the federal

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.

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E. The Commission is authorized to promulgate rules and set

fees applicable to interstate motor carriers, pertaining to carrier

registration, operation of equipment and filing of proper proof of

liability insurance.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-11-1001 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-11-1001
Stopping, standing or parking outside of business or
Status: in_force

residence district - Penalties.

A. 1. Upon any highway outside of a business or residence

district no person shall stop, park or leave standing any vehicle,

whether attended or unattended, upon the paved or main-traveled part

of the highway when it is practicable to stop, park or so leave such

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vehicle off such part of said highway, but in every event an

unobstructed width of the highway opposite a standing vehicle shall

be left for the free passage of other vehicles and a clear view of

such stopped vehicles shall be available from a distance of four

hundred (400) feet in each direction upon such highway.

2. As used in this section and Section 11-1002 of this title,

“highway” means any public road, street, or turnpike used for

vehicular travel.

B. 1. The owner or operator of a vehicle or its cargo which

obstructs the regular flow of traffic shall make every reasonable

effort to remove the obstructing vehicle or cargo from the roadway

so the regular flow of traffic is not blocked. This subsection

shall not apply to collisions resulting in the injury or death of

any person.

2. This subsection shall not apply to vehicles transporting

“hazardous materials” as defined in paragraph 5 of Section 230.3 of

this title.

3. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to relieve any

person from complying with Section 10-103 of this title.

4. a. Until January 1, 2006, any person violating this

subsection may be issued a written warning of the

violation.

b. Any person violating this subsection shall, upon

conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be

punished as provided for in Section 17-101 of this

title.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-226.3 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-226.3
Violations
Status: in_force

Any person, firm or corporation operating or causing to be

operated an auto bus, as herein defined, contrary to the provisions

of Section 2 hereof, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and

upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine in an amount not

to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment in the

county jail for a period not to exceed one (1) year or by both such

fine and imprisonment, and each day any auto bus is operated in

violation of this act shall be a separate offense.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-427 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-427
Summons or notice of suit - Form - Service
Status: in_force

The original summons or notice of suit filed with the Secretary

of the Commission, as provided in Section 6 hereof, in all actions

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arising under the provisions of this act, shall be in form and

substance the same as now provided in suits against residents of

this State, except that that part of said summons pertaining to the

return day shall be in substantially the following form, to-wit:

"and unless you appear thereto and defend in the District Court

of Oklahoma in and for ________ county at the Court House in

________, Oklahoma, before noon of the sixtieth day following the

filing of this summons with the Secretary of the Oklahoma Tax

Commission of this State, default will be entered and judgment

rendered against you by the Court in the amount of $____, if said

Court is then in session in said county, and if the Court is not

then in session, said default will be entered and judgment rendered

by the Court on the first day of the succeeding term, or as soon

thereafter as the same may be reached."

Plaintiff in any such action shall cause the original summons to

be served as follows:

(a) By serving a copy of said original summons upon the

Secretary of the Oklahoma Tax Commission, and

(b) By mailing to the defendant and each of the defendants, if

more than one, within ten (10) days after the filing of said summons

with the Secretary of the Oklahoma Tax Commission by restricted

registered mail addressed to the defendant at his last-known

residence or place of abode a notification of said filing with the

Secretary of the Oklahoma Tax Commission.

The notification provided for in this section shall be in

substantially the following form, towit:

"To ________ (here insert the name of the defendant and his

residence or last known place of abode as definitely as known): You

will take notice that an original summons in a suit against you, a

copy of which is hereto attached, was duly served upon you at

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, by filing copy of said summons on the

________ day of ________, 19__, with the Secretary of the Oklahoma

Tax Commission of the State of Oklahoma. Dated at ________,

Oklahoma, this ________ day of ________, 19__.

_________________

Plaintiff

By _________________

Attorney for Plaintiff"

The term "restricted registered mail", as used herein, means

mail which carries on the face thereof, in a conspicuous place where

it will not be obliterated, the endorsement "Deliver to addressee

only", and which also requires a return receipt.

Proof of the filing of a copy of said summons with the

Secretary of the Oklahoma Tax Commission and proof of the mailing of

said notification to said itinerant merchant shall be made by

affidavit by the party doing said acts. All affidavits of service

shall be endorsed upon or attached to the originals of the papers to

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which they relate. All proofs of service, including the return

registry receipt, shall be forthwith filed with the clerk of the

district court in which said cause of action is pending.

The foregoing provisions relating to service of the original

summons on itinerant merchants shall not be deemed to prevent actual

personal service in this state upon such itinerant merchants in the

time, manner, form and under the conditions otherwise provided by

law.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-12-222 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-12-222
Renumbered as § 12-203.2 of this title by Laws 2003, c
Status: in_force

411, § 85, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-2-105.4 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-2-105.4
Salaries
Status: in_force

A. The annual salaries for the Commissioner of Public Safety,

the Assistant Commissioner of Public Safety and the commissioned

officers within the Highway Patrol Division shall be in accordance

and conformity with the findings for Department of Public Safety law

enforcement personnel of the State of Oklahoma Total Remuneration

Study of 2013, exclusive of longevity pay, as authorized by Section

840-2.18 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes, expense allowance, as

authorized by Section 2-130 of this title, and irregular shift pay,

as authorized by Section 2-130.1 of this title.

B. The provisions of this section shall supersede all existing

laws covering the salaries for the Commissioner of Public Safety,

the Assistant Commissioner of Public Safety and the commissioned

officers in the Highway Patrol Division of the Department of Public

Safety.

C. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a

reduction in pay or salary due to involuntary leave without pay as

authorized in Section 840-2.27C of Title 74 of the Oklahoma

Statutes.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1127 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-1127
Military personnel - Registration of vehicles - Exemption
Status: in_force

from penalties.

A. All vehicles owned by members of the Armed Forces of the

United States, the Reserve Corps of the Armed Forces of the United

States, and the Oklahoma National Guard or their spouses assigned to

duty in this state in compliance with official military or naval

orders or owned by the spouse, who resides in Oklahoma, of a member

of the Armed Forces of the United States serving in a foreign

country, which vehicles are not being used in a trade or business or

for any commercial purpose, are hereby classified specially for

vehicle license and registration purposes in this state. Any such

vehicle which is not registered and licensed for the current year in

the state of residence or domicile of the service member, Guardsman,

or Reservist or of the spouse owning the vehicle must be registered

for the current year in Oklahoma as herein provided, except that any

such vehicle which has been licensed in some other state by such

service member, Guardsman, Reservist, or spouse while the service

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member, Guardsman, or Reservist was stationed in the other state may

be operated in this state for the remainder of the year or period

for which it is licensed. If such vehicle currently is registered

with the Armed Forces of the United States rather than being

registered in a state and the service member, Guardsman, or

Reservist is transferred to a duty station within this state

pursuant to military orders, the service member, Guardsman,

Reservist, or spouse owning the vehicle shall not be required to

register the vehicle in this state for a period of thirty (30) days

after the date the service member, Guardsman, or Reservist is

required to report for duty pursuant to the military.

The service member, Guardsman, Reservist, or spouse applying for

the registration of any such vehicle shall submit an appropriate

statement, to be attached to the vehicle registration application,

showing the following: A description of the vehicle owned by the

applicant; the state and address of the applicant's legal residence

or domicile; and that the applicant or applicant's spouse is

actively serving in the Armed Forces of the United States assigned

or stationed at a named location in compliance with official

military orders. The statement shall be signed by the applicant and

certified to by a proper officer of the organization to which the

service member, Guardsman, or Reservist is assigned for duty.

Provided, in lieu of certification by an officer, the applicant may

submit copies of written orders documenting that the service member,

Guardsman, or Reservist is actively serving at the time of

application for registration. The application shall be accompanied

by a registration fee of Fifteen Dollars ($15.00).

B. Any Oklahoma resident who is stationed out of state due to

an official assignment of the Armed Forces of the United States or

their spouse shall be entitled to register his or her vehicle or

vehicles in this state for the same registration fee afforded

members of the Armed Forces of the United States assigned to duty in

this state pursuant to subsection A of this section. Such Oklahoma

resident or their spouse who is stationed out of state due to an

official assignment of the Armed Forces of the United States shall

be exempt from the vehicle inspection requirements of Section 1105

of this title; provided, such Oklahoma resident or his or her spouse

who is stationed out of state presents valid documentation

acceptable to Service Oklahoma evidencing that such inspection has

been made by an out-of-state authority acceptable to Service

Oklahoma.

Any Oklahoma resident who is stationed out of state due to an

official assignment of the Armed Forces of the United States may

authorize a designated representative to register his or her vehicle

or vehicles as provided for in this subsection if the service

member, Guardsman, or Reservist is not able to register the vehicle

at the appropriate time.

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C. Any Oklahoma resident who is a member of the Armed Forces of

the United States, Reserve Corps of the Armed Forces of the United

States or the Oklahoma National Guard stationed outside of the state

due to official assignment of the Armed Forces of the United States,

or his or her spouse, shall be exempt from the penalties assessed

pursuant to paragraph 4 of subsection C of Section 1115, subsection

F of Section 1132 and subsection C of Section 1151 of this title for

the duration of such official assignment and for a period of sixty

(60) days after such assignment ends. If registration is not

completed after the sixtieth day, the expiration date and the period

for assessment of penalties shall commence on the sixty-first day.

The exemption provided for in this section shall be granted only if

the service member, Guardsman, Reservist, or spouse registering such

vehicle submits an appropriate statement, to be attached to the

vehicle registration application, showing the following: A

description of the vehicle owned by the applicant; the state and

address of the applicant's legal residence or domicile; and that the

applicant or applicant's spouse is actively serving in the Armed

Forces of the United States assigned or stationed at a named

location outside the state in compliance with official military

orders. The statement shall be signed by the applicant and

certified to by a proper officer of the organization to which the

service member, Guardsman, or Reservist is assigned for duty.

Provided, in lieu of certification by an officer, the applicant may

submit copies of written orders documenting that the service member,

Guardsman, or Reservist is actively serving at the time of

application for registration.

D. The reduced registration fee provided herein shall not apply

to vehicles owned by retired members of the Armed Forces, inactive

members of the Reserve Corps of the Armed Forces, inactive members

of the Oklahoma National Guard and other members and former members

of the Armed Forces of the United States who are not actively

serving.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1146 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-1146
Audit and review - Public inspection of records
Status: in_force

A. Service Oklahoma shall audit all licensed operators at least

once during each calendar year and shall have the power to require

any changes it deems necessary in the operation of licensed

operators. Service Oklahoma shall issue such rules as it deems

necessary for the proper control of all fiscal matters involving

licensed operators.

B. Any review or audit of a licensed operator performed by

Service Oklahoma pursuant to the provisions of Sections 1140 through

1147 of this title shall be an open record and shall be made

available for public inspection at Service Oklahoma, notwithstanding

the provisions of Section 205 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

C. Any and all records, files, books or otherwise of a licensed

operator relating to the operation of the Service Oklahoma location

shall be public record which shall be open to public inspection at

reasonable times, regardless of their location.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-11-403 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-11-403
Vehicle entering stop or yield intersection
Status: in_force

A. Preferential right-of-way at an intersection may be

indicated by stop signs or yield signs as authorized in Section 15-

108 of this title.

B. Except when directed to proceed by a police officer or

traffic control signal, every driver of a vehicle approaching a stop

intersection indicated by a stop sign shall stop as required by

subsection (d) of Section 11-703 of this title and after having

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stopped shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle which has

entered the intersection from another highway or which is

approaching so closely on said highway as to constitute an immediate

hazard, but said driver having so yielded may proceed and the

drivers of all other vehicles approaching the intersection shall

yield the right-of-way to the vehicle so proceeding.

C. The driver of a vehicle approaching a yield sign shall in

obedience to such sign slow down to a speed reasonable for the

existing conditions, or shall stop if necessary as provided in

subsection (e) of Section 11-703 of this title, and shall yield the

right-of-way to any pedestrian legally crossing the roadway on which

the driver is driving, and to any vehicle in the intersection or

approaching on another highway so closely as to constitute an

immediate hazard. Said driver having so yielded may proceed and the

drivers of all other vehicles approaching the intersection shall

yield to the vehicle so proceeding, provided, however, that if such

driver is involved in a collision with a pedestrian in a crosswalk

or vehicle in the intersection after driving past a yield sign

without stopping, such collision shall be deemed prima facie

evidence of the driver’s failure to yield right-of-way.

D. Where two or more vehicles face stop, slow, warning or

caution signs or signals on two or more intersecting cross streets,

and are approaching so as to enter the intersection at the same

time, where each vehicle is required to stop, the vehicle coming

from the right shall have the right-of-way. Where each vehicle is

required to slow, the vehicle coming from the right shall have the

right-of-way. Where each vehicle is required to take caution, the

vehicle coming from the right shall have the right-of-way. Where

one vehicle is required to stop and the other to slow or take

caution, the one slowing or taking caution shall have the right-of-

way. Where one vehicle is required to slow and the other to take

caution, the one required to take caution shall have the right-of-

way. In any event, a vehicle which has already entered the

intersection shall have the right-of-way over one which has not so

entered the intersection.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1201 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-1201
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Oklahoma Weigh Station Act of 2012:

1. "Authority" means the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority;

2. "Commission" means the Corporation Commission;

3. "Fixed facility" means a weigh station or a port of entry;

4. "Port of entry" means a facility, in close proximity to a

state line, designed to electronically weigh and screen motor

carriers and commercial motor vehicles for compliance with federal

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and state statutes and rules, allowing compliant carriers to proceed

with minimal or no delay;

5. "Roadside enforcement" means a temporary location, with or

without portable or semi-portable scales, used to randomly check

commercial motor vehicles or motor carriers for compliance with

federal or state statutes or rules;

6. "Weigh station" means a stationary and permanent weighing

facility with fixed scales owned by the state where commercial motor

vehicles are checked for compliance with weight and size standards.

Weigh stations are also utilized to enforce federal and state laws

and rules applicable to motor carriers and the operation of

commercial motor vehicles and their drivers; and

7. "North American Standard Inspection" means a Level I, Level

II, Level III, Hazardous Materials, Cargo Tank or Passenger Carrier

inspection conducted by an individual certified by the Federal Motor

Carrier Safety Administration to conduct such inspections.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-11-313 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-11-313
Restrictions on use of controlled-access roadway
Status: in_force

The Department of Transportation, the Oklahoma Transportation

Authority, or local authorities may, with respect to any controlled-

access roadway under their respective jurisdictions, prohibit the

use of any such roadway by pedestrians, bicycles or other non-

motorized traffic or by any person operating a motor-driven cycle.

The Department of Transportation, the Oklahoma Transportation

Authority, or local authorities adopting any such prohibitory

regulations shall erect and maintain official signs on the

controlled-access roadway on which such regulations are applicable

and when so erected no person shall disobey the restrictions stated

on such signs.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-6-202 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-6-202
Suspending privileges of nonresidents and reporting
Status: in_force

convictions.

A. The privilege of driving a motor vehicle on the highways of

this state given to a nonresident hereunder shall be subject to

suspension or revocation by Service Oklahoma in like manner and for

like cause as any Oklahoma driver license issued hereunder may be

suspended or revoked. Any person who does not possess a valid

driver license in this state or any foreign state may have his or

her privilege to operate a motor vehicle in this state suspended or

revoked in like manner and for like cause as a driver's license

issued hereunder may be suspended or revoked.

Persons whose driving privileges have been suspended because of

failure to furnish proof of insurance shall be required to furnish

proof of financial responsibility as required by the provisions of

the Financial Responsibility Act.

B. Service Oklahoma is further authorized, upon receiving a

record of the conviction in this state of a nonresident driver of a

motor vehicle of any offense under the motor vehicle laws of this

state, to forward a certified copy of such record to the motor

vehicle administrator in the state wherein the person so convicted

is a resident.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1005 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-1005
Certain ridesharing vehicles not to be construed as motor bus or taxicab for registration
Status: in_force

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 47. Motor Vehicles Page 28bus or taxicab for registration purposes.

A motor vehicle used in a ridesharing arrangement that has a

seating capacity for not more than fifteen (15) persons, including

the driver, shall not be construed as a motor bus or taxicab for

purposes of registration, equipment requirements or rules of the

road under Chapter 56 of Title 47.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-169.5 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-169.5
Failure to process claim or express declination of claim
Status: in_force

in writing - Penalty.

If the carrier fails to process loss or damage claims as

provided in Sections 169.2 through 169.4 of this title, or to

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express declinations of the claims in writing with proof of

nonliability, the carrier may be found in contempt by the

Corporation Commission after proper notice and hearing. Failure to

pay any fine or otherwise resolve the complaint may result in a

hearing by the Corporation Commission to determine if the operating

authority of the carrier shall be revoked.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-11-1119 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-11-1119
Definitions - Unattended child or vulnerable adult in
Status: in_force

motor vehicle prohibited - Exception - Penalty.

A. As used in the Forget-Me-Not Vehicle Safety Act:

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1. “Person responsible for a child” means a custodial parent or

legal guardian of a child, or a person who has been directed or

authorized to supervise a child by that child’s custodial parent or

legal guardian;

2. “Unattended” means beyond a person’s direct ability to care

for or come to the aid of the unaccompanied person; and

3. “Motor vehicle” means the same as defined in Section 1-134

of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

B. A person responsible for a child who is six (6) years of age

or younger, or a caretaker of a vulnerable adult as defined by

Section 10-103 of Title 43A of the Oklahoma Statutes, shall not

leave that child or vulnerable adult unattended in a motor vehicle

if the conditions, including, but not limited to, extreme weather,

inadequate ventilation, or hazardous or malfunctioning components

within the vehicle present a risk to the health or safety of the

unattended child or vulnerable adult.

C. It shall not be considered a violation of this section if

the child or vulnerable adult is accompanied in the motor vehicle by

a person at least twelve (12) years of age who is not mentally

incompetent as defined by Section 1-103 of Title 43A of the Oklahoma

Statutes.

D. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this

section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by:

1. A fine of not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) upon a first

conviction;

2. A fine of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) and

ordered to perform community service of not less than fifty (50)

hours upon a second conviction; and

3. A fine of not less than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) upon a

third or subsequent conviction, and the full record of that person's

convictions of the violations of this section shall be submitted to

the Department of Human Services for evaluation.

E. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this

section who has left a child or vulnerable adult unattended in a

motor vehicle on the premises of any establishment which holds any

license for the sale of alcoholic beverages for consumption on the

premises pursuant to Section 521 of Title 37 of the Oklahoma

Statutes, and who has consumed any alcoholic beverage during the

period of time the child or vulnerable adult has been unattended,

shall be punished by a fine of not less than Five Hundred Dollars

($500.00).

F. Nothing in this section precludes prosecution under any

other provision of law.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-561 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-561
Necessity for regulation - Legislative finding
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds and declares that the distribution and

sale of new motor vehicles and powersport vehicles in this state

vitally affects the general economy of the state and the public

interest and the public welfare, and that in order to promote the

public interest and the public welfare, and in the exercise of its

police powers, it is necessary to regulate and to license motor

vehicle manufacturers, factories, distributors, and their respective

representatives, new motor vehicle dealers, and powersport vehicle

dealers, and to register salespersons of new motor vehicles and

powersport vehicles doing business in Oklahoma, in order to prevent

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frauds, impositions and other abuses upon its citizens and to

protect and preserve the investments and properties of the citizens

of this state, and in order to avoid undue control of the

independent new motor vehicle dealer or powersport vehicle dealer by

the new motor vehicle or powersport vehicle manufacturing and

distributing organizations, and in order to foster and keep alive

vigorous and healthy competition by prohibiting unfair practices by

which fair and honest competition is destroyed or prevented, and to

protect the public against the creation or perpetuation of

monopolies and practices detrimental to the public welfare, to

prevent the practice of requiring the buying of special features,

appliances and equipment not desired or requested by the purchaser,

to prevent false and misleading advertising, to prevent unfair

practices by new motor vehicle dealers , powersports vehicle

dealers, manufacturers, factories, and distributing organizations,

to promote the public safety and prevent disruption of the franchise

or dealership system of distribution of new motor vehicles and

powersports vehicles to the public and prevent deterioration of

facilities for servicing new motor vehicles or powersport vehicles

and keeping the same safe and properly functioning, and prevent

bankrupting of new motor vehicle dealers and powersport dealers, who

might otherwise be caused to fail because of such unfair practices.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-6-110.2 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-6-110.2
Computerized finger imaging system
Status: in_force

A. Service Oklahoma shall implement a procedure for

computerized finger imaging by means of an inkless finger image

scanning device and shall require every applicant for an original,

renewal, or replacement driver license or identification card to

submit to finger imaging for the purposes of proof of identity and

to ensure the security of the driver license or identification card

issued to the applicant. If the finger image of a person over

sixty-five (65) years of age cannot be scanned and the issuing agent

can personally verify the individual’s identity with alternative

identification, the finger imaging shall be overridden. Means must

be provided to trace to the agent who authorized the override.

B. No unemancipated person under eighteen (18) years of age

shall be issued a driver license or identification card by Service

Oklahoma unless an authorization form, prescribed and furnished by

Service Oklahoma, or notarized affidavit authorizing the finger

imaging of the person and signed by the legal custodial parent,

legal guardian, or legal custodian of the person, is in the

possession of Service Oklahoma.

C. No law enforcement agency of the state or federal government

other than the Department of Public Safety shall have access to any

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information collected through the use of computerized finger imaging

without first obtaining a court order from a judge of competent

jurisdiction; provided, however, the Oklahoma State Bureau of

Investigation shall have access to such imaging for the purpose of

identifying a person who is deceased, missing, or endangered. Each

application for an order authorizing the access to any information

collected through the use of computerized finger imaging shall be

made in writing upon oath or affirmation to a judge of competent

jurisdiction. Each application shall establish probable cause for

belief that a named individual is committing, has committed, or is

about to commit a particular violation of law.

D. Service Oklahoma shall adopt rules as may be necessary to

carry out the provisions of this section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1-116 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-1-116
Established place of business
Status: in_force

The place actually occupied either continuously or at regular

periods by a dealer or manufacturer where his books and records are

kept and a large share of his business is transacted.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1-148 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-1-148
Private road or driveway
Status: in_force

Every way or place in private ownership and used for vehicular

travel by the owner and those having express or implied permission

from the owner, but not by other persons.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1074 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-1074
Information required from prospective drivers
Status: in_force

A. Prior to permitting an individual to act as a courier

application service driver on its digital network, the courier

application service shall require the individual to submit to the

CAS information regarding his or her address, age, driver license

and other information required by the CAS.

B. A CAS shall not knowingly permit an individual to act as a

CAS driver on its digital network who:

1. Does not possess a valid driver license;

2. Does not possess current proof of motor vehicle registration

for the motor vehicles used to provide courier services; and

3. Is not at least eighteen (18) years of age.

C. Every CAS operating in this state shall implement a

procedure for periodic information updates to ensure continued

compliance by each driver with the requirements of this section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1-111 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-1-111
Cross walk
Status: in_force

(a) That part of a roadway at an intersection included within

the connections of the lateral lines of the sidewalks on opposite

sides of the highway measured from the curbs or, in the absence of

curbs, from the edges of the traversable roadway;

(b) Any portion of a roadway at an intersection or elsewhere

distinctly indicated for pedestrian crossing by lines or other

markings on the surface.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-2-307.1 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-2-307.1
Service credit for membership in Public Employees
Status: in_force

Retirement System - Time of application.

A. A member may receive service credit for not to exceed five

(5) years of participating service accumulated by the member while

an employee of a state agency if the member is not receiving or

eligible to receive retirement benefits or credit for said service

from the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System. To receive

credit for said service prior to January 1, 1991, the employee and

employer contributions for those years of service and interest of

not to exceed five percent (5%) as determined by the Board shall be

paid to the Board. Effective January 1, 1991, to receive credit for

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said service, the member shall pay the amount determined by the

Board of Trustees pursuant to Section 19 of Enrolled Senate Bill No.

810 of the 2nd Session of the 42nd Oklahoma Legislature. Such

service credit shall not be used in determining the eligibility of

the member for retirement based upon length of service.

B. To receive credit for such service:

1. A member who became a member of the system prior to July 1,

1988, shall make application to the Board for such service prior to

January 1, 1989; and

2. A member who becomes a member of the system after June 30,

1988, shall make application to the Board for such service within

two (2) years of the date the member became a member of the system.

C. Such service credit may be paid by:

1. A cash lump-sum payment;

2. A trustee-to-trustee transfer of non-Roth funds from a

Section 403(b) annuity or custodial account, an eligible deferred

compensation plan described in Section 457(b) which is maintained by

an eligible employer described in Code Section 457(e)(1)(A), and/or

a Code Section 401(a) qualified plan;

3. A direct rollover of tax-deferred funds from a Code Section

403(b) annuity or custodial account, an eligible deferred

compensation plan described in Code Section 457(b) which is

maintained by an eligible employer described in Code Section

457(3)(1)(A), a Code Section 401(a) qualified plan, and/or a Code

Section 408(a) or 408(b) traditional or conduit Individual

Retirement Account or Annuity (IRA). Roth accounts, Coverdell

Education Savings Accounts and after-tax contributions shall not be

used to purchase such service credit; or

4. Any combination of the above methods of payment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-12-206 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-12-206
Stop lamps
Status: in_force

A. Every vehicle shall be equipped with at least two stop lamps

which shall meet the requirements of this section.

B. The stop lamps required by this section:

1. Shall be mounted on the rear of the vehicle at the same

level, as far apart as practicable, and at a height of not more than

seventy-two (72) inches nor less than fifteen (15) inches;

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2. Shall display a red or amber light, or any shade of color

between red and amber, visible from a distance of not less than five

hundred (500) feet to the rear in normal sunlight; and

3. Shall be actuated upon application of the brakes.

C. If so equipped in its original design and manufacture, every

motor vehicle shall be additionally equipped with a center high-

mounted stop lamp located on the vertical center line above the

level of the stop lamps described in this section which shall

display a red light, visible from a distance of not less than five

hundred (500) feet to the rear in normal sunlight, and which shall

be actuated upon application of the brakes.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-958 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-958
Violations and penalties
Status: in_force

Violation of any provision of Section 951 et seq. of this title

or any regulation promulgated pursuant hereto shall constitute a

misdemeanor, and any person, upon conviction therefor, shall be

punished by a fine of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or

imprisonment for not more than thirty (30) days in the county jail,

or both such fine and imprisonment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-7-508 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-7-508
Renumbered as § 941 of Title 36 by Laws 1988, c. 27, §
Status: in_force

4, eff. Nov. 1, 1988.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-255 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-255
List of licensed operators to be secured and maintained
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the Department of Public Safety to

secure from the Federal Communication Commission and maintain each

month a current list of the technician class or better licensed

amateur radio station operators in Oklahoma.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-14-118.1 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-14-118.1
Multi-state oversize and overweight permits
Status: in_force

The Department of Transportation is authorized to enter into

agreements with governmental entities outside this state for the

issuance of regional and national oversize and overweight permits

for single-trip nondivisible loads. The Executive Director of the

Department of Transportation shall adopt rules necessary to

implement the agreements and shall issue multi-state permits for

single-trip nondivisible loads in accordance with the terms of the

agreements and shall receive and remit permit fees from a Department

of Transportation special account in accordance with the agreements

and state law.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-2-144.1 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-2-144.1
Department of Public Safety Revolving Fund
Status: in_force

A. 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 Revolving Fund. The fund shall be a

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

consist of all money received by the Department of Public Safety

from:

1. Sale of surplus property;

2. Insurance and other reimbursements for damaged, lost or

stolen property;

3. Reimbursement for services of Department personnel as

approved by the Department if such personnel are representing the

Department or are in any uniform of the Department;

4. Reimbursement for supplies or facsimile or data

transmissions or for contractual services or products not otherwise

provided by law;

5. Fees and costs paid by subscribers to the Oklahoma Law

Enforcement Telecommunications Systems;

6. Refund of federal gasoline tax;

7. Reimbursements by federal, state and municipal government

agencies for the use of Department of Public Safety airplanes;

8. Fees from users of the Robert R. Lester Training Center or

other Department of Public Safety training facilities;

9. Federal funds, unless otherwise provided by federal law or

regulation; and

10. Any other funds received pursuant to law and designated for

deposit into the fund.

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

appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Department of

Public Safety for the operating expenses of the Department.

C. The Director of the Office of the Office of Management and

Enterprise Services shall provide a distinct numbering system for

the identification and tracking of the expenditures of the various

programs budgeted from the revolving fund.

D. Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon warrants

issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by

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law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise

Services for approval and payment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-11-502 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-11-502
Pedestrians' right-of-way in crosswalks
Status: in_force

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(a) When traffic-control signals are not in place or not in

operation, the driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way,

slowing down or stopping if need be to so yield, to a pedestrian

crossing the roadway within a crosswalk when the pedestrian is upon

the half of the roadway upon which the vehicle is traveling, or when

the pedestrian is approaching so closely from the opposite half of

the roadway as to be in danger.

(b) No pedestrian shall suddenly leave a curb or other place of

safety and walk or run into the path of a vehicle which is so close

that it is impossible for the driver to yield.

(c) Paragraph (a) shall not apply under the conditions stated in

Section 11-503(b).

(d) Whenever any vehicle is stopped at a marked crosswalk or at

any unmarked crosswalk at an intersection to permit a pedestrian to

cross the roadway, the driver of any other vehicle approaching from

the rear shall not overtake and pass such stopped vehicle.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1135.1 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-1135.1
See the following versions:
Status: in_force

OS 47-1135.1v1 (SB 1209, Laws 2024, c. 228, § 1)

OS 47-1135.1v2 (SB 1108, Laws 2025, c. 171, § 48)
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-11-906.4 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-11-906.4
Operating or being in actual physical control of
Status: in_force

motor vehicle while under the influence while under age - Penalties.

A. It is unlawful, and punishable as provided in subsection B

of this section, for any person under twenty-one (21) years of age

to drive, operate, or be in actual physical control of a motor

vehicle within this state who:

1. Has any measurable quantity of alcohol in the person’s blood

or breath at the time of a test administered within two (2) hours

after an arrest of the person;

2. Exhibits evidence of being under the influence of any other

intoxicating substance as shown by analysis of a specimen of the

person’s blood, breath, saliva, or urine in accordance with the

provisions of Sections 752 and 759 of this title; or

3. Exhibits evidence of the combined influence of alcohol and

any other intoxicating substance.

B. Any person under twenty-one (21) years of age who violates

any provision of this section shall be subject to the seizure of the

driver license of that person at the time of arrest or detention and

the person, upon conviction, shall be guilty of operating or being

in actual physical control of a motor vehicle while under the

influence while under age and shall be punished:

1. For a first conviction, by:

a. a fine of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00)

nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00),

b. assignment to and completion of twenty (20) hours of

community service,

c. requiring the person to attend and complete a

treatment program, or

d. any combination of fine, community service, or

treatment;

2. Upon a second conviction, by:

a. assignment to and completion of not less than two

hundred forty (240) hours of community service, and

b. the requirement, after the conclusion of the mandatory

revocation period, to install an ignition interlock

device or devices, as provided by subparagraph n of

paragraph 1 of subsection A of Section 991a of Title

22 of the Oklahoma Statutes, for a period of not less

than thirty (30) days.

In addition, a second conviction may be punished by a fine of not

less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than One Thousand

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Dollars ($1,000.00), or by requiring the person to attend and

complete a treatment program, as recommended by the assessment

required pursuant to subparagraph c of paragraph 2 of subsection D

of this section, or by both; or

3. Upon a third or subsequent conviction, by:

a. assignment to and completion of not less than four

hundred eighty (480) hours of community service, and

b. the requirement, after the conclusion of the mandatory

revocation period, to install an ignition interlock

device or devices, as provided by subparagraph n of

paragraph 1 of subsection A of Section 991a of Title

22 of the Oklahoma Statutes, for a period of not less

than thirty (30) days.

In addition, a third or subsequent conviction may be punished by a

fine of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than

Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00), or by requiring the person to

attend and complete a treatment program, as recommended by the

assessment required pursuant to subparagraph c of paragraph 2 of

subsection D of this section, or by both.

C. The court may assess additional community service hours in

lieu of any fine specified in this section.

D. In addition to any penalty or condition imposed pursuant to

the provisions of this section, the person shall be subject to:

1. Upon a first conviction:

a. the cancellation or denial of driving privileges as

ordered by the court pursuant to subsection B of

Section 6-107.1 of this title,

b. the mandatory revocation of driving privileges

pursuant to Section 6-205.1, 753 or 754 of this title,

which revocation period may be modified as provided by

law, and

c. the continued installation of an ignition interlock

device or devices, at the expense of the person, as

provided in subsection D of Section 6-212.3 of thisOklahoma Statutes - Title 47. Motor Vehicles Page 14court pursuant to subsection B of

Section 6-107.1 of this title,

b. the mandatory revocation of driving privileges

pursuant to Section 6-205.1, 753 or 754 of this title,

which revocation period may be modified as provided by

law, and

c. the continued installation of an ignition interlock

device or devices, at the expense of the person, as

provided in subsection D of Section 6-212.3 of this

title, after the mandatory period of cancellation,

denial or revocation for a period as provided in

paragraph 1 of subsection A of Section 6-212.3 of this

title;

2. Upon a second conviction:

a. the cancellation or denial of driving privileges, as

ordered by the court pursuant to subsection B of

Section 6-107.2 of this title,

b. the mandatory revocation of driving privileges

pursuant to Section 6-205.1, 753 or 754 of this title,

which period may be modified as provided by law,

c. an assessment of the person's degree of alcohol abuse,

in the same manner as prescribed in subsection H of

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Section 11-902 of this title, which may result in

treatment as deemed appropriate by the court, and

d. the continued installation of an ignition interlock

device or devices, at the expense of the person, as

provided in subsection D of Section 6-212.3 of this

title, after the mandatory period of cancellation,

denial or revocation for a period as provided in

paragraph 2 of subsection A of Section 6-212.3 of this

title; and

3. Upon a third or subsequent conviction:

a. the cancellation or denial of driving privileges as

ordered by the court pursuant to subsection B of

Section 6-107.2 of this title,

b. the mandatory revocation of driving privileges

pursuant to Section 6-205.1, 753 or 754 of this title,

which period may be modified as provided by law,

c. an assessment of the person’s degree of alcohol abuse,

in the same manner as prescribed in subsection H of

Section 11-902 of this title, which may result in

treatment as deemed appropriate by the court, and

d. the continued installation of an ignition interlock

device or devices, at the expense of the person, as

provided in subsection D of Section 6-212.3 of this

title, after the mandatory period of cancellation,

denial, or revocation for a period as provided in

paragraph 3 of subsection A of Section 6-212.3 of this

title.

E. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the

filing of charges pursuant to Section 761 or 11-902 of this title

when the facts warrant.

F. As used in this section:

1. The term "conviction" includes a juvenile delinquency

adjudication by a court; and

2. The term "revocation" includes the cancellation or denial of

driving privileges by the Department.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-580.2 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-580.2
Insurance coverage on vehicles on loan from authorized
Status: in_force

motor vehicle or powersports vehicle dealer.

During the time a person is operating a motor vehicle or

powersports vehicle with the express or implied permission of a new

motor vehicle or new powersports vehicle dealer, as defined in

Section 562 of this title, such person's motor vehicle liability

policy shall have primary coverage with the motor vehicle liability

policy of the dealer having secondary coverage until the vehicle is

returned. As used herein, "motor vehicle liability policy" means

motor vehicle insurance against legal liability for the death,

injury, or disability of any human being, or for damage to real or

personal property. The motor vehicle liability policy of any person

who has been loaned a motor vehicle or powersports vehicle by a

dealer pursuant to the terms of this section shall provide primary

coverage for any death or injury of any human being or for any real

or personal property damage, including damage to the loaned vehicle,

with the motor vehicle insurance policy of the dealer having

secondary coverage for any death or injury of any human being or for

any real or personal property damage, including damage to the loaned

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vehicle. The change in financial responsibility shall be evidenced

by a release signed by the person operating the vehicle with the

express or implied permission of the dealer with the release to be

returned to the person upon the return of the motor vehicle or

powersports vehicle to the dealer. The motor vehicle liability

policy of such person shall meet the minimum financial

responsibility requirements found in Section 7-324 of this title.

This section shall apply only to the loan of a motor vehicle or

powersports vehicle by a new motor vehicle or new powersports

vehicle dealer which occurs without financial remuneration in the

form of a fee or lease charge.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-12-403 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-12-403
Mirrors
Status: in_force

A. Every motor vehicle shall be equipped with a mirror mounted

on the left side of the vehicle and so positioned and located as to

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reflect to the driver a view of the highway to the rear of the motor

vehicle.

B. Every motor vehicle shall be equipped with an additional

mirror mounted either inside the vehicle approximately in the center

or outside the vehicle on the right side and so positioned and

located as to reflect to the driver a view of the highway to the

rear of the vehicle.

C. Every school bus and church bus shall be equipped with a

mirror system so positioned and located as to reflect to the driver,

when seated in the bus driver's position, the presence of a

pedestrian directly in front of the bus and beneath the driver's

direct line of sight.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1143.2 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-1143.2
Additional duties and functions of licensed operators -
Status: in_force

Fees.

A. In addition to the duties and functions authorized to be

performed by licensed operators pursuant to the provisions of the

Oklahoma Vehicle License and Registration Act, Service Oklahoma is

authorized to utilize licensed operators to perform the following

duties:

1. Process, receive, and issue permits, licenses, and

registration relating to any tax which is payable to, collectible

by, or administered by Service Oklahoma;

2. Accept documents, reports, or returns required to be filed

with Service Oklahoma and accept payment of remittances required to

be made to Service Oklahoma as provided by the tax laws of this

state;

3. Provide information regarding the status of any permit or

license issued by Service Oklahoma, or the franchise tax status of

any corporation, upon written request and subject to the provisions

of Section 205 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes and any other

provision of law relating to the confidentiality of records or

information; and

4. Perform any other duties specified by Service Oklahoma

relating to the enforcement or administration of any state tax law.

B. Any permit, license, or registration issued by a licensed

operator, and any document, report, return, or remittance accepted

by a licensed operator, pursuant to the provisions of subsection A

of this section, shall be deemed on the date of such issuance or

acceptance to have been issued or accepted by Service Oklahoma.

C. In addition to the amounts authorized to be retained by

licensed operators pursuant to the provisions of Section 1141.1 of

this title, licensed operators shall be entitled to charge and

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receive fees for duties performed pursuant to the provisions of this

section as provided by law.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-2-122.3 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-2-122.3
Ownership, training and use of canines
Status: in_force

A. The Legislature finds and declares that it is in the public

interest:

1. For the Department of Public Safety to acquire, house and

train canines to assist in explosives detection, to seek out and

discover controlled dangerous substances, to perform drug

interdiction, to perform patrol activities, to perform article

searches, to provide officer protection, and to engage in tracking

in order to assist in the apprehension and arrest of criminals or

those reasonably believed to be criminals or engaged in a criminal

activity; and

2. To kennel each canine with its full-time trainer-handler,

who shall be the primary caregiver of the canine.

B. The Commissioner of Public Safety is hereby authorized, and

it is hereby deemed to be a public function of the Department of

Public Safety:

1. To own, train and use canines for the purposes described in

subsection A of this section;

2. To house each canine of the Department with the particular

trainer-handler of the canine; and

3. To pay from any monies available to the Department for the

construction and repair expenses of a kennel for each canine of the

Department on the private property of the trainer-handler of the

canine.

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C. Construction and repair expenses of a kennel shall include,

but not be limited to, minor improvements to the real property of

the trainer-handler, such as a necessary concrete slab for the

kennel floor, kennel water line and spigot, kennel fencing, and

shelter, all of which may be affixed to the real property of the

trainer-handler. Fixtures to real property approved herein may also

include a drainage and septic system for sanitary purposes, but only

in the case which is the result of numerous canines, such as those

used for tracking, kenneled at a particular location.

D. Any kennel facilities authorized by this section shall only

be used for the kenneling of, caring for, and training of state-

owned canines and shall be reasonable in both size and cost.

E. Any expenditure made under the provisions of this section

shall be overseen and approved by the Commissioner, or his or her

designee, prior to being incurred, unless the Commissioner

specifically provides an exception; provided, under all

circumstances the Commissioner shall retain complete control over

the expenditures and shall establish internal procedures and

guidelines for the expenditures and the eligibility of anyone to

receive such expenditures.
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1-165 — OK Code / Title 47 / Section 47-1-165
Special mobilized machinery
Status: in_force

Special purpose machines, either self-propelled or drawn as

trailers or semitrailers, which derive no revenue from the

transportation of persons or property, whose use of the highways is

only incidental, and whose useful revenue producing service is

performed at destinations in an area away from the traveled surface

of an established open highway, and which carry no load other than

their own weight, which cannot be divided for all practical

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purposes. This definition shall include a truck or truck tractor

when used while drawing special mobilized machinery but this shall

not be construed as exempting from license and registration the

pulling unit truck or truck tractor as required by the motor vehicle

license and registration.