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2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-7-317. Installment payment of judgments - Default.

A. A judgment debtor, upon due notice to the judgment creditor, may apply to the court in which the judgment was rendered for the privilege of paying the judgment in installments, and the court, in its discretion and without prejudice to any other legal remedies which the judgment creditor may have, may so order and fix the amounts and times of payment of the installments.
B. Service Oklahoma shall not suspend the driving privilege of any person and shall restore the driving privilege of any person, if otherwise eligible, which was suspended following nonpayment of a judgment when the judgment debtor gives proof of financial responsibility and obtains an order permitting the payment of the judgment in installments, and while the payment of any installments is not in default.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 360, § 7-317, emerg. eff. Sept. 1, 1961. Amended by Laws 2009, c. 62, § 20, eff. Nov. 1, 2009; Laws 2022, c. 282, § 84, emerg. eff. May 19, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-7-318. Action if breach of agreement.

In the event the judgment debtor fails to pay any installment as specified by an order described in Section 7-317 of this title, then, upon notice by the court of the default, Service Oklahoma shall forthwith suspend the driving privilege of the person who is the judgment debtor until the judgment is satisfied, as provided in this article.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 360, § 7-318, emerg. eff. Sept. 1, 1961. Amended by Laws 2009, c. 62, § 21, eff. Nov. 1, 2009; Laws 2022, c. 282, § 85, emerg. eff. May 19, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-7-320. Alternate methods of giving proof.

Proof of financial responsibility when required under this article, with respect to a vehicle or with respect to a person who is not the owner of a vehicle, may be given by filing:
1. A security verification form as defined in Section 7-600 of this title;
2. A certificate of deposit of money or securities as provided in Section 7-330 of this title; or
3. A certificate of self-insurance, as provided in Section 7-503 of this title, supplemented by an agreement by the self-insurer that, with respect to accidents occurring while the certificate is in force, the self-insurer will pay the same amounts that an insurer would have been obliged to pay under a motor vehicle liability policy if the insurance carrier had issued a policy to the self-insurer.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 361, § 7-320. Amended by Laws 1994, c. 181, § 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1994; Laws 2009, c. 62, § 22, eff. Nov. 1, 2009.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-7-330. Cash or certificate of deposit as proof.

Proof of financial responsibility may be evidenced by the certificate of the Department of Public Safety that the person named therein has deposited with the Department at least Seventy-five Thousand Dollars ($75,000.00) in cash, or a certificate of deposit issued by a financial institution located in Oklahoma in an amount of at least Seventy-five Thousand Dollars ($75,000.00). The Department shall deposit any cash it receives for this purpose in a special account of the Department which shall be held in escrow until necessary to pay judgments as described in Section 7-331 of this title. The Department shall obtain a written acknowledgment from any financial institution issuing a certificate of deposit which is used for the purpose of this section, showing the certificate of deposit has been pledged to the Department for this purpose. The Department shall not accept any deposit and issue a certificate therefor and the Department shall not accept the certificate unless accompanied by evidence that there are no unsatisfied judgments of any character against the depositor in the county where the depositor resides.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 363, § 7-330, eff. Sept. 1, 1961. Amended by Laws 1980, c. 235, § 6, eff. Jan. 1, 1981; Laws 1998, c. 85, § 3, eff. July 1, 1998; Laws 2005, c. 394, § 6, emerg. eff. June 6, 2005.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-7-331. Application of deposit.

Such deposit shall be held by the Department to satisfy, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, any execution on a judgment issued against such a person making the deposit, for damages, including damages for care and loss of services, because of bodily injury to or death of any person, or for damages because of injury to or destruction of property, including the loss of use thereof, resulting from the ownership, maintenance, use or operation of a vehicle of a type subject to registration under the laws of this state after such deposit was made. Money or securities so deposited shall not be subject to attachment or execution unless such attachment or execution shall arise out of a suit for damages as aforesaid.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 364, § 7-331, eff. Sept. 1, 1961. Amended by Laws 1998, c. 85, § 4, eff. July 1, 1998.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-7-333. Substitution of proof.

The Department shall consent to the cancellation of any bond or certificate of insurance or the Department shall direct and the State Treasurer shall return any money or securities to the person entitled thereto upon the substitution and acceptance of other adequate proof of financial responsibility pursuant to this chapter.
Laws 1961, p. 364, § 7-333.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-7-335. Duration of proof - When proof may be canceled or returned.

A. The Department of Public Safety shall upon request consent to the immediate cancellation of any certificate of insurance or the Department shall direct and the State Treasurer shall return to the person entitled thereto any money or securities deposited pursuant to this article or Article II of this chapter as proof of financial responsibility, or the Department shall waive the requirement of filing proof of financial responsibility, in any of the following events:
1. In the event of the death of the person on whose behalf the proof of financial responsibility was filed or the permanent incapacity of the person to operate a motor vehicle; or
2. In the event the person who has given proof of financial responsibility surrenders his or her driver license to the Department.
B. Provided, however, that the Department shall not consent to the cancellation of any certificate of insurance and the Department shall not consent to the return of any money or securities in the event any action for damages upon a liability covered by such proof of financial responsibility is then pending or any judgment upon any such liability is then unsatisfied, or in the event the person who has filed such bond or deposited such money or securities has within one (1) year immediately preceding such request been involved as a driver or owner in any accident resulting in injury or damage to the person or property of others. An affidavit of the person as to the nonexistence of such facts, or that the person has been released from all liability, or has been finally adjudicated not to be liable, for any injury or damage, shall be sufficient evidence thereof in the absence of evidence to the contrary in the records of the Department.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 365, § 7-335. Amended by Laws 1994, c. 181, § 13, eff. Sept. 1, 1994; Laws 2009, c. 62, § 23, eff. Nov. 1, 2009.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-7-402. Surrender of license.

A. Any person whose driving privilege shall have been suspended under any provision of this chapter, or whose policy of insurance, when required under this chapter, shall have been canceled or terminated, shall immediately return his or her driver license to the Department of Public Safety. If any person shall fail to return to the Department the driver license as provided herein, the Department shall forthwith direct any peace officer to secure possession thereof and to return the same to the Department in the same manner as prescribed in Section 7-605 of this title.
B. Any person willfully failing to return his or her driver license as required in subsection A of this section shall be punished as provided in Section 17-101 of this title.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 365, § 7-402. Amended by Laws 2009, c. 62, § 24, eff. Nov. 1, 2009.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-7-403. Forged proof.

Any person who shall forge, or, without authority, sign any evidence of proof of financial responsibility, or who files or offers for filing any such evidence of proof knowing or having reason to believe that it is forged or signed without authority, shall be fined not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or imprisoned for not more than one (1) year, or both.
Laws 1961, p. 365, § 7-403; Laws 1994, c. 181, § 14, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-7-404. Reciprocity.

(a) The Department is hereby authorized to enter into, negotiate, and execute reciprocal compacts and agreements with the proper authorities, bureaus or divisions of other states regarding the use, application and operation of the financial responsibility provisions of this Code.
(b) Such compacts and agreements shall grant to the residents of other states privileges substantially like and equal to those granted by such states to residents of Oklahoma; provided that such compacts and agreements shall not supersede or suspend any laws, rules or regulations of the State of Oklahoma applying to vehicles operated intrastate in this state. Privileges so granted shall extend only to persons who comply with the vehicle laws of the state of their residence.
Laws 1961, p. 365, § 7-404.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-7-502. Exception in relation to vehicles insured under other laws.

The provisions of this chapter shall not apply with respect to any vehicle which is subject to regulation by the Corporation Commission or to regulation by any other federal or state agency under provisions of any laws requiring insurance or other security.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 366, § 7-502, eff. Sept. 1, 1961. Amended by Laws 2009, c. 62, § 25, eff. Nov. 1, 2009.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-7-503. Self-insurers.

(a) Any person in whose name more than twenty-five vehicles are registered in this state may qualify as a self-insurer by obtaining a certificate of self-insurance issued by the Department as provided in subsection (b) of this section.
(b) The Department may, in its discretion, upon the application of such a person, issue a certificate of self-insurance when it is satisfied that such person is possessed and will continue to be possessed of ability to pay judgment obtained against such person. Such certificate may be issued authorizing a person to act as a self-insurer for either property damage or bodily injury, or both.
(c) Upon not less than five (5) days' notice and a hearing pursuant to such notice, the Department may upon reasonable grounds cancel a certificate of self-insurance. Failure to pay any judgment within thirty (30) days after such judgment shall have become final shall constitute a reasonable ground for the cancellation of a certificate of self-insurance.
Laws 1961, p. 366, § 7-503.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-7-506. Driving privilege reinstatement fee.

Whenever a person's driving privilege is suspended under this chapter and the filing of proof of financial responsibility is made a prerequisite to reinstatement of the driving privilege or the issuance of a driver license, no driving privilege shall be reinstated or a driver license issued unless the person, in addition to complying with the other provisions of this chapter, pays to Service Oklahoma the fees provided for in Section 6-212 of this title.
Added by Laws 1965, c. 187, § 11, emerg. eff. June 8, 1965. Amended by Laws 1983, c. 286, § 23, operative July 1, 1983; Laws 1986, c. 279, § 18, operative July 1, 1986; Laws 1987, c. 5, § 154, emerg. eff. March 11, 1987; Laws 1994, c. 218, § 8, eff. April 1, 1995; Laws 2009, c. 62, § 27, eff. Nov. 1, 2009; Laws 2022, c. 282, § 86, emerg. eff. May 19, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-7-600.1. Statement or endorsement to be included in policies - Excess or additional coverage - Binders.

A. The following statement or endorsement shall be included in owner's policies and operator's policies except certified policies issued pursuant to Section 7-324 of this title: "Liability insurance is provided in this policy in accordance with coverage required by the Compulsory Insurance Law of Oklahoma."
B. A policy which grants the coverage required for a motor vehicle liability policy may also grant any lawful coverage in excess of or in addition to the coverage specified for policies defined in Section 7-600 of this title, and the excess or additional coverage shall not be subject to the provisions of the Compulsory Insurance Law.
C. Any binder issued pending the issuance of a policy shall be deemed to fulfill the requirements for such a policy except as provided for in paragraph 2 of subsection A of Section 7-605 of this title.
Added by Laws 1982, c. 355, § 2, operative Jan. 1, 1983. Amended by Laws 2009, c. 62, § 29, eff. Nov. 1, 2009.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-7-601.2. Insurance carriers prohibited from canceling, terminating, increasing or requiring higher premiums for certain peace officers, firefighters or emergency vehicle operators.

No insurance carrier issuing a vehicle liability policy pursuant to this article to a person employed as a peace officer, firefighter, or operator of emergency vehicles as defined in Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes, in this state shall cancel, terminate, increase the premiums due on such policy, or require such officer, firefighter, or operator of emergency vehicles to pay higher premiums because of any accident in which such person was involved if the accident occurred in the performance of the duty of such person. The provisions of this section shall apply whether or not the motor vehicle driven by the peace officer, firefighter, or operator of emergency vehicles as defined in Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes, involved in the accident was owned by such person.
Added by Laws 1985, c. 129, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1985.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-7-602.1. Possession of security verification form while operating or using certain vehicles.

Every operator of a motor vehicle registered in this state shall, while operating or using such vehicle, carry either an operator's or an owner's security verification form issued by an insurance carrier or an equivalent form issued by the Department of Public Safety, reflecting liability coverage. An owner's security verification form issued to the owner of a motor vehicle may be used as an operator's security verification form by an operator who is not the owner of the motor vehicle, if the operator is not excluded from coverage on the motor vehicle liability policy for the vehicle. Any exclusions from the policy shall be included on the owner's security verification form.
Added by Laws 1982, c. 355, § 7, operative July 1, 1983. Amended by Laws 1986, c. 45, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1986; Laws 2009, c. 62, § 34, eff. Nov. 1, 2009.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-7-603. Verification of security.

A. From its own records, the Department of Public Safety may verify the existence of security made in the form of a deposit or of self-insurance for which a certification has been made to the Department.
B. The Department may at any time verify, using the online verification system provided for in Section 7-600.2 of this title, the existence of security certified to in policies issued by insurance companies.
Added by Laws 1976, c. 176, § 3, operative Dec. 11, 1976. Amended by Laws 1980, c. 235, § 9, eff. Jan. 1, 1981; Laws 1988, c. 243, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1988; Laws 1990, c. 298, § 2; Laws 2009, c. 62, § 35, eff. Nov. 1, 2009.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-7-607. Exemptions.

A. Every owner of a motor vehicle which is not used upon the public highways or public streets shall be exempt from the provisions of the Compulsory Insurance Law if the owner of the vehicle has filed an affidavit with the appropriate motor license agent which states that the vehicle shall not be driven upon the public highways or public streets during the uninsured period.
The form of the affidavit shall be prescribed by the Oklahoma Tax Commission and shall contain blanks for the owner to specify the length of time the vehicle shall not be driven upon the public highways or public streets, the reason the vehicle shall not be driven, and any other information deemed necessary by the Tax Commission.
B. The owner or transporter of a manufactured home, as defined by Section 1102 of this title, who is moving or transporting such manufactured home on state roads or federal highways shall comply with the provisions of the Compulsory Insurance Law.
C. Any person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of operating a taxicab or taxicabs shall be exempt from the provisions of the Compulsory Insurance Law if the person, firm or corporation has complied with the provisions of Section 8-104 of this title.
Added by Laws 1978, c. 105, § 1, eff. Dec. 11, 1978. Amended by Laws 1981, c. 118, § 3; Laws 1984, c. 253, § 3, operative July 1, 1984; Laws 1986, c. 138, § 1, emerg. eff. April 17, 1986; Laws 2009, c. 62, § 38, eff. Nov. 1, 2009.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-7-612. Security verification forms - Violations of law - Penalties.

A. It is a misdemeanor for any person:
1. To purchase a security verification form which bears altered or fictitious information concerning the existence of security required by the Compulsory Insurance Law;
2. To display or cause or permit to be displayed or to possess a security verification form which the person knows bears altered or fictitious information concerning the existence of security required by the Compulsory Insurance Law; or
3. To display or cause or permit to be displayed or to possess any security verification form that is counterfeit.
B. It is a felony for anyone, other than an insurer or insurance producer as defined by Section 1435.2 of Title 36 of the Oklahoma Statutes, to:
1. Create or otherwise manufacture a security verification form or facsimile thereof, or to create, manufacture or possess an engraved plate or other such device for the printing of security verification forms; or
2. Issue or sell security verification forms.
C. 1. The violation of any of the provisions of subsection A of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00), nor more than Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) and by mandatory suspension of the person’s driving privilege for:
a.
two (2) months, for a first offense,
b.
six (6) months, for a second offense, or
c.
one (1) year, for a third or subsequent offense.
The suspension imposed under this subsection shall not be modified.
2. The violation of any of the provisions of subsection B of this section shall constitute a felony punishable by a fine not exceeding Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) or a term of imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections not to exceed seven (7) years, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
D. The suspension required in subsection C of this section shall remain in effect until payment is made of the fees provided for in Section 6-212 of this title and proof of security is furnished to the Department of Public Safety which complies with the requirements of Section 7-601 of this title. Suspension under this section shall be effective when notice is given pursuant to Section 2-116 of this title.
E. Any person whose driving privilege has been suspended pursuant to the provisions of subsection C of this section shall surrender to the Department his or her driver license within thirty (30) days from the date of the suspension. Any owner failing to surrender his or her driver license to the Department within such time shall pay a fee of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) which shall be in addition to the fees provided for in Section 6-212 of this title.
Added by Laws 2006, c. 322, § 5, eff. July 1, 2006. Amended by Laws 2007, c. 326, § 15, eff. Nov. 1, 2007; Laws 2009, c. 62, § 39, eff. Nov. 1, 2009.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-7-621. Oklahoma Temporary Motorist Liability Plan.

A. There is hereby created the "Oklahoma Temporary Motorist Liability Plan".
B. The Oklahoma Temporary Motorist Liability Plan will provide minimum vehicle liability insurance coverage for the payment of loss resulting from the liability imposed by law for bodily injury, death and property damage sustained by any person arising out of the ownership, maintenance, operation or use of a vehicle when a citation is issued and the vehicle license plate has been seized pursuant to subparagraph b of paragraph 1 of subsection A of Section 7-606 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
C. Coverage amount will be equal to the state minimum liability requirement.
Added by Laws 2013, c. 176, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2013.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-7-622. Coverage periods.

A. Coverage shall only be provided by the Oklahoma Temporary Motorist Liability Plan from the time period beginning when the citation is issued and the vehicle license plate is seized pursuant to subparagraph b of paragraph 1 of subsection A of Section 7-606 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and ending at the earliest of the following times:
1. When the owner of the vehicle has:
a.
obtained documentation from the Department of Public Safety showing the owner of the vehicle has secured for the payment of loss resulting from the liability imposed by law for bodily injury, death and property damage sustained by any person arising out of the ownership, maintenance, operation or use of the vehicle meeting the minimum vehicle liability limits, or
b.
obtained the state minimum mandatory insurance from an insurance carrier;
2. Retrieved the license plate from the county sheriff's office pursuant to subparagraph b of paragraph 1 of subsection A of Section 7-606 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes; or
3. When the citation serving as the temporary license plate has expired pursuant to subparagraph b of paragraph 1 of subsection A of Section 7-606 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
B. Coverage shall only be provided while the motor vehicle is operated in this state during the time period provided in subsection A of this section.
Added by Laws 2013, c. 176, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2013.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-7-623. Temporary Insurance Premium Pool.

A. There is hereby created the Temporary Insurance Premium Pool. Funds shall be deposited into the Temporary Insurance Premium Pool pursuant to subparagraph b of paragraph 1 of subsection A of Section 7-606 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
B. Any interest or earning accrued to the Plan Administrator accounts associated with the Oklahoma Temporary Motorist Liability Plan shall be deposited into the Temporary Insurance Premium Pool.
C. At the end of any state fiscal year, if the Temporary Insurance Premium Pool reserves exceed that year's three-month average total statewide premium, then the excess funds shall be distributed to the Department of Public Safety's operations fund.
D. The Temporary Insurance Premium Pool is subject to audit by the State Auditor and Inspector.
Added by Laws 2013, c. 176, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2013.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-7-625. Forms - Bidding

A. The Insurance Commissioner shall when necessary, develop and approve a policy form for the purpose of providing coverage under the Oklahoma Temporary Motorist Liability Plan. All coverage and exclusions shall be defined in the form prescribed by the Commissioner. The exclusions may include, but are not limited to, driving without a license, driving during the commission of a felony or driving while under the influence. The approved policy form shall become part of a Request for Proposals.
B. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services, in consultation with the Insurance Commissioner, shall select an insurer through a competitive bidding process to administer insurance coverage under the Plan. The contract for insurance coverage awarded pursuant to this section may be a multi-year contract, renewable annually, in accordance with any applicable Office of Management and Enterprise Services guidelines or procedures.
C. Bids shall be received by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services by November 1 as required for any rebidding year. Bids shall be expressed as a daily temporary insurance rate and shall include all costs associated with administering the insurance portion of the Plan. Bids may not include any additional administrative fees. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services, in consultation with the Insurance Commissioner, shall select the lowest and best bid.
D. If no acceptable bids are received, the Office of Management and Enterprise Services may suspend coverage provided under the Plan until acceptable bids are received.
Added by Laws 2013, c. 176, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2013. Amended by Laws 2016, c. 125, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-7-626. Plan administrator – Rates – Premiums.

A. The Insurance Commissioner may contract with a statewide association of county sheriffs in Oklahoma to serve as the Plan Administrator.
B. The daily rate for temporary insurance under the Oklahoma Temporary Motorist Liability Plan for the following calendar year shall be announced on the first Monday in December. The daily cost of coverage and administrative fee shall be paid to the county sheriff's office or municipal police department and the fine and court fees associated with the traffic ticket shall be paid to the court clerk. The daily cost of coverage shall be calculated on each twenty-four-hour period from the time the citation was issued pursuant to subparagraph b of paragraph 1 of subsection A of Section 7-606 of this title, rounding up. The county sheriff's office or municipal police department shall not waive premium dues for any defendant, except as provided in subsection D of this section. The county sheriff's office or municipal police department shall remit all proceeds from the daily cost of insurance to the Plan on the first business day of each month to the Plan Administrator. The Plan Administrator shall remit the total statewide monthly premium to the appropriate insurance carrier within sixty (60) days of the premium being earned.
C. If for any reason the premium is not collected, then the Oklahoma Temporary Motorist Liability Plan shall pay the premium out of the Temporary Insurance Premium Pool.
D. If the citation issued pursuant to subparagraph b of paragraph 1 of subsection A of Section 7-606 of this title is dismissed without cost, the coverage provided under the Plan is considered never activated and the premium is considered unearned and shall be waived.
E. Tag agents shall not issue a new or renewed tag for this vehicle until all fines, fees and premiums have been paid and the license plate has been released by the county sheriff's office.
Added by Laws 2013, c. 176, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2013. Amended by Laws 2016, c. 125, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2016; Laws 2018, c. 148, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2018.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-7-627. Right of recovery.

The insurance carrier whose bid was selected by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall have the right to recover from the owner of the vehicle or the driver of the vehicle that was cited for claims paid by the Oklahoma Temporary Motorist Liability Plan.
Added by Laws 2013, c. 176, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2013.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-7-700. Reinstatement of driving privileges following subsequent withdrawal – Liability for fees.

Any person whose driving privileges have been withdrawn by the Department under the provisions of Chapter 7 of this title, and whose driving privileges are subsequently withdrawn for another violation of Chapter 7 of this title arising out of the same incident, shall not be required to pay to the Department any additional fees required by Section 6-212 of this title, as a condition of reinstatement of driving privileges from the subsequent withdrawal.
Added by Laws 2000, c. 58, § 1, eff. July 1, 2000. Amended by Laws 2005, c. 394, § 7, emerg. eff. June 6, 2005.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-8-102. Owner of for-rent vehicle liable when no policy obtained.

A. In the event the owner of a for-rent motor vehicle has not given proof of financial responsibility as provided in Section 8-101 of this title, then Service Oklahoma shall not register any motor vehicle owned by such person and rented, or intended to be rented, to another unless such owner shall demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Public Safety, his or her financial ability to respond in damages as follows:
1. If he or she applies for registration of one motor vehicle, in the sum of at least Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00) for any one person injured or killed and in the sum of Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000.00) for any number more than one injured or killed in any one accident.
2. If he or she applies for the registration of more than one motor vehicle, then in the foregoing sums for one motor vehicle, and Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00) additional for each motor vehicle in excess of one, but it shall be sufficient for the owner to demonstrate ability to respond in damages in the sum of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00) for any number of motor vehicles.
B. Service Oklahoma shall cancel the registration of any motor vehicle rented without a driver whenever Service Oklahoma ascertains that the owner has failed or is unable to comply with the requirements of this section.
C. Any owner of a for-rent motor vehicle who has given proof of financial responsibility under this section or who in violation of this act has failed to give proof of financial responsibility shall be jointly and severally liable with any person operating such vehicle for any damages caused by the negligence of any person operating the vehicle by or with the permission of the owner, except that the foregoing provision shall not confer any right of action upon any passenger in any such rented vehicle as against the owner.
D. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent an owner from making defense in any such action upon the ground of comparative or contributory negligence to the extent to which such defense is allowed in other cases.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 368, § 8-102, emerg. eff. Sept. 1, 1961. Amended by Laws 1980, c. 235, § 11, eff. Jan. 1, 1981; Laws 2022, c. 282, § 90, emerg. eff. May 19, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-8-103. Renting motor vehicle to another.

A. No person shall rent a motor vehicle to any other person unless the person to whom the vehicle is to be rented is duly licensed to operate a motor vehicle as required under this act or, in the case of a nonresident, then duly licensed under the laws of the state or country of his or her residence.
B. No person shall rent a motor vehicle to another until he or she has inspected the driver license of the person to whom the vehicle is to be rented and compared and verified the signature thereon with the signature of such person written in his or her presence.
C. Every person renting a motor vehicle to another shall keep a record of the registration number of the motor vehicle so rented, the name and address and driver license number of the person to whom the vehicle is rented, the expiration date of said license and place where said license was issued. Such record shall be open to inspection by any police officer or officer or employee of Service Oklahoma.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 368, § 8-103, eff. Sept. 1, 1961. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 23, § 11, eff. Nov. 1, 1995; Laws 2005, c. 355, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2005; Laws 2022, c. 282, § 91, emerg. eff. May 19, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-8-104. Financial responsibility of taxicab operators.

A. 1. Every person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of operating a taxicab or taxicabs within a municipality shall file with the governing board of the municipality in which such business is operated proof of financial responsibility.
2. No governing board of a municipality shall hereafter issue any certificate of convenience and necessity, franchise, license permit or other privilege or authority to any person, firm or corporation authorizing such person, firm or corporation to engage in the business of operating a taxicab or taxicabs within the municipality unless such person, firm or corporation first files with the governing board proof of financial responsibility.
3. Every person, firm or corporation engaging or intending to engage in the business of transporting passengers outside a municipality shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the Corporation Commission in accordance with Section 230.24 of this title and the rules of the Corporation Commission.
B. As used in this section, "proof of financial responsibility" shall mean a certificate of any insurance carrier or risk retention group, as defined in Section 6453 of Title 36 of the Oklahoma Statutes, authorized to do business in the state certifying that there is in effect a policy of liability insurance insuring the owner and operator of the taxicab business, his agents and employees while in the performance of their duties against loss from any liability imposed by law for damages including damages for care and loss of services because of bodily injury to or death of any person and injury to or destruction of property caused by accident and arising out of the ownership, use or operation of such taxicab or taxicabs, subject to minimum limits, exclusive of interest and cost, with respect to each such motor vehicle as follows:
1. Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) because of bodily injury to or death of one person in any one accident and, subject to said limit for one person;
2. Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) because of bodily injury to or death of two or more persons in any one accident; and
3. Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) because of injury to or destruction of property of others in any one accident.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 369, § 8-104, eff. Sept. 1, 1961. Amended by Laws 1980, c. 235, § 12, eff. Jan. 1, 1981; Laws 1986, c. 138, § 2, emerg. eff. April 17, 1986; Laws 1998, c. 85, § 5, eff. July 1, 1998; Laws 2000, c. 165, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2000; Laws 2004, c. 519, § 34, eff. Nov. 1, 2004; Laws 2007, c. 326, § 16, eff. Nov. 1, 2007.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-8-105. Additional mandatory charges — Good-faith estimate and disclosure.

A. If a motor vehicle rental company imposes additional mandatory charges, the rental company shall:
1. Provide a good-faith estimate of the total charges for the entire rental, including all additional mandatory charges, whenever a quote is provided to a potential customer. The good-faith estimate may exclude mileage charges and charges for optional items that cannot be determined prior to completing a rental reservation based on the information provided by the potential customer; and
2. Disclose in the rental contract provided to the renter the total charges for the entire rental, including all additional mandatory charges. Total charges for the entire rental do not include any charges that cannot be determined at the time the rental commences.
B. As used in this section:
1. “Additional mandatory charge” means any separately stated charges that a motor vehicle rental company requires a renter to pay that specifically relate to the operation of a rental vehicle. Additional mandatory charge includes, but is not limited to, a customer facility charge, airport concession recovery fee, road safety program fee, vehicle license recovery fee, or any government imposed taxes or fees;
2. “Motor vehicle” means the same as set forth in Section 562 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
3. “Motor vehicle rental agreement” means an agreement for the rental of a motor vehicle for transportation purposes, for a period no more than ninety (90) days, in return for a fee that is calculated on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis;
4. “Motor vehicle rental company” means an entity that is in the business of renting, pursuant to motor vehicle rental agreements;
5. “Quote” means an estimated cost of rental provided by a motor vehicle rental company to a potential customer based on information provided by the customer, including potential dates of rental, location, or class of vehicle; and
6. “Vehicle license recovery fee” means a charge to recover costs incurred by a motor vehicle rental company to license, title, register, plate, or inspect a rental vehicle.
Added by Laws 2023, c. 210, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2023.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-10-102. Accidents involving nonfatal injury.

A. The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting in a nonfatal injury to any person shall immediately stop such vehicle at the scene of such accident or as close thereto as possible but shall then forthwith return to and in every event shall remain at the scene of the accident until he has fulfilled the requirements of Section 10-104 of this title. Every such stop shall be made without obstructing traffic more than is necessary.
B. Any person willfully, maliciously, or feloniously failing to stop to avoid detection or prosecution or to comply with said requirements under such circumstances, shall upon conviction be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not less than ten (10) days nor more than two (2) years, or by a fine of not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) nor more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.
C. The Commissioner of Public Safety shall revoke the license or permit to drive and any nonresident operating privilege of the person so convicted.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 370, § 10-102, eff. Sept. 1, 1961. Amended by Laws 1985, c. 112, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 1985; Laws 1992, c. 382, § 5, emerg. eff. June 9, 1992; Laws 1997, c. 133, § 478, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 345, eff. July 1, 1999.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 478 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-10-102.1. Accidents involving death.

The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting in the death of any person shall immediately stop such vehicle at the scene of such accident or as close thereto as possible but shall then forthwith return to and in every event shall remain at the scene of the accident until he has fulfilled the requirements of Section 10-104 of this title. Every such stop shall be made without obstructing traffic more than is necessary.
B. Any person willfully, maliciously, or feloniously failing to stop to avoid detection or prosecution, or to comply with said requirements under such circumstances, shall upon conviction be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not less than one (1) year nor more than ten (10) years, or by a fine of not less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) nor more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.
C. The Commissioner of Public Safety shall revoke the license or permit to drive and any nonresident operating privilege of the person so convicted.
Added by Laws 1992, c. 382, § 6, emerg. eff. June 9, 1992. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 479, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 346, eff. July 1, 1999.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 479 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-10-103. Accidents involving damage to vehicle.

The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting only in damage to a vehicle which is driven or attended by any person shall immediately stop such vehicle at the scene of such accident or as close thereto as possible but shall forthwith return to and in every event shall remain at the scene of such accident until he has fulfilled the requirements of Section 10-104 of this title. Every such stop shall be made without obstructing traffic more than is necessary. Any person failing to stop or comply with said requirements under such circumstances shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one (1) year, or by both such fine and imprisonment. In addition to the criminal penalties imposed by this section, any person violating the provisions of this section shall be subject to liability for damages in an amount equal to three times the value of the damage caused by the accident. Said damages shall be recoverable in a civil action. Nothing in this section shall prevent a judge from ordering restitution for any damage caused by a driver involved in an accident provided for in this section.
Amended by Laws 1987, c. 224, § 15, eff. Nov. 1, 1987.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-10-104. Duty to give information and render aid - Drug and alcohol testing.

A. The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury to or death of any person or damage to any vehicle which is driven or attended by any person shall give his correct name, address and registration number of the vehicle he is driving, and shall upon request exhibit his driver license and his security verification form, as defined in Section 7-600 of this title, to the person struck or the driver or occupant of or person attending any vehicle collided with, and shall render to any person injured in such accident reasonable assistance, including the carrying, or the making of arrangements for the carrying, of such person to a physician, surgeon or hospital for medical or surgical treatment if it is apparent that such treatment is necessary or if such carrying is requested by the injured person. Any driver who provides information required by this section which is intentionally inaccurate shall be subject to the provisions of Section 10-103 of this title.
B. Any driver of any vehicle involved in an accident who could be cited for any traffic offense where said accident resulted in the immediate death or great bodily injury, as defined in subsection B of Section 646 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, of any person shall submit to drug and alcohol testing as soon as practicable after such accident occurs. The traffic offense violation shall constitute probable cause for purposes of Section 752 of this title and the procedures found in Section 752 of this title shall be followed to determine the presence of alcohol or controlled dangerous substances within the driver's blood system.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 371, § 10-104, eff. Sept. 1, 1961. Amended by Laws 1985, c. 134, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1985; Laws 1991, c. 237, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Laws 1993, c. 192, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Laws 1995, c. 23, § 12, eff. Nov. 1, 1995; Laws 1995, c. 313, § 2, eff. July 1, 1995; Laws 2005, c. 394, § 8, emerg. eff. June 6, 2005.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-10-105. Duty upon striking unattended vehicle.

The driver of any vehicle which collides with any vehicle which is unattended shall immediately stop and shall then and there either locate and notify the operator or owner of such vehicle of the correct name and address of the driver and owner of the vehicle striking the unattended vehicle, and provide said operator or owner with information from his security verification form, as defined by Section 7-600 of this title, or shall leave in a conspicuous place in the vehicle struck a written notice giving the name and address of the driver and of the owner of the vehicle doing the striking, and providing information from his security verification form, as defined by Section 7-600 of this title, and a statement of the circumstances thereof.
Amended by Laws 1985, c. 134, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1985.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-10-106. Duty upon striking fixtures upon a highway.

The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting only in damage to fixtures, fences, or other property legally upon or adjacent to a highway shall take reasonable steps to locate and notify the owner or person in charge of such property of such fact and of the driver's name and address and of the registration number of the vehicle being driven and shall upon request exhibit a driver license and security verification form, as defined in Section 7-600 of this title, and shall make report of such accident when and as required in Section 10-108 of this title.
Any person failing to stop or comply with said requirements under such circumstances shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one (1) year, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Nothing in this section shall prevent a judge from ordering restitution for any damage caused by a driver involved in an accident provided for in this section.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 371, § 10-106, eff. Sept. 1, 1961. Amended by Laws 1985, c. 134, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 1985; Laws 1995, c. 23, § 13, eff. Nov. 1, 1995; Laws 2007, c. 108, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2007.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 47. Motor Vehicles › §47-10-107. Immediate notice of accident.

The driver of a vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury to or death of any person shall immediately, by the quickest means of communication, give notice of such accident to the local police department, if such accident occurs within a municipality, or to the office of the county sheriff or the nearest office of the State Highway Patrol after complying with the requirements of Section 10-104.
Laws 1961, p. 371, § 10-107.