Title 47, Motor Vehicles

A. There is hereby created as an official depository of Service Oklahoma a special agency account. Service Oklahoma is hereby authorized and directed to assign an appropriate and distinctive number or designation for the account herein created which shall be designated the Servic…

A. It shall be unlawful for any licensed operator or any employee of such licensed operator to carry on a messenger service, courier service or pick up and delivery service for the recording of a security interest or for the registration of a motor vehicle or boat or a motor, or …

A. A licensed operator shall retain as compensation those taxes and fees collected and retained pursuant to Section 1141.1 of this title, and shall additionally retain: 1. All amounts remaining from notary and mailing fees and those provided by Section 1105A of this title receive…

A. 1. There is hereby created the Oklahoma Motor License Agent Indemnity Fund. The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of annual assessments levied on licensed operators. All monies accruing to the credit of the funds are her…

A. In addition to the duties and functions authorized to be performed by licensed operators pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Vehicle License and Registration Act, Service Oklahoma is authorized to utilize licensed operators to perform the following duties: 1. Process, r…

A. Payments for any required registration fees, license plates or decals or excise taxes, except as otherwise provided by law, may be made as follows: 1. By the applicant's personal or company check if presented within the period of time required for purchase or renewal of the re…

A. Service Oklahoma shall audit all licensed operators at least once during each calendar year and shall have the power to require any changes it deems necessary in the operation of licensed operators. Service Oklahoma shall issue such rules as it deems necessary for the proper c…

The State Auditor and Inspector, or his or her designee, shall advise all licensed operators on procedural and technical matters relating to accounting and budget procedures. It shall be the duty of the licensed operators with notice of such advice to follow the instructions or a…

Service Oklahoma may designate the office of county treasurer of any county within the state as a licensed operator. Added by Laws 1985, c. 179, § 50, operative July 1, 1985. Amended by Laws 2022, c. 282, § 186, emerg. eff. May 19, 2022.

The local authorities of cities and towns of this state shall have no power to pass, enforce, or maintain any ordinances, rules, or regulations requiring from any owner to whom this act is applicable any tax, fee, license, or permit for the free use of the public highways or excl…

It shall be the duty of Service Oklahoma, and Service Oklahoma is hereby granted authority and jurisdiction to administer this act with the aid of its licensed operators, the Department of Public Safety, the Highway Patrol, county sheriffs and all other duly authorized peace offi…

Any employee of Service Oklahoma charged with the duty of administering or assisting in the administration of this act shall, when designated by Service Oklahoma, have the power and authority to administer oaths to taxpayers with the same force and effect as if the oath had been …

A. 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, license plate or decal issued to or in the custody of the person so lending or permitting th…

A. Mini-trucks shall be registered pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Vehicle License and Registration Act. Service Oklahoma shall promulgate rules for the titling and registration of mini-trucks. B. Mini-trucks which have been titled and registered pursuant to the provis…

A. Medium-speed electrical vehicles shall be registered pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Vehicle License and Registration Act. Service Oklahoma shall promulgate rules for the titling and registration of medium-speed electric vehicles. B. Medium-speed electrical vehicles…

A. Each employee of the Corporation Commission assigned as an enforcement officer, as herein provided, shall at all times while on duty be required to be dressed in a distinctive uniform and display a badge of office, both of which shall be completely different and distinguishabl…

In the event any vehicle is found with no registration, not properly registered for the load carried, or improperly registered in any manner under the provisions of Section 116.2a et seq. of this title or any provisions of the motor vehicle license and registration laws of this s…

Whenever the occurrence of any disaster, emergency or other condition shall render the use of any state or federal highway or detour dangerous to the public, or whenever the use thereof would interfere with disaster relief or rescue work, the Director of Highways, or such other p…

A. Effective July 1, 2004, all powers, duties and responsibilities exercised by the Motor Vehicle Enforcement Section shall be transferred from the Oklahoma Tax Commission to the Corporation Commission. Beginning July 1, 2004, and effective July 1, 2005, all powers, duties and re…

A. The Corporation Commission is hereby authorized to promulgate rules pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act to establish the amounts of fees, fines and penalties as set forth in Section 1166 et seq. of this title. The Corporation Commission shall notify all interested pa…

All facilities and equipment under the administrative control of the Oklahoma Tax Commission and used for determining the weight of vehicles operated on the roads or highways of this state are hereby transferred to the Department of Transportation. Any funds appropriated to or an…

A. The Corporation Commission is authorized to revoke, suspend or deny the issuance, extension or reinstatement of any Corporation Commission issued motor carrier or commercial motor vehicle license, permit, registration, certificate or duplicate copy thereof issued pursuant to t…

A. Reports and files of the Corporation Commission concerning the administration of the International Registration Plan and the International Fuel Tax Agreement, shall be considered confidential and privileged, except as otherwise provided for by law, and neither the Commission n…

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Weigh Station Act of 2012." Added by Laws 2012, c. 262, § 1, eff. July 1, 2012.

As used in the Oklahoma Weigh Station Act of 2012: 1. "Authority" means the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority; 2. "Commission" means the Corporation Commission; 3. "Fixed facility" means a weigh station or a port of entry; 4. "Port of entry" means a facility, in close proximity to a st…

A. The Department of Transportation, the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority and the Corporation Commission may enter into interagency agreements concerning the equipment, maintenance and operations of fixed facilities. B. The Department of Transportation, the Authority and the Commissio…

A. A commercial motor vehicle, its driver or a motor carrier may not be cited for the same violation of motor carrier or commercial motor vehicle requirements on the same date by any Oklahoma officer, provided neither the vehicle configuration nor the load have changed. This subs…

Each driver of a commercial vehicle hauling either passengers or goods, wares and merchandise for hire, shall keep in coach for one (1) month's time a true copy of motor coach defect report made by driver, and a copy of the mechanic's report on such defect or defects for a like p…

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Motor Vehicle Chop Shop, Stolen and Altered Property Act". Added by Laws 1988, c. 158, § 1, operative July 1, 1988.

As used in the Motor Vehicle Chop Shop, Stolen and Altered Property Act: 1. "Chop shop" means any building, lot or other premise where one or more persons are or have been knowingly engaged in altering, destroying, disassembling, dismantling, reassembling, or knowingly storing an…

Aiding and abetting - Accessory after fact - Penalties - Sentence - Restitution. A. Any person who knowingly and with intent that a violation of this section be committed: 1. Owns, operates, or conducts a chop shop; 2. Transports any motor vehicle or motor vehicle part to or from…

A. Any tool, implement, or instrumentality, including but not limited to a motor vehicle or motor vehicle part, used or possessed in connection with any violation of Section 3 of this act may be seized by a member of a state or local law enforcement agency upon process issued by …

A. The following are subject to forfeiture unless obtained by theft, fraud or conspiracy to defraud and the rightful owner is known or can be identified and located: 1. Any tool; 2. Any implement; or 3. Any instrumentality, including but not limited to, real estate, any motor veh…

A. The Attorney General, any district attorney or any aggrieved person may institute civil proceedings against any person in any court of competent jurisdiction seeking relief from conduct constituting a violation of any provision of the Motor Vehicle Chop Shop, Stolen and Altere…

In addition to the power of the Attorney General or any district attorney to institute civil proceedings under Section 6 of this act, the Attorney General or any district attorney is empowered to institute criminal prosecutions for a violation of Section 3 of this act in any cour…

A. A state agency that owns or leases vehicles shall affix the words "State of Oklahoma" and the name of the department or institution that owns or leases the vehicle in conspicuous letters. B. 1. In lieu of the provisions of subsection A of this section, Department of Public Saf…

It shall be unlawful for any person to drive any state-owned or -leased automobile at any time and for any purpose, on any street or highway within this state, unless the provisions of Section 151 of this title have been strictly complied with, provided, however, the Commissioner…

The Commissioner of the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services is hereby authorized to set aside automobiles for the use of the Department without identifying marks. These vehicles may be used to provide client services. Added by Laws 1995, c. 77, § 1, eff. Nov.…

Any person violating the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail fo…

A. Unless otherwise provided for by law, no state board, commission, department, institution, official, or employee, except the following, shall purchase any passenger automobile or bus with public funds: 1. The Department of Public Safety; 2. The Department of Human Services; 3.…

A. It shall be unlawful for any state official, officer or employee, except any essential employees approved by the Governor and those officers or employees authorized in subsection B of this section, to ride to or from the place of residence of the employee in a state-owned or s…

A. This act, Section 151 et seq. of this title, shall not apply to and shall not be so construed as prohibiting the purchase and use of trucks or pickups by state agencies when the trucks or pickups are necessary for the performance of official duties of the state agency. B. Truc…

The Department of Transportation, the Board of Agriculture, and the Department of Human Services of the state are hereby authorized to carry insurance on vehicles, motorized machinery, or equipment owned and operated by the Department of Transportation, the Board of Agriculture, …

Each of the above named departments shall cause the advertisement for bids to be published once each week for two (2) consecutive weeks in a newspaper published in and having general circulation in Oklahoma County, prescribing the time and place at which bids will be received. Sa…

Any person or persons suffering damages from the claimed negligent acts of any of such departments, their officers, servants, employees, or agents, arising from the operation of the vehicles, motorized machinery, or equipment so insured is hereby authorized to maintain an action …

Venue of all actions provided for herein shall be in the county of the residence of the plaintiff or where the cause of action arose, but summons shall be served upon the director of the department being sued and alleged to come within the purview of this act, wherever he may be …