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5353 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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5555 2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022)
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5757 SENATE BILL 1390 By: Bergstrom
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6363 AS INTRODUCED
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6565 An Act relating to commercial driver licen ses;
6666 amending 47 O.S. 2021, Section 6 -101, which relates
6767 to driver license fees; requiring a fee for certain
6868 examinations; modifying applicability of the fee
6969 charged for failed examinations; amending 47 O.S.
7070 2021, Section 6-110, which relates to examination of
7171 applicants; authorizing the Departme nt of Public
7272 Safety to collect a skills testing fe e; providing
7373 certain notice requirement ; providing certain
7474 opportunity for test passage; and providing an
7575 effective date.
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7979 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
8080 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Sectio n 6-101, is
8181 amended to read as follows:
8282 Section 6-101. A. No person, except those hereinafter
8383 expressly exempted in Sections 6-102 and 6-102.1 of this title,
8484 shall operate any motor vehicle upon a h ighway in this state unless
8585 the person has a valid Oklahoma driver license for the class of
8686 vehicle being operated under the provisions of this title. No
8787 person shall be permitted to possess more tha n one valid license at
8888 any time, except as provided in p aragraph 4 of subsection F of this
8989 section.
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141141 B. 1. No person shall operate a Class A commercial motor
142142 vehicle unless the pe rson is eighteen (18) years of age or older and
143143 holds a valid Class A commer cial license, except as provided in
144144 paragraph 5 of this subsection and subsection F of this section.
145145 Any person holding a valid Class A commercial license shall be
146146 permitted to operate motor vehicles in Classes A, B, C and D, except
147147 as provided for in par agraph 4 of this subsection.
148148 2. No person shall operate a Class B commercial motor vehicle
149149 unless the person is eighteen (18) years of age or older and holds a
150150 valid Class B commercial license, except as provided in paragra ph 5
151151 of subsection F of this sec tion. Any person holding a valid Class B
152152 commercial license shall be permitted to operate motor vehicles in
153153 Classes B, C and D, except as provided for in paragraph 4 of this
154154 subsection.
155155 3. No person shall operate a Class C commercial motor vehicle
156156 unless the person is eighteen (18) years of age or older and h olds a
157157 valid Class C commercial license, except as provided in subsection F
158158 of this section. Any person holding a valid Cla ss C commercial
159159 license shall be permitted t o operate motor vehicles in Clas ses C
160160 and D, except as provided for in paragraph 4 of th is subsection.
161161 4. No person under twenty-one (21) years of age shall be
162162 licensed to operate any motor vehicle which is requ ired to be
163163 placarded for hazardous materials pursuant to 49 C.F.R., Part 172 ,
164164 subpart F, except as provided in subsection F of this section;
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216216 provided, a person eighteen (18) years of age or older may be
217217 licensed to operate a farm vehicle which is required to be placarded
218218 for hazardous materials purs uant to 49 C.F.R., Part 172, sub part F,
219219 except as provided in subsection F of this secti on.
220220 5. A person at least seventeen (17) years of age who
221221 successfully completes all examinations required by law may be
222222 issued by the Department:
223223 a. a restricted Class A commercial license which shal l
224224 grant to the licensee the privilege to operate a Class
225225 A or Class B commercial motor vehicle for harvest
226226 purposes or a Class D motor vehicle, or
227227 b. a restricted Class B commercia l license which shall
228228 grant to the licensee the privilege to operate a Class
229229 B commercial motor vehicle for harvest purposes or a
230230 Class D motor vehicle.
231231 6. No person shall operate a Class D motor vehicle unless the
232232 person is sixteen (16) years of age or o lder and holds a valid Class
233233 D license, except as provided for in Section 6 -102 or 6-105 of this
234234 title. Any person holding a valid Class D license shall be
235235 permitted to operate motor vehicles in Class D only.
236236 C. Any person issued a driver license pursuan t to this section
237237 may exercise the privilege thereby granted upon all street s and
238238 highways in this state.
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290290 D. No person shall operat e a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle
291291 without having a valid Class A, B, C or D license with a motorcycle
292292 endorsement. Except as otherwise provided by law, any new appl icant
293293 for an original driver lic ense shall be required to successfully
294294 complete a written examination, vision examination and driving
295295 examination for a motorcycle as prescribed by the Department of
296296 Public Safety, and a certified state-approved motorcycle b asic rider
297297 course approved by t he Department if the applicant is seventeen (17)
298298 years of age or younger to be eligible for a motorcycle endorsement
299299 thereon. The written examination and driving examination for a
300300 motorcycle shall be waived by the Department of Public Safety upon
301301 verification that the person has successfully completed a certifi ed
302302 Motorcycle Safety Foundation rider course approved by the
303303 Department.
304304 E. Except as otherwise provided by law, any perso n who lawfully
305305 possesses a valid Oklahoma dri ver license which is eligible f or
306306 renewal shall be required to successfully complete a w ritten
307307 examination, vision examination and driving examination for a
308308 motorcycle as prescribed by the Department, and a cer tified state-
309309 approved motorcycle basic rider c ourse approved by the Departme nt if
310310 the person is seventeen (17) years of age or younger to be eligible
311311 for a motorcycle endorsement. The written examination and driving
312312 examination for a motorcycle shall be w aived by the Department of
313313 Public Safety upon verification that the person h as successfully
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365365 completed a certified Motorcycle Safety Fo undation rider course
366366 approved by the Department.
367367 F. 1. Any person eighteen (18) years of age or older may apply
368368 for a restricted Class A, B or C commercial learner p ermit. The
369369 Department, after the applicant has passed all parts of the
370370 examination for a Class D license and has successfully passed all
371371 parts of the examination for a Class A, B or C commercial license
372372 other than the driving examination, may issue to the applicant a
373373 commercial learner permit which shall entitle the person having
374374 immediate lawful possession of the commercial learner permit and a
375375 valid Oklahoma driver license or provisional driver license pursua nt
376376 to Section 6-212 of this title to operate a Class A, B or C
377377 commercial motor vehicle upon the public highways solely for the
378378 purpose of behind-the-wheel training in accordance with rules
379379 promulgated by the Department.
380380 2. This commercial learner permit shall be issued for a period
381381 as provided in Section 6-115 of this title of o ne hundred eighty
382382 (180) days, which may be renewed one tim e for an additional one
383383 hundred eighty (180) days; provided, such commercial learner permit
384384 may be suspended, revoked, can celed, denied or disqualified at the
385385 discretion of the Department for violat ion of the restrictions, for
386386 failing to give the required or correct information on the
387387 application or for violation of any traffic laws of this state
388388 pertaining to the operation of a motor vehicle. Except as otherwise
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440440 provided, the lawful possessor of a commercial learner permit who
441441 has been issued a commercial learner permit for a minimum of
442442 fourteen (14) days may have the restriction requiring an
443443 accompanying driver removed by satisfactorily completing a driver’s
444444 examination; provided, the removal of a restriction shall not
445445 authorize the operation of a Class A , B or C commercial motor
446446 vehicle if such operation is otherwise prohibited by law.
447447 3. No person shall apply for and the Department shall not issue
448448 an original Class A, B or C driver license until the person has been
449449 issued a commercial learner permit and held the permit for at least
450450 fourteen (14) days. Any person who currently holds a Class B or C
451451 license and who wishes t o apply for another class of commercial
452452 driver license shall be required to apply for a commercial learner
453453 permit and to hold the permi t for at least fourteen (14) days before
454454 applying for the Class A or B license, as applicable. Any person
455455 who currently holds a Class A, B or C license and who wishes to add
456456 an endorsement or remo ve a restriction for which a skills
457457 examination is required shall be required to apply for a commer cial
458458 learner permit and to hold the permit for at least fourteen (14)
459459 days before applying for the endorsement.
460460 4. A commercial learner permit shall be issu ed by the
461461 Department as a separate and unique document whic h shall be valid
462462 only in conjunction wit h a valid Oklahoma driver license or
463463 provisional driver license pursuant to Secti on 6-212 of this title,
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515515 both of which shall be in the possession of the pers on to whom they
516516 have been issued whenever that person is op erating a commercial
517517 motor vehicle as provided in this subsection.
518518 5. After one renewal of a commercial learner permit, as
519519 provided in paragraph 2 of this subsection, a commercial permit
520520 shall not be renewed again. Any person who has held a commercial
521521 learner permit for the initial issuance period and one renewal
522522 period shall not be eligible for and the Department shall no t issue
523523 another renewal of the permit; provided , the person may reapply for
524524 a new commercial learner permit, as provided for in this su bsection.
525525 G. 1. For purposes of this t itle:
526526 a. “REAL ID Compliant Driver License” or “Identification
527527 Card” means a driver license or identification card
528528 issued by the State of Oklahoma that has b een
529529 certified by the United States Department of Homeland
530530 Security (USDHS) as compliant with the re quirements of
531531 the REAL ID Act of 2005, Public Law No. 109 -13. A
532532 REAL ID Compliant Driver License or Identification
533533 Card and the process through which it is issued
534534 incorporate a variety of security measures designe d to
535535 protect the integrity and trustworthi ness of the
536536 license or card. A REAL ID Compliant Driver License
537537 or Identification Card will be clearly marked on the
538538 face indicating that it is a compliant document, and
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590590 b. “REAL ID Noncompliant Driver License ” or
591591 “Identification Card” means a driver license or
592592 identification card issued by the State of Oklahoma
593593 that has not been cert ified by the United States
594594 Department of Homeland Security (USDHS) as being
595595 compliant with the requirements of the REAL ID Act. A
596596 REAL ID Noncompliant Driver License or Ident ification
597597 Card will be clearly marked on the face indicating
598598 that it is not compl iant with the federal REAL ID Act
599599 and is not acceptable for official federal purposes.
600600 The driver license or identification card wil l have a
601601 unique design or color indicator that clearly
602602 distinguishes it from a compliant license or card.
603603 2. Original Driver License and Identification Card Issuance:
604604 a. Application for an original REAL ID Compliant or REAL
605605 ID Noncompliant Driver License or Identification Card
606606 shall be made to the Department of Public Safety.
607607 b. Department of Public Safety employee s shall perform
608608 all document recognition and other requi rements needed
609609 for approval of an original REAL ID Compliant or REAL
610610 ID Noncompliant Driver License or Identification Card
611611 application.
612612 c. Upon approval of an original REAL ID Compliant or REAL
613613 ID Noncompliant Driver License or Identification Card
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665665 application, the applicant may take the approved
666666 application document to a motor license agent to
667667 receive a temporary driver license or identification
668668 card.
669669 d. The motor license agent shall pro cess the approved
670670 REAL ID Compliant or REAL ID Noncompliant Driver
671671 License or Identification Card application and upon
672672 payment shall provide the applicant a temporary driver
673673 license or identification card. A tempo rary driver
674674 license or identification card shall afford the holder
675675 the privileges otherwise granted by the specif ic class
676676 of driver license or identification card for the
677677 period of time listed on the temporary driver license
678678 or identification card or the p eriod of time prior to
679679 the applicant receiving a REAL ID Compliant o r REAL ID
680680 Noncompliant Driver License or Iden tification Card,
681681 whichever time period is shorter.
682682 3. REAL ID Compliant Driver Licens e and Identification Card
683683 Renewal and Replacement:
684684 a. Application for renewal or replacement of a R EAL ID
685685 Compliant Driver License or Identification Card may be
686686 made to the Department of Public Safety or to a motor
687687 license agent; provided, such motor license agent is
688688 authorized to process application for REAL ID
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740740 Compliant Driver Licenses and Identificat ion Cards. A
741741 motor license agent may process the voluntary
742742 downgrade of a REAL ID Compliant Commercial Driver
743743 License to any lower class license upon request of the
744744 licensee; provided, no additional endorsements o r
745745 restrictions are placed on the license.
746746 b. Department of Public Sa fety employees or authorized
747747 motor license agents shall perform all document
748748 recognition and other requirements needed for approval
749749 of a renewal or replacement REAL ID Compliant Driver
750750 License or Identification Card application.
751751 c. Upon approval of a renew al or replacement REAL ID
752752 Compliant Driver License or Identification Card
753753 application, the applicant may receive a temporary
754754 driver license or identification card from the
755755 Department of Public Safety or an authorized motor
756756 license agent.
757757 d. A temporary driver license or identification card
758758 acquired under the provisions of this paragraph shall
759759 afford the holder the privileges otherwise granted by
760760 the specific class of driver license or ident ification
761761 card being renewed or replaced f or the period of time
762762 listed on the temporary driver license or
763763 identification card or the period of time prior to the
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815815 applicant receiving a REAL ID Compliant Driver License
816816 or Identification Card, whichever time p eriod is
817817 shorter.
818818 e. For purposes of this title, an application for a REAL
819819 ID Compliant Driver License or Identif ication Card by
820820 an individual with a valid Oklahoma -issued driver
821821 license or identifica tion card shall be considered a
822822 renewal of a REAL ID Com pliant Driver License or
823823 Identification Card.
824824 4. REAL ID Noncomplia nt Driver License and Identification Card
825825 Renewal and Replacement:
826826 a. Application for renewal or replacement of a REAL ID
827827 Noncompliant Driver License or Identification Card may
828828 be made to the Department of Public Safety or to a
829829 motor license agent. A motor license agent may
830830 process the voluntary dow ngrade of a REAL ID
831831 Noncompliant Commercial Driver License to any lower
832832 class license upon request of the licensee; provided,
833833 no additional endorsements or restrictions are added
834834 to the license.
835835 b. Department of Public Safety employees or motor license
836836 agents shall perform all document recognition and
837837 other requirements needed for approval o f a renewal or
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889889 replacement REAL ID Noncompliant Driver L icense or
890890 Identification Card application.
891891 c. Upon approval of a ren ewal or replacement REAL ID
892892 Noncompliant Driver License or Identification Card
893893 application, the applicant may receive a temporary
894894 driver license or identification card from the
895895 Department of Public Safety or a motor license agent.
896896 d. A temporary driver lic ense or identification card
897897 acquired under the provisions of this paragraph shall
898898 afford the holder the privileges otherwise grante d by
899899 the specific class of driver license or identificati on
900900 card being renewed or replaced for the period of time
901901 listed on the temporary driver license or
902902 identification card or the period of time prior to the
903903 applicant receiving a REAL ID Noncompliant Dr iver
904904 License or Identification Card, whichever time perio d
905905 is shorter.
906906 H. 1. The fee charged for an approved application fo r an
907907 original Oklahoma REAL ID Compliant or R EAL ID Noncompliant Driver
908908 License or an approved application for the addition of an
909909 endorsement to a current valid Oklahoma REAL ID Compliant or REAL ID
910910 Noncompliant Driver License sha ll be assessed in accordan ce with the
911911 following schedule:
912912 Class A Commercial Learner Permit $25.00
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964964 Class A Commercial License $25.00
965965 Class B Commercial L earner Permit $15.00
966966 Class B Commercial License $15.00
967967 Class C Commercial Learner Permit $15.00
968968 Class C Commercial License $15.00
969969 Class D License $ 4.00
970970 Motorcycle Endorsement $ 4.00
971971 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1104 of this
972972 title, all monies collected from the fees charged for Class A, B and
973973 C commercial licenses pursuant to the provisions of this subsection
974974 shall be deposited in the General Revenue Fund of this state.
975975 I. The fee charged for the skills portion of the examination
976976 for a Class A, B, or C commercial license shall be Sixty Dollars
977977 ($60.00). The fee charged for any failed examination shall be Four
978978 Dollars ($4.00) for any Class D license classification.
979979 Notwithstanding the pr ovisions of Section 1104 of this title, al l
980980 monies collected from such examination fees pursuant to the
981981 provisions of this subsection shall be deposited in the General
982982 Revenue Fund of this state.
983983 J. In addition to any fee charged pursuant to the provision s of
984984 subsection H of this section, the fee charged for the issuance or
985985 renewal of a REAL ID Noncompliant Dr iver License shall be in
986986 accordance with the following schedule; provided, that any applicant
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10381038 who has a CDL Learner Permit shall be charged only the replacement
10391039 fee for the issuance of the li cense:
10401040 License Class 4-year 8-year
10411041 Class A Commercial Learne r Permit $56.50 $113.00
10421042 Class A Commercial License $56.50 $113.00
10431043 Class B Commercial Learner Permit $56.50 $113.00
10441044 Class B Commercial License $56.50 $113.00
10451045 Class C Commercial Learner Per mit $46.50 $93.00
10461046 Class C Commercial License $46.50 $93.00
10471047 Class D License $38.50 $77.00
10481048 K. In addition to any fee charged pursuant to the provisions of
10491049 subsection H of this section, the fee charged for the issuance or
10501050 renewal of a REAL ID Compliant Driver License shall be in accordance
10511051 with the following schedule; provided, that any ap plicant who has a
10521052 CDL Learner Permit shall be cha rged only the replacement fee for the
10531053 issuance of the license:
10541054 License Class 4-year 8-year
10551055 REAL ID Compliant Class A
10561056 Commercial Learner Permit $56.50 $113.00
10571057 REAL ID Compliant Class A
10581058 Commercial License $56.50 $113.00
10591059 REAL ID Compliant Class B
10601060 Commercial Learner Permit $56.50 $113.00
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11131113 Commercial License $56.50 $113.00
11141114 REAL ID Compliant Class C
11151115 Commercial Leaner Permit $46.50 $93.00
11161116 REAL ID Compliant Class C
11171117 Commercial License $46.50 $93.00
11181118 REAL ID Compliant Class D
11191119 License $38.50 $77.00
11201120 L. A commercial learner permit may be renewed one time fo r a
11211121 period of one hundred eighty (180) days. The cost for the renewed
11221122 permit shall be the same as for the original perm it.
11231123 M. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1104 of this
11241124 title, of each fee charged pursuant to the provisio ns of subsections
11251125 J, K and L of this section:
11261126 1. Five Dollars and fifty cents ($5.50) of a 4-year license or
11271127 Eleven Dollars ($11.00) of an 8 -year license shall be deposited to
11281128 the Trauma Care Assistance Revolving Fund created in Section 1 -
11291129 2530.9 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Sta tutes;
11301130 2. Six Dollars and s eventy-five cents ($6.75) of a 4-year
11311131 license or Thirteen Do llars and fifty cents ($13.50) o f an 8-year
11321132 license shall be deposited to the Dep artment of Public Safety
11331133 Computer Imaging System Revolving Fund t o be used solely for t he
11341134 purpose of administration and maintenance of the computerized
11351135 imaging system of the D epartment;
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11871187 3. Ten Dollars ($10. 00) of a 4-year license or Twenty Dollars
11881188 ($20.00) of an 8-year license shall be deposited to the Department
11891189 of Public Safety Revolving Fund for all original or ren ewal
11901190 issuances of licenses; and
11911191 4. Five Dollars ($5.00) of a 4-year license or Six Dollars
11921192 ($6.00) of an 8-year license shall be deposited to the State Public
11931193 Safety Fund created in Section 2 -147 of this title.
11941194 N. All original and renewal driver licenses shall expire as
11951195 provided in Section 6 -115 of this title.
11961196 O. Any person sixty-two (62) years of age or older during the
11971197 calendar year of issuance or renewal of a Class D license or
11981198 motorcycle endorsement shall be charged the fo llowing prorated fee:
11991199 4-year 8-year
12001200 Age 62 $21.25 $42.50
12011201 Age 63 $17.50 $35.00
12021202 Age 64 $13.75 $27.50
12031203 Age 65 -0-
12041204 P. No person who has been honora bly discharged from act ive
12051205 service in any branch of the Armed Forces of the United States or
12061206 Oklahoma National Guard and who has been certif ied by the United
12071207 States Department of Veterans Affairs, its successor or the Armed
12081208 Forces of the United States to b e a disabled veteran i n receipt of
12091209 compensation at the one-hundred-percent rate for a permanent
12101210 disability sustained through military action or accident resulting
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12621262 from disease contracted while in such active service and registered
12631263 with the veterans registr y created by the Oklah oma Department of
12641264 Veterans Affairs shall be ch arged a fee for the issuance,
12651265 replacement or renewal of an Oklahoma driv er license; provided, that
12661266 if a veteran has been previously exempt from a fee pursuant to this
12671267 subsection, no regist ration with the vetera ns registry shall be
12681268 required.
12691269 Q. In accordance with the provisions of subsection G of this
12701270 section, the Department o f Public Safety and the Oklahoma Tax
12711271 Commission are authoriz ed to promulgate rules for the issuance and
12721272 renewal of driver licenses authori zed pursuant to the provisions of
12731273 Sections 6-101 through 6-309 of this title; provided, that no such
12741274 rules applicable to the issuance or renewal of REAL ID Noncompliant
12751275 Driver Licenses shall create more stringent standards than such
12761276 rules applicable as of January 1, 2017, unless directly related to a
12771277 specific change in statutory law concerning standards for REAL ID
12781278 Noncompliant Driver Licenses. Applications, upon forms approved b y
12791279 the Department of Public Safety, for such licenses sha ll be handled,
12801280 in accordance with the provisions of subsection G of this section,
12811281 by the motor license agents; provided, the Department of P ublic
12821282 Safety is authorized to assume these duties in any cou nty of this
12831283 state. Each motor license agent accepting a pplications for driver
12841284 licenses shall receive Six Dollars ($6.00) for a 4-year REAL ID
12851285 Noncompliant Driver License or Twelve Dollars ($12.00) for an 8-year
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13371337 REAL ID Noncompliant Dr iver License or Ten Dollars ($10.00) for a 4-
13381338 year REAL ID Compliant Driver Li cense or Twenty Dollars ($20.00) for
13391339 an 8-year REAL ID Compliant Driver License to be deducted from the
13401340 total collected for each license or renewal application accepted .
13411341 The fees received by the motor license agent, authorized by this
13421342 subsection, shall be used for operating expenses.
13431343 R. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1104 of this t itle
13441344 and subsection Q of this section and except as provided in
13451345 subsections H and M of this section, the first Sixty Thousand
13461346 Dollars ($60,000.00) of all monies collected pursuant to this
13471347 section shall be paid by the Ok lahoma Tax Commission to the State
13481348 Treasurer to be deposited in the General Revenue Fund of the State
13491349 Treasury.
13501350 The next Five Hundre d Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) of monies
13511351 collected pursuant to this section shall be paid by the Tax
13521352 Commission to the St ate Treasurer to be deposited each fis cal year
13531353 under the provisions of this section to the credit of the Departme nt
13541354 of Public Safety Restricted Revolving Fund for the purpose of t he
13551355 Statewide Law Enforcement Communications System. All other monies
13561356 collected in excess of Five Hundred Sixty Tho usand Dollars
13571357 ($560,000.00) each fiscal year shall be apportioned as provid ed in
13581358 Section 1104 of this title, except as otherwise provided in this
13591359 section.
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14111411 S. The Department of Public Safety shall retain the images
14121412 displayed on licenses and identification cards issued pursuant to
14131413 the provisions of Sections 6-101 through 6-309 of this title which
14141414 may be used only:
14151415 1. By a law enforcement agency for purposes of criminal
14161416 investigations, missing person investigations or any law enforcement
14171417 purpose which is dee med necessary by the Commissioner of Public
14181418 Safety;
14191419 2. By the driver lice nsing agency of anot her state for its
14201420 official purpose; and
14211421 3. As provided in Section 2-110 of this title.
14221422 All agencies approved by the O klahoma Law Enforcement
14231423 Telecommunications S ystem (OLETS) or the National Law Enforcement
14241424 Telecommunications System (N LETS) to receive pho tographs or
14251425 computerized images may obtain the m through OLETS or through NLETS.
14261426 Photographs or computerized images ma y be obtained by law
14271427 enforcement one inquiry at a time.
14281428 The computer system and related equipment acquired for this
14291429 purpose must conform t o industry standards for interoperability and
14301430 open architecture. The Department of Public Safety may promulgate
14311431 rules to implement the provisions of this subsect ion.
14321432 T. No person may hold more than one state-issued or territory-
14331433 issued REAL ID Compliant Driver License or REAL ID Compliant
14341434 Identification Card from Oklahoma or any other state or territory.
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14861486 The Department shall not issue a REAL ID Compliant Driver L icense to
14871487 a person who has been previously issued a REAL ID Compliant Driv er
14881488 License or REAL ID Compliant Identification Card until such lic ense
14891489 or identification card has been surrendered to the Department by the
14901490 applicant. The Department may promulgate rules related to the
14911491 issuance of replacement REAL ID Compliant Driver Lice nses in the
14921492 event of loss or theft.
14931493 U. Upon the effective date of this act Beginning on May 24,
14941494 2021, and ending on April 30, 2023, in addition to the amounts
14951495 provided in subsection Q of this section, a motor license agent
14961496 shall receive Five Dollars ($5.00) for each processed appli cation
14971497 for a REAL ID Compliant 4-year Driver License and Ten Dollars
14981498 ($10.00) for each processed application for a REAL ID Compliant 8 -
14991499 year Driver License. Any additional amounts pr ovided pursuant to
15001500 this subsection shall not be retained by the Department of Public
15011501 Safety.
15021502 SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 6 -110, is
15031503 amended to read as follows:
15041504 Section 6-110. A. 1. The Department of Public Safety shall
15051505 establish procedures to ensure every applicant for an original Class
15061506 A, B, C or D license and for any endorsements thereon is examined by
15071507 the Department, or an approved written examination proctor, except
15081508 as otherwise provided in Section 6-101 et seq. of this titl e or as
15091509 provided in paragraph 2 of t his subsection or in subsections D and E
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15611561 of this section. The Department is authorized to approve and enter
15621562 into agreements with local school districts, the Oklahoma Department
15631563 of Career and Technology Education, or ins titutions of higher
15641564 education to act as approved written examination proctors with
15651565 regard to any written examination require d by this section. The
15661566 examination shall include a test of the a pplicant’s:
15671567 a. eyesight,
15681568 b. ability to read and understand highwa y signs
15691569 regulating, warning and direct ing traffic,
15701570 c. knowledge of the traffic laws of this state including
15711571 a portion on bicycle and motorcycle safe ty, and
15721572 d. ability, by actual demonstration, to exercise ordinary
15731573 and reasonable control in the operation of a motor
15741574 vehicle. The actual demonst ration shall be conducted
15751575 in the type of motor vehicle for the class of driver
15761576 license being applied for.
15771577 The Department of Public Safety may create a knowledge test that may
15781578 be taken on the Internet by an applicant applying for a Class D
15791579 license.
15801580 Any licensee seeking to apply for a driver license of another class
15811581 which is not covered by the l icensee’s current driver license shall
15821582 be considered an applicant for an origin al license for that class.
15831583 2. The Department of Public Safety shall have the authority to
15841584 waive the requirement of any part of the examination required in
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16361636 paragraph 1 of this s ubsection for those ap plicants whose driving
16371637 record meets the standards set by the Department of Public Safety
16381638 and surrender either of the following:
16391639 a. a valid unexpired driver license issued by any state
16401640 or country for the same type or types of vehicles, or
16411641 b. an expired driver license that:
16421642 (1) is not expired more than six (6) mon ths past the
16431643 expiration date listed on the driver license, and
16441644 (2) is not a Class A, B o r C commercial driver
16451645 license or commercial driver license permit.
16461646 3. The Department of Public Safety shall accept skills test
16471647 results from another state for Class A, B or C license applicants
16481648 who have successfully completed commercial motor vehicle drive r
16491649 training in that state and successfully passed the skills test in
16501650 that state; provided, the Department shall not accept skills test
16511651 results from another state when th e applicant has not successfully
16521652 completed commercial motor vehicle driver training in t hat state.
16531653 Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the
16541654 Department of Public Safety from administering the skills test to
16551655 any applicant who has successfu lly completed commercial vehicle
16561656 driver training in another state.
16571657 4. All applicants re quiring a hazardous materials endorsement
16581658 shall be required, for the renewal of the endor sement, to
16591659 successfully complete the examination and to submit to a security
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17111711 threat assessment performed by the Transportation Security
17121712 Administration of the Departmen t of Homeland Security as required by
17131713 and pursuant to 49 C.F.R., Part 1572, which shall b e used to
17141714 determine whether the applicant is eligible for renewal of the
17151715 endorsement pursuant to federal law and regulation.
17161716 5. The Department of Public Safety , or an approved written
17171717 examination proctor, shall give the complete examination as provided
17181718 for in this section with in thirty (30) days from the date the
17191719 application is received, and the examination shall be given at a
17201720 location within one hundred (100) miles of the residence of the
17211721 applicant. The Department of Public Safety shall make every effort
17221722 to make the examinati on locations and times convenient for
17231723 applicants. The Department of Public Safety shall consider giving
17241724 the examination at various school sites if the district board of
17251725 education for the district in which the site is located agrees a nd
17261726 if economically feasible and practicable.
17271727 6. The Department of Public Safe ty shall have the autho rity to
17281728 collect a skills testing fee of Sixty Dollars ($60.0 0) from each
17291729 applicant upon examination appointment scheduling for an Oklahoma
17301730 Class A, Class B, or Class C license skills test. Failure of an
17311731 applicant to notify the Department at least forty -eight (48) hours
17321732 in advance prior to missing an appointment for a skills test , or
17331733 provide a written medical excuse from a licensed physician, advanced
17341734 registered nurse practitioner or physician ’s assistant, shall result
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17861786 in the forfeiture of the skills testing fee. An applicant shall be
17871787 given three opportunities to pass the skills test before being
17881788 deemed to have failed.
17891789 B. Any person holding a valid Oklahoma Class D license or
17901790 provisional driver license pursuant to Section 6 -212 of this title
17911791 and applying for a Class A, B or C commercial license shall b e
17921792 required to successfully complete all exami nations as required for
17931793 the specified class. Failure to submit to the Department of Public
17941794 Safety federally required medical certification inform ation pursuant
17951795 to 49 C.F.R., Part 391.41 et seq. shall result in an automatic
17961796 downgrade of a commercial licens e to a Class D license. Provided,
17971797 however, once the required medical certification information has
17981798 been received by the Department of Public Safety, the license shall
17991799 be reinstated to the classification of the commercial license prior
18001800 to the downgrade and the holder of such a license shall not be
18011801 required to reapply.
18021802 C. Except as provided in subsection E of Section 6-101 of this
18031803 title, any person holding a valid Oklahoma Class A, B or C
18041804 commercial license shall , upon time for renewal thereof, be entitled
18051805 to a Class D license without any type of testing or examination,
18061806 except for any endorsements thereon as otherwise provided for by
18071807 Section 6-110.1 of this title.
18081808 D. 1. Any certified driver education instructor who is
18091809 currently an operator or an employee o f a commercial driver training
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18611861 school in this state or any driver education instructor employed by
18621862 any school district in this state shall be elig ible to apply to be a
18631863 designated examiner of the Department of Pu blic Safety for the
18641864 purposes of administering the Class D driving skills portion of the
18651865 Oklahoma driving examination to any person who has been issued a
18661866 learner permit.
18671867 2. The Department of Public Safety shall adopt a curriculum of
18681868 required courses and training to be offered to applicants who are
18691869 qualified to apply to be a designated examiner. The courses and
18701870 training for certification shall meet the same standards as required
18711871 for driver examiners of the Department of Public Safety.
18721872 3. Each person appl ying to be a designated examiner shall be
18731873 required to pay an initial designated examiner certification fee of
18741874 One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00). Upon successful completion of
18751875 training prescribed by paragraph 2 of this subsection, the person
18761876 shall be required to pay an annual designated examiner certifi cation
18771877 fee of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00). If an applicant for the
18781878 designated examiner program is employed by an Oklahoma public school
18791879 system that offers d river education, and he or she administers the
18801880 skills test only to students enrolled in a public school driver
18811881 education program, the certification fee may be waived by the
18821882 Department of Public Safety. Each designated examiner certification
18831883 shall expire on the last day of the calendar year and may be re newed
18841884 upon application to the Department of Pub lic Safety. The designated
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19361936 examiner certification fees collected by the Department of Public
19371937 Safety pursuant to this subsection shall be deposited to the credi t
19381938 of the Department of Public Safety Restricted R evolving Fund to be
19391939 used for the purposes of th is subsection. No designated examiner
19401940 certification fee shall be refunded in the event that certification
19411941 is denied, suspended or revoked.
19421942 4. A designated exa miner may charge a fee for each Class D
19431943 driving skills examination given, whether the person bei ng examined
19441944 passes or fails the examination.
19451945 5. The Department of Public Safety shall conduct an annual
19461946 complete nationwide criminal history background check o n each
19471947 designated examiner and a complete nationw ide criminal history
19481948 background check on each d esignated examiner applicant. The fees
19491949 for the background check shall be borne by the designated examiner
19501950 or designated examiner applicant.
19511951 6. The Department of Public Safety shall promulgate rules to
19521952 implement and administer the provisions of this subse ction.
19531953 E. 1. Upon application and approval of the Commissioner of
19541954 Public Safety, any public or private comme rcial truck driving school
19551955 that has or maintains a program instructing students f or a Class A,
19561956 B or C license, public transit agency or state, cou nty or municipal
19571957 government agency in this state shall be authorized to hire or
19581958 employ designated examiners ap proved by the Department of Public
19591959 Safety to be third-party examiners of the Class A, B or C driving
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20112011 skills portion of the Oklahoma driving examin ation. All designated
20122012 examiners must successfully have completed the courses and traini ng
20132013 as outlined in paragraph 2 of this subsection. The Department of
20142014 Public Safety shall be required to approve at least one public
20152015 transit agency that has or maintains a program instructing students
20162016 for a Class A, B or C license to hire or employ third-party
20172017 examiners pursuant to this section. It shall be permissible for any
20182018 public transit agency operating in the State of Oklahoma to utilize
20192019 the third-party examiners hired or employed by a public transit
20202020 agency approved by the Department.
20212021 2. The Department of Public Safety sh all adopt a curriculum of
20222022 required courses and training to be offered to third-party
20232023 examiners. The courses and training for certification shall meet
20242024 the same standards as required for commercial driver examiners of
20252025 the Department of Public Safety.
20262026 3. The Department of Public Safety shall require each third -
20272027 party examiner applicant and commercial school driver education
20282028 instructor applicant to sub mit to an electronic national criminal
20292029 history record check pursuant to Section 150.9 of Title 74 of the
20302030 Oklahoma Statutes. On or before December 1, 2022, the Departmen t
20312031 shall require each third-party examiner or commercial school driver
20322032 education instructor to submit to an electronic national criminal
20332033 history record check pursuant to Section 150.9 of Title 74 of the
20342034 Oklahoma Statutes. The fees for the background check shall be borne
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20862086 by the third-party examiner, third -party examiner applicant,
20872087 commercial school driver education instructor or commercial school
20882088 driver education instructor applicant.
20892089 F. The Department of Public Safety shall promulgate rules no
20902090 later than December 15, 2021, to:
20912091 1. Implement and administer the provisions of this section
20922092 based on requirements set forth in Section 383.75 of Title 49 of the
20932093 Code of Federal Regu lations;
20942094 2. Establish a process to inform any school, public transit
20952095 agency, examiner, or state, county or municipal government agency ,
20962096 who has been denied, within forty -five (45) days from the denial;
20972097 3. Create an appeal process for any school, public transit
20982098 agency, examiner, or state, county or municipal government agency
20992099 denied; and
21002100 4. If the initial application for approval was denied, limit
21012101 the number of times an in dividual school, public transit agency,
21022102 individual examiner applicant, or state, county or municipal
21032103 government agency may reapply in a calendar year to tw o
21042104 reapplications.
21052105 SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2022.
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