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2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-1-107.1. Class A commercial motor vehicle.

Class A Commercial Motor Vehicle.
Any combination of vehicles, except a Class D motor vehicle, with a gross combined weight rating of twenty-six thousand one (26,001) or more pounds provided the gross vehicle weight rating of the vehicle or vehicles being towed is in excess of ten thousand (10,000) pounds.
Added by laws 1990, c. 219, § 1, eff. Jan 1, 1991.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-1-107.2. Class B commercial motor vehicle.

Class B Commercial Motor Vehicle.
Any single vehicle, except a Class D motor vehicle, with a gross vehicle weight rating of twenty-six thousand one (26,001) or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing a vehicle not in excess of ten thousand (10,000) pounds gross vehicle weight rating. This class shall apply to a bus with a gross vehicle weight rating of twenty-six thousand one (26,001) or more pounds and designed to transport sixteen or more persons, including the driver.
Added by Laws 1990, c. 219, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-1-107.3. Class C commercial motor vehicle.

Class C Commercial Motor Vehicle.
Any single vehicle or combination of vehicles, other than a Class A or Class B vehicle as defined in this title, which is:
1. Required to be placarded for hazardous materials under 49 C.F.R., Part 172, subpart F; or
2. Designed by the manufacturer to transport sixteen or more persons, including the driver.
Added by Laws 1990, c. 219, § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 1991. Amended by Laws 1992, c. 217, § 1, eff. July 1, 1992.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-1-107.4. Class D motor vehicle.

CLASS D MOTOR VEHICLE
A. A Class D motor vehicle is any motor vehicle or combination of vehicles which:
1. Regardless of weight:
a.
is marked and used as an authorized emergency vehicle, as defined in Section 1-103 of this title, or
b.
is designed and used solely as a recreational vehicle;
2. Is a single or combination vehicle with a gross combined weight rating of less than twenty-six thousand one (26,001) pounds;
3. Is a single or combination farm vehicle with a gross combined weight rating of more than twenty-six thousand one (26,001) pounds if:
a.
it is entitled to be registered with a farm tag and has a farm tag attached thereto,
b.
it is controlled and operated by a farmer, his or her family or employees,
c.
it is used to transport either agricultural products, farm machinery, farm supplies or any combination of those materials to or from a farm,
d.
it is not used in the operations of a common or contract motor carrier, and
e.
it is used within one hundred fifty (150) air miles of the person's farm or as otherwise provided by federal law; or
4. Is operated by a licensed driver employed by a unit of local government that operates a commercial motor vehicle within the boundaries of that unit of local government for the purpose of removing snow or ice from a roadway by plowing, sanding or salting, if:
a.
the properly licensed employee who ordinarily operates a commercial vehicle for these purposes is unable to operate the vehicle, or
b.
the employing governmental entity determines that a snow or ice emergency requires additional assistance.
B. A Class D Motor Vehicle shall not include any vehicle which is:
1. Designed to carry sixteen or more passengers, including the driver; or
2. Required to be placarded for hazardous materials under 49 C.F.R., Part 172, subpart F; provided, a farm vehicle, as defined in paragraph 3 of subsection A of this section, which is required to be placarded for hazardous materials under 49 C.F.R., Part 172, subpart F, shall be considered to be a Class D motor vehicle.
Added by Laws 1990, c. 219, § 4, eff. Jan. 1, 1991. Amended by Laws 1991, c. 162, § 1, emerg. eff. May 7, 1991; Laws 1991, c. 335, § 12, emerg. eff. June 15, 1991; Laws 1997, c. 193, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 1997; Laws 2002, c. 397, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2002; Laws 2009, c. 388, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2009; Laws 2010, c. 228, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2010.
NOTE: Laws 1991, c. 63, § 1 repealed by Laws 1991, c. 335, § 37, emerg. eff. June 15, 1991.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-1-108. Commercial operator or driver.

Commercial Operator or Driver.
Every person who operates, drives or is in actual physical control of a Class A, B or C commercial motor vehicle, as defined in Sections 1-107.1, 1-107.2 and 1-107.3 of this title.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 316, § 1-108, eff. Sept. 1, 1961. Amended by Laws 1969, c. 123, § 1, emerg. eff. April 3, 1969; Laws 1995, c. 23, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-1-108.1. Tillerman.

"Tillerman" shall mean every person who is physically located on a Class A, B or C commercial motor vehicle in which they are steering or assisting in steering by remote control or other means, any axle, including a vehicle being towed by a motor vehicle, and shall possess the appropriate class of license for the vehicle being operated as required by Section 6-101 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Added by Laws 2017, c. 65, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2017.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-1-108.2. Steerman.

"Steerman" shall mean every person who is not physically located on a Class A, B or C commercial motor vehicle in which they are steering or assisting in steering by remote control or other means, any axle, including a vehicle being towed by a motor vehicle, and shall be exempt from the requirement to possess a Class A, B or C commercial driver license and shall only be required to possess a valid driver license.
Added by Laws 2017, c. 66, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2017.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-1-110. Controlled - Access highway.

Every highway, street or roadway in respect to which owners or occupants of abutting lands and other persons have no legal right of access to or from the same except at such points only and in such manner as may be determined by the public authority having jurisdiction over such highway, street or roadway.
Laws 1961, p. 316, § 1-110.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-1-111. Cross walk.

(a) That part of a roadway at an intersection included within the connections of the lateral lines of the sidewalks on opposite sides of the highway measured from the curbs or, in the absence of curbs, from the edges of the traversable roadway;
(b) Any portion of a roadway at an intersection or elsewhere distinctly indicated for pedestrian crossing by lines or other markings on the surface.
Laws 1961, p. 316, § 1-111.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-1-114. Driver and driver license.

A. "Driver" means any person who drives, operates or is in actual physical control of a vehicle.
B. "Driver license" means a document issued by Service Oklahoma or the driver licensing agency of another state or country which grants to the person named thereon the privilege to drive, operate or be in actual physical control of a motor vehicle. The term shall include an intermediate Class D driver license, a learner permit and commercial learner permit.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 316, § 1-114, emerg. eff. Sept. 1, 1961. Amended by Laws 2013, c. 259, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2013; Laws 2022, c. 282, § 24, emerg. eff. May 19, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-1-114A. Electric personal assistive mobility device.

Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Device.
“Electric personal assistive mobility device” means a self-balancing, two nontandem-wheeled device, designed to transport only one person, having an electric propulsion system with an average of seven hundred fifty (750) watts (1 h.p.), and a maximum speed of less than twenty (20) miles per hour on a paved level surface when powered solely by such a propulsion system while ridden by an operator who weighs one hundred seventy (170) pounds.
Added by Laws 2002, c. 58, § 1, emerg. eff. April 11, 2002.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-1-117. Explosives.

Explosives shall have the same meaning as defined in 49 C.F.R., Part 173.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 316, § 1-117, eff. Sept. 1, 1961. Amended by Laws 1992, c. 192, § 5, emerg. eff. May 11, 1992; Laws 2004, c. 390, § 2, eff. July 1, 2004.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-1-119. Flammable substance.

Flammable substance shall include any liquid, gas, or other material as defined in 49 C.F.R., Part 173.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 317, § 1-119, eff. Sept. 1, 1961. Amended by Laws 2004, c. 390, § 3, eff. July 1, 2004.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-1-120.1. Gross combination weight rating (GCWR).

Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR).
The value specified by the manufacturer as the loaded weight of a combination or articulated vehicle. In the absence of a value specified by the manufacturer, the gross combination weight rating shall be determined by adding the gross vehicle weight rating of the power unit and the total weight of the towed unit and any load thereon.
Added by Laws 1990, c. 219, § 5, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-1-121. Gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR).

Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR).
The gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) means the value specified by the manufacturer as the loaded weight of a single vehicle.
Amended by Laws 1990, c. 219, § 6, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-1-123. Manufactured home.

"Manufactured home" means and includes every vehicle defined as a manufactured home in paragraph 14 of Section 1102 of this title.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 317, § 1-123, eff. Sept. 1, 1961. Amended by Laws 1981, c. 118, § 4; Laws 2005, c. 50, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2005.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-1-124. Identifying number.

The numbers, and letters if any, on a vehicle designated by Service Oklahoma for the purpose of identifying the vehicle.
Laws 1961, p. 317, § 1-124, emerg. eff. Sept. 1, 1961. Amended by Laws 2022, c. 282, § 25, emerg. eff. May 19, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-1-125. Implement of husbandry.

Implement of Husbandry. Every device, whether it is self-propelled, designed and adapted so as to be used exclusively for agricultural, horticultural or livestock-raising operations or for lifting or carrying an implement of husbandry and, in either case, not subject to registration if operated upon the highways.
1. Farm wagon type tank trailers of not over one thousand two hundred (1,200) gallons capacity, used during the liquid fertilizer season as field storage "nurse tanks" supplying the fertilizer to a field applicator and moved on highways only for bringing the fertilizer from a local source of supply to farms or field or from one farm or field to another, shall be considered implements of husbandry for purposes of this title.
2. Trailers or semitrailers owned by a person engaged in the business of farming and used exclusively for the purpose of transporting farm products to market or for the purpose of transporting to the farm material or things to be used thereon shall also be considered implements of husbandry for purposes of this title. Provided, no truck or semitrailer with an axle weight of twenty thousand (20,000) pounds or more, which is used to haul manure and operated on the public roads or highways of this state shall be considered an implement of husbandry for the purposes of this title.
3. Utility-type, all-terrain vehicles with a maximum curb weight of one thousand five hundred (1,500) pounds which are equipped with metal front or rear carrying racks when used for agricultural, horticultural or livestock-raising operations shall be considered implements of husbandry for purposes of this title.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 317, § 1-125, eff. Sept. 1, 1961. Amended by Laws 1970, c. 163, § 1, emerg. eff. April 9, 1970; Laws 1993, c. 211, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Laws 1995, c. 27, § 1, eff. July 1, 1995; Laws 2001, c. 112, § 1, emerg. eff. April 18, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-1-126. Intersection.

(a) The area embraced within the prolongation or connection of the lateral curb lines, or, if none, then the lateral boundary lines of the roadways of two highways which join one another at, or approximately at, right angles, or the area within which vehicles traveling upon different highways joining at any other angle may come in conflict.
(b) Where a highway includes two roadways thirty (30) feet or more apart, then every crossing of each roadway of such divided highway by an intersecting highway shall be regarded as a separate intersection. In the event such intersecting highway also includes two roadways thirty feet or more apart, then every crossing of two roadways of such highways shall be regarded as a separate intersection.
Laws 1961, p. 317, § 1-126.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-1-128. License to operate a motor vehicle.

License to operate a motor vehicle.
A. Any valid driver license or permit to operate a motor vehicle issued under the laws of this state including any temporary license or instruction permit, the lawful possession of which by a resident of this state shall be evidence that the resident has been granted the privilege to operate a motor vehicle.
B. Any nonresident's operating privilege as defined in Section 1-138 of this title, which is evidenced by the lawful possession of a valid driver license or permit to operate a motor vehicle issued under the laws of another state.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 317, § 1-128, eff. Sept. 1, 1961. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 23, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-1-133.1a. Military surplus vehicle.

A. A "military surplus vehicle" is any motor vehicle having:
1. Three axles or fewer that meet the legal size and weight limits set forth in Section 14-103 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
2. An age less than thirty-five (35) years old and was manufactured for use in either the United States Armed Forces or any country that was a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization at the time the vehicle was manufactured. Such vehicle shall have been subsequently authorized for sale to civilians, except that military surplus vehicle does not include a tracked vehicle;
3. For each occupant, safety belts or safety shoulder harnesses which shall be installed pursuant to 49 C.F.R., Section 571.208 et seq.; and
4. Equipment required by the provisions of Sections 12-201 through 12-232 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes, with respect to equipment on vehicles.
B. A military surplus vehicle operated on the streets and highways of this state shall be registered as a motor vehicle.
C. Military surplus vehicles may be used as other vehicles of the same type, except military surplus vehicles may not transport people for hire.
Added by Laws 2022, c. 214, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-1-133.1b. Military surplus vehicle collector.

"Military surplus vehicle collector" means the owner of one or more military surplus vehicles who acquires, collects, purchases, trades, or disposes of such vehicles or parts thereof for such person's own use in order to restore, preserve, and maintain such vehicle or vehicles for historic interest.
Added by Laws 2022, c. 214, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-1-133.2. Moped.

Moped.
A "moped" is any motor-driven cycle with an electric or internal combustion motor which produces not to exceed two brake horsepower and which is not capable of propelling the vehicle at a speed in excess of thirty-five (35) miles per hour on level ground. If an internal combustion engine is used, the displacement shall not exceed fifty cubic centimeters (50 cc), and the moped shall have a power drive system that functions directly or automatically without clutching or shifting by the operator after the drive system is engaged. If the power source is an electric motor, the motor shall not exceed seven hundred fifty (750) watts.
Added by Laws 2003, c. 411, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2003. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 315, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2019; Laws 2023, c. 169, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2023.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-1-133.3. Motorized scooter.

Motorized scooter.
A. A "motorized scooter" is any vehicle having:
1. Not more than three wheels in contact with the ground;
2. Handlebars and a foot support or seat for the use of the operator; and
3. A power source that is capable of propelling the vehicle at a maximum design speed of not more than thirty-five (35) miles per hour on level ground, and:
a.
if the power source is a combustion engine, has a piston or rotor displacement of fifty cubic centimeters (50 cc) or less regardless of the number of chambers in the power source, or
b.
if the power source is electric, is programmed by the manufacturer not to exceed thirty-five (35) miles per hour on level ground.
Regardless of power source, local governments may set maximum speed requirements by local ordinance.
B. For purposes of this section, an electric personal assistive mobility device, as defined in Section 1-114A of this title, bicycle, electric-assisted bicycle, or motorized bicycle, as defined in Section 1-104 of this title, shall not be considered a motorized scooter.
C. A motorized scooter shall not be required to be registered under the laws of this state.
1. The operator of a motorized scooter shall be at least fourteen (14) years of age unless an older age is required by local ordinance.
2. The operator of a motorized scooter shall not be required to possess a driver license unless required by local ordinance.
3. The operator of a motorized scooter shall not be required to comply with the vehicle insurance or financial responsibility laws of this state unless required by local ordinance, and shall observe all applicable traffic safety regulations when driving on a public roadway as required by statute and local ordinances.
D. Municipalities shall have authority to regulate the usage of motorized scooters on all public roadways, trails, sidewalks, and other public spaces, and to determine appropriate locations for use.
Added by Laws 2003, c. 411, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2003. Amended by Laws 2004, c. 521, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2004; Laws 2022, c. 313, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-1-134. Motor vehicle.

Motor vehicle.
A. A motor vehicle is:
1. Any vehicle which is self-propelled; or
2. Any vehicle which is propelled by electric power obtained from overhead trolley wires, but not operated upon rails.
B. As used in this title, the term "motor vehicle" shall not include:
1. Implements of husbandry, as defined in Section 1-125 of this title;
2. Electric personal assistive mobility devices as defined in Section 1-114A of this title;
3. Motorized wheelchairs, as defined in Section 1-136.3 of this title;
4. Vehicles moved solely by human or animal power; or
5. Electric-assisted bicycles as defined in Section 1-104 of this title.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 318, § 1-134, eff. Sept. 1, 1961. Amended by Laws 1978, c. 304, § 1; Laws 1981, c. 103, § 1; Laws 2002, c. 58, § 2, emerg. eff. April 11, 2002; Laws 2003, c. 411, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2003; Laws 2005, c. 50, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2005; Laws 2019, c. 43, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-1-134.1. Low-speed electrical vehicle.

"Low-speed electrical vehicle" means any four-wheeled electrical vehicle that is powered by an electric motor that draws current from rechargeable storage batteries or other sources of electrical current and whose top speed is greater than twenty (20) miles per hour but not greater than twenty-five (25) miles per hour and is manufactured in compliance with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration standards for low-speed vehicles in 49 C.F.R. 571.500.
Added by Laws 2001, c. 243, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-1-135. Motorcycle.

Motorcycle.
A motorcycle is any motor vehicle having:
1. A seat or saddle for the use of each rider;
2. Not more than three wheels in contact with the ground, but excluding a tractor; and
3. An electric or combustion engine motor:
a.
if the power source is a combustion engine, an engine with a piston or rotor displacement of one hundred fifty cubic centimeters (150 cc) or greater, or
b.
if the power source is an electric motor, with a power source capable of producing one thousand (1,000) watts or greater.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 318, § 1-135, eff. Sept. 1, 1961. Amended by Laws 1978, c. 304, § 2; Laws 2004, c. 521, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2004; Laws 2010, c. 228, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2010; Laws 2023, c. 169, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2023.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-1-136. Motor-driven cycle.

Motor-driven cycle.
A motor-driven cycle is any motor vehicle having:
1. A power source that:
a.
if the power source is a combustion engine, has a piston or rotor displacement of greater than thirty-five cubic centimeters (35 cc) but less than one hundred fifty cubic centimeters (150 cc) regardless of the number of chambers in the power source, or
b.
if the power source is electric, has a power output of less than one thousand (1,000) watts; and
2. A seat or saddle for the use of each rider; and
3. Not more than three wheels in contact with the ground.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 318, § 1-136, eff. Sept. 1, 1961. Amended by Laws 1978, c. 304, § 3; Laws 1981, c. 103, § 2; Laws 1985, c. 305, § 10, emerg. eff. July 24, 1985; Laws 2003, c. 411, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2003; Laws 2004, c. 521, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2004; Laws 2023, c. 169, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2023.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-1-136.3. Motorized wheelchair.

Motorized wheelchair.
A motorized wheelchair is any self-propelled vehicle, designed for and used by a person with a disability, that is incapable of a speed in excess of eight (8) miles per hour.
Added by Laws 2003, c. 411, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-1-140. Operator or driver.

Operator or Driver.
Every person, including a commercial operator or driver, as defined in Section 1-108 of this title, who operates, drives or is in actual physical control of a motor vehicle or who is exercising control over or steering a vehicle being towed by a motor vehicle.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 318, § 1-140, eff. Sept. 1, 1961. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 23, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-1-140.1. “Other intoxicating substance” defined.

For purposes of this title, “other intoxicating substance” means any controlled dangerous substance, as defined in the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act, Section 2-101 et seq. of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or any other substance, other than alcohol, which is capable of being ingested, inhaled, injected, or absorbed into the human body and is capable of adversely affecting the central nervous system, vision, hearing, or other sensory or motor function.
Added by Laws 1999, c. 106, § 1 emerg. eff. April 19, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-1-141. Owner.

A person who holds the legal title of a vehicle or in the event a vehicle is the subject of an agreement for the conditional sale or lease thereof with a right of purchase upon performance of the conditions stated in the agreement and with an immediate right of possession vested in the conditional vendee or lessee, or in the event a mortgagor of a vehicle is entitled to possession, then such conditional vendee or lessee or mortgagor shall be deemed the owner for the purpose of this Code.
Laws 1961, p. 318, § 1-141.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-1-142. Park, parking, and public parking lot.

(a) Park or parking means the standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, otherwise than temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading merchandise or passengers.
(b) A public parking lot is any parking lot on right-of-way dedicated to public use or owned by the state or a political subdivision thereof.
Laws 1961, p. 318, § 1-142; Laws 1968, c. 148, § 1, emerg. eff. April 9, 1968.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-1-146. Pole trailer.

Every vehicle without motive power designed to be drawn by another vehicle and attached to the towing vehicle by means of a reach or pole, or by being boomed or otherwise secured to the towing vehicle, and ordinarily used for transporting long or irregularly shaped loads such as poles, pipes or structural members capable, generally, of sustaining themselves as beams between the supporting connections.
Laws 1961, p. 319, § 1-146.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-1-151. Railroad train.

Railroad train.
A steam engine, diesel, electric or other motor, with or without cars coupled thereto, operated upon rails.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 319, § 1-151. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 131, § 2, eff. July 1, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-1-152.1. Recreational vehicle.

Recreational Vehicle.
For the sole purpose of the classification of vehicles as provided in Sections 1-107.1 through 1-107.4 of this title, a recreational vehicle shall be deemed to be a Class D motor vehicle, provided such vehicle is a self-propelled or towed vehicle that is equipped to serve as temporary living quarters for recreational, camping or travel purposes and is used solely as a family or personal conveyance.
Added by Laws 1990, c. 219, § 7, eff. June 1, 1990. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 23, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-1-155. Revocation of driving privilege.

The termination by formal action of Service Oklahoma of a person's privilege to operate a motor vehicle on the public highways. Such action shall include the requirement of the surrender to Service Oklahoma of the person's driver license.
Laws 1961, p. 319, § 1-155, eff. Sept. 1, 1961. Amended by Laws 1994, c. 218, § 1, eff. April 1, 1995; Laws 2022, c. 282, § 26, emerg. eff. May 19, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-1-158. Roadway and shoulder.

(a) Roadway. That portion of a highway improved, designed or ordinarily used for vehicular travel, exclusive of the shoulder. In the event a highway includes two or more separate roadways the term "roadway" as used herein shall refer to any such roadway separately but not to all such roadways collectively.
(b) Shoulder. The portion of the roadway contiguous with the traveled way for accommodation of stopped vehicles, for emergency use, and for lateral support of base and surface courses.
Laws 1961, p. 319, § 1-158.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-1-159. Safety zone.

The area or space officially set apart within a roadway for the exclusive use of pedestrians and which is protected or is so marked or indicated by adequate signs as to be plainly visible at all times while set apart as a safety zone.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 319, § 1-159, eff. Sept. 1, 1961.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-1-160. School bus.

Every motor vehicle owned by a public or governmental agency and operated for the transportation of children to or from school or privately owned and operated for compensation for the transportation of children to or from school, provided, however, that this definition of school bus shall not be extended to include buses normally used in city transit which may be used part time for transportation of school children within such cities during some portion of the day.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 319, § 1-160, eff. Sept. 1, 1961.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-1-161. Security.

Cash, certificates of deposit issued by financial institutions located within the state, or corporate security bond deposited with the Commissioner of Public Safety to secure payment of a judgment or judgments arising out of a motor vehicle accident which occurred prior to the demand for posting of security.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 320, § 1-161, eff. Sept. 1, 1961. Amended by Laws 1998, c. 85, § 1, eff. July 1, 1998.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-1-165. Special mobilized machinery.

Special purpose machines, either self-propelled or drawn as trailers or semitrailers, which derive no revenue from the transportation of persons or property, whose use of the highways is only incidental, and whose useful revenue producing service is performed at destinations in an area away from the traveled surface of an established open highway, and which carry no load other than their own weight, which cannot be divided for all practical purposes. This definition shall include a truck or truck tractor when used while drawing special mobilized machinery but this shall not be construed as exempting from license and registration the pulling unit truck or truck tractor as required by the motor vehicle license and registration.
Laws 1961, p. 320, § 1-165; Laws 1970, c. 61, § 1, emerg. eff. March 16, 1970.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-1-171.1. Street-legal utility vehicle.

A. A "street-legal utility vehicle" is any motor vehicle having:
1. A bench seat or side-by-side seat for the use of each rider;
2. Four wheels in contact with the ground, but excluding a tractor;
3. A combustion engine with a piston or rotor displacement of four hundred cubic centimeters (400 cc) or greater and capable of maintaining speeds of forty-five (45) miles per hour or greater;
4. For each occupant, safety belts or safety shoulder harnesses which shall be of a type and shall be installed pursuant to 49 C.F.R., Section 571.208 et seq.; and
5. All equipment required by the provisions of Sections 12-201 through 12-232 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes, with respect to equipment on vehicles.
B. A street-legal utility vehicle operated on the streets and highways of this state shall be registered as a motor vehicle.
C. The operator of a street-legal utility vehicle shall not be required to have an "M" endorsement on the Class D license pursuant to Section 6-110.1 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The operator shall be at least sixteen (16) years of age and hold a valid Oklahoma driver license.
Added by Laws 2021, c. 328, § 1, emerg. eff. April 28, 2021.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-1-173. Suspension of driving privilege.

The temporary withdrawal by formal action of Service Oklahoma of a person's privilege to operate a motor vehicle on the public highways. Such action shall include the requirement of the surrender to Service Oklahoma of the person's driver license.
Laws 1961, p. 320, § 1-173, eff. Sept. 1, 1961. Amended by Laws 1994, c. 218, § 2, eff. April 1, 1995; Laws 2022, c. 282, § 27, emerg. eff. May 19, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-1-173.1. Tank vehicle.

Tank Vehicle.
Any commercial motor vehicle designed to transport any liquid or gaseous materials within a tank or tanks having an individual rated capacity of more than one hundred nineteen (119) gallons and an aggregate rated capacity of one thousand (1,000) or more gallons that is either permanently or temporarily attached to the vehicle or the chassis. A commercial motor vehicle transporting an empty storage container tank, not designed for transportation, with a rated capacity of one thousand (1,000) or more gallons that is temporarily attached to a flatbed trailer is not considered a tank vehicle. Such vehicles include but are not limited to cargo tanks and portable tanks as defined by 49 C.F.R., Part 171; provided, a commercial motor vehicle transporting an empty storage container tank, not designed for transportation, with a rated capacity of one thousand (1,000) or more gallons that is temporarily attached to a flatbed trailer is not considered a tank vehicle.
Added by Laws 1990, c. 219, § 8, eff. Jan. 1, 1991. Amended by Laws 1992, c. 217, § 2, eff. July 1, 1992; Laws 2012, c. 207, § 1, emerg. eff. May 8, 2012.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-1-174. Taxicab.

Taxicab shall mean and include any motor vehicle for hire, designed to carry eight (8) persons or less, operated upon any street or highway, or on call or demand, accepting or soliciting passengers indiscriminately for transportation for hire between such points along streets or highways as may be directed by the passenger or passengers so being transported. This classification shall not include:
1. Motor vehicles of eight-passenger capacity or less operated by the owner where the cost of operation is shared by fellow workmen between their homes and the place of regular daily employment, when not operated for more than two trips per day;
2. Motor vehicles operated by the owner where the cost of operation is shared by the passengers on a "share the expense plan";
3. Motor vehicles transporting students from the public school system when the motor vehicle is so transporting under contract with public, private or parochial school board or governing body, or
4. Motor vehicles operating pursuant to the Oklahoma Transportation Network Company Act as provided for in Section 1011 of this title.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 320, § 1-174, eff. Sept. 1, 1961. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 11, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Laws 2017, c. 67, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2017.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-1-175. Through highway.

Every highway or portion thereof on which vehicular traffic is given preferential right of way, and at the entrances to which vehicular traffic from intersecting highways is required by law to yield right of way to vehicles on such through highway in obedience to either a stop sign or a yield sign, when such signs are erected as provided in this act.
Laws 1961, p. 321, § 1-175.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-1-177. Traffic.

Traffic.
Pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, vehicles, and other conveyances either singly or together, while using any highway for purposes of travel.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 321, § 1-177. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 131, § 3, eff. July 1, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-1-180. Trailer.

Every vehicle with or without motive power, other than a pole trailer, designed for carrying persons or property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle and so constructed that no part of its weight rests upon the towing vehicle, provided however, the definition of trailer herein shall not include implements of husbandry as defined in Section 1-125 of this chapter.
Laws 1961, p. 321, § 1-180.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-1-181. Transporter.

Transporter.
Every person engaged in the business of delivering vehicles of a type required to be registered hereunder from a manufacturing, assembling or distributing plant to dealers or sales agents of a manufacturer or from the place of business of a dealer, sales agent or auto auction to a place of business of the same or another dealer, sales agent or auto auction.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 321, § 1-181. Amended by Laws 1999, c. 125, § 1, emerg. eff. April 26, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-1-181.1. Travel trailer.

Travel Trailer.
Any vehicular portable structure built on a chassis which is not propelled by its own power but is towed by another vehicle and is used as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreational or vacational use. A travel trailer shall have a body width not exceeding eight (8) feet in travel mode and an overall length not exceeding forty (40) feet, including the hitch or coupling.
Added by Laws 1990, c. 219, § 9, eff. June 1, 1990.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-1-183. Truck tractor.

(a) Every motor vehicle designed and used primarily for drawing other vehicles and not so constructed as to carry a load other than a part of the weight of the vehicle and load so drawn; and
(b) For the purposes of paragraph 3 of subsection (c) of Section 14-103 of this title, the term truck-tractor shall also include oil field rig-up trucks when towing a trailer or semitrailer.
Amended by Laws 1985, c. 290, § 1, operative July 1, 1985.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-1-184. Turnpike and turnpike authority.

Turnpike and Turnpike Authority.
A. The words "Turnpike Authority", “Transportation Authority”, or "Authority" shall mean the Oklahoma Transportation Authority, created by Section 1703 of Title 69 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or, if the Authority shall be abolished, the board, body, or commission succeeding to the principal functions thereof or to whom the powers given by this act to the Authority shall be given by law.
B. A turnpike is a limited access grade separated expressway financed and operated by the Oklahoma Transportation Authority upon which a toll is charged for the use thereof.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 321, § 1-184. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 131, § 4, eff. July 1, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-1-186. Vehicle.

Vehicle.
A. A vehicle is any device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, excepting devices used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.
B. As used in this title, the term "vehicle" shall not include:
1. Implements of husbandry, as defined in Section 1-125 of this title;
2. Electric personal assistive mobility devices, as defined in Section 1-114A of this title; or
3. Motorized wheelchairs, as defined in Section 1-136.3 of this title.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 321, § 1-186, eff. Sept. 1, 1961. Amended by Laws 2002, c. 58, § 3, emerg. eff. April 11, 2002; Laws 2003, c. 411, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 2003; Laws 2005, c. 50, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2005.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-2-101. Creation of Department of Public Safety and Office of Commissioner of Public Safety - Powers and authority - Chief officer - Services for Governor and Lieutenant Governor.

(a) A department of the government of this state to be known as the "Department of Public Safety" is hereby created, and offices for the Department shall be furnished by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services. The Department of Public Safety shall be under the control and supervision of the Commissioner of Public Safety, which office and position is hereby created.
The Commissioner shall have such powers and authority as may be granted by the provisions of the Uniform Vehicle Code or as may otherwise be provided by law.
(b) The Governor shall be the chief officer of the Department of Public Safety and the Commissioner of Public Safety shall execute the lawful orders of the Governor and shall be responsible to him for the operation and administration of said Department. The Commissioner of Public Safety shall provide personal security and protection, transportation, and communications capabilities for the Governor, the Governor's immediate family, and the Lieutenant Governor. The Commissioner is authorized to provide necessary communications equipment to said persons even if said persons are not on state property or in state vehicles. The Commissioner of Public Safety is hereby authorized to purchase or lease and equip motor vehicles for the use of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor. The purchase or lease price of any such motor vehicles and equipment shall be paid from any appropriation for motor vehicles made to the Department of Public Safety.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 322, § 2-101, eff. Sept. 1, 1961. Amended by Laws 1967, c. 35, § 1, emerge. eff. March 23, 1967; Laws 1983, c. 302, § 1, emerg. eff. June 23, 1983; Laws 1983, c. 304, § 20, eff. July 1, 1983; Laws 1986, c. 19, § 1, emerg. eff. March 17, 1986; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 159.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-2-102. Commissioner of Public Safety - Qualifications - Appointment - Vacancy - Expenses - Bond - Oath.

A. 1. The Department shall be under the control of an executive officer to be known as the "Commissioner of Public Safety", who shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate.
2. The Commissioner of Public Safety shall be a professional law enforcement officer with ten (10) years' experience in the field of law enforcement or with five (5) years' experience in the field of law enforcement and a graduate of a four-year college with a degree in law enforcement administration, law, criminology or a related science.
3. Any vacancy in the office of the Commissioner shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment is made.
4. The Commissioner shall be allowed the actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties of the Commissioner while away from the office.
B. The Commissioner of Public Safety, after appointment and before entering upon the discharge of duties, shall take and subscribe to the oath of office required by the Constitution. Bonding of the Commissioner of Public Safety and other employees of the Department will be provided under the provisions of Section 85.26 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
C. The Commissioner of Public Safety shall be eligible to participate in either the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System or in the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System and shall make an irrevocable election in writing to participate in one of the two retirement systems.
D. Any employee of the Department of Public Safety appointed to the position of Commissioner shall have the ability to return to the previous position of the employee without any loss of rights, privileges or benefits immediately upon completion of the duties as Commissioner, provided the employee is not otherwise disqualified due to disciplinary reasons, termination of employment or inability to effectively lead the agency.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 322, § 2-102, eff. Sept. 1, 1961. Amended by Laws 1967, c. 20, § 1, emerg. eff. Feb. 23, 1967; Laws 1970, c. 221, § 1, emerg. eff. April 15, 1970; Laws 1973, c. 224, § 1, emerg. eff. May 24, 1973; Laws 1974, c. 291, § 1, operative July 1, 1974; Laws 1975, c. 321, § 1, operative July 1, 1975; Laws 1976, c. 242, § 1, operative July 1, 1976; Laws 1977, c. 249, § 1, operative July 1, 1977; Laws 1978, c. 209, § 1, eff. July 1, 1978; Laws 1978, c. 271, § 1, operative July 1, 1978; Laws 1979, c. 267, § 1, eff. July 1, 1979; Laws 1980, c. 350, § 1, eff. July 1, 1980; Laws 1981, c. 264, § 13, eff. July 1, 1981; Laws 1982, c. 352, § 9, operative July 1, 1982; Laws 1983, c. 286, § 9, operative July 1, 1983; Laws 2002, c. 397, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2002; Laws 2003, c. 199, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2003; Laws 2005, c. 190, § 7, eff. Sept. 1, 2005; Laws 2018, c. 60, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2018.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-2-103. Organization of Department.

A. The Commissioner shall organize the Department of Public Safety as prescribed by law and in such manner as may be deemed necessary and proper to segregate and conduct the work of the Department. The Commissioner shall appoint assistants, deputies, officers, investigators and other employees as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this title.
B. Unless otherwise provided by law, salaries and traveling expenses of employees of the Department and the cost of equipment for the Department shall be paid from the appropriations made to the Department of Public Safety.
C. The Commissioner is authorized to purchase and maintain motor vehicles and other equipment for use by the employees of the Department.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 322, § 2-103, eff. Sept. 1, 1961. Amended by Laws 1965, c. 429, § 1, emerg. eff. July 8, 1965; Laws 1988, c. 98, § 1, operative July 1, 1988; Laws 1998, c. 32, § 1, emerg. eff. April 1, 1998; Laws 1998, c. 245, § 1, July 1, 1998.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-2-105.2. Highway Patrol Academies.

The Department of Public Safety is authorized to conduct Highway Patrol Academies as may be required and within the funds available to the Department. Provided, however, that no such academy shall be commenced nor shall any funds be expended for an academy until:
1. The academy has been approved for implementation by the Contingency Review Board; or
2. The Legislature has authorized the academy.
Added by Laws 1981, c. 264, § 8, emerg. eff. June 25, 1981. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 89, § 1, eff. July 1, 2001; Laws 2003, c. 279, § 2, emerg. eff. May 26, 2003.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-2-105.3a. Executive security.

A. Upon receipt from the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation of an investigative report pursuant to paragraph 9 of Section 150.2 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the Commissioner of Public Safety or a designee shall determine what, if any, executive security will be provided to the official by the Department of Public Safety. Nothing in this subsection shall preclude the Commissioner from providing temporary executive security to an official of this state or of any political subdivision of the state, if essential, prior to the receipt of the investigative report from the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation.
B. The Commissioner of Public Safety may, upon the request of a state agency head, appoint and commission qualified individuals to provide executive security for that agency. The Commissioner shall determine the qualifications of the individuals, the authority level and the time period for the appointment and commission.
C. The Commissioner of Public Safety shall, at the direction of the Governor, provide executive security for political candidates, foreign elected or appointed officials, visiting public officials, or any other person for whom executive security is deemed necessary by the Governor.
Added by Laws 1996, c. 281, § 2, emerg. eff. June 5, 1996. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 199, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-2-105.4. Salaries.

A. The annual salaries for the Commissioner of Public Safety, the Assistant Commissioner of Public Safety and the commissioned officers within the Highway Patrol Division shall be in accordance and conformity with the findings for Department of Public Safety law enforcement personnel of the State of Oklahoma Total Remuneration Study of 2013, exclusive of longevity pay, as authorized by Section 840-2.18 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes, expense allowance, as authorized by Section 2-130 of this title, and irregular shift pay, as authorized by Section 2-130.1 of this title.
B. The provisions of this section shall supersede all existing laws covering the salaries for the Commissioner of Public Safety, the Assistant Commissioner of Public Safety and the commissioned officers in the Highway Patrol Division of the Department of Public Safety.
C. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a reduction in pay or salary due to involuntary leave without pay as authorized in Section 840-2.27C of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Added by Laws 1988, c. 290, § 21, operative July 1, 1988. Amended by Laws 1989, c. 295, § 13, operative July 1, 1989; Laws 1990, c. 258, § 59, operative July 1, 1990; Laws 1992, c. 118, § 1, emerg. eff. April 23, 1992; Laws 1992, c. 367, § 20, eff. July 1, 1992; Laws 1993, c. 190, § 1, emerg. eff. May 24, 1993; Laws 1994, c. 239, § 1; Laws 1996, c. 57, § 3, eff. July 1, 1996; Laws 1996, c. 300, § 1, eff. July 1, 1996; Laws 1997, c. 201, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1997; Laws 1998, c. 245, § 4, eff. Jan. 1, 1999; Laws 1999, c. 120, § 1, emerg. eff. April 26, 1999; Laws 2000, c. 37, § 10, eff. Oct. 1, 2000; Laws 2001, c. 435, § 2, eff. July 1, 2001; Laws 2004, c. 161, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005; Laws 2006, c. 81, § 2, eff. April 21, 2006; Laws 2006, 2nd Ex.Sess., c. 83, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2006; Laws 2011, c. 335, § 2; Laws 2014, c. 135, § 1, eff. July 1, 2014.