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2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-2-305.9. Law Enforcement Retirement System - Increase in benefits.

A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, any person receiving benefits from the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System as of June 30, 2003, who continues to receive benefits on or after July 1, 2004, shall receive a four-percent increase in said benefits beginning in July 2004.
B. Any increase in benefits a person is eligible to receive pursuant to subsection B, C or D of Section 2-305 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes, after June 30, 2004, shall be offset by the increase in benefits, if any, provided by this section.
Added by Laws 2004, c. 536, § 15, eff. July 1, 2004.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-2-305.10. Increase in benefits - July 1, 2006.

A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, any person receiving benefits from the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System as of June 30, 2005, who continues to receive benefits on or after July 1, 2006, shall receive a four-percent increase in said benefits beginning in July 2006.
B. Any increase in benefits a person is eligible to receive pursuant to subsection B, C or D of Section 2-305 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes, after June 30, 2006, shall be offset by the increase in benefits, if any, provided by this section.
Added by Laws 2006, 2nd Ex. Sess., c. 46, § 8, eff. July 1, 2006.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-2-305.11. Increase in benefits - July 1, 2008 - Offset.

A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, any person receiving benefits from the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System as of June 30, 2007, who continues to receive benefits on or after July 1, 2008, shall receive a four-percent increase in said benefits beginning in July 2008.
B. Any increase in benefits a person is eligible to receive pursuant to subsection B, C or D of Section 2-305 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes, after June 30, 2008, shall be offset by the increase in benefits, if any, provided by this section.
Added by Laws 2008, c. 415, § 4, eff. July 1, 2008.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-2-305.12. Increase in benefits – July 1, 2020 - Offset.

A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, any person receiving benefits from the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System as of June 30, 2019, who continues to receive benefits on or after July 1, 2020, shall receive an increase in benefits as follows:
1. Zero percent (0%) if the person has been retired for less than two (2) years as of July 1, 2020;
2. Two percent (2%) if the person has been retired for at least two (2) years but less than five (5) years as of July 1, 2020; and
3. Four percent (4%) if the person has been retired for five (5) years or more as of July 1, 2020.
B. Any increase in benefits a person is eligible to receive pursuant to subsection B, C or D of Section 2-305 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes after July 1, 2020, shall be offset by the increase in benefits, if any, provided by this section.
Added by Laws 2020, c. 121, § 5, eff. July 1, 2020.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-2-306.2. Unpaid accumulated contributions - Payment to beneficiary or next of kin.

In the event the total retirement payments made to the member and his joint annuitant, if any, are less than the member's accumulated contributions, the difference shall be paid to the member's designated beneficiary or if no designated beneficiary survives, then to the member's nearest surviving next of kin as determined by law.
Laws 1980, c. 357, § 12, eff. July 1, 1980.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-2-306.3. Death benefit.

Upon the death of an active or retired member, the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System shall pay to the designated beneficiary of the member as defined in paragraph 17 of Section 2-300 of this title or if there is no such designated beneficiary or if such designated beneficiary predeceases the member, to the estate of the member, the sum of Four Thousand Dollars ($4,000.00) as a death benefit for those active or retired members who died prior to July 1, 1999. For those active or retired members who die on or after July 1, 1999, the sum shall be Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00).
Added by Laws 1987, c. 236, § 162, emerg. eff. July 20, 1987. Amended by Laws 1999, c. 167, § 5, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2002, c. 352, § 4, eff. July 1, 2002; Laws 2004, c. 542, § 5, eff. July 1, 2004; Laws 2014, c. 37, § 3, emerg. eff. April 9, 2014.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-2-307.1. Service credit for membership in Public Employees Retirement System - Time of application.

A. A member may receive service credit for not to exceed five (5) years of participating service accumulated by the member while an employee of a state agency if the member is not receiving or eligible to receive retirement benefits or credit for said service from the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System. To receive credit for said service prior to January 1, 1991, the employee and employer contributions for those years of service and interest of not to exceed five percent (5%) as determined by the Board shall be paid to the Board. Effective January 1, 1991, to receive credit for said service, the member shall pay the amount determined by the Board of Trustees pursuant to Section 19 of Enrolled Senate Bill No. 810 of the 2nd Session of the 42nd Oklahoma Legislature. Such service credit shall not be used in determining the eligibility of the member for retirement based upon length of service.
B. To receive credit for such service:
1. A member who became a member of the system prior to July 1, 1988, shall make application to the Board for such service prior to January 1, 1989; and
2. A member who becomes a member of the system after June 30, 1988, shall make application to the Board for such service within two (2) years of the date the member became a member of the system.
C. Such service credit may be paid by:
1. A cash lump-sum payment;
2. A trustee-to-trustee transfer of non-Roth funds from a Section 403(b) annuity or custodial account, an eligible deferred compensation plan described in Section 457(b) which is maintained by an eligible employer described in Code Section 457(e)(1)(A), and/or a Code Section 401(a) qualified plan;
3. A direct rollover of tax-deferred funds from a Code Section 403(b) annuity or custodial account, an eligible deferred compensation plan described in Code Section 457(b) which is maintained by an eligible employer described in Code Section 457(3)(1)(A), a Code Section 401(a) qualified plan, and/or a Code Section 408(a) or 408(b) traditional or conduit Individual Retirement Account or Annuity (IRA). Roth accounts, Coverdell Education Savings Accounts and after-tax contributions shall not be used to purchase such service credit; or
4. Any combination of the above methods of payment.
Added by Laws 1986, c. 253, § 5, operative July 1, 1986. Amended by Laws 1987, c. 236, § 163, emerg. eff. July 20, 1987; Laws 1988, c. 267, § 24, operative July 1, 1988; Laws 1990, c. 334, § 4, operative July 1, 1990; Laws 2003, c. 406, § 9, eff. July 1, 2003; Laws 2006, 2nd Ex. Sess., c. 46, § 23, eff. July 1, 2006; Laws 2016, c. 8, § 2, emerg. eff. April 5, 2016.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-2-308. Payments on termination of membership - Reemployment.

A. A member who terminates his service before normal retirement date, other than by death or disability, shall, upon application filed with the Board, be entitled to be refunded from the fund an amount equal to the accumulated contributions the member has made to the fund, but excluding any interest or any amount contributed by the state. If such member has completed ten (10) years of credited service at the date of termination, the member may elect a vested benefit in lieu of receiving his accumulated contributions.
If the member who has completed ten (10) or more years of credited service elects the vested benefit, the member shall be entitled to a monthly retirement annuity commencing on the member's normal retirement date to be determined as if the member's employment continued uninterrupted. The annual amount of such retirement annuity shall be equal to two and one-half percent (2 1/2%) of final average salary multiplied by the number of years of credited service. The death benefits provided for under Section 2-306 of this title shall apply to any member retiring under the provisions of this subsection.
B. A member who terminated service before the normal retirement date of such member and elected a vested benefit in lieu of receiving accumulated contributions may upon reemployment be allowed full credit toward retirement for all credited service accrued for the vested benefit. This subsection shall apply to employees of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control, the Department of Public Safety and the Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Control Board whose benefits had vested in the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System prior to the establishment of the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System. Upon reemployment of said employee by an agency whose employees are now members of the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System, the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System shall transfer to the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System all funds contributed by the individual member being reemployed and all funds contributed by the state for such member.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 335, § 2-308, eff. Sept. 1, 1961. Amended by Laws 1975, c. 365, § 6, operative July 1, 1975; Laws 1978, c. 310, § 2, emerg. eff. May 11, 1978; Laws 1980, c. 357, § 14, eff. July 1, 1980; Laws 1982, c. 328, § 6, operative July 1, 1982; Laws 2002, c. 399, § 6, eff. July 1, 2002.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-2-308.1. Election to defer commencement of retirement benefits.

Any member retiring under the provisions of the System shall have the opportunity to elect to defer the commencement of retirement benefits by one-year periods by an election in writing submitted to the Board not later than thirty (30) days prior to the member's normal retirement date or the member's actual retirement date, whichever is later. Such elections may be made successively but may not be deferred later than age sixty-five (65). Retirement benefits payable to members electing to defer the commencement of payments shall be increased by five percent (5%) of the amount that would otherwise be paid for each year payments are deferred.
Laws 1978, c. 310, § 3, emerg. eff. May 11, 1978; Laws 1980, c. 357, § 15, eff. July 1, 1980.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-2-308.2. Actuarial investigation - Establishment of tables and rates - Actuarial valuation of assets and liabilities – Determination of employer contributions.

A. At least once each five (5) years the actuary shall make an actuarial investigation of the experience of the System including the mortality, service and compensation experience of members and beneficiaries. Based on the results of such investigation the actuary shall recommend for adoption by the Board such tables and rates as are required for the operation of the System and for the preparation of annual actuarial valuations.
B. On the basis of such tables and rates as the Board shall adopt, the actuary shall prepare an annual actuarial valuation of the assets and liabilities of the System and certify the rates of contribution payable by the state under the provisions of law concerning the System.
C. Subject to the funds available to the System, the employer contributions to the System shall be determined on the basis of the most recent actuarial valuation, which amount shall be calculated as the sum of the normal cost for the fiscal year plus expected administrative expenses plus the payment required to amortize the unfunded accrued liability according to the amortization schedule recommended by the actuary and adopted by the Board.
Added by Laws 1978, c. 310, § 4, emerg. eff. May 11, 1978. Amended by Laws 1980, c. 357, § 16, eff. July 1, 1980; Laws 2014, c. 116, § 1, eff. July 1, 2014; Laws 2022, c. 80, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-2-309.1. Officers of State Bureau of Investigation and Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control - Transfer to System.

Officers of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation and the Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control who become members of the System on July 1, 1980, shall cease accruing benefits in the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System as of that date and shall commence accruing benefits under this System. The Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System shall transfer to the Oklahoma Law Enforcement System all funds contributed by the individual members being transferred and all funds contributed by the state for such members, no later than October 1980. Also, the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System shall give to the Oklahoma Law Enforcement System a certified statement of credited service accrued by such transferred members. Service accrued by officers of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation and the Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control under the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System shall be treated as credited service under the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System.
Laws 1980, c. 357, § 18, eff. July 1, 1980.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-2-309.2. Employees of Communications Division and Waterways Patrol Division of Department of Public Safety - Transfer to System.

Employees of the Communications Division and Waterways Patrol Division of the Department of Public Safety who are members of the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System shall cease accruing benefits in the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System and shall commence accruing benefits under the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System on July 1, 1981. On January 1, 1982, the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System shall transfer to the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System the actual amount contributed to the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System by the state and by each Communications Division and Waterways Patrol Division employee transferring to the Oklahoma Law Enforcement RetirementSystem and the retirement records of those transferring employees. Service accrued by employees of the Communications Division and Waterways Patrol Division of the Department of Public Safety under the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System shall be treated as credited service under the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System. Provided, however, that the cumulative total of credited service for such transferring employee shall not exceed the total time said employee could have accrued if his entire employment with the State of Oklahoma had been as an employee of the Department of Public Safety.
Laws 1981, c. 227, § 6, operative July 1, 1981.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-2-309.3. Law enforcement officers of the Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Control Board - Transfer to System.

Law enforcement officers of the Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Control Board who are members of the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System shall cease accruing benefits in the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System and shall commence accruing benefits under the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System on July 1, 1982. On January 1, 1983, the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System shall transfer to the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System the actual amount contributed to the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System by the state and by each law enforcement officer of the Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Control Board transferring to the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System and the retirement records of those transferring employees. Service accrued by said law enforcement officers of the Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Control Board under the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System shall be treated as credited service under the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System. Provided however, that the cumulative total of credited service for such transferring employee shall not exceed the total time said employee could have accrued if his entire employment with the State of Oklahoma had been as an employee of the Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Control Board.
Added by Laws 1982, c. 328, § 7, operative July 1, 1982.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-2-309.4. Park rangers - Transfer to System.

Park rangers of the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department who are certified peace officers pursuant to the provisions of Section 3311 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes and who are members of the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System shall cease accruing benefits in the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System and shall commence accruing benefits under the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System on July 1, 1985. On January 1, 1986, the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System shall transfer to the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System the actual amount contributed to the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System by the state and by each park ranger of the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department transferring to the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System and the retirement records of those transferring employees. Service accrued by said park rangers of the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department under the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System shall be treated as credited service under the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System. Provided however, that the cumulative total of credited service for each such transferring employee shall not exceed the total time said employee could have accrued if his entire employment with the State of Oklahoma had been as an employee of the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department.
Added by Laws 1985, c. 296, § 7, emerg. eff. July 24, 1985.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-2-309.5. Pharmacy board inspectors - Transfer to System.

Inspectors of the Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy who are certified peace officers pursuant to the provisions of Section 3311 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes and who are members of the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System shall cease accruing benefits in the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System and shall commence accruing benefits under the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System on July 1, 1986. On January 1, 1987, the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System shall transfer to the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System the actual amount contributed to the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System by the state and by each inspector of the Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy transferring to the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System and the retirement records of those transferring employees. Service accrued by said inspectors of the Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy under the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System shall be treated as credited service under the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System. Provided however, that the cumulative total of credited service for each such transferring employee shall not exceed the total time said employee could have accrued if his entire employment with the State of Oklahoma had been as an employee of the Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy.
Added by Laws 1986, c. 253, § 6, operative July 1, 1986.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-2-309.8. Service credit.

A. Any state employee who is employed in a commissioned officer position of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol Division, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control, the Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement Commission, a Parks Ranger of the Tourism and Recreation Department, and a Pharmacy Inspector of the Pharmacy Board shall be eligible for service credit for employment prior to July 1, 1993, if the employee was in a commissioned officer position in the former Oklahoma Capitol Patrol Division, the former Mansion Security, and the former Training Center Security of the Department of Public Safety and the employee was a full-time, active employee eligible for all state employee benefits.
B. An eligible member of the System shall receive credit for all prior service as provided in subsection A of this section, provided the member is not receiving or eligible to receive retirement credit or benefits for such service in any other public retirement system. Service credit received pursuant to this section shall be used in determining the years of service for retirement and vesting purposes.
C. To receive credit for such service, an eligible member, as provided in this section, who became a member of the System prior to July 1, 1993, shall make application to the Board in writing for such service prior to July 1, 2002.
Added by Laws 2000, c. 378, § 3, eff. July 1, 2000. Renumbered from § 309.8 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 131, § 18, eff. July 1, 2001. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 435, § 5, eff. July 1, 2001; Laws 2008, c. 177, § 13, eff. July 1, 2008.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-2-310.2. Law Enforcement Retirement System members - Inability to perform duties - Administrative leave with pay - Transfer of temporary disability benefits.

Whenever any member of the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System currently working in a position identified by paragraph 6 of Section 2-300 of this title who is enrolled in the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System is unable to perform the member’s duties because of sickness or temporary disability caused or sustained while in the discharge of the member’s duty as such member, notwithstanding the provisions of Section 840-2.21 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes or the provisions of Title 85A of the Oklahoma Statutes, the member may be placed on administrative leave with pay by the employing agency for a period of ninety (90) days with the employing agency having the option of extending the leave period for up to an additional ninety (90) days, not to exceed a total of one hundred eighty (180) days. The member’s salary and benefits shall continue to be paid by the employing agency without any decrease or disruption of the salary and benefits. If the recovery period is longer than one hundred eighty (180) days, the member shall use sick leave, annual leave or other authorized leave. Should a member receiving a salary under this section be eligible to receive and should the salary of the member under this section exceed any temporary disability benefit paid to the member under Section 1 et seq. of Title 85A of the Oklahoma Statutes, the member shall transfer such temporary disability benefits under Section 1 et seq. of Title 85A of the Oklahoma Statutes to the employing agency while the member is sick or temporarily disabled.
Added by Laws 2006, 2nd Ex. Sess., c. 46, § 30, eff. July 1, 2006. Renumbered from § 840-2.21A of Title 74 by Laws 2007, c. 62, § 29, emerg. eff. April 30, 2007. Amended by Laws 2021, c. 96, § 2.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-2-312. Fraud - Penalties.

(a) No person shall knowingly make any false statement or shall falsify or permit to be falsified any record or records of the System, in any attempt to defraud such System.
(b) Should any such change in records fraudulently made, or any mistake in records inadvertently made, result in any member or beneficiary of said System receiving or paying more or less than he would have been entitled to had the records been correct, then, on the discovery of such error, the Board shall correct such error and shall adjust payments which he should have paid or received.
(c) Any person violating any provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Laws 1961, p. 336, § 2-312; Laws 1980, c. 357, § 21, eff. July 1, 1980.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-2-316. Oklahoma Blue Alert Act.

A. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Blue Alert Act".
B. As used in this act, "law enforcement officer" means any duly appointed person who is charged with the responsibility of maintaining public order, safety and health by the enforcement of all laws, ordinances or orders of this state or any of its political subdivisions and who is authorized to bear arms in execution of his or her responsibilities including reserve force deputies, reserve municipal police officers and tribal law enforcement officers who are commissioned pursuant to an agreement authorized by Section 1221 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
C. The Department of Public Safety shall develop and implement a statewide blue alert system. The statewide blue alert system shall be designed to rapidly disseminate useful information in a predetermined manner to statewide media outlets.
D. The Commissioner of Public Safety shall be the statewide coordinator of the blue alert system. The Commissioner shall adopt rules and issue directives as necessary to ensure proper implementation of the alert. An Oklahoma Blue Alert shall be activated only in accordance with policies established by the Department of Public Safety and if all of the following conditions apply:
1. A law enforcement officer has been killed or seriously injured and the law enforcement agency investigating the incident has information identifying an individual as a suspect connected to the incident;
2. The law enforcement agency that is investigating the suspect determines that the suspect poses a serious risk or threat to the public and other law enforcement personnel;
3. The law enforcement agency investigating the suspect has obtained either:
a.
the name of the suspect,
b.
a detailed physical description of the suspect, or
c.
a description of the vehicle of the suspect, vehicle registration plate numbers or letters or partial vehicle registration plate numbers or letters; and
4. The law enforcement agency investigating the suspect recommends that the Department of Public Safety activate the Blue Alert.
E. The Commissioner may notify authorities and entities outside the State of Oklahoma upon verification that the criteria established under this section have been met.
F. The Commissioner shall annually review the function of the blue alert system and revise its criteria and procedures to provide for efficient and effective statewide public notification.
Added by Laws 2016, c. 200, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-3-102. Definitions.

As used in this act:
1. "Board" shall mean the Service Oklahoma Operator Board;
2. "Committee" shall mean the Licensed Operator Advisory Committee;
3. "Director" shall mean the chief executive officer of Service Oklahoma;
4. "Good standing" shall mean a licensed operator is current on all required reporting and remittances and whose license is not under review for revocation by the Service Oklahoma Operator Board;
5. "License" shall mean the authority granted by the Service Oklahoma Operator Board to an individual for purposes of operating a Service Oklahoma location;
6. "Licensed operator" shall mean an individual who obtains a license from the Service Oklahoma Operator Board to operate a designated Service Oklahoma location and offers third-party fulfillment of designated services to be rendered by Service Oklahoma, as set forth in Section 1140 et seq. of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Any reference to motor license agent in the Oklahoma Statutes shall mean licensed operator; and
7. "Service Oklahoma location" shall mean any location where services offered by Service Oklahoma are provided including locations operated by either Service Oklahoma or pursuant to a license issued by Service Oklahoma.
Added by Laws 2022, c. 282, § 2, emerg. eff. May 19, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-3-105. Licensed Operator Advisory Committee.

A. To assist and advise the Service Oklahoma Operator Board, a Licensed Operator Advisory Committee is hereby created.
B. The Licensed Operator Advisory Committee shall consist of seven (7) members appointed by the Service Oklahoma Operator Board as follows:
1. Two members who shall be licensed operators, appointed by the Service Oklahoma Operator Board, from counties with a population under thirty thousand (30,000) according to the latest Federal Decennial Census data;
2. Two members who are licensed operators, appointed by the Service Oklahoma Operator Board, from counties with a population between thirty thousand one (30,001) and one hundred thousand (100,000) according to the latest Federal Decennial Census data;
3. Two members who are licensed operators, appointed by the Service Oklahoma Operator Board, from counties with a population over one hundred thousand (100,000) according to the latest Federal Decennial Census data; and
4. One member who shall be an employee of Service Oklahoma, appointed by the Director of Service Oklahoma.
C. Members appointed to the first Licensed Operator Advisory Committee shall serve the following terms:
1. The Service Oklahoma Operator Board shall select one member appointed pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 1 of subsection B of this section, one member appointed pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 2 of subsection B of this section, and one member appointed pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 3 of subsection B of this section to serve two-year terms. Subsequent appointments shall serve two-year terms;
2. The Service Oklahoma Operator Board shall select one member appointed pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 1 of subsection B of this section, one member appointed pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 2 of subsection B of this section, and one member appointed pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 3 of subsection B of this section to serve three-year terms. Subsequent appointments shall serve two-year terms; and
3. The member appointed pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 4 of subsection B of this section shall serve a two-year term. All subsequent appointments shall serve two-year terms.
D. Members of the Licensed Operator Advisory Committee shall serve at the pleasure of his or her appointing authority and may be removed or replaced with or without cause.
E. Any vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as original appointments.
F. The Service Oklahoma Operator Board has the authority to determine the qualifications and duties of the members of the Licensed Operator Advisory Committee.
Added by Laws 2022, c. 282, § 5, emerg. eff. May 19, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-3-106v1. Service Oklahoma Revolving Fund – Petty cash fund.

A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for Service Oklahoma to be designated the “Service Oklahoma Revolving Fund”. The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations. All monies accruing to the credit of said fund are hereby appropriated and shall be budgeted and expended by Service Oklahoma for the restricted purposes of the monies as prescribed by law. Expenditures from said fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment.
B. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for Service Oklahoma to be designated the “Service Oklahoma Reimbursement Fund”. The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations. All monies accruing to the credit of said fund are hereby appropriated and shall be budgeted and expended by Service Oklahoma for the restricted purposes of the monies as prescribed by law. Expenditures from said fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment.
C. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for Service Oklahoma, to be designated the “Service Oklahoma Computer Imaging System Revolving Fund”. The fund shall be a continuing fund not subject to fiscal year limitations. All monies accruing to the credit of said fund are hereby appropriated and shall be budgeted and expended by Service Oklahoma for the purpose of implementing, developing, administering, and maintaining the computer imaging system of Service Oklahoma. Expenditures from said fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment.
D. There is hereby created a Petty Cash Fund for Service Oklahoma. The fund shall be used by Service Oklahoma to operate cash drawers as necessary. The amount of the Petty Cash Fund shall be determined by the Director of Service Oklahoma and the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services. Purchases from the Petty Cash Fund shall be prohibited. The Director of 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 2022, c. 282, § 6, emerg. eff. May 19, 2022. Amended by Laws 2023, c. 310, § 12, eff. July 1, 2023.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-3-107. Records – Confidentiality - Maintenance.

A. All records of Service Oklahoma, other than those declared by law to be confidential for the use of Service Oklahoma, shall be open to public inspection during normal business hours.
B. The records and files of Service Oklahoma concerning any state tax law shall be considered confidential and privileged, except as otherwise provided by law, and neither Service Oklahoma nor any employee engaged in the administration of Service Oklahoma or charged with the custody of any such records or files nor any person who may have secured information from Service Oklahoma shall disclose any information obtained from the records or files or from any examination or inspection of the premises or property of any person.
C. The Director shall supervise the maintenance of all records of Service Oklahoma and shall adopt rules concerning the destruction and retention of records. Records of Service Oklahoma 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.
In carrying out the powers and duties of Service Oklahoma, the Director may, pursuant to an adopted rule, order destruction of records deemed to no longer be of value to Service Oklahoma.
D. 1. The Director may cause any or all records kept by Service Oklahoma to be photographed, microphotographed, photostatted, 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 record 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, reproduction on film, or computerized images shall be placed in conveniently accessible files and provisions shall be made for preserving, examining, and using copies, photographs, microphotographs, reproductions on film, and computerized images. The Director is empowered to authorize the disposal, archival storage, or the destruction of the original records or papers.
Added by Laws 2022, c. 282, § 7, emerg. eff. May 19, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-3-108. Interagency agreements.

A. The Director may enter into interagency agreements for the inspection, release, and disclosure of information contained in the records of Service Oklahoma to the extent that the inspection, release, or disclosure is necessary and appropriate.
B. The Director may enter into interagency agreements in order to administer the responsibilities pursuant to the provisions of this act, including, but not limited to, the receipt of proceeds for the provision of services provided by Service Oklahoma.
C. The Director may enter into interagency agreements with the Department of Public Safety to assume control over the operations or management and acquire ownership of any satellite offices of the Department of Public Safety that provide driving services.
Added by Laws 2022, c. 282, § 8, emerg. eff. May 19, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-3-109. Administrative rules.

On the effective date of this act, the administrative rules related to any services provided by Service Oklahoma previously promulgated by the Department of Public Safety, the Oklahoma Tax Commission, and any other state agency shall be transferred to and become a part of the administrative rules of Service Oklahoma. The Office of Administrative Rules in the Office of the Secretary of State shall provide adequate notice in "The Oklahoma Register" of the transferred rules and shall place the transferred rules under the Administrative Code section of Service Oklahoma. On the effective date of this act, any amendment, repeal, or addition to the transferred rules shall be under the rulemaking authority of Service Oklahoma.
Added by Laws 2022, c. 282, § 9, emerg. eff. May 19, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-4-101. Exceptions from provisions of this chapter.

This chapter does not apply to the following unless a title or registration has been issued on such vehicles under this act:
1. A vehicle moved solely by animal power;
2. An implement of husbandry, except as provided in Section 4-102 and 4-104 of this title;
3. Special mobilized machinery;
4. A self-propelled invalid wheel chair or tricycle.
Amended by Laws 1987, c. 224, § 12, eff. Nov. 1, 1987. Amended by Laws 1987, c. 224, § 12, eff. Nov. 1, 1987.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-4-102. Unauthorized use of vehicle - Punishment.

A. A person not entitled to possession of a vehicle who, without the consent of the owner and with intent to deprive the owner, temporarily or otherwise, of the vehicle or its possession, takes, uses or drives the vehicle shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a term not to exceed two (2) years.
B. A person not entitled to possession of an implement of husbandry who, without the consent of the owner and with intent to deprive the owner, temporarily or otherwise, of the implement of husbandry or its possession, takes, uses or drives the implement of husbandry shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a felony punishable in accordance with the provisions of Section 17-102 of this title.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 336, § 4-102, eff. Sept. 1, 1961. Amended by Laws 1987, c. 224, § 13, eff. Nov. 1, 1987; Laws 1997, c. 133, § 471, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2018, c. 116, § 16, eff. Nov. 1, 2018.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 471 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-4-103. Unauthorized use of a vehicle known to be stolen - Punishment.

A. A person not entitled to the possession of a vehicle who receives, possesses, conceals, sells, or disposes of it, knowing the vehicle to be stolen or converted under circumstances constituting a crime shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a term not to exceed two (2) years.
B. A person not entitled to the possession of an implement of husbandry who receives, possesses, conceals, sells or disposes of it, knowing the implement of husbandry to be stolen or converted under circumstances constituting a crime shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a felony punishable in accordance with the provisions of Section 17-102 of this title.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 336, § 4-103, eff. Sept. 1, 1961. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 472, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2009, c. 373, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2009; Laws 2018, c. 116, § 17, eff. Nov. 1, 2018.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 472 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-4-104. Damaging or tampering with vehicle or implement of husbandry.

(a) A person, who, with intent and without right to do so, injures or tampers with any vehicle or implement of husbandry or in any other manner damages any part or portion of said vehicle or implement of husbandry or any accessories, appurtenance or attachments thereto is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(b) A person, who, without right to do so and with intent to commit a crime, climbs into or upon a vehicle or implement of husbandry whether it is in motion or at rest, attempts to manipulate any of the levers, starting mechanism, brakes or other mechanism or device of a vehicle or implement of husbandry while the same is at rest and unattended, or sets in motion any vehicle or implement of husbandry while the same is at rest and unattended is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(c) This section shall not apply as stated in Section 11-1002 of this title.
Amended by Laws 1987, c. 224, § 14, eff. Nov. 1, 1987.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-4-105. Stolen, converted, recovered and unclaimed vehicles.

A. It shall be the duty of every sheriff, chief of police or peace officer to make immediate report to the Department of Public Safety of all vehicles reported to their respective jurisdictions as being stolen or recovered. Such report shall be made as prescribed by the Department.
B. An owner or a lienholder may report the theft of a vehicle, or its conversion if a crime, to the Department, but the Department may disregard the report of a conversion unless a warrant has been issued for the arrest of a person charged with the conversion. A person who has so reported the theft or conversion of a vehicle shall, forthwith after learning of its recovery, report the recovery to the Department.
C. An operator of a place of business for garaging, repairing, parking or storing vehicles for the public, in which a vehicle remains unclaimed for a period of thirty (30) days, shall, within five (5) days after the expiration of that period, report the vehicle as unclaimed to the Department. Such report shall be on a form prescribed by the Department.
A vehicle left by its owner whose name and address are known to the operator or employee of the operator is not considered unclaimed. A person who fails to report a vehicle as unclaimed in accordance with this subsection forfeits all claims and liens for its garaging, parking or storing and is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine or not more than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) for each day the failure to report continues.
D. The Department shall maintain and appropriately index cumulative public records of stolen, converted, recovered and unclaimed vehicles reported to it pursuant to this section. The Department may make and distribute weekly lists of such vehicles so reported to it to peace officers upon request without fee and to others for the fee, if any, the Department prescribes.
E. Any peace officer who has reason to believe or upon receiving information that a motor vehicle has been stolen shall have and is hereby vested with authority to confiscate and hold such vehicle until satisfactory proof of ownership is established. Provided, any vehicle that is towed by a licensed wrecker operator pursuant to the provisions of Section 954A of this title shall be returned to the licensed wrecker operator prior to any other claim or assertion of ownership.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 337, § 4-105, eff. Sept. 1, 1961. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 279, § 3, emerg. eff. May 26, 2003; Laws 2012, c. 197, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2012.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-4-107. Removed, falsified or unauthorized identification.

A. Any person or persons who shall destroy, remove, cover, alter or deface, or cause to be destroyed, removed, covered, altered or defaced, the engine number or other distinguishing number of any vehicle in this state, without first giving notice of such act to Service Oklahoma, upon such form as Service Oklahoma may prescribe, or any person who shall give a wrong description in any application for the registration of any vehicle in this state for the purpose of concealing or hiding the identity of such vehicle, shall be deemed guilty of a felony and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by imprisonment in the custody of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections for a term of not less than one (1) year nor more than five (5) years.
B. A person who buys, receives, possesses, sells or disposes of a vehicle or an engine for a vehicle, knowing that the identification number of the vehicle or engine has been removed or falsified, shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor.
C. A person who buys, receives, possesses, sells or disposes of a vehicle or an engine for a vehicle, with knowledge that the identification number of the vehicle or engine has been removed or falsified and with intent to conceal or misrepresent the identity of the vehicle or engine, shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a felony.
D. A person who removes a license plate from a vehicle or affixes to a vehicle a license plate not authorized by law for use on said vehicle with intent to conceal or misrepresent the identity of the vehicle or its owner shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor.
E. As used in this section:
1. "Identification number" includes an identifying number, serial number, engine number or other distinguishing number or mark, placed on a vehicle or engine by its manufacturer or by authority of the Oklahoma Tax Commission or in accordance with the laws of another state or country;
2. "Remove" includes deface, cover and destroy; and
3. "Falsify" includes alter and forge.
F. An identification number may be placed on a vehicle or engine by its manufacturer in the regular course of business or placed or restored on a vehicle or engine by authority of Service Oklahoma without violating this section; provided, an identification number so placed or restored is not falsified.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 337, § 4-107, eff. Sept. 1, 1961. Amended by Laws 1981, c. 118, § 5; Laws 1984, c. 253, § 1, operative July 1, 1984; Laws 1997, c. 133, § 473, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 5, § 341, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2022, c. 282, § 35, emerg. eff. May 19, 2022.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 473 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.