Title 47, Motor Vehicles

A. If any vehicle operator who displays to a law enforcement officer a driver license issued by the United States Department of State or who otherwise claims immunities or privileges under Title 22, Chapter 6 of the United States Code with respect to the violation of Article 27, …

Service Oklahoma shall suspend or revoke the license or driving privilege of any resident of this state or the privilege of a nonresident to drive a motor vehicle in this state upon receiving notice of the conviction of such person in another state of offenses therein which, if c…

A. Whenever any person is convicted of any offense for which this title makes mandatory the revocation of the driving privilege of such person by Service Oklahoma as provided in Section 6-205 of this title, the court in which such conviction occurred may require the surrender to …

A. Service Oklahoma shall immediately revoke the driving privilege of any person, whether adult or juvenile, upon receiving a record of conviction, in any municipal, state or federal court within the United States of any of the following offenses, when such conviction has become …

A. The driving privilege of a person who is convicted of any offense as provided in paragraph 2 of subsection A of Section 6-205 of this title, or a person who has refused to submit to a test or tests as provided in Section 753 of this title, or a person whose alcohol concentrati…

A. As used in this section: 1. “Conviction” means: a. a nonvacated adjudication of guilt, b. a determination that a person has violated or failed to comply with this section in any court or by Service Oklahoma following an administrative determination, c. a nonvacated forfeiture …

A. Whenever any person is convicted or pleads guilty in any court having jurisdiction over offenses committed under Section 1- 101 et seq. of this title, or any other act or municipal ordinance or act or ordinance of another state regulating the operation of motor vehicles on hig…

A. A driver improvement or defensive driving course is a course which offers an educational setting and provides for driving concepts which encourage attitude or behavioral changes in the responsibility of operating a motor vehicle in a safe and responsible manner. B. It shall be…

Whenever Service Oklahoma is furnished with information or, from the records on file in Service Oklahoma, it is established that the holder of a driver license is afflicted with a physical disease with a history of seizures, or mental disease, or momentary lapses of consciousness…

Service Oklahoma shall not suspend a driver license or privilege to drive a motor vehicle on the public roads, streets, highways, turnpikes or other public place for a period of more than one (1) year, except as otherwise provided by law. Added by Laws 1961, p. 348, § 6-208, emer…

If action by Service Oklahoma to suspend, revoke, cancel or deny the driver license of any person is based in whole or in part upon the receipt of a record of conviction, report, affidavit or other written instrument from any court, court clerk, law enforcement officer, public ag…

A. Service Oklahoma upon canceling or denying the driver license of a person or upon suspending or revoking the driving privilege of a person shall require that the driver license of the person be surrendered to Service Oklahoma. When the statutory requirements for reinstatement …

Any resident or nonresident whose driver's license or privilege to operate a motor vehicle in this state has been denied, canceled, suspended or revoked as provided in this chapter shall not operate a motor vehicle in this state under a license, permit or registration certificate…

A. Any person denied driving privileges, or whose driving privilege has been canceled, denied, suspended or revoked by Service Oklahoma, except where such cancellation, denial, suspension or revocation is mandatory, under the provisions of Section 6-205 of this title, or disquali…

A. Service Oklahoma shall not assess and collect multiple reinstatement fees when reinstating the driving privilege of any person having more than one suspension or revocation affecting the person’s driving privilege at the time of reinstatement. B. Service Oklahoma shall: 1. Sus…

A. Whenever the records of Service Oklahoma reflect a conviction of a person pursuant to Section 11-902 of this title or an alcohol- or drug-related revocation or suspension of the driving privileges of that person pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 2 or 6 of subsection A of…

A. 1. Whenever the installation of an ignition interlock device is allowed or required by law, the person shall pay a restricted driver license fee of Fifty Dollars ($50.00). The restricted driver license and the driving record of the person shall indicate by an appropriate restr…

All revocation, suspension, cancellation and/or denial periods of time of driving privileges as provided in this chapter shall be considered served upon successful graduation from an Oklahoma Drug Court Program created and administered pursuant to the Oklahoma Drug Court Act and …

A. The Impaired Driver Accountability Program (IDAP) established by the Department of Public Safety is hereby transferred to the Board of Tests for Alcohol and Drug Influence for impaired driving arrests occurring on or after November 1, 2022. The Board of Tests for Alcohol and D…

A. There is hereby created the Impaired Driving Prevention Advisory Committee. The Committee shall be comprised of: 1. The Commissioner of Public Safety, or a designee, who shall act as the chair; 2. The Chief of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, or a designee; 3. A member appointed b…

It shall be unlawful for any person to commit any of the acts specified in paragraph 1 or 2 of this section in relation to an Oklahoma driver license or identification card authorized to be issued by Service Oklahoma pursuant to the provisions of Sections 6- 101 through 6-309 of …

It shall be unlawful for any person to commit any of the acts specified in paragraph 1 or 2 of this section in relation to an Oklahoma driver license or identification card authorized to be issued by Service Oklahoma pursuant to the provisions of Sections 6- 101 through 6-309 of …

Any person who makes any false affidavit, or knowingly swears or affirms falsely to any matter or thing required by the terms of this chapter to be sworn to or affirmed, is guilty of perjury, a Class C1 felony offense, and upon conviction shall be punishable by fine or imprisonme…

A. No person shall operate a motor vehicle upon the public roads, streets, highways, turnpikes or other public place of this state without having a valid driver license for the class of vehicle being operated from Service Oklahoma, except as herein specifically exempted. Any viol…

No person shall cause or knowingly permit his child or ward under the age of sixteen years to drive a motor vehicle upon any highway when such minor is not authorized hereunder or in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter. Laws 1961, p. 352, § 6-304.

No person shall authorize or knowingly permit a motor vehicle owned by him or under his control to be driven upon any highway by any person who is not authorized hereunder or in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter. Laws 1961, p. 352, § 6-305.

No employer shall permit a person to operate a motor vehicle under his control unless the person has a valid license for the class of vehicle being operated. Amended by Laws 1990, c. 219, § 43, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.

Any person as herein defined, who is the owner of any motor vehicle and knowingly permits such motor vehicle to be operated by any person who is not qualified to operate a motor vehicle under the provisions of this act, shall be held civilly liable as a joint tortfeasor for any u…

A. It is a misdemeanor for any person to violate any of the provisions of Section 6-101 et seq. of this title unless such violation is by Section 6-101 et seq. of this title or other law of this state declared to be a felony. B. Unless another penalty is in Section 6-101 et seq. …

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any person who lawfully possesses a valid Oklahoma Class A, B or C commercial license shall be entitled to operate a Class D motor vehicle or motorcycle or motor-driven cycle in accordance with the driver license granted and the endorse…

A. The Commissioner of Public Safety shall administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter and may make rules and regulations necessary for its administration. B. The Commissioner shall provide for hearings upon request of persons aggrieved by orders or acts of the Commissi…

Any order or act of the Department of Public Safety under the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to review, at the instance of any party in interest, by appeal to the district court as provided for in Section 6-211 of this title. Added by Laws 1961, p. 353, § 7-102, eff.…

The following words and phrases when used in Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section: 1. "Judgment" means any judgment which shall have become final by expiration without appeal in the time within which an appeal mig…

A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, in any civil action to recover damages arising out of an accident involving the operation of a motor vehicle or for any claim against the motor vehicle liability insurance coverage of another party, the maximum amount that a …

The provisions of this chapter, requiring deposit of security, filing of proof of financial responsibility, and suspensions for failure to deposit security or file proof of financial responsibility, subject to certain exemptions, shall apply to the driver and owner of any vehicle…

A. The Department of Public Safety, not less than twenty (20) days after receipt of a report of an accident, as described in Section 7-201 of this title, shall determine the amount of security which shall be sufficient in its judgment to satisfy any judgment or judgments for dama…

The provisions in this chapter requiring security, proof of financial responsibility, and suspension in this article shall not apply: 1. To the driver or owner if the owner had in effect at the time of the accident a motor vehicle liability policy with respect to the vehicle invo…

A. No motor vehicle liability policy shall be considered effective to provide any exemption under Section 7-203 of this title unless; 1. The policy is issued by an insurance company authorized to do business in this state, except as provided in subsection B of this section; and 2…

A. The security required under this chapter shall be in the form and in the amount the Department of Public Safety requires, but in no case in excess of minimum liability insurance limits. B. Every depositor of security shall designate in writing every person in whose name the de…

In the event that any person required to deposit security and file proof of financial responsibility under this article fails to deposit such security and file such proof of financial responsibility within ten (10) days after the Department of Public Safety has sent the notice as…

A. A person shall be relieved from the requirement for deposit of security for the benefit or protection of another person injured or damaged in the accident, provided he or she has given proof of financial responsibility, in the event he or she is released from liability by the …

A person shall be relieved from the requirement for deposit of security in respect to a claim for injury or damage arising out of the accident in the event such person has been finally adjudicated not to be liable in respect to such claim. Laws 1961, p. 356, § 7-208.

A. Any two or more of the persons involved in or affected by an accident, as described in Section 7-201 of this title, may at any time enter into a written agreement for the payment of an agreed amount with respect to all claims of any of the persons because of bodily injury to o…

The payment of a judgment arising out of an accident or the payment upon the judgment of an amount equal to the maximum amount which could be required for deposit under this chapter shall, for the purposes of this chapter, release the judgment debtor from the liability evidenced …

The Department, if satisfied as to the existence of any fact which under Sections 7-207, 7-208, 7-209 or 7-210 would entitle a person to be relieved from the security requirements of this chapter, shall not require the deposit of security by the person so relieved from such requi…

Unless a suspension is terminated under other provisions of this chapter, any order of suspension by the Department of Public Safety under this chapter shall remain in effect and no license shall be renewed for or issued to any person whose driving privilege is suspended until: 1…