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47 OK Stat § 47-169.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 47. Motor Vehicles|§47-169.2. Claims - Procedure.

|Every motor carrier of household goods, upon receipt of a claim in writing for loss of or damage to cargo during transportation, some portion of which was performed by that carrier, regardless of the form in which the claim is presented, shall: |1. Acknowledge receipt of the claim in writing within thirty (30) days after receipt thereof by the motor carrier;2. Commence an investigation in good faith to determine whether the carrier acknowledges or denies liability for the loss or damage;3. Either pay the claim in full, or as agreed to by mutual compromise, or deny liability for loss or damage, in writing, within ninety (90) days after receipt of the original claim by the carrier. Such action shall not be withheld or postponed pending receipt of payment or acknowledgment of liability from connecting carriers; and4. Acknowledgment of liability shall be accompanied by payment in full for the value of property lost or damaged except where subject to limited liability or released value. When a shipper, without prior approval from the consignee, elects to release a shipment at a value less than the full value of the property shipped, in the event of loss or damage, the shipper will indemnify to the consignee the difference between the released or limited valuation paid by the carrier and the full value of the property shipped. A carrier's liability is limited to the released value or limited liability as agreed as stated in the bill of lading covering the shipment.Added by Laws 1982, c. 24, § 2, operative Oct. 1, 1982. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 143, § 23, eff. Nov. 1, 1995; Laws 2009, c. 183, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 2009.
47 OK Stat § 47-169.3 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 47. Motor Vehicles|§47-169.3. Nonliability - Burden of proof.

|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. |Added by Laws 1982, c. 24, § 3, operative Oct. 1, 1982. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 143, § 24, eff. Nov. 1, 1995; Laws 2009, c. 183, § 10, eff. Nov. 1, 2009.
47 OK Stat § 47-169.4 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 47. Motor Vehicles|§47-169.4. Concealed loss or damage - Claim - Inspection - Evidence.

|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 in the same manner, with no exceptions noted, such concealed loss or damage claims must be submitted to the carrier by the shipper. Inspections covering loss or damage found after delivery must be requested to the delivering carrier in writing within fifteen (15) days after the delivery of the shipment involved. If more than fifteen (15) days have passed, it is incumbent upon the consignee to offer reasonable evidence to the carrier or a representative of the carrier that loss or damage was not incurred by the consignee after delivery by the carrier. |Added by Laws 1982, c. 24, § 4, operative Oct. 1, 1982. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 143, § 25, eff. Nov. 1, 1995; Laws 2009, c. 183, § 11, eff. Nov. 1, 2009.
47 OK Stat § 47-169.5 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 47. Motor Vehicles|§47-169.5. Failure to process claim or express declination of claim 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 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. |Added by Laws 1982, c. 24, § 5, operative Oct. 1, 1982. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 143, § 26, eff. Nov. 1, 1995; Laws 2009, c. 183, § 12, eff. Nov. 1, 2009.
47 OK Stat § 47-169.6 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 47. Motor Vehicles|§47-169.6. Other remedies and rights of action - Attorney fees - Costs.

|Nothing in Sections 169.1 through 169.5 of this title shall deprive any holder of a receipt of bill of lading any remedy or right of action under existing law. Where litigation is pursued under other existing rights, the prevailing party shall be allowed reasonable attorney fees and court costs. |Added by Laws 1982, c. 24, § 6, operative Oct. 1, 1982. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 143, § 27, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.
47 OK Stat § 47-169.7 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 47. Motor Vehicles|§47-169.7. Statements of liability or indemnity agreements not required - Exceptions.

|A motor carrier shall not be required to sign any statement of liability or enter into any contract for the indemnification of any person for any acts or omissions not arising from damage or loss from a wrongful or negligent act or omission from the motor carrier. |The provisions of this section shall not apply to railroad intermodal or transload facilities or to contracts with railroads or ocean carriers.Added by Laws 2004, c. 458, § 1, emerg. eff. June 4, 2004.
47 OK Stat § 47-170 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 47. Motor Vehicles|§47-170. Weight and size of vehicles - Advertising - Suspension or revocation - Personal character of certificates or permits.

|A. Nothing contained in this act shall be construed to authorize the operation of any freight vehicle in excess of the gross weight, width, length or height authorized by law. |B. Any person who willfully advertises to perform transportation services for which the person does not hold a proper certificate shall be in violation of this act and subject to the penalties prescribed for contempt of the Corporation Commission.C. Household goods certificates may be suspended or revoked for any violation of state law or Commission rule.D. Certificates shall be considered personal to the holder thereof and shall be issued only to some definite legal entity operating motor vehicles as a motor carrier of household goods, and shall not be subject to lease, nor shall the holder thereof sublet or permit the exercise, by another, in anywise, of the rights or privileges granted thereunder.Added by Laws 1929, c. 253, p. 359, § 11. Amended by Laws 1933, c. 156, p. 361, § 5, emerg. eff. April 12, 1933; Laws 1968, c. 190, § 10, eff. Sept. 30, 1968; Laws 1995, c. 143, § 28, eff. Nov. 1, 1995; Laws 2009, c. 183, § 13, eff. Nov. 1, 2009.
47 OK Stat § 47-170.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 47. Motor Vehicles|§47-170.2. Report of load capacity violations to Corporation Commission - Contempt of Commission motor carrier rules, tariffs and regulations - Penalties - Complaint procedure.

|A. The Department of Public Safety, monthly, shall notify the Oklahoma Corporation Commission of any ticket issued for a violation of the provisions of Section 14-119 of this title, or any provisions of Chapter 14 of this title or the terms of any special permit authorized pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 14 of this title concerning overweight or overweight special permits. |B. Truck overweight violations by motor carriers or private carriers shall be considered contempt of Commission motor carrier rules, tariffs and regulations. The Commission shall establish a specific rule whereby such overweight violations by motor carriers or private carriers shall be grounds for issuance of a show-cause order for consideration of temporary or permanent cancellation of operating authority or license. In establishing the rule, consideration shall be given to the frequency of violations, pattern of violations, fleet size, type of operation, amount of overweight, and other such factors that may indicate intent. Any person, firm, or corporation that assists in the commission of such overweight violation or refuses to comply with any rule, regulation, or order of the Commission relating thereto shall be guilty of contempt of the Commission and shall be subject to a fine to be imposed by said Commission in a sum not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) on each violation. In the specific instance of an overweight violation, the transportation of each load shall constitute a separate violation. The same fine assessed against the motor carrier or private carrier shall apply to any other person, firm, or corporation that aids or abets such violations. Provided however, no motor carrier, private carrier, shipper or person loading or causing a motor vehicle to be loaded shall be subject to a fine for contempt unless the gross weight of the motor vehicle is more than five thousand (5,000) pounds overweight.C. The Commission, in its discretion and on its own motion, may make a contempt complaint in writing under oath setting forth the violation, enter the complaint on its docket, and proceed with the matter in accordance with the provisions of Sections 161 et seq. of this title or the Motor Carrier Act of 1995.Added by Laws 1984, c. 49, § 3, operative July 1, 1984. Amended by Laws 1985, c. 124, § 1, eff. July 1, 1985; Laws 1995, c. 143, § 30, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.
47 OK Stat § 47-171 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 47. Motor Vehicles|§47-171. Appropriation - Extra help for Corporation Commission.

|All monies accruing to the "Corporation Commission Revolving Fund" are hereby appropriated to the Corporation Commission. |The Corporation Commission is hereby authorized and empowered to employ such extra help as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this act for the enforcement of the law and the collection of taxes set forth herein, said employees to be paid from the appropriations made in this section. Provided, such employees shall be paid such salaries or compensation as is paid for similar service in this state in the same or other departments of the state. The Corporation Commission is hereby authorized to pay from the "Corporation Commission Revolving Fund" such extra operating expenses as may be attributable to the enforcement of this act, in the same manner and form as other expenses are paid.Provided further, such employees shall be such extra help as may be in the judgment of the Corporation Commission necessary to aid in the enforcement of this act in addition to the positions hereinafter created; the salaries and expenses of the positions hereinafter created shall be paid out of funds appropriated by the general departmental appropriations act.Amended by Laws 1985, c. 325, § 8, emerg. eff. July 29, 1985.
47 OK Stat § 47-171.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 47. Motor Vehicles|§47-171.1. Expenditure of Corporation Commission Revolving Funds - Uses.

|In addition to other uses authorized by law, funds provided to the Corporation Commission Revolving Fund pursuant to Sections 165, 177.2 and 180h of this title shall be expended as follows: |1. The Corporation Commission Transportation Division shall employ four special motor carrier enforcement officers and one supervisor-officer who shall have the primary duty of investigating and assisting in the prosecution of persons engaged in unauthorized transportation or disposal of deleterious substances as contemplated under the provisions of the Oklahoma Motor Carrier Act and any other applicable provisions of law. Such employees shall be compensated as for similar service in the same or other departments of the state and an expense allowance of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) per month for maintenance and cleaning of uniforms and other related expenses shall be paid to such employees. Nothing in this section regarding expense allowances shall be construed to mean that such employees shall receive any additional compensation beyond what is provided for maintenance and cleaning of uniforms and other related expenses by the Corporation Commission on the effective date of this act.2. The Commission shall purchase a sufficient number of motor vehicles to provide each motor carrier enforcement officer employed in the Transportation Division a motor vehicle suitable to carry out the enforcement provisions of applicable law. Said vehicles shall be appropriately marked as official vehicles and radio equipped. All costs for operation, maintenance and replacement of the motor vehicles authorized in this section shall be provided for from the Corporation Commission Revolving Fund.3. The Commission shall employ a hearing officer whose primary responsibility shall be the adjudication of enforcement proceedings and complaints brought against persons engaged in unauthorized transportation or disposal of deleterious substances or other unauthorized transportation in violation of the Oklahoma Motor Carrier Act or the rules and regulations of motor carriers as promulgated by the Corporation Commission.Added by Laws 1982, c. 354, § 7, operative July 1, 1982. Amended by Laws 1985, c. 325, § 9, emerg. eff. July 29, 1985; Laws 1993, c. 185, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
47 OK Stat § 47-171.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 47. Motor Vehicles|§47-171.2. Motor carrier enforcement officers.

|Motor carrier enforcement officers as authorized in Section 171.1 of this title shall have authority and powers as provided for those motor carrier officers authorized under the provisions of Section 172 of this title. |Added by Laws 1983, c. 151, § 4, emerg. eff. May 26, 1983.
47 OK Stat § 47-172.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 47. Motor Vehicles|§47-172.1. Qualifications for enforcement officers.

|A. Future applicants for the position of enforcement officer shall be high school graduates and shall have had at least three (3) years' practical experience in the transportation industry or in the field of law enforcement and be certified by the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training (CLEET) within twelve (12) months from the date of employment. Applicants shall have attained the age of twenty-one (21) years. |B. The applicants shall pass a written test or examination on motor carrier law and the rules of the Commission pertaining thereto, for the purpose of establishing the applicant's fitness and ability to perform the duties of an enforcement officer.Added by Laws 1968, c. 190, § 25, eff. Sept. 30, 1968. Amended by Laws 1969, c. 90, § 1, emerg. eff. March 25, 1969; Laws 1971, c. 229, § 7, emerg. eff. June 12, 1971; Laws 1995, c. 143, § 32, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.
47 OK Stat § 47-173 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 47. Motor Vehicles|§47-173. Venue of actions against motor carriers - Issuance of summons.

|Any action against a motor carrier for damages by reason of any breach of duty, whether contractual or otherwise, may be brought, in addition to the other counties in which such action may be brought, in the county where the cause of action or some part thereof arose, and summons shall be issued to any other county against any one or more of the defendants at the plaintiff's request. |Laws 1929, c. 253, p. 360, § 14.
47 OK Stat § 47-177.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 47. Motor Vehicles|§47-177.2. License and permit for transporting deleterious substances - Proof of access to approved disposal well - List of permits - Fees - Provisions supplemental to other applicable motor carrier laws.

|A. No motor carrier shall engage in the business of transporting any salt water, mineral brines, waste oil and other deleterious substances produced from or obtained or used in connection with the drilling, development, producing and operating of oil and gas wells and brine wells, for any valuable consideration whatever, or in any quantity over twenty (20) gallons, without a license authorizing such operation and a deleterious substance transport permit to be issued by the Commission. Provided, transportation of such substances by private carrier of property by motor vehicle shall require a deleterious substance transport permit. |B. No carrier shall transport deleterious substances under a carrier license issued by the Commission until such time as the carrier has been issued a deleterious substance transport permit.C. No deleterious substance transport permit shall be issued to a motor carrier or private carrier until the carrier has furnished written proof of access to a Class II disposal well or wells. Said written proof of access shall be provided by the owner of such disposal well. Such disposal well must first be approved by the Corporation Commission as adequate to meet the need for proper disposal of all substances which the applicant may reasonably be expected to transport as a motor carrier or private carrier. Provided that nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting the disposition of such deleterious substances in a disposal well that is owned by a person other than the transporter.D. The Commission shall maintain a current list of such permits. The Commission shall charge such annual deleterious substance transport permitting fees as will cover the cost of issuing such licenses and an annual fee of Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) for each such deleterious substance transport license. Proceeds from the fees shall be deposited by the Commission in the State Treasury to the credit of the Corporation Commission Revolving Fund. The provisions of this section are supplemental and are in addition to the laws applicable to motor carriers.Added by Laws 1965, c. 422, § 2, emerg. eff. July 8, 1965. Amended by Laws 1968, c. 190, § 12, eff. Sept. 30, 1968; Laws 1982, c. 354, § 5, operative July 1, 1982; Laws 1983, c. 151, § 1, emerg. eff. May 26, 1983; Laws 1985, c. 325, § 11, emerg. eff. July 29, 1985; Laws 1988, c. 322, § 6; Laws 1993, c. 145, § 253, eff. July 1, 1993; Laws 1995, c. 143, § 33, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.NOTE: Laws 1982, c. 358, § 17 repealed by Laws 1983, c. 151, § 5, emerg. eff. May 26, 1983.
47 OK Stat § 47-177.3 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 47. Motor Vehicles|§47-177.3. Violations - Penalties.

|A. It shall be unlawful for a motor carrier, whether private, common, or contract, to dump, disperse, or otherwise release substances described in Section 177.2 of this title upon a public highway or elsewhere except on property or in wells, reservoirs, or other receptacles owned, held, leased, or otherwise rightfully and legally available to the motor carrier for such use and purpose. |B. It shall be unlawful for any motor truck or tank vehicle used to transport substances described in Section 177.2 of this title to have a release device located or operated in any manner from within the cab of such a motor vehicle.C. Any violation of the provisions of subsections A or B of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor. It shall be the duty of the prosecuting attorney of the county in which a violation of the provisions of this section occurs to file and prosecute the aforementioned misdemeanor charge and advise the Commission of such action and the results thereof.D. The Oklahoma Corporation Commission may initiate contempt proceedings for any violation concerning disposal by a carrier of a substance described in Section 177.2 of this title. The first violation proven by the Commission in any calendar year shall result in a motor carrier or private carrier being warned by the Commission and, upon conviction, fined up to Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00). A second violation proven by the Commission in any calendar year shall result in a motor carrier or private carrier being placed on probation and fined up to Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) by the Commission. A third violation proven by the Commission in any calendar year shall result in a fine of up to Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00), and, at the discretion of the Commission, cancellation of the carrier's license for a period up to one (1) year and cancellation of a motor carrier or private carrier deleterious substance transport permit. The driver of a truck, who is not the owner of the vehicle used in violation of this section or any of the rules and regulations of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, shall be adjudicated a codefendant and subject to a fine equal to ten percent (10%) of the fine assessed to the owner of such vehicle, up to Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00).Added by Laws 1965, c. 422, § 3, emerg. eff. July 8, 1965. Amended by Laws 1968, c. 190, § 13, eff. Sept. 30, 1968; Laws 1983, c. 151, § 2, emerg. eff. May 26, 1983; Laws 1985, c. 124, § 3, eff. July 1, 1985; Laws 1993, c. 145, § 254, eff. July 1, 1993; Laws 1995, c. 143, § 34, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.
47 OK Stat § 47-180 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 47. Motor Vehicles|§47-180. Definitions.

|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; and2. 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.Added by Laws 1939, p. 58, § 2. Amended by Laws 1968, c. 190, § 14, eff. Sept. 30, 1968; Laws 1969, c. 92, § 1, emerg. eff. March 25, 1969; Laws 1971, c. 102, § 1, emerg. eff. April 26, 1971; Laws 1995, c. 143, § 35, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.
47 OK Stat § 47-180a (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 47. Motor Vehicles|§47-180a. Display of identification device on motor carriers.

|It is hereby declared unlawful for any motor carrier, his or its agents or employees to operate any powered motor vehicle, as a motor carrier for hire, within this state, without the identification device issued by the Commission, said device to be displayed as provided by the rules of the Commission. |Laws 1939, p. 58, § 3; Laws 1968, c. 190, § 15, eff. Sept. 30, 1968; Laws 1969, c. 92, § 2, emerg. eff. March 25, 1969; Laws 1971, c. 102, § 2, emerg. eff. April 26, 1971.
47 OK Stat § 47-180b (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 47. Motor Vehicles|§47-180b. Device subject to seizure.

|The identification device shall be the property of the Commission at all times, and shall be subject to seizure and confiscation by the Commission for any good cause and at the will of the Commission. |Laws 1939, p. 59, § 4; Laws 1968, c. 190, § 16, eff. Sept. 30, 1968.