Title 47 — Title 47 — Motor Vehicles

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…

A. A peer-to-peer car sharing program shall ensure that, during each car sharing period, the shared vehicle owner and the shared vehicle driver are insured under a motor vehicle liability insurance policy that provides insurance coverage in amounts no less than the minimum amount…

At the time a vehicle owner registers as a shared vehicle owner on a peer-to-peer car sharing program and prior to the time the shared vehicle owner makes a shared vehicle available for car sharing on the peer-to-peer car sharing program, the program shall notify the shared vehic…

A. An authorized insurer that writes motor vehicle liability insurance in this state may exclude any and all coverage and the duty to defend or indemnify for any claim afforded under a shared vehicle owner's motor vehicle liability insurance policy including, but not limited to: …

A peer-to-peer car sharing program shall collect and verify records pertaining to the use of a vehicle, including, but not limited to, times used, car sharing period pickup and drop off locations, fees paid by the shared vehicle driver and revenues received by the shared vehicle …

A peer-to-peer car sharing program and a shared vehicle owner shall be exempt from vicarious liability consistent with 49 U.S.C., Section 30106, and under any state or local law that imposes liability solely based on vehicle ownership. Added by Laws 2021, c. 280, § 8, eff. Nov. 1…

A motor vehicle insurer that defends or indemnifies a claim against a shared vehicle that is excluded under the terms of its policy shall have the right to seek contribution against the motor vehicle insurer of the peer-to-peer car sharing program if the claim is: 1. Made against…

A. Notwithstanding any other law, statute, rule or regulation to the contrary, a peer-to-peer car sharing program shall have an insurable interest in a shared vehicle during the car sharing period. B. Nothing in this section shall create liability on a peer-to- peer car sharing p…

Each car sharing program agreement made in this state shall disclose to the shared vehicle owner and the shared vehicle driver: 1. Any right of the peer-to-peer car sharing program to seek indemnification from the shared vehicle owner or the shared vehicle driver for economic los…

A. A peer-to-peer car sharing program may not enter into a peer-to-peer car sharing program agreement with a driver unless the driver who will operate the shared vehicle: 1. Holds a driver license issued under Section 6-101 et seq. of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes that author…

A peer-to-peer car sharing program shall have sole responsibility for any equipment, such as a Global Positioning System or other special equipment, that is put in or on the vehicle to monitor or facilitate the car sharing transaction, and shall agree to indemnify and hold harmle…

A. At the time a vehicle owner registers as a shared vehicle owner on a peer-to-peer car sharing program, and prior to the time when the shared vehicle owner makes a shared vehicle available for car sharing on the peer-to-peer car sharing program, the peer-to- peer car sharing pr…

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Courier Application Services Act". Added by Laws 2021, c. 466, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2021. NOTE: Editorially renumbered from § 1050 of this title to avoid a duplication in numbering.

As used in the Oklahoma Courier Application Services Act: A. "Digital network" means any online-enabled application, software, website or system offered or utilized by a courier application service (CAS) that enables the prearrangement of courier services with CAS drivers. B. "Pe…

hire motor carrier. Courier application service companies or courier application service drivers shall not be considered motor carriers of property, nor shall CAS or CAS drivers be considered for-hire motor carrier, as defined in Section 230.23 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statute…

of drugs or alcohol. Courier application service companies shall implement a zero- tolerance policy against CAS drivers operating under the influence of drugs or alcohol while providing courier services and shall provide notice of this policy on its digital network. Upon receipt …

A. Prior to permitting an individual to act as a courier application service driver on its digital network, the courier application service shall require the individual to submit to the CAS information regarding his or her address, age, driver license and other information requir…

Every courier application service shall require that any motor vehicles that a CAS driver will use to provide courier services 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 2021, c…

Every courier application service, as defined in Section 1071 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes, shall have an agreement with a restaurant in order to transport for delivery. If no agreement is in place, the restaurant may file a complaint with the Consumer Services Division o…

397, § 35, eff. Nov. 1, 2002.

Sections 4 through 58 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Vehicle License and Registration Act". Added by Laws 1985, c. 179, § 4, operative July 1, 1985.