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2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-11-903. Negligent homicide.

A. When the death of any person ensues within one (1) year as a proximate result of injury received by the driving of any vehicle by any person in reckless disregard of the safety of others, the person so operating such vehicle shall be guilty of negligent homicide.
B. Any person convicted of negligent homicide shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one (1) year or by fine of not less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.
In addition to the fine or penalty, the court shall order the person to attend a driver improvement or defensive driving course, as provided in Section 6-206.1 of this title. Furthermore, if the records of the Department of Public Safety for the person reflect a conviction for any traffic offense within the three (3) years immediately preceding the conviction for negligent homicide, the fine shall be enhanced to double the amount of the fine imposed pursuant to this subsection.
C. The Commissioner of Public Safety shall revoke the license or permit to drive and any nonresident operating privilege of any person convicted of negligent homicide.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 387, § 11-903, eff. Sept. 1, 1961. Amended by Laws 1985, c. 112, § 10, eff. Nov. 1, 1985; Laws 2005, c. 164, § 1, emerg. eff. May 11, 2005; Laws 2011, c. 299, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-11-904. Person involved in personal injury accident while under influence of alcohol or other intoxicating substance - Causing great bodily injury.

A. Any person who is involved in a personal injury accident while driving or operating a motor vehicle within this state and who is in violation of the provisions of subsection A of Section 11-902 of this title may be charged with a violation of the provisions of this subsection as follows:
1. Any person who is convicted of a violation of the provisions of this subsection shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor for the first offense and shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than ninety (90) days nor more than one (1) year, and a fine of not more than Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00); and
2. Any person who is convicted of a violation of the provisions of this subsection after having been previously convicted of a violation of this subsection or of Section 11-902 of this title shall be deemed guilty of a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for not less than one (1) year and not more than five (5) years, and a fine of not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00).
B. 1. Any person who causes an accident resulting in great bodily injury to any person other than himself while driving or operating a motor vehicle within this state and who is in violation of the provisions of subsection A of Section 11-902 of this title may be charged with a violation of the provisions of this subsection. Any person who is convicted of a violation of the provisions of this subsection shall be deemed guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for not less than four (4) years and not more than twenty (20) years, and a fine of not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00).
2. As used in this subsection, "great bodily injury" means bodily injury which creates a substantial risk of death or which causes serious, permanent disfigurement or protracted loss or impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ.
Added by Laws 1983, c. 43, § 1, emerg. eff. April 21, 1983. Amended by Laws 1984, c. 30, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1984; Laws 1985, c. 112, § 11, eff. Nov. 1, 1985; Laws 1989, c. 316, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1989; Laws 1997, c. 133, § 482, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 5, § 348, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2004, c. 275, § 13, eff. July 1, 2004; Laws 2012, c. 157, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2012; Laws 2016, c. 196, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 482 from July 1, 1998 to July 1, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-11-905. Person involved in personal injury accident without a valid driver license – Causing great bodily injury – Causing death.

A. Any person who, while operating a vehicle in this state without a valid driver license for the class of vehicle being operated, or while knowingly disqualified to operate a motor vehicle in this state, or while such person knows or should have known that his or her driver license is canceled, denied, suspended or revoked, causes an accident which results in personal injury to any other person, may be charged with a violation of the provisions of this subsection. Any person who is convicted of a violation of the provisions of this subsection shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for a term not more than one (1) year, or by a fine in an amount not exceeding Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.
B. 1. Any person who, while operating a vehicle in this state without a valid driver license for the class of vehicle being operated, or while knowingly disqualified to operate a motor vehicle in this state, or while such person knows or should have known that his or her driver license is canceled, denied, suspended or revoked, causes an accident resulting in great bodily injury to any other person, may be charged with a violation of the provisions of this subsection. Any person who is convicted of a violation of the provisions of this subsection shall be deemed guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a term not more than five (5) years, or by a fine in an amount not exceeding Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.
2. As used in this subsection, “great bodily injury” means bodily injury which creates a substantial risk of death or which causes serious, permanent disfigurement or protracted loss or impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ.
C. Any person who, while operating a vehicle in this state without a valid driver license for the class of vehicle being operated, or while knowingly disqualified to operate a motor vehicle in this state, or while such person knows or should have known that his or her driver license is canceled, denied, suspended or revoked, causes an accident resulting in the death of any other person, may be charged with a violation of the provisions of this subsection. Any person who is convicted of a violation of the provisions of this subsection shall be deemed guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a term not more than five (5) years, or by a fine in an amount not exceeding Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.
D. The provisions of this section may be charged in addition to any other chargeable offense allowed by law.
Added by Laws 2009, c. 155, § 3, eff. July 1, 2009. Amended by Laws 2010, c. 68, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2010.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-11-906.1. Drunk Driving Prevention Act - Short title.

Sections 13 through 16 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the "Drunk Driving Prevention Act".
Added by Laws 1995, c. 320, § 1, eff. July 1, 1995. Amended by Laws 1996, c. 309, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1996; Laws 2000, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 8, § 13, eff. July 1, 2000. Renumbered from § 6-106.1 of this title by Laws 2000, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 8, § 33, eff. July 1, 2000.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-11-906.2. Purpose.

The purpose of this act is to reduce the incidence of persons who drive or are in actual physical control of a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or other intoxicating substances.
Added by Laws 1995, c. 320, § 2, eff. July 1, 1995. Amended by Laws 2000, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 8, § 14, eff. July 1, 2000. Renumbered from § 6-106.2 of this title by Laws 2000, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 8, § 33, eff. July 1, 2000.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-11-906.3. Oklahoma Driver's Manual - Contents.

A. The State Department of Education shall develop and administer appropriate driver education programs to be conducted in all of the schools of this state to increase awareness of the dangers of drinking and driving.
B. 1. In order to provide education and instruction to all applicants for an original Oklahoma driver license, the Oklahoma Driver's Manual, published and distributed by Service Oklahoma pursuant to Section 2-114 of this title, shall contain accurate information on:
a.
the hazards of driving while under the influence of alcohol or other intoxicating substances, and
b.
the legal and financial consequences resulting from violations of this state's laws prohibiting the operation or actual physical control of a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or other intoxicating substances.
2. In addition to the subjects set forth in Section 6-110 of this title, the written examination administered by Service Oklahoma to every applicant for an original Oklahoma driver license shall contain questions on the subjects listed in this subsection.
Added by Laws 1995, c. 320, § 3, eff. July 1, 1995. Amended by Laws 1996, c. 309, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 1996; Laws 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 8, § 15, eff. July 1, 2000. Renumbered from § 6-106.3 of this title by Laws 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 8, § 33, eff. July 1, 2000. Amended by Laws 2022, c. 282, § 94, emerg. eff. May 19, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-11-1001. Stopping, standing or parking outside of business or residence district - Penalties.

A. 1. Upon any highway outside of a business or residence district no person shall stop, park or leave standing any vehicle, whether attended or unattended, upon the paved or main-traveled part of the highway when it is practicable to stop, park or so leave such vehicle off such part of said highway, but in every event an unobstructed width of the highway opposite a standing vehicle shall be left for the free passage of other vehicles and a clear view of such stopped vehicles shall be available from a distance of four hundred (400) feet in each direction upon such highway.
2. As used in this section and Section 11-1002 of this title, “highway” means any public road, street, or turnpike used for vehicular travel.
B. 1. The owner or operator of a vehicle or its cargo which obstructs the regular flow of traffic shall make every reasonable effort to remove the obstructing vehicle or cargo from the roadway so the regular flow of traffic is not blocked. This subsection shall not apply to collisions resulting in the injury or death of any person.
2. This subsection shall not apply to vehicles transporting “hazardous materials” as defined in paragraph 5 of Section 230.3 of this title.
3. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to relieve any person from complying with Section 10-103 of this title.
4. a.
Until January 1, 2006, any person violating this subsection may be issued a written warning of the violation.
b.
Any person violating this subsection shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided for in Section 17-101 of this title.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 387, § 11-1001, eff. Sept. 1, 1961. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 100, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2003; Laws 2004, c. 222, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2004.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-11-1002. Officers authorized to remove illegally stopped vehicle.

A. Whenever any police officer finds a vehicle standing upon a highway in violation of any of the provisions of subsection A of Section 11-1001 of this title, such officer is hereby authorized to move such vehicle, or require the driver or other person in charge of the vehicle to move the same, to a position off the paved or main-traveled part of such highway.
B. 1. Law enforcement officers, using reasonable care, may remove from the roadway to the nearest safe place any disabled or damaged vehicle or cargo as described in subsection B of Section 11-1001 of this title.
2. Absent a showing of gross negligence, the law enforcement officer, the employing agency, or any person acting under the direction of the law enforcement officer is not liable for damage to a vehicle or damage or loss to any portion of the contents or cargo of the vehicle when carrying out the provisions of this subsection.
C. Whenever any police officer finds a vehicle unattended upon any bridge or causeway or in any underpass where such vehicle constitutes an obstruction to traffic, such officer is hereby authorized to provide for the removal of such vehicle to the nearest garage or other place of safety.
D. When any vehicle is left standing or abandoned upon a highway in violation of this section and at such a place or in such manner as to interfere or prevent the maintenance of said highway, the Oklahoma Department of Transportation, Oklahoma Transportation Authority or their authorized agents may remove such vehicle or request the driver or other persons in charge thereof to move the same to some place of safety off the highway with charge to the owner of the vehicle.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 387, § 11-1002, eff. Sept. 1, 1961. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 100, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2003; Laws 2004, c. 222, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2004.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-11-1003. Stopping, standing or parking prohibited in specified places.

A. Except as otherwise provided in subsection B of this section, no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with law or the directions of a police officer or traffic-control device, in any of the following places:
1. On a sidewalk;
2. In front of a public or private driveway;
3. Within fifteen (15) feet of a fire hydrant, or if in an area serviced by a volunteer fire department, within thirty (30) feet of a fire hydrant if the governing body of the area so adopts by ordinance;
4. Within an intersection;
5. On a crosswalk;
6. Within twenty (20) feet of a crosswalk at an intersection;
7. Within thirty (30) feet upon the approach to any flashing beacon, stop sign or traffic-control signal located at the side of a roadway;
8. Between a safety zone and the adjacent curb or within thirty feet of points on the curb immediately opposite the ends of a safety zone, unless the authority having jurisdiction indicates a different length by signs or marking;
9. Within fifty (50) feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing;
10. Within twenty (20) feet of the driveway entrance to any fire station and on the side of a street opposite the entrance to any fire station within seventy-five (75) feet of said entrance (when properly signposted);
11. Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when stopping, standing or parking would obstruct traffic;
12. On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street;
13. Upon any bridge or other elevated structure upon a highway or within a highway underpass;
14. At any place where official signs prohibit stopping.
B. No person engaging in the collection and disposal of solid waste or recycling material or both as a business, pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Solid Waste Management Act, shall stop, stand or park a vehicle, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with law or the directions of a police officer or traffic-control device, in any of the following places:
1. On a sidewalk;
2. Within an intersection;
3. Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when stopping, standing or parking would obstruct traffic;
4. Upon any bridge or other elevated structure upon a highway or within a highway underpass; or
5. At any place where official signs prohibit stopping.
C. No person shall move a vehicle not lawfully under the control of the person into any prohibited area or away from a curb such distance as is unlawful.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 388, § 11-1003, eff. Sept. 1, 1961. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 58, § 3, eff. July 1, 1995; Laws 2011, c. 152, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-11-1004. Additional parking regulations.

A. Except as otherwise provided in this section, every vehicle stopped or parked upon a roadway where there are adjacent curbs shall be so stopped or parked with the right-hand wheels of such vehicle parallel to and within eighteen (18) inches of the right-hand curb.
B. Local authorities may by ordinance permit parking of vehicle with the left-hand wheels adjacent to and within eighteen (18) inches of the left-hand curb of a one-way roadway.
C. Local authorities may by ordinance permit angle parking on any roadway, except that angle parking shall not be permitted on any federal-aid or state highway unless the Department of Highways has determined that the roadway is of sufficient width to permit angle parking without interfering with the free movement of traffic.
D. The Oklahoma Department of Highways with respect to highways under its jurisdiction may place signs prohibiting or restricting the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles on any highway where such stopping, standing or parking is dangerous to those using the highway or where the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles would unduly interfere with the free movement of traffic thereon. Such signs shall be official signs and no person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle in violation of the restrictions stated on such signs.
E. A person engaging in the collection and disposal of solid waste or recycling material or both as a business, pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Solid Waste Management Act, shall be exempt from the provisions of subsections A and B of this section while in the performance of such activities.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 388, § 11-1004, eff. Sept. 1, 1961. Amended by Laws 2011, c. 152, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-11-1005. Authorized emergency vehicles; vehicles used in construction or maintenance of highways - Excepted from certain provisions.

Provisions of this article shall not apply to authorized emergency vehicles or to vehicles or machinery used in the construction or maintenance of highways, and such vehicles or machinery may be operated on any part of the road, whether same is open to traffic or closed, when such operation is necessary in the maintenance or construction of said highway; provided, that the Department of Highways shall protect all such operations with adequate warnings, signs, signals, lights, devices, or flagmen.
Laws 1961, p. 388, § 11-1005.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-11-1006. Parking of vehicles on posted private property - Penalty - Liability of land owner.

(a) It shall be unlawful to place or park a motor vehicle or a trailer upon the posted private property of another, without first obtaining permission from the landowner or the person in charge of such property, except where said placing or parking is casual or involuntary.
(b) Violation of the terms of this section shall be considered to be a misdemeanor and upon conviction violators shall be fined not to exceed Twenty Dollars ($20.00) and, in addition thereto, shall pay any and all reasonable and necessary charges incurred by the landowner or other person in having any vehicle or trailer removed from his property and stored.
(c) The landowner or person in charge of the land shall not be liable for any damages which may occur to a trespassing vehicle or trailer under the terms of this section, while the same is trespassing or while it is being removed from his property, or while it is in storage.
Laws 1961, p. 389, § 11-1006.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-11-1010. Erection and maintenance of certain parking signs - Window stickers and other parking identification.

A. The Department of Transportation in coordination with the Department of Public Safety shall have the authority to erect and maintain signs reserving, restricting or regulating the placing, stopping, standing or parking of vehicles within the boundaries of the following:
1. State Capitol Park; and
2. State Capitol Complex in Tulsa.
B. The Department of Public Safety may prepare and issue window stickers or other means of identification except as provided in Section 15.3 of Title 73 of the Oklahoma Statutes as the Commissioner of Public Safety shall deem necessary for the enforcement of this section, Section 11-1009 of this title and Section 15.3 of Title 73 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Added by Laws 1982, c. 195, § 2, operative July 1, 1982. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 279, § 5, emerg. eff. May 26, 2003.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-11-1012. Parking meters - Exemption.

In counties with a population over five hundred thousand (500,000) according to the last decennial census, marked and unmarked law enforcement vehicles or any vehicle which a law enforcement officer is using in an official capacity shall be exempt from paying a parking meter while parked on a city street.
Added by Laws 2002, c. 381, § 4, eff. July 1, 2002.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-11-1101. Unattended motor vehicle.

The person driving or in charge of a motor vehicle shall not permit it to stand unattended without first stopping the engine, and effectively setting the brake thereon and, when standing upon any grade, turning the front wheels to the curb or side of the highway.
Laws 1961, p. 389, § 11-1101.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-11-1102. Limitations on backing.

No vehicle shall be backed upon any street or highway except for such distance as may be necessary to permit the vehicle to enter the proper driving lane from a parked position. Such backing shall be done only after the driver of said vehicle has ascertained that such movement can be made without endangering other traffic.
Laws 1961, p. 389, § 11-1102.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-11-1103. Motorcycles, motor-driven cycles, motorized scooters or motorized bicycles - Restrictions on transporting other persons.

A. No person under the age of sixteen (16) years shall drive a motorcycle, motor-driven cycle, motorized scooter, or motorized bicycle on any highway of this state while transporting any other person.
B. The operator of a motorcycle, motor-driven cycle, motorized scooter, or motorized bicycle who has attained the age of sixteen (16) years or older may carry a passenger if the vehicle has a wheel diameter of twelve (12) inches or greater and is factory-designed and equipped with either:
1. A double seating device with double foot rests; or
2. A sidecar attachment providing a separate seat space within such sidecar attachment for each person riding therein so that such person shall be seated entirely within the body of said sidecar.
C. No rider of a motorcycle, motor-driven cycle, motorized scooter, or motorized bicycle shall hold to any moving vehicle for the purpose of being propelled.
D. No driver of a motorcycle, motor-driven cycle, motorized scooter, motorized bicycle, or electric-assisted bicycle shall pass other vehicles between lanes of traffic traveling in the same direction. This subsection shall not apply to the operator of an authorized emergency vehicle.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 389, § 11-1103, eff. Sept. 1, 1961. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 411, § 15, eff. Nov. 1, 2003; Laws 2004, c. 521, § 10, eff. Nov. 1, 2004; Laws 2019, c. 43, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-11-1104. Obstruction to driver's view or control - Overloading school bus.

(a) No person shall drive a vehicle when it is so loaded, or when there are in the front seat such a number of persons, exceeding three, as to obstruct the view of the driver to the front or sides of the vehicle or as to interfere with the driver's control over the driving mechanism of the vehicle.
(b) No passenger in a vehicle shall ride in such position as to interfere with the driver's view ahead or to the sides or to interfere with his control over the driving mechanism of the vehicle.
(c) No school bus shall be operated on the streets or highways in this state when loaded with passengers in excess of the number for which such bus is designed to carry. The number of passengers determined by the local school board which the bus is designed to carry shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the bus.
Laws 1961, p. 389, § 11-1104; Laws 1967, c. 256, § 1.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-11-1105. Opening and closing vehicle doors.

No person shall open the door of a motor vehicle on the side available to moving traffic unless and until it is reasonably safe to do so, nor shall any person leave a door open on the side of a vehicle available to moving traffic for a period of time longer than necessary to load or unload passengers.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 389, § 11-1105, eff. Sept. 1, 1961.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-11-1107. Coasting prohibited.

(a) The driver of any motor vehicle when traveling upon a down grade shall not coast with the gears of such vehicle in neutral.
(b) The driver of any motor vehicle when traveling upon a down grade shall not coast with the clutch disengaged.
Laws 1961, p. 389, § 11-1107.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-11-1108. Following fire apparatus and other emergency vehicles prohibited.

(a) The driver of any vehicle other than one on official business shall not follow any fire apparatus traveling in response to a fire alarm closer than five hundred (500) feet or drive into or park such vehicle within the block where fire apparatus has stopped in answer to a fire alarm.
(b) The driver of any vehicle other than one on official business shall not follow any emergency vehicle or shall not purposely drive to any location on a highway where an emergency exists which would interfere with the free movement of authorized emergency vehicles or any other traffic using the highway at that location. For the purpose of this subsection the definition of emergency shall include traffic accidents, airplane accidents, disasters, explosions, civil disturbances and (without limitation by the foregoing) any other related circumstances which tend to cause traffic congestion.
The purpose of this subsection is to eliminate sightseers and other persons who do not have official business at the scene of an emergency, and whose presence would tend to cause traffic congestion.
Laws 1961, p. 389, § 11-1108.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-11-1110. Destructive or injurious items on highways.

A. No person shall throw or deposit upon any highway any glass bottle, glass, nails, tacks, wire, cans or any other substances likely to injure any person, animal or vehicle upon such highway.
B. Any person who drops, or permits to be dropped or thrown, upon any highway any destructive or injurious material shall immediately remove the same or cause it to be removed.
1. Any person removing a wrecked or damaged vehicle from a highway, highway right-of-way or any other location as the result of an accident shall remove any glass or other injurious substance dropped upon the highway or highway right-of-way or other location from such vehicle. The owner or insurer of the owner of the vehicle if the owner's insurance policy provides coverage for such expense, shall be responsible for the cost of removal of the vehicle and the glass or other injurious substance and any vehicle storage fees. The cost of the removal of the vehicle and any storage fees shall be the same as established by the Corporation Commission for nonconsensual tows.
2. Truck-tractors carrying cargo on the roadways of this state shall maintain a commercial auto, farm and ranch, inland marine or cargo liability insurance policy that covers the costs of cleanup of any substance that is spilled or otherwise deposited on the roadway or right-of-way in violation of this section.
C. No person shall throw any substance at a standing vehicle or any occupant thereof, nor shall any person throw any substance at a person on or adjacent to a highway.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 390, § 11-1110, eff. Sept. 1, 1961. Amended by Laws 1978, c. 153, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1978; Laws 1999, c. 285, § 2, emerg. eff. May 27, 1999; Laws 2001, c. 255, § 1, eff. July 1, 2001; Laws 2002, c. 133, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2002; Laws 2011, c. 355, § 10, eff. Nov. 1, 2011; Laws 2020, c. 123, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2020; Laws 2021, c. 388, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-11-1111. Throwing or dropping object on or at moving vehicles.

A. No person shall willfully throw or drop any substance at a moving vehicle or any occupant thereof.
B. No person shall willfully throw or drop any object from a bridge or overpass with intent to damage any property or injure any person.
C. Any violation of subsection A or B of this section shall be deemed a felony and, upon conviction, shall be punishable by imprisonment in the Department of Corrections for a term of not more than ten (10) years, or by a fine not exceeding Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Added by Laws 1978, c. 153, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1978. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 483, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 349, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2003, c. 368, § 1, eff. July 1, 2003.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 483 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-11-1114. Allowing passenger to ride outside passenger compartment.

A. No operator of a motor vehicle shall allow a passenger to ride outside the passenger compartment of the vehicle on the streets, highways or turnpikes of this state; provided, this section shall not apply to persons so riding on private property or for parades or special events nor shall this section apply to passengers riding on the bed of a pickup truck.
B. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of subsection A of this section shall be punished by a fine of Ten Dollars ($10.00) and shall pay court costs of Fifteen Dollars ($15.00), provided the Department of Public Safety shall not assess points to the driving record of any licensed or unlicensed person convicted of a violation of this section.
Added by Laws 1991, c. 309, § 7, eff. July 1, 1991.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-11-1115. Railroad-highway grade crossings – Class A, B or C commercial vehicles – When crossing prohibited.

At a railroad-highway grade crossing, a person operating a Class A, B or C commercial motor vehicle shall not negotiate the crossing if there is:
1. Insufficient space to drive completely through the crossing without stopping; or
2. Insufficient clearance for the undercarriage of the vehicle.
Added by Laws 2002, c. 169, § 3, eff. Oct. 1, 2002.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-11-1117. All-terrain vehicle passenger restrictions - Penalties and enforcement - Liability of parents or vehicle owners - Applicability.

A. It shall be unlawful for a person less than eighteen (18) years of age to operate or to be carried as a passenger upon an all-terrain vehicle unless the person wears a crash helmet of a type which complies with standards established by 49 C.F.R., Section 571.218.
B. It shall be unlawful for the operator of an all-terrain vehicle to carry a passenger unless that all-terrain vehicle has been specifically designed by the manufacturer to carry passengers in addition to the operator.
C. Fine and court costs for violating the provisions of this section shall not exceed Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00). Any peace officer of this state including, but not limited to, park rangers, is authorized to enforce the provisions of this section. All monies collected pursuant to a citation for a violation of this section shall be deposited in the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department Revolving Fund for credit to the cost center of the state park or public recreation area where such citation was issued.
D. Any parent, legal guardian or person having actual responsibility for a person under eighteen (18) years of age, or who is the owner of the all-terrain vehicle operated by a person under eighteen (18) years of age, who knows, or should have known, that the person operating the all-terrain vehicle is not in compliance with the provisions of this section, shall be punishable according to the provisions of subsection C of this section.
E. As used in this section, “all-terrain vehicle” means a vehicle manufactured and used exclusively for off-highway use, traveling on four or more non-highway tires, having a seat designed to be straddled by the operator, and which is steered by the use of handlebars.
F. “Recreational off-highway vehicle” means a vehicle manufactured and used exclusively for off-highway use, traveling on four or more non-highway tires, having non-straddle seating and which is steered by a steering wheel.
G. The provisions of this section shall apply only to persons operating all-terrain vehicles on public lands.
H. The provisions of this section shall not apply to persons operating an all-terrain vehicle on privately owned property.
Added by Laws 2007, c. 124, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2007. Amended by Laws 2008, c. 98, § 4, eff. July 1, 2008; Laws 2011, c. 110, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-11-1119. Definitions - Unattended child or vulnerable adult in motor vehicle prohibited - Exception - Penalty.

A. As used in the Forget-Me-Not Vehicle Safety Act:
1. “Person responsible for a child” means a custodial parent or legal guardian of a child, or a person who has been directed or authorized to supervise a child by that child’s custodial parent or legal guardian;
2. “Unattended” means beyond a person’s direct ability to care for or come to the aid of the unaccompanied person; and
3. “Motor vehicle” means the same as defined in Section 1-134 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
B. A person responsible for a child who is six (6) years of age or younger, or a caretaker of a vulnerable adult as defined by Section 10-103 of Title 43A of the Oklahoma Statutes, shall not leave that child or vulnerable adult unattended in a motor vehicle if the conditions, including, but not limited to, extreme weather, inadequate ventilation, or hazardous or malfunctioning components within the vehicle present a risk to the health or safety of the unattended child or vulnerable adult.
C. It shall not be considered a violation of this section if the child or vulnerable adult is accompanied in the motor vehicle by a person at least twelve (12) years of age who is not mentally incompetent as defined by Section 1-103 of Title 43A of the Oklahoma Statutes.
D. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by:
1. A fine of not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) upon a first conviction;
2. A fine of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) and ordered to perform community service of not less than fifty (50) hours upon a second conviction; and
3. A fine of not less than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) upon a third or subsequent conviction, and the full record of that person's convictions of the violations of this section shall be submitted to the Department of Human Services for evaluation.
E. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this section who has left a child or vulnerable adult unattended in a motor vehicle on the premises of any establishment which holds any license for the sale of alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises pursuant to Section 521 of Title 37 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and who has consumed any alcoholic beverage during the period of time the child or vulnerable adult has been unattended, shall be punished by a fine of not less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00).
F. Nothing in this section precludes prosecution under any other provision of law.
Added by Laws 2008, c. 343, § 2.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-11-1120. Removing a child from a vehicle - Immunity.

A. A person shall be immune from civil liability for any damage resulting from the forcible entry of a motor vehicle for the purpose of removing a child from the motor vehicle if the person:
1. Determines the motor vehicle is locked or there is otherwise no reasonable method for the child to exit the motor vehicle;
2. Has a good-faith belief that forcible entry into the motor vehicle is necessary because the child is in imminent danger of suffering harm if not immediately removed from the motor vehicle and, based upon the circumstances known to the person at the time, the belief is a reasonable one;
3. Has contacted the local law enforcement agency, the fire department or the 911 emergency telephone service prior to forcibly entering the motor vehicle;
4. Places a notice on the motor vehicle windshield with the person's contact information, the reason the entry was made, the location of the child and that the authorities have been notified;
5. Remains with the child in a safe location, out of the elements but reasonably close to the motor vehicle, until law enforcement, fire or other emergency responder arrives; and
6. Used no more force to enter the motor vehicle and remove the child from the motor vehicle than is necessary under the circumstances.
B. Nothing in this act shall affect the person's civil liability if the person attempts to render aid to the child in addition to what is authorized by this act.
Added by Laws 2015, c. 329, § 1, emerg. eff. May 18, 2015.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-11-1201. Effect of regulations.

A. It is a misdemeanor and punishable by a fine of not less than One Dollar ($1.00) nor more than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) for any person to do any act forbidden or fail to perform any act required in this article. A conviction for the violation of any offense in this article shall not be recorded on the driving record of the person.
B. The parent or legal guardian of any child or the guardian of any ward shall not authorize or knowingly permit any child or ward to violate any of the provisions of this article.
C. Except as otherwise provided, the provisions of this article shall apply whenever a bicycle or motorized scooter is operated upon any highway or upon any path set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles or motorized scooters.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 390, § 11-1201. Amended by Laws 2004, c. 521, § 11, eff. Nov. 1, 2004.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-11-1202. Traffic laws apply to persons riding bicycles or motorized scooters.

Every person riding a bicycle or motorized scooter upon a roadway shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle by this title, except as to special regulations in this article and except to those provisions of this title which by their nature can have no application.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 390, § 11-1202. Amended by Laws 2004, c. 521, § 12, eff. Nov. 1, 2004.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-11-1203. Riding on bicycle or motorized scooter.

A. A person operating a bicycle shall ride upon or astride a permanent and regular attached seat.
B. No bicycle or motorized scooter shall be used to carry more persons at one time than the number for which it is designed and equipped.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 390, § 11-1203. Amended by Laws 2004, c. 521, § 13, eff. Nov. 1, 2004.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-11-1204. Clinging to vehicles.

No person riding upon any bicycle, motorized scooter, coaster, roller skates, sled, or toy vehicle shall attach the same or himself or herself to any vehicle upon a roadway.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 390, § 11-1204. Amended by Laws 2004, c. 521, § 14, eff. Nov. 1, 2004.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-11-1205. Riding on roadway, one-way street or highway.

A. Every person operating a bicycle or motorized scooter upon a roadway at less than the normal speed of traffic at the time and place and under the conditions then existing shall ride as close as is safe to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway, except under any of the following situations:
1. When overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction;
2. When preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into a private road or driveway;
3. When reasonably necessary to avoid conditions and while exercising due care, including but not limited to:
a.
fixed or moving objects,
b.
parked or moving vehicles,
c.
pedestrians or animals,
d.
surface hazards, or
e.
any time it is unsafe to continue along the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway; and
4. When riding in the right-turn-only lane.
B. Any person riding a bicycle or motorized scooter upon a one-way street or highway with two or more marked lanes of travel may ride as close as is safe to the left-hand curb or edge of the street or highway.
C. No person operating a bicycle or motorized scooter shall pass other vehicles between lanes of traffic traveling in the same direction.
D. Persons riding bicycles or motorized scooters upon a roadway shall not ride more than two abreast except on paths or parts of roadways set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles or motorized scooters. Persons riding two abreast shall not impede the normal and reasonable flow of traffic and, on a laned roadway, shall ride within a single lane.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 390, § 11-1205, eff. Sept. 1, 1961. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 301, § 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Laws 2003, c. 411, § 16, eff. Nov. 1, 2003; Laws 2004, c. 521, § 15, eff. Nov. 1, 2004; Laws 2006, c. 173, § 2, eff. July 1, 2006.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-11-1206. Carrying articles.

No person operating a bicycle or motorized scooter shall carry any package, bundle or article which prevents the driver from keeping at least one hand upon the handle bars.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 391, § 11-1206. Amended by Laws 2004, c. 521, § 16, eff. Nov. 1, 2004.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-11-1209. Electric-assisted bicycles and operators – Rights and restrictions – Label requirements.

A. Except as specifically provided in this section, an electric-assisted bicycle or an operator of an electric-assisted bicycle shall be afforded the rights and privileges and be subject to all of the duties and provisions of this act.
B. An electric-assisted bicycle or a person operating an electric-assisted bicycle is not subject to the Oklahoma statutory provisions relating to financial responsibility, vehicle insurance, driver licenses, vehicle registration or certificates of title.
C. On and after January 1, 2020, manufacturers and distributors of electric-assisted bicycles shall apply a label that is permanently affixed in a prominent location to each electric-assisted bicycle. The label shall contain the classification number, top assisted speed and motor wattage of the electric-assisted bicycle, and it shall be printed in Arial font in at least 9-point type.
D. A person shall not tamper with or modify an electric-assisted bicycle so as to change the motor-powered speed capability or engagement of an electric-assisted bicycle, unless he or she appropriately replaces the label indicating the classification required in subsection C of this section.
E. An electric-assisted bicycle may be ridden where bicycles are permitted to travel subject to the following provisions:
1. A Class 1, Class 2 or Class 3 electric-assisted bicycle may be ridden on bicycle or multiuse paths where bicycles are permitted. However, the local authority or state agency having jurisdiction over a bicycle or multiuse path may prohibit the operation of Class 1, Class 2 or Class 3 electric-assisted bicycles on that path; and
2. This subsection shall not apply to a trail designated as nonmotorized if such trail has a natural surface tread made by clearing and grading the native soil with no added surfacing materials. A local authority or state agency may regulate the use of electric-assisted bicycles or any class thereof on such trails that are under its jurisdiction.
F. The use of Class 3 electric-assisted bicycles shall be subject to the following provisions:
1. No person under sixteen (16) years of age may operate a Class 3 electric-assisted bicycle. A person under sixteen (16) years of age may ride as a passenger on a Class 3 electric-assisted bicycle that is designed to accommodate passengers.
2. All Class 3 electric-assisted bicycles shall be equipped with a speedometer that is capable of displaying the speed the electric-assisted bicycle is traveling in miles per hour.
G. An electric-assisted bicycle shall be considered a motor vehicle to the extent required for compliance with 23 U.S.C., Section 154.
Added by Laws 2019, c. 43, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2019. Amended by Laws 2021, c. 398, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-11-1210. Throwing objects at riders - Penalties.

It shall be unlawful for any person to maliciously throw an object at or in the direction of any person riding a bicycle, equine or animal-drawn vehicle. Any person convicted of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for a term of not more than one (1) year, or by a fine not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Added by Laws 2021, c. 449, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-11-1402. Enforcement of laws – Costs – Authority of other entities.

A. Except as otherwise provided in this section, enforcement of both traffic laws and the general laws of the State of Oklahoma on the turnpikes shall be the exclusive authority of the Department of Public Safety, and the cost thereof shall be borne by the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority. Provided that the Authority shall be liable only for such costs as may be agreed to by it under contract or agreement with the Commissioner of Public Safety.
B. Upon a written request by the Department of Wildlife Conservation to the Commissioner of Public Safety, the Department of Public Safety, upon the approval of the Commissioner of Public Safety, may enter into a written agreement with the Department of Wildlife Conservation permitting the Department of Wildlife Conservation to perform on the turnpikes of this state those law enforcement duties specified in the agreement. The request by the Department of Wildlife Conservation must be acted upon by the Commissioner within sixty (60) days of receiving such request. The costs of performing those law enforcement duties shall be the responsibility of the Department of Wildlife Conservation and no costs shall be the responsibility of the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority or the Department of Public Safety.
C. On the turnpikes, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation shall have the authority to investigate and enforce all laws relating to any crime listed in Section 571 of Title 57 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 392, § 11-1402, eff. Sept. 1, 1961. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 461, § 14, eff. July 1, 2003; Laws 2004, c. 418, § 17, eff. July 1, 2004; Laws 2008, c. 365, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2008; Laws 2015, c. 397, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2015.