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2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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; 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.
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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-180c. Seizure and confiscation of devices - Grounds.

The Commission may issue an order for the seizure and confiscation and return to the Commission of any identification device or devices, for any of the following reasons, and to direct said order or orders to any officer of the State of Oklahoma charged with the duties of enforcing the provisions of this act and/or any other section of the motor carrier law now in force or hereinafter enacted:
1. In all cases where the motor carrier has permitted the insurance coverage, as required by law to be filed with the Commission, to lapse or become cancelled or for any reason to become void and fail to meet the requirements as provided by law;
2. For failure on the part of any motor carrier, his or its agents or employees to comply with any part or provision of this act, or any other act or law or part or provision thereof relative to the legal operation of a for-hire motor carrier or to obey, observe or comply with any order, decision, rule or regulation, direction, demand or requirement, or any part or provision thereof, of the Commission;
3. Upon the cancellation or revocation of the certificate or permit or IRC or license under which said identification device or devices were issued; or
4. For operating any powered motor vehicle in violation of the terms and provisions of this act or the Motor Carrier Act of 1995 and all applicable size and weight laws and safety standards of this state.
Added by Laws 1939, p. 59, § 5. Amended by Laws 1968, c. 190, § 17, eff. Sept. 30, 1968; Laws 1969, c. 92, § 3, emerg. eff. March 25, 1969; Laws 1971, c. 102, § 3, emerg. eff. April 26, 1971; Laws 1995, c. 143, § 36, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-180d. Rules and regulations.

The Commission shall have the power and authority by general order or otherwise to promulgate rules and regulations for the administration and enforcement of the provisions of this act or the Motor Carrier Act of 1995.
Added by Laws 1939, p. 59, § 6. Amended by Laws 1968, c. 190, § 18, eff. Sept. 30, 1968; Laws 1995, c. 143, § 37, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-180e. Commission to provide for suitable methods of identification.

The Commission, in its discretion, is authorized to provide for decals, cab cards, or other suitable methods of identification to be displayed on or carried in the truck or powered motor vehicle.
Laws 1939, p. 59, § 7; Laws 1968, c. 190, § 19, eff. Sept. 30, 1968; Laws 1971, c. 102, § 4, emerg. eff. April 26, 1971.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-180f. Purchase of devices and other equipment.

The Commission is hereby authorized to purchase said identification devices in sufficient amounts to supply the demand, and to purchase such other officer supplies and equipment as is necessary to administer and enforce the provisions of this act or the Motor Carrier Act of 1995, and to pay for, or cause the same to be paid for, out of the appropriation provided therefor.
Added by Laws 1939, p. 60, § 8. Amended by Laws 1953, p. 207, § 1; Laws 1968, c. 190, § 20, eff. Sept. 30, 1968; Laws 1995, c. 143, § 38, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-180g. Issuance of identification devices.

It shall be the duty of the Commission to provide identification devices upon written application of any authorized motor carrier.
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.
Added by Laws 1939, p. 60, § 9. Amended by Laws 1968, c. 190, § 21, eff. Sept. 30, 1968; Laws 1969, c. 92, § 4, emerg. eff. March 25, 1969; Laws 1971, c. 102, § 5, emerg. eff. April 26, 1971; Laws 1983, c. 151, § 3, emerg. eff. May 26, 1983; Laws 1995, c. 143, § 39, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-180h. Fee for registration.

The Corporation Commission is hereby authorized to collect from applicants for motor carrier and private carrier identification devices a fee of Seven Dollars ($7.00) for registration of each of its vehicles registered under the provisions of this act or the Motor Carrier Act of 1995; and the fee shall be in addition to any other fees now provided for by law for the registration of said motor vehicles and shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the Trucking One-Stop Shop Fund.
Added by Laws 1953, p. 208, § 2, emerg. eff. May 29, 1953. Amended by Laws 1968, c. 190, § 22, eff. Sept. 30, 1968; Laws 1971, c. 102, § 6, emerg. eff. April 26, 1971; Laws 1982, c. 358, § 18, emerg. eff. June 2, 1982; Laws 1985, c. 205, § 2, eff. July 1, 1985; Laws 1985, c. 325, § 12, emerg. eff. July 29, 1985; Laws 1987, c. 232, § 4, emerg. eff. July 5, 1987; Laws 1995, c. 143, § 40, eff. Nov. 1, 1995; Laws 2006, c. 238, § 4, emerg. eff. June 6, 2006.
NOTE: Laws 1982, c. 354, § 6 repealed by Laws 1985, c. 205, § 4, eff. July 1, 1985.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-180l. Reciprocal compacts and agreements with other states.

The Commission is hereby authorized and empowered, on behalf of the State of Oklahoma, and when it shall deem it to be in the best interest of the residents of this state so to do, to enter into reciprocal compacts and agreements with other states, or the authorized agencies thereof, when such states have made provisions substantially similar to this section, respecting the regulation of motor vehicles engaged in interstate or foreign commerce upon and over the public highways. And such compacts and agreements may provide for the granting, to the residents of such states, privileges substantially similar to those granted thereby to Oklahoma residents: Provided: (1) That no such compact or agreement shall supersede or suspend the operation of any law, rule or regulation of the State of Oklahoma which shall apply to vehicles operated intrastate in the State of Oklahoma; (2) That any privileges, the granting of which shall be provided by any such compact or agreement, shall extend only in cases of full compliance with the laws of the state joining in such compact or agreement; (3) That no such compact or agreement shall supersede or suspend the operation of any law of the State of Oklahoma other than those applying to the payment of fees for registration certificates or identification devices; and (4) That the powers and authority of the Oklahoma Tax Commission to administer and enforce the tax laws of this state, pertaining to the taxation of motor vehicles, shall be in no manner superseded or suspended.
Laws 1939, p. 62, § 14; Laws 1953, p. 208, § 3; Laws 1968, c. 190, § 24, eff. Sept. 30, 1968.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-180m. Enforcement of act.

In addition to all other duties as provided by law, it is hereby declared to be, and shall be the duty of all sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, district attorneys, enforcement officers appointed by the Corporation Commission of the State of Oklahoma, and all highway patrolmen within the State of Oklahoma:
1. To enforce the provisions of Sections 180 through 180m of this title or the Motor Carrier Act of 1995;
2. To apprehend and detain any motor vehicle or vehicles and driver or operator and their aides who are operating any motor vehicle, upon or along the highways of this state, for a reasonable length of time, for the purpose of investigating and determining whether such vehicle is being operated in violation of any of the provisions of Sections 180 through 180m of this title or the Motor Carrier Act of 1995;
3. To make arrests for the violation of the provisions of Sections 180 through 180m of this title or the Motor Carrier Act of 1995, without the necessity of procuring a warrant;
4. To sign the necessary complaint and to cause the violator or violators to be promptly arraigned before a court of competent jurisdiction for trial;
5. To aid and assist in the prosecution of the violator or violators in the name of the State of Oklahoma to the end that this law shall be enforced;
6. To report all such arrests for violations of Sections 180 through 180m of this title to the Corporation Commission of Oklahoma within ten (10) days after making such arrest and to furnish such information concerning same as the Commission may request; and
7. At the request of the Corporation Commission, to seize and confiscate any and all identification devices and to forward the same to the Corporation Commission for cancellation.
Added by Laws 1939, p. 62, § 15. Amended by Laws 1953, p. 208, § 4, emerg. eff. May 29, 1953; Laws 1995, c. 143, § 41, eff. Nov. 1, 1995; Laws 1995, c. 358, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.
NOTE: Laws 1995, c. 23, § 15 repealed by Laws 1995, c. 358, § 12, emerg. eff. June 9, 1995.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-224. Auto buses not operating under certificate or permit or license of Corporation Commission - Authority of city to regulate.

Any city of this state may, by a duly-adopted ordinance, in any manner deemed best for the interest of the city, regulate the operation within the corporate limits of the city of auto buses not operated under a certificate of convenience and necessity or permit or license issued by the Corporation Commission for the transportation of passengers for hire to or from a point or points outside the corporate limits of the city, and to or from points within the corporate limits of the city.
Added by Laws 1947, p. 320, § 1, emerg. eff. May 16, 1947. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 143, § 42, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-225. Auto buses operating under certificate or permit or license - Prohibiting stopping, loading, unloading and parking.

Any city of this state may, by a duly adopted ordinance, prohibit any auto bus being operated under a certificate of convenience and necessity or permit or license issued by the Corporation Commission of Oklahoma transporting passengers for hire to, from or through said city from stopping, except in cases of accident or other emergencies, on the streets or alleys within a specified area of the city where the traffic is congested, and loading and unloading passengers while so stopped; and also prohibit the parking of any such automobile or auto bus on the streets or alleys in such congested area. Nothing contained in this act shall authorize any city or town to designate the location of passenger terminals or bus stations.
Added by Laws 1947, p. 321, § 2, emerg. eff. May 16, 1947. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 143, § 43, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-226.1. Power of city or town to grant franchise.

Any city or town of this state may, pursuant to and subject to the applicable provisions of the Constitution and laws of Oklahoma, grant to any person, firm or corporation a franchise for the operation of auto buses, as herein defined, for the transportation of passengers for hire within the corporate limits of said city or town.
Laws 1947, p. 315, § 1.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-226.2. Operation without franchise unlawful when franchise granted to another.

Where any city or town has granted a franchise for the operation of auto buses, as provided in Section 1, and auto buses are being operated under such franchise by the holder thereof, it is hereby declared to be unlawful for any other person, firm or corporation to operate such auto buses without a franchise therefor.
Laws 1947, p. 315, § 2.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-226.3. Violations.

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.
Laws 1947, p. 315, § 3.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-226.4. Definition of franchise.

An "auto bus" as the term is used herein means a self-propelled vehicle not operated on fixed tracks, with a manufacturer's rated seating capacity of seven (7) or more passengers, operating over a fixed route and/or between fixed termini and/or on scheduled trips.
Laws 1947, p. 315, § 4.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-228.3. Intrastate motor transportation fuel surcharge.

The Oklahoma Corporation Commission shall establish an intrastate motor transportation fuel surcharge for common carriers of household goods or used emigrant movables by motor vehicles over irregular routes that shall in no instance be less than that established by the Interstate Commerce Commission for interstate transportation by like carriers.
Added by Laws 1980, c. 11, § 6, emerg. eff. March 13, 1980. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 143, § 44, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-228.4. Application of Sections 161 through 180m.

Except as provided herein, the provisions of Sections 161 through 180m of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes are expressly made applicable to any certificate or permit issued under this act.
Laws 1980, c. 11, § 7, emerg. eff. March 13, 1980.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-230.2. Legislative intent.

A. The Legislature finds:
1. That the volume of hazardous and nonhazardous materials transported by motor carriers within this state is substantial and the need exists to improve the enforcement of safety related aspects of motor carrier transportation for both interstate and intrastate motor carriers which is consistent with federal standards and regulations.
2. That hazardous materials are essential for various industrial, commercial, and other purposes, that their transportation is a necessary incident to their use, and that the transportation is required for the economic prosperity of the people of the State of Oklahoma.
3. That the highway movement of hazardous and nonhazardous materials poses a substantial danger to the health and safety of the citizens of this state unless such materials are handled and transported in a safe and prudent manner.
4. That it is in the public interest and within the police power of the state to provide for the regulation of the safety related aspects of motor carrier transportation and the handling and transportation of hazardous materials.
B. It is therefore declared to be the policy of the State of Oklahoma to provide regulatory and enforcement authority to the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety to improve safety related aspects of motor carrier transportation and to protect the people against the risk to life and property inherent in the transportation of property, including hazardous materials, over highways and the handling and storage incidental thereto, by keeping such risk to a minimum consistent with technical feasibility and economic reasonableness and to provide uniform regulation of intrastate transportation of property, including hazardous materials, consistent with federal regulation of interstate transportation.
C. It is not the intent of the Legislature to regulate the movement of hazardous materials in such quantities that would not pose a substantial danger to the public health and safety, and the Department may provide for exemptions as provided for in federal regulations for farm use, and other appropriate exemptions consistent with federal regulations.
Added by Laws 1986, c. 80, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1986.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-230.3. Definitions.

As used in the Oklahoma Motor Carrier Safety and Hazardous Materials Transportation Act:
1. "Commerce" means trade, traffic, commerce or transportation within this state;
2. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Public Safety;
3. "Department" means the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety;
4. "Discharge" means leakage, seepage or other release of hazardous materials;
5. "Hazardous material" means a substance or material in a quantity and form determined by the United States Department of Transportation to be capable of posing an unreasonable risk to health and safety or property when transported in commerce;
6. "Person" means any natural person or individual, governmental body, firm, association, partnership, copartnership, joint venture, company, corporation, joint stock company, trust, estate or any other legal entity or their legal representative, agent or assigns; and
7. "Transports" or "transportation" means any movement of property over the highway and any loading, unloading or storage incidental to such movement.
Added by Laws 1986, c. 80, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 1986.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-230.4. Powers and duties of Commissioner.

To the extent necessary to administer the Oklahoma Motor Carrier Safety and Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, and consistent with budget and manpower limitations, the Commissioner:
1. shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations in order to carry out the provisions of the Oklahoma Motor Carrier Safety and Hazardous Materials Transportation Act relating to motor carrier safety in the transportation of property and hazardous materials in intrastate and interstate commerce, and to coordinate the implementation of a transportation emergency response system;
2. may adopt by reference and enforce all or any portion of the federal motor carrier safety regulations and the hazardous materials regulations of the United States Department of Transportation, as now or hereafter amended;
3. shall conduct a continuing review of all aspects of motor carrier safety and the transportation of property, including hazardous materials, in order to determine and recommend appropriate steps to assure safe transportation;
4. may authorize any officer, employee or agent of the Department to:
a.
conduct investigations; make reports; issue subpoenas; conduct hearings; require the production of relevant documents, records and property; take depositions; and conduct directly or indirectly research, development, demonstration and training activities,
b.
enter upon, inspect and examine at reasonable times and in a reasonable manner, the records and properties of persons to the extent such records and properties relate to motor carrier safety or the transportation or shipment of hazardous materials in commerce, and to inspect and copy records and papers of carriers and other persons to carry out the purposes of the Oklahoma Motor Carrier Safety and Hazardous Materials Transportation Act,
c.
stop and inspect any driver or commercial motor vehicle for any violation of the Oklahoma Motor Carrier Safety and Hazardous Materials Transportation Act or rules and regulations issued pursuant thereto,
d.
declare and mark any transport vehicle or container as out of service if its condition, filling, equipment or protective devices would be hazardous to life or property during transportation, or if records thereof reflect such hazard, or if required records are incomplete,
e.
prohibit any commercial driver from transporting hazardous materials if such driver is unqualified or disqualified under any federal or department regulation, and
f.
administer and enforce the provisions of the Oklahoma Motor Carrier Safety and Hazardous Materials Transportation Act and any rules and regulations issued pursuant thereto.
Any such officer, employee or agent shall, upon request, display proper credentials prescribed or approved by the Commissioner.
Added by Laws 1986, c. 80, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 1986.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-230.5. Examination and inspection of record, equipment, etc.

Motor carriers and other persons subject to the Oklahoma Motor Carrier Safety and Hazardous Materials Transportation Act shall make available for inspection and copying their accounts, books, records, memoranda, correspondence, and other documents, and shall allow their lands, buildings and equipment to be examined and inspected by any officer, employee, or agent of the Department of Public Safety, including members of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, upon demand and display of the credentials issued by the Commissioner.
Added by Laws 1986, c. 80, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 1986.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-230.7. Discharge of hazardous material prohibited.

No person shall intentionally discharge or cause to be discharged the contents of any transport vehicle containing hazardous material between the points of origin and the points of billed destination, except as may be authorized by the Department or a representative of the Department.
Added by Laws 1986, c. 80, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 1986.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-230.8. Reporting of incidents and accidents.

A. Each person involved in an incident or accident during the transportation, loading, unloading, or related storage in any place of a hazardous material subject to the provisions of Oklahoma Motor Carrier Safety and Hazardous Material Transportation Act shall immediately report, by telephone, to the Department if that incident or accident involves:
1. a fatality due to fire, explosion, or exposure to any hazardous material;
2. the hospitalization of any person due to fire, explosion, or exposure to any hazardous material;
3. a continuing danger to life, health, or property at the place of the incident or accident; or
4. an estimated property damage of an amount to be determined by the Commissioner by regulation.
B. A written report shall be submitted by the person to the Department on a form prescribed by the Department, or in lieu thereof, a copy of the written report submitted to the United States Department of Transportation. Each report submitted shall contain the time and date of the incident or accident, a description of any injuries to persons or property, any continuing danger to life at the place of the accident or incident, the identity and classification of the material, and any other pertinent details.
C. In the case of an incident or accident involving hazardous materials which is not subject to the Oklahoma Motor Carrier Safety and Hazardous Material Transportation Act but which is subject to Title 46 or Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, the carrier shall send a copy of the report filed with the United States Department of Transportation to the Department of Public Safety.
Added by Laws 1986, c. 80, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 1986.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-230.10. Exemptions.

The Department shall exempt any vehicle in which hazardous material is transported or any person who transports any hazardous material if such exemption is identical to an exemption issued by the Secretary of the United States Department of Transportation and may exempt any person who transports any hazardous material intrastate under similar provisions. The Department may seek exemptions pursuant to federal law for transportation of those quantities of hazardous materials which do not pose a substantial danger to the public health and safety.
Added by Laws 1986, c. 80, § 10, eff. Nov. 1, 1986.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-230.11. Cooperation with other agencies.

A. Other state agencies, departments and bureaus shall cooperate with the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety in regulating motor carrier safety and the transportation of hazardous materials. Such agencies, departments and bureaus may enter into interagency agreements with the Department for the purpose of implementing, administering and enforcing any provision of the Oklahoma Motor Carrier Safety and Hazardous Materials Transportation Act and the rules and regulations of the Department issued pursuant thereto.
B. The Department may enter into a cooperative agreement with the United States Department of Transportation and any other federal department or agency to enforce the provisions of the Oklahoma Motor Carrier Safety and Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, or regulations adopted pursuant thereto, federal motor carrier safety regulations, and federal regulations governing the transportation of hazardous material. The Department may receive grants, gifts and other funds, equipment and services from the federal government or other sources for this purpose.
C. All files, records and data gathered by the Department pursuant to the Oklahoma Motor Carrier Safety and Hazardous Materials Transportation Act may be made available to the Department of Environmental Quality, other agencies of state government, the United States Department of Transportation and other jurisdictions in any cooperative effort relating to motor carrier safety or the transportation of hazardous materials.
Added by Laws 1986, c. 80, § 11, eff. Nov. 1, 1986. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 145, § 272, eff. July 1, 1993.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-230.12. Immunity from civil liability.

A. No person who provides assistance or advice in mitigating or attempting to mitigate the effects of an actual or threatened discharge of hazardous material, or in preventing, cleaning up, or disposing or in attempting to prevent, clean up or dispose of any such discharge, shall be subject to any civil liability or administrative penalties as a result of such assistance or advice.
B. The immunities provided in subsection A of this section shall not apply:
1. To any person whose act or omission caused in whole or in part such actual or threatened discharge and who would otherwise be liable therefor;
2. To any person who receives compensation, other than reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses, for services in rendering such assistance or advice; or
3. To a common carrier relative to its handling or transporting of hazardous materials.
C. Nothing contained in subsection A of this section shall be construed to limit or otherwise affect the liability of any person for damages resulting from such person's gross negligence, or from such person's reckless, wanton or intentional misconduct.
Added by Laws 1986, c. 80, § 12, eff. Nov. 1, 1986. Amended by Laws 2002, c. 474, § 2, emerg. eff. June 6, 2002.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-230.13. Enforcement of act.

The Department of Public Safety and the Oklahoma Highway Patrol Division shall enforce the provisions of the Oklahoma Motor Carrier Safety and Hazardous Materials Transportation Act and the rules promulgated thereto.
Added by Laws 1986, c. 80, § 13, eff. Nov. 1, 1986. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 309, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-230.14. Conflicts with other laws.

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.
Added by Laws 1986, c. 80, § 14, eff. Nov. 1, 1986.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-230.17. Hazardous materials endorsement exemption for commercial Class A license holders.

A. Any person driving under a commercial Class A license shall not be required to obtain a hazardous materials endorsement pursuant to 49 C.F.R. Section 383 if the person is:
1. Acting within the scope of the license holder's employment as an employee of a custom harvester operation, agrichemical business, farm retail outlet and supplier or livestock feeder;
2. Is operating a service vehicle that is transporting diesel in a quantity of three thousand seven hundred eighty-five (3,785) liters or one thousand (1,000) gallons or less; and
3. Is clearly marked with a "flammable" or "combustible" placard as appropriate.
Added by Laws 2019, c. 123, § 1, eff. July 1, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-230.22. Public policy and interest - Revocation of existing certificates and permits - Application of act.

A. It is hereby declared that it is necessary in the public interest to regulate transportation by motor carriers and private carriers in such manner as to recognize the need to require all motor carriers and private carriers to have adequate insurance; for motor carriers and private carriers to provide service in a safe and efficient manner; and to establish that the operations of motor carriers and private carriers will not have a detrimental impact on the environment.
B. The public policy of this state, as declared by the Legislature, requires that all existing intrastate certificates and permits granted by the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, except household goods and used emigrant movables, prior to January 1, 1995, are hereby revoked.
C. The provisions of the Motor Carrier Act of 1995, except as hereinafter specifically limited, shall apply to the transportation of passengers or property by motor carriers and private carriers, except motor carriers of household goods and used emigrant movables, 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 Oklahoma Corporation Commission.
D. Nothing herein 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.
E. The terms and provisions of the Motor Carrier Act of 1995 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.
Added by Laws 1995, c. 143, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-230.24. Powers and duties of Corporation Commission.

A. The Corporation Commission is hereby vested with power and authority, and it shall be its duty:
1. To supervise and regulate every motor carrier whether operating between fixed termini or over a regular route or otherwise and not operating exclusively within the limits of an incorporated city or town in this state and all private carriers operating vehicles having a gross registered weight of greater than 26,000 pounds and not operating exclusively within the limits of an incorporated city or town in this state;
2. To protect the shipping and general public by supervising and requiring insurance of all motor carriers and private carriers;
3. To ensure motor carriers and private carriers are complying with the applicable size and weight laws of this state and safety requirements;
4. To establish there will be no detrimental environmental impact; and
5. To supervise and regulate motor carriers in all other matters affecting the relationship between such carriers and the traveling and shipping public provided those matters do not exceed federal standards as they apply to this state.
B. The Commission shall have the power and authority by general order or otherwise to prescribe rules applicable to any or all motor carriers and private carriers as applicable.
C. The Commission shall cooperate and coordinate with the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety in regulating carrier safety, size and weight regulations of motor vehicles and the transportation of hazardous materials. The Commission may enter into interagency agreements with the Department of Public Safety for the purpose of implementing, administering and enforcing any provisions of the Oklahoma Motor Carrier Safety and Hazardous Materials Transportation Act and the rules and regulations of the Department of Public Safety issued pursuant thereto. Any license issued by the Commission may be suspended or revoked due to operations conducted in violation of any laws or rules and regulations pertaining to motor carriers, private carriers, carrier safety, size and weight regulations of motor vehicles and the transportation of hazardous materials.
Added by Laws 1995, c. 143, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-230.25. Shipping documentation - Penalty for violation of act.

A. Every motor carrier, subject to the Motor Carrier Act of 1995, receiving property for transportation in intrastate commerce shall issue a receipt or bill of lading therefor, the form of which shall be prescribed by the Commission.
B. Any person, motor carrier, or shipper who shall willfully violate any provisions of the Motor Carrier Act of 1995 by any means shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof be fined as provided by law.
Added by Laws 1995, c. 143, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-230.26. Contempt proceedings.

When the Commission, upon complaint, has reason to believe that any person, motor carrier, or shipper is violating or has willfully violated any provision of the Motor Carrier Act of 1995, the Commission shall, upon its own initiative, file a contempt proceeding and set a date for the proceeding to be heard before the Commission, and upon conviction the Commission shall invoke such contempt penalties as provided herein.
Added by Laws 1995, c. 143, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-230.27. Fees.

A. Upon the filing by an intrastate motor carrier or private carrier of an application for a license, the applicant shall pay to the Corporation Commission a filing fee in the sum of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) with an original or subapplication. Any valid license issued will remain in force, unless otherwise revoked by the Commission in accordance with the provisions of the Motor Carrier Act of 1995, for one (1) year from date of issuance.
B. Every motor carrier or private carrier wishing to continue operations under the original license, shall pay to the Corporation Commission an annual renewal fee of Fifty Dollars ($50.00). An intrastate license may be renewed for up to three (3) years.
C. The Commission shall, upon the receipt of any fee, deposit the same in the State Treasury to the credit of the Trucking One-Stop Shop Fund.
Added by Laws 1995, c. 143, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 1995. Amended by Laws 2006, c. 238, § 5, emerg. eff. June 6, 2006.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-230.31. Operation of vehicles in excess of weight or size limits prohibited - Certain advertisements prohibited - Authority to suspend or cancel license - Licenses personal to holder.

A. Nothing contained in the Motor Carrier Act of 1995 shall be construed to authorize the operation of any passenger or 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 license shall be in violation of the Motor Carrier Act of 1995 and subject to the penalties prescribed for contempt of the Commission.
C. All licenses issued by the Commission under any law of the state relating to motor carriers or private carriers shall contain the provision that the Commission reserves to itself authority to suspend or cancel any such license for the violation, on the part of the applicant or any operator or operators of any motor vehicle to be operated thereunder, of any law of this state or any rule adopted by the Commission.
D. Licenses shall be considered personal to the holder of the license and shall be issued only to some definite legal entity operating motor vehicles as a motor carrier or private carrier, and shall not be subject to lease, nor shall the holder of the license sublet or permit the exercise, by another, of the rights or privileges granted under the license.
Added by Laws 1995, c. 143, § 11, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-230.33. Heavy road - building vehicles - Inapplicability of Motor Carrier Act - Insurance.

A. The provisions of the Motor Carrier Act of 1995 shall not apply to persons who operate motor vehicles in excess of twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds who have contracted or subcontracted with any federal, state or local entity to conduct activities associated with the building or maintenance of streets, roads, bridges, turnpikes or any other project associated with road building.
B. Provided however, any person, contractor, or subcontractor who operates a motor vehicle in excess of twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds in the furtherance of any contract let by any federal, state or local entity for the building or maintenance of roads, bridges, turnpikes or any other projects associated with road building shall obtain an annual policy for motor vehicle insurance or general liability insurance in an amount equal to or greater than Three Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($350,000.00).
Added by Laws 1996, c. 220, § 2, emerg. eff. May 23, 1996. Amended by Laws 2006, c. 238, § 6, emerg. eff. June 6, 2006.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-230.34b. Proximity of portable scale to commercial grain 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.
Added by Laws 2006, c. 140, § 3, emerg. eff. May 10, 2006. Amended by 2006, c. 243, § 1, emerg. eff. June 6, 2006.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-251. Special identification, right to.

Any person who is the holder of an unrevoked and unexpired technician class or better license issued by the Federal Communications Commission to operate an amateur radio station in Oklahoma shall be entitled to special identification as herein provided.
Laws 1953, p. 215, § 1; Laws 1979, c. 95, § 1.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-252. Special personal identification card.

Such person shall upon proper application be entitled to a special personal identification card, the style of which shall be fixed by the Department of Public Safety; provided, every such card shall bear the applicant's name, the date of issuance of such card, a serial number to be assigned by the Department of Public Safety, the official call letters of the radio station assigned to the applicant by the Federal Communications Commission, and such other information as the Commissioner of Public Safety shall direct.
Every such card shall be issued by the Department of Public Safety, and application therefor shall be made on forms provided by the Department of Public Safety.
Laws 1953, p. 215, § 2.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-254. Purpose of law.

It is hereby declared the purpose of this act to provide special identification for individuals who hold an unrevoked and unexpired technician class or better license, issued by the Federal Communication Commission, to operate an amateur radio station in Oklahoma, in order to encourage such persons to assist in providing and maintaining a means of communication in emergency areas, national or local.
Laws 1953, p. 215, § 4; Laws 1979, c. 95, § 3.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-255. List of licensed operators to be secured and maintained.

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.
Laws 1953, p. 216, § 5; Laws 1979, c. 95, § 4.