Title 47, Motor Vehicles

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…

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 se…

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, a…

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 …

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 wi…

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 hund…

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, …

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, sh…

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 …

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 mor…

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 f…

A. In addition to other equipment required in this chapter, every vehicle, except truck-tractors and pole trailers, which is eighty (80) inches or more in overall width shall be equipped: 1. On the front, with two amber clearance lamps, one at each side located at the same level …

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 dire…

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 r…

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…

A. Every farm tractor and every self-propelled farm equipment unit or implement of husbandry not equipped with an electric lighting system shall at all times, as mentioned in Section 12-201 of this title, be equipped with at least one lamp displaying a white light visible when li…

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 t…

A. As used in this article: 1. “Auxiliary driving lamp” means a lamp mounted to provide illumination to the front of a motor vehicle; 2. "Daytime running lamp" means a lamp mounted to provide illumination to the front of a motor vehicle that will assist to identify its presence t…

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 i…

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 ambe…

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 th…

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 la…

A. Any lighted lamp or illuminating device upon a motor vehicle, other than headlamps, spot lamps, auxiliary driving lamps, flashing turn signals, vehicular hazard warning lamps, authorized emergency vehicle lamps, snow removal and construction and maintenance vehicle warning lam…

A. In addition to any other equipment and distinctive markings required by this title, every school bus and every church bus shall be equipped with signal lamps mounted as high and as widely spaced laterally as practicable, which shall display to the front two alternately flashin…

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 b…

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 tha…

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 flas…

A. Every motor vehicle manufactured prior to September 1, 1961, when operated upon a highway shall be equipped with brakes adequate to control the movement of and to stop and hold such vehicle, including two separate means of applying the brakes, each of which means shall be effe…

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…

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 unreaso…

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 …

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 moun…

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 …

A. Every solid rubber tire on a vehicle shall have rubber on its entire traction surface at least one (1) inch thick above the edge of the flange of the entire periphery. B. A person shall not operate or move on any hard-surfaced highway any vehicle having any metal tire in conta…

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 th…

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 vehicl…

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…

A. A motor vehicle as specified herein shall not be registered thereafter unless such vehicle is equipped with safety glazing material or safety glass of a type prescribed in this section wherever glazing material or glass is used in doors, windows, and windshields. The foregoing…

A. No person shall operate any truck, bus, truck-tractor, or any drive-away, tow-away operation upon any highway at any time unless such vehicle is equipped with emergency equipment, including, but not limited to, reflectors, flares, fusees, flags, and fire extinguishers, as prov…

A. Whenever any truck, except a lightweight vehicle, or any bus, truck-tractor, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer, or any motor vehicle towing a manufactured home is disabled upon the traveled portion of any highway or the shoulder thereof outside of any municipality at any t…

Vehicles transporting hazardous materials as a cargo or part of a cargo shall at all times be: 1. Marked or placarded in accordance with 49 C.F.R. Section 177.823; and 2. Equipped with portable fire extinguishers in accordance with 49 C.F.R. Section 393.95(a). Added by Laws 1961,…

A. The term "air-conditioning equipment" as used or referred to in this section shall mean mechanical vapor compression refrigeration equipment which is used to cool the driver's or passenger compartment of any motor vehicle. B. Such equipment shall be manufactured, installed and…

A. No motor vehicle shall be operated on the highways of this state in which there is installed any television-type receiving equipment, the viewer, monitor, or screen of which can be seen by any person sitting in the seat from which such motor vehicle is operated. B. This sectio…

It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or offer for sale at retail or trade or transfer from or to Oklahoma residents any passenger vehicle which is manufactured or assembled commencing with the 1966 models, unless such vehicle is equipped with safety belts or safety shoulde…

A. As used in this section: 1. "Airbag" means an inflatable restraint device for vehicle occupants that is part of a supplemental restraint system in a motor vehicle; 2. "Counterfeit supplemental restraint system component" means a replacement supplemental restraint system compon…

All safety belts or safety shoulder harnesses shall be of a type and shall be installed pursuant to 49 C.F.R. §571.208 et seq. Added by Laws 1965, c. 86, § 2, emerg. eff. May 5, 1965. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 99, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2000.