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2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-2-105.4A. Size and Weight Enforcement Section of Oklahoma Highway Patrol Division created - Additional members of Highway Patrol - Purchase and maintenance of vehicles and equipment - Training.

There is hereby created within the Oklahoma Highway Patrol Division the Size and Weight Enforcement Section. The Commissioner of Public Safety shall employ a minimum of twenty-five additional members of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, one Captain and eight Lieutenants and shall assign the twenty-five members of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, one Captain and eight Lieutenants to the Size and Weight Enforcement Section. The Size and Weight Enforcement Section shall have the primary duty of the enforcement of the provisions of Section 14-101 et seq. of this title.
Said Commissioner shall purchase and maintain the necessary motor vehicle equipment, portable scales and other items of equipment and supplies and shall provide proper training necessary for the enforcement of the provisions of Section 14-101 et seq. of this title.
Added by Laws 1949, p. 321, § 11, emerg. eff. May 31, 1949. Amended by Laws 1957, p. 439, § 1, emerg. eff. June 5, 1957; Laws 1967, c. 369, § 3, emerg. eff. May 22, 1967; Laws 1971, c. 129, § 1, emerg. eff. May 5, 1971; Laws 1979, c. 267, § 4, eff. July 1, 1979; Laws 1982, c. 352, § 17, emerg. eff. June 2, 1982; Laws 1992, c. 195, § 1, eff. July 1, 1992. Renumbered from § 116.11 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 131, § 17, eff. July 1, 2001. Amended by Laws 2015, c. 99, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2015.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-2-105.4B. Bomb Squad Section.

A. There is hereby created within the Highway Patrol Division the Bomb Squad Section which shall consist of such employees the Commissioner of Public Safety deems necessary to carry out the provisions of Section 122.2 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
B. The Commissioner is authorized to purchase and maintain necessary equipment and supplies and shall provide proper training necessary for the enforcement of the provisions of this section.
Added by Laws 2003, c. 168, § 4, eff. July 1, 2003.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-2-105.4C. Authorization to engage in part-time employment.

Any Highway Patrol officer or other law enforcement officer employed as a full-time-equivalent (FTE) of the Department of Public Safety and otherwise prohibited by law or Department policy from obtaining part-time employment as a law enforcement officer with any other law enforcement agency shall hereby be authorized to engage in such part-time employment for the duration of any furlough period imposed by the Commissioner of Public Safety or otherwise required by law. Any previous restriction on such officers relating to outside employment shall be reinstated no longer than two weeks following the end of any furlough status as determined by the Commissioner of Public Safety.
Added by Laws 2010, c. 72, § 1, emerg. eff. April 9, 2010.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-2-105.5. Controlled substance screenings of applicants.

All applicants, including reinstatements, for all commissioned officer positions within the Department of Public Safety shall, prior to initial appointment or reinstatement, be required to submit to and successfully pass a controlled substance screening conducted by a National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) certified laboratory. The Commissioner of Public Safety shall establish the necessary procedures to implement this requirement; provided, the results of any such screening shall be considered exempt law enforcement records as prescribed in Section 24A.8 of Title 51 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The Commissioner of Public Safety is authorized to expend the funds necessary to accomplish these screenings.
Added by Laws 1990, c. 315, § 2, eff. July 1, 1990. Amended by Laws 1998, c. 245, § 5, eff. July 1, 1998; Laws 2004, c. 418, § 5, eff. July 1, 2004.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-2-105.6. Marine Enforcement Section - Powers, duties, responsibilities and authority - Salaries.

A. There is hereby created within the Oklahoma Highway Patrol Division of the Department of Public Safety a Marine Enforcement Section which shall consist of such employees as may be necessary to enforce the provisions of Section 4001 et seq., Section 4101 et seq., and Section 4200 et seq. of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes. All commissioned officers of the Marine Enforcement Section as designated by the Commissioner shall have the authority to stop and board any vessel subject to Section 4001 et seq. of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes and make any necessary arrest for violations of Section 4001 et seq. of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes or the rules promulgated by the Department of Public Safety or the Department of Wildlife Conservation or take any other action within their lawful authority. Any statutory references to the Oklahoma Lake Patrol Division or the Lake Patrol Section of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol Division shall mean the Marine Enforcement Section of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol Division of the Department of Public Safety.
B. All commissioned officers of the Marine Enforcement Section of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol Division of the Department of Public Safety shall have, in addition to their primary duty as prescribed in subsection A of this section, a secondary duty to enforce all state statutes, to make arrests for violations and to perform other duties as prescribed by the Commissioner.
C. The annual salaries for the commissioned officers within the Marine Enforcement Section of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol Division of the Department of Public Safety shall be in accordance and conformity with Section 2-105.4 of this title.
D. The provisions of this section shall supersede all existing laws covering the salaries for the commissioned officers in the Marine Enforcement Section of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol Division of the Department of Public Safety.
Added by Laws 1998, c. 245, § 6, eff. July 1, 1998. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 37, § 11, eff. Oct. 1, 2000; Laws 2000, c. 195, § 2, eff. July 1, 2000; Laws 2001, c. 435, § 3, eff. July 1, 2001; Laws 2004, c. 161, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2005; Laws 2005, c. 1, § 44, emerg. eff. March 15, 2005; Laws 2006, c. 81, § 3, eff. April 21, 2006; Laws 2006, 2nd Ex. Sess., c. 83, § 3, eff. Oct. 1, 2006; Laws 2011, c. 104, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2011; Laws 2015, c. 99, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2015.
NOTE: Laws 2004, c. 364, § 1 repealed by Laws 2005, c. 1, § 45, emerg. eff. March 15, 2005.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-2-105.8. Communications Section - Salaries.

A. There is hereby created within the Oklahoma Highway Patrol Division of the Department of Public Safety, the Communications Section.
B. An employee may be promoted to the position of Communications Coordinator.
C. The annual salaries of personnel comprising this section shall be in accordance and conformity with the findings for Department of Public Safety law enforcement personnel of the State of Oklahoma Total Remuneration Study of 2013.
D. The provisions of this section shall supersede all existing laws covering the salaries for the positions in the Communications Section of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol Division of the Department of Public Safety.
Added by Laws 1998, c. 245, § 8, eff. July 1, 1998. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 37, § 13, eff. Oct. 1, 2000; Laws 2000, c. 195, § 3, eff. July 1, 2000; Laws 2004, c. 161, § 4, eff. Jan. 1, 2005; Laws 2006, 2nd Ex. Sess., c. 83, § 5, eff. Oct. 1, 2006; Laws 2014, c. 135, § 3, eff. July 1, 2014; Laws 2015, c. 99, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2015.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-2-105B. Position of Chaplain.

Subject to the availability of funds, the Commissioner of Public Safety or the Chief of the Highway Patrol Division is authorized to employ a Chaplain within the Department of Public Safety for the purpose of providing counseling services to employees or immediate family members thereof when such counseling services are needed as a direct result of such employee’s performance of official duties and to carry out any other duties and responsibilities assigned by the Commissioner or the Chief of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. The position of Chaplain shall be an unclassified position with salary and benefits set by the Commissioner not to exceed the salary of a Highway Patrolmen at the rank of Trooper with fifteen (15) years of service to the Department of Public Safety. “Chaplain” means an ordained or authorized pastor, minister, priest or other ecclesiastical dignitary of any denomination who has been duly ordained or authorized by the church to which such person belongs.
Added by Laws 2003, c. 461, § 5, eff. July 1, 2003.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-2-106.1. Transfer of Size and Weights Permits Division to Department of Transportation.

All the powers, duties, functions, records, employees, property, matters pending, funds, and responsibilities of the Size and Weights Permits Division of the Department of Public Safety are hereby transferred to the Department of Transportation effective July 1, 2022. An accurate, current inventory of all properties shall be maintained by the Department of Transportation.
Laws 1949, p. 321, § 12; Laws 1957, p. 439, § 2; Laws 1971, c. 129, § 2, emerg. eff. May 5, 1971; Laws 1972, c. 234, § 3, operative July 1, 1972; Laws 1974, c. 291, § 7, operative July 1, 1974; Laws 1975, c. 321, § 7, operative July 1, 1975; Laws 1976, c. 242, § 7, operative July 1, 1976; Laws 1977, c. 249, § 7, operative July 1, 1977; Laws 1978, c. 271, § 5, operative July 1, 1978; Laws 1979, c. 267, § 5, eff. July 1, 1979; Laws 1980, c. 350, § 4, eff. July 1, 1980; Laws 1981, c. 340, § 16, eff. July 1, 1981. Renumbered from Section 116.12 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 131, § 17, eff. July 1, 2001. Amended by Laws 2022, c. 116, § 1, eff. July 1, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-2-106.2A. Transfer of powers and duties.

All the powers, duties, functions, records, employees, property, matters pending and funds of the Department of Highways, the Highway Safety Coordinating Committee and the Railroad Maintenance Authority are hereby transferred to the Department of Transportation. Effective July 1, 1993, all powers, duties, functions, records, employees, matters pending and funds of the Department of Transportation that were transferred to the Department because of the abolishment of the Highway Safety Coordinating Committee shall be transferred to the Department of Public Safety, pursuant to Section 3 of this act. Except as specifically directed by the Legislature the State Department of Transportation shall not fund, directly or indirectly, any railroad, mass transit, public transportation, marine, waterways or aeronautics construction, operations or maintenance with dedicated gasoline taxes, appropriated highway construction or maintenance funds or other highway funds; provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall be construed to prevent the Department of Transportation from applying for, accepting, receiving, administering or expending monies appropriated for the specific purpose of matching federal grants now or hereafter made available for transportation planning or improvements in nonhighway transportation modes. The Department of Transportation shall not issue bonds which constitute an obligation or debt of the state or a pledge of the faith and credit of the state, except as specifically authorized by the Legislature. Any change of agency name/names on signs, equipment, vehicles or other property shall be accomplished as said signs, equipment, vehicles or other property are replaced in inventory or as required through normal wear and tear. An accurate, current inventory of all properties shall be maintained by the Department of Transportation.
Added by Laws 1976, c. 218, § 9. Amended by Laws 1977, c. 128, § 1, emerg. eff. June 3, 1977; Laws 1993, c. 81, § 2, eff. July 1, 1993. Renumbered from § 4009 of Title 69 by Laws 2007, c. 62, § 26, emerg. eff. April 30, 2007.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-2-106.2B. Transfer of powers and duties to Department of Public Safety.

All powers, duties, functions, records, employees, property, matters pending and funds of the Oklahoma Highway Safety Office of the Oklahoma Department of Transportation and the former Oklahoma Highway Safety Coordinating Committee are hereby transferred to the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety.
Added by Laws 1993, c. 81, § 3, eff. July 1, 1993. Renumbered from § 4009.1 of Title 69 by Laws 2007, c. 62, § 27, emerg. eff. April 30, 2007.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-2-106.2C. Traffic safety-related projects - Incentives.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Oklahoma Highway Safety Office of the Department of Public Safety may provide incentives, as permitted by federal regulations, to the public and any law enforcement agencies of the state for the purpose of promoting increased participation in traffic safety-related projects. The incentives shall be purchased only with federal funds, if available.
Added by Laws 2003, c. 461, § 16, eff. July 1, 2003. Renumbered from § 4009.2 of Title 69 by Laws 2007, c. 62, § 28, emerg. eff. April 30, 2007.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-2-106.3. Fraudulent Documents Identification Unit.

Subject to the availability of funding, the Department of Public Safety shall establish a Fraudulent Documents Identification (FDI) Unit for the primary purpose of investigating and apprehending persons or entities that participate in the sale or distribution of fraudulent documents used for identification purposes. The unit shall additionally specialize in fraudulent identification documents created and prepared for persons who are unlawfully residing within the State of Oklahoma. The Department shall employ sufficient employees to investigate and implement an FDI Unit.
Added by Laws 2007, c. 112, § 12, eff. Nov. 1, 2007. Renumbered from Title 47, § 151.2 by Laws 2008, c. 302, § 14, emerg. eff. June 2, 2008.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-2-107. Traveling expenses of assistants and other employees - Equipment.

In addition to the salaries or wages of assistants or other employees in the Department of Public Safety when deemed necessary in connection with the discharge of their duties respectively assigned or delegated to them, such assistants or employees shall be allowed and paid traveling expenses incurred in the discharge of their respective duties, in accordance with the provisions of the State Travel Reimbursement Act, Sections 500.1 through 500.19 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes, which shall be paid from the same fund and in the same manner as the payment of all other salaries and expenses of the Department; provided, however, when deemed necessary by the Commissioner of Public Safety, it shall be and he is hereby authorized and empowered to purchase motor vehicles and other equipment for use by said Department. The Commissioner of Public Safety shall prepare and deliver to the Governor, President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives a current vehicle fleet management and replacement plan and a complete inventory of all vehicles in use by the Department on the first legislative day of each year. The provisions of this act are to supersede all existing law; provided only that all provisions of this section are subject to provisions of general law governing appropriation, expenditure and availability of funds.
Laws 1961, p. 326, § 2-107, eff. Sept. 1, 1961; Laws 1970, c. 96, § 1, emerg. eff. March 30, 1970; Laws 1971, c. 19, § 1, emerg. eff. March 16, 1971; Laws 1973, c. 220, § 5, emerg. eff. May 24, 1973; Laws 1975, c. 231, § 6, emerg. eff. May 30, 1975; Laws 1976, c. 241, § 7, emerg. eff. June 15, 1976; Laws 1979, c. 243, § 11, emerg. eff. June 1, 1979; Laws 1982, c. 352, § 13, emerg. eff. June 2, 1982; Laws 1993, c. 181, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-2-108. Powers and duties of commissioner.

A. The Commissioner is hereby vested with the power and is charged with the duty of observing, administering, and enforcing the provisions of this title and of all laws regulating the operation of vehicles or the use of the highways, the enforcement and administration of which are now or hereafter vested in the Department. The Commissioner may appoint any employee of the Department to serve as the personal representative of the Commissioner for the purpose of fulfilling any such duty or combination of duties.
B. The Commissioner is hereby authorized to adopt and enforce such rules as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of the Highway Safety Code and any other laws the enforcement and administration of which are vested in the Department.
C. The Commissioner may adopt an official seal for the use of the Department.
D. The Commissioner may adopt an authorized facsimile signature of the Commissioner, and may appoint any employee of the Department to serve as the personal representative of the Commissioner for the purpose of affixing the authorized facsimile signature of the Commissioner to administrative letters, notices, and orders to enforce the provisions of the law. Provided, however, it shall be unlawful and shall constitute the crime of forgery to affix or endorse the facsimile signature of the Commissioner, as herein provided, to any instrument, voucher, check, claim, or draft for the payment of money due and owing to the State of Oklahoma. In lieu of the signature of the Commissioner or the authorized facsimile signature of the Commissioner, the Commissioner may direct and authorize any employee of the Department to affix the signature of the employee to administrative letters, notices, and orders to enforce the provisions of the law.
E. The Commissioner has the authority to enter into interagency transfers with the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs and the Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverages Laws Enforcement Commission as provided for in Section 1 of this act.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 327, § 2-108, eff. Sept. 1, 1961. Amended by Laws 2004, c. 130, § 6, emerg. eff. April 20, 2004; Laws 2021, c. 95, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-2-108.1. Interlocal agreements.

The Commissioner of Public Safety may enter into interlocal agreements with any other government agency or any state educational institution which is a member of The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education, as prescribed in Section 3201 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes, for the use of space for the purpose of providing governmental services as required by law of the Department of Public Safety. Such agreements shall be exempt from The Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act, and Sections 63, 94 and subsection C of Section 129.4 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Added by Laws 2008, c. 319, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2008. Amended by Laws 2011, c. 335, § 3; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 163.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-2-108.2. Contracts incident to real estate gifted to state – Construction of gun range.

The Commissioner of Public Safety shall have the exclusive rights to enter into all contracts incident to real estate gifted to the state for use by the Department of Public Safety in rural Pottawatomie County adjacent to the Wes Watkins Reservoir, hereafter referred to as “the premises”, including any and all architectural, engineering, design consultant, construction manager, and construction contracts concerning construction of a gun range on the premises.
The Department shall have exclusive jurisdiction, custody, responsibility and control over all construction, repair, maintenance, management and operation of the premises and all fixtures thereon incident to the gun range.
In the construction, repair, maintenance, and operation of the gun range, the Department and the premises shall be exempt from any and all real estate construction requirements and provisions, to the extent they could be applicable to the acquisition of goods or services incident to the construction, repair, maintenance and operation, as set forth in the Oklahoma Statutes, including but not limited to Sections 101 through 138 and Sections 202 through 220 of Title 61 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and subsections B, C and E of Section 63 and Sections 85.1 through 85.45j of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Added by Laws 2008, c. 319, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2008.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-2-108.3. Vehicle ownership and registration information.

A. In an effort to improve the public safety of all citizens of this state, a more uniform and expeditious method of obtaining ownership and registration information of all motor vehicles operating on the roads and highways of this state is required. Any method developed shall be conducted in accordance with subsection B of this section.
B. In addition to the powers and duties prescribed by law, the Director of Service Oklahoma shall be authorized to direct Service Oklahoma to develop a proposal for an intergovernmental cooperative agreement pursuant to paragraph 1 of subsection D of Section 1221 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes between Service Oklahoma and all tribal governments that issue tribal license plates and maintain ownership and registration information.
Added by Laws 2011, c. 188, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2011. Amended by Laws 2022, c. 282, § 29, emerg. eff. May 19, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-2-108.4. Oklahoma Incident Management Team Advisory Committee

A. There is hereby created within the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety the Oklahoma Incident Management Team Advisory Committee. The purpose of the Committee shall be to:
1. Advise and assist the Commissioner in the development of setting of goals, objectives and priorities with respect to state-sponsored all-hazard emergency incident management team functions;
2. Advise and assist the Commissioner in establishing standards and credentialing guidelines for emergency incident management functions and responders within the Team Advisory Committee's scope of authority; and
3. Provide a forum for discussion of issues between the organizations within the Team Advisory Committee.
B. The Team Advisory Committee shall be composed of the following seven (7) members as follows:
1. The Commissioner of Health, or designee;
2. The Director of the Oklahoma Forestry Services, or designee;
3. The Commissioner of the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety, or designee;
4. The Director of the Oklahoma Office of Homeland Security, or designee;
5. The Director of the Office of Emergency Management, or designee;
6. One member appointed by the Oklahoma Fire Chiefs Association to represent a statewide association of fire chiefs in this state; and
7. The Director of the Oklahoma State University Fire Safety Training, or designee.
In addition to the seven (7) members, membership may be expanded by a majority vote of the Committee.
C. The members of the Team Advisory Committee shall receive no compensation or travel reimbursement.
D. A majority of the Team Advisory Committee shall constitute a quorum to transact official business.
E. The members of the Team Advisory Committee may elect from among its membership a chair and vice chair to preside at all meetings.
F. The Committee shall meet within ninety (90) days after the effective date of this act and shall meet at least twice a year or more frequently at the discretion of the chair.
Added by Laws 2016, c. 143, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-2-109. Commissioner to prescribe forms.

The Commissioner shall prescribe and provide suitable forms requisite or deemed necessary to carry out the provisions of this title and any other laws the enforcement and administration of which are vested in the Department.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 327, § 2-109, eff. Sept. 1, 1961. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 23, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 1995; Laws 2022, c. 282, § 30, emerg. eff. May 19, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-2-109.1. Charging and collection of fees - Forms of payment.

A. The Commissioner of Public Safety shall charge and collect the fees required to be paid to the Department of Public Safety.
B. Payments for any fees required to be paid by any person to the Department of Public Safety, except as otherwise provided by law, may be made by:
1. The person’s personal or company check, as prescribed by rules of the Department;
2. Cash, if paid in person;
3. Money order or certified check; or
4. A nationally recognized credit card issued to the person. The Commissioner may add an amount equal to four percent (4%) of the amount of such payment as a convenience fee for credit card payments. Such convenience fee shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the Department of Public Safety Revolving Fund. For purposes of this paragraph, “nationally recognized credit card” means any instrument or device, whether known as a credit card, credit plate, charge plate or by any other name, issued with or without fee by the issuer for the use of the cardholder in obtaining goods, services, or anything else of value on credit which is accepted by more than one thousand merchants in this state. The Commissioner shall determine which nationally recognized credit cards will be accepted; provided, however, the Commissioner must ensure that no loss of state revenue will occur by the use of such card.
Added by Laws 2001, c. 100, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2001. Amended by Laws 2002, c. 397, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2002.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-2-111. Records of Department.

A. All records of the Department, other than those declared by law to be confidential for the use of the Department, shall be open to public inspection during office hours.
B. The Commissioner shall supervise the maintaining of all records of the Department and shall adopt rules concerning the destruction and retention of records. Records of the Department shall not be subject to the provisions of:
1. Sections 305 through 317 of Title 67 of the Oklahoma Statutes or be transferred to the custody or control of the State Archives Commission;
2. Section 590 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes; or
3. The Records Management Act, Sections 201 through 215 of Title 67 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
The Commissioner may, pursuant to an adopted rule, order destruction of records deemed to be no longer of value to the Department in carrying out the powers and duties of the Department.
C. 1. The Commissioner may cause any or all records kept by the Department of Public Safety to be photographed, microphotographed, photostated, reproduced on film, or stored on computer storage medium. The film or reproducing material shall be of durable material, and the device used to reproduce the records on the film or reproducing material shall accurately reproduce and perpetuate the original records in all detail.
2. The photostatic copy, photograph, microphotograph, photographic film or computerized image of the original records shall be deemed to be an original record for all purposes and shall be admissible as evidence in all courts or administrative agencies. A facsimile, exemplification, or certified copy thereof shall be deemed to be a transcript, exemplification, or certified copy of the original.
3. The photostatic copies, photographs, microphotographs, reproductions on film, or computerized images shall be placed in conveniently accessible files and provisions made for preserving, examining, and using the copies, photographs, microphotographs, reproductions on film and computerized images. The Commissioner of Public Safety is empowered to authorize the disposal, archival storage, or destruction of the original records or papers.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 327, § 2-111, eff. Sept. 1, 1961. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 342, § 2, eff. July 1, 2000; Laws 2005, c. 199, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2005; Laws 2007, c. 62, § 7, emerg. eff. April 30, 2007; Laws 2007, c. 326, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2007.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-2-112. Authority to grant or refuse applications - Confiscation of documents.

A. The Department shall examine and determine the genuineness, regularity and legality of every application lawfully made to the Department, and may in all cases make investigation as may be deemed necessary or require additional information, and shall reject any such application if not satisfied of the genuineness, regularity or legality thereof or the truth of any statement contained therein, or for any other reason, when authorized by law. If a person making application to the Department presents any document to the Department which the Department has reason to believe is false, fraudulent, or being used by a person not authorized to use such document, the Department shall confiscate the document until such time it is determined by the Department whether the document is false, fraudulent, or being used by a person not authorized to use such document.
B. Service Oklahoma shall examine and determine the genuineness, regularity, and legality of every application, driver license, and any other application lawfully made to Service Oklahoma, and may in all cases make investigation as may be deemed necessary or require additional information, and shall reject any such application if not satisfied of the genuineness, regularity, or legality thereof or the truth of any statement contained therein, or for any other reason, when authorized by law. If a person making application to Service Oklahoma presents any document to Service Oklahoma which Service Oklahoma has reason to believe is false, fraudulent, or being used by a person not authorized to use such document, Service Oklahoma shall confiscate the document until such time is determined by Service Oklahoma whether the document is false, fraudulent, or being used by a person not authorized to use such document.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 327, § 2-112, eff. Sept. 1, 1961. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 23, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 1995; Laws 2003, c. 461, § 6, eff. July 1, 2003; Laws 2022, c. 282, § 32, emerg. eff. May 19, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-2-113. Seizure of documents and plates.

Service Oklahoma is hereby authorized to take possession of any certificate of title, registration card, permit, license or registration plate issued by the State of Oklahoma upon expiration, revocation, cancellation or suspension thereof, or which is fictitious, or which has been unlawfully or erroneously issued.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 328, § 2-113, emerg. eff. Sept. 1, 1961. Amended by Laws 2022, c. 282, § 33, emerg. eff. May 19, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-2-114. Distribution of synopsis of laws.

The Department may publish a synopsis or summary of the laws of this state regulating the operation of vehicles and may deliver a copy thereof to any person.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 328, § 2-114, eff. Sept. 1, 1961. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 23, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-2-115. Department may summon witnesses and take testimony.

(a) The Commissioner and officers of the Department designated by him shall have authority to summon witnesses to give testimony under oath or to give written deposition upon any matter under the jurisdiction of the Department. Such summons may require the production of relevant books, papers and records.
(b) Every such summons shall be served at least five (5) days before the return date, either by personal service made by any person over eighteen (18) years of age or by registered mail, but return acknowledgement is required to prove such latter service. Failure to obey such a summons so served shall constitute a misdemeanor. The fees for the attendance and travel of witnesses shall be the same as for witnesses before the district court and shall be paid from the Public Safety Fund.
(c) The district court, where not otherwise provided, shall have jurisdiction, upon application by the Commissioner, to enforce all lawful orders of the Commissioner under this section.
Laws 1961, p. 328, § 2-115.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-2-116. Giving of notice.

Whenever the Department of Public Safety or the Oklahoma Insurance Department is authorized or required to give any notice under this act or other law regulating the operation of vehicles, unless a different method of giving such notice is otherwise expressly prescribed, such notice shall be given either by personal delivery thereof to the person to be so notified or by deposit in the United States mail of such notice in an envelope with first class postage prepaid, addressed to such person at the address as shown by the records of the Department. The giving of notice by mail is complete upon the expiration of ten (10) days after such deposit of said notice. Proof of the giving of notice in either such manner may be made by the certificate of any officer or employee of the Department or affidavit of any person over eighteen (18) years of age, naming the person to whom such notice was given and specifying the time, place and manner of the giving thereof. Failure of the person to receive notice because of failure to notify the Department of a change in his or her current mailing address, as required by Section 6-116 of this title, shall not be sufficient grounds for the person to protest the notice.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 328, § 2-116, eff. Sept. 1, 1961. Amended by Laws 1986, c. 279, § 11, operative July 1, 1986; Laws 2007, c. 326, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2007; Laws 2017, c. 392, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2017; Laws 2019, c. 400, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2019; Laws 2022, c. 282, § 34, emerg. eff. May 19, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-2-117.1. Investigation and report of violation of rules and regulations governing transportation of persons and property.

A. It shall be the duty of the Oklahoma Tax Commission to investigate and report to the Corporation Commission and the Department of Public Safety violations of their rules and regulations and the laws governing the transportation of persons and property by motor transportation companies and all other motor carriers for hire.
B. It shall be the duty of the Corporation Commission to investigate and report to the Oklahoma Tax Commission and the Department of Public Safety violations of their rules and regulations and the laws governing the transportation of persons and property by motor transportation companies and all other motor carriers for hire.
Added by Laws 1987, c. 6, § 16, emerg. eff. March 16, 1987.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-2-118. Administration of Division of Highway Patrol.

(a) The Commissioner shall require that the Division of Highway Patrol properly patrol the highways of this state and cooperate with sheriffs and police officers in enforcing the laws regulating the operation of vehicles and the use of highways.
(b) The Commissioner may establish a school for the training and education of the members of said Division in traffic regulation, the promotion of traffic safety and enforcement of the laws regulating the operation of vehicles and the use of the highways.
(c) All members of said Division when on duty shall be dressed in distinctive uniform and display a badge of office.
Laws 1961, p. 330, § 2-118.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-2-119. Badge of authority - Penalties.

The Commissioner shall issue to each member of the Division of Highway Patrol a badge of authority with the seal of this state in the center thereof, with the words "Oklahoma Highway Patrol" encircling said seal and below the designation of the position held by the member to whom issued. Every such badge shall be numbered or each number shall otherwise display a distinctive serial number.
1. Neither the Commissioner nor any other person shall issue any such badge to any person who is not a duly appointed and acting member of said Division.
2. Any person who without authority wears the badge of a member of said Division, or a badge of similar design which would tend to deceive anyone, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
3. Any person who impersonates a member of said Division or other officer or employee of the Department with intent to deceive anyone, or who without authority wears a uniform likely to be confused with the official uniform of any such officer, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Laws 1961, p. 330, § 2-119.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-2-121. Legal division.

The Department of Public Safety shall establish or provide for a Legal Division and the Commissioner may employ attorneys as needed, which may be on full-time or part-time basis, which attorneys, in addition to advising the Commissioner, Highway Patrol and other Department personnel on legal matters, may appear for and represent the Commissioner, Highway Patrol and Department in administrative hearings and other legal actions and proceedings. Provided, that it shall continue to be the duty of the Attorney General to give his official opinion to the Commissioner and to prosecute and defend actions therefor, if requested to do so.
Laws 1971, c. 354, § 7, operative July 1, 1971.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-2-122. Receipt of funds - Law enforcement training centers - Drug Abuse Resistance Education Program - Petty cash fund.

A. The Commissioner of Public Safety is authorized to receive funds from gifts, federal and state agency sources, state and local agency employees, and tuition and fees for room and meals from users of the Robert R. Lester Training Center and other training facilities of the Department of Public Safety. All amounts collected shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the Department of Public Safety Revolving Fund.
B. The Commissioner or designee is authorized to receive contributions, gifts and donations for the sole benefit and operation of the education programs of the Department including, but not limited to, the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) Program. All monies received by the Commissioner or designee pursuant to this subsection shall be deposited to the credit of the Department of Public Safety Restricted Revolving Fund and shall be expended by the Department solely for the purposes of the operation of the education programs of the Department. All other property received by the Commissioner or designee pursuant to this subsection shall be held by the Department in trust under the terms and conditions imposed by the donors, and title to any and all property acquired, granted or donated to the Department shall be taken in the name of the state to be held for the use and benefit of such education programs of the Department under the conditions of the grants or donations. Provided, however, no real property shall be accepted by the Commissioner or designee for the purposes of this subsection.
C. There is hereby created a petty cash fund for the Department of Public Safety. Said fund shall be used by the Department to operate cash drawers as necessary. The amount of the petty cash fund shall be determined by the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services and the Commissioner of Public Safety. Purchases from the petty cash fund shall be prohibited. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall be authorized to prescribe forms, systems and procedures for the administration of the petty cash fund.
Added by Laws 1972, c. 84, § 4, emerg. eff. March 28, 1972. Amended by Laws 1983, c. 286, § 12, operative July 1, 1983; Laws 1987, c. 5, § 148, emerg. eff. March 11, 1987; Laws 1988, c. 290, § 11, operative July 1, 1988; Laws 1990, c. 258, § 62, operative July 1, 1990; Laws 1994, c. 218, § 4, eff. July 1, 1994; Laws 1997, c. 211, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1997; Laws 2002, c. 397, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 2002; Laws 2011, c. 335, § 4; Laws 2012, c. 283, § 2, eff. July 1, 2012; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 164.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-2-122.1. Acquisition of federal funds.

All funds appropriated to the Department of Public Safety may be used and expended in conjunction or cooperation with any federal agency or instrumentality under such terms and conditions considered appropriate or necessary by the Commissioner of Public Safety to obtain grants or federal aid assistance in accordance with state law. The Department of Public Safety is hereby authorized to collect, receive and use any and all grants, reimbursements, or court-ordered forfeitures made available through any agency or instrumentality of the federal government, provided, however, such funds shall be deposited in the State Treasury and disbursed in accordance with the agreement between the Department of Public Safety and the applicable federal agency or instrumentality.
Added by Laws 1988, c. 290, § 23, operative July 1, 1988.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-2-122.2. Employee performance program – Recognition awards.

A. The Commissioner of Public Safety is authorized to establish an employee performance recognition program that encourages outstanding job performance and productivity within the Department of Public Safety. The Commissioner is authorized to expend funds for:
1. The purchase of recognition awards to be presented to work units or individual employees having exceptional job performance records or other significant contributions to the operation of the Department; and
2. A formal ceremony or banquet where the awards may be presented.
B. Recognition awards may consist of distinctive wearing apparel, service pins, plaques, writing pens, or other distinguished awards of a value not exceeding One Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150.00) per award to recognize the achievement of the work unit or individual employee. In addition to recognition awards, the Commissioner may establish an employee benefit program not exceeding Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) each fiscal year for cash awards to recognize outstanding performance in the workplace by Department employees.
Added by Laws 2000, c. 146, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2000.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-2-122.3. Ownership, training and use of canines.

A. The Legislature finds and declares that it is in the public interest:
1. For the Department of Public Safety to acquire, house and train canines to assist in explosives detection, to seek out and discover controlled dangerous substances, to perform drug interdiction, to perform patrol activities, to perform article searches, to provide officer protection, and to engage in tracking in order to assist in the apprehension and arrest of criminals or those reasonably believed to be criminals or engaged in a criminal activity; and
2. To kennel each canine with its full-time trainer-handler, who shall be the primary caregiver of the canine.
B. The Commissioner of Public Safety is hereby authorized, and it is hereby deemed to be a public function of the Department of Public Safety:
1. To own, train and use canines for the purposes described in subsection A of this section;
2. To house each canine of the Department with the particular trainer-handler of the canine; and
3. To pay from any monies available to the Department for the construction and repair expenses of a kennel for each canine of the Department on the private property of the trainer-handler of the canine.
C. Construction and repair expenses of a kennel shall include, but not be limited to, minor improvements to the real property of the trainer-handler, such as a necessary concrete slab for the kennel floor, kennel water line and spigot, kennel fencing, and shelter, all of which may be affixed to the real property of the trainer-handler. Fixtures to real property approved herein may also include a drainage and septic system for sanitary purposes, but only in the case which is the result of numerous canines, such as those used for tracking, kenneled at a particular location.
D. Any kennel facilities authorized by this section shall only be used for the kenneling of, caring for, and training of state-owned canines and shall be reasonable in both size and cost.
E. Any expenditure made under the provisions of this section shall be overseen and approved by the Commissioner, or his or her designee, prior to being incurred, unless the Commissioner specifically provides an exception; provided, under all circumstances the Commissioner shall retain complete control over the expenditures and shall establish internal procedures and guidelines for the expenditures and the eligibility of anyone to receive such expenditures.
Added by Laws 2008, c. 297, § 1, emerg. eff. June 2, 2008.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-2-123. Sale and auction of used vehicles, used emergency vehicle equipment, and forfeited property.

A. The Department of Public Safety is hereby authorized to make available for sale used vehicles and used emergency vehicle equipment to any federal, state, county or municipal agency, public school district, or any reserve deputy, reserve officer, or firefighter who furnishes their own vehicle for the performance of their duty.
B. The Department of Public Safety is hereby authorized to make available for sale at public auction any used vehicles, used emergency vehicle equipment, and any property forfeited to the Department.
C. The Department of Public Safety shall promulgate rules for the sale and auction of used vehicles, used emergency vehicle equipment, and forfeited property.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 283, § 5, emerg. eff. May 29, 1974. Amended by Laws 1979, c. 45, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1979; Laws 1983, c. 304, § 21, eff. July 1, 1983; Laws 1995, c. 47, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1995; Laws 2001, c. 90, § 1, eff. July 1, 2001; Laws 2009, c. 216, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2009.