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2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-11-1403. Agreements as to law enforcement - Equipment - Charges - Payments - Funds.

The Commissioner of Public Safety and the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority are hereby authorized to enter into contracts and agreements for law enforcement on turnpikes. The Department of Public Safety is authorized to use any of its automotive and other equipment in policing turnpikes, and to charge the Authority for the use thereon on a rental basis to be agreed to by the Department and the Authority, and to perform such services in connection with policing turnpikes with its general personnel and equipment at such rates, salaries, expenses, and miscellaneous costs as may be agreed to by the Department and the Authority. It is the intent of this section that rental rates and other costs of policing turnpikes shall be determined on an average actual cost basis, and in accordance with salaries and expenses paid by the Department of Public Safety in its regular operations. Payments shall be made by the Authority monthly and shall be remitted to the Department of Public Safety to be credited to the Department of Public Safety Restricted Revolving Fund in the State Treasury. Such monies shall be expended for vehicles, equipment, personnel and other operating expenses for turnpike enforcement.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 393, § 11-1403, eff. Sept. 1, 1961. Amended by Laws 1979, c. 47, § 15, emerg. eff. April 9, 1979; Laws 1983, c. 286, § 25, operative July 1, 1983; Laws 1987, c. 5, § 158, emerg. eff. March 11, 1987; Laws 1988, c. 290, § 15, operative July 1, 1988; Laws 2001, c. 133, § 4, emerg. eff. April 24, 2001; Laws 2012, c. 283, § 9, eff. July 1, 2012.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-11-1404. Flashing and signal lights.

Vehicles or equipment owned by the Oklahoma Transportation Authority, its agents or contractors, and public utilities, and engaged in maintenance or emergency operations, shall be equipped with such flashing and signal lights as may be prescribed by this title or by federal regulation, pursuant to 49 C.F.R., Section 571.108.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 393, § 11-1404, eff. Sept. 1, 1961. Amended by Laws 2002, c. 397, § 23, eff. Nov. 1, 2002.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-12-101.1. Sale of improperly equipped vehicle - Improper equipping or operation of improperly equipped vehicle.

A. Unless previously disclosed through written documentation, no person shall knowingly have for sale, sell, or offer for sale any vehicle to be operated on the highways of this state unless it is equipped as required by this chapter.
B. No person shall knowingly equip or operate on the highways of this state any vehicle with equipment unless it complies with the requirements of this chapter.
Added by Laws 2003, c. 411, § 19, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-12-101.2. Construction of act - Severability.

This act shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes stated herein. The provisions of this chapter shall be severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence or provision of this chapter is declared to be invalid or to be preempted by federal law or regulation, the validity of the remainder of this chapter shall not be affected thereby, and the remaining provisions shall be in full force and effect.
Added by Laws 2003, c. 411, § 20, eff. Nov. 1, 2003. Amended by Laws 2005, c. 50, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2005.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-12-201. Proper display of lamps and other signal devices - Adoption of federal specifications and standards.

A. The United States Department of Transportation specifications and standards for headlamps, auxiliary driving lamps, tail lamps, signal lamps, reflectors, and other lighting equipment and signal devices, pursuant to 49 C.F.R., Section 571.108, are hereby adopted by the State of Oklahoma.
B. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter and subject to exceptions for parked vehicles, every vehicle upon a highway within this state shall properly display all lamps and illuminating devices as required by law:
1. At any time from one-half (1/2) hour after sunset to one-half (1/2) hour before sunrise, also referred to in this chapter as nighttime; and
2. At any other time when, due to insufficient light or unfavorable atmospheric conditions, persons and vehicles on the highway are not clearly discernible at a distance of one thousand (1,000) feet or less.
C. All lamps required by this chapter shall display a steady light except as otherwise prescribed by this chapter. Any required individual lamp may be combined or incorporated with any other required individual lamp if the combined or incorporated lamps meet all of the individual lighting requirements of this chapter for each individual lamp contained therein.
D. No lamp, other than a headlamp, displayed on any vehicle shall project a glaring light; provided, every headlamp shall comply with Section 12-222 of this title.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 394, § 12-201, eff. Sept. 1, 1961. Amended by Laws 1992, c. 57, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1992; Laws 1993, c. 255, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Laws 2003, c. 411, § 21, eff. Nov. 1, 2003; Laws 2005, c. 50, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2005.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-12-202. Visibility distance and mounted height of lamps.

A. Any requirement of this chapter as to distance from which certain lamps and devices shall render objects visible, or within which such lamps or devices shall be visible, shall apply during the times stated in subsection B of Section 12-201 of this title in respect to a vehicle without load when upon a straight, level, unlighted highway, under normal atmospheric conditions unless a different time or condition is expressly stated.
B. Any requirement of this chapter as to the mounted height of lamps or devices shall mean from the center of such lamp or device to the level ground upon which the vehicle stands when such vehicle is without a load.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 394, § 12-202. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 411, § 22, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-12-203. Head lamps on motor vehicles.

A. Every motor vehicle shall be equipped with at least two headlamps emitting a white light with at least one lamp on each side of the front of the motor vehicle on the same level and as far apart as practicable. The headlamps shall comply with the requirements and limitations set forth in this chapter.
B. Every headlamp upon every motor vehicle shall be located at a height of not more than fifty-four (54) inches nor less than twenty-two (22) inches to be measured as set forth in subsection B of Section 12-202 of this title.
C. The headlamps on motor vehicles shall be so arranged that the driver may select at will between distributions of light projected to different elevations and such lamps may, in addition, be so arranged that such selection can be made automatically, subject to the following limitations:
1. There shall be an uppermost distribution of light, or composite beam, so aimed and of such intensity as to reveal persons and vehicles at a distance of at least six hundred (600) feet ahead for all conditions of loading;
2. There shall be a lowermost distribution of light, or composite beam, so aimed and of sufficient intensity to reveal persons and vehicles at a distance of at least two hundred (200) feet ahead; and
3. On a straight, level road under any condition of loading none of the high-intensity portion of the beam shall be directed to strike the eyes of an approaching driver.
D. Every motor vehicle which has multiple-beam road-lighting equipment shall be equipped with a beam indicator, which shall be lighted whenever the uppermost distribution of light from the headlamps is in use, and shall not otherwise be lighted.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 394, § 12-203, eff. Sept. 1, 1961. Amended by Laws 1996, c. 18, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1996; Laws 2003, c. 411, § 23, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-12-203.1. Number of driving lamps required or permitted.

A. At all times specified in subsection B of Section 12-201 of this title, at least two lighted headlamps shall be displayed, one on each side at the front of every motor vehicle, except when such vehicle is parked subject to the regulations governing lights on parked vehicles, as provided in Section 12-214 of this title.
B. Whenever a motor vehicle equipped with headlamps as herein required is also equipped with any auxiliary driving lamps or a spot lamp or any other lamp on the front thereof projecting a beam of intensity greater than three hundred (300) candlepower, not more than a total of four of any such lamps on the front of a vehicle shall be lighted at any one time when upon a highway.
C. The driver of any vehicle shall comply with the provisions of Section 12-217 of this title regarding the use of alternate headlamp equipment.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 401, § 12-226. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 411, § 43, eff. Nov. 1, 2003. Renumbered from Title 47, § 12-226 by Laws 2003, c. 411, § 85, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-12-203.2. Use of distribution of light or composite beam lighting equipment.

Whenever a motor vehicle is being operated on a roadway, or shoulder adjacent thereto, during the times specified in subsection B of Section 12-201 of this title, the driver shall use a distribution of light, or composite beam, directed high enough and of sufficient intensity to reveal persons and vehicles at a safe distance in advance of the vehicle, subject to the following requirements and limitations:
1. Whenever a driver of a vehicle approaches an oncoming vehicle within one thousand (1,000) feet, such driver shall use a distribution of light, or composite beam, so aimed that the glaring rays are not projected into the eyes of the oncoming driver. The lowermost distribution of light, or composite beam, specified in paragraph 2 of subsection C of Section 12-203 of this title shall be deemed to avoid glare at all times, regardless of road contour and loading.
2. Whenever the driver of a vehicle follows another vehicle within six hundred (600) feet to the rear, such driver shall use a distribution of light permissible under this chapter other than the uppermost distribution of light specified in paragraph 1 of subsection C of Section 12-203 of this title.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 400, § 12-222. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 411, § 39, eff. Nov. 1, 2003. Renumbered from Title 47, § 12-222 by Laws 2003, c. 411, § 85, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-12-203.3. Headlamps with single distribution of light - Farm tractors and certain other motor vehicles.

Headlamps arranged to provide a single distribution of light shall be permitted on farm tractors and motor vehicles manufactured and sold prior to September 1, 1962, in lieu of multiple-beam road-lighting equipment herein specified if the single distribution of light complies with the following requirements and limitations:
1. The headlamps shall be so aimed that when the vehicle is not loaded none of the high-intensity portion of the light shall at a distance of twenty-five (25) feet ahead project higher than a level of five (5) inches below the level of the center of the lamp from which it comes, and in no case higher than forty-two (42) inches above the level on which the vehicle stands at a distance of seventy-five (75) feet ahead.
2. The intensity shall be sufficient to reveal persons and vehicles at a distance of at least three hundred (300) feet.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 401, § 12-223. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 411, § 40, eff. Nov. 1, 2003. Renumbered from Title 47, § 12-223 by Laws 2003, c. 411, § 85, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-12-203.4. Lighting equipment upon motor vehicles operated below certain speed.

Any motor vehicle operated at a speed of twenty (20) miles per hour or less may be operated under the conditions specified in subsection B of Section 12-201 of this title when equipped with two lighted lamps upon the front thereof capable of revealing persons and objects one hundred (100) feet ahead in lieu of lamps required in Section 12-203 or 12-203.3 of this title.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 401, § 11-225, eff. Sept. 1, 1961. Renumbered from § 11-225 of this title by Laws 2000, c. 189, § 13, eff. July 1, 2000. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 411, § 42, eff. Nov. 1, 2003. Renumbered from § 12-225 of this title by Laws 2003, c. 411, § 85, eff. Nov. 1, 2003. Amended by Laws 2005, c. 50, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2005.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-12-204. Tail lamps.

A. Every motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer and pole trailer, and any vehicle which is being drawn at the end of a combination of vehicles, shall be equipped with at least two tail lamps mounted on the rear, on the same level and as widely spaced laterally as practicable which, when lighted, shall emit a red light visible from a distance of one thousand (1,000) feet to the rear; provided that, in the case of a combination of vehicles, only the tail lamp on the rearmost vehicle need actually be seen from the distance specified.
B. Every tail lamp upon every vehicle shall be located at a height of not more than seventy-two (72) inches nor less than fifteen (15) inches.
C. Any tail lamps shall be lighted whenever the clearance lamps and:
1. Headlamps;
2. Combination of headlamps and auxiliary driving lamps, as defined in Section 12-217 of this title; or
3. Fog lamps, as defined in Section 12-217 of this title,
are lighted.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 394, § 12-204. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 411, § 24, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-12-204.1. Lamps illuminating rear license plate.

A. No more than two separate lamps with a white light shall be so constructed and placed as to illuminate the rear license plate and render it clearly legible from a distance of fifty (50) feet to the rear.
B. Any separate lamp or lamps for illuminating the rear license plate, shall be lighted whenever the clearance lamps and:
1. Headlamps;
2. Combination of headlamps and auxiliary driving lamps, as defined in Section 12-217 of this title; or
3. Fog lamps, as defined in Section 12-217 of this title, are lighted.
C. The operation of a vehicle upon which the license plate is surrounded or framed, partially or in whole, by any additional lamp or lamps or otherwise lighted by any additional lamp or lamps, shall be a violation of this section. In addition, display and visibility of the rear license plate shall be in compliance with paragraph 2 of subsection A of Section 1113 of this title.
Added by Laws 2003, c. 411, § 25, eff. Nov. 1, 2003. Amended by Laws 2005, c. 50, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 2005.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-12-205. Reflectors.

A. Every motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, and pole trailer shall carry on the rear, either as a part of the tail lamps or separately, at least two red reflectors meeting the requirements of this section; provided, that vehicles described in Section 12-208 of this title shall be equipped with reflectors as required in Sections 12-208 and 12-211 of this title.
B. Every such reflector shall be mounted on the vehicle at a height not less than fifteen (15) inches nor more than seventy-two (72) inches measured as set forth in subsection B of Section 12-202 of this title, and shall be of such size and characteristics and so mounted as to be visible at night from all distances within six hundred (600) feet to one hundred (100) feet from such vehicle when directly in front of lawful lower beams of headlamps, except as required in Sections 12-211, 12-215 and 12-216 of this title.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 394, § 12-205. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 411, § 26, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-12-206. Stop lamps.

A. Every vehicle shall be equipped with at least two stop lamps which shall meet the requirements of this section.
B. The stop lamps required by this section:
1. Shall be mounted on the rear of the vehicle at the same level, as far apart as practicable, and at a height of not more than seventy-two (72) inches nor less than fifteen (15) inches;
2. Shall display a red or amber light, or any shade of color between red and amber, visible from a distance of not less than five hundred (500) feet to the rear in normal sunlight; and
3. Shall be actuated upon application of the brakes.
C. If so equipped in its original design and manufacture, every motor vehicle shall be additionally equipped with a center high-mounted stop lamp located on the vertical center line above the level of the stop lamps described in this section which shall display a red light, visible from a distance of not less than five hundred (500) feet to the rear in normal sunlight, and which shall be actuated upon application of the brakes.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 395, § 12-206. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 411, § 27, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-12-206.1. Turn signal lamps.

A. Every vehicle shall be equipped with turn signal lamps that flash for the purpose of indicating the intention to turn either to the left or to the right.
B. The flashing turn signal lamps required by this section:
1. Shall show to the front and rear of the vehicle;
2. On the front of the vehicle, shall be located on the same level, as widely spaced laterally as practicable, at a height of not more than seventy-two (72) inches nor less than fifteen (15) inches, and when in use shall display a white or amber light, or any shade of color between white and amber, visible from a distance of not less than five hundred (500) feet to the front in normal sunlight; and
3. On the rear of the vehicle, shall be located at the same level and as widely spaced laterally as practicable, at a height of not more than seventy-two (72) inches nor less than fifteen (15) inches, and when in use shall display a red or amber light, or any shade of color between red and amber, visible from a distance of not less than five hundred (500) feet to the rear in normal sunlight.
C. A truck-tractor need not be equipped with turn signal lamps mounted on the rear if the turn signals at the front are so constructed and so located that they meet the requirements for double-faced turn signals that meet the standards of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE).
Added by Laws 2003, c. 411, § 28, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-12-211. Visibility of reflectors, clearance lamps and marker lamps.

A. Every reflector upon any vehicle referred to in Section 12-208 of this title shall be of such size and characteristics and so maintained as to be readily visible at nighttime from all distances within six hundred (600) feet to one hundred (100) feet from the vehicle when directly in front of lawful lower beams of headlamps.
B. Front and rear clearance lamps shall be visible at nighttime from a distance of one thousand (1,000) feet from the front and rear, respectively, of the vehicle.
C. Side marker lamps shall be visible at nighttime from a distance of one thousand (1,000) feet from the sides of the vehicles on which mounted.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 396, § 12-211. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 411, § 30, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-12-213. Lamps, reflectors, and flags on projecting load.

A. Whenever the load upon any vehicle extends to the rear four (4) feet or more beyond the bed or body of such vehicle, there shall be displayed at the extreme rear end of the load, at the time specified in subsection B of Section 12-201 of this title:
1. Two red lights and two red reflectors positioned to indicate maximum width; and
2. One red light facing to each side positioned to indicate maximum overhang.
The required lights and reflectors may be mounted in combination at each side of the vehicle and shall be visible from a distance of one thousand (1,000) feet.
B. At any other time on any such vehicle, there shall be displayed at the extreme rear end of such load red flags not less than twelve (12) inches square marking the extremities of such load at each point where a lamp would otherwise be required by this section.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 396, § 12-213. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 411, § 31, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-12-214. Lamps on parked or stopped motor vehicles.

A. Whenever a motor vehicle or combination of vehicles is parked or stopped, whether attended or unattended, upon a roadway or shoulder adjacent thereto, and there is not sufficient light to reveal the parked or stopped vehicle to the operator of another vehicle within a distance of one thousand (1,000) feet upon such roadway or shoulder, such vehicle so parked or stopped shall display the following:
1. At least two lamps displaying a white or amber light visible from a distance of one thousand (1,000) feet to the front of the vehicle; and
2. At least two lamps displaying a red light visible at a distance of one thousand (1,000) feet to the rear of the vehicle.
B. Subsection A of this section shall not apply to:
1. A vehicle parked or stopped on a street or highway with designated on-street parking or with a speed limit of twenty-five (25) miles per hour or less:
a.
when the vehicle is positioned as close as practicable to the outer edge of the roadway or of the shoulder, if present, or
b.
unless the street or highway is posted as a no-parking area;
2. A vehicle which has lost the ability to display lamps and the vehicle is parked or stopped off the roadway;
3. A vehicle which is disabled, unattended, and parked or stopped off the roadway; or
4. An authorized emergency vehicle of a law enforcement agency, when such vehicle is parked or stopped on the shoulder.
C. Any lighted headlamps upon a parked or stopped vehicle shall be lower beams.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 397, § 12-214. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 411, § 32, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-12-216. Lamps, lighting devices, or reflectors on animal-drawn and certain other vehicles.

A. Animal-drawn vehicles and vehicles referred to in subsection C of Section 12-101 of this title, not specifically required by the provisions of this chapter to be equipped with lamps or other lighting devices, shall, at all times specified in subsection B of Section 12-201 of this title, be equipped with at least one lamp emitting a white light visible from a distance of not less than one thousand (1,000) feet to the front of said vehicle, and shall also be equipped with two lamps displaying red light visible from a distance of not less than one thousand (1,000) feet to the rear of said vehicle or, as an alternative, one lamp displaying a red light visible from a distance of not less than one thousand (1,000) feet to the rear and two red reflectors visible for distances of six hundred (600) feet to one hundred (100) feet to the rear when illuminated by the lower beams of headlamps.
B. The failure on the part of an owner or driver of any vehicle specified in this section to display any lamp, lighting device, or reflector required by this section shall not relieve the operator of a motor vehicle from negligence in the event of a collision.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 398, § 12-216. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 411, § 33, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-12-218. Emergency vehicles - Flashing lights.

A. Every authorized emergency vehicle shall, in addition to any other equipment and distinctive markings required by this title, be equipped with flashing red or blue lights or a combination of flashing red and blue lights. The lights shall be visible at five hundred (500) feet in normal sunlight.
B. A law enforcement vehicle when used as an authorized emergency vehicle may but need not be equipped with alternately-flashing red or blue lights specified herein. An unmarked vehicle used as a law enforcement vehicle for routine traffic enforcement shall be equipped with the following combination of lights:
1. Three flashing red, blue, or a combination of red and blue lights emitting the flashing lights to the front of the vehicle;
2. Two flashing white lights emitting the flashing white lights to the front of the vehicle;
3. Flashing red, blue, white or any combination of red, blue or white lights placed at and emitting the flashing lights from the four corners of the vehicle so that they are visible for three hundred sixty (360) degrees; and
4. One flashing red, blue, amber, or any combination of red, blue, or amber lights emitting the flashing light to the rear of the vehicle.
C. The use of the signal equipment described herein shall impose upon drivers of other vehicles the obligation to yield right-of-way and stop for authorized emergency vehicles, as prescribed in Section 11-405 of this title.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 399, § 12-218, eff. Sept. 1, 1961. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 13, § 4, emerg. eff. March 24, 1993; Laws 1998, c. 55, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1998; Laws 1999, c. 24, § 3, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, c. 189, § 2, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2000, c. 35, § 1, eff. July 1, 2000; Laws 2003, c. 411, § 35, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-12-218.1. Use of lights on wreckers and tow vehicles.

Flashing red or blue lights or a combination of flashing red and blue lights may be used on licensed Class AA wreckers or wrecker support vehicles at the scene of an emergency.
Any licensed Class AA wrecker or wrecker support vehicle may be equipped with a lamp displaying an amber light, visible from a distance of not less than five hundred (500) feet to the front of the vehicle or from a distance of not less than five hundred (500) feet to the rear of the vehicle. Such lamp shall only be used when leaving the scene of a tow service call and for the purpose of warning the operators of other vehicles to exercise care in approaching, overtaking or passing such vehicle.
Added by Laws 2003, c. 411, § 36, eff. Nov. 1, 2003. Amended by Laws 2009, c. 101, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2009; Laws 2010, c. 39, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2010.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-12-218.2. Vehicles operated by rural letter carriers or any highway contract route vehicles delivering mail - Flashing lights.

Any privately owned motor vehicle operated by a rural letter carrier or any highway contract route vehicle while engaged in the delivery of mail may be equipped with no more than two simultaneously flashing amber lights and a sign reading "U.S. MAIL" for the purpose of warning the operators of other vehicles to exercise care in approaching, overtaking, or passing. Such lights shall be activated as the rural carrier stops on or adjacent to the roadway for the purpose of delivering or collecting United States mail. Such lights shall be of double face or two-way type, be visible when turned on for at least five hundred (500) feet to the front and rear of the vehicle in normal sunlight, be mounted on the highest part of the roof of the vehicle and be spaced laterally as far as practicable to each side of the vehicle. The sign and lights shall be installed so that the sign is lowered and lights turned off before the first stop on the route and following the last one.
Added by Laws 2003, c. 411, § 37, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-12-220. Back-up and vehicular hazard warning lamps.

A. Any motor vehicle shall be equipped with not more than two back-up lamps either separately or in combination with other lamps. Any back-up lamp shall not be lighted when the motor vehicle is in forward motion.
B. Every vehicle shall be equipped with vehicular hazard warning lamps required for that vehicle at the time the vehicle was manufactured by standards of the United States Department of Transportation pursuant to 49 C.F.R., Section 571.108. Such lamps shall be used for the purpose of warning the operators of other vehicles of the presence of a vehicular traffic hazard requiring the exercise of unusual care in approaching, overtaking or passing, and when so equipped may display such warning in addition to any other warning signals required by this title. The lamps used to display such warning to the front shall be mounted at the same level and as widely spaced laterally as practicable, and shall display simultaneously flashing white or amber lights, or any shade of color between white and amber. The lamps used to display such warning to the rear shall be mounted at the same level and as widely spaced laterally as practicable, and shall show simultaneously flashing amber or red lights, or any shade of color between amber and red. These warning lights shall be visible from a distance of not less than five hundred (500) feet in normal sunlight.
C. Any vehicle may be equipped with one or more side marker lamps and any such lamp may be flashed in conjunction with the turn or vehicular hazard warning lamps.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 400, § 12-220. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 411, § 38, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-12-224. Renumbered as § 12-602.1 of this title by Laws 2003, c. 411, § 85, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.

NOTE: Renumbering by Laws 2003, c. 411, § 85 was editorially renumbered from Title 47, § 12-603 to avoid a duplication in numbering.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-12-229. Standards and specifications for lights on vehicles or machinery operated by state or other government jurisdictions.

A. The Department of Transportation shall adopt standards and specifications applicable to headlamps, clearance lamps, identification and other lamps on snow-removal equipment, when operated on the highways of this state in lieu of the lamps otherwise required on motor vehicles by this chapter. Such standards and specifications may permit the use of flashing lights for purposes of identification on snow-removal equipment when in service upon the highways. The standards and specifications for lamps referred to in this section shall correlate with and, so far as possible, conform with those approved by the American Association of State Highway Officials.
B. It shall be unlawful to operate any snow-removal equipment on any highway unless the lamps thereon comply with and are lighted when and as required by the standards and specifications adopted as provided in this section.
C. Flashing amber lights may be used on vehicles or machinery owned or operated by any agency of the state or by any county or city when engaged in the performance of emergency work or on the construction or maintenance of highways.
D. Rear facing flashing red and blue lights may be used on vehicles or machinery owned or operated by the Oklahoma Department of Transportation, the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority, or by any county when engaged in the performance of emergency work or on the construction or maintenance of highways.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 402, § 12-229, eff. Sept. 1, 1961. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 411, § 46, eff. Nov. 1, 2003; Laws 2010, c. 39, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2010; Laws 2011, c. 81, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-12-232. Vans operated for nonprofit charitable organization equipped with strobe-light-type device.

A. Every multiple-passenger van owned and operated by a nonprofit charitable organization for the purpose of transporting children to or from any destination may be equipped with a flashing, strobe-light-type device that when lighted may be visible from a distance of not less than five hundred (500) feet to the front of the vehicle or from a distance of not less than five hundred (500) feet to the rear of the vehicle.
B. During the time that the multiple-passenger van is operating, the multiple-passenger van may have the strobe-light-type device activated.
C. Each vehicle displaying such lights shall simulate the color of lights used on school buses as provided in Section 12-228 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
D. As used in this section, “nonprofit charitable organization” shall mean any organization that is exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 United States Code, Section 501(c)(3).
Added by Laws 2008, c. 360, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2008.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-12-233. Commercially registered road-service vehicles.

A. Flashing yellow and white lights may be used on commercially registered road-service vehicles when providing road services and repairs to disabled Class A commercial vehicles and passenger vehicles.
B. Any commercially registered road-service vehicles may be equipped with flashing yellow and white lights visible from a distance of not less than five hundred (500) feet to the rear of the vehicle. Such lights shall only be used for the purpose of warning the operators of other vehicles to exercise care in approaching, overtaking or passing such vehicle. Road-service vehicles shall bear a sign on each side of the vehicle that indicates the name of the road-service company and shall be visible from a distance of not less than two hundred (200) feet.
C. As used in this section, "road-service vehicle" means a commercially registered vehicle capable of on-site repairs for Class A commercial vehicles and passenger vehicles.
Added by Laws 2021, c. 301, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-12-302. Performance ability of brakes.

A. Every motor vehicle or combination of vehicles, at all times and under all conditions of loading, upon application of the service brake, shall be capable of:
1. Developing a braking force that is not less than the percentage of its gross weight, as specified in subsection D of this section;
2. Decelerating to a stop from a speed of twenty (20) miles per hour at not less than the rate specified in subsection D of this section; and
3. Stopping from a speed of twenty (20) miles per hour in not more than the distance specified in subsection D of this section, such distance to be measured from the point at which movement of the service brake pedal or control begins.
B. Upon application of the parking brake system and with no other brake system applied, a motor vehicle or combination of motor vehicles shall, at all times and under all conditions of loading, be capable of stopping from a speed of twenty (20) miles per hour in not more than the distance specified in subsection D of this section, such distance to be measured from the point at which movement of the emergency brake control begins.
C. Conformity to the stopping-distance requirements of subsections A and B of this section shall be determined under the following conditions:
1. Any test must be made with the vehicle on a hard surface that is substantially level, dry, smooth, and free of loose material; and
2. The vehicle must be in the center of a twelve-foot-wide lane when the test begins and must not deviate from that lane during the test.
D. Vehicle brake performance table:
Service Brake Systems
Emergency
Brake Systems
Braking
force as
Deceleration
Application
Application
percentage
in feet
and braking
and braking
Type of
of GVWR
per second
distance
distance
Motor Vehicle
or GCWR
per second
in feet
in feet
1. Passenger-carrying vehicle:
a. Vehicles with a seating capacity of ten persons or less, including the driver, and built on a passenger chassis:
65.2
21
20
54
b. Vehicles with a seating capacity of more than ten persons, including the driver, and built on a passenger car chassis; vehicles built on a truck or bus chassis and having a manufacturer's GVWR of 10,000 pounds or less:
52.8
17
25
66
c. All other passenger-carrying vehicles:
43.5
14
25
85
2. Property-carrying vehicles:
a. Single-unit vehicles with a manufacturer's GVWR of 10,000 pounds or less:
52.8
17
25
66
b. Single-unit vehicles with a manufacturer's GVWR of more than 10,000 pounds. Combinations of a 2-axle towing vehicle and trailer having a GVWR of 3,000 pounds or less. All combinations of two or less vehicles in drive-away or tow-away combinations:
43.4
14
35
85
c. All other property-carrying vehicles and combinations of property-carrying vehicles:
43.5
14
40
90
E. Tests for deceleration and stopping distance shall be made on a substantially level (not to exceed plus or minus one percent (1%) grade), dry, smooth, hard surface that is free from loose material.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 405, § 12-302. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 411, § 48, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-12-401. Horns and warning devices.

A. Every motor vehicle when operated upon a highway shall be equipped with a horn in good working order and capable of emitting sound audible under normal conditions from a distance of not less than two hundred (200) feet, but no horn or other warning device shall emit an unreasonably loud or harsh sound. The driver of a motor vehicle shall, when reasonably necessary to ensure safe operation, give audible warning with a horn but shall not otherwise use such horn when upon a highway. No driver of any vehicle shall use a horn when passing a person riding a bicycle, equine or animal-drawn vehicle under normal conditions if no imminent danger of a collision exists.
B. No vehicle shall be equipped with nor shall any person use upon a vehicle any siren, except as otherwise permitted in subsection D of this section.
C. Any vehicle may be equipped with a theft alarm signal device which is so arranged that it cannot be used by the driver as an ordinary warning signal. A theft alarm signal device shall not use a siren, as described in subsection D of this section.
D. Every authorized emergency vehicle shall, in addition to any other equipment and distinctive markings required by this title, be equipped with a siren, or similar device, capable of emitting sound audible under normal conditions from a distance of not less than five hundred (500) feet and of a type approved by the Department of Public Safety, but such siren shall not be used except when such vehicle is operated in response to an emergency call or in the immediate pursuit of an actual or suspected violator of the law, in which said latter events the driver of such vehicle shall sound said siren when reasonably necessary to warn pedestrians and other drivers of the approach thereof.
E. It shall be unlawful for any person to use a device capable of producing auditory warning signals similar to that on an authorized emergency vehicle or to use audible signal equipment from a motor vehicle for the purpose of causing any other motor vehicle operator to yield right-of-way and stop, or which actually causes any other motor vehicle operator to yield the right-of-way and stop, whether intended or not. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to the operators of authorized emergency vehicles.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 407, § 12-401. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 411, § 50, eff. Nov. 1, 2003; Laws 2021, c. 449, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-12-402. Mufflers or other noise-suppressing systems - Prevention of excessive or unusual noise.

A. Every vehicle shall be equipped, maintained, and operated so as to prevent excessive or unusual noise. Every motor vehicle shall at all times be equipped with a muffler or other effective noise-suppressing system in good working order and in constant operation, and no person shall use a muffler cut-out, bypass or similar device. No person shall modify the exhaust system of a motor vehicle in any manner which will amplify or increase the noise or sound emitted louder than that emitted by the muffler originally installed on the vehicle.
B. The engine and power mechanism of every motor vehicle shall be so equipped and adjusted as to prevent the escape of excessive fumes or smoke, or both.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 407, § 12-402. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 411, § 51, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-12-403. Mirrors.

A. Every motor vehicle shall be equipped with a mirror mounted on the left side of the vehicle and so positioned and located as to reflect to the driver a view of the highway to the rear of the motor vehicle.
B. Every motor vehicle shall be equipped with an additional mirror mounted either inside the vehicle approximately in the center or outside the vehicle on the right side and so positioned and located as to reflect to the driver a view of the highway to the rear of the vehicle.
C. Every school bus and church bus shall be equipped with a mirror system so positioned and located as to reflect to the driver, when seated in the bus driver's position, the presence of a pedestrian directly in front of the bus and beneath the driver's direct line of sight.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 408, § 12-403. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 411, § 52, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-12-404. Windshields and windows - Obstruction, obscuring, or impairing of driver's view - Electric windshield wiper mechanism.

A. As used in this section:
1. "Critical area" means the area cleaned by the normal sweep of the windshield wiper blade on the driver's side. The area covered by the wiper blade cannot be reduced from manufacturer's original specifications;
2. "Noncritical areas" means all other areas;
3. "Outright breakage" means glass which is severely cracked or shattered to the extent that air passes through it or, if by running a fingertip over the cracked area, the glass moves or sharp edges can be felt;
4. "Star break or shot damage" means a vented break with cracks radiating from the point of impact; and
5. "Stress or hairline crack" means a crack which has no visible point of impact.
B. No person shall operate any motor vehicle which:
1. Is not equipped with a windshield;
2. Has any outright breakage in the windshield or in the window on either side of the driver;
3. Has any star break or shot damage, three (3) inches or more in diameter, located in the critical area; or
4. Has two or more stress or hairline cracks, twelve (12) inches or more in combined length, located in the critical area.
C. No person shall drive any motor vehicle with any sign, poster, other nontransparent material, or debris, including but not limited to snow, ice, or frost, upon the front windshield or the side wings, or side or rear windows or suspend any sign, poster, object, or other material from the interior of the vehicle which materially obstructs, obscures, or impairs the driver's clear view of the highway ahead or to either side or of any intersecting highway.
D. The windshield on every motor vehicle shall be equipped with an electric windshield wiper mechanism for cleaning rain, snow, or other moisture from the windshield.
Every windshield wiper blade and windshield wiper mechanism upon a motor vehicle shall be maintained in good working order. When replacing the wiper blade, the length of the blade shall not be reduced from the manufacturer's specification.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 408, § 12-404. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 411, § 53, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-12-405.1. Coupling devices - Stay chains, cables or other safety devices.

A. Every trailer, semitrailer, manufactured home, or towed motor vehicle shall be equipped with a coupling device which shall be designed, constructed, and used so that the trailer, semitrailer, manufactured home, or towed motor vehicle will follow substantially in the path of the vehicle drawing it without whipping or swerving from side to side. In addition, every such trailer, semitrailer, manufactured home, or towed motor vehicle, except a semitrailer drawn by a truck-tractor type designed to draw or support the front end of a semitrailer, shall be coupled with:
1. Stay chains or cables to the vehicle by which it is being drawn, which chains or cable shall be of sufficient size and strength to prevent parting from the drawing vehicle, should the regular coupling device break or become otherwise disengaged; or
2. Chains, cables or a safety device which provides strength, security of attachment and directional stability equal to or greater than that provided by safety chains and which prevent parting from the drawing vehicle should the regular coupling device break or otherwise become disengaged. The safety device shall be designed, constructed, and installed so that if the coupling device fails or becomes disconnected the coupling device will not drop to the ground.
B. Nothing in this section shall be construed as excepting commercial vehicles subject to the provisions of 49 C.F.R., Subpart F, Coupling Devices and Towing Methods, from complying with the provisions thereof.
C. No person shall tow any vehicle by sole use of a chain, cable, ropes, or any combination thereof.
Added by Laws 2003, c. 411, § 55, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-12-405.2. Fuel tanks and intake pipes - Projection beyond side of vehicle - Construction and attachment.

A. No fuel tank or intake pipe on any motor vehicle shall project beyond the side of the motor vehicle. In no case shall the fuel tank or fuel intake pipe on any bus be located within or above the passenger-carrying portion of the bus.
B. Any fuel tank carried upon a motor vehicle, including any auxiliary tank, shall be of substantial construction, permanently and securely attached to the motor vehicle.
Added by Laws 2003, c. 411, § 56, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-12-405.3. Aprons.

All vehicles or combination of vehicles operating on the highways, except animal-drawn vehicles, not equipped with fenders over the rearmost wheels shall have attached thereto a rubber or fabric apron directly behind the rearmost wheels, and hanging perpendicular from the body of the vehicle. The apron shall be of such a size as to prevent the bulk of the water or any other substance picked up from the roadway from being thrown from the rear wheels of the vehicle or combination of vehicles at tangents exceeding twenty-two and one half (22 1/2) degrees measured from the road surface. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to a farm tractor moving over the state highway system at a speed less than twenty (20) miles per hour.
Added by Laws 2003, c. 411, § 57, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.