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34 | 29 | | BILL NO. 3964 By: Burns and Luttrell of the |
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37 | 32 | | and |
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39 | 34 | | Coleman of the Senate |
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45 | 40 | | An Act relating to motor vehicles; amending 47 O.S. |
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46 | 41 | | 2021, Section 1-186, which relates to vehicles; |
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47 | 42 | | modifying definition; amending 47 O.S. 2021, Section |
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48 | 43 | | 4-107, which relates to removed, falsified, or |
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49 | 44 | | unauthorized identification ; penalizing certain |
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50 | 45 | | removal or falsification of trailer identification |
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51 | 46 | | numbers; modifying definition; and providing an |
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52 | 47 | | effective date. |
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57 | 50 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPL E OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: |
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58 | 51 | | SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 1 -186, is |
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59 | 52 | | amended to read as follows: |
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60 | 53 | | Section 1-186. Vehicle. |
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61 | 54 | | A. A vehicle is any device in, upon or by which any person or |
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62 | 55 | | property is or may be transport ed or drawn upon a highway, including |
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63 | 56 | | trailers, and excepting devices used exc lusively upon stationary |
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64 | 57 | | rails or tracks. |
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65 | 58 | | B. As used in this title, the term "vehicle" shall not include: |
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97 | 89 | | 3. Motorized wheelchairs, as defined in Section 1-136.3 of this |
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98 | 90 | | title. |
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99 | 91 | | SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 4 -107, is |
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100 | 92 | | amended to read as follows: |
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101 | 93 | | Section 4-107. (a) Any person or persons who shall des troy, |
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102 | 94 | | remove, cover, alter or deface, or cause to be destroyed, removed, |
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103 | 95 | | covered, altered or defaced, the engine number or other |
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104 | 96 | | distinguishing number o f any vehicle in this state, without first |
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105 | 97 | | giving notice of such act to the Oklahoma Tax Commission, upo n such |
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106 | 98 | | form as the Commission may prescribe, or any person who shall give a |
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107 | 99 | | wrong description in any application for the r egistration of any |
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108 | 100 | | vehicle in this state for the purpose of concealing or hiding the |
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109 | 101 | | identity of such veh icle, shall be deemed guilty of a felony and |
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110 | 102 | | upon conviction thereof shall be punished by imprisonment in the |
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111 | 103 | | State Penitentiary for a term of not less than one (1) year nor more |
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112 | 104 | | than five (5) years. |
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113 | 105 | | (b) A person who buys, receives, possesses, sells or di sposes |
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114 | 106 | | of a vehicle or an eng ine for a vehicle, knowing that the |
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115 | 107 | | identification number of the vehicle or engine has been removed or |
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116 | 108 | | falsified, shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor. |
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148 | 139 | | the identity of the trailer, vehicle or engine, sha ll, upon |
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149 | 140 | | conviction, be guilt y of a felony. |
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150 | 141 | | (d) A person who removes a license plate from a vehicle or |
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151 | 142 | | affixes to a vehicle a license plate not author ized by law for use |
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152 | 143 | | on said vehicle with intent to conceal or misrepresent the identity |
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153 | 144 | | of the vehicle or its owner shall, upon convic tion, be guilty of a |
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154 | 145 | | misdemeanor. |
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155 | 146 | | (e) As used in this section: |
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156 | 147 | | 1. "Identification number " includes an identifying number , |
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157 | 148 | | serial number, engine number or othe r distinguishing number or mark, |
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158 | 149 | | placed on a trailer, vehicle or engine by its manufacturer or b y |
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159 | 150 | | authority of the Oklahoma Tax Commission or in accordance with the |
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160 | 151 | | laws of another state or country; |
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161 | 152 | | 2. "Remove" includes deface, cover and destroy; |
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162 | 153 | | 3. "Falsify" includes alter and forge. |
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163 | 154 | | (f) An identification number may b e placed on a vehicle or |
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164 | 155 | | engine by its manufacturer in the regular course of business or |
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165 | 156 | | placed or restored on a vehicle or engine by authority of the |
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166 | 157 | | Oklahoma Tax Commission without violat ing this section; an |
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167 | 158 | | identification number so placed or restored is not falsified. |
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