Title 47, Title 47 — Motor Vehicles

Vehicle. A. A vehicle is any device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, excepting devices used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks. B. As used in this title, the term "vehicle" shall not include: 1. Implements of h…

The provisions of this chapter shall apply upon highways and elsewhere throughout the state. Added by Laws 1961, p. 370, § 10-101, eff. Sept. 1, 1961. Amended by Laws 1972, c. 160, § 2.

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 t…

A. 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 accid…

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 sha…

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 or her correct name, address and registration number of the vehicle he or she is driving, and shall up…

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 unatten…

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…

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…

Ancillary proceedings. A. Except for collisions occurring on private property, the operator of a motor vehicle which is in any manner involved in a collision upon any road, street, highway or elsewhere within this state resulting in bodily injury to or death of any person or in w…

(a) The form of the report required by this section shall be prescribed by the Commissioner, and the Commissioner shall cause to be prepared such blanks and shall make such blanks available to the motoring public by leaving a supply with sheriffs, chiefs of police, justices of th…

The Department may require any driver of a vehicle involved in an accident of which report must be made as provided in this section to file supplemental reports whenever the original report is insufficient in the opinion of the Department. Laws 1961, p. 316, § 1-110.

(a) An accident report is not required under this chapter from any person who is physically incapable of making report during the period of such incapacity. (b) Whenever the driver of a vehicle is physically incapable of giving an immediate notice of an accident as required in Se…

Any person who gives information in reports as required in Sections 10-108, 10-110 or 10-111 knowing or having reason to believe that such information is false shall be fined not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or imprisoned for not more than one (1) year, or both. Laws …

A. The Department shall prepare and make available to police departments, coroners, sheriffs, garages and other suitable agencies or individuals forms for accident reports required hereunder, appropriate with respect to the persons required to make such reports and the purposes t…

The Commissioner of Public Safety may suspend the license or permit to drive and any nonresident operating privileges of any person failing to report an accident as herein provided until such report has been filed, and the Commissioner may extend such suspension not to exceed thi…

A. All collision reports made by persons involved in collisions shall be without prejudice to the individual so reporting and shall be for the confidential use of the Department or other state agencies having use for the records for collision prevention purposes, or for the admin…

The Department may tabulate and analyze all accident reports and shall publish annually, or at more frequent intervals, statistical information based thereon as to the number and circumstances of traffic accidents. Laws 1961, p. 372, § 10-116.

Any incorporated city, town, village or other municipality may by ordinance require that the driver of a vehicle involved in an accident shall also file with a designated city department a report of such accident or a copy of any report herein required to be filed with the Depart…

A. Notwithstanding any other section of law to the contrary, no person or entity shall impose an accident response fee for the response or investigation of a motor vehicle accident by law enforcement. B. For purposes of this section, “accident response fee” means a fee imposed fo…

This act shall be known as the "Oklahoma Ridesharing Act". Laws 1980, c. 184, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1980.

As used in this act, ridesharing arrangement means the transportation of persons in a motor vehicle where such transportation is incidental to another purpose of the driver. The term shall include ridesharing arrangements known as carpools, vanpools and buspools. Provided, howeve…

An employer shall not be liable for injuries to passengers and other persons because he provides information, incentives or otherwise encourages his employees to participate in ridesharing arrangements. Laws 1980, c. 184, § 3, eff. Oct. 1, 1980.

constitute income for tax purposes. Money and other benefits, other than salary, received by a driver in a ridesharing arrangement using a motor vehicle with a seating capacity for not more than fifteen (15) persons, including the driver, shall not constitute income for the purpo…

bus or taxicab for registration purposes. A motor vehicle used in a ridesharing arrangement that has a seating capacity for not more than fifteen (15) persons, including the driver, shall not be construed as a motor bus or taxicab for purposes of registration, equipment requireme…

drivers. The driver in a ridesharing arrangement shall not be deemed a commercial operator or driver nor shall he be deemed to be transporting persons for compensation under the driver licensing provisions of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Added by Laws 1980, c. 184, § 6, eff…

Services Act. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Transportation Network Company Services Act". Added by Laws 2015, c. 279, § 1, eff. July 1, 2015.

As used in the Oklahoma Transportation Network Company Services Act: 1. "Digital network" means any online-enabled application, software, website or system offered or utilized by a TNC that enables the prearrangement of rides with TNC drivers; 2. "Personal vehicle" means a vehicl…

Transportation network companies or transportation network company drivers shall not be considered motor carriers of persons as defined in Section 230.23 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes, nor shall TNCs or TNC drivers be considered to provide taxicab, limousine, or similar fo…

A. A person shall not operate a transportation network company in Oklahoma without first having obtained a permit from the Oklahoma Corporation Commission (Commission). B. The Commission shall issue a permit to each applicant that presents proof, in a form prescribed by the Commi…

Transportation network companies shall maintain an agent for service of process in the State of Oklahoma. Added by Laws 2015, c. 279, § 5, eff. July 1, 2015.

Transportation network companies may determine and charge a fare for the services provided to passengers; provided, that if a fare is charged the TNC shall disclose to passengers the fare-calculation method on its website or within the software application service. The TNC shall …

logo or emblem. A transportation network company’s software application or website shall display a picture of the TNC driver and the license plate number of the motor vehicle utilized for providing the prearranged ride before the passenger enters the TNC driver’s vehicle. A TNC t…

Within a reasonable period of time, as established by the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, following the completion of a trip, the transportation network company shall transmit an electronic receipt to the passenger that lists: 1. The origin and destination of the trip; 2. The to…

A. Transportation network companies shall implement a zero- tolerance policy against TNC drivers operating under the influence of drugs or alcohol while providing prearranged rides or while logged into the TNC's digital network but not providing prearranged rides, and shall provi…

A. Prior to permitting an individual to act as a transportation network company driver on its digital network, the TNC shall: 1. Require the individual to submit an application to the TNC, which includes information regarding his or her address, age, driver license, driving histo…

Transportation network companies shall require that any motor vehicle(s) that a TNC driver will use to provide prearranged rides meets the equipment standards required of private motor vehicles under Section 12-101 et seq. of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Added by Laws 2015,…

A. Transportation network companies shall implement a policy requiring TNC drivers to exclusively accept rides booked through a TNC's digital network or software application service and prohibiting solicitation of street hails or acceptance of unsolicited street hails. B. TNCs sh…

Transportation network companies shall adopt a policy prohibiting the provision of prearranged rides in any vehicle with a manufacturer's designed seating capacity of more than fifteen persons, including the driver, and prohibiting the transportation of multiple passengers in num…

A. Transportation network companies shall adopt a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of destination, race, color, national origin, religious belief, religious affiliation, sex, disability, or age with respect to passengers and potential passengers and notify TNC drivers of …

Transportation network companies shall maintain: 1. Individual trip records for at least two (2) years from the date each trip was provided; and 2. TNC driver records at least until the two-year anniversary of the date on which a TNC driver's activation on the TNC digital network…

A. On or before July 1, 2015, and thereafter, a transportation network company driver or TNC on the TNC driver’s behalf shall maintain primary automobile insurance that recognizes that the driver is a TNC driver or otherwise uses a vehicle to transport passengers for compensation…

The transportation network company shall disclose in writing to TNC drivers the following before they are allowed to accept a request for a prearranged ride on the TNC's digital network: 1. The insurance coverage, including the types of coverage and the limits for each coverage, …

A. Insurers that write automobile insurance in Oklahoma may exclude any and all coverage afforded under the owner's insurance policy for any loss or injury that occurs while a transportation network company driver is logged on to a TNC's digital network or while a driver provides…

If a transportation network company's insurer makes a payment for a claim covered under comprehensive or collision insurance coverage, the TNC shall cause its insurer to issue the payment directly to the business repairing the vehicle or jointly to the owner of the vehicle and th…

Transportation network companies shall not disclose a passenger's personally identifiable information to a third party unless: 1. The passenger consents; 2. Disclosure is required by a legal obligation; or 3. Disclosure is required to protect or defend the terms of use of the ser…

Commission. A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the regulation, licensing or permitting of transportation network companies for the provisions of prearranged rides is within the exclusive jurisdiction of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission as set forth in the Oklahoma …

Sections 1 through 15 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the "Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing Program Act". Added by Laws 2021, c. 280, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.

As used in the Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing Program Act: 1. "Peer-to-peer car sharing" or "sharing" means the authorized use of a vehicle by an individual other than the vehicle's owner through a peer-to-peer car sharing program; 2. "Peer-to-peer car sharing program" or "program" mea…

A. A peer-to-peer car sharing program shall assume liability, except as provided in subsection B of this section, of a shared vehicle owner for bodily injury or property damage to third parties or uninsured and underinsured motorist or personal injury protection losses during the…