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2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-11-406. Farm tractors or implements - Operation on highways - Permission from Department required - Wide vehicles - Duty of operator - Yield of right-of-way.

A. A farm tractor, as defined in Section 1-118 of this title, or any implement of husbandry, as defined in Section 1-125 of this title, except trailers and semitrailers when operated in accordance with statutory limits or provisions of Section 14-101 of this title, shall not be permitted to travel upon any highway in this state which is a part of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways. However, the Department of Public Safety shall have the authority to permit such travel in certain geographic areas of the state as deemed necessary. Such tractor or implement may be operated on any other roadway in this state if the operator has attached all the safety devices required by law and has taken reasonable steps to reduce the width of the tractor or implement as provided for by the manufacturer. Whenever the width of a farm tractor or implement of husbandry exceeds the width of that portion of a roadway on which the tractor or implement is driven, which is marked as a single lane of traffic, or, if the roadway has not been marked for lanes of traffic and the width of the tractor or implement exceeds more than fifty percent (50%) of the width of the roadway, the operator shall move the tractor or implement, as soon as possible, as far to the right-hand side of the roadway as is practicable and safe upon approach of any oncoming or following vehicle and upon approaching the crest of a hill.
B. Upon the immediate approach of a farm tractor or implement of husbandry which cannot be moved by the operator thereof to the far right-hand side of the roadway, as required in subsection A of this section, due to the existence of any bridge or guardrail, sign or any other physical impediment which would not safely allow such tractor or implement to travel on the far right-hand side of the road, the driver of every other vehicle shall yield the right-of-way and shall immediately pull over to the far right-hand side of the road and remain in such position until the tractor or implement has passed.
C. This section shall not operate to relieve any operator of a farm tractor or implement of husbandry from the duty to drive with due regard for the safety of all persons using the roadway.
Added by Laws 1991, c. 156, § 1, emerg. eff. May 6, 1991. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 27, § 2, eff. July 1, 1995.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-11-501. Pedestrians subject to traffic regulations.

(a) A pedestrian shall obey the instructions of any official traffic-control device specifically applicable to him, unless otherwise directed by a police officer.
(b) Pedestrians shall be subject to traffic and pedestrian-control signals as provided in Sections 11-202 and 11-203 of this title.
(c) At all other places pedestrians shall be accorded the privileges and shall be subject to the restrictions stated in this chapter.
Laws 1961, p. 380, § 11-501; Laws 1977, c. 21, § 7, emerg. eff. April 15, 1977.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-11-501.1. Rights and duties of persons operating wheelchair or motorized wheelchair.

Every person operating a wheelchair or a motorized wheelchair shall have all of the rights and all of the duties applicable to a pedestrian contained in Chapter 11 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes except those provisions which by their nature can have no application.
Added by Laws 2003, c. 411, § 10, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-11-502. Pedestrians' right-of-way in crosswalks.

(a) When traffic-control signals are not in place or not in operation, the driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way, slowing down or stopping if need be to so yield, to a pedestrian crossing the roadway within a crosswalk when the pedestrian is upon the half of the roadway upon which the vehicle is traveling, or when the pedestrian is approaching so closely from the opposite half of the roadway as to be in danger.
(b) No pedestrian shall suddenly leave a curb or other place of safety and walk or run into the path of a vehicle which is so close that it is impossible for the driver to yield.
(c) Paragraph (a) shall not apply under the conditions stated in Section 11-503(b).
(d) Whenever any vehicle is stopped at a marked crosswalk or at any unmarked crosswalk at an intersection to permit a pedestrian to cross the roadway, the driver of any other vehicle approaching from the rear shall not overtake and pass such stopped vehicle.
Laws 1961, p. 380, § 11-502.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-11-503. Crossing at other than cross walks.

(a) Every pedestrian crossing a roadway at any point other than within a marked crosswalk or within an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the roadway.
(b) Any pedestrian crossing a roadway at a point where a pedestrian tunnel or overhead pedestrian crossing has been provided shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the roadway.
(c) Between adjacent intersections at which traffic-control signals are in operation pedestrians shall not cross at any place except in a marked crosswalk.
Laws 1961, p. 380, § 11-503.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-11-504. Drivers to exercise due care.

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this chapter, every driver of a vehicle shall exercise due care to avoid colliding with any pedestrian upon any roadway and shall give warning by sounding the horn when necessary and shall exercise proper precaution upon observing any child or any confused or incapacitated person upon a roadway.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 380, § 11-504, eff. Sept. 1, 1961.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-11-506. Pedestrians on roadways or bridges.

(a) Where sidewalks are provided, it shall be unlawful for any pedestrian to walk along and upon an adjacent roadway.
(b) Where sidewalks are not provided, any pedestrian walking along and upon a highway shall, when practicable, walk only on the left side of the roadway or its shoulder facing traffic which may approach from the opposite direction and shall yield to approaching vehicles.
(c) It shall be unlawful for any person to enter upon any portion of a bridge for the purpose of diving or jumping therefrom into a lake, river or stream for recreation, and it shall be unlawful for a pedestrian to use a bridge where sidewalks are not provided for the purpose of standing or sightseeing.
Amended by Laws 1986, c. 279, § 20, operative July 1, 1986.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-11-507. Pedestrians soliciting rides or business.

No person shall stand in a roadway for the purpose of soliciting a ride, donation, employment or business from the occupant of any vehicle; provided, that persons shall not be prohibited from soliciting pursuant to this section if performed on a roadway maintained by a city or town in compliance with a permit and regulations adopted by ordinance.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 380, § 11-507. Amended by Laws 2021, c. 158, § 1, emerg. eff. April 22, 2021.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-11-601. Required position and method of turning at intersections.

The driver of a vehicle intending to turn at an intersection shall do so as follows:
1. Right turns. Both the approach for a right turn and a right turn shall be made as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway.
2. Left turns. The driver of a vehicle intending to turn left at an intersection shall approach the intersection in the extreme left-hand lane lawfully available to traffic moving in the direction of travel of such vehicle. After entering the intersection, the left turn shall be made so as to leave the intersection, as nearly as practicable, in the left-hand lane lawfully available to traffic moving in such direction upon the roadway being entered. Whenever practicable, when leaving a two-way roadway, the left turn shall be made in that portion of the intersection to the left of the center of the intersection.
3. Local authorities in their respective jurisdictions may cause markers, buttons or signs to be placed within or adjacent to intersections and thereby require and direct that a different course from that specified in this section be traveled by vehicles turning at an intersection, and when markers, buttons or signs are so placed no driver of a vehicle shall turn a vehicle at an intersection other than as directed and required by such markers, buttons or signs.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 381, § 11-601, eff. Sept. 1, 1961. Amended by Laws 2007, c. 62, § 12, emerg. eff. April 30, 2007.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-11-602. Turning to proceed in opposite direction - Turns on curve or near crest of grade prohibited.

A. Unless otherwise prohibited by law, the driver of a vehicle shall not turn the vehicle so as to proceed in the opposite direction unless and until such movement can be made with reasonable safety and without interfering with other traffic.
B. No vehicle shall be turned so as to proceed in the opposite direction upon any curve, or upon the approach to or near the crest of a grade, where such vehicle cannot be seen by the driver of any other vehicle approaching from either direction within five hundred (500) feet.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 381, § 11-602, eff. Sept. 1, 1961. Amended by Laws 2007, c. 62, § 13, emerg. eff. April 30, 2007.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-11-604. Turning movements and required signals.

A. No person shall turn a vehicle at an intersection, a public or private road, or a driveway, unless the vehicle is in proper position upon the roadway as required in Section 11-601 of this title, or move right or left upon a roadway unless and until such movement can be made with reasonable safety. No person shall so turn any vehicle without giving an appropriate signal as provided in subsection B of this section, in the event any other traffic may be affected by such movement.
B. A signal of intention to turn right or left as required by law shall be given continuously during not less than the last one hundred (100) feet traveled by the vehicle before turning.
C. No person shall stop or suddenly decrease the speed of a vehicle without first giving an appropriate signal in the manner provided in subsection B of this section to the driver of any vehicle immediately to the rear when there is opportunity to give such signal.
D. When any person is properly preparing for, attempting or executing a left turn, as described in subsection A of this section, no other person operating another vehicle immediately following the turning vehicle shall pass or attempt to pass the turning vehicle to the left. Such other person shall come to a complete stop if necessary at a safe distance behind the person preparing for, attempting or executing the turn or may proceed to the right of the turning vehicle as provided by Section 11-304 of this title.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 381, § 11-604. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 152, § 1, emerg. eff. April 25, 1997.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-11-605. Signals by hand and arm or signal lamps.

(a) Any stop or turn signal when required herein shall be given either by means of the hand and arm or by signal lamps, except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b).
(b) Any motor vehicle in use on a highway shall be equipped with, and required signal shall be given by, signal lamps when the distance from the center of the top of the steering post to the left outside limit of the body, cab or load of such motor vehicle exceeds twenty-four (24) inches, or when the distance from the center of the top of the steering post to the rear limit of the body or load thereof exceeds fourteen (14) feet. The latter measurement shall apply to any single vehicle, also to any combination of vehicles.
Laws 1961, p. 381, § 11-605.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-11-606. Method of giving hand-and-arm signals.

All signals herein required given by hand and arm shall be given from the left side of the vehicle in the following manner and such signals shall indicate as follows:
1. Left turn. Hand and arm extended horizontally;
2. Right turn. Hand and arm extended upward. A person operating a bicycle may extend his or her right hand and arm horizontally to his or her right; and
3. Stop or decrease speed. Hand and arm extended downward. A person operating a bicycle may extend his or her right hand and arm downward to his or her right side.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 382, § 11-606. Amended by Laws 2021, c. 449, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-11-701. Obedience to signal indicating approach of train.

A. Whenever any person driving a vehicle approaches a railroad grade crossing under any of the circumstances stated in this section, the driver of such vehicle shall stop within fifty (50) feet but not less than fifteen (15) feet from the nearest rail of such railroad, and shall not proceed until he can do so safely. The foregoing requirements shall apply when:
1. A clearly visible electric or mechanical signal device gives warning of the immediate approach of a railroad train or other on-track equipment;
2. A crossing gate is lowered or when a human flagman gives or continues to give a signal of the approach or passage of a railroad train or other on-track equipment;
3. A railroad train or other on-track equipment approaching within approximately one thousand five hundred (1,500) feet of the highway crossing emits a signal audible from such distance and such railroad train or other on-track equipment, by reason of its speed or nearness to such crossing, is an immediate hazard;
4. An approaching railroad train or other on-track equipment is plainly visible and is in hazardous proximity to such crossing; or
5. The tracks at the crossing are not clear.
B. No person shall drive any vehicle through, around or under any crossing gate or barrier at a railroad crossing while such gate or barrier is closed or is being opened or closed or fail to obey the directions of a law enforcement officer at the crossing.
C. The operator of any Class A, B, or C commercial vehicle not required to stop at all railroad crossings, as prescribed in Section 11-702 of this title, shall slow down and check that the tracks are clear of an approaching train.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 382, § 11-701, eff. Sept. 1, 1961. Amended by Laws 2002, c. 169, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2002; Laws 2022, c. 357, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-11-702. Commercial motor vehicles and buses - Railroad crossing.

A. The driver of a bus as defined in Section 1-105 of this title, whether the bus is occupied or unoccupied by passengers, shall not cross a railroad track or tracks at grade unless the driver stops the bus within fifty (50) feet of, and not closer than fifteen (15) feet to, the tracks, listens and looks in each direction along the tracks for an approaching train or other on-track equipment, and ascertains that no train or other on-track equipment is approaching. When it is safe to do so, the driver may drive the bus across the tracks in a gear that permits the bus to complete the crossing without a change of gears. The driver shall not shift gears while crossing the tracks.
B. Any commercial motor vehicle as defined in 49 C.F.R., Section 390.5, shall comply with the railroad crossing provisions as prescribed in 49 C.F.R., Section 392.10.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 382, § 11-702, eff. Sept. 1, 1961. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 201, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 1997; Laws 2001, c. 309, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2001; Laws 2003, c. 461, § 8, eff. July 1, 2003; Laws 2004, c. 418, § 13, eff. July 1, 2004; Laws 2008, c. 302, § 1, emerg. eff. June 2, 2008; Laws 2011, c. 138, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2011; Laws 2022, c. 357, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-11-703. Stop signs and yield signs.

(a) Preferential right of way at an intersection may be indicated by stop signs or yield signs as authorized in Section 15-108 of this act.
(b) Every stop sign and every yield sign shall be erected as near as practicable to the nearest line of the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, if there is no crosswalk, then as near as practicable to the nearest line of the intersecting roadway, however such yield signs shall not be erected upon the approaches of but one of the intersecting streets.
(c) Every stop sign shall bear the word "Stop". Every yield sign hereafter erected or replaced shall bear the word "Yield". Every stop sign and every yield sign shall at nighttime be rendered luminous by internal illumination, or by a floodlight projected on the face of the sign, or by efficient reflecting elements in or on the face of the sign.
(d) Except when directed to proceed by a police officer or traffic-control signal, every driver of a vehicle approaching a stop intersection indicated by a stop sign shall stop before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, in the event there is no crosswalk, shall stop at a clearly marked stop line, but if none, then at the point nearest the intersecting roadway where the driver has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway before entering the intersection.
(e) The driver of a vehicle approaching a yield sign if required for safety to stop shall stop before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, in the event there is no crosswalk, at a clearly marked stop line, but if none, then at the point nearest the intersecting roadway where the driver has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway.
Laws 1961, p. 382, § 11-703; Laws 1974, c. 287, § 9, emerg. eff. May 29, 1974.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-11-704. Emerging from alley, driveway or building.

The driver of a vehicle within a business or residence district emerging from an alley, driveway or building shall stop such vehicle immediately prior to driving onto a sidewalk or onto the sidewalk area extending across any alleyway or driveway, and shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian as may be necessary to avoid collision, and upon entering the roadway shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles approaching on said roadway.
Laws 1961, p. 382, § 11-704.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-11-705.1. Church buses - Definition - Meeting and overtaking stopped bus - Signs and signals.

A. The driver of a vehicle meeting or overtaking a church bus that is stopped to take on or discharge passengers, and on which the red loading signals are in operation, is to stop the vehicle before it reaches the church bus and not proceed until the loading signals are deactivated and then proceed past such bus at a speed which is reasonable and with due caution for the safety of such occupants.
B. If the church bus is equipped with visual signals meeting the requirements of Section 12-228 of this title, the signals shall be actuated by the driver of said church bus whenever, but only whenever, such vehicle is stopped on the highway for the purpose of receiving or discharging passengers.
C. The driver of a vehicle upon a highway with separate roadways need not stop upon meeting or passing a church bus which is on a different roadway or when upon a controlled-access highway and the church bus is stopped in a loading zone which is a part of or adjacent to such highway and where pedestrians are not permitted to cross the roadway.
Added by Laws 1978, c. 262, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1978. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 411, § 12, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-11-802. Establishment of state speed zones.

Whenever the State Highway Commission shall determine upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation that any maximum speed hereinbefore set forth is greater or less than is reasonable or safe under the conditions found to exist at any intersection or other place or upon any part of the state highway system, said Commission may determine and declare a reasonable and safe maximum limit thereat which, when appropriate signs giving notice thereof are erected, shall be effective at all times, or during hours of daylight or darkness or at such other times as may be determined at such intersection or other place or part of the highway.
Laws 1961, p. 384, § 11-802.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-11-803. When local authorities may and shall alter maximum limits.

A. Whenever local authorities in their respective jurisdictions determine on the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation that the maximum speed permitted under this article is greater or less than is reasonable and safe under the conditions found to exist upon a highway or part of a highway, the local authority may determine and declare a reasonable and safe maximum limit thereon which:
1. Decreases the limit at intersections; or
2. Increases the limit within an urban district, but not to more than sixty-five (65) miles per hour; or
3. Decreases the limit outside an urban district, but not to less than thirty (30) miles per hour.
B. Local authorities in their respective jurisdictions shall determine by an engineering and traffic investigation the proper maximum speed for all arterial streets and shall declare a reasonable and safe maximum limit thereon which may be greater or less than the maximum speed permitted under Section 1-101 et seq. of this title for an urban district.
C. Any altered limit established as hereinabove authorized shall be effective at all times or during hours of darkness or at other times as may be determined when appropriate signs giving notice thereof are erected upon such street or highway.
D. As to streets and highways within the corporate limits which have been constructed or reconstructed with state or federal funds, local authorities shall have joint authority with the Transportation Commission to establish or alter speed limits; provided, however, the speed limit on an interstate highway within such corporate limits shall not be decreased to less than sixty (60) miles per hour; and provided further, that no local authority shall impose speed limits on any such street or highway substantially lower than those justified by the highway design, capacity, and traffic volume as determined by engineering studies.
E. Not more than six such alterations as hereinabove authorized shall be made per mile along a street or highway except in the case of reduced limits at intersections, and the difference between adjacent limits shall not be more than ten (10) miles per hour.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 385, § 11-803, eff. Sept. 1, 1961. Amended by Laws 1991, c. 98, § 5, eff. July 1, 1991; Laws 1996, c. 324, § 2.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-11-804. Minimum speed regulation.

(a) No person shall drive a motor vehicle at such a slow speed as to impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic except when reduced speed is necessary for safe operation or in compliance with law.
(b) Whenever the State Highway Commission or local authorities within their respective jurisdictions determine on the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation that slow speeds on any part of a highway consistently impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic, the Commission or such local authority may determine and declare a minimum speed limit below which no person shall drive a vehicle except when necessary for safe operation or in compliance with law.
Laws 1961, p. 385, § 11-804.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-11-805. Speed limitation on motorcycles, motor-driven cycles, and motorized scooters.

A. No person shall operate any motorcycle at a speed greater than the legally posted speed limit; provided, in no event nor at any time shall an operator under the age of sixteen (16) years drive a motorcycle on a highway which has a minimum speed limit established and posted.
B. No person shall operate any motor-driven cycle at a speed greater than the legally posted speed limit; provided, in no event nor at any time shall any operator drive a motor-driven cycle at a speed greater than thirty-five (35) miles per hour.
C. No person shall operate a motorized scooter at a speed greater than the legally posted speed limit; provided, in no event nor at any time shall any operator drive a motorized scooter:
1. At a speed greater than twenty-five (25) miles per hour; and
2. On any roadway with a posted speed limit of greater than twenty-five (25) miles per hour.
Any municipality or board of county commissioners is hereby authorized to adopt ordinances and regulations for the operation of motorized scooters as provided in Section 19 of this act.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 385, § 11-805. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 411, § 13, eff. Nov. 1, 2003; Laws 2004, c. 521, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 2004.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-11-805.1. Low-speed electrical vehicles – Restrictions on operation.

A. No person shall operate any low-speed electrical vehicle on any street or highway with a posted speed limit greater than thirty-five (35) miles per hour.
B. The provisions of subsection A of this section shall not prohibit a low-speed vehicle from crossing a street or highway with a posted speed limit greater than thirty-five (35) miles per hour.
C. This section shall not prevent a city from adopting any ordinance that would further restrict low-speed electrical vehicles from operating on certain city-owned streets in order to ensure the public health and safety.
D. This section shall be a part of and supplemental to the rules of the road as provided in Section 11-101 et seq. of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Added by Laws 2001, c. 243, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-11-805.3. Electric personal assistive mobility devices - Registration - Operation requirements - Warning notice.

A. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, an electric personal assistive mobility device, as defined in Section 1 of this act, shall not be:
1. Registered pursuant to the Oklahoma Vehicle License and Registration Act; or
2. Operated on the highways or turnpikes of this state except as provided in subsection B of this section.
B. An electric personal assistive mobility device may be operated upon the sidewalks, walking trails, bikeways, and municipal streets of this state. A municipality may prohibit the operation of an electric personal assistive mobility device on public streets where the speed limit is greater than twenty-five (25) miles per hour but, except for enforcement of the provisions of subsection C of this section, may not otherwise restrict the operation of an electric personal assistive mobility device.
C. 1. A person operating an electric personal assistive mobility device shall:
a.
not be required to have an Oklahoma driver license to operate the device,
b.
obey all speed limits,
c.
yield the right of way to pedestrians and human powered devices at all times,
d.
give an audible signal before overtaking and passing any pedestrian, and
e.
wear or equip the electric personal assistive mobility device with reflectors and a headlight when operating at night.
2. Failure to comply with any requirement set forth in subparagraphs b through e of paragraph 1 of this subsection shall result in a warning for the first offense, a fine of Ten Dollars ($10.00) for the second offense, and impoundment of the electric personal assistive mobility device for up to thirty (30) days for subsequent offenses. Each act of noncompliance shall be considered a separate offense.
D. 1. It shall be unlawful to manufacture, assemble, sell, offer to sell, or distribute an electric personal assistive mobility device in this state unless the device is accompanied by a warning notice. The warning notice shall be substantially similar to the following: “REDUCE THE RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY AND ONLY USE WHILE WEARING FULL PROTECTIVE GEAR, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE HELMET, WRIST GUARDS, ELBOW PADS, AND KNEE PADS”.
2. A person, firm, corporation, or other legal entity that regularly engages in the business of manufacturing, assembling, selling, or distributing electric personal assistive mobility devices and complies with the requirements of this subsection shall not be liable in a civil action for damages for any physical injury sustained by an operator of an electric personal assistive mobility device as a result of the operator’s failure to wear protective gear in accordance with the notice required by paragraph 1 of this subsection.
Added by Laws 2002, c. 58, § 4, emerg. eff. April 11, 2002. Renumbered from Title 47, § 19-211 by Laws 2003, c. 279, § 16, emerg. eff. May 26, 2003.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-11-805.4. Electric gopeds.

Electric gopeds shall be operated as provided in subsections A and B of Section 11-805.3 of this title.
Added by Laws 2003, c. 411, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2003. Amended by Laws 2004, c. 418, § 14, eff. July 1, 2004.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-11-806. Special speed limitations.

A. No person shall drive a vehicle over any bridge or other elevated structure constituting a part of a highway at a speed which is greater than the maximum speed which can be maintained with safety to the bridge or structure, when the structure is signposted as provided in this section.
B. The Oklahoma Department of Transportation and local authorities may conduct an investigation of any bridge or other elevated structure constituting a part of a highway, and if they shall thereupon find that the structure cannot, with safety to itself, withstand vehicles driving at speeds otherwise permissible under Section 1-101 et seq. of this title, they shall determine and declare the maximum speed of vehicles which the structure can safely withstand, and may cause and permit suitable signs stating the maximum speed to be erected and maintained at a distance of one hundred feet before each end of the structure.
C. Where any state or federal highway or turnpike shall be under construction, maintenance, or repair or when a detour shall have been designated by reason of construction, maintenance, or repairs in progress and a maximum safe, careful, and prudent speed shall have been determined by the Oklahoma Department of Transportation on the highway or highway detour or by the Oklahoma Transportation Authority on the turnpike or turnpike detour during the period of the construction, maintenance, or repairs and shall have plainly posted by changeable message or other appropriate sign at each terminus thereof and at not less than each half mile along the route thereof the determined maximum speed, no person shall drive any vehicle upon the portion of the highway or the highway detour or upon the portion of the turnpike or the turnpike detour at a speed in excess of the speed so determined and posted. Violation of the posted speed limit in the repair, maintenance, or construction zone shall result in the doubling of the appropriate fine. For purposes of this section, "repair, maintenance, or construction zone" means any location where repair, maintenance, or construction work is actually in progress and workers present.
D. The Oklahoma Department of Transportation and the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority may post, by changeable message sign or other appropriate sign, a temporary reduced speed limit for special hazards with respect to pedestrians, other traffic, an accident, by reason of weather or when other hazardous highway conditions exist.
E. Upon the trial of any person charged with a violation of this section, proof of the determination of the maximum speed by the Department of Transportation or by the Oklahoma Transportation Authority and the existence of the signs shall constitute conclusive evidence of the maximum speed which can be maintained with safety as provided in subsections B , C and D of this section.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 385, § 11-806, eff. Sept. 1, 1961. Amended by Laws 1996, c. 127, § 1; Laws 2001, c. 202, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2001; Laws 2015, c. 294, § 2, eff. July 1, 2015.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-11-806.1. Reduced speed limit at certain times in school zone.

Where any portion of a road, street, or highway is a properly marked school zone, as indicated with appropriate warning signs placed in accordance with the latest edition of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, and a reduced speed limit as properly posted, shall be in effect during certain times due to the presence or potential presence of school children, no person shall drive any vehicle upon that portion of the highway which is the school zone in excess of the reduced speed limit so posted when the reduced speed limit is in effect. Violation of the posted reduced speed limit in the school zone shall result in the doubling of the appropriate fine.
Added by Laws 2003, c. 199, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-11-806.2. Reduced speed limit in toll booth zone.

Where any portion of a turnpike is a properly marked toll booth zone, as indicated with appropriate signs placed in accordance with the latest edition of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, and a reduced speed limit, as properly posted shall be in effect within the zone, no person shall drive any vehicle upon that portion of the turnpike which is the toll booth zone in excess of the reduced speed limit so posted. Violation of the posted reduced speed limit in the toll booth zone shall result in the doubling of the appropriate fine.
Added by Laws 2005, c. 114, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2005.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-11-807. Charging violations and rule in civil actions.

A. In every charge of violation of any speed regulation in this article, the complaint, also the summons or notice to appear, shall specify the speed at which the defendant is alleged to have driven, also the maximum speed applicable within the district or at the location.
B. The provision of this article declaring maximum speed limitations shall not be construed to relieve the plaintiff in any action from the burden of proving negligence on the part of the defendant as the proximate cause of an accident.
C. Unless another penalty is provided in this title, every person convicted of violating any provision of Sections 11-801 through 11-806 of this title, shall be punished as provided in Section 17-101 of this title.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 386, § 11-807, eff. Sept. 1, 1961. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 435, § 8, eff. July 1, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-11-808. Jammers and speed measuring devices - Use, possession, manufacture, sale or distribution prohibited - Exemption.

A. As used in this section:
1. "Jammer" means any instrument, device, or equipment designed or intended for use with a vehicle or otherwise to jam or interfere with in any manner a speed measuring device operated by a law enforcement officer in the vicinity; and
2. "Speed measuring device" shall include, but is not limited to, devices commonly known as radar speed meters or laser speed meters.
B. It shall be unlawful for any person to use or possess a jammer.
C. It shall be unlawful to manufacture, advertise or offer for sale, sell or otherwise distribute any jammer in this state.
D. This section shall not apply to any person who lawfully possesses a license issued by the Federal Communications Commission for the use of a jammer.
Added by Laws 1981, c. 270, § 1. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 411, § 14, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-11-808.1. Unlawful acts - Radar detectors.

It shall be unlawful for any person to:
1. Possess, operate or use a radar detector while operating or as a passenger in a commercial motor vehicle;
2. Operate a commercial motor vehicle in which a radar detector is installed or present; or
3. Install or have installed a radar detector in a commercial motor vehicle.
Added by Laws 2012, c. 207, § 5, emerg. eff. May 8, 2012.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-11-809. Exemptions.

The provisions of this act shall not apply to:
1. Any receiver of radio waves of any frequency lawfully licensed by any state or federal agency;
2. Any such device owned or operated by the federal or state government or any political subdivision used by employees thereof in their official duties, or the sale of any such device to law enforcement agencies for use in their official duties; or
3. Any citizens band radio.
Laws 1981, c. 270, § 2.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-11-810. Points - Convictions for speeding.

A. Except when the person is the holder of a commercial driver license and commits the offense while operating any vehicle or when the person who commits the offense is operating a commercial motor vehicle, the Department of Public Safety shall not report or assess points to the driving record of any person, as maintained by Service Oklahoma, for a conviction of exceeding the speed limit by at least one (1) mile per hour but not more than ten (10) miles per hour.
B. Except when the person is the holder of a commercial driver license committing the offense while operating any vehicle or when the person committing the offense is operating a commercial motor vehicle, the Department of Public Safety shall not record or assess points for convictions for traffic offenses on the driving record of any person as maintained by Service Oklahoma, where such conviction is for exceeding the speed limit prescribed in this title, but not exceeding the speed limit previously in force where the violation occurred.
C. Except when the person is the holder of a commercial driver license committing the offense while operating any vehicle or when the person committing the offense is operating a commercial motor vehicle, the Department of Public Safety shall not record or assess points against a person for out-of-state convictions of exceeding the speed limits of that state, provided the person did not exceed the speed limit previously in force as of January 1, 1974, in the state where the conviction occurred.
Added by Laws 1992, c. 303, § 30, eff. July 1, 1992. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 124, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2000; Laws 2005, c. 394, § 12, eff. Sept. 1, 2005; Laws 2022, c. 282, § 92, emerg. eff. May 19, 2022.
NOTE: Laws 2005, c. 190, § 9 repealed by Laws 2006, c. 16, § 28, emerg. eff. March 29, 2006.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-11-901. Reckless driving.

A. It shall be deemed reckless driving for any person to drive a motor vehicle in a careless or wanton manner without regard for the safety of persons or property or in violation of the conditions outlined in Section 11-801 of this title.
B. Every person convicted of reckless driving shall be punished upon a first conviction by imprisonment for a period of not less than five (5) days nor more than ninety (90) days, or by a fine of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment; on a second or subsequent conviction, punishment shall be imprisonment for not less than ten (10) days nor more than six (6) months, or by a fine of not less than One Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150.00) nor more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 386, § 11-901, eff. Sept. 1, 1961. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 285, § 2, eff. July 1, 2000; Laws 2001, c. 133, § 2, emerg. eff. April 24, 2001; Laws 2001, c. 435, § 9, eff. July 1, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-11-901b. Full time and attention to driving.

The operator of every vehicle, while driving, shall devote their full time and attention to such driving.
No law enforcement officer shall issue a citation under this section unless the law enforcement officer observes that the operator of the vehicle is involved in an accident or observes the operator of the vehicle driving in such a manner that poses an articulable danger to other persons on the roadway that is not otherwise specified in statute.
Added by Laws 2003, c. 108, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2003. Amended by Laws 2010, c. 76, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2010.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-11-901d. Text messaging - Penalties.

A. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a motor vehicle on any street or highway within this state while using a hand-held electronic communication device to manually compose, send or read an electronic text message while the motor vehicle is in motion.
B. Any person who violates the provisions of subsection A of this section shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00).
C. The Department of Public Safety shall not record or assess points for violations of this section on any license holder's traffic record maintained by Service Oklahoma.
D. The provisions of subsection A of this section shall not apply if the person is using the cellular telephone or electronic communication device for the sole purpose of communicating with any of the following regarding an imminent emergency situation:
1. An emergency response operator;
2. A hospital, physician's office or health clinic;
3. A provider of ambulance services;
4. A provider of firefighting services; or
5. A law enforcement agency.
E. Municipalities may enact and municipal police officers may enforce ordinances prohibiting and penalizing conduct under the provisions of this section. The provisions of such ordinances shall be the same as provided for in this section; the enforcement provisions of those ordinances shall not be more stringent than those of this section; and the fine and court costs for municipal ordinance violations shall be the same or a lesser amount as provided for in this section.
F. For the purpose of this section:
1. "Cellular telephone" means an analog or digital wireless telephone authorized by the Federal Communications Commission to operate in the frequency bandwidth reserved for cellular telephones;
2. "Compose", "send" or "read" with respect to a text message means the manual entry, sending or retrieval of a text message to communicate with any person or device;
3. "Electronic communication device" means an electronic device that permits the user to manually transmit a communication of written text by means other than through an oral transfer or wire communication. This term does not include:
a.
a device that is physically or electronically integrated into a motor vehicle,
b.
a voice-operated global positioning or navigation system that is affixed to a motor vehicle,
c.
a hands-free device that allows the user to write, send or read a text message without the use of either hand except to activate, deactivate or initiate a feature or function, or
d.
an ignition interlock device that has been installed on a motor vehicle; and
4. "Text message" includes a text-based message, instant message, electronic message, photo, video or electronic mail.
Added by Laws 2015, c. 248, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2015. Amended by Laws 2016, c. 186, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2016; Laws 2022, c. 282, § 93, emerg. eff. May 19, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-11-902a. Allowing use of motor vehicle without ignition interlock device.

A. No person shall knowingly authorize or permit a motor vehicle owned or under the control of that person which is not equipped with an ignition interlock device to be driven upon any street or highway of this state by any person who is required to have an ignition interlock device installed upon the vehicle of that person.
B. No person shall willfully attempt to interfere in any way with the intended and proper functioning of an ignition interlock device installed in a vehicle as required by law, or intentionally fail to return an ignition interlock device when it is no longer required in the vehicle or upon request by the owner of the device.
C. No person granted permission to drive a motor vehicle on the condition of installation of an ignition interlock device shall drive any vehicle that is not equipped with an ignition interlock device unless driving a vehicle of an employer in accordance with subsection A of Section 6-212.3 of this title.
D. A violation of subsection A, B or C of this section shall be a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by a fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Added by Laws 1999, c. 170, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1999. Amended by Laws 2005, c. 167, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2005; Laws 2017, c. 392, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 2017; Laws 2019, c. 400, § 11, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-11-902c. Preemption of legislation pertaining to prosecution of offenses related to driving under the influence of alcohol or other intoxicating substances.

A. The State Legislature hereby occupies and preempts the entire field of legislation in this state touching in any way the prosecution of offenses relating to driving under the influence of alcohol or any other intoxicating substance or operating a motor vehicle while impaired to the complete exclusion of any order, ordinance, local legislation or regulation by any municipality or other political subdivision of this state.
B. No municipality or other political subdivision shall prosecute any laws or ordinances relating to the offense of driving under the influence of alcohol or any other intoxicating substance or operating a motor vehicle while impaired. Any existing or future orders, ordinances, local legislation or regulations in violation of this section is void and unenforceable.
C. The preemption provisions of this section shall not apply to prosecutions in municipal criminal courts of record for offenses relating to driving under the influence of alcohol or any other intoxicating substance or operating a motor vehicle while impaired. Nothing in this section shall prohibit a municipality from establishing a municipal criminal court of record pursuant to the provisions of Section 28-101 of Title 11 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Added by Laws 2016, c. 172, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-11-902d. Impaired driver database - Oklahoma Impaired Driver Database Revolving Fund.

A. The Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety is hereby authorized to oversee the creation, development and implementation of a statewide impaired driver database with assistance from the Office of Management and Enterprise Services subject to fiscal limitations and the availability of federal funds.
B. In any case in which a person is arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol or any other intoxicating substance, an impaired driver arrest report shall be completed by the law enforcement officer that made the arrest and shall be entered into the impaired driver database. The Commissioner shall prescribe the form and format of the impaired driver arrest report.
C. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Department of Public Safety to be designated the "Oklahoma Impaired Driver Database Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations. All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Department for the exclusive purpose of implementing, developing, administering and maintaining an impaired driver database. Expenditures from the funds shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment.
Added by Laws 2016, c. 172, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.