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63 O.S. § 4204 Administration and enforcement of Act upon waters under
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jurisdiction of Grand River Dam Authority - Authority as motor license agent - Remission of fees. A. The provisions of the Oklahoma Boating Safety Regulation Act shall apply to the waters of this state under the jurisdiction of the Grand River Dam Authority, provided, the Departm…
63 O.S. § 4205 Sanctioned water events - Administering entities - Safety
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rules - Permits - Filing of notification of event - Holding event in unsafe manner or unsafe environmental conditions. A. The United States Army Corps of Engineers, the Oklahoma Department of Tourism and Recreation, and the Grand River Dam Authority may authorize the holding of s…
63 O.S. § 4206 Use of personal flotation devices
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A. 1. The operator of a vessel less than twenty-six (26) feet in length, while under way, shall require each passenger who is twelve (12) years of age or younger to wear a personal flotation device. 2. Any person operating or manipulating, or who is a passenger on a personal wate…
63 O.S. § 4207 Short title — Andy's Law — Lights and other equipment
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A. This section shall be known and may be cited as "Andy's Law". B. Every vessel in all weathers between the hours from sunset to sunrise and during periods of restricted visibility shall carry and exhibit the lights prescribed by the United States Coast Guard when under way, inc…
63 O.S. § 4208 Noise control equipment and noise levels
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A. No person shall operate upon the waters of this state any vessel or motor which is not equipped with a muffler or muffler system in good working order. The use of cutouts, removal of mufflers or muffler baffles, cutting or punching of holes in mufflers or otherwise modifying t…
63 O.S. § 4209 Unlawful possession of vessel or motor - Penalties
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A person not entitled to possession of a vessel or motor who, without the consent of the owner and with intent to deprive him of the vessel or motor or its possession, takes, uses, or operates the vessel or motor, upon conviction, shall be guilty of a Class D1 felony offense and …
63 O.S. § 4209.1 Knowingly receiving, possessing, selling or disposing
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of stolen or converted vessel or motor - Penalties. A person not entitled to the possession of a vessel or motor who receives, possesses, sells or disposes of such vessel or motor, knowing said vessel or motor to be stolen or converted under circumstances constituting a crime, up…
63 O.S. § 4209.2 See the following versions:
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OS 63-4209.2v1 (SB 1108, Laws 2025, c. 171, § 64) OS 63-4209.2v2 (HB 2104, Laws 2025, c. 486, § 551)
63 O.S. § 4209.2v1 Removing or falsifying identification number of
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vessel or motor - Penalties. A. As used in this section: 1. “Identification number” includes any identifying number, serial number, motor serial number or other distinguishing number or mark, placed on a vessel or motor by its manufacturer or by authority of Service Oklahoma or i…
63 O.S. § 4209.2v2 Removing or falsifying identification number of
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vessel or motor - Penalties. A. As used in this section: 1. "Identification number" includes any identifying number, serial number, motor serial number or other distinguishing number or mark, placed on a vessel or motor by its manufacturer or by authority of the Oklahoma Tax Comm…
63 O.S. § 4209.3 Making false statement in application for certificate
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of title or assignment thereof for stolen vessel or motor - Penalties. Any person who shall knowingly make any false statement of a material fact, either in his application for a certificate of title, as provided for in this title, or in any assignment thereof, or who, with inten…
63 O.S. § 4209.4 See the following versions:
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OS 63-4209.4v1 (SB 1108, Laws 2025, c. 171, § 65) OS 63-4209.4v2 (HB 2104, Laws 2025, c. 486, § 553)
63 O.S. § 4209.4v1 Altering or forging certificate of title or
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assignment thereof - Penalties. Any person who shall alter or forge, or cause to be altered or forged, any certificate of title issued by the Oklahoma Tax Commission or Service Oklahoma, pursuant to the provisions of this title, or any assignment thereof, or who shall hold or use…
63 O.S. § 4209.4v2 Altering or forging certificate of title or
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assignment thereof - Penalties. Any person who shall alter or forge, or cause to be altered or forged, any certificate of title issued by the Oklahoma Tax Commission, pursuant to the provisions of this title, or any assignment thereof, or who shall hold or use any such certificat…
63 O.S. § 4209.5 Injuring, tampering with or damaging vessel or motor or
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accessories, appurtenances or attachments thereto - Climbing into or upon vessel with intent to commit crime. A. A person who, with intent and without right to do so, injures or tampers with any vessel or motor or in any other manner damages any part or portion of said vessel or …
63 O.S. § 4209.6 Falsely reporting theft or conversion of vessel or
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motor. A person who knowingly makes a false report of the theft or conversion of a vessel or motor to any duly authorized peace officer of this state, upon conviction, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Added by Laws 1992, c. 284, § 41, eff. Jan. 1, 1993.
63 O.S. § 4209.7 Additional unlawful acts - Penalties
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A. Except as otherwise authorized by law, it shall be unlawful for any person to commit any of the following acts: 1. To lend or to sell to, or knowingly permit the use of by, one not entitled thereto any certificate of title or certificate of registration issued to or in the cus…
63 O.S. § 4209.8 Inspections for purpose of locating stolen vessels and
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related equipment. Any peace officer of the State of Oklahoma may inspect any vessel, motor, trailer, or related equipment in any public garage or repair shop or in any place where such vessel, motor, trailer or related equipment is being held for sale or wrecking, for the purpos…
63 O.S. § 421 Medical marijuana dispensary license application – Fee –
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Criteria for license – Monthly sales report. A. The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority shall make available on its website in an easy-to-find location an application for a medical marijuana dispensary license. The application fee to be paid by the applicant shall be in the amou…
63 O.S. § 4210 Operation of certain devices or vessels – Prohibited acts
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– Yielding to emergency vessels - Penalties. A. No person shall operate, manipulate or give permission to any person to operate or manipulate any parasails, water skis, surfboard, personal watercraft, or similar device, or any vessel in a reckless or negligent manner so as to end…
63 O.S. § 4210.1 Negligent homicide - Penalties
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A. When the death of any person ensues within one (1) year as a proximate result of injury received by the operating of a vessel by any person sixteen (16) years of age or older in reckless disregard of the safety of others, the person so operating such vessel shall be guilty of …
63 O.S. § 4210.10 Qualified persons to withdraw blood
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A. Only a licensed medical doctor, licensed osteopathic physician, licensed chiropractic physician, registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, or physician's assistant, certified by the State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision, the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners or…
63 O.S. § 4210.11 Refusal to submit to drug or alcohol testing -
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Exceptions. If a conscious person under arrest refuses to submit to testing of his or her blood or breath for the purpose of determining the alcohol concentration thereof, or to a test of his or her blood, saliva or urine for the purpose of determining the presence or concentrati…
63 O.S. § 4210.12 Laboratory report - Evidence
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A. At any proceeding held relevant to this act, a report of the findings of the laboratory of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, the medical examiner's report of investigation or autopsy report, or a laboratory report from a forensic laboratory operated by the State of O…
63 O.S. § 4210.13 Criminal trials - Use of alcohol or drug tests as
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evidence. A. Upon the trial of any criminal action or proceeding arising out of acts alleged to have been committed by any person while operating or in actual physical control of a vessel while under the influence of alcohol or any other intoxicating substance, or the combined in…
63 O.S. § 4210.14 Use of other competent evidence
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The provisions of Sections 3 through 7 of this act do not limit the introduction of any other competent evidence bearing on the question of whether the person was under the influence of alcohol or any other intoxicating substance, or the combined influence of alcohol and any othe…
63 O.S. § 4210.2 Eluding or attempting eluding peace officer - Assisting
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peace officer - Arrests. Any operator of a vessel who has received a visual and audible signal, a red light and a siren, from any duly authorized peace officer of this state, operating a vessel showing the same to be a law enforcement vessel, directing the said operator to bring …
63 O.S. § 4210.3 Transporting weapon in or discharging weapon from
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vessel - Exceptions - Penalties. It shall be unlawful to discharge a firearm from a vessel, except for the purposes of self-defense, hunting animals or fowl, and in compliance with existing state and federal laws. Anyone violating the provisions of this section, upon conviction, …
63 O.S. § 4210.4 Care and prudent speed to be used in operation of
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vessel - Operation in wake zone - Parking, mooring or beaching in a swimming area - Violation. A. Any person who operates or gives permission to operate a vessel on any waters of this state shall operate the same at a careful and prudent speed not greater than nor less than is re…
63 O.S. § 4210.5 Removing, tampering, or interfering with or attaching
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vessel to waterway marker, navigational aid or buoy. No person shall remove, tamper or otherwise interfere with or attach or moor a vessel to the anchor cable or any other part of any waterway marker, navigational aid or buoy. Added by Laws 1992, c. 284, § 48, eff. Jan. 1, 1993.…
63 O.S. § 4210.6 Sitting and standing in vessel while under way
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No person shall sit or ride on the sides of any vessel or the back of any seat of a vessel while under way at any speed greater than idle or trolling speed; provided, however, the operator of such vessel may stand if said vessel is specifically designed to be operated from a stan…
63 O.S. § 4210.7 Occupying front or back deck of vessel while under way
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No operator shall allow any person to occupy the front or back deck of any vessel while under way at any speed greater than idle or trolling speed unless such vessel is equipped with factory-installed seating or is designed as such to allow access to the front or back deck by way…
63 O.S. § 4210.8 Operation or control of vessel under influence of
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alcohol or other intoxicating substance. A. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or be in actual physical control of a vessel upon the waters of this state, except privately owned waters, who: 1. Has a blood or breath alcohol concentration of eight- hundredths (0.08) or…
63 O.S. § 4210.9 Implied consent to administer drug or alcohol test
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A. 1. Any person who operates a vessel upon the waters of this state shall be deemed to have given consent to a test or tests of the blood or breath of the person, for the purpose of determining the alcohol concentration as defined in Section 7 of this act, and the blood, saliva …
63 O.S. § 4211 Diving or submerging in body of water - Use of buoys -
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Operating vessel in diving area. A. Any person diving or submerging in a body of water with the aid of any mechanical diving or breathing device or suit shall place a buoy with a flag in the water at or near the point of submergence or fly a flag from a vessel indicating divers a…
63 O.S. § 4211.1 Inner tubes, air mattresses or floating chairs -
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Distance from shore restricted. Inner tubes, air mattresses, floating chairs or similar devices shall not be more than fifty (50) feet from shore when being used by a swimmer. Added by Laws 1992, c. 284, § 52, eff. Jan. 1, 1993. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 199, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 199…
63 O.S. § 4212 Towing person or persons using parasails, water skis or
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similar devices - Time restrictions - Professional exhibitions excepted - Colliding with or striking object or person - Operation of personal watercraft. A. 1. No person shall operate or give permission to operate a vessel on any waters of this state for towing a person or person…
63 O.S. § 4213 Placing or disposing of marine sewage in state waters
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prohibited - Use of total retention marine toilets required. A. No person shall place or dispose of marine sewage in any waters of this state. B. On and after July 1, 1995, no person shall operate a vessel equipped with a marine toilet which is not a total retention system in acc…
63 O.S. § 4214 Collision, accident, or other casualty - Rendering of
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assistance by vessel operator - Notice - Accident report - Notice to appear - Written report – Drug and alcohol test. A. The operator and/or passenger of a vessel involved in a collision, accident, or other casualty, shall render to other persons involved in the collision, accide…
63 O.S. § 4215 Negligent operation - Liability
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A. The owner of a vessel shall be liable for any injury or damage occasioned by the negligent operation of such vessel, whether such negligence consists of a violation of the provisions of the statutes of this state, or the violation of any municipal ordinance, or neglecting to o…
63 O.S. § 4216 Actions against nonresident owners or operators - Service
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of notice - Venue. In an action in any court of this state, arising out of injury to person or property caused by any vessel or motor while operating in the waters of this state, including the Oklahoma portion of boundary rivers, or moored in such waters or against shore land in …
63 O.S. § 4217 Abandonment of vessel - Removal
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A. It shall be unlawful to abandon a vessel on the waters of this state or other public property. Any officer of the Department of Public Safety or any other law enforcement agency shall deem a vessel abandoned and shall have authority to remove or direct the removal of a vessel …
63 O.S. § 4217.1 Abandoned vessels – Notice of removal
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Any officer who has removed or directed the removal of any vessel, or an authorized person in the employing agency of the officer, shall within seventy-two (72) hours of the removal notify the Department of Public Safety of the removal. The notice of removal shall contain the nam…
63 O.S. § 4217.2 Abandoned vessels – Contest of removal or storage –
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Hearing. A. After the removal or storage of any abandoned or wrecked vessel at the request of a public agency, the registered or legal owner of the vessel, or their agent, may contest the validity of the removal or storage, by filing a written request for a hearing with the publi…
63 O.S. § 4217.3 Abandoned vessels – Regaining possession
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The owner of a vessel or lienholder of the vessel abandoned in violation of Section 4217 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or the owner of any vessel or lienholder of the vessel or insurer of a vessel when the insurer has purchased the vessel as a total loss vessel from the r…
63 O.S. § 4217.4 Abandoned vessels – Lien – Foreclosure by sale – Notice
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– Application of proceeds. A. Every person lawfully in possession of an abandoned vessel shall have a special lien thereon for the compensation due from the owner of such abandoned vessel for all expenses incurred. B. The lien may be foreclosed by a sale of such abandoned vessel …
63 O.S. § 4218 Violations - Penalties
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A. Except as otherwise provided by the provisions of this section, any person violating the provisions of the Oklahoma Boating Safety Regulation Act for which another penalty is not provided, upon conviction thereof, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to a fine…
63 O.S. § 4219 Nighttime speed limit
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It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any vessel upon the waters of this state which are under the jurisdiction of the Grand River Dam Authority (GRDA), between the hours of one-half hour after sunset and one-half hour before sunrise at any speed in excess of thirty-five…
63 O.S. § 422 Medical marijuana commercial grower license application –
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Fee – Criteria for license. A. The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority shall make available on its website in an easy-to-find location an application for a medical marijuana commercial grower license. The application fee shall be paid by the applicant in the amounts provided for…
63 O.S. § 4221 Failure to comply with lawful order or directive of law
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enforcement officer. No person shall willfully fail or refuse to comply with any lawful order or directive of any law enforcement officer while in the performance of his or her duty of enforcing the provisions of Title 63 or Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Failure to comply wi…