Title 47, Motor Vehicles

Sections 12-416 through 12-420 of this title may be used in any civil proceeding in this state and the use or nonuse of seat belts shall be submitted into evidence in any civil suit in Oklahoma unless the plaintiff in such suit is a child under sixteen (16) years of age. Added by…

A. As used in this section: 1. "Glass coating material" or "sunscreening devices" means materials, films, applications or devices which are used in conjunction with approved vehicle glazing materials for the purpose of reducing the effects of sun, but shall not include materials,…

A. On any motor vehicle originally designed and equipped with an emission control system such system shall be maintained in good working order. B. No person shall: 1. Disconnect any part of such system except temporarily in order to make repairs, replacements, or adjustments; 2. …

A. As used in this section: 1. "Jamming" means any obstruction to the turning of the steering control caused by some interference with components of the steering system, including but not limited to: a. tires which exceed the manufacturer's specifications, or b. damaged fenders t…

No vehicle shall be operated if any shock absorber, spring, or strut of the suspension system is absent, disconnected, or broken. Added by Laws 2003, c.411, § 66, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.

Every motor vehicle shall be equipped with a properly operating speedometer capable of registering at least the maximum legal speed limit for that vehicle. Added by Laws 2003, c.411, § 67, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.

A. The triangular yellow-orange and red slow moving vehicle emblem which meets the standards and specifications of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers, ASAE S276.3, Slow-Moving Vehicle Identification Emblem, shall be recognized as the official slow- moving vehicle embl…

School buses converted for purposes other than transporting pupils to or from school shall be painted a color other than National School Bus Yellow. Added by Laws 1973, c. 112, § 6. Amended by Laws 1974, c. 57, § 1; Laws 1978, c. 262, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1978; Laws 2003, c. 411, § …

Sections 12-501 through 12-507 of this title shall be known and may be cited as the "Odometer Setting Act". Added by Laws 1982, c. 275, § 1. Amended by Laws 2005, c. 50, § 14, eff. Nov. 1, 2005.

As used in the Odometer Setting Act: 1. "Odometer" means an instrument for measuring and recording the actual distance a motor vehicle travels while in operation; but shall not include any auxiliary odometer designed to be reset by the operator of the motor vehicle for the purpos…

No person shall: 1. Advertise for sale, sell, use or install or cause to be installed or request for installation, any device which causes an odometer to register any mileage other than the true mileage driven; 2. Disconnect, reset or alter, or cause or request to be disconnected…

A. Nothing in the Odometer Setting Act shall prevent the service, repair or replacement of an odometer, provided the mileage indicated thereon remains the same as before the service, repair or replacement. Where the odometer is incapable of registering the same mileage as before …

A. Any transferor shall give the following written information to the transferee prior to the transfer of ownership of a motor vehicle: 1. The odometer reading at the time of transfer; 2. The date of transfer; 3. The name and current address of the transferor; and 4. The identity…

Any person convicted of violating any of the provisions of the Odometer Setting Act with intent to misrepresent the true mileage driven of a motor vehicle shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) or impris…

The district court shall have jurisdiction, for cause shown, to restrain violations of the Odometer Setting Act. The actions may be brought by the district attorney for a district wherein any act, omission or transaction constituting the violation occurred, or in the district whe…

A. Every motorcycle of the model year 1978 or later operating upon a highway within this state shall display at all times: 1. A lighted headlamp or headlamps; and 2. Any other illuminating devices, if manufactured to be displayed at all times. This subsection shall not apply to m…

A. Every motorcycle shall be equipped with at least one headlamp emitting a white light which shall comply with the applicable requirements and limitations of Section 12-203 of this title and of Sections 12-602.1, 12-203.4, 12-227 and 12-228 of this title. B. Every headlamp upon …

Every headlamp upon every motorcycle shall meet the requirements set forth in subsection C of Section 12-203 of this title. Added by Laws 1961, p. 401, § 12-224. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 411, § 41, eff. Nov. 1, 2003. Renumbered from Title 47, § 12-224 by Laws 2003, c. 411, § 85, …

A. Every motorcycle shall be equipped with at least one tail lamp mounted on the rear on the vertical center line of the motorcycle which shall emit a red light plainly visible from a distance of one thousand (1,000) feet to the rear, provided that in the case of a combination of…

A. Every motorcycle shall be equipped with and display at least one reflector meeting the requirements of this section. B. Every such reflector shall be mounted on the motorcycle at a height not less than fifteen (15) inches nor more than sixty (60) inches measured as set forth i…

A. Every motorcycle shall be equipped with at least one stop lamp meeting the requirements of this section. B. The stop lamp required by this section: 1. Shall be mounted on the rear of the motorcycle; 2. Shall display a red or amber light, or any shade of color between red and a…

A. Every motorcycle of model year 2005 and later shall be equipped with electric flashing turn signal lamps meeting the requirements of this section. B. The flashing turn signal lamps required by this section: 1. Shall show to the front and rear of the motorcycle; 2. Shall be loc…

The brake system on any motorcycle shall comply with performance ability standard set forth in 49 C.F.R., Section 571.121, and shall be adequate to control the movement of the motorcycle and to stop and hold the motorcycle, including two separate means of applying the brakes. One…

A. In addition to other requirements prescribed by this chapter, by federal law or by local ordinance, all motorcycles, except when operated on actual trail rides conducted outside of public roads and highways, shall be equipped with: 1. Two rearview mirrors, containing a reflect…

No provision in this chapter shall apply to bicycles or to equipment for use on bicycles except as to provisions in this article or unless a provision has been made specifically applicable to bicyclists, bicycles, electric-assisted bicycles or their equipment. As used in Chapter …

Every bicycle in use at the times described in subsection B of Section 12-201 of this title shall be equipped with a lamp on the front emitting a white light visible from a distance of at least one thousand (1,000) feet to the front. This section shall not apply to a street or hi…

Every bicycle in use at the times described in subsection B of Section 12-201 of this title shall be equipped with a lamp on the rear emitting a red light visible from a distance of at least one thousand (1,000) feet to the rear. This section shall not apply to a street or highwa…

Every bicycle shall be equipped with a red reflector which shall be visible for six hundred (600) feet to the rear when directly in front of lawful lower beams of headlamps on a motor vehicle. Added by Laws 2003, c.411, § 77, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.

Every bicycle when in use at the times described in subsection B of Section 12-201 of this title shall be equipped with reflective material of sufficient size and reflectivity to be visible from both sides for six hundred (600) feet when directly in front of lawful lower beams of…

A bicycle or its rider may be equipped with lights or reflectors in addition to those required by the foregoing sections; provided, such lights or reflectors shall comply with the provisions and limitations of Article II of Chapter 12 of this title. Added by Laws 2003, c. 411, § …

Every bicycle shall be equipped with a brake or brakes which will enable its driver to stop the bicycle within twenty-five (25) feet from a speed of ten (10) miles per hour on dry, level, clean pavement. Added by Laws 2003, c.411, § 81, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.

A bicycle shall not be equipped with, nor shall any person use upon a bicycle, any siren. Added by Laws 2003, c.411, § 82, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.