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47 OK Stat § 47-12-404 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 47. Motor Vehicles|§47-12-404. Windshields and windows - Obstruction, obscuring, or impairing of driver's view - Electric windshield wiper mechanism.

|A. As used in this section: |1. "Critical area" means the area cleaned by the normal sweep of the windshield wiper blade on the driver's side. The area covered by the wiper blade cannot be reduced from manufacturer's original specifications;2. "Noncritical areas" means all other areas;3. "Outright breakage" means glass which is severely cracked or shattered to the extent that air passes through it or, if by running a fingertip over the cracked area, the glass moves or sharp edges can be felt;4. "Star break or shot damage" means a vented break with cracks radiating from the point of impact; and5. "Stress or hairline crack" means a crack which has no visible point of impact.B. No person shall operate any motor vehicle which:1. Is not equipped with a windshield;2. Has any outright breakage in the windshield or in the window on either side of the driver;3. Has any star break or shot damage, three (3) inches or more in diameter, located in the critical area; or4. Has two or more stress or hairline cracks, twelve (12) inches or more in combined length, located in the critical area.C. No person shall drive any motor vehicle with any sign, poster, other nontransparent material, or debris, including but not limited to snow, ice, or frost, upon the front windshield or the side wings, or side or rear windows or suspend any sign, poster, object, or other material from the interior of the vehicle which materially obstructs, obscures, or impairs the driver's clear view of the highway ahead or to either side or of any intersecting highway.D. The windshield on every motor vehicle shall be equipped with an electric windshield wiper mechanism for cleaning rain, snow, or other moisture from the windshield.Every windshield wiper blade and windshield wiper mechanism upon a motor vehicle shall be maintained in good working order. When replacing the wiper blade, the length of the blade shall not be reduced from the manufacturer's specification.Added by Laws 1961, p. 408, § 12-404. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 411, § 53, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.
47 OK Stat § 47-12-405.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 47. Motor Vehicles|§47-12-405.1. Coupling devices - Stay chains, cables or other safety devices.

|A. Every trailer, semitrailer, manufactured home, or towed motor vehicle shall be equipped with a coupling device which shall be designed, constructed, and used so that the trailer, semitrailer, manufactured home, or towed motor vehicle will follow substantially in the path of the vehicle drawing it without whipping or swerving from side to side. In addition, every such trailer, semitrailer, manufactured home, or towed motor vehicle, except a semitrailer drawn by a truck-tractor type designed to draw or support the front end of a semitrailer, shall be coupled with: |1. Stay chains or cables to the vehicle by which it is being drawn, which chains or cable shall be of sufficient size and strength to prevent parting from the drawing vehicle, should the regular coupling device break or become otherwise disengaged; or2. Chains, cables or a safety device which provides strength, security of attachment and directional stability equal to or greater than that provided by safety chains and which prevent parting from the drawing vehicle should the regular coupling device break or otherwise become disengaged. The safety device shall be designed, constructed, and installed so that if the coupling device fails or becomes disconnected the coupling device will not drop to the ground.B. Nothing in this section shall be construed as excepting commercial vehicles subject to the provisions of 49 C.F.R., Subpart F, Coupling Devices and Towing Methods, from complying with the provisions thereof.C. No person shall tow any vehicle by sole use of a chain, cable, ropes, or any combination thereof.Added by Laws 2003, c. 411, § 55, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.
47 OK Stat § 47-12-405.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 47. Motor Vehicles|§47-12-405.2. Fuel tanks and intake pipes - Projection beyond side of vehicle - Construction and attachment.

|A. No fuel tank or intake pipe on any motor vehicle shall project beyond the side of the motor vehicle. In no case shall the fuel tank or fuel intake pipe on any bus be located within or above the passenger-carrying portion of the bus. |B. Any fuel tank carried upon a motor vehicle, including any auxiliary tank, shall be of substantial construction, permanently and securely attached to the motor vehicle.Added by Laws 2003, c. 411, § 56, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.
47 OK Stat § 47-12-405.3 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 47. Motor Vehicles|§47-12-405.3. Aprons.

|All vehicles or combination of vehicles operating on the highways, except animal-drawn vehicles, not equipped with fenders over the rearmost wheels shall have attached thereto a rubber or fabric apron directly behind the rearmost wheels, and hanging perpendicular from the body of the vehicle. The apron shall be of such a size as to prevent the bulk of the water or any other substance picked up from the roadway from being thrown from the rear wheels of the vehicle or combination of vehicles at tangents exceeding twenty-two and one half (22 1/2) degrees measured from the road surface. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to a farm tractor moving over the state highway system at a speed less than twenty (20) miles per hour. |Added by Laws 2003, c. 411, § 57, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.
47 OK Stat § 47-12-406 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 47. Motor Vehicles|§47-12-406. Safety glazing material or safety glass - Standards - Identification markings - Sale or replacement.

|A. A motor vehicle as specified herein shall not be registered thereafter unless such vehicle is equipped with safety glazing material or safety glass of a type prescribed in this section wherever glazing material or glass is used in doors, windows, and windshields. The foregoing provisions shall apply to all passenger cars, lightweight vehicles, buses, school buses, and church buses, but in respect to trucks, including truck-tractors, the requirements as to safety glazing material or safety glass shall apply to all glazing material and glass used in doors, windows, and windshields in the drivers' compartments of such vehicles. |B. The term "safety glazing materials" or "safety glass" means glazing materials or glass so constructed, treated, or combined with other materials as to reduce substantially, in comparison with ordinary sheet glass or plate glass, the likelihood of injury to persons by objects from exterior sources or by the safety glazing materials or safety glass when they may be cracked or broken.C. All safety glazing materials and safety glass shall bear the manufacturer's trademark and the words "American Standard" or the letters "AS" followed by a number indicating the position in which the glass shall be used. Safety glazing materials or safety glass bearing the following identification markings shall be used in the designated locations:1. Laminated safety glass marked "AS-1" is required in windshields and is acceptable at any other location in the vehicle;2. Laminated safety glass marked "AS-14" is required in windshields and is acceptable at any other location in the vehicle;3. Laminated or tempered safety glass marked "AS-2" is acceptable for use at any location in the vehicle except the windshield;4. Laminated or tempered safety glass marked "AS-3" is acceptable anywhere on school buses except in windshields and side windows to the immediate right and left of the driver's location;5. Rigid plastic safety glazing material marked "AS-4" or "AS-5” is acceptable anywhere on school buses except in windshields and side windows to the right or left of the driver's location;6. Flexible plastic safety glazing material marked "AS-6" or "AS-7" is acceptable for use in rear windows of soft tops, flexible curtains, or readily removable windows; and7. Wire glass marked "AS-8" or "AS-9" is acceptable for use in folding doors, standee and rearmost windows of buses, or windows to the rear of the driver in trucks and truck-tractors.D. No person shall sell, or make replacements of glass, safety glazing materials, or safety glass on motor vehicles, or sell glass, safety glazing materials, or safety glass cut to size to fit windshields, door glass, or window glass of a motor vehicle in violation of the provisions of this title.Added by Laws 1961, p. 409, § 12-406. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 411, § 58, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.
47 OK Stat § 47-12-407 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 47. Motor Vehicles|§47-12-407. Certain vehicles to be equipped with flares and other emergency equipment.

|A. No person shall operate any truck, bus, truck-tractor, or any drive-away, tow-away operation upon any highway at any time unless such vehicle is equipped with emergency equipment, including, but not limited to, reflectors, flares, fusees, flags, and fire extinguishers, as provided by 49 C.F.R., Section 393.95. This section shall not apply to lightweight vehicles. |B. Every bus which is licensed for the express purpose of transporting persons for hire shall have at least one hand axe and one metal heavy-duty, ten-unit size, first-aid kit.Added by Laws 1961, p. 409, § 12-407. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 411, § 59, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.
47 OK Stat § 47-12-409 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 47. Motor Vehicles|§47-12-409. Vehicles transporting hazardous materials.

|Vehicles transporting hazardous materials as a cargo or part of a cargo shall at all times be: |1. Marked or placarded in accordance with 49 C.F.R. Section 177.823; and2. Equipped with portable fire extinguishers in accordance with 49 C.F.R. Section 393.95(a).Added by Laws 1961, p. 411, § 12-409, eff. Sept. 1, 1961. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 309, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2001.
47 OK Stat § 47-12-410 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 47. Motor Vehicles|§47-12-410. Air-conditioning equipment.

|A. The term "air-conditioning equipment" as used or referred to in this section shall mean mechanical vapor compression refrigeration equipment which is used to cool the driver's or passenger compartment of any motor vehicle. |B. Such equipment shall be manufactured, installed and maintained with due regard for the safety of the occupants of the vehicle and the public and shall not contain any refrigerant which is toxic to persons or which is flammable or which is in violation of regulations of the Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to 40 C.F.R., Part 82 or which is not included in the list published by the Environmental Protection Agency as a safe alternative motor vehicle air conditioning substitute for chlorofluorocarbon-12, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 7671 k(c).C. Safety requirements and specifications consistent with the requirements of this section applicable to such equipment shall correlate with and, so far as possible, conform to the current recommended practice or standard applicable to such equipment approved by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE).Added by Laws 1961, p. 412, § 12-410. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 411, § 61, eff. Nov. 1, 2003; Laws 2008, c. 315, § 1, emerg. eff. June 2, 2008.
47 OK Stat § 47-12-411 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 47. Motor Vehicles|§47-12-411. Television-type receiving equipment visible from operator's seat prohibited.

|A. No motor vehicle shall be operated on the highways of this state in which there is installed any television-type receiving equipment, the viewer, monitor, or screen of which can be seen by any person sitting in the seat from which such motor vehicle is operated. |B. This section shall not be construed to prohibit the use of television-type receiving equipment used exclusively for navigation, safety of vehicle operation, or law enforcement purposes.Added by Laws 1961, p. 412, § 12-411. Ameneded by Laws 2003, c. 411, § 62, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.
47 OK Stat § 47-12-413 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 47. Motor Vehicles|§47-12-413. Seat belts or shoulder harnesses.

|It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or offer for sale at retail or trade or transfer from or to Oklahoma residents any passenger vehicle which is manufactured or assembled commencing with the 1966 models, unless such vehicle is equipped with safety belts or safety shoulder harness combinations which are installed for the use of persons in the left front and right front seats thereof. |Laws 1965, c. 86, § 1, emerg. eff. May 5, 1965.
47 OK Stat § 47-12-414 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 47. Motor Vehicles|§47-12-414. Specifications.

|All safety belts or safety shoulder harnesses shall be of a type and shall be installed pursuant to 49 C.F.R. §571.208 et seq. |Added by Laws 1965, c. 86, § 2, emerg. eff. May 5, 1965. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 99, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2000.
47 OK Stat § 47-12-415 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 47. Motor Vehicles|§47-12-415. Penalties.

|Any person violating any of the provisions of Section 12-413 of this title shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished as provided in Section 17-101 of this title. |Added by Laws 1965, c. 86, § 3, emerg. eff. May 5, 1965. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 99, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2000.
47 OK Stat § 47-12-416 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 47. Motor Vehicles|§47-12-416. Short title.

|Sections 12-416 through 12-420 of this title shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Mandatory Seat Belt Use Act". |Added by Laws 1985, c. 123, § 1, eff. Feb. 1, 1987. Amended by Laws 2005, c. 50, § 11, eff. Nov. 1, 2005.
47 OK Stat § 47-12-417 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 47. Motor Vehicles|§47-12-417. Operators and front seat passengers required to wear safety belts - Exemptions - Assessment of points prohibited - Fine and court costs limited – Municipal ordinances.

|A. 1. Every operator and front seat passenger of a Class A commercial motor vehicle, Class B commercial motor vehicle, Class C commercial motor vehicle or a passenger vehicle operated in this state shall wear a properly adjusted and fastened safety seat belt system, required to be installed in the motor vehicle when manufactured pursuant to 49 C.F.R., Section 571.208. |2. For the purposes of this section, "passenger vehicle" shall mean a Class D motor vehicle, but shall not include trucks, truck-tractors, recreational vehicles, motorcycles, or motorized bicycles, or a vehicle used primarily for farm use which is registered and licensed pursuant to the provisions of Section 1134 of this title.B. The Commissioner of Public Safety, upon application from a person who, for medical reasons, is unable to wear a safety seat belt system supported by written attestation of such fact from a physician licensed pursuant to Section 495 of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes, may issue to the person an exemption from the provisions of this section. The exemption shall be in the form of a restriction appearing on the driver license of the person and shall remain in effect until the expiration date of the driver license. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prevent the person from applying for another exemption as provided for in this section. The issuance of an attestation by a physician and the subsequent issuance of an exemption by the Commissioner, in good faith, shall not give rise to, nor shall the physician and the state thereby incur, any liability whatsoever in damages or otherwise, to any person injured by reason of failure of the person to wear a safety seat belt system.C. This section shall not apply to an operator of a motor vehicle while performing official duties as a route carrier of the U.S. Postal Service.D. 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 the Department.E. Fine and court costs for violating the provisions of this section shall not exceed Twenty Dollars ($20.00).F. Municipalities may enact and municipal police officers may enforce ordinances prohibiting and penalizing conduct under provisions of this section, but the provisions of those ordinances shall be the same as provided for in this section, and the enforcement provisions under those ordinances shall not be more stringent than those of this section.Added by Laws 1985, c. 123, § 2, eff. Feb. 1, 1987. Amended by Laws 1988, c. 271, § 2, eff. March 1, 1989; Laws 1997, c. 290, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1997; Laws 2000, c. 99, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2000; Laws 2002, c. 35, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2002; Laws 2005, c. 190, § 10, eff. Sept. 1, 2005; Laws 2012, c. 207, § 7, emerg. eff. May 8, 2012.
47 OK Stat § 47-12-419 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 47. Motor Vehicles|§47-12-419. Educational program - Evaluating effectiveness of act - Reports.

|A. The Department of Public Safety shall establish an educational program designed to encourage compliance with the Oklahoma Mandatory Seat Belt Use Act. |B. The Department of Public Safety shall evaluate the effectiveness of Sections 12-416 through 12-420 of this title and provide a report. The state shall include this report in the annual evaluation report on its Highway Safety Plan that it submits to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Federal Highway Administration pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 402.Added by Laws 1985, c. 123, § 4, eff. Feb. 1, 1987. Amended by Laws 2005, c. 50, § 12, eff. Nov. 1, 2005.
47 OK Stat § 47-12-420 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 47. Motor Vehicles|§47-12-420. Civil proceedings - Effect of act.

|Sections 12-416 through 12-420 of this title may be used in any civil proceeding in this state and the use or nonuse of seat belts shall be submitted into evidence in any civil suit in Oklahoma unless the plaintiff in such suit is a child under sixteen (16) years of age. |Added by Laws 1985, c. 123, § 5, eff. Feb. 1, 1987. Amended by Laws 2005, c. 50, § 13, eff. Nov. 1, 2005; Laws 2013, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 11, § 4, emerg. eff. Sept. 10, 2013; Laws 2013, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 11, § 5, emerg. eff. Sept. 10, 2013.NOTE: Laws 2009, c. 228, § 27 was held unconstitutional by the Oklahoma Supreme Court in the case of Douglas v. Cox Retirement Properties, Inc., 2013 OK 37, 302 P.2d 789 (Okla. 2013) and repealed by Laws 2013, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 11, § 1, emerg. eff. Sept. 10, 2013.
47 OK Stat § 47-12-423 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 47. Motor Vehicles|§47-12-423. Emission control system - Disconnection, alteration, modification, or replacement.

|A. On any motor vehicle originally designed and equipped with an emission control system such system shall be maintained in good working order. |B. No person shall:1. Disconnect any part of such system except temporarily in order to make repairs, replacements, or adjustments;2. Modify or alter such system or its operation in any manner; or3. Operate, and no owner shall cause or permit to be operated, any motor vehicle originally equipped with such system while any part of that system is known by the owner to be disconnected or while that system or its operation is modified or altered in any manner.C. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any disconnection, alteration, modification, or replacement of a nature intended to increase effectiveness of the system in controlling the emission of air pollutants.Added by Laws 2003, c.411, § 64, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.
47 OK Stat § 47-12-424 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 47. Motor Vehicles|§47-12-424. Obstruction to turning of steering control - Definitions.

|A. As used in this section: |1. "Jamming" means any obstruction to the turning of the steering control caused by some interference with components of the steering system, including but not limited to:a.tires which exceed the manufacturer's specifications, orb.damaged fenders that interfere with a full right or left turn; and2. "Play" means the condition in which the steering control can be turned through some part of a revolution but does not result in movement of the front wheels.B. No vehicle shall be operated which exhibits jamming, roughness, or binding when turning the wheels from full right to full left.C. No vehicle shall be operated if the steering wheel:1. Has more than six (6) inches of play, if the steering wheel is eighteen (18) inches or less in diameter; or2. Has more than eight (8) inches of play, if the steering wheel is over eighteen (18) inches in diameter.D. No vehicle shall be operated if any power steering pump is inoperative or is not properly operating.Added by Laws 2003, c.411, § 65, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.
47 OK Stat § 47-12-425 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 47. Motor Vehicles|§47-12-425. Absent, disconnected, or broken parts of suspension system.

|No vehicle shall be operated if any shock absorber, spring, or strut of the suspension system is absent, disconnected, or broken. |Added by Laws 2003, c.411, § 66, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.
47 OK Stat § 47-12-426 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 47. Motor Vehicles|§47-12-426. Properly operating speedometer.

|Every motor vehicle shall be equipped with a properly operating speedometer capable of registering at least the maximum legal speed limit for that vehicle. |Added by Laws 2003, c.411, § 67, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.
47 OK Stat § 47-12-427 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 47. Motor Vehicles|§47-12-427. Official slow-moving vehicle emblem.

|A. The triangular yellow-orange and red slow moving vehicle emblem which meets the standards and specifications of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers, ASAE S276.3, Slow-Moving Vehicle Identification Emblem, shall be recognized as the official slow-moving vehicle emblem of this state. |B. 1. All farm machinery, other machinery including all road construction and maintenance machinery, and all other vehicles and animal-drawn vehicles designed to operate and operating at a maximum speed of no more than twenty-five (25) miles per hour traveling on a highway during day or night shall display a slow-moving vehicle emblem on the rear of the vehicle.2. When such road construction and maintenance machinery is engaged in actual construction or maintenance work and there is either a flagman or clearly visible warning signs to warn of such machinery's presence on the roadway are exempt from the requirements of this section.C. The emblem shall be positioned as near as practicable to the center on the rear of the vehicle or machinery; provided however, that in the case of a string of farm machinery or implements being towed only one clearly visible emblem must be displayed on the rearmost vehicle.D. The use of such emblem shall be in addition to any lighting devices or other equipment required by law. The failure on the part of an owner or driver of any nonmotor vehicle to display the emblem required in this section shall not relieve the operator of a motor vehicle from negligence in the event of a collision. No person shall use the slow-moving vehicle emblem except as required in this section.E. The evidence as to the use of such emblem or the lack of the use of such emblem shall not be admissible in the trial of any case.Added by Laws 1968, c. 216, § 1, emerg. eff. April 23, 1968. Amended by Laws 1973, c. 270, §§ 1, 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1974; Laws 2003, c. 411, § 84, eff. Nov. 1. 2003. Renumbered from Title 47, § 47-149.1 by Laws 2003, c. 411, § 85, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.
47 OK Stat § 47-12-428 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 47. Motor Vehicles|§47-12-428. Converted school buses - Color.

|School buses converted for purposes other than transporting pupils to or from school shall be painted a color other than National School Bus Yellow. |Added by Laws 1973, c. 112, § 6. Amended by Laws 1974, c. 57, § 1; Laws 1978, c. 262, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1978; Laws 2003, c. 411, § 18, eff. Nov. 1, 2003. Renumbered from Title 47, § 12-102 by Laws 2003, c. 411, § 85, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.
47 OK Stat § 47-12-501 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 47. Motor Vehicles|§47-12-501. Short title.

|Sections 12-501 through 12-507 of this title shall be known and may be cited as the "Odometer Setting Act". |Added by Laws 1982, c. 275, § 1. Amended by Laws 2005, c. 50, § 14, eff. Nov. 1, 2005.