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636 BILL NO. 623 By: Hall of the Senate
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1545 An Act relating to Service Oklahoma; amending 22 O.S.
1646 2021, Sections 171.3, 471.6, as amended by Section 5,
1747 Chapter 277, O.S.L. 2022, 983, as amended by Section
1848 5, Chapter 350, O.S.L. 2022, 991a, as amended by
1949 Section 2, Chapter 469, O.S.L. 2021, 1111.2, 1115.1,
2050 1115.1A, and 1115.5 (22 O.S. Supp. 2022, Sections
2151 471.6 and 983), which relate to custody of persons
2252 subject to immigration detainer request, final
2353 eligibility hearing, suspension of driving
2454 privileges, sentencing powers of the court, failure
2555 to appear for arraignment, release on personal
2656 recognizance, release o n personal recognizance for
2757 traffic violation, and Depart ment of Public Safety
2858 powers and duties relative to suspension of driving
2959 privilege; revising references; amending 42 O.S.
3060 2021, Sections 90, 91, and 91A, which relate to
3161 notice preparers to register and liens on certain
3262 personal property for service; modi fying references;
3363 amending Section 6, C hapter 282, O.S.L. 2022 (47 O.S.
3464 Supp. 2022, Section 3 -106), which relates to the
3565 Service Oklahoma Revolving Fund; creating a Petty
3666 Cash Fund; providing for pur poses; prohibiting
3767 certain purchase; authorizing creation of forms,
3868 systems and procedures; amen ding 47 O.S. 2021,
3969 Sections 6-101, as last amended by Section 37,
4070 Chapter 282, O.S.L. 2022, 6 -105, as amended by
4171 Section 42, Chapter 282, O.S.L. 2022, 6 -110, as
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46103 Section 1, Chapter 376, O.S.L. 2022, 6 -211, as last
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50105 156.1, 752, 753, as amended by Section 6, Chapter
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52107 Chapter 376, O.S.L. 2022, 761, 802, 803, 804, 805,
53108 806, 1109, as amended by Section 121, Chapter 282,
54109 O.S.L. 2022, 1135.5, as last amended by Section 164,
55110 Chapter 282, O.S.L. 2022, and 1140, as amended by
56111 Section 174, Chapter 282, O.S.L. 2022 (47 O.S. Supp.
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58113 205.1, 6-211, 753, 754, 1109, 1135.5, and 1140),
59114 which relate to class requirements for driver
60115 licenses, graduated Class D licenses, examination of
61116 applicants, issuance of license or identification
62117 card, restricted licenses, notice of change of
63118 address or name, periods of revocation, right of
64119 appeal to district court, use of state-owned
65120 vehicles, administration of t ests, refusal to submit
66121 to test, seizure of licenses, operation of motor
67122 vehicle while impaired, administration and
68123 enforcement of human trafficking information, school
69124 license, instructor’s license, l icense fees,
70125 suspension or revocation of license, confi dentiality
71126 of information, special licens e plates, and
72127 qualifications to locate and operate Service Oklahoma
73128 locations; modifying period of certain permit;
74129 authorizing certain application processing an d
75130 document recognition; allowing certain fee retention;
76131 requiring certain national criminal hist ory record
77132 check; requiring certain driving record; setting
78133 certain time for notification and replacement;
79134 authorizing certain use of state owned vehicles;
80135 modifying inclusions; modifying certain number of
81136 plates required; requiring certain residency;
82137 allowing certain sell or transfer; requiring certain
83138 guidelines and requirements; defining terms;
84139 modifying references; amending 63 O.S. 2021, Section
85140 1-229.13, which relates to furnishing of tobacco or
86141 vapor products to persons under 21; modifying
87142 references; amending 68 O.S. 2021, Section 118, which
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89144 entity; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 19 -115, which
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93146 modifying references; amending 75 O.S. 2021, Section
94147 250.4, which relates to compliance with the
95148 Administrative Procedures Act; modifying inclusions;
96149 repealing 47 O.S. 2021, Section 2 -106, as amended by
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97177 Section 28, Chapter 282, O.S.L. 2022 (47 O.S. Supp.
98178 2022, Section 2-106), which relates to the Driver
99179 License Services Division; repealing 47 O.S. 2021,
100180 Section 1114.2, as amended by Section 131, Chapter
101181 282, O.S.L. 2022 (47 O.S. Supp. 2022, Section
102182 1114.2), which relates to residency requirements for
103183 licensed operators; providing an effective date; and
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111189 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOP LE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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113190 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 22 O.S. 2021, Section 171.3, is
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116192 Section 171.3. A. A law enforcement agency that has custody of
117193 a person who is subject to an immigration detainer req uest issued by
118194 the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcem ent shall:
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121196 immigration detainer request provided by the United States
122197 Immigration and Customs Enforcement; and
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125199 request that he or she is being held pursuant to an immigration
126200 detainer request issued by the United States I mmigration and Customs
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130203 duty imposed by subsection A of this section with respect to a
131204 person who has provided proof that the person is a citizen of the
132205 United States. Such proof may include:
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136233 1. An Oklahoma driver license or identi fication card issued by
137234 the Department of Public Safe ty Service Oklahoma on or after
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144238 1. “Immigration detainer request” means a federal government
145239 request to a local entity to maintain temporary custody of an alien,
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147241 document or a similar successor f orm; and
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149242 2. “Law enforcement agenc y” means any state, county or
150243 municipal agency or dep artment which maintains custody of persons
151244 accused of, charged with or convicted of any criminal offense. This
152245 term includes, but shall not be limited to, peace office rs,
153246 sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, jail ers, correctional officers, agents,
154247 employees or contractors of a law enforcement agency.
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156248 SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 22 O.S. 2021, Section 471.6, as
157249 amended by Section 5, Chapter 277, O.S.L. 2022 (22 O.S. Supp. 2022,
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160251 Section 471.6. A. The drug court judge shall conduct a hearing
161252 as required by subsection F of Section 471.4 of this title to
162253 determine final eligibility by considering:
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164254 1. Whether the offen der voluntarily consents to the pro gram
165255 requirements;
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171286 3. Whether there is a writ ten plea agreement, a nd if so,
172287 whether the terms and con ditions of the written negotiated plea
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185296 drug court program based upon an inability to pay court costs or
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189299 court program, the judge shall not grant any admission of any
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201334 4. The offender does not mee t the presumptive eli gibility
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208339 that was not discovered by the drug cou rt investigation, the
209340 district attorney or the defense a ttorney may make an objection and
210341 may ask the court to withdraw the plea agreement previously
211342 negotiated. The court shall determine whether to proceed and
212343 overrule the objection, to sustain the objec tion and transfer the
213344 case for traditional criminal pros ecution or to require further
214345 negotiations of the ple a or punishment provisions. The decision of
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218348 plea agreement, the offender , upon entering the plea as agreed by
219349 the parties, shall be ordered and escorted immediately into the
220350 program. The offender must have voluntarily signed the necessary
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230356 breach of the agreement and the penalty to be imposed, if any, in
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232385 provided, however, incarceration shall be prohibited when the
233386 offender completes the treatment program;
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243393 criminal case shall be returned to the traditional c riminal docket
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247396 program, any bail or undertaking on behalf of the offender shall be
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255403 program. The period of supervision may be extended by order of the
256404 court for not more than six (6) months. No tr eatment dollars shall
257405 be expended on the offender during the extended period of
258406 supervision. If the court or ders that the period of supervision
259407 shall be extended, the drug court judge, district attorney, the
260408 attorney for the offender and the supervising s taff for the drug
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261436 court program shall evaluate the appro priateness of continued
262437 supervision on a quarterly ba sis. All participating treatment
263438 providers shall be certified by the Department of Mental Health and
264439 Substance Abuse Services and shall be selecte d and evaluated for
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268441 Health and Substance Abuse Services. Treatment programs shall be
269442 designed to be completed within twelve (12) months and shall have
270443 relapse prevention and evaluation c omponents.
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272444 H. The drug court judge shall order the offe nder to pay court
273445 costs, treatment costs, drug testin g costs, a program user fee not
274446 to exceed Twenty Doll ars ($20.00) per month and necessary
275447 supervision fees, unless the offender is indigent. The d rug court
276448 judge shall establish a schedule for the payme nt of costs and fees.
277449 The cost for treatment, drug t esting and supervision shall be set by
278450 the treatment and supervision providers respectively and made part
279451 of the court’s order for payment. User f ees shall be set by t he
280452 drug court judge within the maxi mum amount authorized by this
281453 subsection and payable directly to the court clerk for the benefit
282454 and administration of the drug court program. Treatment, drug
283455 testing and supervision costs shall be p aid to the respective
284456 providers. The court clerk shall collect all other costs and fees
285457 ordered and deposit such costs and fees with the county treasurer in
286458 a drug court fund created and administered pursuant to subsection I
287459 of Section 471.1 of this title . The remaining user fees shall be
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288487 remitted to the Stat e Treasurer by the court clerk for deposit in
289488 the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services ’ Drug
290489 Abuse Education and Treatment Revolving Fund established pursuant to
291490 Section 2-503.2 of Title 63 of the Okla homa Statutes. Court orders
292491 for costs and fees pursuant to this subsection shall not be limited
293492 for purposes of collection to the maximum te rm of imprisonment for
294493 which the offender could have been imprisoned for the offense, nor
295494 shall any court order for costs and fees be limited by any t erm of
296495 probation, parole, supervision, treatment or e xtension thereof.
297496 Court orders for costs and fees sh all remain an obligation of the
298497 offender until fully paid; provided, however, once the offende r has
299498 successfully completed the drug court program, the drug court judge
300499 shall have the discretion to expres sly waive all or part of the
301500 costs and fees provided for in this subsection if, in the opinion of
302501 the drug court judge, continued payment of the co sts and fees by the
303502 offender would create a financial ha rdship for the offender.
304503 Offenders who have not full y paid all costs and fees pursuant to
305504 court order but who have otherwise successfully completed the drug
306505 court program shall not be counted as an a ctive drug court
307506 participant for purposes of drug court contracts or program
308507 participant numbers.
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312508 I. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the driving
313509 privileges of the offender have been suspended, revoked, canceled or
314510 denied by the Department of Public Safety Service Oklahoma and if
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315538 the drug court judge determines that no other means of
316539 transportation for the offender is available, the drug court judge
317540 may enter a written order requiring the Department of Public Safety
318541 Service Oklahoma to stay any and all such actio ns against the Class
319542 D driving privileges of the offender; provided, the stay shall not
320543 be construed to grant driving privileges to an offend er who has not
321544 been issued a driver license by the Department Service Oklahoma or
322545 whose Oklahoma driver license has expired, in which case the
323546 offender shall be required to apply for and be found eligibl e for a
324547 driver license, pass all examinations, if app licable, and pay all
325548 statutory driver license issuance or renewal fees. The offender
326549 shall provide proof of insura nce to the drug court judge prior t o
327550 the judge ordering a stay of any driver license sus pension,
328551 revocation, cancellation or denial. When a judge of a drug court
329552 enters a stay against an order by the Department of Public Safety
330553 Service Oklahoma suspending or revoking the driving privileges of an
331554 offender, the time period set in the order by the Department Service
332555 Oklahoma for the suspension or revocation shall continue to run
333556 during the stay. When an offender has successfully complete d the
334557 drug court program, the drug court judge shall mai ntain jurisdiction
335558 over the offender’s driving privileges for one (1) year after the
336559 date on which the off ender graduates from the drug court program.
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338587 SECTION 3. AMENDATORY 22 O.S. 2021, Section 983, as
339588 amended by Section 5, Chapt er 350, O.S.L. 2022 (22 O.S. Supp. 2022,
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342590 Section 983. A. 1. Except in cases provided for in Section
343591 983b of this title, when the judgment and sentence of a court,
344592 either in whole or in part, imposes fines, co sts, fees, or
345593 assessments upon a defendant, the court at the time of sentencing
346594 shall require the defendan t to complete under oath a form
347595 promulgated by the Court of Criminal Appeals that provides current
348596 information regarding the financial ability of the defendant to pay.
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351598 but not be limited to, the individual and household income and
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356601 disability assistance program, the number of dependents, a listing
357602 of assets, excluding assets exempt from bankruptcy, child support
358603 obligations, health, mental or behavioral health conditions that
359604 diminish the ability of the defendant to pay restitution, and
360605 additional court-related expenses to be paid by the defendant.
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363607 assessments shall include all financial obligations imposed by the
364608 court or required by law to be paid, excluding restitution or
365609 payments to be made other than to the court clerk, and shall be
366610 referred to as financial o bligations.
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369639 immediately after sentencing at the office of the court clerk who
370640 shall inform the defendant of the total amount of all financial
371641 obligations that have been ordered by the court. If the def endant
372642 states to the court clerk that he or she is unable to pay the
373643 financial obligations immediately, the court c lerk, based on the
374644 verified information provided by the defenda nt, shall establish,
375645 subject to approval of the court, a monthly installment p lan that
376646 will cause the financial obligations to be satisfied within no more
377647 than seventy-two (72) months, unless e xtended by the court.
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383651 a. it is the obligation of the defendant to keep the
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385653 defendant until the financial obligations have been
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387655 mailing and physical addresses of the defendant,
388656 telephone or cellular phone number of the defendant,
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395689 defendant may request a cost hearing for the court to
396690 determine the ability of the defendant to pay the
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399691 amount due and to request mod ification of the
400692 installment plan, a reduction in the amount owed, or
401693 waiver of payment of the amount owed, and
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404695 the ability of the defen dant to pay, the defendant may
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409699 disapproval by the court of the payment plan. If the court does not
410700 approve the payment plan recommended by the court c lerk, the court
411701 shall enter its order establishing th e payment plan. The defendant
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420708 shall set the hearing no later than sixty (60) days after
421709 sentencing. In determining the ability o f the defendant to pay, the
422710 court shall rely on the v erified information submitted by the
423711 defendant on the form promulgated by the Court of Criminal Appeals
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426741 testimony concerning th e ability of the defendant to pay.
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428742 D. 1. If at the initial cost hearing or any subsequent cost
429743 hearing, the court determines that the defendant is unable to
430744 immediately pay the financial obligations or the required
431745 installments, the court may reduce the amount of the installments,
432746 extend the payment plan b eyond seventy-two (72) months, or waive
433747 payment of all or part of the amount owed. The court may include a
434748 financial incentive for accelerated paymen t. Additionally, the
435749 court may order community servi ce in lieu of payment. The defendant
436750 shall receive credit for no less than two times the amount of the
437751 minimum wage specified pursuant to state law for each hour of
438752 community service.
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443754 is unable to pay the financial obligations ordered by the cou rt or
444755 any installment, the defendant may request an additional cost
445756 hearing.
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448758 financial obligations is warranted, the court shall equally apply
449759 the same percentage reduction to all fines, costs, fees, and
450760 assessments, excluding restitution.
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453762 obligations or an installment by more than si xty (60) days, the
454763 court clerk shall notify the court which shall, within ten (10) days
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456792 defendant is able to pay. The hearing shall be set on a date that
457793 will allow the court clerk to issue a summons fourteen (14) da ys
458794 prior to the cost hearin g.
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460795 2. No less than fourteen (14) days prior to the c ost hearing,
461796 the court clerk shall issue one summons to the defendant to be
462797 served by United States mail to the mai ling address of the defendant
463798 on file in the case, substanti ally as follows:
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467800 You are ORDERED to appear for a cost hearing at a specif ied time,
468801 place, and date to determine if you are financially able but
469802 willfully refuse or neglect to pay the fines , costs, fees, or
470803 assessments or an installment due in Case No.__________.
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472804 You must be present at the hearing.
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475806 court clerk and pay the fines, costs, fees, or assessments or any
476807 installment due.
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479809 the cost hearing or to make the payment, the court will issue a
480810 WARRANT for “FAILURE TO APPEAR—COST HEARING” and refer the case to a
481811 court cost compliance liaison which will cause an additional thirty
482812 percent (30%) administrative fee to be ad ded to the amount owed.
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487814 the amount due the court shall issue a warrant for FAILURE TO
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488842 APPEAR—COST HEARING and refer the case to the court cost compliance
489843 program as provided in subsection K of this section.
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491844 4. Municipal courts, in lieu of mailing the summons provided
492845 for in this subsection, may give the defendant personal notice at
493846 the time of sentencing of a specific date, time, and place, not less
494847 than sixty (60) nor more than one hundred twenty (120) days from the
495848 date of sentencing to appear for a cost hearing if the f ines, costs,
496849 fees, and assessments remain unpaid.
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498850 G. If a defendant is found by a law enforcement officer to have
499851 an outstanding warrant for FAILURE TO APPEAR—COST HEARING, the law
500852 enforcement officer s hall release the defendant and issue a citation
501853 to appear pursuant to Section 209 of this title. If the defendant
502854 fails to appear at the time and place cited by the la w enforcement
503855 officer, the court ma y issue a summons or warrant as provided in
504856 Section 209 of this title. The provisions of this subsection shall
505857 not apply to a municipal court if the municipal court has previously
506858 provided personal service to the defenda nt of an opportunity for a
507859 cost hearing.
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509860 H. In determining whether the defendant is abl e to pay
510861 delinquent financial obligations or any inst allments due, the court
511862 shall consider the criteria provided in subsection C of this
512863 section.
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514864 I. Any defendant found guilty of an offense in any cour t of
515865 this state may be imprisoned for nonpayment of h is or her financial
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516893 obligations when the court finds after notice and hearing that the
517894 defendant is financially able but willfully refuses or neglects to
518895 pay the financial obligations owed. A sentence t o pay a fine, cost,
519896 fee, or assessment may be convert ed into a jail sentence only after
520897 a hearing and a judicial determination, memorialized of record, that
521898 the defendant is able to satisfy the fine, cost, fee, or assessm ent
522899 by payment, but refuses or negl ects so to do.
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524900 J. In addition, the district court or municipal court, within
525901 one hundred twenty (120) day s from the date upon which the person
526902 was originally ordered to make payment, and if the court finds and
527903 memorializes into the record that the defenda nt is financially able
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530904 but willfully refuses to or ne glects to pay the fines, costs, fees,
531905 or assessments, or an installment due, may send notice of nonpayment
532906 of any court ordered fine and costs for a moving traffic viol ation
533907 to the Department of Public S afety Service Oklahoma with a
534908 recommendation of suspe nsion of driving privileges of the defendant
535909 until the total amount of any fine and costs has been paid. Upon
536910 receipt of payment of the total amount of the fine and co sts for the
537911 moving traffic violatio n, the court shall send notice thereof to the
538912 Department Service Oklahoma, if a nonpayment notice was sent as
539913 provided for in this subsection. Notices sent to the Department
540914 Service Oklahoma shall be on forms or by a met hod approved by the
541915 Department Service Oklahoma.
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543943 K. All counties of the state shall ful ly utilize and
544944 participate in the court cost complian ce program. Cases shall be
545945 referred to the court cost compliance program not less than thirty
546946 (30) days nor more t han sixty (60) days after the defen dant fails to
547947 appear for a cost hearing unless the de fendant pays the amount owed
548948 on the financial obligat ion, or an installment due. When the court
549949 refers the case, the updated contact information on file shall be
550950 forwarded to a court cost compliance lia ison for collection
551951 purposes.
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553952 L. The Court of Criminal Appeals shall implement procedures,
554953 forms, and rules consistent with the provisions of this section for
555954 methods of establishing payment plans of fines, costs, fees, and
556955 assessments by indigents, which procedures, forms, and rules shall
557956 be distributed to all district courts and municipal courts by the
558957 Administrative Office of the Courts.
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560958 SECTION 4. AMENDATORY 22 O.S. 2021, Section 991a, as
561959 amended by Section 2, Cha pter 469, O.S.L. 2021, is amended to read
562960 as follows:
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564961 Section 991a. A. Except as otherwise provided in the Elderly
565962 and Incapacitated Victim’s Protection Program, when a defendant is
566963 convicted of a crime and no death sentence is impo sed, the court
567964 shall either:
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570966 or without probation. The court, in addition, m ay order the
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573994 convicted defendant at the time of sentencing or at any time during
574995 the suspended sentence to do one o r more of the following:
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576996 a. to provide restitution to the victim as provided by
577997 Section 991f et seq. of this title or according to a
578998 schedule of payments established by the sentencing
579999 court, together with interest upon any pecuniary sum
5801000 at the rate of twelve percent (12%) per annum, if the
5811001 defendant agrees to pay such restitution or, in the
5821002 opinion of the court, if the defendant is able to pay
5831003 such restitution without imposing manifest hardship on
5841004 the defendant or the immediate family and if the
5851005 extent of the damage to the victim is determin able
5861006 with reasonable certainty,
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5881007 b. to reimburse any state agency for amounts paid by the
5891008 state agency for hospital and medical expenses
5901009 incurred by the victim or victims, as a result of the
5911010 criminal act for which such per son was convicted,
5921011 which reimbursement shall be made directly to the
5931012 state agency, with interest accruing thereon at the
5941013 rate of twelve perce nt (12%) per annum,
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5961014 c. to engage in a term of community service without
5971015 compensation, according to a schedule consi stent with
5981016 the employment and famil y responsibilities of the
5991017 person convicted,
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6011045 d. to pay a reasonable sum into any trust fund
6021046 established pursuant to the provisions of Sections 176
6031047 through 180.4 of Title 60 of the Oklahoma Statutes and
6041048 which provides resti tution payments by convicted
6051049 defendants to victims of crimes committed within this
6061050 state wherein such victim has incurred a financial
6071051 loss,
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6091052 e. to confinement in the county jail for a period not to
6101053 exceed six (6) months,
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6121054 f. to confinement as provided by law together with a term
6131055 of post-imprisonment community supervision for not
6141056 less than three (3) years of the total term allowed by
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6171057 law for imprisonment, with or without restitution;
6181058 provided, however, the authority of this provision is
6191059 limited to Section 843. 5 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma
6201060 Statutes when the offense involved sexual abuse or
6211061 sexual exploitation; Sections 681, 741 and 843.1 of
6221062 Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes when the offense
6231063 involved sexual abuse or sexual exploitation; and
6241064 Sections 865 et seq., 885, 886, 888, 891, 1021,
6251065 1021.2, 1021.3, 1040.13a, 1087, 1088, 1111.1, 1115 and
6261066 1123 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
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6281067 g. to repay the reward or part of the reward paid by a
6291068 local certified crime stoppers program and the
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6301096 Oklahoma Reward System. In de termining whether the
6311097 defendant shall repay the reward or part of the
6321098 reward, the court shall consider the ability of the
6331099 defendant to make the payment, the financial hardship
6341100 on the defendant to make the required payment and the
6351101 importance of the informat ion to the prosecution of
6361102 the defendant as provided by the arresting officer or
6371103 the district attorney with due regard for the
6381104 confidentiality of the records of the local certified
6391105 crime stoppers program and the Oklahoma Reward System.
6401106 The court shall asse ss this repayment against the
6411107 defendant as a cost of prosecution. The term
6421108 “certified” means crime stoppers organizations that
6431109 annually meet the certification standards for crime
6441110 stoppers programs established by the Oklahoma Crime
6451111 Stoppers Association to the extent those standards do
6461112 not conflict with state statutes. The term “court”
6471113 refers to all municipal and district courts within
6481114 this state. The “Oklahoma Reward System” means the
6491115 reward program established by Section 150.18 of Title
6501116 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
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6521117 h. to reimburse the Okl ahoma State Bureau of
6531118 Investigation for costs incurre d by that agency during
6541119 its investigation of the crim e for which the defendant
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6551147 pleaded guilty, nolo contendere or was convicted
6561148 including compensation for laboratory, t echnical or
6571149 investigation services performed by the Bureau if, in
6581150 the opinion of the cou rt, the defendant is able to pay
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6611151 without imposing man ifest hardship on the defendant,
6621152 and if the costs incurred by the Bureau during the
6631153 investigation of the defendant ’s case may be
6641154 determined with reaso nable certainty,
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6661155 i. to reimburse the Oklahoma State B ureau of
6671156 Investigation and any authorized law enforce ment
6681157 agency for all costs incurred by that agency for
6691158 cleaning up an illegal drug laboratory site for which
6701159 the defendant pleaded guilty, nolo contend ere or was
6711160 convicted. The court clerk shall collect the amount
6721161 and may retain five percent (5%) of such m onies to be
6731162 deposited in the Court Clerk ’s Revolving Fund to cover
6741163 administrative costs and shall remit the remaind er to
6751164 the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation to be
6761165 deposited in the OSBI Revolving F und established by
6771166 Section 150.19a of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes
6781167 or to the general fund wherein the other law
6791168 enforcement agency is located,
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6811169 j. to pay a reasonable sum to the Crime Victims
6821170 Compensation Board, created by Section 142.2 et seq.
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6841199 of crime victims,
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6861200 k. to reimburse the court fund for amounts paid to court -
6871201 appointed attorneys for representing the defen dant in
6881202 the case in which the perso n is being sentenced,
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6901203 l. to participate in an assessm ent and evaluation by an
6911204 assessment agency or assessm ent personnel certified by
6921205 the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse
6931206 Services pursuant to Section 3 -460 of Title 43A of the
6941207 Oklahoma Statutes and, as determined by the
6951208 assessment, participate i n an alcohol and drug
6961209 substance abuse course or treat ment program or both,
6971210 pursuant to Sections 3 -452 and 3-453 of Title 43A of
6981211 the Oklahoma Statutes, or as ordered by the court,
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7001212 m. to be placed in a vic tims impact panel program, as
7011213 defined in subsection H of this section, or
7021214 victim/offender reconciliation p rogram and payment of
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7051215 a fee to the program of Seventy -five Dollars ($75.00)
7061216 as set by the governing authority of th e program to
7071217 offset the cost of par ticipation by the defendant.
7081218 Provided, each victim/o ffender reconciliation program
7091219 shall be required to o btain a written consent form
7101220 voluntarily signed by the victim and defendant that
7111221 specifies the methods to be used t o resolve the
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7121249 issues, the obligatio ns and rights of each person and
7131250 the confidentiality of the proceedings. Volunteer
7141251 mediators and employee s of a victim/offender
7151252 reconciliation program shall be immune from liability
7161253 and have rights of confidentiality as provided in
7171254 Section 1805 of Title 1 2 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
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7191255 n. to install, at the exp ense of the defendant, an
7201256 ignition interlock device a pproved by the Board of
7211257 Tests for Alcohol and Drug Influence. The device
7221258 shall be installed upon every motor vehic le operated
7231259 by the defendant, and t he court shall require that a
7241260 notation of this restri ction be affixed to the
7251261 defendant’s driver license. The restriction shall
7261262 remain on the driver license not exceeding two (2)
7271263 years to be determined by the court. The restriction
7281264 may be modified or removed only by order of the court
7291265 and notice of any modi fication order shall be given to
7301266 the Department of Pu blic Safety Service Oklahoma.
7311267 Upon the expiration of the period for the restriction,
7321268 the Department of Public Safe ty Service Oklahoma shall
7331269 remove the restriction without further court order.
7341270 Failure to comply with the order to install an
7351271 ignition interlock device or operating any vehicle
7361272 without a device during the period of restriction
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7371300 shall be a violation of the s entence and may be
7381301 punished as deemed proper by the sentencing court. As
7391302 used in this paragraph, “ignition interlock device”
7401303 means a device that, without tampering or intervention
7411304 by another person, would prevent the defendant from
7421305 operating a motor vehic le if the defendant has a blood
7431306 or breath alcohol concentration of two -hundredths
7441307 (0.02) or greater,
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7481308 o. to be confined by electronic monitori ng administered
7491309 and supervised by the Department of Corrections or a
7501310 community sentence provider, and payment of a
7511311 monitoring fee to the supervising a uthority, not to
7521312 exceed Three Hundred Dollars ($300.0 0) per month. Any
7531313 fees collected pursuant to this su bparagraph shall be
7541314 deposited with the appropriate supervising authority.
7551315 Any willful violation of an order of the court for the
7561316 payment of the monit oring fee shall be a violation of
7571317 the sentence and may be punished as deemed proper by
7581318 the sentencing court. As used in this paragraph,
7591319 “electronic monitoring ” means confinement of the
7601320 defendant within a specified locati on or locations
7611321 with supervision by means of an electronic device
7621322 approved by the Depart ment of Corrections which is
7631323 designed to detect if th e defendant is in the court-
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7641351 ordered location at the required times and which
7651352 records violations for investigation b y a qualified
7661353 supervisory agency or person,
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7681354 p. to perform one or more courses of treatme nt, education
7691355 or rehabilitation for any conditions, b ehaviors,
7701356 deficiencies or disorders which may contribute to
7711357 criminal conduct including but not limited to alcohol
7721358 and substance abuse, mental health, emotional health,
7731359 physical health, propensity for vio lence, antisocial
7741360 behavior, personality or attitudes, deviant sexual
7751361 behavior, child development, parenting assistance, job
7761362 skills, vocational-technical skills, domesti c
7771363 relations, literacy, education or any other
7781364 identifiable deficiency which may be treat ed
7791365 appropriately in the community and for which a
7801366 certified provider or a program recognized by the
7811367 court as having significant positive impact exists in
7821368 the community. Any treatment, education or
7831369 rehabilitation provider required to be certified
7841370 pursuant to law or rule shall be certified by the
7851371 appropriate state agency or a national organization,
786-
7871372 q. to submit to periodic testing for alcohol,
7881373 intoxicating substance or co ntrolled dangerous
7891374 substances by a qualified laboratory,
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7931402 r. to pay a fee or costs for tr eatment, education,
7941403 supervision, participation in a p rogram or any
7951404 combination thereof as determined by the court, based
7961405 upon the defendant’s ability to pay the fees or costs,
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7981406 s. to be supervised by a De partment of Corrections
7991407 employee, a private supervisi on provider or other
8001408 person designated by the court,
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8021409 t. to obtain positive behavior modeling by a trained
8031410 mentor,
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8051411 u. to serve a term of confinement in a restrictive
8061412 housing facility available in the comm unity,
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8081413 v. to serve a term of confinement in the count y jail at
8091414 night or during weekends pursuant to Sectio n 991a-2 of
8101415 this title or for work release,
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8131417 related activities,
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8151418 x. to participate in mandatory da y reporting to
8161419 facilities or persons for services, pa yments, duties
8171420 or person-to-person contacts as specif ied by the
8181421 court,
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8201422 y. to pay day fines not to exceed fifty percent (50%) of
8211423 the net wages earned. For purposes of t his paragraph,
8221424 “day fine” means the offender is ordered to pay an
8231425 amount calculated as a percentage of net daily wages
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8251454 community sentencing system as reparation to the
8261455 community. Day fines shall be used to support the
8271456 local system,
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8291457 z. to submit to blood or saliva testing as required by
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8331460 defendant’s conduct, if the court determines the
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8371462 restore the property and the vic tim consents to the
8381463 repairing or restoring of the pro perty,
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8411465 of-pocket expenses to the victim, if the court is able
8421466 to determine the actual out -of-pocket expenses
8431467 suffered by the victim,
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8451468 cc. to attend a victim-offender reconciliation program if
8461469 the victim agrees to participate and the offender is
8471470 deemed appropriate for participation,
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8491471 dd. in the case of a person convicted of prostitution
8501472 pursuant to Section 1029 of Ti tle 21 of the Oklahoma
8511473 Statutes, require such person to receive counseling
8521474 for the behavior which may have caused such person to
8531475 engage in prostitution activities. Such person may be
8541476 required to receive counseling in areas including but
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8551504 not limited to alcohol and substance abuse, sexual
8561505 behavior problems or domestic abuse or child abuse
8571506 problems,
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8591507 ee. in the case of a sex offender sentenced aft er November
8601508 1, 1989, and required by law to register pursuant to
8611509 the Sex Offender Registration Act, the court shall
8621510 require the person to comply with sex offender
8631511 specific rules and conditions of supervi sion
8641512 established by the Department of Corrections and
8651513 require the person to participate in a treatment
8661514 program designed for the treatment of sex offenders
8671515 during the period of time while the offender is
8681516 subject to supervision by the Department of
8691517 Corrections. The treatment program shall include
8701518 polygraph examinations specifically designed for use
8711519 with sex offenders for purposes of supervision and
8721520 treatment compliance, a nd shall be administered not
8731521 less than each six (6) months during the period of
8741522 supervision. The examination shall be administered by
8751523 a certified licensed polygraph examiner. The
8761524 treatment program must be approved by the Department
8771525 of Corrections or the Department of Mental Health and
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8821555 ability to pay,
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8841556 ff. in addition to other sentencing powers of the court,
8851557 the court in the case of a defendant being sentenced
8861558 for a felony conviction f or a violation of Section 2 -
8871559 402 of Title 63 of the Ok lahoma Statutes which
8881560 involves marijuana may require the person to
8891561 participate in a drug court program, if available. If
8901562 a drug court program is not available, the def endant
8911563 may be required to participa te in a community
8921564 sanctions program, if available,
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8941565 gg. in the case of a person convicted of any false or
8951566 bogus check violation, as defined in Section 1541.4 of
8961567 Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, impose a fee of
8971568 Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) to the victim fo r each
8981569 check, and impose a bogus check fee to be paid to the
8991570 district attorney. The bogus check fee paid to the
9001571 district attorney shall be equal to the amount
9011572 assessed as court costs plus Twenty -five Dollars
9021573 ($25.00) for each check upon filing of the case in
9031574 district court. This money shall be deposited in the
9041575 Bogus Check Restitution Program Fund as establis hed in
9051576 subsection B of Section 114 of this title.
9061577 Additionally, the court may require the offender to
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9081606 bogus check or checks that have been submitted to the
9091607 Bogus Check Restitution Program, and
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9111608 hh. any other provision specifically ordered by the court.
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9131609 However, any such order for restitution, community service,
9141610 payment to a local certified crime stoppers program, payment to the
9151611 Oklahoma Reward System or co nfinement in the county jail, or a
9161612 combination thereof, shall be made in conjunction with probation and
9171613 shall be made a condition of the suspended sentence.
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9191614 However, unless under the supervision of the d istrict attorney,
9201615 the offender shall be required to p ay Forty Dollars ($40.00) per
9211616 month to the district a ttorney during the first two (2) years of
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9241617 probation to compensate the district attorney for the costs incurred
9251618 during the prosecution of the offender and for the additional work
9261619 of verifying the complian ce of the offender with the rules and
9271620 conditions of his or her probation. The district attorney may waive
9281621 any part of this requirement in the best interests of justice . The
9291622 court shall not waive, suspe nd, defer or dismiss the costs of
9301623 prosecution in its entirety. However, if the court determines that
9311624 a reduction in the fine, costs and costs of prosecution is
9321625 warranted, the court shall equally apply the same percentage
9331626 reduction to the fine, costs and c osts of prosecution owed by the
9341627 offender;
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9371656 without probation or commitment and with or without restitution or
9381657 service as provided for in this section, Section 99 1a-4.1 of this
9391658 title or Section 227 of Title 57 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
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9411659 3. Commit such person for confinement provided for by law with
9421660 or without restitution as provided for in this section;
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9441661 4. Order the defendant to reimburse the Oklahoma State Bureau
9451662 of Investigation for costs incurre d by that agency during its
9461663 investigation of the crim e for which the defendant pleaded guilty,
9471664 nolo contendere or was convicted including compensation for
9481665 laboratory, technical or investigation services performed by the
9491666 Bureau if, in the opinion of the cou rt, the defendant is able to pay
9501667 without imposing man ifest hardship on the defendant, and if the
9511668 costs incurred by the Bureau during the investigation of the
9521669 defendant’s case may be determined with reasonable certainty;
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9541670 5. Order the defendant to reimburse the Oklahoma State Bureau
9551671 of Investigation for all c osts incurred by that agency for cleaning
9561672 up an illegal drug laboratory site for which the defendant pleaded
9571673 guilty, nolo contendere or was convicted. The court clerk shall
9581674 collect the amount and may re tain five percent (5%) of such monies
9591675 to be deposited in the Court Clerk’s Revolving Fund to cover
9601676 administrative costs and shall remit the remainder to the Oklahoma
9611677 State Bureau of Investigation to be deposited in the OS BI Revolving
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9671707 6. In the case of nonviolent felony offenses, sentenc e such
9681708 person to the Community Service Sentencing Program;
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9701709 7. In addition to the other sentencing powers of the co urt, in
9711710 the case of a person convic ted of operating or being in control of a
9721711 motor vehicle while the person was under the influence of alcoho l,
9731712 other intoxicating substance or a combination of alcohol or another
9741713 intoxicating substance, or convicted of oper ating a motor vehicle
9751714 while the ability of the person to operate such vehicle was impair ed
9761715 due to the consumption of alcohol, require such pe rson:
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9791717 evaluation by an assessment agency or assessment
9801718 personnel certified by the Department o f Mental Health
9811719 and Substance Abuse Services pursuant to Section 3-460
9821720 of Title 43A of the Oklahoma Statut es and, as
9831721 determined by the assessment, participate in an
9841722 alcohol and drug substance abuse course or treatment
9851723 program or both, pursuant to Sections 3-452 and 3-453
9861724 of Title 43A of the Oklahoma Statutes ,
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9881725 b. to attend a victims impact panel program, as def ined
9891726 in subsection H of this section, and to pay a fee of
9901727 Seventy-five Dollars ($75.00) as set by the governing
9911728 authority of the program and approved by the court, to
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9931757 defendant, if in the opinion of th e court the
9941758 defendant has the ability to pay such fee,
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9961759 c. to both participate in the alcohol and drug substance
9971760 abuse course or treatment program, pur suant to
9981761 subparagraph a of this paragraph and attend a victims
9991762 impact panel program, pursuant to subparagr aph b of
10001763 this paragraph,
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10021764 d. to install, at the expense of the person, an ignition
10031765 interlock device approved by the Board of Tests for
10041766 Alcohol and Drug Influence, upon every motor vehicle
10051767 operated by such person and to require that a notation
10061768 of this restriction be affixed to the person’s driver
10071769 license at the time of reinstatement of the license.
10081770 The restriction shall remain on the driver license for
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10111771 such period as the court shall determine. The
10121772 restriction may be modified or removed by order of the
10131773 court and notice of the order shall be given to the
10141774 Department of Public Safety Service Oklahoma. Upon
10151775 the expiration of the period for the restriction, the
10161776 Department of Public Safety Service Oklahoma shall
10171777 remove the restriction without further court order.
10181778 Failure to comply with the order to install an
10191779 ignition interlock device or operating any vehicle
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10201807 without such device during the period of restrictio n
10211808 shall be a violation of the sentence and may be
10221809 punished as deemed proper by the sentencing court, or
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10241810 e. beginning January 1, 1993, to submit to electronically
10251811 monitored home detention administered and supervised
10261812 by the Department of Corrections, and to pay to the
10271813 Department a monitoring fee, not to exceed Seventy-
10281814 five Dollars ($75.00) a month, to the Depart ment of
10291815 Corrections, if in the opinion of the court the
10301816 defendant has the ability to pay such fee. Any fees
10311817 collected pursuant to this subparagraph s hall be
10321818 deposited in the Department of Corrections Re volving
10331819 Fund. Any order by the court for the payment of the
10341820 monitoring fee, if willfully disobeyed, may be
10351821 enforced as an indirect contempt of court;
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10371822 8. In addition to the other sentencing powers of th e court, in
10381823 the case of a person convicted of prostit ution pursuant to Section
10391824 1029 of Title 21 of the Okl ahoma Statutes, require such person to
10401825 receive counseling for the behavior which may have caused such
10411826 person to engage in prostitution activities. Su ch person may be
10421827 required to receive counseling in ar eas including but not limited to
10431828 alcohol and substanc e abuse, sexual behavior problems or domestic
10441829 abuse or child abuse problems;
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10471858 the case of a person convicted of any crime related to domesti c
10481859 abuse, as defined in Section 60.1 of this title, th e court may
10491860 require the defendant to undergo the treatment or participate in the
10501861 counseling services necessary to b ring about the cessation of
10511862 domestic abuse against the victim. The defendant may be req uired to
10521863 pay all or part of the cost of the treatment or counseling services;
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10561864 10. In addition to the other sentencing powers of the court,
10571865 the court, in the case of a sex offender sentenced after Novemb er 1,
10581866 1989, and required by law to register pursuant to the Sex Offenders
10591867 Registration Act, shall require the defendant to participate in a
10601868 treatment program designed specifically for the treatment of sex
10611869 offenders, if available. The treatment program wil l include
10621870 polygraph examinations specifically designe d for use with sex
10631871 offenders for the purpose of super vision and treatment compliance,
10641872 provided the examination is administered by a certified licensed
10651873 polygraph examiner. The treatment program must be a pproved by the
10661874 Department of Corrections or the Depar tment of Mental Health and
10671875 Substance Abuse Services. Such treatment shall be at the expense of
10681876 the defendant based on the ability of the defendant to pay;
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10701877 11. In addition to the other sentencing powers of the court,
10711878 the court, in the case of a person con victed of abuse or neglect of
10721879 a child, as defined in Section 1-1-105 of Title 10A of the Oklahoma
10731880 Statutes, may require the person to undergo treatment or to
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10751909 to pay all or part of the cost of the treatment or counseling
10761910 services;
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10781911 12. In addition to the other sentencing powers of the court,
10791912 the court, in the case of a person convicted of cruelty to animal s
10801913 pursuant to Section 1685 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, may
10811914 require the person to pay restitution to animal facilities for
10821915 medical care and any boarding costs of victimized animals;
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10841916 13. In addition to the other sentencing powers of the court, a
10851917 sex offender who is habitual or aggr avated as defined by Section 584
10861918 of Title 57 of the O klahoma Statutes and who is required to register
10871919 as a sex offender pursuant to the Sex Offenders Registration Act
10881920 shall be supervised by the Department of Corrections f or the
10891921 duration of the registration period and shall be assigned to a
10901922 global position monitoring device by the Department of Corrections
10911923 for the duration of the registration period. The cost of such
10921924 monitoring device shall be reimbursed by the offender;
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10941925 14. In addition to the other senten cing powers of the court, in
10951926 the case of a sex offend er who is required by law to register
10961927 pursuant to the Sex Offenders Registration Act, the court may
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10991928 prohibit the person from accessing or using any Internet social
11001929 networking website that has the potenti al or likelihood of allowing
11011930 the sex offender to have contact with any child who is under the age
11021931 of eighteen (18) years;
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11041959 15. In addition to the other sentencing powers of the court, in
11051960 the case of a sex offender who is required by law to register
11061961 pursuant to the Sex Offenders Registration Act, the court sh all
11071962 require the person to register any electronic mai l address
11081963 information, instant message, chat or other Internet communication
11091964 name or identity information that the person uses or intends to use
11101965 while accessing the Internet or used for other purposes of social
11111966 networking or other similar Internet communic ation; or
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11131967 16. In addition to the other sentencing powers of the court,
11141968 and pursuant to the terms and conditions of a written plea
11151969 agreement, the court may prohibit the defendant from entering,
11161970 visiting or residing within the judicial district in which the
11171971 defendant was convicted until after completion of his or her
11181972 sentence; provided, however, the court shall ensure t hat the
11191973 defendant has access to tho se services or programs for which the
11201974 defendant is required to participate as a condition of probation.
11211975 When seeking to enter the prohibited judicial district for personal
11221976 business not related to his or her criminal case , the defendant
11231977 shall be required to obtain approval by the court.
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11251978 B. Notwithstanding a ny other provision of law, any person who
11261979 is found guilty of a violation of any provision of Section 761 or
11271980 11-902 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes or any person pl eading
11281981 guilty or nolo contendere fo r a violation of any provision of such
11291982 sections shall be ordered to participate in, prior to sentencing, a n
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11302010 alcohol and drug assessment and evaluation by an assessment agency
11312011 or assessment personnel certified by the Depar tment of Mental Health
11322012 and Substance Abuse Services for the purpose of evaluating the
11332013 receptivity to treatment and prognosis of the person. The court
11342014 shall order the person to reimburse the agency or assessor for the
11352015 evaluation. The fee shall be the amou nt provided in subsection C of
11362016 Section 3-460 of Title 43A of the Oklahoma Statutes. The evaluation
11372017 shall be conducted at a certified assessm ent agency, the office of a
11382018 certified assessor or at another location as ordered by the court.
11392019 The agency or assessor shall, within seventy -two (72) hours from the
11402020 time the person is assessed, submit a written report to the court
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11432021 for the purpose of assist ing the court in its final sentencing
11442022 determination. No person, agency or facility operating an alcohol
11452023 and drug substance abuse evaluation program c ertified by the
11462024 Department of Mental Health and Subst ance Abuse Services shall
11472025 solicit or refer any person evaluated pursuant to this subsection
11482026 for any treatment program or alcohol and drug substance abuse
11492027 service in which such person, agency or facility has a vested
11502028 interest; however, this provision shall not be construed to prohibit
11512029 the court from ordering participation in or any person from
11522030 voluntarily utilizing a treatment program or alcohol and drug
11532031 substance abuse service offered by such person, agen cy or facility.
11542032 If a person is sentenced to the cust ody of the Department of
11552033 Corrections and the court ha s received a written evaluation report
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11562061 pursuant to this subsection, the report shall be furnished to the
11572062 Department of Corrections with the judgment a nd sentence. Any
11582063 evaluation report submitted to the court pursuant to this subsection
11592064 shall be handled in a manner which will keep such report
11602065 confidential from the general public ’s review. Nothing contained in
11612066 this subsection shall be construed to prohi bit the court from
11622067 ordering judgment and sentence in the event the defendant fails or
11632068 refuses to comply wi th an order of the court to obtain the
11642069 evaluation required by this subsection.
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11662070 C. When sentencing a person convict ed of a crime, the court
11672071 shall first consider a program of restitution for the victim, a s
11682072 well as imposition of a fine or incarceration of th e offender. The
11692073 provisions of paragraph 1 of subsection A of this section shall not
11702074 apply to defendants being sent enced upon their third or subsequen t
11712075 to their third conviction of a felony or, beginning January 1, 1993,
11722076 to defendants being sentenced for t heir second or subsequent felony
11732077 conviction for violation of Section 11 -902 of Title 47 of the
11742078 Oklahoma Statutes, e xcept as otherwise provided in this subsection.
11752079 In the case of a person being sentenced for his or her second or
11762080 subsequent felony convictio n for violation of Section 11-902 of
11772081 Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the court may sentence the person
11782082 pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 1 of subsection A of this
11792083 section if the court orders the person to submit to electronically
11802084 monitored home detention administered and supervised by the
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11822113 of subsection A of this section. Provi ded, the court may waive
11832114 these prohibitions upon writ ten application of the district
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11862115 attorney. Both the a pplication and the waiver shall be made part of
11872116 the record of the case.
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11892117 D. When sentencing a person convicted of a crime, the judge
11902118 shall consider any victim impact statements if submitted to the
11912119 jury, or the judge in the event a jury is waived.
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11932120 E. Probation, for purposes of subsection A of this section, is
11942121 a procedure by which a defendant found guilty of a crime, wh ether
11952122 upon a verdict or plea of gui lty or upon a plea of nolo contendere,
11962123 is released by the court subject to conditions imposed by the court
11972124 and subject to supervision by the Department of Corrections, a
11982125 private supervision provider or other person design ated by the
11992126 court. Such supervisio n shall be initiated upon an order of
12002127 probation from the court, and shall not exceed two (2) years, unless
12012128 a petition alleging a violation of any condition of deferred
12022129 judgment or seeking revocation of the suspended sente nce is filed
12032130 during the supervision , or as otherwise provided by law. In the
12042131 case of a person convicted of a sex offense, supervision shall begin
12052132 immediately upon release from incarceration or if parole is granted
12062133 and shall not be limited to two (2) years . Provided further, any
12072134 supervision provided for in this section may be extended for a
12082135 period not to exceed the expiration of the maximum te rm or terms of
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12102164 Probation and Parole of the Depart ment of Corrections that the best
12112165 interests of the public and the release will be served by an
12122166 extended period of supervision.
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12142167 F. The Department of Corrections, or such other agency as the
12152168 court may designate, shall be responsible for the monitoring and
12162169 administration of the restitution an d service programs provided for
12172170 by subparagraphs a, c and d of paragraph 1 of subsection A of this
12182171 section, and shall ensure that restitution payments are forwarded to
12192172 the victim and that service assignments are properly performed.
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12212173 G. 1. The Department o f Corrections is hereby authorized,
12222174 subject to funds available through appropriation by the Legislature,
12232175 to contract with counties for the administration of county Community
12242176 Service Sentencing Programs.
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12262177 2. Any offender eligible to participate in the Progr am pursuant
12272178 to this section shall be eligible to part icipate in a county
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12302179 Program; provided, participation in county-funded Programs shall not
12312180 be limited to offenders who would otherwise be sentenced to
12322181 confinement with the Department of Corrections.
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12342182 3. The Department shall establish criteria and specificati ons
12352183 for contracts with counties for such Programs. A county may apply
12362184 to the Department for a contract for a county -funded Program for a
12372185 specific period of time. The Department shall be responsible for
12382186 ensuring that any contracting county complies in ful l with
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12392214 specifications and requirements of the contrac t. The contract shall
12402215 set appropriate compensation to the county for services to the
12412216 Department.
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12432217 4. The Department is hereby authorized to provide t echnical
12442218 assistance to any county in establishing a P rogram, regardless of
12452219 whether the county enters into a contract pursuant to this
12462220 subsection. Technical assistance shall include appropriate
12472221 staffing, development of co mmunity resources, sponsorship,
12482222 supervision and any other requirements.
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12502223 5. The Department shall annually make a report to the Governor,
12512224 the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House
12522225 on the number of such Programs, the number of part icipating
12532226 offenders, the success ra tes of each Program according to criteria
12542227 established by the Department and the costs of each Program.
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12562228 H. As used in this section:
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12582229 1. “Ignition interlock device ” means a device that, without
12592230 tampering or intervention by another person, would prevent the
12602231 defendant from operating a motor vehicle if the defen dant has a
12612232 blood or breath alcohol concentration of t wo-hundredths (0.02) or
12622233 greater;
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12642234 2. “Electronically monitored home detention ” means
12652235 incarceration of the defendant within a specified location or
12662236 locations with monitoring by means of a device approved by the
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12672264 Department of Corrections that detects if the person leaves the
12682265 confines of any specified location; and
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12702266 3. “Victims impact panel program ” means a program conduc ted by
12712267 a corporation registered wit h the Secretary of State in Oklahoma for
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12742268 the sole purpose of operating a victims impact panel program. Th e
12752269 program shall include live presentations from presenters who will
12762270 share personal stories with participants about how alcohol, drug
12772271 abuse, the operation of a motor vehicle while using an electronic
12782272 communication device or the illegal conduct of others has personally
12792273 impacted the lives of the presenters. A victims impact panel
12802274 program shall be attended by persons who have committed the offense
12812275 of driving, operating or being in actual physical control of a motor
12822276 vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or other intoxicating
12832277 substance, operating a motor vehicle while the ability of the person
12842278 to operate such vehicle was impaired due to the consumption of
12852279 alcohol or any other substance or operating a mot or vehicle while
12862280 using an electronic device or by per sons who have been convicted of
12872281 furnishing alcoholic beverage to persons under twenty -one (21) years
12882282 of age, as provided in Sections 6-101 and 6-120 of Title 37A of the
12892283 Oklahoma Statutes. Persons attend ing a victims impact panel program
12902284 shall be required to pay a fee of Seventy-five Dollars ($75.00) to
12912285 the provider of the program. A certificate of completion shall be
12922286 issued to the person upon satisfyi ng the attendance and fee
12932287 requirements of the victims impact panel program. The certificate
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12942315 of completion shall contain the business identification number of
12952316 the program provider. A certified assessment agency, certifie d
12962317 assessor or provider of an alcoho l and drug substance abuse course
12972318 shall be prohibited from providing a victims impact panel program
12982319 and shall further be prohibited from having any proprietary or
12992320 pecuniary interest in a victims impact panel program. The provider
13002321 of the victims impact pan el program shall carry general liability
13012322 insurance and maintain an accurate accounting of all business
13022323 transactions and funds received in relation to the victims impact
13032324 panel program. Beginning October 1, 2020, and each October 1
13042325 thereafter, the provider of the victims impact panel program shall
13052326 provide to the District Attorneys Council the following:
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13072327 a. proof of registration with the Oklahoma Secretary of
13082328 State,
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13102329 b. proof of general liability insurance,
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13122330 c. end-of-year financial statements prepared by a
13132331 certified public accountant,
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13172332 d. a copy of federal income tax returns filed with the
13182333 Internal Revenue Service,
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13202334 e. a registration fee of One Thousand Dollars
13212335 ($1,000.00). The registration fee shall be deposited
13222336 in the District Attorneys Council Revolving Fund
13232337 created in Section 215.28 of Title 19 of the Oklahoma
13242338 Statutes, and
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13262366 f. a statement certifying that the pro vider of the
13272367 victims impact panel program has complied with all of
13282368 the requirements set forth in this paragr aph.
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13302369 I. A person convicted of a felony of fense or receiving any form
13312370 of probation for an offen se in which registration is required
13322371 pursuant to the Sex Offenders Registration Act, shall submit to
13332372 deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) testing for law enforcement
13342373 identification purposes in accordance with Sec tion 150.27 of Title
13352374 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes and the rules promulgated by the
13362375 Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation for the OSBI Combined DNA
13372376 Index System (CODIS) Database. Subject to the availability of
13382377 funds, any person convicted of a misdemeanor o ffense of assault and
13392378 battery, domestic abuse, stalki ng, possession of a controlled
13402379 substance prohibited u nder the Uniform Controlled Dangerous
13412380 Substances Act, outraging public decency, resisting arrest, escape
13422381 or attempting to escape, eluding a police off icer, Peeping Tom,
13432382 pointing a firearm, threatening an act of violence, breaking and
13442383 entering a dwelling pl ace, destruction of property, negligent
13452384 homicide or causing a personal injury accident while driving under
13462385 the influence of any intoxicating substance , or any alien unlawfully
13472386 present under federal immig ration law, upon arrest, shall submit to
13482387 DNA testing for law enforcement identification purposes in
13492388 accordance with Section 150.27 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma St atutes
13502389 and the rules promulgated by the Ok lahoma State Bureau of
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13512417 Investigation for the OSBI Com bined DNA Index System (CODIS)
13522418 Database. Any defenda nt sentenced to probation shall be required to
13532419 submit to testing within thirty (30) days of sentencing eithe r to
13542420 the Department of Corrections or to t he county sheriff or other
13552421 peace officer as directed by the court. Defendants who are
13562422 sentenced to a term of incarceration shall submit to testing in
13572423 accordance with Section 530.1 of Title 57 of the Oklahoma Statu tes,
13582424 for those defendants who enter the cu stody of the Department of
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13612425 Corrections or to the coun ty sheriff, for those defendants sentenced
13622426 to incarceration in a county jail. Convicted individuals who have
13632427 previously submitted to DNA testing under this sect ion and for whom
13642428 a valid sample is on file in the OSBI Combined DNA Index System
13652429 (CODIS) Database at the time of sentencing shall not be required to
13662430 submit to additional testing. Except as required by the Sex
13672431 Offenders Registration Act, a deferred judgmen t does not require
13682432 submission to DNA testi ng.
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13702433 Any person who is incarcerated in the custody of the Department
13712434 of Corrections after July 1, 1996, and who has not been released
13722435 before January 1, 2006, shall provide a blood or saliva sample prior
13732436 to release. Every person subject to DNA testing after January 1,
13742437 2006, whose sentence does not include a t erm of confinement with the
13752438 Department of Corrections shall submit a blood or saliva sample.
13762439 Every person subject to DNA testing who is sentenced to unsupervise d
13772440 probation or otherwise not supervised by the Department of
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13782468 Corrections shall submit for blood or saliva testing to the sheriff
13792469 of the sentencing county.
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13812470 J. Samples of blood or saliva for DNA testing required by
13822471 subsection I of this section shall be take n by employees or
13832472 contractors of the Depar tment of Corrections, peace officers, or the
13842473 county sheriff or employees or contractors of the sheriff’s office.
13852474 The individuals shall be properly trained to collect blood or saliva
13862475 samples. Persons collecting bl ood or saliva for DNA testing
13872476 pursuant to this section shall be immune from civil liabilities
13882477 arising from this activity. All collectors of DNA sam ples shall
13892478 ensure the collection of samples are mailed to the Oklahoma State
13902479 Bureau of Investigation within ten (10) days of the time the subject
13912480 appears for testing or within ten (10) days of the date t he subject
13922481 comes into physical custody to serve a ter m of incarceration. All
13932482 collectors of DNA samples shall use sample kits provided by the OSBI
13942483 and procedures promulgated by the OSBI. Persons subject to DNA
13952484 testing who are not received at the Lexington Assessment and
13962485 Reception Center shall be required to pay a fee of Fifteen Dollars
13972486 ($15.00) to the agency collecting the sample for submission to the
13982487 OSBI Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) Database. Any fees collected
13992488 pursuant to this subsection shall be deposited in the revolving
14002489 account or the service fee account of the collection agency or
14012490 department.
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14052518 K. When sentencing a person who has been convicted of a cr ime
14062519 that would subject that person to the provisions of the Sex
14072520 Offenders Registration Act, nei ther the court nor the district
14082521 attorney shall be all owed to waive or exempt such person from the
14092522 registration requirements of the Sex Offenders Registration Act .
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14112523 SECTION 5. AMENDATORY 22 O.S. 2021, Section 1111.2, is
14122524 amended to read as follows:
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14142525 Section 1111.2. The arresting office r shall indicate on the
14152526 citation the date of the arraignment, and the defendant shall appear
14162527 in person or by counse l at the stated time and place for
14172528 arraignment. If the defendant fails to appear in cou rt in person or
14182529 by counsel for arraignment on the cha rge against him, or fails to
14192530 arrange with the court within the time designated on the citation
14202531 for a future appeara nce, the cash bail, if cash bail ha s been
14212532 deposited by the defendant, shall be forfeited . If a license to
14222533 operate a motor vehicle has been d eposited under subsection (b) of
14232534 Section 1111 of this title, the court clerk shall immediately
14242535 forward to the Department of Public Safety Service Oklahoma the
14252536 operator’s license attached to an official n otification form
14262537 furnished by the Department of Public Safety Service Oklahoma,
14272538 advising that the defendant failed to appear; in addition, on motion
14282539 of the district attorney, the court shall issue a benc h warrant for
14292540 the arrest of the defendant. If a lice nse has been deposited under
14302541 subsection (a) of Sectio n 1111 of this title and the out-of-state
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14312569 defendant’s personal check is not honored, the court clerk shall
14322570 immediately forward to the Department of Pu blic Safety Service
14332571 Oklahoma the license stating that the check has not been honored.
14342572 If bail has been forfeited, on motion of the district attorney, the
14352573 court shall issue a bench warrant. Provided, however, that bail
14362574 forfeiture shall not be construed as a plea of guilty or admission
14372575 in any civil action th at may thereafter arise by reason of said
14382576 occurrence.
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14402577 SECTION 6. AMENDATORY 22 O.S. 2021, Section 1115.1, is
14412578 amended to read as follows:
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14432579 Section 1115.1. A. In addition to othe r provisions of law for
14442580 posting bail, any person, whe ther a resident of this state or a
14452581 nonresident, who is arrested by a law enforcement officer solely for
14462582 a misdemeanor violation of a state traffic law or municipal traf fic
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14492583 ordinance, shall be released by the arresting officer upon personal
14502584 recognizance if:
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14522585 1. The arrested person has been issued a valid lice nse to
14532586 operate a motor vehicle by this state, another state jurisdiction
14542587 within the United States, which is a parti cipant in the Nonresident
14552588 Violator Compact or any party jurisdiction of the Nonresident
14562589 Violator Compact;
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14582590 2. The arresting officer is satisf ied as to the identity of the
14592591 arrested person;
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14612619 3. The arrested person signs a written promise to appear as
14622620 provided for on the citation, unless the p erson is unconscious or
14632621 injured and requires immediat e medical treatment as determined by a
14642622 treating physician; and
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14662623 4. The violation does not constitute:
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14682624 a. a felony, or
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14722626 c. driving or being in a ctual physical control of a motor
14732627 vehicle while impaired or under the influence of
14742628 alcohol or other intoxicating substances, unless the
14752629 person is unconscious or injured and requires
14762630 immediate medical treatment as determined by a
14772631 treating physician, or
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14792632 d. eluding or attempting to elude a law enforcement
14802633 officer, or
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14822634 e. operating a motor vehicle without having been issued a
14832635 valid driver license, o r while the driving privilege
14842636 and driver license is under suspension, revocation,
14852637 denial or cancellation, or
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14872638 f. an arrest based upon an outstanding wa rrant, or
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14892639 g. a traffic violation coupled with any off ense stated in
14902640 subparagraphs a through f of this para graph.
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14942668 B. If the arrested person is eligible for release on personal
14952669 recognizance as provided for in subsection A of this section, then
14962670 the arresting officer shall:
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14982671 1. Designate the traffic charge;
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15002672 2. Record information from the arrested person’s driver license
15012673 on the citation form, including the name, address, date of birth,
15022674 personal description, type of driver lic ense, driver license number,
15032675 issuing state, and expiration date;
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15052676 3. Record the motor ve hicle make, model and tag information;
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15072677 4. Record the date and time on the citation on which, or before
15082678 which, the arrested person promises to contact, pay, or appear a t
15092679 the court, as applicable to the c ourt; and
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15112680 5. Permit the arrested person to sign a wr itten promise to
15122681 contact, pay, or appear at the court, as provided for in the
15132682 citation.
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15152683 The arresting officer shall then release the person upon personal
15162684 recognizance based upon the signed promise to app ear. The citation
15172685 shall contain a written notice to the arrested person that release
15182686 upon personal recogn izance based upon a signed written promise to
15192687 appear for arraignment is conditional and that failure to timely
15202688 appear for arraignment shall result in the suspension of the
15212689 arrested person’s driving privilege and driver license in this
15222690 state, or in the nonr esident’s home state pursuant to the
15232691 Nonresident Violator Compact.
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15252719 C. The court, or the court clerk as directed by the court, may
15262720 continue or reschedule the date and time of arraignment upon request
15272721 of the arrested person or the attorney for that person. If the
15282722 arraignment is continued or rescheduled, the arrested person shall
15292723 remain on personal recognizance and writ ten promise to appear until
15302724 such arraignment, in the same manner and with the same conse quences
15312725 as if the continued or rescheduled arraignmen t was entered on the
15322726 citation by the arresting officer and signed by the defendant. An
15332727 arraignment may be continue d or rescheduled more than one time .
15342728 Provided, however, the court shall require an arra ignment to be had
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15372729 within a reasonable time. It shall remain the duty of the defendant
15382730 to appear for arraignment unless the citation is satisfied as
15392731 provided for in subsection D of this section.
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15412732 D. A defendant released upon personal recognizance may elect to
15422733 enter a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to the violation charged
15432734 at any time before the defendant is required to appear for
15442735 arraignment by indicating such plea on the copy of the citation
15452736 furnished to the defendant or on a legible copy thereof, toget her
15462737 with the date of the plea and signature. The def endant shall be
15472738 responsible for assuring full payment of the fine and costs to the
15482739 appropriate court clerk. Paymen t of the fine and costs may be made
15492740 by personal, cashier’s, traveler’s, certified or guaranteed bank
15502741 check, postal or commercial money order, or other form of payment
15512742 approved by the court in an amount prescribed as bail for the
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15522770 offense. Provided, however , the defendant shall not use curre ncy
15532771 for payment by mail. If the defendant has entere d a plea of guilty
15542772 or nolo contendere as provided for in this subsection, such plea
15552773 shall be accepted by the court and the amount of the fine and costs
15562774 shall be:
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15582775 1. As prescribed in Section 1115.3 of th is title as bail for
15592776 the violation; or
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15612777 2. In case of a municipal violation, as prescribed by municipal
15622778 ordinance for the violation charged; or
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15642779 3. In the absence of such law or ordinance, then as prescribed
15652780 by the court.
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15672781 E. 1. If, pursuant to the provis ions of subsection D of this
15682782 section, the defendant d oes not timely elect to enter a plea of
15692783 guilty or nolo contendere and fails to timely appear for
15702784 arraignment, the court may issue a warrant for the arrest of the
15712785 defendant and the municipal or district c ourt clerk, within one
15722786 hundred twenty (120) calendar days from the date the citation was
15732787 issued by the arresting officer, shall notify the Department of
15742788 Public Safety Service Oklahoma that:
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15762789 a. the defendant was issued a t raffic citation and
15772790 released upon personal recognizance after signing a
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15812792 for in the citation,
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15832820 b. the defendant has failed to appear for arraignment
15842821 without good cause shown,
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15862822 c. the defendant has not post ed bail, paid a fine, or
15872823 made any other arrangement with the court to satisfy
15882824 the citation, and
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15902825 d. the citation has not been satisfied as pro vided by
15912826 law.
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15932827 Additionally, the court clerk shall request the Department of Public
15942828 Safety Service Oklahoma to either suspend the defendant ’s driving
15952829 privilege and driver license to operate a motor vehicl e in this
15962830 state, or notify the defendant’s home state and request suspension
15972831 of the defendant’s driving privilege and driver license in
15982832 accordance with the provisions o f the Nonresident Violator Compact.
15992833 Such notice and request shall be on a form approved or furnished by
16002834 the Department of Public Safety Service Oklahoma.
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16022835 2. The court clerk shall not process the notification and
16032836 request provided for in paragraph 1 of thi s subsection if, with
16042837 respect to such charges:
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16062838 a. the defendant was arraigned, posted ba il, paid a fine,
16072839 was jailed, or otherwise settled the case, or
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16092840 b. the defendant was not released upon personal
16102841 recognizance upon a signed written promise to appear
16112842 as provided for in this section or if r eleased, was
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16122870 not permitted to remain on such personal recognizance
16132871 for arraignment, or
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16152872 c. the violation relates to parking or standing, or
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16172873 d. a period of one hundred twenty (120) calendar days or
16182874 more has elapsed from the date the citation was issued
16192875 by the arresting officer.
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16232876 F. Following receipt of the not ice and request from the court
16242877 clerk for driving priv ilege and driver license suspension as
16252878 provided for in subsection E of this section, the Department of
16262879 Public Safety Service Oklahoma shall proceed as provided for in
16272880 Section 1115.5 of this title.
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16292881 G. The municipal or district court clerk shall maintain a
16302882 record of each request for driving privilege and driver license
16312883 suspension submitted to the Department of Public Sa fety Service
16322884 Oklahoma pursuant to the provisions of this section. When the court
16332885 or court clerk receives appropriate bail or payment of the fine and
16342886 costs, settles the citation, makes other arrangements with the
16352887 defendant, or otherwise closes the case, th e court clerk shall
16362888 furnish proof thereof to such defendant, if the defendant personally
16372889 appears, or shall mail such proof by first class mai l, postage
16382890 prepaid, to the defendant at the address noted on the citation or at
16392891 such other address as is furnished by the defendant. Additionally,
16402892 the court or court clerk shall notify the home jurisdic tion of the
16412893 defendant as listed on the citation, if s uch jurisdiction is a
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16422921 member of the Nonresident Violator Compact, and shall, in all other
16432922 cases, notify the Department Service Oklahoma, of the resolution of
16442923 the case. The form of proof and the procedur es for notification
16452924 shall be approved by the Department of Public Safety Service
16462925 Oklahoma. Provided, however, the court or court clerk ’s failure to
16472926 furnish such proof or notice in the manner provided fo r in this
16482927 subsection shall in no event create any civ il liability upon the
16492928 court, the court clerk, the Sta te of Oklahoma or any political
16502929 subdivision thereof, or any state department or agency or any
16512930 employee thereof but duplicate proof shall be furnished to the
16522931 person entitled thereto upon request.
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16542932 SECTION 7. AMENDATORY 22 O.S. 2021, Section 1115.1A, is
16552933 amended to read as follows:
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16572934 Section 1115.1A. A. In addition to other provisions of law for
16582935 posting bail, any person, whether a resident of this state or a
16592936 nonresident, who is arres ted by a law enforcement officer solely for
16602937 a misdemeanor violation of a state traffic law or municipal traffic
16612938 ordinance, shall be released by the arresting officer up on personal
16622939 recognizance if:
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16662940 1. The arrested person has been issued a valid license to
16672941 operate a motor vehicle by this state, another state jurisdiction
16682942 within the United States, which is a participant in the Nonresident
16692943 Violator Compact or any party juri sdiction of the Nonresident
16702944 Violator Compact;
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16732973 arrested person and certifies the date and time and the location of
16742974 the violation, as evidenced by the electronic signature of the
16752975 officer;
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16772976 3. The arrested person acknowledges, as evidenced by the
16782977 electronic signature of the person, a written promise to appear as
16792978 provided for on the c itation, unless the person is unconscious or
16802979 injured and requires immediate medical treatment as determined by a
16812980 treating physician; and
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16832981 4. The violation does not constitute:
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16852982 a. a felony,
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16872983 b. negligent homicide,
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16892984 c. driving or being in actual physical contr ol of a motor
16902985 vehicle while impaired or under the influence of
16912986 alcohol or other intoxicating substances, unless the
16922987 person is unconscious or injured a nd requires
16932988 immediate medical treatment as determined by a
16942989 treating physician,
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16962990 d. eluding or attempting to elude a law enforcement
16972991 officer,
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16992992 e. operating a motor vehicle without having been issued a
17002993 valid driver license or while the driving privilege
17012994 and driver license is under suspension, revocation,
17022995 denial or cancellation,
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17043023 f. an arrest based upon an outstandi ng warrant, or
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17063024 g. a traffic violation coupled with any offense stated in
17073025 subparagraphs a through f of this paragrap h.
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17113026 B. If the arrested person is el igible for release on personal
17123027 recognizance as provid ed for in subsection A of this section, then
17133028 the arresting officer shall on the citation:
1714-
17153029 1. Designate the traffic charge;
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17173030 2. Record information from the driver licen se of the arrested
17183031 person on the citation form, including the name, address, date of
17193032 birth, physical description, type of driver license, dri ver license
17203033 number, issuing state, and expiration date;
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17223034 3. Record the motor vehicle make, model and tag informatio n;
1723-
17243035 4. Record the date and time on which, or before which, the
17253036 arrested person promises, as evidenced by the electronic signature
17263037 of the person, to contact, pay, or appear at the court, as
17273038 applicable to the court;
1728-
17293039 5. Record the electronic signature of the arrested person which
17303040 shall serve as evidence and acknowledgment of a promise to contac t,
17313041 pay, or appear at the court, as provided for in th e citation; and
1732-
17333042 6. Record the electronic signature of the arrested person which
17343043 shall serve as evidence to certify the date and time and the
17353044 location that the arrested person was served with a copy of t he
17363045 citation and notice to appear,
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17373072
17383073 after which, the arresting officer shall then release the person
17393074 upon personal recognizance based upon the acknowledged promise to
17403075 appear. The citation shall contain a written notice to the arrested
17413076 person that release up on personal recognizance based upon an
17423077 acknowledged promise to appear, as evidenced by the electronic
17433078 signature of the person, for arraignment is conditional and that
17443079 failure to timely appear for arraign ment shall result in the
17453080 suspension of the driving pr ivilege and driver license of the
17463081 arrested person in this state, or in the home state of the
17473082 nonresident pursuant to the Nonresident Violator Compact.
1748-
17493083 C. The court, or the court clerk as directed by the court, may
17503084 continue or reschedule the date and time of arraignment at the
17513085 discretion of the court or upon request of the arrested person or
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17543086 the attorney for that person. If the arraignment is continued or
17553087 rescheduled, the arrested person shall remain on personal
17563088 recognizance and acknowledged promise to app ear until such
17573089 arraignment, in the same manner and wi th the same consequences as if
17583090 the continued or rescheduled arraignment was entered on the citation
17593091 by the arresting officer and electronically signed by the defendant.
17603092 An arraignment may be continued o r rescheduled more than one time.
17613093 Provided, however, the court shall require an arraignment to be had
17623094 within a reasonable time. It shall remain the duty of the defend ant
17633095 to appear for arraignment unles s the citation is satisfied as
17643096 provided for in subsec tion D of this section.
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17663124 D. A defendant released upon personal recognizance may elect to
17673125 enter a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to the violation charged
17683126 at any time before the defendant is required to appear for
17693127 arraignment by indicating such plea on th e copy of the citation
17703128 furnished to the defendant or on a legible copy, together with the
17713129 date of the plea and signature of the defendant, or such plea may be
17723130 entered by the defendant using an electronic method provided by the
17733131 court for such purposes, eith er through the website of the court or
17743132 otherwise. The defendant shall be responsible for assuring full
17753133 payment of the fine and costs to the appropriate court clerk.
17763134 Payment of the fine and costs may be made by personal, cashier ’s,
17773135 traveler’s, certified or guaranteed bank check, postal or commercial
17783136 money order, or other form of payment approved by the court in an
17793137 amount prescribed as bail for the offense. Provided, ho wever, the
17803138 defendant shall not use currency for payment by mail. Payment of
17813139 the fine and costs which is not accompanied by a written plea of
17823140 guilty or nolo contendere shall constitute a plea of nolo contendere
17833141 entered by the defendant as allowed by law, a nd shall function as a
17843142 written, dated and signed citation form acceptable to the court. A
17853143 plea of guilty or nolo contendere as provided for in this subsection
17863144 shall be accepted by the court and the amount of the fine and costs
17873145 shall be:
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17893146 1. As prescribed in Section 1115.3 of this title as bail for
17903147 the violation;
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17923175 2. In case of a municipal vi olation, as prescribed by municipal
17933176 ordinance for the violation charged; or
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17973177 3. In the absence of such law or ordinance, then as prescribed
17983178 by the court.
1799-
18003179 E. 1. If, pursuant to the provisions of subsect ion D of this
18013180 section, the defendant does not timely elect to enter a plea of
18023181 guilty or nolo contendere an d fails to timely appear for
18033182 arraignment, the court may issue a warrant for the arrest of the
18043183 defendant. The munic ipal or district court clerk, withi n one
18053184 hundred twenty (120) calendar days from the dat e the citation was
18063185 issued by the arresting officer, s hall notify the Department of
18073186 Public Safety Service Oklahoma that:
1808-
18093187 a. the defendant was issued a traffic citation a nd
18103188 released upon personal recogniza nce after
18113189 acknowledging a written promise to appear f or
18123190 arraignment as provided for in the citation,
1813-
18143191 b. the defendant has failed to appear for arraignment
18153192 without good cause sh own,
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18173193 c. the defendant has not posted bail, pa id a fine, or
18183194 made any other arrang ement with the court to satisfy
18193195 the citation, and
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18213196 d. the citation has not been satisfied as provided by
18223197 law.
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18243225 Additionally, the court clerk shall request the Department of Publi c
18253226 Safety Service Oklahoma to either suspend the driving privilege and
18263227 driver license of the defendant to operate a motor vehicle in t his
18273228 state, or notify the home state of the defendant and request
18283229 suspension of the driving privilege and driver license of the
18293230 defendant in accordance with the provisio ns of the Nonresident
18303231 Violator Compact. The notice and request shall be on a form
18313232 approved or furnished by the Department of Public Safety Service
18323233 Oklahoma.
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18343234 2. The court clerk shall not process the notificatio n and
18353235 request provided for in paragraph 1 of this subsection if, with
18363236 respect to such charges:
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18403237 a. the defendant was arraigned, posted bail, paid a fine,
18413238 was jailed, or otherwise settled the case,
1842-
18433239 b. the defendant was not released upon personal
18443240 recognizance upon an acknowledged written promise to
18453241 appear as provided for in this section or if released,
18463242 was not permitted to remain on such p ersonal
18473243 recognizance for arraignment,
1848-
18493244 c. the violation relates to parking or standing, or
1850-
18513245 d. a period of one hundred twenty (120) calendar days or
18523246 more has elapsed from the date the citation was issued
18533247 by the arresting officer.
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18553275 F. Following receipt of the notice and request from the court
18563276 clerk for driving privilege and driver license suspension as
18573277 provided for in subsection E of this section, the Department of
18583278 Public Safety Service Oklahoma shall proceed as provided for in
18593279 Section 1115.5 of this title.
1860-
18613280 G. The municipal or district court clerk shall maintai n a
18623281 record of each request for driving privilege and driver license
18633282 suspension submitted to the Department of Publi c Safety Service
18643283 Oklahoma pursuant to the provisions of this section. When the court
18653284 or court clerk receives appropriate bail or payment of the fine and
18663285 costs, settles the citation, makes other arrangements wit h the
18673286 defendant, or otherwise closes the case , the court clerk shall
18683287 furnish proof thereof to the defendant, if the defendant persona lly
18693288 appears, or shall mail such proof by first-class mail, postage
18703289 prepaid, to the defendant at the address noted on the ci tation or at
18713290 such other address as is furnish ed by the defendant or by email if
18723291 the defendant has furnished an email address for such purposes.
18733292 Additionally, the court or court clerk sh all notify the home
18743293 jurisdiction of the defendant as listed on the cit ation, if such
18753294 jurisdiction is a member of th e Nonresident Violator Compact, and
18763295 shall, in all other cases, notify the Department Service Oklahoma of
18773296 the resolution of the case. The for m of proof and the procedures
18783297 for notification shall be approved by the Department of Public
18793298 Safety Service Oklahoma. Provided however, failure by th e court or
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18803326 court clerk to furnish such proof or notic e in the manner provided
18813327 for in this subsection shall in no event create any civil liability
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18843328 upon the court, the court cler k, the State of Oklahoma or any
18853329 political subdivision thereof, or any state depa rtment or agency or
18863330 any employee thereof but duplicat e proof shall be furnished to the
18873331 person entitled to such proof or notice upon request.
1888-
18893332 H. For purposes of this section, “electronic signature ” shall
18903333 have the same meaning as defined in Section 15 -102 of Title 12A of
18913334 the Oklahoma Statutes.
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18943336 amended to read as follows:
1895-
18963337 Section 1115.5. A. 1. Following receipt of notification and a
18973338 request for driving privilege suspension fro m a municipal or
18983339 district court clerk as provided for in Section 1115.1 of this title
18993340 or Section 1 of this act, the Department of Public Safety Service
19003341 Oklahoma shall:
1901-
19023342 a. suspend the privilege of the person to operate a m otor
19033343 vehicle in this state; or
1904-
19053344 b. request suspension of the driving privilege of the
19063345 person in the state which issued the license as
19073346 provided by the Nonresident Violator Compact.
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19093347 A person whose license is subject to suspension pursuant to this
19103348 section may avoid the effective date of the sus pension or, if
19113349 suspended, shall be eligible for reins tatement, if otherwise
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19123377 eligible, upon meeting the requirements of subsection C of this
19133378 section.
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19153379 2. The Department of Public Safety Service Oklahoma may decline
19163380 to initiate such suspension action if the request is discovered to
19173381 be improper or questionable.
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19193382 3. The Department Service Oklahoma shall not be required to
19203383 issue more than one suspension of the driving privilege of a person
19213384 in the event multiple requests for sus pensions are received from a
19223385 court clerk based upon the failure of the person to appear at a
19233386 particular time and date on multiple charges.
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19273387 B. Following receipt of a request from another jurisdiction for
19283388 the suspension of the driving pr ivilege of an Oklaho ma resident as
19293389 provided by the Nonr esident Violator Compact, the Department of
19303390 Public Safety Service Oklahoma, if the request appears to be v alid,
19313391 shall initiate suspension of the privilege of the person to operate
19323392 a motor vehicle in th is state. If suspen ded, such suspension shall
19333393 remain in effect until the person meets the requirements of
19343394 subsection C of this section.
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19363395 C. 1. A person whose l icense is subject to suspension in this
19373396 state pursuant to the provisions of this section may av oid the
19383397 effective date of suspension, or if suspended i n this state, shall
19393398 be eligible for reinstatement, if otherwise eligible, upon:
1940-
19413399 a. making application ther efore to the Department of
19423400 Public Safety Service Oklahoma, and
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19443428 b. showing proof from the court or court clerk that the
19453429 person has entered an appearanc e in the case which was
19463430 the basis for the suspension action and was released
19473431 by the court as provided for by the Nonresident
19483432 Violator Compact or consistent provisions, and
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19503433 c. submitting with the applic ation the fees, as p rovided
19513434 for in Section 6-212 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma
19523435 Statutes. The fees shall be re mitted to the State
19533436 Treasurer to be credited to the G eneral Revenue Fund
19543437 of the State Treasury;
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19563438 2. Upon reinstatement, the Department of Public Saf ety Service
19573439 Oklahoma may remove any record of the suspe nsion and reinstatement
19583440 as provided for in this secti on from the file of the individual
19593441 licensee and maintain an internal record of the suspension and
19603442 reinstatement for fiscal and other purposes.
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19623443 D. Any person whose driv ing privilege is suspended or subje ct
19633444 to suspension in this state pursuant to the provis ions of this
19643445 section, at any time, may informally pre sent specific reasons or
19653446 documentation to the Department of Public Safety Service Oklahoma to
19663447 show that such suspen sion may be unwarranted. The Department of
19673448 Public Safety Service Oklahoma may stay the suspension or suspension
19683449 action pending receipt of fu rther information or documentation from
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19713450 the person or from the jurisdiction requesting such sus pension, or
19723451 pending review of the record, or other inqu iry. If the Department
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19733479 of Public Safety Service Oklahoma determines the suspension is
19743480 unwarranted, the suspension action shall be withdrawn or vacated
19753481 without the requirement of a processing fee and a reinstatement fee
19763482 and the Department of Public Safety Service Oklahoma shall
19773483 accordingly notify the jurisdi ction which requested the suspension.
19783484 If, however, the request for suspension appears valid, the
19793485 Department of Public Safety Service Oklahoma shall proceed with
19803486 suspension of the driving privilege of the person and the person
19813487 shall have the right to appea l as provided for by Section 6-211 of
19823488 Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Provided, however, the court
19833489 shall not consider modification, but shall ei ther sustain or vaca te
19843490 the order of suspension of the Department of Public Safety Service
19853491 Oklahoma based upon the records on file with the Department of
19863492 Public Safety Service Oklahoma, the law and other relevant evidence.
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19883493 SECTION 9. AMENDATORY 42 O.S . 2021, Section 90, is
19893494 amended to read as follows:
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19913495 Section 90. A person or persons char ging a fee for the
19923496 preparation or assistance in prepa ration of notices required by
19933497 Chapter 2 of Title 42 of the Oklahoma Statutes, other than a person
19943498 licensed under Title 5 of the Oklahoma Statutes, sha ll register with
19953499 and submit a fifty-dollar annual fee to the Oklahoma Tax Commission
19963500 Service Oklahoma; provided, however, such requirements shall not
19973501 apply to a lawful possessor or employee of a lawful possessor of the
19983502 property for which such notices are i ssued. All documentation
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19993530 related to notices prepared by a person required to register
20003531 pursuant to this section shall include the name of the person. A
20013532 penalty of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) shall be imposed upon a
20023533 person who prepares or assists in the preparation of notices in
20033534 violation of the requiremen ts of this section. The Oklahoma Tax
20043535 Commission Service Oklahoma shall promulgate rules to effectuate the
20053536 requirements of this section.
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20073537 SECTION 10. AMENDATORY 42 O.S. 2021, Sect ion 91, is
20083538 amended to read as follows:
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20103539 Section 91.
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20143540 A. 1. a. This section applies to every vehicle, all-terrain
20153541 vehicle, utility vehicle, manufactured home,
20163542 motorcycle, boat, outboard motor, or trailer that has
20173543 a certificate of title issued b y the Oklahoma Tax
20183544 Commission Service Oklahoma or by a federally
20193545 recognized Indian tribe in the State of Oklahoma,
20203546 except as otherwise provided in subsection D of this
20213547 section. This section does not apply to farm
20223548 equipment as defined i n Section 91.2 of th is title.
20233549 The items of personal property to which this section
20243550 applies are collectively referred to as “Section 91
20253551 Personal Property”. If personal property is
20263552 apparently covered both by this section and by
20273553 Sections 191 through 200 of this title, the proc edures
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20293582 Sections 191 through 200 of this title.
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20313583 b. Salvage pools as defined in Section 591.2 of Title 47
20323584 of the Oklahoma Statutes and class AA licensed wrecker
20333585 services taking possession of a vehicle pursuant t o an
20343586 agreement with or at the direction of, or dispatched
20353587 by, a state or local law enforcement or government
20363588 agency, or pursuant to the abandoned vehicle renewal
20373589 provisions of Section 954A of Title 47 of the Oklahoma
20383590 Statutes, shall not be subject to the provisions of
20393591 this section, but shall be subject to the provisions
20403592 of Section 91A of this title. Unless otherwise
20413593 provided by this subparagraph, class AA licensed
20423594 wrecker services performing consensual tows shall be
20433595 subject to the provi sions of this sectio n.
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20453596 2. Any person who, while lawfully in possession of an article
20463597 of Section 91 Personal Property, renders any service to the owner
20473598 thereof by furnishing storage, rental space, material, labor or
20483599 skill for the protection, improvement, s afekeeping, towing, right to
20493600 occupy space, storage or carriage thereof, has a special li en
20503601 thereon, dependent on possession, for the compensa tion, if any,
20513602 which is due to such person from the owner for such service.
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20543604 security interest unless the claimant complies with the requirements
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20583633 section shall result in denial of any title application and cause
20593634 the special lien to be subordinate to any perfected lie n. Upon such
20603635 denial, the applicant shall be entitled to one resubmi ssion of the
20613636 title application within fifteen (15) bu siness days of receipt of
20623637 the denial, and proceed to comply with the requirements of this
20633638 section. In the event of a denial, the Notice of Possessory Lien
20643639 and the Notice of Sale may be mailed on the sam e day in separate
20653640 envelopes and storage charges shall only be charged from the date of
20663641 resubmission. “Failure to comply” includes, but is not limited to:
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20683642 a. failure to timely provide additional documentation
20693643 supporting or verifying any entry on submitted forms as
20703644 requested by the Tax Commission Service Oklahoma,
20713645 including but not limited to United States Postal
20723646 Service proof of return receipt requested such as Form
20733647 3811 or United States Postal Service el ectronic
20743648 equivalent,
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20763649 b. failure to provide the docume ntation supporting lawful
20773650 possession as defined in pa ragraph 3 of subsection H of
20783651 this section,
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20803652 c. claimant or the agent being other than the individual
20813653 who provided the service giving rise to the specia l
20823654 lien, as in paragraph 2 of this subsection,
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20843655 d. claimant not being in possession of the vehicle,
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20863683 e. notice of lien not filed in accordance with paragraph 4
20873684 of this subsection, or
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20893685 f. foreclosure notification and proceedin gs not
20903686 accomplished in accordance w ith paragraph 6 of this
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20933688 4. Any person claim ing the special lien provided in paragraph 2
20943689 of this subsection shall mail a notice of such lien, no later than
20953690 sixty (60) days after the first services are rendered, b y regular,
20963691 first-class United States mail, and by certified mail, return
20973692 receipt requested, to all interested parties who reside at separate
20983693 locations. If services provided are pursuant to a contract
20993694 primarily for the purpose of storage or rental of space , the
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21023695 beginning date of the sixty -day period provided in the previous
21033696 sentence shall be the first day of the first period or partial
21043697 period for which rental or storage charges remain unpaid. The
21053698 notice shall be in writing and shall contain, but not be lim ited to,
21063699 the following:
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21093701 Lien,
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21123703 and telephone number of the claimant,
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21143704 c. the complete legal name, physical and mailing address
21153705 of the person who requested that the claimant rende r
21163706 service to the owner by furnishing material, labor or
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21183735 property was abandoned if the claimant did not render
21193736 any other service,
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21213737 d. a description of the article of personal property,
21223738 including a photograph i f the property is Section 91
21233739 Personal Property, and t he complete physical and
21243740 mailing address of the locat ion of the article of
21253741 personal property,
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21273742 e. an itemized statement describing the date or dates the
21283743 labor or services were performed and material
21293744 furnished, and the charges claimed for each item, the
21303745 totals of which shall equal the total compensation
21313746 claimed,
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21333747 f. a statement by the claimant that the ma terials, labor
21343748 or skill furnished, or arrangement for storage or
21353749 rental of space, was authorized by the o wner of the
21363750 personal property and was in fact provide d or
21373751 performed, and written proof of authority to per form
21383752 the work, labor or service, or that the property was
21393753 abandoned by the owner if the claimant did not render
21403754 any other service, and that storage or rental fees
21413755 will accrue as allowed by law, and
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21463757 and, if applicable, the signature of the clai mant’s
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21473785 attorney. If the claimant is a business, then the
21483786 name of the contact person representing the bus iness
21493787 must be shown. In place of an original signatu re and
21503788 notary seal, a digital or electronic signature or seal
21513789 shall be accepted.
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21533790 5. For services rendered or vehicles abandoned on or after
21543791 November 1, 2005, storage c harges or charges for rental of spa ce ,
21553792 unless agreed to by contract as part of an overa ll transaction or
21563793 arrangement that was primarily for the purpose of storage of the
21573794 Section 91 Personal Property or rental of space, may only be
21583795 assessed beginning with the day that the Notice of Possesso ry Lien
21593796 is mailed as evidenced by certified mail. Pr ovided, however, in the
21603797 case of contractual charges i ncurred for storage or rental of space
21613798 in an overall transaction primarily for the purpose of storage or
21623799 rental, charges subject to the special lien m ay only be assessed
21633800 beginning with a date not more th an sixty (60) days prior to the day
21643801 that the Notice of Possessory Lien is mailed, and shall accrue only
21653802 at the regular periodic rate for storage or rental as provided i n
21663803 the contract, adjusted for partia l periods of storage or rental.
21673804 The maximum allowabl e compensation for storage shall not exceed the
21683805 fees established by the Corporation Commission for nonconsensual
21693806 tows.
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21713834 6. The lien may be foreclosed by a sale of such personal
21723835 property upon the notice a nd in the manner following: The Notice of
21733836 Sale shall be in writing and shall contain, but not be limited to:
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21753837 a. a statement that the notice is a Notic e of Sale,
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21773838 b. the names of all interested parties known to the
21783839 claimant,
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21803840 c. a description of the property to be sold, including a
21813841 photograph if the property i s Section 91 Personal
21823842 Property and if the condition o f such property has
21833843 materially changed since the mailing of Notice of
21843844 Possessory Lien required pursuant to paragrap h 4 of
21853845 this subsection,
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21893846 d. a notarized statement of the nature of the work, labor
21903847 or service performed, material furnished, or storage
21913848 or rental of space, and the date thereof, and the n ame
21923849 of the person who authorized the work, labor or
21933850 service performed, or the storage or rental
21943851 arrangement, and written proof of authority to perform
21953852 the work, labor or service, or that the property was
21963853 abandoned if the claimant did not render any other
21973854 service,
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21993855 e. the date, time, and exact physical location of sale,
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22013856 f. the name, complete physical address, m ailing address,
22023857 and telephone number of the party for eclosing such
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22033885 lien. If the claimant is a business, t hen the name of
22043886 the contact person representi ng the business must be
22053887 shown. In place of an original signature and notary
22063888 seal, a digital or electroni c signature or seal shall
22073889 be accepted, and
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22093890 g. itemized charges which shall equal the total
22103891 compensation claimed.
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22123892 7. Such Notice of Sale shall be poste d in two public places in
22133893 the county where the property is to be sold at least ten (10) days
22143894 before the time therein specified for such sale, and a copy of th e
22153895 notice shall be mailed to all interested parties at their last-known
22163896 post office address by regu lar, first-class United States mail and
22173897 by certified mail, return rece ipt requested, at least ten (10) da ys
22183898 before the date of the sale. If the item of perso nal property is a
22193899 manufactured home, notice shall als o be sent by certified mail to
22203900 the county treasurer and to the county assessor of the county where
22213901 the manufactured home is located.
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22233902 8. Interested parties shall include all owners of the article
22243903 of personal property as indicated by the certificate of titl e issued
22253904 by the Tax Commission Service Oklahoma or by a federally recognized
22263905 Indian tribe in the State of Oklahoma; lien debtors, if any, other
22273906 than the owners; any lienholder whose lien is noted on the face of
22283907 the certificate of title; and any other perso n having any interest
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22293935 in the article of perso nal property, of whom the claimant has actual
22303936 notice.
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22343937 9. Any interested party shall be permitted to insp ect and
22353938 verify the services rendered by the claimant prior to the sale of
22363939 the article of personal property during normal business hours. The
22373940 lienholder shall be allowed to retrieve the Section 91 Personal
22383941 Property without being required to bring the title into the
22393942 lienholder’s name, if the lienholder provid es proof it is a
22403943 lienholder and any payment due the c laimant for lawful charges where
22413944 the claimant has complied with the requirements of this section.
22423945 Upon the release of personal property to an insurer or
22433946 representative of the insurer, wrecker operators shall be exempt
22443947 from all liability and shall be held harmless for any losses or
22453948 claims of loss.
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22473949 10. The claimant or any other person may in good faith become a
22483950 purchaser of the property sold.
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22503951 11. Proceedings for foreclosure under this act shall be
22513952 commenced no sooner than ten (10) days and no later than th irty (30)
22523953 days after the Notice of Possessory Lien has been mailed as
22533954 evidenced by certified mail. The date actual ly sold shall be within
22543955 sixty (60) days from the date of the Notice of Sale as evidenced by
22553956 certified mail.
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22573957 B. 1. a. Any person who is induce d by means of a check or other
22583958 form of written order for immediate payment of money
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22593986 to deliver up possession of an article of personal
22603987 property on which the person has a special lien
22613988 created by subsectio n A of this section, which check
22623989 or other written ord er is dishonored, or is not paid
22633990 when presented, shall have a lien for the amount
22643991 thereof upon the personal propert y.
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22663992 b. The person claiming such lien shall, within thirty
22673993 (30) days from the date of dish onor of the check or
22683994 other written order for payment of money, file in the
22693995 office of the county clerk of the county in which the
22703996 property is situated a sworn statement that:
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22723997 (1) the check or other writte n order for immediate
22733998 payment of money, copy thereof being attached,
22743999 was received for labor, material or s upplies for
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22774000 producing or repairing an article of personal
22784001 property, or for other specific property -related
22794002 services covered by this section,
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22814003 (2) the check or other written order was not paid,
22824004 and
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22844005 (3) the uttering of the check or other written order
22854006 constituted the means for inducing the person,
22864007 one possessed of a special lien created by
22874008 subsection A of this section upo n the described
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22884036 article of personal property, to deliver up the
22894037 article of personal prop erty.
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22914038 2. a. Any person who renders service to the o wner of an
22924039 article of personal property by furnishing storage,
22934040 rental space, material, labor, or skill for the
22944041 protection, improvement, safekeeping, t owing, right to
22954042 occupy space, storage, or carriage th ereof shall have
22964043 a special lien on such property purs uant to this
22974044 section if such property is removed from the person ’s
22984045 possession, without such person ’s written consent or
22994046 without payment for such servi ce.
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23014047 b. The person claiming such lien shall, within fi ve (5)
23024048 days of such nonauthorized removal, file in th e office
23034049 of the county clerk of the county in which the
23044050 property is located, a sworn statement including:
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23064051 (1) that services were rendered on or in rel ation to
23074052 the article of personal property by the pers on
23084053 claiming such lien,
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23104054 (2) that the property was in t he possession of the
23114055 person claiming the lien but such property was
23124056 removed without his or her written consent,
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23144057 (3) an identifying description of the article of
23154058 personal property on which the service was
23164059 rendered, and
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23204087 (4) that the debt for the services ren dered on or in
23214088 relation to the article of personal property was
23224089 not paid. Provided, if the unpaid total amount
23234090 of the debt for services rendered on o r in
23244091 relation to the article of personal property is
23254092 unknown, an approximated amount of the debt due
23264093 and owing shall be included in the sworn
23274094 statement but such approximated debt may be
23284095 amended within thirty (30) days of such filing to
23294096 reflect the actual a mount of the debt due and
23304097 owing.
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23324098 3. The enforcement of the lien shall be within sixty (60) days
23334099 after filing the lien in the manner provided by law for enforcing
23344100 the lien of a security agreement and provided that the lie n shall
23354101 not affect the rights of in nocent, intervening purchasers without
23364102 notice.
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23384103 C. If the person who renders service to the owner of an ar ticle
23394104 of personal property to which this section applies relinquishes or
23404105 loses possession of the article due to cir cumstances described in
23414106 subparagraph a of paragraph 1 or subparagraph a of paragraph 2 o f
23424107 subsection B of this section, the person claiming t he lien shall be
23434108 entitled to possession of the article until the amount due is paid,
23444109 unless the article is possesse d by a person who became a bona fid e
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23454137 purchaser. Entitlement to possession shall be in a ccordance with
23464138 the following:
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23484139 1. The claimant may ta ke possession of an article pursuant to
23494140 this subsection only if the person obligated under the contract for
23504141 services has signed an acknowledgement of receipt of a notice that
23514142 the article may be subject t o repossession. The notice and
23524143 acknowledgement pursu ant to this subsection shall be:
2353-
23544144 a. in writing and separate from the written contract for
23554145 services, or
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23574146 b. printed on the written contract for services , credit
23584147 agreement or other document which displays t he notice
23594148 in bold-faced, capitalized and underlined t ype, or is
23604149 separated from surrounding written material so as to
23614150 be conspicuous with a separate signature line;
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23654151 2. The claimant may require the person obligated under the
23664152 contract for services to pay the costs of repossession as a
23674153 condition for reclaiming the article only to the extent of the
23684154 reasonable fair market value of the services required to take
23694155 possession of the article;
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23714156 3. The claimant shall not transfer to a third party or to a
23724157 person who performs repossession services, a check, money order, or
23734158 credit card transaction that is received as payment for services
23744159 with respect to an article and that is returned to the claimant
23754160 because of insufficie nt funds or no funds, because the person
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23764188 writing the check, issuing the money order, or credit cardholder has
23774189 no account or because the check, money order, or credit card account
23784190 has been closed. A person violating this paragraph shall be guilty
23794191 of a misdemeanor; and
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23814192 4. An article that is repossessed pursu ant to this subsection
23824193 shall be promptly delivered to the location where the services were
23834194 performed. The article shall remain at the services location at all
23844195 times until the article is lawfully returne d to the record owner or
23854196 a lienholder or is disposed of pursuant to this section.
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23874197 D. 1. If a vehicle, al l-terrain vehicle, utility vehicle,
23884198 manufactured home, motorcycle, boat, outboard motor, or trailer has
23894199 a certificate of title issued by the Tax Commission Service Oklahoma
23904200 or by a federally recognized I ndian tribe in the State of Oklahoma,
23914201 but there is no active lien recorded on the certificate of title,
23924202 Section 91A of this title will apply instead of this section.
23934203 Likewise, if there is an active lien recorded on the certificate of
23944204 title but the lien is over fifteen (15) years old and the property
23954205 is not a manufactured home, Section 91A of this title will apply
23964206 instead of this section.
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23984207 2. If personal property that ot herwise would be covered by this
23994208 section has been registered by the Tax Commission Service Oklahoma
24004209 or by a federally recognized Indian tribe in the State of Oklahoma,
24014210 and there is a lien of record but no certificate of title has been
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24034239 section.
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24074240 3. If personal property otherwise woul d be covered by this
24084241 section, but the services were r endered or the property was
24094242 abandoned prior to November 1, 2005, Section 91A of this title will
24104243 apply instead of this section.
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24124244 E. A person who knowingly makes a false statement of a material
24134245 fact regarding the furnishing of storage, rental space, material ,
24144246 labor or skill for the protection, improvement, safekeeping, towing,
24154247 right to occupy space, storage or carriage t hereof in a proceeding
24164248 under this section, or attempts to use or uses the provisions of
24174249 this section to foreclose an owner or lienholder’s interest in a
24184250 vehicle knowing that any of the statements made in the proceeding
24194251 are false, upon conviction, shall be guilty of a felony.
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24214252 F. Upon receipt of notice of legal proceedings, the Tax
24224253 Commission Service Oklahoma shall cause the sale process to be p ut
24234254 on hold until notice of resolution of court proceedings is received
24244255 from the court. If such notice of commencem ent of court proceedings
24254256 is not filed with the Tax Commission Service Oklahoma, the
24264257 possessory lien sale process may continue.
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24284258 G. No possessory lien sale shall be held on a Sunday.
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24334261 possession;
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24354289 2. “Constructive possession ” means possession by a per son who,
24364290 although not in actual possession, does not have an intention to
24374291 abandon property, knowingly has both power and the intention at a
24384292 given time to exercise domin ion or control over the property, a nd
24394293 who holds claim to such thing by virtue of some le gal right;
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24424295 from the owner or the owner ’s authorized agent, or an insurance
24434296 company or its authorized agent , authorizing the furnishing of
24444297 material, labor or storage, or that the property was aut horized to
24454298 be towed to a repair facility. If the per son lacks such
24464299 documentation, he or she shall not be lawfully in possession of the
24474300 Section 91 Personal Property and shall not be entitled to a special
24484301 lien as set forth in this section; and
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24534303 towing fees, total storage fees, total processing fees and totals of
24544304 any other fee groups, the sum total of which shall equal the
24554305 compensation claimed.
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24574306 I. For purposes of this section, the United States Post al
24584307 Service approved electronic equivalent of proof of return receipt
24594308 requested Form 3811 shall satisfy return receipt requested
24604309 documentation requirements.
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24624310 J. If a person claiming a special lien pursuan t to this section
24634311 fails to comply with any of the req uirements of this section, any
24644312 interested party may p roceed against the person claiming such lien
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24654340 for all damages arising therefrom, including conversion, if the
24664341 article of personal property has been sol d. If the notice or
24674342 notices required by this section shall be shown to be knowingly
24684343 false or fraudulent, the interested party shall be entitled to
24694344 treble damages. The prevailing party shall be entitled to all
24704345 costs, including reasonable attorney fees.
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24724346 K. This section shall apply to all actions or proceedi ngs that
24734347 commence on or after the effective date of t his act.
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24754348 SECTION 11. AMENDATORY 42 O.S. 2021, Section 91A, is
24764349 amended to read as follows:
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24804351 A. 1. a. This section applies to all types of personal property
24814352 other than:
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24834353 (1) farm equipment as defined in Section 91.2 of thi s
24844354 title, and
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24864355 (2) “Section 91 Personal Property ” as defined in
24874356 Section 91 of this title.
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24894357 b. This section applies to any vehicle, all-terrain
24904358 vehicle, utility vehicle, manufactured home,
24914359 motorcycle, boat, outboard motor, or trailer that is
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24944360 excluded from coverage under subsection A of Section
24954361 91 of this title because the personal property:
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24994390 (2) has a certificate of title but does not have an
25004391 active lien recorded on th e certificate of title,
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25024392 (3) has a certificate of titl e that is not issued by
25034393 the Oklahoma Tax Commission Service Oklahoma or
25044394 by a federally recognized Indian tribe in t he
25054395 State of Oklahoma, or
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25074396 (4) is otherwise excluded by subparagraph b of
25084397 paragraph 1 of subsection A of Section 91 of this
25094398 title or subsection D of Section 91 of this
25104399 title.
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25124400 c. If personal property has a certificate of title, or
25134401 would be required to have a certificate of title under
25144402 Oklahoma law, and is apparently covered both by this
25154403 section and by Sections 191 through 200 of this title,
25164404 the procedures set out in this section shall apply
25174405 instead of Sections 191 through 200 of this title. If
25184406 personal property without a certificate of title a nd
25194407 not required to be titled under Oklahoma law is
25204408 covered both by this section and Sections 191 through
25214409 200 of this title, the procedures set out in Sections
25224410 191 through 200 of this title shall apply instead of
25234411 this section.
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25254412 2. a. Any person who, while lawfully in possession of an
25264413 article of personal prop erty to which this section
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25284442 furnishing storage, rental space, material, labor or
25294443 skill for the protection, improveme nt, safekeeping,
25304444 towing, right to occupy space, storage or carriage
25314445 thereof, has a speci al lien thereon, dependent on
25324446 possession, for the com pensation, if any, which is due
25334447 to such person from the owner for such service.
25344448 Charges owed under a contract prim arily for the
25354449 purpose of storage or rental of space shall be accrued
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25384450 only at the regular periodic rate for storage or
25394451 rental as provided in t he contract, adjusted for
25404452 partial periods of storage or rental.
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25424453 b. Except for Class AA licensed wrecker towing char ges,
25434454 the special lien shall be subo rdinate to any perfected
25444455 security interest unless the claimant complies with
25454456 the requirements of this sect ion. Failure to comply
25464457 with any requirements of this section shall result in
25474458 denial of any title application and c ause the special
25484459 lien to be subordinate to any perfected lien. Upon
25494460 such denial, the applicant shall be entitled to one
25504461 resubmission of the title application within thirty
25514462 (30) business days of receipt of the denial, and
25524463 proceed to comply with the require ments of this
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25544492 limited to:
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25564493 (1) failure to timely provide additional
25574494 documentation supportin g or verifying any entry
25584495 on submitted forms as requested by the Tax
25594496 Commission Service Oklahoma,
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25614497 (2) failure to provide the documentation supporting
25624498 lawful possession as outlined in paragraph 3 of
25634499 subsection H of this section,
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25654500 (3) claimant being other than the individual who
25664501 provided the service giving rise to the special
25674502 lien, as in subparagraph a of this paragraph,
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25694503 (4) claimant not being in possession of the vehicle,
25704504 or
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25724505 (5) notification and proceedings not accomplished in
25734506 accordance with subparagraph c of this paragraph,
25744507 and paragraph 3 of this subsection.
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25764508 c. Any person claiming a lien under this section shall
25774509 request, within five (5) business days of performing
25784510 any service or work on the property, the Tax
25794511 Commission Service Oklahoma or other appropriate
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25824512 license agency to furnish the name and address of the
25834513 current owner of and any lienholder upon the property.
25844514 The Motor Vehicle Division of the Tax Commission
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25864543 shall respond in person or by mail to the lien
25874544 claimant within ten (10) business days of the receipt
25884545 of the request for information. The Tax Commission
25894546 Service Oklahoma shall render assistance to a scertain
25904547 ownership, if needed. The lien claimant sha ll send,
25914548 within seven (7) business days of receipt of the
25924549 requested information from the Oklahoma Tax Commission
25934550 Service Oklahoma or other license agency, a notice of
25944551 the location of the property by cert ified mail with
25954552 return receipt requested, postage pre paid, to the
25964553 owner and any lienholder of the vehicle at the
25974554 addresses furnished. The lien claimant may charge
25984555 Twenty Dollars ($20.00) for processing plus the cost
25994556 of postage if the notice is timely sent pursuant to
26004557 the requirements of this subparagraph in addition to
26014558 fees regulated by the Oklahoma Corporati on Commission
26024559 for licensed wreckers. If the lien claimant is unable
26034560 to meet the time requirements due to a lack of or an
26044561 altered vehicle identificati on number on the property,
26054562 the lien claimant shall pr oceed diligently to obtain
26064563 the proper vehicle identif ication number and shall
26074564 meet the time requirements on the notice once the
26084565 vehicle identification number is known. If the lien
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26094593 claimant is required t o send additional notices
26104594 because of change of owners hip or lienholder after it
26114595 has timely complied with t he requirements of this
26124596 subparagraph, the lien claimant sha ll remain in
26134597 compliance if such additional notices are s ent within
26144598 the required time period s from the date of discovery
26154599 of the new owners or lie nholders. The notice shall be
26164600 in writing and shall c ontain, but not be limited to,
26174601 the following:
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26194602 (1) a statement that the notice is a Notice of
26204603 Possessory Lien,
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26224604 (2) the complete legal name, physical an d mailing
26234605 address, and telephone number of the claima nt,
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26274606 (3) the complete legal name, physical and mailing
26284607 address of the person who requested that the
26294608 claimant render service to the owner by
26304609 furnishing material, labor or skill, storage, or
26314610 rental space, or the date the property was
26324611 abandoned if the claimant did not render any
26334612 other service,
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26354613 (4) a description of the article of personal
26364614 property, and the complete physi cal and mailing
26374615 address of the location of the article o f
26384616 personal property,
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26404644 (5) the nature of the work, labor or service
26414645 performed, material fu rnished, or the storage or
26424646 rental arrangement, and th e date thereof, and
26434647 written proof of authority to perform t he work,
26444648 labor or service provided that, in the case of a
26454649 law enforcement directed tow, the logbook entry
26464650 prescribed in OAC 595:25 -5-5 or the tow ticket as
26474651 defined by the Corporation Commission sha ll serve
26484652 as written proof of authority,
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26504653 (6) the signature of the claimant which shall be
26514654 notarized and, if applicab le, the signature of
26524655 the claimant’s attorney. If the claimant is a
26534656 business, the name o f the contact person
26544657 representing the business shall be shown. In
26554658 place of an original signature and notary sea l, a
26564659 digital or electronic signature or seal shall be
26574660 accepted, and
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26594661 (7) an itemized statement describing the date or
26604662 dates the labor or services were performed and
26614663 material furnished and the charge s claimed for
26624664 each item, the totals of which shall equal th e
26634665 total compensation claimed.
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26654666 The lien claimant shall no t be required to send the
26664667 notice required in this subparagraph if the property
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26674695 is released to an interested party before the notice
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26704696 is mailed and no additional charges or fees continue
26714697 to accrue. If a law enforcement agency has the
26724698 property towed to a law enforcement facility, the
26734699 person claiming a lien under this section shall not be
26744700 required to send notice until the property is released
26754701 by law enforcement to the claimant or the date which
26764702 claimant starts charging storage, whichever is
26774703 earlier. A lien claimant shall have an extension of
26784704 ten (10) business days to send the notice required in
26794705 this subparagraph if a state of emergency has been
26804706 declared in the county in which the property is
26814707 located.
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26834708 d. Subparagraphs b and c of this paragraph shall not
26844709 apply to salvage pools as defined in Secti on 591.2 of
26854710 Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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26874711 3. The lien may be foreclosed by a sale of such personal
26884712 property upon the notice and in the manner following: The n otice
26894713 shall be in writing and shall contain, but not be limited to:
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26914714 a. the names of the own er and any other known party or
26924715 parties who may claim any interest in the property,
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26944716 b. a description of the property to be sold, including a
26954717 visual inspection or a p hotograph if the property is a
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26964745 motor vehicle, and the ph ysical location of the
26974746 property,
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26994747 c. the nature of the work, labor or service performed,
27004748 material furnished, or the storage or rental
27014749 arrangement, and the date thereof, and written proof
27024750 of authority to perform the work, labor or service
27034751 provided. In the case of a law enforcement directed
27044752 tow, the logbook entry prescribed in OAC 595:25 -5-5 or
27054753 the tow ticket as defined by the Corporation
27064754 Commission, shall serve as written proof of authority,
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27084755 d. the time and place of sale,
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27104756 e. the name, telephone number, physi cal address and
27114757 mailing address of the claimant, and agent or
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27144758 attorney, if any, foreclos ing such lien. If the
27154759 claimant is a business, then t he name of the contact
27164760 person representing the business mus t be shown. In
27174761 place of an original signature and notar y seal, a
27184762 digital or electronic sig nature or seal shall be
27194763 accepted, and
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27214764 f. itemized charges which shall equal the total
27224765 compensation claimed .
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27244766 4. a. Such Notice of Sale shall be posted in two public
27254767 places in the county where the property is to be sold
27264768 at least ten (10) days before the ti me therein
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27274796 specified for such sale, and a copy of the notice
27284797 shall be mailed to the owner and any other pa rty
27294798 claiming any interest in the property, if known, at
27304799 their last-known post office address, by certified
27314800 mail, return receipt requested, at least te n (10) days
27324801 before the time therein specified for suc h sale. If
27334802 the item of personal property is a manufa ctured home,
27344803 notice shall also be sent by certified mail to the
27354804 county treasurer and to the county assessor of the
27364805 county where the manufactured home is located.
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27384806 b. In the case of any item of personal pr operty without a
27394807 certificate of title and not require d to be titled
27404808 under Oklahoma law, a party who claims any interest in
27414809 the property shall include all owners of the property;
27424810 any secured party who has an active financing
27434811 statement on file with the count y clerk of Oklahoma
27444812 County listing one or more owners of the property by
27454813 legal name as debtors and indicating a collateral
27464814 description that would include the property; and any
27474815 other person having any int erest in the personal
27484816 property, of whom the claimant has actual notice.
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27504817 c. In the case of personal propert y subject to this
27514818 section for which a certificate of title has been
27524819 issued by any jurisdiction, a party who claims any
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27534847 interest in the property shall include all owners of
27544848 the article of personal propert y as indicated by the
27554849 certificate of title; lien debt ors, if any, other than
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27584850 the owners; any lienholder whose lien is noted on the
27594851 face of the certificate of title; and any other person
27604852 having any interest in the article of personal
27614853 property, of whom the c laimant has actual notice.
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27634854 d. When the jurisdiction o f titling for a vehicle, all-
27644855 terrain vehicle, motorcycle, boat, outboard motor, or
27654856 trailer that is five (5) model y ears old or newer, or
27664857 a manufactured home that is fifteen (15) model years
27674858 old or newer, cannot be determined by ordinary means,
27684859 the claimant, the agent of the claimant, or the
27694860 attorney of the claimant, shall request, in writing,
27704861 that the Oklahoma Tax Comm ission Motor Vehicle
27714862 Division Service Oklahoma ascertain the jurisdiction
27724863 where the vehicle or manufactured home is titled. The
27734864 Oklahoma Tax Commission Motor Vehicle Division Service
27744865 Oklahoma shall, within fourteen (14) days from the
27754866 date the request is r eceived, provide information as
27764867 to the jurisdiction where the personal property is
27774868 titled. If the Oklahoma Tax Commission Motor Vehicle
27784869 Division Service Oklahoma is unable to provide the
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27794897 information, it shall provide notice that the record
27804898 is not available.
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27824899 e. When personal property is of a type that Oklahoma law
27834900 requires to be titled, the o wner of record of that
27844901 property is unknown, and the j urisdiction of titling
27854902 and owner of record cannot be determined by ordinary
27864903 means and also, if applicable, cannot b e determined in
27874904 accordance with the preceding subparagraph, then the
27884905 special lien may be foreclosed by publication of a
27894906 legal notice in a leg al newspaper in the county where
27904907 the personal property is located, as defined in
27914908 Section 106 of Title 25 of the Okl ahoma Statutes.
27924909 Such notice shall include the description of the
27934910 property by year, make , vehicle identification number
27944911 if available from the property, the name of the
27954912 individual who may be contacted for information, and
27964913 the telephone number of that person or the address
27974914 where the vehicle is located. The legal notice shall
27984915 be published once per week for three (3) consecutive
27994916 weeks. As soon as circumstances exist as described in
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28024917 the first sentence of this subparagraph, the first
28034918 date of publication may occ ur even if the special lien
28044919 has not accrued for over thirty (30) days. The first
28054920 date available for public sale of the vehicle is the
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28074949 fewer than thirty (30) days after the lien has
28084950 accrued. When the o wner of record is unknown, the
28094951 Notice of Sale nevertheless must be completed and
28104952 mailed to any known interested party by certified
28114953 mail. For purposes of this paragraph, interested
28124954 parties shall include all persons described in
28134955 subparagraph b or subparagra ph c of this paragraph,
28144956 whichever is applicable, with the exception of any
28154957 owner who is unknown. Except in circumstances
28164958 described in paragraph 7 of this subsection that
28174959 provide for a shorter time period, the Notice of Sale
28184960 shall be posted in two public p laces in the county
28194961 where the property is to be sold at least ten (10)
28204962 days before the time therein specified for such sale,
28214963 and the Notice of Sale shall not be mailed until at
28224964 least thirty (30) days after the lien has accrued.
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28244965 5. The lienor or any other person may in good faith become a
28254966 purchaser of the property sold.
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28274967 6. Proceedings for fo reclosure under this act shall not be
28284968 commenced until thirty (30) days after the lien has accrued, except
28294969 as provided elsewhere in Oklahoma law.
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28314970 7. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, proceeding s for
28324971 foreclosures for the storage of junk vehicles t owed and stored
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28334999 pursuant to Section 955 of Title 47 o f the Oklahoma Statutes by
28345000 Class AA wreckers listed with the Motor Vehicle Division of the
28355001 Department of Public Saf ety, may be commenced five (5) days after
28365002 the lien has accrued. For purposes of this pa ragraph, “junk
28375003 vehicles” means any vehicle that is more than ten (10) years old if
28385004 the cost of a comparable vehicle would be less than Three Hundred
28395005 Dollars ($300.00) as quoted in the latest edition of t he National
28405006 Automobile Dealers Association Official U sed Car Guide or latest
28415007 monthly edition of any other nationally recognized published
28425008 guidebook, adjusting to the condition of the vehicle.
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28465009 B. 1. a. Any person who is in duced by means of a check or other
28475010 form of written order for immediate payment of money
28485011 to deliver up possession of an article of personal
28495012 property on which the person has a special lien
28505013 created by subsection A of this section, which check
28515014 or other written order is dishonored, or is not pai d
28525015 when presented, shall have a lien for the amount
28535016 thereof upon the personal property.
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28555017 b. The person claiming such lien shall, within thirty
28565018 (30) days from the date of dishonor of the check or
28575019 other written order for paym ent of money, file in the
28585020 office of the county clerk of the county in which the
28595021 property is situated a sworn statement that:
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28615049 (1) the check or other written order for immediate
28625050 payment of money, copy thereof being attached,
28635051 was received for labor, material or supplies for
28645052 producing or repairing an article of personal
28655053 property, or for other spe cific property-related
28665054 services covered by this section,
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28685055 (2) the check or other written order was not paid,
28695056 and
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28715057 (3) the uttering of the check or other written order
28725058 constituted the means for inducing the person,
28735059 one possessed of a special lien created by
28745060 subsection A of this section upon the described
28755061 article of personal property, to deliver up the
28765062 article of personal property.
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28785063 2. a. Any person who renders service to t he owner of an
28795064 article of personal property by furnishing storage,
28805065 rental space, materia l, labor, or skill for the
28815066 protection, improvement, safekeeping, towing, right to
28825067 occupy space, storage, or carriage thereof shall have
28835068 a special lien on such property pursuant to this
28845069 section if such property is removed from the person ’s
28855070 possession, without such person’s written consent or
28865071 without payment for such service.
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28905099 b. The person claiming such lien shall, within five (5)
28915100 days of such nonauthorized removal, file i n the office
28925101 of the county clerk of the county in which the
28935102 property is located, a sworn statement including:
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28955103 (1) that services were rendered on or in relation to
28965104 the article of personal property by the person
28975105 claiming such lien,
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28995106 (2) that the property was in the possession of the
29005107 person claiming the lien but such property was
29015108 removed without his or her written consent,
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29035109 (3) an identifying description of the article of
29045110 personal property on or in relation to which the
29055111 service was rendered, and
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29075112 (4) that the debt for the services rendered on or i n
29085113 relation to the article of personal property was
29095114 not paid. Provided, if the unpaid total amount
29105115 of the debt for services rendered on or in
29115116 relation to the article of personal property is
29125117 unknown, an approximated amount of the debt due
29135118 and owing shall be included in the sworn
29145119 statement but such approximate d debt may be
29155120 amended within thirty (30) days of such filing to
29165121 reflect the actual amount of the debt due and
29175122 owing.
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29205151 after filing the lien in the manner provided by law for enforcing
29215152 the lien of a security agreement and provided that the lien shall
29225153 not affect the rights of innocent, intervening purchasers without
29235154 notice.
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29255155 C. If the person who renders service to the owner of an article
29265156 of personal property to which this section applies relinquis hes or
29275157 loses possession of the article due to circumstances described in
29285158 subparagraph a of paragraph 1 or subparagraph a of paragraph 2 of
29295159 subsection B of this section, the person claiming the lien shall be
29305160 entitled to possession of the article until the a mount due is paid,
29315161 unless the article is possessed by a person who became a bona fide
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29345162 purchaser. Entitlement to possession shall be in accordance with
29355163 the following:
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29375164 1. The claimant may take possession of an article pursuant to
29385165 this subsection only if th e person obligated under the contract for
29395166 services has signed an acknowledgment of receipt of a notice that
29405167 the article may be subject to repossession. The notice and
29415168 acknowledgment pursuant to this sub section shall be:
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29435169 a. in writing and separate from the written contract for
29445170 services, or
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29465171 b. printed on the written contract for services, credit
29475172 agreement or other document which displays the notice
29485173 in bold-faced, capitalized and underlined type, or is
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29505202 be conspicuous with a separate signature line;
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29525203 2. The claimant may require the person obligated under the
29535204 contract for services to pay the costs of repossession as a
29545205 condition for reclaiming the article onl y to the extent of the
29555206 reasonable fair market value o f the services required to take
29565207 possession of the article;
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29585208 3. The claimant shall not transfer to a third party or to a
29595209 person who performs repossession services, a che ck, money order, or
29605210 credit card transaction that is received as payment for services
29615211 with respect to an article and that is returned to the claimant
29625212 because of insufficient funds or no funds, because the person
29635213 writing the check, issuing the money order, o r credit cardholder has
29645214 no account or because the check, money order, or credit card acc ount
29655215 has been closed. A person violating this paragraph shall be guilty
29665216 of a misdemeanor; and
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29685217 4. An article that is repossessed pursuant to this subsection
29695218 shall be promptly delivered to the location w here the services were
29705219 performed. The article shall remain at the services location at all
29715220 times until the article is lawfully returned to the record owner or
29725221 a lienholder or is disposed of pursuant to this section.
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29745222 D. 1. This section applies if a vehic le, all-terrain vehicle,
29755223 manufactured home, motorcycl e, boat, outboard motor, or trailer has
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29785224 a certificate of title issued by the Tax Commission Service Oklahoma
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29805253 no active lien recorded on the certificate of title.
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29825254 2. This section applies i f a vehicle, all-terrain vehicle,
29835255 utility vehicle, motorcycle, boat, outboard motor or trailer has a
29845256 certificate of title issued by the Tax Commission Service Oklahoma
29855257 or by a federally recognized Indian tribe in Oklahoma, and there is
29865258 an active lien recor ded on the certificate of title, but the lien is
29875259 over fifteen (15) years old.
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29895260 3. This section applies if personal property to which Section
29905261 91 of this title otherwise would apply has been registered by the
29915262 Tax Commission Service Oklahoma or by a federally recognized Indian
29925263 tribe in the State of Oklahoma, and there is a lien of record but no
29935264 certificate of title has been issued.
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29955265 4. This section applies if personal prope rty to which Section
29965266 91 of this title otherwise would apply has not been registered by
29975267 either the Tax Commission Service Oklahoma or a federally recognized
29985268 Indian tribe in the State of Oklahoma, and no certificate of title
29995269 has been issued, but there is a l ien of record.
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30015270 5. This section app lies to personal property that otherwise
30025271 would be covered by Section 91 of this title, except that the
30035272 services were rendered or the property was abandoned prior to
30045273 November 1, 2005.
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30065274 6. This section applies to a vehicle, all-terrain vehicle,
30075275 utility vehicle, manufactured home, motorcycle, boat, outboard
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30085303 motor, or trailer for which ownership cannot be determined by
30095304 ordinary means or by the Oklahoma Tax Commission Motor Vehicle
30105305 Division Service Oklahoma, as provided in subp aragraphs d and e of
30115306 paragraph 4 of subsection A of this section, as applicable.
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30135307 7. This section applies to items of personal property that are
30145308 not required by Oklahoma law to be titled, and that do not have a
30155309 certificate of title.
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30175310 8. This section applie s to salvage pools as defined in Se ction
30185311 591.2 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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30225312 9. This section applies to class AA licensed wrecker services
30235313 taking possession of a vehicle pursuant to an agreement with, or a t
30245314 the direction of, or dispatched by a sta te or local law enforcement
30255315 or government agency, or pursuant to the abandoned vehicle r emoval
30265316 provisions of Section 954A of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes with
30275317 respect to all types of personal property, regardl ess of whether
30285318 that personal property has a certificate of title.
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30305319 10. For a vehicle abandoned at a salvage pool, if the cost of
30315320 repairing the vehicle for safe operation on the highway does not
30325321 exceed sixty percent (60%) of the fair market value of the veh icle
30335322 as defined in Section 1111 of Title 4 7 of the Oklahoma Statutes, a
30345323 salvage title shall not be required.
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30365324 E. A person who knowingly makes a false statement of a material
30375325 fact regarding the furnishing of storage, rental space, material,
30385326 labor or skill for the protection, improvement, safekeepin g, towing,
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30395354 right to occupy space, s torage or carriage thereof in a proceeding
30405355 under this section, or attempts to use or uses the provisions of
30415356 this section to foreclose an owner or lienholder ’s interest in a
30425357 vehicle knowing that any of the statements made in the proceeding
30435358 are false, upon conviction, shall be guilty of a felony.
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30455359 F. Upon receipt of notice of legal proceedings, the Tax
30465360 Commission Service Oklahoma shall cause the sale process to be put
30475361 on hold until notice of resolution of court proceedings i s received
30485362 from the court. If such notice of commencement of court proceedings
30495363 is not filed with the Tax Commission Service Oklahoma, the
30505364 possessory lien sale process may continue.
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30525365 G. No possessory lien sale shal l be held on a Sunday.
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30545366 H. For purposes of this section:
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30565367 1. “Possession” includes actual possession and constructive
30575368 possession;
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30595369 2. “Constructive possession” means possession by a person who,
30605370 although not in actual possession, does not have an intention to
30615371 abandon property, knowingly has both po wer and the intention at a
30625372 given time to exercise dominion or control over the property, and
30635373 who holds claim to such thing by virtue of some legal right;
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30675374 3. “Lawfully in possession ” means a person has documentatio n
30685375 from the owner or the owner ’s authorized agent, or an insurance
30695376 company or its authorized agent, authorizing the furnishing of
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30715405 be towed to a repair facility.
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30735406 Class AA wrecker services tak ing possession of a vehicle
30745407 pursuant to an agreement with, or at the directio n of, or dispatched
30755408 by, a state or local law enforcem ent or government agency, or
30765409 pursuant to the abandoned vehicle removal provisions of Section 954A
30775410 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes, shall be considered lawfully
30785411 in possession of the vehicle. If the person lacks such
30795412 documentation, the procedures estab lished by this section shall not
30805413 apply; and
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30825414 4. “Itemized charges” means total parts, total labor, total
30835415 towing fees, total st orage fees, total processing fees and tota ls of
30845416 any other fee groups, the sum total of which shall equal the
30855417 compensation claimed.
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30875418 I. For purposes of this section, the United States Postal
30885419 Service approved electronic equivalent of proof of return receipt
30895420 requested Form 3811 shall satisfy return r eceipt requested
30905421 documentation requirements.
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30925422 J. If a person claiming a special lien pur suant to this section
30935423 fails to comply with any of the requirements of this section, any
30945424 interested party may proceed against t he person claiming such lien
30955425 for all damages arising therefrom, including con version, if the
30965426 article of personal property has been sold. If the notice or
30975427 notices required by this section shall be shown to be knowingly
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30985455 false or fraudulent, the interested p arty shall be entitled to
30995456 treble damages. The prevailing party shall be enti tled to all
31005457 costs, including reasonable attorney fees .
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31025458 K. Any interested party shall be permitted to visually inspect
31035459 and verify the services rendered by the claimant prior to th e sale
31045460 of the article of property during n ormal business hours. If the
31055461 claimant fails to allow any interested party to inspect th e
31065462 property, the interested party shall mail a request for inspection
31075463 by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the claim ant.
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31105464 Within three (3) business days of re ceipt of the request for
31115465 inspection, the claimant shall mail a photograph of the propert y, by
31125466 certified mail, return receipt requested, and a date of inspection
31135467 within five (5) business days from the date of the no tice to
31145468 inspect. The lienholder shall be allowed to retrieve the property
31155469 without being required to bring the title into the lien holder’s
31165470 name, if the lienholder provides proof it is a lienholder and any
31175471 payment due the claimant for lawful charges where t he claimant has
31185472 complied with this section . Upon the release of personal pro perty
31195473 to an insurer or representative of the insurer, wrecker operators
31205474 shall be exempt from all liability and shall be held harmless for
31215475 any losses or claims of loss. In the eve nt any law enforcement
31225476 agency places a hold on the property, the party wantin g to inspect
31235477 or photograph the property shall obtain permission from the law
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31255506 inspecting or photographing.
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31275507 L. This section shall apply to all actions or proce edings that
31285508 commence on or after th e effective date of this act.
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31305509 SECTION 12. AMENDATORY Section 6, Chapter 282, O.S.L.
31315510 2022 (47 O.S. Supp. 2022, Section 3 -106), is amended to read as
31325511 follows:
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31345512 Section 3-106. A. There is hereby created in the State
31355513 Treasury a revolving fund for Service Oklahoma to be designated the
31365514 “Service Oklahoma Revolving Fund”. The fund shall be a continuing
31375515 fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations. All monies accruing
31385516 to the credit of said fund are he reby appropriated and shall be
31395517 budgeted and expended by Service Oklahoma for the restricted
31405518 purposes of the monies as prescribed by law. Expenditures from said
31415519 fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer
31425520 against claims filed as prescrib ed by law with the Director of the
31435521 Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approva l and
31445522 payment.
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31465523 B. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving
31475524 fund for Service Oklahoma to be designated the “Service Oklahoma
31485525 Reimbursement Fund”. The fund shall be a continuing fund, not
31495526 subject to fiscal year limitations. All monies acc ruing to the
31505527 credit of said fund are hereby appropriated and shall be budgeted
31515528 and expended by Service Oklahoma for the restricted purposes of the
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31545556 monies as prescribed by law. Expenditures from said fund shall be
31555557 made upon warrants issued by the State Tre asurer against claims
31565558 filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of
31575559 Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment.
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31595560 C. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving
31605561 fund for Service Oklahoma, to be designated the “Service Oklahoma
31615562 Computer Imaging System Revolving Fund”. The fund shall be a
31625563 continuing fund not subject to fiscal year limitations. All monies
31635564 accruing to the credit of said fund are hereby appropriated and
31645565 shall be budgeted and expended by Service Okl ahoma for the purpose
31655566 of implementing, developing, administering, and maintaining the
31665567 computer imaging system of Service Oklahoma. Expenditures from said
31675568 fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer
31685569 against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the
31695570 Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and
31705571 payment.
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31725572 D. There is hereby created a Petty Cash Fund for Service
31735573 Oklahoma. The fund shall be used by Service Oklahoma to operate
31745574 cash drawers as necessary. The a mount of the Petty Cash Fund shall
31755575 be determined by the Director of Service Oklahoma and the Director
31765576 of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services. Purchases from
31775577 the Petty Cash Fund shall be prohibited. The Director of Office of
31785578 Management and Enterprise Services shall be authorized to prescribe
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31825608 SECTION 13. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 6 -101, as
31835609 last amended by Section 37, Chapter 282, O.S.L. 2022 (47 O.S. Supp.
31845610 2022, Section 6-101), is amended to read as follows:
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31865611 Section 6-101. A. No person, except those hereinafter
31875612 expressly exempted in Sections 6 -102 and 6-102.1 of this title,
31885613 shall operate any motor vehicle upon a highway in this state unless
31895614 the person has a valid Oklahoma driver license for the class of
31905615 vehicle being operated under the provisions of this title. No
31915616 person shall be permitted to pos sess more than one valid license at
31925617 any time, except as provided in paragraph 4 of subsec tion F of this
31935618 section.
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31975619 B. 1. No person shall operate a C lass A commercial motor
31985620 vehicle unless the person is eighteen (18) years of age or older and
31995621 holds a valid Class A commercial license, except as provided in
32005622 paragraph 5 of this subsection and subse ction F of this section.
32015623 Any person holding a valid Class A commercial license shall be
32025624 permitted to operate motor vehicles in Classes A, B, C and D, except
32035625 as provided for in paragraph 4 of this subsection.
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32055626 2. No person shall operate a Class B commercia l motor vehicle
32065627 unless the person is eighteen (18) years of age or older and holds a
32075628 valid Class B commercial license, except as provided in paragraph 5
32085629 of subsection F of this section. Any person holding a valid Class B
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32095657 commercial license shall be permit ted to operate motor vehicles in
32105658 Classes B, C and D, except as provided for in paragraph 4 of this
32115659 subsection.
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32135660 3. No person shall operate a Class C commercial motor v ehicle
32145661 unless the person is eighteen (18) years of age or older and holds a
32155662 valid Class C commercial license, except as provided in subsection F
32165663 of this section. Any person holding a valid Class C commercial
32175664 license shall be permitted to operate motor veh icles in Classes C
32185665 and D, except as provided for in paragraph 4 of this subsection.
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32205666 4. No person under twenty-one (21) years of age shall be
32215667 licensed to operate any motor vehicle which is required to be
32225668 placarded for hazardous materials pursuant to 49 C.F .R., Part 172,
32235669 subpart F, except as provided in subsection F of this section;
32245670 provided, a person eighteen (18) years of age or older may be
32255671 licensed to operate a farm vehicle which is required to be placarded
32265672 for hazardous materials pursuant to 49 C.F.R., Part 172, subpart F,
32275673 except as provided in subsection F of this section.
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32295674 5. A person at least seventeen (17) years of age who
32305675 successfully complete s all examinations required by law may be
32315676 issued by Service Oklahoma:
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32335677 a. a restricted Class A commercial lic ense which shall
32345678 grant to the licensee the privilege to operate a Class
32355679 A or Class B commercial motor vehicle for harvest
32365680 purposes or a Class D moto r vehicle, or
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32415709 grant to the licensee the privilege to operate a Class
32425710 B commercial motor vehicle for harvest purposes or a
32435711 Class D motor vehicle.
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32455712 6. No person shall operate a Class D motor vehicle unle ss the
32465713 person is sixteen (16) years of age or older and holds a valid Class
32475714 D license, except as provided fo r in Section 6-102 or 6-105 of this
32485715 title. Any person holding a valid Class D licens e shall be
32495716 permitted to operate motor vehicles in Class D only.
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32515717 C. Any person issued a driver license pursuant to this section
32525718 may exercise the privilege thereby granted upon all streets and
32535719 highways in this state.
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32555720 D. No person shall operate a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle
32565721 without having a valid Class A, B, C or D license with a motorcycle
32575722 endorsement. Except as otherwise provided by law, any new applicant
32585723 for an original driver license shall be required to successfully
32595724 complete a written examination, vision examination and driving
32605725 examination for a motorcycle as prescribed by the Department of
32615726 Public Safety, in conjunction with Service Oklahoma, and a certified
32625727 state-approved motorcycle basic rider course approved by the
32635728 Department, in conjunction wit h Service Oklahoma, if the applicant
32645729 is seventeen (17) years of age or younger to be eligible for a
32655730 motorcycle endorsement thereon. The written examination and driving
32665731 examination for a motorcycle shall be waived by Service Oklahoma
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32675759 upon verification that the person has successfully completed a
32685760 certified Motorcycle S afety Foundation rider course approved by the
32695761 Department, in conjunction with Service Oklahoma.
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32715762 E. Except as otherwise provided by law, any person who lawfully
32725763 possesses a valid Oklahoma drive r license which is eligible for
32735764 renewal shall be required to su ccessfully complete a written
32745765 examination, vision examination and driving examination for a
32755766 motorcycle as prescribed by the Department, in conjunction with
32765767 Service Oklahoma, and a certified sta te-approved motorcycle basic
32775768 rider course approved by the Depar tment, in conjunction with Service
32785769 Oklahoma, if the person is seventeen (17) years of age or younger to
32795770 be eligible for a motorcycle endorsement. The written examination
32805771 and driving examinatio n for a motorcycle shall be waived by Service
32815772 Oklahoma upon verification that the person has successfully
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32845773 completed a certified Motorcycle Safety Foundation rider course
32855774 approved by the Department, in conjunction with Service Oklahoma.
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32875775 F. 1. Any person e ighteen (18) years of age or older may apply
32885776 for a restricted Class A, B or C commercial learner permit. Service
32895777 Oklahoma, after the applicant has passed all parts of the
32905778 examination for a Class D license and has successfully passed all
32915779 parts of the examination for a Class A, B or C commercial license
32925780 other than the driving examination, may issue to the applicant a
32935781 commercial learner permit which shall entitle the person h aving
32945782 immediate lawful possession of the commercial learner permit and a
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32955810 valid Oklahoma driver license or provisional driver license pursuant
32965811 to Section 6-212 of this title to operate a Class A, B or C
32975812 commercial motor vehicle upon the public highways sole ly for the
32985813 purpose of behind-the-wheel training in accordance with rules
32995814 promulgated by the Department.
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33015815 2. This commercial learner permit shall be issued for a period
33025816 as provided in Section 6 -115 of this title of one hundred eighty
33035817 (180) days, which may b e renewed one time for an additional one
33045818 hundred eighty (180) days one year; provided, such commercial
33055819 learner permit may be suspended, revoked, can celed, denied or
33065820 disqualified at the discretion of the Department, with notice to
33075821 Service Oklahoma, for viol ation of the restrictions, for failing to
33085822 give the required or correct information on the application or for
33095823 violation of any traffic laws of this s tate pertaining to the
33105824 operation of a motor vehicle. Except as otherwise provided, the
33115825 lawful possessor of a commercial learner permit who has been issued
33125826 a commercial learner permit for a min imum of fourteen (14) days may
33135827 have the restriction requiring a n accompanying driver removed by
33145828 satisfactorily completing a driver ’s examination; provided, the
33155829 removal of a restriction shall not authorize the operation of a
33165830 Class A, B or C commercial motor vehicle if such operation is
33175831 otherwise prohibited by law.
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33195832 3. No person shall apply for and Service Oklahoma shall not
33205833 issue an original Class A, B or C driver license un til the person
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33225862 at least fourteen (14) days. Any person who currently holds a Cl ass
33235863 B or C license and who wishes to apply for another class of
33245864 commercial driver license shall be required to apply for a
33255865 commercial learner permit and to hold the permit for at least
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33285866 fourteen (14) days before applying for the Class A or B license, as
33295867 applicable. Any person who currently holds a Class A, B or C
33305868 license and who wishes to add an endorsement or r emove a restriction
33315869 for which a skills examination is required shall be required to
33325870 apply for a commercial learner permit and to hold the permit for at
33335871 least fourteen (14) days before applying for the endorsement.
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33355872 4. A commercial learner permit shall be i ssued by Service
33365873 Oklahoma as a separate and unique document which shall be valid only
33375874 in conjunction with a valid Oklahoma driver license or provisi onal
33385875 driver license pursuant to Section 6 -212 of this title, both of
33395876 which shall be in the possession of the person to whom they have
33405877 been issued whenever that person is operating a commercial motor
33415878 vehicle as provided in this subsection.
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33435879 5. After one renewal of a commercial learner permit, as
33445880 provided in paragraph 2 of this subsection, a commercial permit
33455881 shall not be renewed again. Any person who has held a commercial
33465882 learner permit for the initial issuance period and one renewal
33475883 period shall not be eli gible for and Service Oklahoma shall not
33485884 issue another renewal of the permit; provided, the person may
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33505913 subsection.
3351-
33525914 G. 1. For purposes of this title:
3353-
33545915 a. “REAL ID Compliant Driver License ” or “Identification
33555916 Card” means a driver license or identification card
33565917 issued by the State of Oklahoma tha t has been
33575918 certified by the United States Department of Homeland
33585919 Security (USDHS) as compliant with the requirements of
33595920 the REAL ID Act of 2005, Public Law No. 109-13. A
33605921 REAL ID Compliant Driver License or Identification
33615922 Card and the process through which it is issued
33625923 incorporate a variety of security measures designed to
33635924 protect the integrity and trustworthiness of the
33645925 license or card. A REAL ID Compliant Driver License
33655926 or Identification Card will be clearly marked on the
33665927 face indicating that it is a com pliant document, and
3367-
33685928 b. “REAL ID Noncompliant Driver License ” or
33695929 “Identification Card” means a driver license or
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33725930 identification card issued by the S tate of Oklahoma
33735931 that has not been certified by the United States
33745932 Department of Homeland Security (USDHS) as being
33755933 compliant with the requirements of the REAL ID Act. A
33765934 REAL ID Noncompliant Dr iver License or Identification
33775935 Card will be clearly marked on the face indicating
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33785963 that it is not compliant with the federal REAL ID Act
33795964 and is not acceptable for official federal purposes.
33805965 The driver license or identification card will have a
33815966 unique design or color indicator that clearly
33825967 distinguishes it from a compl iant license or card.
3383-
33845968 2. Original Driver License and Identification Card Issuance:
3385-
33865969 a. Application for an or iginal REAL ID Compliant or REAL
33875970 ID Noncompliant Driver License or Identification Car d
33885971 shall be made to Service Oklahoma. Beginning January
33895972 1, 2023, application for an original REAL ID Compliant
33905973 Driver License or Identification Card may be made to
33915974 Service Oklahoma or a licensed operator provided such
33925975 licensed operator is authorized to proc ess
33935976 applications for REAL ID Compliant Driver Licenses and
33945977 Identification Cards. Applications for a REAL ID
33955978 Noncompliant Driver License or Identification Card
33965979 shall be made to Service Oklahoma.
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33985980 b. Service Oklahoma employees shall perform all document
33995981 recognition and other requirements needed for approval
34005982 of an original REAL ID Compliant or REAL ID
34015983 Noncompliant Driver License or Identification Card
34025984 application. Beginning January 1, 2023, Service
34035985 Oklahoma employees or authorized licensed operators
34045986 shall perform all document recognition and other
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34066015 REAL ID Compliant Driver License or Identification
34076016 Card application. Service O klahoma employees shall
34086017 perform all document recognition and other
34096018 requirements necessa ry for approval of a REAL ID
34106019 Noncompliant Driver License or Identification Card
34116020 application.
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34156021 c. Upon approval of an original REAL ID Compliant or REAL
34166022 ID Noncompliant Driver License or Identification Card
34176023 application, the applicant may take the approved
34186024 application document to a licensed operator to receive
34196025 a temporary driver license or identification card.
3420-
34216026 d. The licensed operator shall process the approved REAL
34226027 ID Compliant or REAL ID Noncompliant Driver License or
34236028 Identification Card application and upo n payment shall
34246029 provide the applicant a temporary driver licen se or
34256030 identification card. A temporary driver license or
34266031 identification card shall afford the holder the
34276032 privileges otherwise granted by the specific class of
34286033 driver license or identification c ard for the period
34296034 of time listed on the temporary driver lice nse or
34306035 identification card or the period of time prior to the
34316036 applicant receiving a REAL ID Compliant or REA L ID
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34326064 Noncompliant Driver License or Identification Card,
34336065 whichever time period is shor ter.
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34356066 3. REAL ID Compliant Driver License and Identification C ard
34366067 Renewal and Replacement:
3437-
34386068 a. Application for renewal or replacement of a REAL ID
34396069 Compliant Driver License or Identification Card may be
34406070 made to Service Oklahoma or to a licensed operator;
34416071 provided, such licensed operator is authorized to
34426072 process application for REAL ID Compliant Driver
34436073 Licenses and Identification Cards. A licensed
34446074 operator may process the vo luntary downgrade of a REAL
34456075 ID Compliant Commercial Driver License to any lower
34466076 class license upon request of the licensee; provided,
34476077 no additional endorsements or restrictions are placed
34486078 on the license.
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34506079 b. Service Oklahoma employees or authorized licensed
34516080 operators shall perform all document recognition and
34526081 other requirements needed for approval of a renewal or
34536082 replacement REAL ID Compliant Driver License or
34546083 Identification Card application.
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34586084 c. Upon approval of a renewal or replacement REAL ID
34596085 Compliant Driver License or Identification Card
34606086 application, the applicant may receive a temporary
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34616114 driver license or identification card from Service
34626115 Oklahoma or an authorized licensed operator.
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34646116 d. A temporary driver license or identification card
34656117 acquired under the pr ovisions of this paragraph shall
34666118 afford the holder the privileges otherwi se granted by
34676119 the specific class of driver license or identification
34686120 card being renewed or replaced for the period of time
34696121 listed on the temporary driver license or
34706122 identification card or the period of time prior to the
34716123 applicant receiving a REAL ID Compli ant Driver License
34726124 or Identification Card, whichever time period is
34736125 shorter.
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34756126 e. For purposes of this title, an application for a REAL
34766127 ID Compliant Driver License or Identification Car d by
34776128 an individual with a valid Oklahoma -issued driver
34786129 license or identification card shall be considered a
34796130 renewal of a REAL ID Compliant Driver License or
34806131 Identification Card.
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34826132 4. REAL ID Noncompliant Driver License and Identification Card
34836133 Renewal and Replacement:
3484-
34856134 a. Application for renewal or replacement of a REAL ID
34866135 Noncompliant Driver License or Identification Card may
34876136 be made to Service Oklahoma or to a licensed operator.
34886137 A licensed operator may process the voluntary
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34906166 License to any lower class license upon request of t he
34916167 licensee; provided, no additional endorsements or
34926168 restrictions are added to the license.
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34946169 b. Service Oklahoma employees or licensed operators shall
34956170 perform all document recognition and other
34966171 requirements needed for approval of a renewal or
34976172 replacement REAL ID Noncompliant Driver License or
34986173 Identification Card application.
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35026174 c. Upon approval of a renewal or replacement REAL ID
35036175 Noncompliant Driver License or Identification Card
35046176 application, the applicant may receive a temporary
35056177 driver license or identificatio n card from Service
35066178 Oklahoma or a licensed operator.
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35086179 d. A temporary driver license or identification card
35096180 acquired under the provisions of this paragraph shall
35106181 afford the holder the p rivileges otherwise granted by
35116182 the specific class of driver license or id entification
35126183 card being renewed or replaced for the period of time
35136184 listed on the temporary driver license or
35146185 identification card or the period of time prior to the
35156186 applicant receiving a REAL ID Noncompliant Driver
35166187 License or Identification Card, whichever time period
35176188 is shorter.
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35206217 original Oklahoma REAL ID Compliant or REAL ID Noncompliant Driver
35216218 License or an approved applicatio n for the addition of an
35226219 endorsement to a current valid Oklahoma REAL ID Compliant or REAL ID
35236220 Noncompliant Driver License shall be assessed in accor dance with the
35246221 following schedule:
3525-
35266222 Class A Commercial Learner
35276223 Permit $25.00
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35296224 Class A Commercial License $25.00
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35316225 Class B Commercial Learner
35326226 Permit $15.00
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35346227 Class B Commercial License $15.00
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35366228 Class C Commercial Learner
35376229 Permit $15.00
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35396230 Class C Commercial License $15.00
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35416231 Class D License $ 4.00
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35436232 Motorcycle Endorsement $ 4.00
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35476233 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1104 of this
35486234 title, all monies collected from the fees charged for Class A, B and
35496235 C commercial licenses pursuant to the provisions of this subsection
35506236 shall be deposited in the General Revenue Fund of this state.
3551-
35526237 I. The fee charged for any failed examination sh all be Four
35536238 Dollars ($4.00) for any license classification. Notwithstand ing the
35546239 provisions of Section 1104 of this title, all monies collected from
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35556267 such examination fees pursuant to the provisions of this subsection
35566268 shall be deposited in the General Reven ue Fund of this state.
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35586269 J. In addition to any fee charged pursuant to the provisions of
35596270 subsection H of this section, the fee charged for the issuan ce or
35606271 renewal of a REAL ID Noncompliant Driver License shall be in
35616272 accordance with the following schedule; p rovided, that any applicant
35626273 who has a CDL Learner Permit s hall be charged only the replacem ent
35636274 fee for the issuance of the license:
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35656275 License Class 4-year 8-year
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35676276 Class A Commercial Learner
35686277 Permit $56.50 $113.00
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35706278 Class A Commercial License $56.50 $113.00
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35726279 Class B Commercial Learner
35736280 Permit $56.50 $113.00
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35756281 Class B Commercial License $56.50 $113.00
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35776282 Class C Commercial Learner
35786283 Permit $46.50 $93.00
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35806284 Class C Commercial License $46.50 $93.00
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35826285 Class D License $38.50 $77.00
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35846286 K. In addition to any fee charged pursuant to the provisions of
35856287 subsection H of this section, the fee charge d for the issuance or
35866288 renewal of a REAL ID Compliant Driver License shall be in accordance
35876289 with the following schedule; provided, that any applicant who has a
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35916318 issuance of the license:
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35956320 REAL ID Compliant Class A
35966321 Commercial Learner Permit $56.50 $113.00
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35986322 REAL ID Compliant Class A
35996323 Commercial License $56.50 $113.00
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36016324 REAL ID Compliant Class B
36026325 Commercial Learner P ermit $56.50 $113.00
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36046326 REAL ID Compliant Class B
36056327 Commercial License $56.50 $113.00
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36086329 Commercial Learner Permit $46.50 $93.00
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36106330 REAL ID Compliant Class C
36116331 Commercial License $46.50 $93.00
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36136332 REAL ID Compliant Class D
36146333 License $38.50 $77.00
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36166334 L. A commercial learner permit may be renewed one time for a
36176335 period of one hundred eighty (1 80) days. The cost for the renewed
36186336 permit shall be the s ame as for the original permit.
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36206337 M. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1104 of this
36216338 title, of each fee charged pursuant to the provisions of subsections
36226339 J, K and L of this section:
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36246367 1. Five Dollars and fifty cents ($5.50) of a 4-year license or
36256368 Eleven Dollars ($11.00) of an 8-year license shall be deposited to
36266369 the Trauma Care Assistance Revolving Fund cre ated in Section 1-
36276370 2530.9 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
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36296371 2. Six Dollars and seventy -five cents ($6.75) of a 4-year
36306372 license or Thirteen Dollar s and fifty cents ($13.50) of an 8-year
36316373 license shall be deposited to the Department of Public Safety
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36346374 Computer Imaging System Revolving Fund to be u sed solely for the
36356375 purpose of administration and ma intenance of the computerized
36366376 imaging system of the Department through October 31, 2022.
36376377 Beginning November 1, 2022, Six Dollars and seventy -five cents
36386378 ($6.75) of a 4-year license or Thirteen Dollars and fifty cents
36396379 ($13.50) of an 8-year license shall be deposited to the Service
36406380 Oklahoma Computer Imaging System Revolving Fund to be used solely
36416381 for the purpose of administration and maintenance of the
36426382 computerized imaging system of Service Oklahoma;
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36446383 3. Ten Dollars ($10.00) of a 4 -year license or Twenty Doll ars
36456384 ($20.00) of an 8-year license shall be deposited to t he Department
36466385 of Public Safety Revolving Fund for all original or renewal
36476386 issuances of licenses through Octo ber 31, 2022. Beginning November
36486387 1, 2022, Ten Dollars ($10.00) of a 4 -year license or Twen ty Dollars
36496388 ($20.00) of an 8-year license shall be deposit ed to the Service
36506389 Oklahoma Revolving Fund for all original or renewal issuances of
36516390 licenses; and
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36546419 ($6.00) of an 8-year license shall be depo sited to the State Public
36556420 Safety Fund created in Section 2-147 of this title.
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36576421 N. All original and renewal driver licenses shall expire as
36586422 provided in Section 6 -115 of this title.
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36606423 O. Any person sixty -two (62) years of age or older during the
36616424 calendar year of issuance or renewal of a Class D license or
36626425 motorcycle endorsement shall be charged the following prorated fee:
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36666427 Age 62 $21.25 $42.50
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36686428 Age 63 $17.50 $35.00
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36706429 Age 64 $13.75 $27.50
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36746431 P. No person who has been honorably discharged fro m active
36756432 service in any branch of the Armed Forces of the United States or
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36786433 Oklahoma National Guard and who has been certified by the Un ited
36796434 States Department of Veteran s Affairs, its successor or the Armed
36806435 Forces of the United States to be a disabled veter an in receipt of
36816436 compensation at the one-hundred-percent rate for a permanent
36826437 disability sustained through military action or accident resulting
36836438 from disease contracted while in such active service and reg istered
36846439 with the veterans registry created by the O klahoma Department of
36856440 Veterans Affairs shall be charged a fee for the issuance,
36866441 replacement or renewal of an Oklahoma driver license; p rovided, that
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36886470 subsection, no registration with the ve terans registry shall be
36896471 required.
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36916472 Q. In accordance with the provisions of subsection G of this
36926473 section, Service Oklahoma is authorize d to promulgate rules for the
36936474 issuance and renewal of driver licenses authorized pursuant to the
36946475 provisions of Sections 6 -101 through 6-309 of this title; provided,
36956476 that no such rules applicable to the issuance or renewal of REAL ID
36966477 Noncompliant Driver Lic enses shall create more stringent standards
36976478 than such rules applicable as of January 1, 2017, unless directly
36986479 related to a specific change in statutory law concerning standards
36996480 for REAL ID Noncompliant Driver Licenses. Applications, upon forms
37006481 approved by Service Oklahoma, for such licen ses shall be handled, in
37016482 accordance with the provisions of subsection G of this section, by
37026483 the licensed operator; provided, Service Oklahoma is authorized to
37036484 assume these duties in any county of this state. Each licensed
37046485 operator accepting applications f or driver licenses shall receive
37056486 Six Dollars ($6.00) for a 4 -year REAL ID Noncompliant D river License
37066487 or Twelve Dollars ($12.00) for an 8-year REAL ID Noncompliant Driver
37076488 License or Ten Dollars ($10.00) for a 4 -year REAL ID Compliant
37086489 Driver License or Twen ty Dollars ($20.00) for an 8 -year REAL ID
37096490 Compliant Driver License to be deducted from t he total collected for
37106491 each license or renewal applicatio n accepted. Beginning July 1,
37116492 2022, and ending May 31, 2023, each motor licen se agent or licensed
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37136521 over the age of sixty -five (65) years or for applications for driver
37146522 licenses pursuant to the provisions of subsection P of this section
37156523 shall receive Six Dollars ($6. 00) for a 4-year driver license o r
37166524 Twelve Dollars ($12.00) for an 8 -year drive license, to be deducted
37176525 daily by the motor license agent or licensed operator receipts. The
37186526 amount retained pursuant to this subsection shall not be retain ed by
37196527 any state agency. The fees received by the lice nsed operator,
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37226528 authorized by this subsection, shall be used for operating expenses.
37236529 For purposes of this subsection, “licensed operator” shall mean an
37246530 individual who obtains a license from the Service Oklahoma Operator
37256531 Board to operate a designated Servic e Oklahoma location and offers
37266532 third-party fulfillment of designated services to be rend ered by
37276533 Service Oklahoma.
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37296534 R. Notwithstanding the provisio ns of Section 1104 of this title
37306535 and subsection Q of this section and except as provided in
37316536 subsections H and M of this section, the first Sixty Thousand
37326537 Dollars ($60,000.00) of all monies collected pursuant to this
37336538 section shall be paid by the Oklahoma Ta x Commission to the State
37346539 Treasurer to be deposited in the General Revenue Fu nd of the State
37356540 Treasury.
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37376541 The next Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) of monies
37386542 collected pursuant to this secti on shall be paid by the Tax
37396543 Commission to the State Treasu rer to be deposited each fiscal year
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37406571 under the provisions of this section to the credit of the Department
37416572 of Public Safety Restricted Revolving Fund for the purpose of the
37426573 Statewide Law Enforcement Communications System. All other monies
37436574 collected in excess of Five Hundred Sixty Thousand Dollars
37446575 ($560,000.00) each fiscal year shal l be apportioned as provided in
37456576 Section 1104 of this title, except as otherwise provided in this
37466577 section.
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37486578 S. Service Oklahoma shall retain the images displayed on
37496579 licenses and identification cards issued pursuant to the provisions
37506580 of Sections 6-101 through 6-309 of this title which may b e used
37516581 only:
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37536582 1. By a law enforcement agency for purposes of criminal
37546583 investigations, missing person investigations or any law enforcement
37556584 purpose which is deemed necessary by the Commissioner of Public
37566585 Safety;
3757-
37586586 2. By the driver licensing agency of another state for its
37596587 official purpose; and
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37616588 3. As provided in Section 2 -110 of this title.
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37656589 All agencies approved by the Oklahoma Law Enforcement
37666590 Telecommunications System (OLETS) or the National Law Enforcement
37676591 Telecommunications System (NLETS) to receive photog raphs or
37686592 computerized images may obtain them through OLETS or through NLETS.
37696593 Photographs or computerized images may be obtained by law
37706594 enforcement one inquiry at a time.
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37736623 purpose must conform to i ndustry standards for interoperability and
37746624 open architecture. The Department of Public Safety may promulgate
37756625 rules to implement the provisions of this subsection.
3776-
37776626 T. No person may hold more than one state -issued or territory-
37786627 issued REAL ID Compliant Driv er License or REAL ID Compliant
37796628 Identification Card from Oklahoma or any other state or territory.
37806629 Service Oklahoma shall not issue a REAL ID Com pliant Driver License
37816630 to a person who has been previously issued a REAL ID Co mpliant
37826631 Driver License or REAL ID Compliant Identification Card until such
37836632 license or identification card has been surren dered to Service
37846633 Oklahoma by the applicant. Service Oklah oma may promulgate rules
37856634 related to the issuance of replacement REAL ID Compl iant Driver
37866635 Licenses in the event of loss or theft.
3787-
37886636 U. Upon the effective date of this act Beginning May 24, 2021 ,
37896637 and ending on April 30, 2023, in addition to the amounts provide d in
37906638 subsection Q of this section, a licensed operator shall receive Five
37916639 Dollars ($5.00) for each processed application for a REAL ID
37926640 Compliant 4-year Driver License and Ten Dollars ($10.00) for e ach
37936641 processed application for a REAL ID Compliant 8-year Driver License.
37946642 Any additional amounts provided pursuant to this subsection s hall
37956643 not be retained by Service O klahoma.
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37986672 amended by Section 42, Chapter 282, O.S.L. 2022 (47 O.S. S upp. 2022,
37996673 Section 6-105), is amended to read as follows:
3800-
38016674 Section 6-105. A. Unless a legal custodial parent or legal
38026675 guardian has filed an objection to licensure pursuant to Section 6 -
38036676 103.1 of this title, any person under eighteen (18) years of age who
38046677 is in compliance with or not subject to Section 6 -107.3 of this
38056678 title may be permitted to operate:
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38096679 1. A Class D motor vehicle under the graduated driver license
38106680 provisions prescribed in subsections B through E of this section;
3811-
38126681 2. A motorcycle under the pr ovisions prescribed in subsection H
38136682 of this section; or
3814-
38156683 3. A farm vehicle u nder the provisions prescribed in subsection
38166684 I of this section.
3817-
38186685 B. Any person who is at least fifteen (15) years of age may
38196686 drive during a session in which the driver is being ins tructed in a
38206687 driver education course, as set out in subparagraphs a, b, c, d and
38216688 e of paragraph 1 of subsecti on C of this section, by a certified
38226689 driver education instructor who is seated in the ri ght front seat of
38236690 the motor vehicle.
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38256691 C. Any person:
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38276692 1. Who is at least fifteen and one-half (15 1/2) years of age
38286693 and is currently receiving instruction in or has suc cessfully
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38306722 “driver education” shall mean:
3831-
38326723 a. a prescribed secondary school drive r education course,
38336724 as provided for in Sections 19 -113 through 19-121 of
38346725 Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
3835-
38366726 b. a driver education course, certified by the Department
38376727 of Public Safety Service Oklahoma, from a parochial,
38386728 private, or other nonpublic secondary school,
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38406729 c. a commercial driver training course, as defined by
38416730 Sections 801 through 808 of this title,
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38436731 d. a parent-taught driver education course, certified by
38446732 Service of Oklahoma, in conjunction with the
38456733 Department of Public Safety. The Department Service
38466734 Oklahoma shall promulgate rules for any parent -taught
38476735 driver education cou rse, or
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38496736 e. a driver education cou rse certified by a state other
38506737 than Oklahoma; or
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38546738 2. Who is at least sixteen (16) years of age,
3855-
38566739 may, upon successfully passing all parts of the dri ver license
38576740 examination administered by Service Oklahoma, or an approved wri tten
38586741 examination proctor, except the driving examination, be issued a
38596742 learner permit which will grant the permittee the p rivilege to
38606743 operate a Class D motor vehicle upon the public highways only
38616744 between the hours of 5:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. and while accom panied
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38636773 and who is actually occupying a seat beside the permittee; provided,
38646774 the written examination for a learner permit may be waived by
38656775 Service Oklahoma upon verification that the person h as successfully
38666776 completed driver education.
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38686777 D. 1. Any person:
3869-
38706778 a. who has applied for, been issued, and has possessed a
38716779 learner permit for a minimum of six (6) months one
38726780 hundred eighty (180) days, and
3873-
38746781 b. whose custodial legal parent or legal guardian
38756782 certifies to Service Oklahoma by swo rn affidavit that
38766783 the person has received a minimum of fifty (50) hours
38776784 of actual behind-the-wheel training, of which at least
38786785 ten (10) hours of su ch training was at night, from a
38796786 licensed driver who was at least twenty -one (21) years
38806787 of age and who was pr operly licensed to operate a
38816788 Class D motor vehicle for a minimum of two (2) years,
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38836789 may be issued an intermediate Class D license upon successfully
38846790 passing all parts of the driver license examinations administered by
38856791 Service Oklahoma; provided, the written examination, if it has not
38866792 previously been administered or waived, may be waived by Serv ice
38876793 Oklahoma upon verification that the person has successf ully
38886794 completed driver education or the driving examination may be waived
38896795 by Service Oklahoma upon successful passage of the examination
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38916824 Section 6-110 of this title. However, notwithstandi ng the date of
38926825 issuance of the learner permit, if the person has been convic ted of
38936826 a traffic offense which is reported on the driving record of that
38946827 person, the time period specified in subparagrap h a of this
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38976828 paragraph shall be recalculated to begin from t he date of conviction
38986829 for the traffic offense, and must elapse before that p erson may be
38996830 issued an intermedia te Class D license. If the person has been
39006831 convicted of more than one traffic offense w hich is reported on the
39016832 driving record of that person, the time period specified in
39026833 subparagraph a of this paragraph shall be recalcula ted to begin from
39036834 the most recent date of conviction, and must elapse before that
39046835 person may be issued an intermediate Cl ass D license.
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39066836 2. A person who has been issued an intermed iate Class D license
39076837 under the provisions of this subsection:
3908-
39096838 a. shall be granted the privilege to operate a Class D
39106839 motor vehicle upon the public highways:
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39126840 (1) only between the hours of 5:00 a.m. and 10:00
39136841 p.m., except for driving to and from work,
39146842 school, school activities, and church activities,
39156843 or
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39176844 (2) at any time, if a license d driver who is at least
39186845 twenty-one (21) years of age is actually
39196846 occupying a seat beside the intermediate Class D
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39216875 is a farm or ranch resident, and is operating a
39226876 motor vehicle while engaged in farming or
39236877 ranching operations outside the li mits of a
39246878 municipality, or driving to and from work,
39256879 school, school activities, or churc h activities,
39266880 and
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39286881 b. shall not operate a motor vehicle with more than one
39296882 passenger unless:
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39316883 (1) all passengers live in the same househo ld as the
39326884 custodial legal parent or legal guardian, or
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39346885 (2) a licensed driver at least twenty -one (21) years
39356886 of age is actually occupying a seat beside the
39366887 intermediate Class D lice nsee.
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39406888 E. Any person who has been issued an intermediate Class D
39416889 license for a minimum of:
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39436890 1. One (1) year; or
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39456891 2. Six (6) months One hundred eighty (180) days , if the person
39466892 has completed both th e driver education and the parent-certified
39476893 behind-the-wheel training provisions of subparagraph b of paragraph
39486894 1 of subsection D of th is section,
3949-
39506895 may be issued a Class D license. However, notwithstanding the date
39516896 of issuance of the Class D license, if th e person has been convicted
39526897 of a traffic offense which is r eported on the driving record of that
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39546926 subsection, as applicable, shall be recalculated to begin from the
39556927 date of conviction for the tr affic offense, and must elapse before
39566928 that person may be is sued a Class D license. If the person has been
39576929 convicted of more than one t raffic offense which is reported on the
39586930 driving record of that person, the time periods specified in
39596931 paragraph 1 or 2 of this subsection, as applicable, shall be
39606932 recalculated to begin from the most recent date of conviction, and
39616933 must elapse before that per son may be issued a Class D licen se.
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39636934 F. Learner permits and intermediate Class D licenses shall be
39646935 issued for the same p eriod as all other driver licenses. The
39656936 licenses may be suspended or canceled at the discretion of the
39666937 Department, with notice to Service Oklahoma, for violation of
39676938 restrictions, for failing to give the required or correct
39686939 information on the application, for knowingly giving false or
39696940 inaccurate information on the application or any subsequent
39706941 documentation related to the granting of driv ing privileges, for
39716942 using a hand-held electronic device while operating a motor vehicle
39726943 for non-life-threatening emergenc y purposes or for violation of any
39736944 traffic laws of this sta te pertaining to the operation of a motor
39746945 vehicle.
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39766946 G. Service Oklahoma shal l promulgate rules establishing
39776947 procedures for removal of learner permit and intermediate Class D
39786948 license restrictions fr om the permit or license upon the permittee
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39796976 or licensee qualifying for a less restricted or an unrestricted
39806977 license.
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39846978 H. Any person fourteen (14) years of age or older may apply for
39856979 a restricted Class D license with a motorcycle -only restriction.
39866980 After the person has successfully passed all parts of the motorcycl e
39876981 examination other than the driving examination, has successfully
39886982 completed a certified state-approved motorcycle basic rider course
39896983 approved by the Department of Public Safety, in conjunction wit h
39906984 Service Oklahoma, and has met all requirements provided f or in the
39916985 rules of the Department and Service Oklahoma, Service Oklahoma sha ll
39926986 issue to the person a restrict ed Class D license with a motorcycle -
39936987 only restriction which shall grant to the person, w hile having the
39946988 license in the person’s immediate possessio n, the privilege to
39956989 operate a motorcycle or motor -driven cycle:
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39976990 1. With a piston displacement not to exceed three hundred (300)
39986991 cubic centimeters;
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40006992 2. Between the hours of 4:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. o nly;
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40026993 3. While wearing approved protective headgear; and
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40046994 4. While accompanied by and receiving instruction from any
40056995 person who is at least twenty-one (21) years of age and who is
40066996 properly licensed pursuant to the laws of this state to operate a
40076997 motorcycle or motor-driven cycle, and who has visual contact with
40086998 the restricted licensee.
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40117027 from date of issuance of the restricted Class D license with a
40127028 motorcycle-only restriction to have the restricti on of being
40137029 accompanied by a licensed driver removed by suc cessfully completing
40147030 the driving portion of an examination.
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40167031 The written examination and driving examination f or a restricted
40177032 Class D license with a motorcycle -only endorsement shall be waived
40187033 by Service Oklahoma upon verification that the person has
40197034 successfully completed a certified state-approved motorcycle basic
40207035 rider course approved by the Department and Serv ice Oklahoma.
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40227036 I. Service Oklahoma may in its discretion issue a special
40237037 permit to any person who has attained the age of fourteen (14)
40247038 years, authorizing such person to operate farm vehicles between the
40257039 farm and the market to haul commodities grown on the farm; provided,
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40287040 that the special permit shall be temporary and shall expire not more
40297041 than thirty (30) days after the issuance of the special permi t.
40307042 Special permits shall be issued only to farm residents and shall be
40317043 issued only during the time of the ha rvest of the principal crops
40327044 grown on such farm. Provided, however, Service Oklahoma sh all not
40337045 issue a special permit pursuant to this subsection until Service
40347046 Oklahoma is fully satisfied after the examination of the appli cation
40357047 and other evidence furnish ed in support thereof, that the person is
40367048 physically and mentally developed to such a de gree that the
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40377076 operation of a motor vehicle by the person wo uld not be inimical to
40387077 public safety.
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40407078 J. As used in this section:
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40427079 1. “Hand-held electronic device ” means a mobile telephone or
40437080 electronic device with which a user engages in a telephone call,
40447081 plays or stores media, including but not limited to music and video,
40457082 or sends or reads a text message while requiring the use of at least
40467083 one hand; and
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40487084 2. “Using a hand-held electronic device ” means engaging any
40497085 function on an electronic device.
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40517086 K. All driver education courses provided for in paragraph 1 of
40527087 subsection C of this section shall include education regarding the
40537088 dangers of texting while driving and the effects of being under the
40547089 influence of alcohol or other intoxicating substance while driving.
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40567090 SECTION 15. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021 , Section 6-110, as
40577091 amended by Section 49, Chapter 282, O.S.L. 2022 (47 O.S. Supp. 2022,
40587092 Section 6-110), is amended to read as follows:
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40607093 Section 6-110. A. 1. Service Oklahoma shall establish
40617094 procedures to ensure every applicant for an original Class A, B , C
40627095 or D license and for any endorsements thereon is examined by Service
40637096 Oklahoma, or an approved written exa mination proctor, except as
40647097 otherwise provided in Section 6 -101 et seq. of this title or as
40657098 provided in paragraph 2 of this subsection or in subsec tions D and E
40667099 of this section. Service Oklahoma is authorized to approve an d
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40677127 enter into agreements with loca l school districts, the Oklahoma
40687128 Department of Career and Technology Education, or insti tutions of
40697129 higher education to act as approved written exam ination proctors
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40727130 with regard to any written examination required by this sec tion.
40737131 The examination shall incl ude a test of the applicant ’s:
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40757132 a. eyesight,
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40777133 b. ability to read and understand highway si gns
40787134 regulating, warning and directing traffic,
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40807135 c. knowledge of the traffic laws of this state including
40817136 a portion on bicycle and motorc ycle safety, and
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40837137 d. ability, by actual demonstration, to exercise ordinary
40847138 and reasonable control in the operation of a m otor
40857139 vehicle. The actual demonstration shall be conducted
40867140 in the type of motor vehicle for the class of driver
40877141 license being applied f or.
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40897142 The Department of Public Safe ty, in conjunction with Service
40907143 Oklahoma, may create a knowledge test that may be taken on the
40917144 Internet by an applicant applying for a Class D lice nse.
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40937145 Any licensee seeking to apply for a driver license of another class
40947146 which is not covered by the licensee ’s current driver license shall
40957147 be considered an applicant for an original license for t hat class.
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40977148 2. Service Oklahoma shall have the authority to waive the
40987149 requirement of any part of the examination required in paragraph 1
40997150 of this subsection for those ap plicants whose driving record meets
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41007178 the standards set by the Department of Public Safety and surrender
41017179 either of the following:
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41037180 a. a valid unexpired driver license issued by any state
41047181 or country for the same type or types o f vehicles, or
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41067182 b. an expired driver license that:
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41087183 (1) is not expired more than six (6) months past the
41097184 expiration date listed on the driver license, and
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41117185 (2) is not a Class A, B or C commercial driver
41127186 license or commercial driver license permit.
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41167187 3. Service Oklahoma shall accept skills tes t results from
41177188 another state for Class A, B or C license applicants who have
41187189 successfully completed commercial motor vehicle driver training in
41197190 that state and successfully passed the skills test in that state;
41207191 provided, Service Oklahoma shall not accept sk ills test results from
41217192 another state when the applicant has not successfully completed
41227193 commercial motor vehicle driver training in that state. Not hing in
41237194 this section shall be construed to prohibit Service Oklahoma from
41247195 administering the skills test to an y applicant who has successfully
41257196 completed commercial vehicle driver training in another state.
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41277197 4. All applicants requiring a hazardous materials endorsement
41287198 shall be required, for the renewal of the endorsement, to
41297199 successfully complete the examination a nd to submit to a security
41307200 threat assessment performed by the Transportation Security
41317201 Administration of the Department of Homeland Security as requ ired by
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41327229 and pursuant to 49 C.F.R., Part 1572, which shall be used to
41337230 determine whether the applicant is eligi ble for renewal of the
41347231 endorsement pursuant to federal law and regulation.
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41367232 5. Service Oklahoma, or an approved written examination
41377233 proctor, shall give the complete examination as provided for in this
41387234 section within thirty (30) days from the date the appli cation is
41397235 received, and the examination shall be given at a location within
41407236 one hundred (100) miles of the residence of the applicant. Service
41417237 Oklahoma shall make every effort to make the examination locations
41427238 and times convenient for applicants. Service Oklahoma shall
41437239 consider giving the examination at various school sites if the
41447240 district board of education for the district in which the site is
41457241 located agrees and if economically feasible and practicable.
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41477242 B. Any person holding a valid Oklahoma Class D li cense or
41487243 provisional driver license pursuant to Section 6 -212 of this title
41497244 and applying for a Class A, B or C commercial license shall be
41507245 required to successfully complete all examinations as required for
41517246 the specified class. Failure to submit to Service Oklahoma
41527247 federally required medical certification information pursuant to 49
41537248 C.F.R., Part 391.41 et seq. shall result in an automatic downgrade
41547249 of a commercial license to a Class D license. Provided, however,
41557250 once the required medical certification infor mation has been
41567251 received by Service Oklahoma, the license shall be reinstated to the
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41597279 classification of the commercial license prior to the downgrad e and
41607280 the holder of such a license shall not be required to reapply.
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41627281 C. Except as provided in subsection E o f Section 6-101 of this
41637282 title, any person holding a valid Oklahoma Class A, B or C
41647283 commercial license shall, upon time for renewal thereof, be enti tled
41657284 to a Class D license without any type of testing or examination,
41667285 except for any endorsements thereon as otherwise provided for by
41677286 Section 6-110.1 of this title.
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41697287 D. 1. Any certified driver ed ucation instructor who is
41707288 currently an operator or an emplo yee of a commercial driver training
41717289 school in this state or any driver educa tion instructor employed by
41727290 any school district in this state shall be eligible to apply to be a
41737291 designated examiner of S ervice Oklahoma for the purposes of
41747292 administering the Class D driving skills portion of the Oklahoma
41757293 driving examination to any person who has been issued a learner
41767294 permit.
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41787295 2. The Department of Public Safety, in conjunction with Service
41797296 Oklahoma, shall adopt a curriculum of required courses and training
41807297 to be offered to applicants who are qualified to apply to be a
41817298 designated examiner. The courses and training for cert ification
41827299 shall meet the same standards as required for driver examiners of
41837300 Service Oklahoma.
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41857301 3. Each person applying to be a designated examiner shall be
41867302 required to pay an initial designated examiner certification fee of
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41877330 One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) . Upon successful completion of
41887331 training prescribed by paragraph 2 of this subsection, the person
41897332 shall be required to pay an annual designated ex aminer certification
41907333 fee of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00). If an applicant for the
41917334 designated examiner prog ram is employed by an Oklahoma public school
41927335 system that offers driver education, and he or she administers the
41937336 skills test only to students enroll ed in a public school driver
41947337 education program, the certification fee may be waived by Service
41957338 Oklahoma. Each designated examiner certification shall expire on
41967339 the last day of the calendar year an d may be renewed upon
41977340 application to Service Oklahoma. The designated examiner
41987341 certification fees collected by Service Oklahoma pursua nt to this
41997342 subsection shall be de posited to the credit of the Department of
42007343 Public Safety Restricted Revolving Fund to be used for the purposes
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42037344 of this subsection, through October 31, 2022. Beginning November 1,
42047345 2022, the designated examiner certification fees collected by
42057346 Service Oklahoma pursuant to this subsection shall be deposited to
42067347 the credit of the Service Oklahoma Revolving Fund. No designated
42077348 examiner certification fee s hall be refunded in the event that
42087349 certification is denied, suspended or rev oked.
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42107350 4. A designated examiner m ay charge a fee for each Class D
42117351 driving skills examination given, whether the person be ing examined
42127352 passes or fails the examination.
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42147380 5. Service Oklahoma shall conduct an annual complete nationwide
42157381 criminal history backgro und check on require each designated
42167382 examiner and a complete nationwide criminal history background check
42177383 on each designated examiner applicant and driver education
42187384 instructor applicant to submit to an electronic national criminal
42197385 history record check purs uant to Section 150.9 of Title 74 of the
42207386 Oklahoma Statutes. The fees for the background record check shall
42217387 be borne by the designated examiner, or designated examiner
42227388 applicant, driver education instructor, or driver education
42237389 instructor applicant .
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42257390 6. The Department of Public Safety, in conjunction with Service
42267391 Oklahoma, shall promulgate rules to implement and administer t he
42277392 provisions of this subsection.
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42297393 E. 1. Upon application and approval of Service Oklahoma, any
42307394 public or private commercial truck dri ving school that has or
42317395 maintains a program instructing students for a Class A, B or C
42327396 license, public transit agency or state, county or municipal
42337397 government agency in this state shall be authorized to hire or
42347398 employ designated examiners approved by Servi ce Oklahoma to be
42357399 third-party examiners of the Class A, B or C driving skills portion
42367400 of the Oklahoma driving examination . All designated examiners must
42377401 successfully have complete d the courses and training as outlined in
42387402 paragraph 2 of this subsection. S ervice Oklahoma shall be required
42397403 to approve at least one public transit agency that has or maintains
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42407431 a program instructing students for a Class A, B or C license to hire
42417432 or employ third-party examiners pursuant to this section. It shall
42427433 be permissible for any public transit agency opera ting in the State
42437434 of Oklahoma to utilize the third -party examiners hired or employed
42447435 by a public transit agency approved by Service Oklahoma.
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42487436 2. The Department of Public Safety, in conjunction with Service
42497437 Oklahoma, shall adopt a curriculum of required co urses and training
42507438 to be offered to third -party examiners. The courses and training
42517439 for certification shall meet the same standards as required fo r
42527440 commercial driver examiners of Service Oklahoma.
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42547441 3. Service Oklahoma shal l require each third -party examiner
42557442 applicant and commercial school driver education instructor
42567443 applicant to submit to an electronic national criminal history
42577444 record check pursuant to Section 150.9 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma
42587445 Statutes. On or before Decemb er 1, 2022, Service Oklahoma shal l
42597446 require each third-party examiner or commercial school driver
42607447 education instructor to submit to an electronic national criminal
42617448 history record check pursuant to Section 150.9 of Title 74 of the
42627449 Oklahoma Statutes. The fee s for the background check shall be borne
42637450 by the third-party examiner, third -party examiner applicant,
42647451 commercial school driver education instructor or commercial school
42657452 driver education instructor applicant.
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42677453 F. Service Oklahoma shall promulgate rules to:
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42697481 1. Implement and administer the provisions of this section
42707482 based on requirements set forth in Section 383.75 of Title 4 9 of the
42717483 Code of Federal Regulations;
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42737484 2. Establish a proce ss to inform any school, public transit
42747485 agency, examiner, or state, county o r municipal government agency,
42757486 who has been denied, within forty -five (45) days from the denial;
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42777487 3. Create an appeal pro cess for any school, public transit
42787488 agency, examiner, or st ate, county or municipal government agency
42797489 denied; and
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42817490 4. If the initial ap plication for approval was denied , limit
42827491 the number of times an individual school, public transit agency,
42837492 individual examiner applicant, or state, county or municipal
42847493 government agency may reapply in a calendar year to two
42857494 reapplications.
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42897495 SECTION 16. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 6 -111, as
42907496 last amended by Section 53, Chapter 282, O.S.L. 2022 (47 O .S. Supp.
42917497 2022, Section 6-111), is amended to read as follo ws:
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42937498 Section 6-111. A. 1. Service Oklahoma shall, upon payment of
42947499 the required fee, issue to every applican t qualifying therefor a
42957500 Class A, B, C or D driver license or identification card as appl ied
42967501 for, which license or card shall bear thereon a distinguishing
42977502 alphanumeric identification assigned to the licensee or cardholder,
42987503 date of issuance and date of expi ration of the license or card, the
42997504 full legal name, signature or computerized signature, date of birth,
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43007532 residence address, unless specified as an exception in the Code of
43017533 Federal Regulations per 6 C.F.R., Section 37.17 , sex, a computerized
43027534 color image of the licensee or cardholder taken in accordance with
43037535 Service Oklahoma rules and security features as determined by
43047536 Service Oklahoma. The image shall depict a full front un obstructed
43057537 view of the entire face of the licensee or cardholder; provided, a
43067538 commercial learner permit shall not bear the image of the licensee.
43077539 When any person is issued b oth a driver license and an
43087540 identification card, Service Oklahoma shall ensure the information
43097541 on both the license and the card are the same, unless otherwise
43107542 provided by law.
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43127543 2. A driver license or identification card issued by Service
43137544 Oklahoma on or after March 1, 2004, shall bear thereon the county of
43147545 residence of the licensee or ca rdholder.
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43167546 3. Service Oklahoma may cancel the disting uishing number, when
43177547 that distinguishing number is another person ’s Social Security
43187548 number, assign a new distinguishing a lphanumeric identification, and
43197549 issue a new license or identification card without charge to the
43207550 licensee or cardholder.
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43227551 4. Service Oklahoma may promulgate rules for i nclusion of the
43237552 height and a brief description of the licensee or cardholder on the
43247553 face of the card or license identifying the licensee or cardholder
43257554 as deaf or hard-of-hearing.
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43287583 attach to a driver license or identification card any decal,
43297584 sticker, label, or other attachment. A ny law enforcement officer is
43307585 authorized to remove and dispose of any unlawful dec al, sticker,
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43337586 label, or other attachment from the driv er license of a person. The
43347587 law enforcement officer, the employing agency of the officer,
43357588 Service Oklahoma, and the Stat e of Oklahoma shall be immune from any
43367589 liability for any loss suffered by the lice nsee, cardholder, or the
43377590 owner of the decal, sticker, label, or other attachment cause d by
43387591 the removal and destruction of the decal, sticker, label, or other
43397592 attachment.
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43417593 6. Service Oklahoma may develop by rule a procedure which
43427594 complies with the provision s of subsection G of Section 6 -101 of
43437595 this title whereby a person may apply for a rene wal or replacement
43447596 Oklahoma Class D license or Oklahoma identification card.
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43467597 B. 1. Service Oklahoma may issue or authorize the issuance of
43477598 a temporary permit or license to an applicant for a driver license
43487599 permitting such applicant to operate a motor veh icle while Service
43497600 Oklahoma is completing its investigation and determination of all
43507601 facts relative to such applicant’s privilege to receive a license,
43517602 or while a permanent driver license is being produced and delivered
43527603 to the applicant. Such permit or li cense must be in the immediate
43537604 possession of the driver while operating a motor vehicle, and it
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43547632 shall be invalid when the applicant’s permanent driver license has
43557633 been issued and delivered or for good cause has been refused .
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43577634 2. Service Oklahoma may issue or authorize the issuance of a
43587635 temporary identification card to an applicant, permitting the holder
43597636 the privileges otherwise granted by identification cards, while a
43607637 permanent driver license is being provided and delivered to the
43617638 applicant. Such card shal l be invalid when the applicant ’s
43627639 permanent identification card has been issued and deli vered, or for
43637640 good cause has been refused.
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43657641 C. 1. Service Oklahoma may issue a re stricted commercial
43667642 driver license to drivers eightee n (18) years of age or older for
43677643 any of the following specific farm -related service industries:
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43697644 a. farm retail outlets an d suppliers,
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43717645 b. agri-chemical businesses,
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43737646 c. custom harvesters, and
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43777647 d. livestock feeders.
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43797648 The applicant shall hold have held a valid Oklahoma driver
43807649 license for at least one year. Applicants with more than two (2)
43817650 years of driving experience shall have a good driving record for the
43827651 most recent two (2) year period and shall meet all the requirements
43837652 for a commercial driver license. The r estricted commercial driver
43847653 license shall not exceed a total of one hundred eighty (180) days
43857654 within any twelve-month period the maximum total days that federal
43867655 law allows. Applicants for the restricted commercial driver license
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43877683 shall be exempt from the k nowledge and skills test. Applic ation of
43887684 the restricted commercial driver license does not have to be used in
43897685 consecutive days. The use of the permit shall be declared at
43907686 application.
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43927687 2. A “good driving record” as used in this subsection shall
43937688 mean an applicant:
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43957689 a. has not had more tha n one license,
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43977690 b. has not had any license suspended, revoked , or
43987691 canceled,
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44007692 c. has not had any conviction for any type of
44017693 disqualifying offenses or serious traffic violati ons,
44027694 or
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44047695 d. has not had any conviction for a violation of state or
44057696 local law relating t o motor vehicle traffic control,
44067697 other than a parking violation, arising in connection
44077698 with any traffic accident and has no record of an
44087699 accident in which they are at fau lt.
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44107700 3. The restricted commercial driver license shal l not be valid
44117701 for operators of commercial motor vehicles beyond one hundred fifty
44127702 (150) miles from the place of business or the farm currently being
44137703 served. Such license shall be limited to Class B or C vehicles.
44147704 Holders of such licenses who transport h azardous materials which are
44157705 required to be placarded shall be limited to the following:
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44177733 a. diesel fuel in quantities of one thousand (1,000)
44187734 gallons or less,
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44227735 b. liquid fertilizers in vehicles with total capacities
44237736 of three thousand (3,000) gallons or less , and
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44257737 c. solid fertilizers that a re not mixed with any organic
44267738 substance.
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44287739 No other placarded hazardous materials shall be transported by
44297740 holders of such licenses.
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44317741 D. Service Oklahoma may issue a non-domiciled commercial
44327742 learner permit or a non -domiciled commercial driver license to:
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44347743 1. An H2A-Temporary Agricultural worker lawfully present in the
44357744 United States as indicated on an original, valid and unexpired I-94
44367745 immigration status document issued by the United States Customs and
44377746 Immigration Service; and
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44397747 2. A J-1 Exchange Visitor Program participant lawfully present
44407748 in the United States as indicated on a valid and unexpired J-1
44417749 Visitor Visa issued by the United States Customs and I mmigration
44427750 Service and who is enrolled in an agricultural education training
44437751 program.
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44457752 A person applying for s uch permit or license must comply with
44467753 all testing and licensing requirements in accorda nce with applicable
44477754 federal regulations, state laws and Ser vice Oklahoma rules. T he
44487755 issued license shall be valid until the expiration of the visa for
44497756 the non-domiciled worker. Service Oklahoma may promulgate rules for
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44507784 the implementation of the process t o carry out the provisions of
44517785 this section.
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44537786 E. 1. Service Oklahoma shall develop a procedure whereby a
44547787 person applying for an origina l, renewal or replacement Class A , B,
44557788 C or D driver license or identification card who is required to
44567789 register as a convicted sex offender with the Department of
44577790 Corrections pursuant to the provisions of the Sex Offenders
44587791 Registration Act and who the Depar tment of Corrections designates a s
44597792 an aggravated or habitual offender pursuant to subsection J of
44607793 Section 584 of Title 57 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall be issued a
44617794 license or card bearing the words “Sex Offender”.
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44657795 2. Service Oklahoma shall notify every p erson subject to
44667796 registration under the provisions of Section 1 -101 et seq. of this
44677797 title who holds a current Class A, B, C or D driver license or
44687798 identification card that such per son is required to surr ender the
44697799 license or card to Service Oklahoma within one hundred eighty (180)
44707800 days from the date of the notice.
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44727801 3. Upon surrendering the license or card for the reason set
44737802 forth in this subsection, application may be made with Servi ce
44747803 Oklahoma for a repla cement license or card bearing the words “Sex
44757804 Offender”.
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44777805 4. Failure to comply with th e requirements set forth in such
44787806 notice shall result in cancellation of the person ’s license or card.
44797807 Such cancellation shall be in effect for one (1) year, after which
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44807835 time the person may make application with Service Okl ahoma for a new
44817836 license or card bearing the words “Sex Offender”. Continued use of
44827837 a canceled license or card shall cons titute a misdemeanor and shall,
44837838 upon conviction thereof, be punishable by a fine o f not less than
44847839 Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00), nor mor e than Two Hundred Dollars
44857840 ($200.00). When an individual is no longer required to register as
44867841 a convicted sex offender w ith the Department of Corrections pursuant
44877842 to the provisions of the Sex Offenders Registration Act, the
44887843 individual shall be eligible to receive a driver license or
44897844 identification card which does not bear the words “Sex Offender”.
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44917845 F. Nothing in subsection E of this section shall be deemed to
44927846 impose any liability u pon or give rise to a c ause of action against
44937847 any employee, agent or officia l of the Department of Correction s for
44947848 failing to designate a sex offender as an aggravated or habitual
44957849 offender pursuant to subsection J of Section 584 of Title 57 of the
44967850 Oklahoma Statutes.
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44987851 G. A person subject to an order for the installation of an
44997852 ignition interlock device shall be req uired by Service Oklahoma to
45007853 submit his or her driver license for a replacement. The re placement
45017854 driver license shall bear the words “Interlock Required” and such
45027855 designation shall remain on the driver license for the dura tion of
45037856 the order requiring the i gnition interlock device. The replacement
45047857 license shall be subject to the same expirati on and renewal
45057858 procedures provided by law. Upon completion of the requirements fo r
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45087886 the interlock device, a person may apply for a repl acement driver
45097887 license.
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45117888 H. Service Oklahoma shall develop a procedure whereby a person
45127889 applying for an original, renewal or replacement Class D driver
45137890 license who has been granted modified driving privi leges under this
45147891 title shall be issued a Class D driv er license which identifies the
45157892 license as a modified license.
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45177893 SECTION 17. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 20 21, Section 6-113, is
45187894 amended to read as follows:
4519-
45207895 Section 6-113. A. The Department of Public Safety Service
45217896 Oklahoma upon issuing a driver’s driver license shall have the
45227897 authority whenever good cause appears to impose restrictions
45237898 suitable to the licensee’s driving ability with respect to the type
45247899 of or special mechan ical control devices re quired on a motor vehicle
45257900 which the licensee m ay operate or such other restrict ions applicable
45267901 to the licensee as Service Oklahoma, in conjunction with the
45277902 Department of Public Safety, may determine to be appropriate to
45287903 assure the safe operation of a motor vehicle by the licensee.
4529-
45307904 B. The Department Service Oklahoma may either issue a special
45317905 restricted license or may set forth such restrictions upon the usual
45327906 license form.
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45347907 C. The Department Service Oklahoma may upon receiving
45357908 satisfactory evidence of any v iolation of the restrictions of such
45367909 license suspend or revoke the same but th e licensee shall be
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45377937 entitled to a hearing as upon a suspension or revocation under th is
45387938 chapter.
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45407939 D. It is a misdemeanor for any person to operate a motor
45417940 vehicle in any manner i n violation of the restrictions imposed in a
45427941 restricted license issued to him.
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45447942 SECTION 18. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 6 -116, as
45457943 amended by Section 56, Chapter 282, O.S.L. 2022 (47 O.S. Supp. 2022,
45467944 Section 6-116), is amended to read as follows:
4547-
45487945 Section 6-116. A. Whenever any person, after applying for or
45497946 receiving a driver licens e or identification card, shall:
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45537947 1. Change the mailing add ress named in such application;
4554-
45557948 2. Change the residence address di splayed on the license or
45567949 card issued to the person;
4557-
45587950 3. Move from the person’s previous county; or
4559-
45607951 4. Change the name of a licen see by marriage or otherwise,
4561-
45627952 such person shall notify Service Oklahoma as provided in subsection
45637953 B of this section apply for a replacement of the dr iver license or
45647954 identification card with Serv ice Oklahoma in accordance with t he
45657955 provisions of Section 6 -114 of this title within ten (10) days of
45667956 the change.
4567-
45687957 B. Within ten (10) days such person shall notify Service
45697958 Oklahoma in writing of the number of an y driver license and
45707959 identification card then held by the person and, as appli cable:
4571-
45727960 1. Both the old and new mailing addresses;
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45767989 3. Both the old and new counties of residence; or
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45787990 4. Both the former and new na mes.
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45807991 C. Service Oklahoma shall not:
4581-
45827992 1. Change a county of residence unless t he person specifically
45837993 notifies Service Oklahoma of such change; and
4584-
45857994 2. Presume that a new mailing address which is a different
45867995 county than the old mailin g address means that th e person has
45877996 changed his or her county of res idence, and shall not change the
45887997 county of residence unless specifically notified of such change.
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45907998 SECTION 19. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 6-205.1, as
45917999 amended by Section 1, Chapter 3 76, O.S.L. 2022 (47 O.S. Supp. 2022,
45928000 Section 6-205.1), is amended to read as f ollows:
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45968001 Section 6-205.1. A. The driving privilege of a pe rson who is
45978002 convicted of any offense as provided in paragraph 2 of subsection A
45988003 of Section 6-205 of this title, or a pe rson who has refused to
45998004 submit to a test or t ests as provided in Section 753 o f this title,
46008005 or a person whose alcohol concentration is su bject to the provisions
46018006 of Section 754 of this title shall be revoked or denied by the
46028007 Department of Public Safety Service Oklahoma for the following
46038008 period, as applicable:
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46058009 1. The first license re vocation pursuant to paragraph 2 of
46068010 subsection A of Section 6-205 of this title or Secti on 753 or 754 of
46078011 this title, within ten (10) years preceding the da te of arrest
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46088039 relating thereto, shall be for a period of no less than one hundred
46098040 eighty (180) days an d until the person completes the Impaired Driver
46108041 Accountability Program in accordance wi th the rules of the Board of
46118042 Tests for Alcohol and Drug Influence. The period of revocati on and
46128043 the Impaired Driver Accountability Pro gram shall run concurrently
46138044 and each shall be for no less than one hundred eighty (180) days ;
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46158045 2. A revocation pursuant t o paragraph 2 of subsection A of
46168046 Section 6-205 of this title or Sec tion 753 or 754 of this title
46178047 shall be for a period of no less than one (1) year and until the
46188048 person completes the Impaired Driver Accountability Program in
46198049 accordance with the rules of th e Board of Tests for Alcohol and Drug
46208050 Influence, if within ten (10) years preceding the da te of arrest
46218051 relating thereto, as shown by th e records of the Department Service
46228052 Oklahoma:
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46248053 a. a prior revocation commenced pursuant to pa ragraph 2
46258054 or 6 of subsection A of Section 6-205 of this title or
46268055 Section 753 or 754 of this titl e, or
4627-
46288056 b. the record of the person reflects a prior conviction
46298057 in another jurisdiction which did not r esult in a
46308058 revocation of Oklahoma driving privileges, for a
46318059 violation substantially simi lar to paragraph 2 of
46328060 subsection A of Section 6-205 of this title, and the
46338061 person was not a resident or a licensee of Oklahoma at
46348062 the time of the offense resulting in t he conviction.
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46388090 The period of revocation and the Impaired Dr iver Accountability
46398091 Program shall run concurrently and each shall be for no less than
46408092 one (1) year;
4641-
46428093 3. A revocation pursuant to paragraph 2 of subsection A of
46438094 Section 6-205 of this title or Sectio n 753 or 754 of this title
46448095 shall be for a period of no less than two (2) years and until the
46458096 person completes the Impaired Driver Accountability Program in
46468097 accordance with the ru les of the Board of Tests for Alcohol and Dru g
46478098 Influence, if within ten (10) y ears preceding the date of arrest
46488099 relating thereto, as show n by the records of the Department Service
46498100 Oklahoma:
4650-
46518101 a. two or more prior revocations commenced pursuant to
46528102 paragraph 2 or 6 of subsection A of Section 6 -205 of
46538103 this title or Section 753 or 754 of this title,
4654-
46558104 b. two or more current enrollments in or previo us
46568105 completions of the Impaire d Driver Accountability
46578106 Program,
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46598107 c. the record of the person reflec ts two or more prior
46608108 convictions in another jurisdiction which did n ot
46618109 result in a revocation of Okla homa driving privileges,
46628110 for a violation substantially similar to paragraph 2
46638111 of subsection A of Section 6-205 of this title, and
46648112 the person was not a resi dent or a licensee of
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46668141 conviction, or
4667-
46688142 d. any combination of two or more prior revocations,
46698143 current enrollments in or previous completions of the
46708144 Impaired Driver Accountability Program, or convictions
46718145 as described in subparagrap hs a, b and c of this
46728146 paragraph.
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46748147 The period of revocation and the Impaired Dri ver Accountability
46758148 Program shall run conc urrently and each shall be for no less than
46768149 two (2) years; or
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46788150 4. The revocation of the driving privilege of any p erson under
46798151 Section 6-205, 6-205.1, 753, or 754 of this title shall not run
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46828152 concurrently with any oth er revocation of driving privilege under
46838153 Section 6-205, 6-205.1, 753, or 754 of this tit le resulting from a
46848154 different incident.
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46868155 B. The driving privilege o f a person who is convi cted of any
46878156 offense as provided in paragraph 3 or 6 of subsection A of Section
46888157 6-205 of this title shall be revoked or denied by the Department of
46898158 Public Safety Service Oklahoma for the following period, as
46908159 applicable:
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46928160 1. The first license revocation shal l be for one hundred eighty
46938161 (180) days, which shall be modified upon request; provided, any
46948162 modification under this pa ragraph shall apply to Class D driver
46958163 licenses only;
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46988192 ten (10) years prece ding the date of arrest relating thereto, as
46998193 shown by the records of the Department Service Oklahoma:
4700-
47018194 a. a prior revocation commenced pursuant to paragraph 2,
47028195 3 or 6 of subsection A of Section 6-205 of this title,
47038196 or Section 753 or 754 of this title,
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47058197 b. a prior revocation commenced pursuant to paragr aph 2,
47068198 3 or 6 of subsection A of Section 6-205 of this title
47078199 or Section 753 or 754 of this title, or current
47088200 enrollment in or previous completion of the Impaired
47098201 Driver Accountability Prog ram, or
4710-
47118202 c. the record of the person reflects a prior conviction
47128203 in another jurisdiction which did not result in a
47138204 revocation of Oklahoma driv ing privileges, for a
47148205 violation substantially si milar to paragraph 2, 3 or 6
47158206 of subsection A of Section 6 -205 of this title, and
47168207 the person was not a resident or a licensee of
47178208 Oklahoma at the time of the offense resu lting in the
47188209 conviction.
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47208210 Such period shall not be modified; or
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47248211 3. A revocation shall be for a period of three (3) years if
47258212 within ten (10) years preceding the date of arrest rel ating thereto,
47268213 as shown by the records of the Department Service Oklahoma:
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47288241 a. two or more prior revocations commenced pursuant to
47298242 paragraph 2 or 6 of subsection A of Section 6-205 of
47308243 this title, or Section 753 or 754 of this title,
4731-
47328244 b. two or more prior rev ocations commenced pursuant to
47338245 paragraph 2 or 6 of subsection A of Section 6 -205 of
47348246 this title or Section 753 or 754 o f this title, or two
47358247 or more current enrollments in or previous completions
47368248 of the Impaired Driver Accountability P rogram,
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47388249 c. the record of the person reflects two or more prior
47398250 convictions in another jurisdiction wh ich did not
47408251 result in a revocation of Ok lahoma driving privileges,
47418252 for a violation subst antially similar to paragraph 2
47428253 or 6 of subsection A of Section 6 -205 of this title,
47438254 and the person was not a resident or licensee of
47448255 Oklahoma at the time of the offens e resulting in the
47458256 conviction, or
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47478257 d. any combination of two or more prior revocations,
47488258 current enrollments in or previous completions of the
47498259 Impaired Driver Accountability Progra m, or convictions
47508260 as described in subparagrap hs a and b or c of this
47518261 paragraph.
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47568264 subsection shall not run concurrently with any other withdrawal of
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47578292 driving privilege resulting from a different incident and which
47588293 requires the driving pr ivilege to be withdrawn for a prescribed
47598294 amount of time. A denial based on a conviction of any offense as
47608295 provided in paragraph 6 of subsection A of Secti on 6-205 of this
47618296 title shall become effective on the first day the c onvicted person
47628297 is otherwise eligible to apply for and be granted driving privileges
47638298 if the person was not eligible to do so at the time of the
47648299 conviction.
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47708301 1. The term “conviction” includes a juvenile delinquency
47718302 adjudication by a court or any notifi cation from a court pursuant to
47728303 Section 6-107.1 of this title; and
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47748304 2. The term “revocation” includes a denial of driving
47758305 privileges by the Department Service Oklahoma.
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47778306 D. Each period of revocation in subsection A of this section
47788307 shall be mandatory and ne ither the Department Service Oklahoma nor
47798308 any court shall grant driving privileges based upon hardship or
47808309 otherwise for the duration of that period, except under the Impaired
47818310 Driver Accountability Program in accordance with the rules of the
47828311 Board of Tests for Alcohol and Drug Influenc e.
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47848312 E. Any appeal of a revocation or denial of driving priv ileges
47858313 in subsection A of this section shall be governed by Section 6-211
47868314 of this title.
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47898343 last amended by Section 2, Chapter 376, O.S.L. 2022 (47 O.S. Supp.
47908344 2022, Section 6-211), is amended to read as follows:
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47928345 Section 6-211. A. Any person denied driving privileges, or
47938346 whose driving privilege has been canceled , denied, suspended or
47948347 revoked by the Department Service Oklahoma, except where such
47958348 cancellation, denial, suspension or revocation is mandatory, under
47968349 the provisions of Sect ion 6-205 of this title, or dis qualified by
47978350 the Department Service Oklahoma, under the provisions of Section 6 -
47988351 205.2 or 761 of this title, shall have the right of appeal to the
47998352 district court as hereinaf ter provided. Proceedings before the
48008353 district court shall be exempt f rom the provisions of the Oklah oma
48018354 Pleading and Discovery c odes, except that the appeal shall be b y
48028355 petition, without responsive pleadings. The district court is
48038356 hereby vested with orig inal jurisdiction to hear the petition.
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48058357 B. A person whose driving pri vilege is denied, canceled,
48068358 revoked or suspended due to ina bility to meet standards prescribed
48078359 by law, or due to an out-of-state conviction or violation, or due to
48088360 an excessive point acc umulation on the traffic record, or for an
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48118361 unlawful license issued, ma y appeal in the county in which the
48128362 person resides.
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48148363 C. Any person whose driving privilege is canc eled, denied,
48158364 suspended or revoked may appeal to the district court in the county
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48168392 in which the offense was committed upon which the Department Service
48178393 Oklahoma based its order.
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48198394 D. A person whose driving pr ivilege is subject to revocation
48208395 pursuant to Section 753 or 754 of this title may appeal to the
48218396 district court in the county in which the arrest occurred relating
48228397 to the test refusal or test result, as shown by the records of the
48238398 Department Service Oklahoma.
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48258399 E. The petition shall be filed within thi rty (30) days after
48268400 the notice of revocat ion, pursuant to Section 753 or 754 of this
48278401 title, has been served upon the person by the Department of Public
48288402 Safety Service Oklahoma. The petition shall contain a description
48298403 of the facts and circumstances of the underlying incident sufficient
48308404 to determine the arresting law enforcement agency and the dat e of
48318405 the incident. It shall be the duty of the district court to enter
48328406 an order setting the matter for hearing not less than thirty (3 0)
48338407 days and not more than si xty (60) days from the date the petition is
48348408 filed. A certified copy of petition and order fo r hearing shall be
48358409 served forthwith by the petitioner upon the Commissioner of Public
48368410 Safety to the office of Service Oklahoma by certified mail at the
48378411 Department of Public Safety Service Oklahoma, Oklahoma City,
48388412 Oklahoma.
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48408413 F. Upon a hearing relating to a revocation or disqualification
48418414 pursuant to a conviction for an offense enumerated in Section 6 -205,
48428415 6-205.2 or 761 of this title, the c ourt shall not consider the
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48438443 propriety or merits of the revocation or disqualification action,
48448444 except to correct the ident ity of the person convicted as shown by
48458445 records of the Department Service Oklahoma.
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48478446 G. When the records of the Department Service Oklahoma do not
48488447 reflect receipt of a sworn report of a law enforcement of ficer
48498448 stating that the officer had reasonable ground s to believe the
48508449 petitioner had been driving or was in actual physical control of a
48518450 motor vehicle upon t he public roads, highways, stre ets, turnpikes,
48528451 or other public place of this state while under the i nfluence of
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48558452 alcohol, any other intoxicating substanc e, or the combined influence
48568453 of alcohol and any other intoxicating substance, the court shall,
48578454 upon application by the Department Service Oklahoma, stay the appeal
48588455 for one hundred eighty (180) days from t he date of the arrest as
48598456 alleged in the petition, or until the sworn report is received by
48608457 the Department Service Oklahoma. If the records of the Department
48618458 Service Oklahoma do not reflect receipt of the sworn repo rt
48628459 described in this subsection at the ex piration of the stay, the
48638460 court shall enter an order directing the Department Service Oklahoma
48648461 to take no action upon receipt of the sworn report related to the
48658462 arrest as described in the petition. In no event shal l a court
48668463 award costs or fees, including attorney fees, based upon the records
48678464 of the Department Service Oklahoma that do not reflect the receipt
48688465 of the sworn report as described in this subsection .
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48708493 H. The court shall take test imony and examine the facts and
48718494 circumstances, including all of the r ecords on file in the office of
48728495 the Department of Pu blic Safety Service Oklahoma relative to the
48738496 offense committed and the driving record of the person, and
48748497 determine from the facts, circ umstances, and records wheth er or not
48758498 the petitioner is entitled to driving privileges or shall be subject
48768499 to the order of denial, cancellation, suspension or revocation
48778500 issued by the Department Service Oklahoma. In case the court finds
48788501 that the order was not justified, the court ma y sustain the appeal,
48798502 vacate the order of the Department Service Oklahoma and direct that
48808503 driving privileges be restored to the petitioner, if otherwise
48818504 eligible.
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48838505 I. The testimony of any hearing p ursuant to this section shall
48848506 be taken by the court stenogr apher and preserved for the purpose of
48858507 appeal and, in case the Department Service Oklahoma files notice of
48868508 appeal from the order of the court as provided herein, the court
48878509 shall order and direct th e court clerk to prepare and fu rnish a
48888510 complete transcript of all pleadings and proceedings, together with
48898511 a complete transcript taken at the hearing at no cost to the
48908512 Department Service Oklahoma, except the cost of transcribing.
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48928513 J. Upon the Department’s Service Oklahoma’s receipt of a
48938514 petition challenging the Department’s Service Oklahoma’s action
48948515 against the driving privileges of any person under this title, the
48958516 Department Service Oklahoma shall withhold taking the action which
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48998545 of the appeal. During the pendency of the appeal, the Department
49008546 Service Oklahoma shall grant or restore driv ing privileges to the
49018547 person if the person is otherwise eligible.
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49038548 K. An appeal may be taken by the pers on or by the Department
49048549 Service Oklahoma from the order or judgment of the district court to
49058550 the Supreme Court of the State of Oklahoma as otherwise pro vided by
49068551 law.
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49088552 SECTION 21. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 156.1, is
49098553 amended to read as follows:
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49118554 Section 156.1. A. It shall be unlawful for any state official,
49128555 officer or employee, except any essential employees approved by the
49138556 Governor and those officers or employees authorized in subsection B
49148557 of this section, to ride to or from t he place of residence of the
49158558 employee in a state-owned or state-leased automobile, truck or
49168559 pickup, except in the performance of the official duty of th e
49178560 employee, or to use or permit the use of any such automobile, truck,
49188561 ambulance or pickup for other per sonal or private purp oses. Any
49198562 person convicted of violati ng the provisions of this section shall
49208563 be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not
49218564 more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or by imprisonment in the
49228565 county jail for a period to not exceed thirty (30) days, or by both
49238566 said fine and imprisonment, and in addition thereto, shall be
49248567 discharged from state employment.
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49268595 B. 1. Any state employee, other than the individuals provided
49278596 for in paragraph 2 of this subsection and any employe e of the
49288597 Department of Public S afety who is an employee in the Driver License
49298598 Examining Division or the Driver Compliance Division or a wrecker
49308599 inspector or auditor of the Wrecker Services Division as provided
49318600 for in paragraph 3 of this subsection, who rec eives emergency
49328601 telephone calls regularly at the residence of the employee when the
49338602 employee is not on duty and is regularly called upon to use a
49348603 vehicle after normal work hours in response to such emergency calls,
49358604 may be permitted to use a vehicle belongi ng to the state to provide
49368605 transportation between the resid ence of the employee and the
49378606 assigned place of employment, provided such distanc e does not exceed
49388607 seventy-five (75) miles in any round trip or is within the county
49398608 where the assigned place of emplo yment is located. Provided
49408609 further, an employee may be per mitted to use a state-owned or state-
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49438610 leased vehicle to provide temporary transpo rtation between a
49448611 specific work location other than the assigned place of employment
49458612 and the residence of the employe e, if such use shall result in a
49468613 monetary saving to the age ncy, and such authorization shall not be
49478614 subject to the distance or area restric tions provided for in this
49488615 paragraph. Authorization for temporary use of a state -owned or
49498616 state-leased vehicle for a specific project shall be in w riting
49508617 stating the justifica tion for this use and the saving expected to
49518618 result. Such authorization shall b e valid for not to exceed sixty
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49528646 (60) days. Any state entity other than law enforcement that avails
49538647 itself of this provision shall keep a monthly re cord of all
49548648 participating employees, the number of emergency calls received and
49558649 the number of times that a s tate vehicle was used in the performance
49568650 of such emergency calls.
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49588651 2. Any employee of the Department of Public Safety , Oklahoma
49598652 Department of Correc tions, Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and
49608653 Dangerous Drugs Control, Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigatio n,
49618654 Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement Commission, Oklahoma Horse
49628655 Racing Commission, Oklahoma Department of Agricultu re, Food, and
49638656 Forestry, Office of the Inspector General wit hin the Department of
49648657 Human Services or Office of the State Fire Marshal, who is a law
49658658 enforcement officer or criminalist, Public Information officer,
49668659 Special Investigator or Assistant Director of the Oklahoma State
49678660 Bureau of Investigation, CLEET-certified Investigator for a state
49688661 board or any employee of a district attorney who is a law
49698662 enforcement officer, may be permitted to use a state-owned or state-
49708663 leased vehicle to provide transportation betw een the residence of
49718664 the employee and the assigned place of employment and between the
49728665 residence and any location other than the assigned p lace of
49738666 employment to which the employee travels in the performance of the
49748667 official duty of the employee.
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49768668 3. Any employee of the Department of Publ ic Safety who is an
49778669 employee in the Driver License Examining Division, an employee of
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49788697 the Driver Compliance Division, a wrecker inspector or auditor of
49798698 the Wrecker Services Division, or a noncommissioned pilot may be
49808699 permitted, as determined by the Commiss ioner, to use a state -owned
49818700 or state-leased vehicle to provide transportation between the
49828701 residence of the employee and the assigned place of employment and
49838702 between the residence and any location other than the assigned place
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49868703 of employment to which the emp loyee travels in the perform ance of
49878704 the official duty of the employee.
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49898705 4. The Director, department heads an d other essential employees
49908706 of the Department of Wildlife Conservation, as authorized by the
49918707 Wildlife Conservation Co mmission, may be permitted to u se a state-
49928708 owned or state-leased vehicle to provide transportation between the
49938709 residence of the employee and the assigned place of employment and
49948710 between the residence and any location other than the assigned place
49958711 of employment to which the employee trave ls in the performance of
49968712 the official duty of the employee.
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49988713 5. The Director, department heads, emergency re sponders and
49998714 other essential employees of the Department of Corrections, as
50008715 authorized by the Director, may be permit ted to use a state-owned or
50018716 state-leased vehicle to provide transportation between the residence
50028717 of the employee and the assigned place of employment and between the
50038718 residence and any location other than the assigned place of
50048719 employment to which the employ ee travels in the performance o f the
50058720 official duty of the e mployee.
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50078748 6. Designated Examiner Auditors, Designated Examiner
50088749 Supervisors, Commercial Driver License Examiners, Commercial Driver
50098750 License Auditors, Commercial Driver License Supervisors, and Drive r
50108751 License Supervisors, as an employee of Service Oklahoma m ay be
50118752 permitted, as determined by the Director of Service Oklah oma, to use
50128753 a state-owned or state-leased vehicle to provide transportation
50138754 between the residence of the employee and the assigned pla ce of
50148755 employment and between th e residence and any location other than the
50158756 assigned place.
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50178757 C. The principal administrator of the state agency with whic h
50188758 the employee is employed shall so designate the status of the
50198759 employee in writing or provide a copy of the temporary authorization
50208760 to the Governor, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the
50218761 Speaker of the House of Repr esentatives. Such employee st atus
50228762 report shall also be provided to the State Fleet Manager of the
50238763 Division of Fleet Management if the motor vehicle for emergency us e
50248764 is provided by said Divisi on.
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50268765 SECTION 22. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 752, is
50278766 amended to read as follows:
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50318767 Section 752. A. Only a licensed medical doctor, licensed
50328768 osteopathic physician, licen sed chiropractic physician, reg istered
50338769 nurse, licensed prac tical nurse, physician’s assistant, certified by
50348770 any state’s appropriate licensing authority, an employee of a
50358771 hospital or other health care facility authorized by the hospital or
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50368799 health care facility to withdraw blood, or indiv iduals licensed in
50378800 accordance with Section 1-2505 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes
50388801 as an Intermediate Emergency Medic al Technician, an Advanced
50398802 Emergency Medical Technician or a Paramedic, acting within the scope
50408803 of practice prescribed by their medical director, acting at the
50418804 request of a law enforcement officer may withdraw blood for the
50428805 purpose of having a determinatio n made of its concentration of
50438806 alcohol or the presence or concentration of other intoxicating
50448807 substance. Only qualified persons author ized by the Board may
50458808 collect breath, saliva or urine, or administer tests of breath under
50468809 the provisions of this title.
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50488810 B. If the person authorized to withdraw blood as specified in
50498811 subsection A of this section is presented with a written statement:
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50518812 1. Authorizing blood withdrawal signed by the person whose
50528813 blood is to be withdrawn;
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50548814 2. Signed by a duly authorized peace o fficer that the person
50558815 whose blood is to be withdrawn has agreed to the withdrawal of
50568816 blood;
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50588817 3. Signed by a duly authorized peace offi cer that the person
50598818 whose blood is to be withdrawn has been placed under arrest and that
50608819 the officer has probable cause t o believe that the person, while
50618820 intoxicated, has operated a motor vehicle in such manner as to have
50628821 caused the death or serious physic al injury of another person, or
50638822 the person has been involved in a traffic accident and has been
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50648850 removed from the scene of the accident that resulted in the death or
50658851 great bodily injury, as defined in subsection B of Section 6 46 of
50668852 Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, of any person to a hospital or
50678853 other health care facility outside the State of Oklahoma before the
50688854 law enforcement officer was able to effect an arrest for such
50698855 offense; or
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50738856 4. In the form of an order from a distric t court that blood be
50748857 withdrawn, the person authorized to w ithdraw the blood and the
50758858 hospital or other health care facility where the withdrawal occurs
50768859 may rely on such a statement or order as evidence that the person
50778860 has consented to or has been required to submit to the clinical
50788861 procedure and shall not require t he person to sign any additional
50798862 consent or waiver form. In such a case, the person authoriz ed to
50808863 perform the procedure, the employer of such person and the hospital
50818864 or other health care facility shall not be liable in any acti on
50828865 alleging lack of consent or lack of informed consent.
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50848866 C. No person specified in subsection A of this section, no
50858867 employer of such person and no hospital or other health care
50868868 facility where blood is withdrawn shall incur a ny civil or criminal
50878869 liability as a result of the proper wi thdrawal of blood when acting
50888870 at the request of a law enforcement officer by the provisions o f
50898871 Section 751 or 753 of this title, or when acting in reliance upon a
50908872 signed statement or court order as provided in this section, if t he
50918873 act is performed in a rea sonable manner according to generally
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50928901 accepted clinical practice. No person specified in sub section A of
50938902 this section shall incur any civil or criminal liability as a result
50948903 of the proper collecti on of breath, saliva or urine w hen acting at
50958904 the request of a law enforcement officer under the provisions of
50968905 Section 751 or 753 of this title or when a cting pursuant to a court
50978906 order.
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50998907 D. The blood, breath, saliva or urine specimens obtained shall
51008908 be tested by the appropriate test as d etermined by the Board, or
51018909 tested by a laboratory that is exempt from the Board rules pursuant
51028910 to Section 759 of this tit le, to determine the alcohol concentration
51038911 thereof, or the presence or concentration of any other intoxi cating
51048912 substance which might ha ve affected the ability of t he person tested
51058913 to operate a motor vehicle safely.
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51078914 E. When blood is withdrawn for testing o f its alcohol
51088915 concentration or other intoxicating substance presence or
51098916 concentration, at the request of a law enforcement officer, a
51108917 sufficient quantity of the sa me specimen shall be obtained to enable
51118918 the tested person, at his or her own option and expen se, to have an
51128919 independent analysis made of such specimen. The excess blood
51138920 specimen shall be retained by a laboratory approved by the Board in
51148921 accordance with the rules and regulations of the Board or by a
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51178922 laboratory that is exempt from the Board rules p ursuant to Section
51188923 759 of this title, for sixty (60) days from the date of collection.
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51218953 a laboratory of his or her own choo sing and approved by the Board
51228954 for an independent analysis. Neither the tested person, nor any
51238955 agent of such person, shall have access to the additional blood
51248956 specimen prior to the completion of the independent analysis, except
51258957 the analyst performing the independent analysis and agents of the
51268958 analyst.
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51288959 F. The costs of collecting blood specimens for the purp ose of
51298960 determining the alcohol or other intoxicating substa nce thereof, by
51308961 or at the direction of a law enforcement officer, shall be borne by
51318962 the law enforcement agency employing such officer; provided, if the
51328963 person is convicted for any offense involving the operation of a
51338964 motor vehicle while under the influence of or while impaired by
51348965 alcohol or an intoxicating substance, or both, as a direct result of
51358966 the incident which caused the collection of blood specimens, an
51368967 amount equal to the costs shall become a part of the court costs of
51378968 the person and shall be collec ted by the court and remitted to the
51388969 law enforcement agency bearing the costs. The cost of c ollecting,
51398970 retaining and sending or delivering to an independent laboratory the
51408971 excess specimens of bloo d for independent analysis at t he option of
51418972 the tested person shall also be borne by such law enforcement
51428973 agency. The cost of the independent analysis of such specimen of
51438974 blood shall be borne by the tested person at whose option such
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51469004 independent analysis other than the forward ing or delivery of such
51479005 specimen.
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51499006 G. Tests of blood or breath for the purpose of determining the
51509007 alcohol concentration thereof, and te sts of blood for the purpose of
51519008 determining the presence or concentration of any other intoxicating
51529009 substance therein, un der the provisions of this title, whether
51539010 administered by or at the direction of a law enforcement offic er or
51549011 administered independentl y, at the option of the test ed person, on
51559012 the excess specimen of such person ’s blood to be considered valid
51569013 and admissible in evidence under the provisions of this title, shall
51579014 have been administered in accordance with Sectio n 759 of this title.
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51619015 H. Any person who has been arrested f or any offense arising out
51629016 of acts alleged to have been committed while the person was
51639017 operating or in actual physical control of a motor vehicle while
51649018 under the influence of alcohol, any other int oxicating substance or
51659019 the combined influence of alcohol an d any other intoxicating
51669020 substance who is not requested by a law enforcement officer to
51679021 submit to a test shall be entitled to have an independent test of
51689022 his or her blood for the purpose of determi ning its alcohol
51699023 concentration or the presence or concentra tion of any other
51709024 intoxicating substance therein, performed by a person of his or her
51719025 own choosing who is qualified as stipulated in this section. The
51729026 arrested person shall bear the responsibility for making all
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51749055 test and for the independent analysis of any specimens obtained, and
51759056 bear all costs thereof. The failure or inability of the arrested
51769057 person to obtain an independent test sh all not preclude the
51779058 admission of other competent evidence bearing upon the question of
51789059 whether such person was under the influence of alcohol, or any o ther
51799060 intoxicating substance or the combined influence of alcohol and any
51809061 other intoxicating substance.
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51829062 I. Any agency or laboratory cer tified by the Board or any
51839063 agency or laboratory that is exempt from the Board rules pursuant to
51849064 Section 759 of this title , which analyses blood shall make available
51859065 a written report of the results of the test administered by or at
51869066 the direction of the law enforcement officer to:
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51889067 1. The tested person, or his or her attorney;
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51909068 2. The Commissioner of Public Safety; and
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51929069 3. The Director of Service Oklahoma; and
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51949070 4. The Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) analyst of the
51959071 state, upon request.
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51979072 The results of the tests provided for in t his title shall be
51989073 admissible in all civil actions, including administrative hearings
51999074 regarding driving privileges.
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52039075 SECTION 23. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 753, as
52049076 amended by Section 6, Chapter 376, O.S.L. 2022 (47 O.S. Supp. 2022,
52059077 Section 753), is amended to read as follows:
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52079105 Section 753. A. If a conscious person un der arrest refuses to
52089106 submit to testing of his or her blood or breath for the purpose of
52099107 determining the alcohol concentration thereof, or to a test of his
52109108 or her blood, saliva or urine for the purpose of determining the
52119109 presence or concentration of any ot her intoxicating substance, or
52129110 the combined influence of alcohol and any other intoxicating
52139111 substance, none shall be given except upon the issuance of a search
52149112 warrant or unless the investigating officer has probable cause to
52159113 believe that the person under arrest, while intoxicated, has
52169114 operated the motor vehicle in such a m anner as to have caused the
52179115 death or serious physical injury of an y other person or persons. In
52189116 such event, such test otherwise authorized by law may be made in the
52199117 same manner as if a s earch warrant had been issued for such test or
52209118 tests. The sample sha ll be taken in a medically acceptab le manner
52219119 as authorized by Sect ion 752 of this title. The Commissioner of
52229120 Public Safety Director of Service Oklahoma , upon the receipt of a
52239121 sworn report of the law enforcement officer that the officer had
52249122 reasonable grounds to believe the arrested person had been driving
52259123 or was in actual physical control of a mot or vehicle upon the public
52269124 roads, highways, streets, turnpikes or other public place of this
52279125 state while under the influence of alcohol, any other intoxicating
52289126 substance, or the combined influence of alcohol and any other
52299127 intoxicating substance, or that th e person had refused to submit to
52309128 the test or tests, shall revoke the license to drive and an y
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52319156 nonresident operating privilege for a period provided by Section 6 -
52329157 205.1 of this title. If the person is a resident or nonresident
52339158 without a license or permit t o operate a motor vehicle in this
52349159 state, the Commissioner of Public Safety Director of Service
52359160 Oklahoma shall deny to the person the issuance of a license or
52369161 permit for a period provided by Section 6-205.1 of this title
52379162 subject to a review as provided in S ection 754 of this title. The
52389163 revocation or denial shall become effective forty -five (45) days
52399164 after the arrested person is given written notice thereof by the
52409165 officer or by the Department of Public Safety Service Oklahoma as
52419166 provided in Section 754 of th is title.
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52439167 B. The Department Service Oklahoma shall immediately reinstate
52449168 the driving privilege of the person if:
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52489169 1. The arrested person was required to submit to the testing of
52499170 his or her blood or breath pursuant to the provis ions of a search
52509171 warrant despite his or her refusal to submit to testing; and
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52529172 2. The Department Service Oklahoma receives a written blood or
52539173 breath test report that reflects the arr ested person did not have
52549174 any measurable quantity of alcohol, or any other intoxicating
52559175 substance, or the combination of alcohol and any other intoxicating
52569176 substance in the blood or breath of the arrested person.
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52589177 SECTION 24. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 754, as
52599178 amended by Section 7, Chapter 376, O.S. L. 2022 (47 O.S. Supp. 2022,
52609179 Section 754), is amended to read as follows:
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52629207 Section 754. A. The sworn report of the offic er stating the
52639208 officer had reasonable grounds to believe the arrested person had
52649209 been driving or was in actual physical control of a mo tor vehicle
52659210 upon the public roads, highways, streets, turnpikes or other public
52669211 place of this state while under the influ ence of alcohol, any other
52679212 intoxicating substance or the combined influence of alcohol and any
52689213 other intoxicating substance, shall be s ubmitted by mail, by
52699214 electronic means approved by the Department Service Oklahoma or in
52709215 person to the Department Service Oklahoma within seventy-two (72)
52719216 hours of the issuance of the report. The failure of the officer to
52729217 timely file this report shall not affect the authority of the
52739218 Department Service Oklahoma to revoke the driving privileg e of the
52749219 arrested person. However, the Department Service Oklahoma shall
52759220 take no action on a sworn report as described in this section if the
52769221 sworn report is not receive d by the Department Service Oklahoma
52779222 after the expiration of one hundred eighty (180) days of the arrest
52789223 of the person.
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52809224 B. Upon receipt of a written blood or breath test report
52819225 reflecting that the arrested person, if under t wenty-one (21) years
52829226 of age, had any measurable quantity of alcohol in the blood or
52839227 breath of the person, or, if the arrested person is twenty -one (21)
52849228 years of age or older, a blood or breath alcohol concentration of
52859229 eight-hundredths (0.08) or more, accom panied by a sworn report from
52869230 a law enforcement officer tha t the officer had reasonable grounds to
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52889259 physical control of a motor vehicle while under the influence of
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52919260 alcohol as prohibited by law , the Department Service Oklahoma shall
52929261 revoke or deny the driving privilege of the arrested person for a
52939262 period as provided by Section 6 -205.1 of this title, unless the
52949263 person has successfully completed or is currently participating in
52959264 the Impaired Driver Accountability Program in rela tion to the arrest
52969265 which is the subject of the report. Revocation or denial of the
52979266 driving privilege of the arrested per son shall become effective
52989267 thirty (30) forty-five (45) days after the arrested person is given
52999268 written notice thereof by the officer as provided in this section or
53009269 by the Department as provided in Section 2 -116 of this title Service
53019270 Oklahoma.
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53039271 C. The appeal hearing before the district court shall be
53049272 conducted in accordance with Section 6 -211 of this title. The
53059273 hearing shall cover the iss ues of whether the officer h ad reasonable
53069274 grounds to believe the person had been opera ting or was in actual
53079275 physical control of a vehicle upon the public roads, highways,
53089276 streets, turnpikes or other public place of this state while under
53099277 the influence of alcohol, any other intoxicati ng substance or the
53109278 combined influence of alcohol and any other intoxicating substance
53119279 as prohibited by law, and whether the person was placed under
53129280 arrest.
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53149308 1. If the revocation or denial is based upon a breath or blood
53159309 test result and a sworn report from a law enforcement officer, the
53169310 scope of the hearing shall also cover the issues as to whethe r:
5317-
53189311 a. if timely requested by the person, the person was not
53199312 denied a breath or blood test,
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53219313 b. the specimen was obtained from the person within two
53229314 (2) hours of the arrest of the person,
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53249315 c. the person, if under twenty-one (21) years of age, was
53259316 advised that driving privileges would be revoked or
53269317 denied if the test result reflected the presence of
53279318 any measurable quantity of alcohol,
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53299319 d. the person, if twenty-one (21) years of age or older,
53309320 was advised that drivin g privileges would be revoked
53319321 or denied if the test result reflected an alcohol
53329322 concentration of eight -hundredths (0.08) or more, and
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53369323 e. the test result in fact reflects the alcohol
53379324 concentration.
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53399325 2. If the revocation or denial is based upon the refusal o f the
53409326 person to submit to a breath or blood test , reflected in a sworn
53419327 report by a law enforcement officer, the scope of the hearing shall
53429328 also include whether:
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53449329 a. the person refused to submit to the test or tes ts, and
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53469357 b. the person was informed that drivi ng privileges would
53479358 be revoked or denied if the person refused to submit
53489359 to the test or tests.
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53509360 D. After the hearing, the district court shall order the
53519361 revocation or denial either re scinded or sustained.
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53539362 SECTION 25. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 761, is
53549363 amended to read as fo llows:
5355-
53569364 Section 761. A. Any person who operates a motor vehicle while
53579365 his ability to operate such motor vehicle is impaired by the
53589366 consumption of alcohol, or any other substance, other than alcohol,
53599367 which is capable of being ingested, inhaled, injected or absorbed
53609368 into the human body and is capable of adversely affecting the
53619369 central nervous system, vision, hearing or other sensory or mot or
53629370 functions shall be subjec t to a fine of not less than One Hundred
53639371 Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or
53649372 imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six (6) months, or
53659373 by both such fine and imprisonment.
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53679374 B. Upon the receipt of any person’s record of conviction of
53689375 driving while impaired, when such conviction has become final, the
53699376 Department of Public Safety Service Oklahoma shall suspend the
53709377 driving privilege of such pers on, as follows:
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53729378 1. The first suspension shall be for thirty (30) days;
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53749406 2. The second suspension shall be for a period of six (6)
53759407 months, which may be modified; provided, any modification under this
53769408 paragraph shall apply to Class D motor vehicles only ; and
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53809409 3. The third or subsequent suspension shall be for twelve (12)
53819410 months, which may be modified; provided, any modification under this
53829411 paragraph shall apply to Class D mot or vehicles only.
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53849412 Provided, however, the Department Service Oklahoma shall not
53859413 suspend such privilege pu rsuant to this subsection if sa id person’s
53869414 driving privilege has been revoked based upon a test result or test
53879415 refusal pursuant to Section 753 or Sectio n 754 of this title arising
53889416 from the same circumstances which resulted in the convi ction.
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53909417 C. The violations as set out in this section shall not be
53919418 bondable under Section 1115.3 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
5392-
53939419 D. Any person who is found guilty of a violation of the
53949420 provisions of this section or pleading guilty or nolo contendere for
53959421 a violation of any provision of this section sha ll be ordered to
53969422 participate in, prior to sentencing, an alcohol and drug assessment
53979423 and evaluation by an assessment agen cy or assessment personnel
53989424 certified by the Department of Mental Health and Substan ce Abuse
53999425 Services for the purpose of evaluating the receptivity to treatment
54009426 and prognosis of the person. The court shall order the person to
54019427 reimburse the agency or assess or for the assessment and evaluation.
54029428 The fee for an assessment and evaluation shal l be the amount
54039429 provided in subsection C of Section 3-460 of Title 43A of the
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54049457 Oklahoma Statutes. The evaluation shall be conducted at a certified
54059458 assessment agency, the off ice of a certified assessor or at another
54069459 location as ordered by the court. The ag ency or assessor shal l,
54079460 within seventy-two (72) hours from the time the person i s assessed,
54089461 submit a written report to the court for the purpose of assisting
54099462 the court in its final sentencing determination. If such report
54109463 indicates that the evaluation sho ws that the defendant would benefit
54119464 from a ten-hour or twenty-four-hour alcohol and drug substance abuse
54129465 course or a treatment program or both, the court shall, as a
54139466 condition of any sentence imposed, including a deferred sentence and
54149467 a suspended sentence, require the person t o follow all
54159468 recommendations identified by the assessment a nd evaluation and
54169469 ordered by the court. No person, agency or facility operating an
54179470 alcohol and drug substance abuse evaluation program certified by the
54189471 Department of Mental He alth and Substance Ab use Services shall
54199472 solicit or refer any person evaluated pu rsuant to this section for
54209473 any treatment program or alcohol and drug substance abuse service in
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54239474 which such person, agency or facility has a vested interest;
54249475 however, this provision shall not be con strued to prohibit the court
54259476 from ordering participation in or any person from voluntarily
54269477 utilizing a treatment program or alcohol and drug substance a buse
54279478 service offered by such person, agency or facility. Any evaluation
54289479 report submitted to the court p ursuant to this subsection shal l be
54299480 handled in a manner whi ch will keep such report confidential from
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54309508 the general public’s review. Nothing contained in this subsection
54319509 shall be construed to prohibit the court from ordering judgment an d
54329510 sentence and any other sanction authorized by law for failure or
54339511 refusal to comply with an order of the court.
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54359512 SECTION 26. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021 , Section 802, is
54369513 amended to read as follows:
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54389514 Section 802. A. The Commissioner Service Oklahoma, in
54399515 conjunction with the Department o f Public Safety, shall adopt and
54409516 prescribe such regulations concerning the administration and
54419517 enforcement of Section 801 et seq. of this title as are necessary to
54429518 carry out the intent of this act and to protect the public. The
54439519 Commissioner Service Oklahoma or his or her authorized
54449520 representative shall inspect the school facilities and equipment of
54459521 applicants and licensees a nd examine applicants for instructor’s
54469522 licenses.
5447-
54489523 B. The Commissioner Service Oklahoma shall administer and
54499524 enforce the provisions of th is act, and may call upon th e State
54509525 Superintendent of Public Instruction for assistance in developin g
54519526 and formulating appropriate regulations.
5452-
54539527 C. 1. The Commissioner Service Oklahoma, in conjunction with
54549528 the Department of Public Safety, may require that the course of
54559529 study for training students for Class A, B or C commercial licenses
54569530 shall include training on the recognit ion, prevention and reporting
54579531 of human trafficking. If required, the Commissioner Service
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54589559 Oklahoma, in conjunction with the Department of Public Safety, shall
54599560 regularly review and update the training to take into account
54609561 changes and trends in human traffi cking. The Commissioner Service
54619562 Oklahoma shall collaborate with organizations that specialize in the
54629563 recognition and prevention of human trafficking.
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54669564 2. The Commissioner Service Oklahoma, in conjunction with the
54679565 Department of Public Safety, may identify and establish industry
54689566 specific materials for use in the instruction required on the
54699567 recognition, prevent ion and effective reporting of human trafficking
54709568 by people training to obtain a Class A, B or C commercial license.
5471-
54729569 SECTION 27. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 803, is
54739570 amended to read as follows:
5474-
54759571 Section 803. (A) No commercial driver training school shall be
54769572 established nor any such exis ting school continued on or after the
54779573 effective date of this act, unless such school applie s for and
54789574 obtains from the Commissioner Service Oklahoma a license in the
54799575 manner and form prescribed by the Commissioner Service Oklahoma.
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54819576 (B) Regulations adopted b y the Commissioner Service Oklahoma,
54829577 in conjunction with the Department of Public Safety, shall state the
54839578 requirements for a school license, including requirements conc erning
54849579 location, equipment, courses of instruction, instruc tors, previous
54859580 records of the school and instructors, financial statements,
54869581 schedule of fees and charges, character and reputation of the
54879582 operators and instructors, insurance in such sum and with s uch
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54899611 the Department of Public Safety, deems necessary to protect
54909612 adequately the interests of the public, and su ch other matters as
54919613 the Commissioner Service Oklahoma may prescribe for the p rotection
54929614 of the public.
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54949615 (C) Every school offering instruc tion for a restricted Class D
54959616 license for persons fifteen and one -half (15 1/2) years old as
54969617 defined in Section 6 -105 of this title must provide for a minimum
54979618 number of hours of actual classroom and field driving instruction as
54989619 determined by the Commissioner Service Oklahoma, in conju nction with
54999620 the Department of Public Safety .
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55019621 SECTION 28. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 804, is
55029622 amended to read as follows:
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55049623 Section 804. A. No person shall act as an i nstructor unless
55059624 such person applies for and obtains from the Commissioner of Public
55069625 Safety Service Oklahoma a license in the manner and form prescribe d
55079626 by the Commissioner Service Oklahoma.
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55119627 B. Rules promulgated by the Commissioner Service Oklahoma, in
55129628 conjunction with the Department o f Public Safety, shall state the
55139629 requirements for an instructor ’s license, including requirements
55149630 concerning moral chara cter, physical condition, knowledge of the
55159631 courses of instruction, motor vehicle laws and safety principl es and
55169632 practices, previous pers onnel and employment records, and such other
55179633 matters as the Commissioner Service Oklahoma, in conjunction with
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55199662 the public.
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55219663 SECTION 29. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Se ction 805, is
55229664 amended to read as follows:
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55249665 Section 805. All licenses shall expire on the last day of the
55259666 calendar year and may be renewed upon application to the
55269667 Commissioner Service Oklahoma as prescribed by his its regulation.
55279668 Each application for an or iginal or renewal school lice nse shall be
55289669 accompanied by a fee of Twenty -five Dollars ($25.00). Each
55299670 application for an original or renewal instructor’s license shall be
55309671 accompanied by a fee of Five Dollars ($5.00). The lic ense fees
55319672 collected pursuant to Sections 801 through 808 of this title shall
55329673 be remitted to the State Treasurer to be credited to the General
55339674 Revenue Fund in the State Treasury. No license fee shall be
55349675 refunded in the event that the license is rejected, s uspended, or
55359676 revoked.
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55379677 SECTION 30. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 806, is
55389678 amended to read as follows:
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55409679 Section 806. The Commissioner Service Oklahoma may cancel,
55419680 suspend, revoke, or refuse to issue or renew a school or
55429681 instructor’s license in any case where he finds the licensee or
55439682 applicant has not complied with, or has violated, any of the
55449683 provisions of this Act or any regulat ion adopted by the Commissioner
55459684 Service Oklahoma hereunder. Any canceled, suspended or revoked
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55479713 the licensee, and its holder shall not be eligible to apply for a
55489714 license under this act until three (3) months have elapsed since the
55499715 date of suspension or revocation.
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55539716 SECTION 31. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 1109, as
55549717 amended by Section 121, Chapter 282, O.S.L. 2022 (47 O.S. Supp.
55559718 2022, Section 1109), is amended to rea d as follows:
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55579719 Section 1109. A. All information contained in certificates of
55589720 title, applications therefo r, vehicle registration records , records
55599721 related to boats and motors, and computer data files is hereby
55609722 declared to be confidential information and sha ll not be copied by
55619723 anyone or disclosed to anyone other than employees of Service
55629724 Oklahoma or the Corpora tion Commission in the regular course of
55639725 their employment, except as provided in subsection B of this
55649726 section. As used in this section, “personal information” means
55659727 information that identifies an individual including name, address
55669728 (excluding the five-digit ZIP code) and telephone numbe r, but does
55679729 not include information on vehicular accidents, driving violations
55689730 and driver’s status.
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55709731 B. Personal informa tion referred to in subsection A of this
55719732 section shall be disclosed for use in connection with matters of
55729733 motor vehicle or driver safety and theft, motor vehic le emissions,
55739734 motor vehicle product alterations, recalls or advisories, and
55749735 removal of non-owner records from the original owner records of
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55759763 motor vehicle manufacturers to carry out the purpose of Titles I and
55769764 IV of the Anti Car Theft Act of 1992, the Autom obile Information
55779765 Disclosure Act (15 U.S.C., Section 1231 et seq.), the Clean Air Act
55789766 (42 U.S.C., Section 7401 et seq.) and Chapters 301, 305 and 321 -331
55799767 of Title 49 of the United States Code and may be disclosed as
55809768 follows:
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55829769 1. For use by any governmental agency, including but not
55839770 limited to any court or law enforcement agency, in carrying out its
55849771 functions, or any private person or entity acting on behalf of a
55859772 federal, state or local governmental agenc y in carrying out its
55869773 functions. Information relating to motor vehicle insurance,
55879774 including the insurer and insurance policy numbers, may be released
55889775 to law enforcement officers investigating an accident pursuant to
55899776 the provisions of Section 10 -104 of this title;
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55919777 2. For use by any mot or vehicle manufacturer or an authorized
55929778 representative thereof in connection with matters of motor vehicle
55939779 or driver safety and theft, motor vehicle emissions, motor vehicle
55949780 product alterations, recalls or advisories, perfor mance monitoring
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55979781 of motor vehicles, motor vehicle part s and dealers, motor vehicle
55989782 market research activities, including survey research, and removal
55999783 of non-owner records from the original owner records of motor
56009784 vehicle manufacturers. The confidentiality of the information shall
56019785 be protected, as set out abov e, and used only for the purpose
56029786 stated; provided, further, that Service Oklahoma or the Corporat ion
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56049815 employed to safeguard the inform ation; and provided, further, t hat
56059816 the manufacturer or representative shall bear the cost incurred by
56069817 Service Oklahoma or the Corporation Commission in the production of
56079818 the information requested. If the confidentiality provisions, as
56089819 set out above, are v iolated, the provisions of subs ection D of
56099820 Section 205 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall apply and the
56109821 privilege of obtaining information shal l be terminated. Any
56119822 manufacturer or representative violating the provisions of this
56129823 paragraph, upon conviction, shall be punishable by a fine not to
56139824 exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00);
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56159825 3. For use by any person compiling and publishing motor vehi cle
56169826 statistics, provided that such statistics do not disclose the names
56179827 and addresses of individuals. Su ch information shall be provide d
56189828 upon payment of a rea sonable fee as determined by Service Oklahoma
56199829 or the Corporation Commission;
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56219830 4. For use by a wre cker or towing service licensed pursuant to
56229831 the provisions of Section 951 et seq. of this title for use i n
56239832 providing notice to the owner s and secured parties o f towed or
56249833 impounded vehicles, upon payment of a fee of One Dollar ($1.00) per
56259834 vehicle record page to Service Oklahoma, the Corporation Commission
56269835 or any licensed operator;
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56289836 5. For use by a legitimate b usiness or its agents, employee s,
56299837 or contractors for use in the normal course of business, upon
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56319866 Service Oklahoma, the Corporation Commission or any licensed
56329867 operator, but only:
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56349868 a. to verify the accuracy of personal inform ation
56359869 submitted by the indivi dual to whom the information
56369870 pertains to the business or its agents, employees, or
56379871 contractors, or
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56419872 b. to obtain the correct information, if such information
56429873 submitted by the individual to whom the information
56439874 pertains to the business is not correct, or is no
56449875 longer correct, but only for the purposes of
56459876 preventing fraud by, pursuing legal remedie s against,
56469877 or recovering on a debt or security interest against
56479878 the individual;
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56499879 6. For use in connection with any civil, criminal,
56509880 administrative or arbitral procee ding in any federal, state or local
56519881 court or agency or before any self -regulatory body, inc luding the
56529882 service of process, investigation in anticipation of litigation, and
56539883 the execution or enforcem ent of judgments and orders, or pursuant to
56549884 an order of a federal, state or local court, upon payment of a fee
56559885 of One Dollar ($1.00) per vehicle record page to Service Oklahoma,
56569886 the Corporation Commission or any licensed operator;
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56589887 7. For use by any insure r or insurance support organiza tion, or
56599888 by a self-insured entity, or its agents, employees, or contractors,
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56619917 activities, rating or underwriting, upon payment of a fee of One
56629918 Dollar ($1.00) per v ehicle record page to Service O klahoma, the
56639919 Corporation Commission or any licensed operator;
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56659920 8. For use by any licensed private investigative agency o r
56669921 licensed security service for any purpose permitted under this
56679922 subsection, upon payment of a fee of One Dollar ($1.00) per vehicle
56689923 record page to Service Oklahoma, the Corporation Commission or any
56699924 licensed operator;
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56719925 9. For use by a requester, upon paym ent of a fee of One Dollar
56729926 ($1.00) per vehicle record page to Service Oklahoma, the Corporation
56739927 Commission or any licensed operator, if the requester demonstrates
56749928 that it has obtained the written consent of the individual to whom
56759929 the information pertains;
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56779930 10. For use in connection with the operation of private toll
56789931 transportation facilities; or
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56809932 11. For furnishing the name and address of all commercial
56819933 entities who have current registrations of any particular model of
56829934 vehicle; provided, this exception shal l not allow the release of
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56859935 personal information pursuant to the provisions of the Driver ’s
56869936 Privacy Protection Act, 18 U.S.C., Sections 2 721 through 2725.
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56889937 Service Oklahoma shall collect a reasonable fee to recover the
56899938 costs of providing the data. As used i n this section, the term
56909939 “vehicle record page” means a computer-generated printout of the
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56919967 motor vehicle inquiry screen. Information pro vided on the motor
56929968 vehicle inquiry screen printout shall include the current vehicle
56939969 owner name and address, vehicle mak e, model and year, identifying
56949970 numbers for the vehicle license plate, certificate of title and
56959971 vehicle identification number, relevant d ates relating to the
56969972 vehicle registration and certificate of title, lienholder
56979973 information and lien status.
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56999974 C. In addition to the information provided on the vehicle
57009975 record page, Service Oklahoma or the Corporation Commissio n may,
57019976 upon written request, re lease to any requester author ized by the
57029977 provisions of this section to obtain individual motor vehicle
57039978 information, corresponding copies of vehicle certificates of title,
57049979 applications therefor, vehicle registration records an d computer
57059980 data files.
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57079981 There shall be an informational searc h and retrieval fee of Five
57089982 Dollars ($5.00) per vehicle computer record search. If Service
57099983 Oklahoma or the Corporation Commission performs a manual search, the
57109984 fee shall be Seven Dollars and fift y cents ($7.50) per vehicle.
57119985 Service Oklahoma is authorized to promulgate rules whereby licensed
57129986 operators, when requesting such documentation in the performance of
57139987 their duties, are exempt from this retrieval fee. Certified copies
57149988 of vehicle certificate s of title and applications the refor shall be
57159989 included within the informational search and retrieval by Service
57169990 Oklahoma or the Corporation Commission for a fee of Ten Dollars
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571710018 ($10.00). Such duly certified copies may be received in evidence
571810019 with the same effect as the original when the original is not in the
571910020 possession or under the control of the party desiring to use the
572010021 same.
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572210022 D. Requesters authorized by this section to receive information
572310023 shall submit to Service Oklahoma, the Corporation Commission or a ny
572410024 licensed operator an affidav it supported by such document ation as
572510025 Service Oklahoma or the Corporation Commission may require, on a
572610026 form prescribed by Service Oklahoma or the Corporation Commission
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572910027 certifying that the information is requested for a lawfu l and
573010028 legitimate purpose and wi ll not be further disseminate d.
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573210029 E. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Service Oklahoma or the
573310030 Corporation Commission may al low the release of information from its
573410031 motor vehicle records upon magnetic tape consisting only of the
573510032 following information:
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573710033 1. The date of the certificate of tit le;
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573910034 2. The certificate of title number;
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574110035 3. The type of title issued for the vehicle;
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574310036 4. The odometer reading from the certificate of title;
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574510037 5. The year in which the vehicle was manufactured;
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574710038 6. The vehicle identification n umber for the vehicle;
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574910039 7. The make of the vehicle; and
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575110040 8. The location in which the vehicle is registered.
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575310068 Service Oklahoma or the Corporation Commission shall allow the
575410069 release of such information upon payment of a reasona ble fee to be
575510070 determined by Service Oklahoma or the Corporat ion Commission. The
575610071 information released as authorized by this subsection may only be
575710072 used for purposes of detecting odometer rollback or odometer
575810073 tampering, for determining the issuance in this state or any other
575910074 state of salvage or rebuilt titles for ve hicles or for determining
576010075 whether a vehicle has been reported stolen in this state or any
576110076 other state.
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576310077 F. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section or of Section
576410078 205 of Title 68 of the Oklah oma Statutes, Service Oklaho ma or the
576510079 Corporation Commission may inform a secured party that taxes and
576610080 fees are delinquent with respect to a vehicle up on which the secured
576710081 party has a perfected lien.
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576910082 G. Fees received by a licensed operator pursuant to the
577010083 provisions of this section shall not be included in the max imum sum
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577310084 that may be retained by licensed operators as compensation pursuant
577410085 to the provisions of Section 1143 of this title.
5775-
577610086 H. All funds collected by the Tax Commission pursuant to the
577710087 provisions of this section shall be deposited in the Oklahoma Tax
577810088 Commission Revolving Fund. Beginning January 1, 2023, all funds
577910089 collected by Service Oklahom a pursuant to the provisions of this
578010090 section shall be deposited in the Service Oklahoma Revolving Fund.
578110091 All funds collected by the C orporation Commission pursuant t o the
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578310120 subsection C of Sectio n 1161 of this title.
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578510121 I. It is further provided that the provisions of this section
578610122 shall be strictly in terpreted and shall not be c onstrued as
578710123 permitting the discl osure of any other information contained in the
578810124 files and records of Service Oklahoma or th e Corporation Commission.
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579010125 J. It shall be unlawful for any person to commit any of the
579110126 following acts:
5792-
579310127 1. To knowingly obtain or dis close personal information from a
579410128 motor vehicle record for any use not expressly permitted by this
579510129 section; or
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579710130 2. To make false representation to obtain any personal
579810131 information from an individual ’s motor vehicle record.
5799-
580010132 Any violation of the provisions of this section shall constitute
580110133 a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by the imposition of a fine
580210134 not exceeding One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by imprisonment
580310135 in the county jail for a term not exceeding one (1) year, or by both
580410136 such fine and imprisonm ent. Where applicable, a person convicted of
580510137 a violation of the provisions of this section shall be removed or
580610138 dismissed from office or state employment. No liability whatsoever,
580710139 civil or criminal, shall attach to any member o r employee of Service
580810140 Oklahoma or the Corporation Commission for any error or omission in
580910141 the disclosure of such information.
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581210170 last amended by Section 164, Chapter 282, O.S.L. 2022 (47 O.S. Supp.
581310171 2022, Section 1135.5), is amended to read a s follows:
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581710172 Section 1135.5. A. Service Oklahoma is hereby authorized to
581810173 design and issue appropriate official special license plates to
581910174 persons wishing to demonstrate support and provide finan cial
582010175 assistance as provided by this section.
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582210176 Special license plates shall not be transferred to any other
582310177 person but shall be removed from the vehicle upon transfer of
582410178 ownership and retained. The special license plate may then be used
582510179 on another vehicle b ut only after such other vehicl e has been
582610180 registered for the cu rrent year with a licensed operator.
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582810181 Special license plates shall be renewed each year b y Service
582910182 Oklahoma or a licensed operator, unless authorized by Service
583010183 Oklahoma to be renewed for a peri od greater than one (1) year.
583110184 Service Oklahoma shall notify by mail all persons issued special
583210185 license plates. The notice shall contain all necessary information
583310186 and shall contain instructions for the renewal procedure upon
583410187 presentation to a licensed ope rator or Service Oklahoma. The
583510188 license plates shall be issued on a staggered system.
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583710189 Service Oklahoma is hereby directed to develop and implement a
583810190 system whereby licensed operators are permitted to accept
583910191 applications for special license plates authorize d under this
584010192 section. The licensed operator shall confirm the applicant’s
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584110220 eligibility, if applicable, collect and deposit any amount
584210221 specifically authorized by law, accept and process the necessary
584310222 information directly into such system and generate a rece ipt
584410223 accordingly. For performan ce of these duties, licensed ope rators
584510224 shall retain the fee provided in Section 1141.1 of this title for
584610225 registration of a motor vehicle. The licensed operator fees for
584710226 acceptance of applications and renewals shall be paid o ut of the
584810227 Oklahoma Tax Commission Reimbursement Fund. Beginnin g January 1,
584910228 2023, the licensed operator fees for acceptance of applications and
585010229 renewals shall be paid out of the Service Oklahoma Reimbursement
585110230 Fund.
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585310231 If fewer than one hundred fifty (50) of any type of special
585410232 license plates authorized prior to January 1 , 2004, are issued prior
585510233 to January 1, 2006, Service Oklahoma shall discontinue issuance and
585610234 renewal of that type of special license plate. Any such authorized
585710235 special license plate registrant shall be allowed to display th e
585810236 license plate upon the designa ted vehicle until the registration
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586110237 expiration date. After such time the expired special license plate
586210238 shall be removed from the vehicle.
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586410239 For special license plates authorized on or after July 1, 2004,
586510240 no special license pla tes shall be developed or issued by Service
586610241 Oklahoma until Service Oklahoma receives one hundred prepaid
586710242 applications therefor. The prepaid applications must be received by
586810243 Service Oklahoma within one hundred eighty (180) da ys of the
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586910271 effective date of the authorization or the authority to issue shall
587010272 be null and void. In the event one hundred prepaid applications are
587110273 not received by Service Oklahoma within such prescribed time period
587210274 any payment so received shall be refunded accordingly.
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587410275 B. The special license plates provided by this s ection are as
587510276 follows:
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587710277 1. University or College Supporter License Plate - such plates
587810278 shall be designed and issued to any person wishing to demonstrate
587910279 support to any state -supported or private university or college. As
588010280 provided in this section, an amoun t of the fee collected shall be
588110281 apportioned as provided in Section 1104.1 of this title;
5882-
588310282 2. Environmental Awareness License Plate - such plates shall be
588410283 designed, subject to the criteria to be presented to Service
588510284 Oklahoma by the Department of Environment al Quality in consultat ion
588610285 with the Oklahoma Arts Council, and issued to any person wish ing to
588710286 demonstrate support to implement the statewide general public
588810287 environmental education program Environmental Education Program
588910288 created pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Environmental
589010289 Quality Code. Such plate s shall be designed and issued to any
589110290 person in any combination of numbers and letters from one to a
589210291 maximum of seven, as for personalized license plates. A dealer ’s
589310292 license plate issued pursuant to S ection 1116.1 or 1128 of this
589410293 title may be designated a n Environmental Awareness License Plate
589510294 upon payment of the fee imposed by this section and any other
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589610322 registration fees required by the Ok lahoma Vehicle License and
589710323 Registration Act. As provided in th is section, an amount of the fee
589810324 collected shall be app ortioned pursuant to Section 1104 .2 of this
589910325 title;
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590110326 3. Firefighter License Plate - such plates shall be designed
590210327 for any career or retired firefighter, volunteer or paid .
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590510328 Firefighters may apply for fi refighter plates for up to four
590610329 vehicles with a rated c apacity of one (1) ton or less or for a
590710330 motorcycle upon proof of a fire department membership by either an
590810331 identification card or letter f rom the chief of the fire depar tment.
590910332 Retirees who are eligibl e for such plates shall provide pr oof of
591010333 eligibility upon initial application, but shall not be required to
591110334 provide proof of eligibility annually. The surviving spouse of any
591210335 deceased firefighter, if the spouse has not sinc e remarried, may
591310336 apply for a firefighter license plate for one veh icle with a rated
591410337 carrying capacity of one (1) ton or less or for a motorcycle upon
591510338 proof that the deceased firefighter was a member of a fire
591610339 department by either an identification card or letter from the chief
591710340 of the fire department. The license plate s hall be designed in
591810341 consultation with the Oklahoma State Firefighters Association.
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592010342 As provided in this section, an amount of the fee collected
592110343 shall be deposited to the Oklahoma State Fireme n’s Museum Building &
592210344 Memorial Fund for support of the Oklahoma State Firefighters Museum
592310345 and the Oklahoma Fallen and Li ving Firefighters Memorial;
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592510373 4. Wildlife Conservation License Plate - such plates shall be
592610374 designed, subject to the criteria to be prese nted to Service
592710375 Oklahoma by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation i n
592810376 consultation with the Oklahoma Arts Coun cil, and issued to any
592910377 person wishing to demonstrate support for wildlife conservation in
593010378 this state through the Wildlife Diversity Fund , provided for in
593110379 Section 3-310 of Title 29 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Such pl ates may
593210380 be designed and issued to any per son as for personalized license
593310381 plates.
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593510382 As provided in this section, an amount of the fee collected
593610383 shall be apportioned pursuant to sub section D of Section 3 -310 of
593710384 Title 29 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
5938-
593910385 5. Child Abuse Prevention License Plate - such plates shall be
594010386 designed, subject to the criteria to be presented to Service
594110387 Oklahoma by the Office of Child Abu se Prevention in the State
594210388 Department of Health and the Oklahoma Committee to Prevent Child
594310389 Abuse Child Abuse Prevention Action Committee, and issued to any
594410390 person wishing to demonstrate support for the prevention of child
594510391 abuse.
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594910392 As provided in this sectio n, an amount of the fee collect ed
595010393 shall be deposited in the Chi ld Abuse Prevention Fund;
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595210394 6. United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee Supporter
595310395 License Plate - such plates shall be designed and issued to any
595410396 person wishing to demonstrate support for the United States Olympic
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595510424 and Paralympic Committee. The plates shall be issued to any person
595610425 in any combination of numbers and letters from one t o a maximum of
595710426 seven, as for personalized license plates. The plate shall contain
595810427 the official United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee logo.
595910428 Service Oklahoma shall be authorized, if necessary, to enter into a
596010429 licensing agreement with the United States Olympic and Paralympic
596110430 Committee for any licensing fees wh ich may be required i n order to
596210431 use the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee logo or
596310432 design. The licensing agreement shall provide for a payment of not
596410433 more than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) for each license plate
596510434 issued;
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596710435 7. Oklahoma History License Plate - such plates shall be
596810436 designed and issued to any person wishing t o demonstrate interest in
596910437 Oklahoma history. As provided in this section, an amount of the fee
597010438 collected shall be deposi ted to the Oklahoma Historical Society
597110439 Revolving Fund to be used for educ ational purposes;
5972-
597310440 8. Historic Route 66 License Plate - such:
5974-
597510441 a. vehicle plates shall be design ed to honor historic
597610442 Route 66, also known as the “Mother Road”. As
597710443 provided in this sec tion, an amount of the fee
597810444 collected for each vehicle license plate shall be
597910445 apportioned to the Oklahoma Historical Society
598010446 Revolving Fund to be distributed to the Rout e 66
598110447 Museum located in Clinton, Oklahoma, and
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598310475 b. motorcycle plates shall be designed in consultation
598410476 with the Oklahoma Route 66 Association, Inc. Service
598510477 Oklahoma shall be authorize d to enter into a licensing
598610478 agreement with the Oklahoma Route 66 Associati on,
598710479 Inc., for any licensing fees which may be required in
598810480 order to use the Oklahoma Rout e 66 Association, Inc.,
598910481 logo or design. The licensing agreement shall pr ovide
599010482 for a payment to the Oklahoma Route 66 Association,
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599310483 Inc., of not more than Twenty Dollars ($20.00) for
599410484 each motorcycle license plate issued;
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599610485 9. Heart of the Heartland License P late - such plates shall be
599710486 designed and issued to any person wishing to honor the victims of
599810487 the terrorist bombing attack on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal
599910488 Building in downtown Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995. As provided
600010489 in this section, an amount of the fee collected shall be deposited
600110490 in the Heart of the Heartland Scholarshi p Fund, as establishe d in
600210491 Section 2282 of Title 70 of the Oklah oma Statutes;
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600410492 10. Emergency Medical Technician License Plate - such plates
600510493 shall be designed and issued to any person w ho is an emergency
600610494 medical technician. Such persons may apply for an eme rgency medical
600710495 technician license plate for each vehicle with a rated carrying
600810496 capacity of one (1) ton or less upon proof of an emergency medical
600910497 technician’s license. The license pl ate shall be designed in
601010498 consultation with the state association of emerg ency medical
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601110526 technicians Oklahoma Emergency Medical Technic ians Association. As
601210527 provided in this section, an amount of the fee collected shall be
601310528 apportioned to the Emergency Medical Personnel Death Benefit
601410529 Revolving Fund created in Section 1 -2505.2 of Title 63 of the
601510530 Oklahoma Statutes;
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601710531 11. Fight Breast Cancer License Plate - such plates shall be
601810532 designed to demonstrate support for the prevention and treatment of
601910533 breast cancer in thi s state. As provided in this section, an amount
602010534 of the fee collected shall be apportioned to the Breast Cancer Act
602110535 Revolving Fund;
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602310536 12. Crime Victims Awareness License Plate - such plates shall
602410537 be designed and issued to any person wishing to demonstrate
602510538 awareness of and support for victims of crimes. The license plates
602610539 shall be designed in con sultation with the Oklahoma Crime Victims
602710540 Centre Crime Victims Compensat ion Program. As provided in this
602810541 section, an amount of the fee collected shall be apportione d to the
602910542 Attorney General’s Revolving Fund for the Office of the Attorney
603010543 General, which is hereby direct ed to use such funds to contract with
603110544 a statewide nonprofit organization to provide services to crime
603210545 victims;
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603610546 13. Oklahoma Safe Kids Association Safe Kids Oklahoma License
603710547 Plate - such plates shall be designed and issued to any person
603810548 wishing to demonstrate support and awareness of the Oklahoma Safe
603910549 Kids Association Safe Kids Oklahoma. The license plate shall be
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604010577 designed in consultation with the Oklahoma Safe Kids Association
604110578 Safe Kids Oklahoma. As provided in this section, an amount of the
604210579 fee collected shall be deposited in the Chi ldren’s Hospital -
604310580 Oklahoma Safe Kids Association Safe Kids Oklahoma Revolving Fund to
604410581 be distributed to the Oklahoma Safe Kids Association Safe Kids
604510582 Oklahoma program;
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604710583 14. Oklahoma Four-H Club License Plate – such plates shall be
604810584 designed, subject to crit eria to be presented to Service Oklahoma by
604910585 the Four-H Foundation, and issued to any person wi shing to
605010586 demonstrate support of the Oklahoma Four-H Club. Such plates may be
605110587 designed and issued to any person as for personalized license
605210588 plates. As provided i n this section, an amount of the fee collected
605310589 shall be apportioned to the OSU Extension Service Licens e Plate
605410590 Revolving Fund created in Section 1104.4 of this title;
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605610591 15. Agricultural Awareness License Plate – such plates shall be
605710592 designed, subject to cri teria to be presented to Service Oklahoma,
605810593 by the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestr y in
605910594 consultation with the Oklahoma Arts Council, and issued to any
606010595 person wishing to demonstrate support of the Departmen t’s Ag in the
606110596 Classroom Education Program. As provided in this section, an amount
606210597 of the fee collected shall be apportioned as provid ed in Section
606310598 1104.3 of this title;
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606510599 16. Oklahoma Statehood Centennial License Plate – such plates
606610600 shall be designed and i ssued to any person wishing to commemorate
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606710628 the centennial of Ok lahoma’s admission to statehood in 1907. The
606810629 license plates shall be d esigned in consultation with the Oklahoma
606910630 Capitol Complex and Centennial Commemoration Commission. As
607010631 provided in this section, an amount of the fee col lected shall be
607110632 deposited in the Oklahoma Department of Commerce Revolving Fund
607210633 created in Section 5012 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
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607410634 17. Support Education License Plate – such plates shall be
607510635 designed, subject to cr iteria to be presented to Servi ce Oklahoma by
607610636 the State Department of Education in consultation with the Oklahoma
607710637 Arts Council, and is sued to any person wishing to demonstrate
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608010638 support for education in this state. All licensed operators shall
608110639 display a sample of the Support Education Li cense plate in the area
608210640 of the business accessed by the public. Twenty -three Dollars
608310641 ($23.00) of the fee collected shall be apportioned as follows:
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608510642 a. five percent (5%) shall be deposited to the Education
608610643 Reform Revolving Fund,
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608810644 b. five percent (5%) shall be deposited to the Oklahoma
608910645 State Regents for Higher Education Revolving Fund,
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609110646 c. five percent (5%) shall be deposited to the State
609210647 Career Technology Career-Technology Fund, and
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609410648 d. eighty-five percent (85%) shall be deposite d to the
609510649 Teachers’ Retirement Benefit Fund as set forth in
609610650 Section 17-108 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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609810678 However, when the Teachers ’ Retirement Benefit Fund attains a
609910679 seventy percent (70%) funded ratio bas ed on an annual actuarial
610010680 valuation as required by law, the amount of the f ee shall be
610110681 apportioned equally pursuant to subparagraphs a, b and c of this
610210682 paragraph;
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610410683 18. Retired Oklahoma Highway Pa trol Officers License Plate –
610510684 such plates shall be designed a nd issued to any retired officer of
610610685 the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. The licen se plate shall have the
610710686 legend “Oklahoma” and shall contain, in the center of the plate, the
610810687 Highway Patrol Officers pat ch using the same colors and pattern as
610910688 used in the patch. C entered on the bottom of the license plate
611010689 shall be the word “Retired”. The letters “TRP” shall be used in
611110690 combination with three numbers on either side of the insignia or
611210691 emblem. The color of the letters and numbers shall be brown.
611310692 Retirees who are eli gible for such plates shall provide proof of
611410693 eligibility upon initial appli cation, but shall not be require d to
611510694 provide proof of eligibility annually. The surviving spouse of any
611610695 deceased retired officer of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, if the
611710696 spouse has not since remarried, or if remarried, the rem arriage is
611810697 terminated by death, divorce, or annulment, may appl y for a Retired
611910698 Oklahoma Highway Patrol Officers license plate. As provided in this
612010699 section, an amount of the fee collected shall be deposited into the
612110700 Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement Fund ;
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612510728 19. Boy Scouts of America Su pporter License Plate – such plates
612610729 shall be designed and issued to any person wishing to demonstrate
612710730 support for the Boy Scouts of America. The plates shall be issued
612810731 to any person in any combination of numbers and letters from one to
612910732 a maximum of seven, as for personalized license pla tes. The plate
613010733 shall contain the official Boy Scouts of America logo. Service
613110734 Oklahoma shall be authorized, if necessary, to enter into a
613210735 licensing agreement with the Boy Scouts of America fo r any licensing
613310736 fees which may be required in order to use the Boy Scouts of America
613410737 logo or design. The licensing agreement shall provide for a payme nt
613510738 to the Boy Scouts of America of not more than Twenty Dollars
613610739 ($20.00) for each license plate issued;
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613810740 20. Urban Forestry and Beautifi cation License Plate – such
613910741 plates shall be designed, subject to criteria to be presented to
614010742 Service Oklahoma, by the Ok lahoma Department of Agriculture, Food,
614110743 and Forestry in consultation w ith nonprofit organizations in this
614210744 state that develop and operate programs to encourage urban for estry
614310745 and beautification, and issued to any person wishing to demonstrate
614410746 support of such programs. As provided in this section, an amount of
614510747 the fee collected shall be apportioned as provided in Section 1104.5
614610748 of this title;
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614810749 21. Oklahoma State Parks Sup porter License Plate – such plates
614910750 shall be designed, subject to criteria to be presente d to Service
615010751 Oklahoma by the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Departmen t, and
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615110779 issued to any person wishing to demonstrate support for the Oklahoma
615210780 state parks system. T wenty-three Dollars ($23.00) of the fee
615310781 collected shall be deposited in the Oklahoma Tou rism and Recreation
615410782 Department Revolving Fund. Such money shall be de signated for and
615510783 may only be expended for the support of Oklahoma state parks;
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615710784 22. Adoption Creates Families License Plate – such plates shall
615810785 be issued to any person wishing to demonst rate support of pregnant
615910786 women who are committed to placing their chil dren for adoption and
616010787 wishing to provide assistance to guardians, adoptive parents and
616110788 other created families to assist in the adoption and placement of
616210789 children in permanent, safe homes . The license plates shall be
616310790 designed and final terminology delivere d in consultation with the
616410791 Oklahoma Adoption Coalition and the Dep artment of Human Services.
616510792 Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) of the fee collected shall be deposited
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616810793 in a revolving fund est ablished in the State Treasury for and to be
616910794 used by the Department of Human Services for the implementat ion of
617010795 the Investing in Stronge r Oklahoma Families Act specific ally for
617110796 created families;
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617310797 23. Choose Life License Plate – such plates shall be designe d,
617410798 subject to criteria presented to Service Oklahoma, by Choose Life
617510799 America, Inc., and issued to any per son who wishes to demonstrate
617610800 support of organizations that enc ourage adoption as a positive
617710801 choice for women with unplanned pregnancies. As provided in this
617810802 section, an amount of the fee collected shall be deposited in the
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617910830 Choose Life Assistance Program Revolving Fund established in S ection
618010831 1104.6 of this title;
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618210832 24. Future Farmers of America License Plate – such plates shall
618310833 be designed and issued to persons wishing to demonstrate support for
618410834 the Oklahoma FFA Association (formerly known as Future Farmers of
618510835 America). The license plat es shall be designed in consulta tion with
618610836 the Oklahoma FFA Foundation Association Board of Directors. As
618710837 provided in this section, an amount of the fee collected shall be
618810838 apportioned as provided in Section 1104.7 of this title;
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619010839 25. Lions Club License Pla te – such plates shall be design ed
619110840 and issued to persons wishing to demonstrate support for the Lions
619210841 Club Clubs of Oklahoma. The plates shall be issued to any person in
619310842 any combination of numbe rs and letters from one to a m aximum of
619410843 seven, as for persona lized license plates. The licen se plates shall
619510844 be designed in consultation with the Oklahoma Lions Service
619610845 Foundation and shall contain the official logo of the International
619710846 Association of Lions Clubs. Service Oklahoma sha ll be authorized to
619810847 enter into a licensing agreement with the O klahoma Lions Service
619910848 Foundation. The licensing agreement shall provide for a payment t o
620010849 the Oklahoma Lions Service Foundation of not more than Ten Dollars
620110850 ($10.00) for each license plate issu ed;
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620310851 26. Color Oklahoma License Plate – such plates shall be
620410852 designed, subject to criteria to be presented to Service Oklahoma by
620510853 the Oklahoma Native P lant Society, and issued to any person wishing
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620610881 to demonstrate support for p reserving and planting wildflo wers and
620710882 native plants in Oklahoma this state and to promote Oklahoma’s
620810883 wildflower heritage through education. As provided in this section,
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621110884 an amount of the fee collected shall be apportioned as provided in
621210885 Section 1104.8 of this title;
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621410886 27. Girl Scouts of the United States of America Supporter
621510887 License Plate - such plates shall be designed and issued to any
621610888 person wishing to demonstrate support for the Girl Scouts of the
621710889 United States of America. The plates shall be issued to any person
621810890 in any combination of numbers and letters from one to a maximum of
621910891 seven, as for personalized license plates. The plate shall contain
622010892 the official Girl Scouts of the Un ited States of America logo.
622110893 Service Oklahoma shall be authorized, if necessary, to e nter into a
622210894 licensing agreement with the Girl Scouts of the United States of
622310895 America for any licensing fees which may be required in order to use
622410896 the Girl Scouts of the U nited States of America logo or design. The
622510897 licensing agreement shall provide for a p ayment to the Girl Scouts
622610898 of Magic Empire Council of Girl Scouts, acting on behalf of all
622710899 Oklahoma Girl Scout councils, of not more than Twenty Dollars
622810900 ($20.00) for each license plate issued;
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623010901 28. Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon License Plate – such plates
623110902 shall be designed and issued to any person wish ing to demonstrate
623210903 support for the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon. The plate shall be
623310904 designed in consultation with the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon.
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623510933 agreement with the Oklahoma City Memo rial Marathon for any licensing
623610934 fees which may be required in order to use the Oklahoma City
623710935 Memorial Marathon logo or des ign. The licensing agreement shall
623810936 provide for a payment to the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon of n ot
623910937 more than Twenty Dollars ($20. 00) for each license plate issued;
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624110938 29. Oklahoma Scenic Rivers License Plate – such plates shall be
624210939 designed to demonstrat e support for the Oklahoma Scenic Rivers Grand
624310940 River Dam Authority. The plates shall be designed in cons ultation
624410941 with the Oklahoma Scenic Rivers Commission. T wenty-five Dollars
624510942 ($25.00) of the fee shall be apportioned to the Oklahoma Scenic
624610943 Rivers Commission Grand River Dam Authority;
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624810944 30. Fight Cancer License Plate – such plates shall be designed
624910945 to demonstrate support for the Oklahoma Central Cancer Registry.
625010946 The plate shall contain the American Cancer Society logo. The
625110947 American Cancer Society logo sh all be used in accordance with the
625210948 American Cancer Society ’s branding guidelines and shall only be
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625510949 utilized to support the Oklahoma Cent ral Cancer Registry. Twenty
625610950 Dollars ($20.00) of the fee shall be apportioned to the Oklahoma
625710951 Central Cancer Registry Re volving Fund;
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625910952 31. Animal Friendly License Plate – such plates shall be
626010953 designed and issued to any person wishing to demonstrate support for
626110954 controlling the overpopulation of dogs and cats through educational
626210955 and sterilization efforts. The plates shall be designed in
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626310983 consultation with the Veterinary Medical Association. Twenty
626410984 Dollars ($20.00) of the fee co llected shall be designated by the
626510985 purchaser of the plate to be deposited in the Oklahoma Pet
626610986 Overpopulation Fund created in Section 2368.13 of Title 6 8 of the
626710987 Oklahoma Statutes or the Animal Friendly Revolving Fund created in
626810988 Section 1104.10 of this title ;
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627010989 32. Patriot License Plate - such plates shall be designed in
627110990 consultation with the Military Department of the State of Oklahoma
627210991 and issued to any pe rson wishing to demonstrate support for Oklahoma
627310992 residents who are members of the Oklahoma National Guard and
627410993 deployed on active duty. The plates shall be issued to any person
627510994 in any combination of numbers and letters from one to a maximum of
627610995 seven, as for personalized license plates. As provided in this
627710996 section, a portion of the fee collected shall be depo sited in the
627810997 Patriot License Plate Revolving Fund created in Section 1104.11 of
627910998 this title;
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628110999 33. Global War on Terrorism License Plate - such plate shall be
628211000 designed in consultation with the Military Department of the State
628311001 of Oklahoma and issued to any pe rson wishing to demonstrate sup port
628411002 for Oklahoma residents who are members of the Armed Forces of the
628511003 United States or Oklahoma National Guard that hav e served in the
628611004 Global War on Terrorism. The plate shall be issued to any person in
628711005 any combination of n umbers and letters from one to a maximum of six.
628811006 As provided in this section, a portion of the fee collect ed shall be
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628911034 deposited in the Oklahoma Nation al Guard Museum Fund created in
629011035 Section 235.1 of Title 44 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
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629211036 34. Boys and Girls C lubs of America Supporter Licen se Plate –
629311037 such plates shall be designed and issued to any person wishing to
629411038 demonstrate support for the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. The
629511039 plates shall be issued to any person in any combination of numbers
629611040 and letters from one to a maximum of seven, as for personalized
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629911041 license plates. The plate shall contain the official Boys and Girls
630011042 Clubs of America logo. Service O klahoma, if necessary, may enter
630111043 into a licensing agreement with the Boys and Girls Clubs of America
630211044 for any licensing fees which may be required in order to use the
630311045 Boys and Girls Clubs of America logo or design . The licensing
630411046 agreement shall provide for a payment to the Boys and Girls Clubs of
630511047 America of not more than Twenty Dollars ($20.00) for each licen se
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630811049 35. Oklahoma Quarter Horse License Plate – such plates shall be
630911050 designed and issued to an y person wishing to demonstrate support for
631011051 the American Quarter Horse in Oklahoma this state. The plate shall
631111052 be designed in consultation with the Oklahoma Quarter Horse
631211053 Association. As provided in this sectio n, a portion of the fe e
631311054 collected shall be deposited in the Oklahoma Quarter Horse Revol ving
631411055 Fund created in Section 1104.12 of this title;
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631611056 36. Oklahoma Association for the Deaf License Plate – such
631711057 plates shall be designed in consultation with the Oklaho ma
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631811085 Association for the Deaf and issued to any person wi shing to
631911086 demonstrate support for Oklahoma residents who are deaf. The plates
632011087 shall be issued to any person in any combination of numbers and
632111088 letters from one to a maxim um of seven, as for personalized license
632211089 plates. As provided in this section, a portio n of the fee collected
632311090 shall be deposited in the Oklahoma Association for the Deaf License
632411091 Plate Revolving Fund created in Section 1104.15 of this title;
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632611092 37. Oklahoma City Zoo License Plate – such plates shall be
632711093 issued to any person wishing to demonstrat e support for the Oklahoma
632811094 City Zoo. The license plates shall be designed in consultation with
632911095 the Oklahoma Zoological Society, Inc. As provided in this section,
633011096 an amount of the fee collected shall be deposited in the Ok lahoma
633111097 Zoological Society Revolvi ng Fund created in Section 1104.1 3 of this
633211098 title;
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633411099 38. March of Dimes License Plate – such plates shall be issued
633511100 to persons wishing to de monstrate support for the March of Dimes
633611101 mission to improve the health of babies by p reventing birth defects,
633711102 premature birth and infant mortality. Th e license plates shall be
633811103 designed in consultation with the Oklahoma Chapter March of Dimes.
633911104 As provided in this section, an amount of the fee collected shall be
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634211105 deposited in the Oklahoma P revent Birth Defects, Premature B irth and
634311106 Infant Mortality Fund es tablished in Section 1104.14 of this title;
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634511107 39. Support Our Troops Supporter License Plate – such plates
634611108 shall be designed and issued t o any person wishing to demonstrate
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634711136 support for Support Our Troops Incorporated. The p lates shall be
634811137 issued to any person in any combination of numbers and letters from
634911138 one to a maximum of six. The plate shall contain the o fficial
635011139 Support Our Troops Inco rporated logo which includes the mark
635111140 “Support Our Troops” across the bottom of the pla te. Service
635211141 Oklahoma, if necessa ry, may enter into a licensing agreement with
635311142 Support Our Troops Incorporated for any licensing fees whic h may be
635411143 required in order to u se the Support Our Troops Incorp orated logo or
635511144 design. The licensing agreement shall p rovide for a payment to
635611145 Support Our Troops Incorporated of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) for
635711146 each license plate issued;
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635911147 40. Folds of Honor Supporter License Plate – such plates shall
636011148 be authorized to be designed and issued to any person wishing to
636111149 demonstrate support for the Oklahoma City Chapter of Folds of Honor
636211150 Incorporated, a nonprofit charitable organization exempt fr om
636311151 taxation pursuant to the provisions of the Inte rnal Revenue Code, 26
636411152 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3), provi ding educational scholarships to
636511153 spouses and children of America ’s fallen and disabled military
636611154 service members. The plates shall be issued to any pers on in any
636711155 combination of numbers and letters from one to a maximum of six.
636811156 Such person may apply for a Folds of Honor Supporter license plate
636911157 for a motorcycle; provided, the license plate for motorcycles may be
637011158 of similar design to the license plate for m otor vehicles or may be
637111159 a new design in order to m eet space requirements for a mot orcycle
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637211187 license plate. The plate shall be designed in consultation with the
637311188 Oklahoma City Chapter of Folds of Honor Incorporated and shall
637411189 contain the official Folds of Hono r Incorporated logo which includes
637511190 the mark “Folds of Honor” across the bottom of the plate. Service
637611191 Oklahoma, if necessary, may enter i nto a licensing agreement with
637711192 Folds of Honor Incorporated for any licensing fees which may be
637811193 required in order to use the Folds of Honor Incorporated logo or
637911194 design. The licensing agreement shall pr ovide for a payment to
638011195 Folds of Honor Incorporated of T wenty-five Dollars ($25.00) for e ach
638111196 license plate issued. Subject to the provisions of subsection A of
638211197 this section, the Folds of Honor Supporter License Plate is here by
638311198 reauthorized effective Novemb er 1, 2019;
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638711199 41. Downed Bikers Association License Plat e - such plates shall
638811200 be designed and issued to any person wishing to demonstrate support
638911201 for the Downed Bikers Associa tion, a nonprofit charitable
639011202 organization exempt f rom taxation pursuant to the provisions of the
639111203 Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Sectio n 501(c)(3), which provides
639211204 emotional and financial support for downed bikers. The license
639311205 plate shall be designed in consultation with the Central Oklahoma
639411206 Chapter of the Downed Bikers Association an d shall contain any
639511207 official logo or design of the orga nization. Service Oklahoma, if
639611208 necessary, may enter into a licensing agreement with the Downed
639711209 Bikers Association for any licensing fees which may be required in
639811210 order to use the organization’s logo or design. The licensi ng
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640011239 Association of not more than Twenty Dollars ($20.00) for each
640111240 license plate;
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640311241 42. Armed Forces Veterans Motorcycle License Plate – such
640411242 plates shall be designed for use on a motorcycle in consul tation
640511243 with A Brotherhood Aiming Toward Education of Oklahoma, Inc .
640611244 (ABATE), and issued to any honorably discharged former member of the
640711245 United States Armed Forces wishing to demonstrate support for the
640811246 Oklahoma National Guard Museum. Persons applying for such license
640911247 plate must show proof of past military service. As provided in this
641011248 section, a portion of the fee collected shall be deposited in the
641111249 Oklahoma National Guard Museum Fund created in Sectio n 235.1 of
641211250 Title 44 of the Oklah oma Statutes;
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641411251 43. Buffalo Soldier License Plate - such plates shall be issued
641511252 to any person wishing to honor and celebrate the history and
641611253 contribution of the Buffalo Soldie rs. The license plates shall be
641711254 designed in consultation with the Lawton-Fort Sill Chapter of the
641811255 Buffalo Soldiers 9th and 10th (Horse) Cavalry Association. As
641911256 provided in this section, an amount of the fee collected shall be
642011257 deposited in the Buffalo Sol dier License Plate Revolving Fund
642111258 created in Section 1104.16 of this title;
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642311259 44. Prevent Blindness Oklah oma License Plate - such plates
642411260 shall be issued to any person wish ing to provide financial support
642511261 for vision screening of school age children in this s tate. The
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642711290 Blindness Oklahoma. As provide d in this section, an amount of t he
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643011291 fee collected shall be deposit ed in the Prevent Blindness Oklahoma
643111292 License Plate Revolving Fund created in Section 1 104.17 of this
643211293 title;
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643411294 45. Oklahoma State Capitol Restoration License Plate - such
643511295 plates shall be desig ned and issued to any person wish ing to
643611296 demonstrate support for re storation of the Oklahoma State Capitol
643711297 building. The license plates shall be designe d in consultation with
643811298 the Friends of the Capitol corporation, created pursuant to Section
643911299 15.4 of Title 73 of the Oklahoma Statutes and the State Capitol
644011300 Preservation Commission created pursuant to Section 4102 of Title 74
644111301 of the Oklahoma Statutes. As pr ovided in this section, an amount of
644211302 the fee collected shall be deposited in the O klahoma Friends of the
644311303 Capitol License Plate Revolving Fund established in Section 1104. 18
644411304 of this title;
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644611305 46. Eastern Red Cedar Tree License Plate – such plates shall be
644711306 designed, subject to criteria to be presented to Serv ice Oklahoma
644811307 and issued to any person wishing to demon strate support for the
644911308 removal of Eastern Redcedar trees from land s in the state and to
645011309 develop marketable uses for the harvested trees. The license pl ate
645111310 shall be designed in consultation with the Okl ahoma Department of
645211311 Agriculture, Food, and Forestry. Twenty-three Dollars ($23.00) of
645311312 the fee collected shall be deposi ted in the Eastern Redcedar
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645511341 Statutes. The money shall be designated for and may only be
645611342 expended for the purposes as set forth in the Eastern Redcedar
645711343 Management Act;
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645911344 47. Pancreatic Canc er Research License Plate - such plates
646011345 shall be issued to any person wishing to provi de financial support
646111346 for the University of Oklahom a Foundation, Pancreatic Cancer
646211347 Research Fund. The pl ates shall be issued to any perso n in any
646311348 combination of numbers a nd letters from one to a maximum of six.
646411349 The license plates shall be designed in cons ultation with the
646511350 University of Oklahoma Foundatio n, Pancreatic Cancer Research Fu nd.
646611351 As provided in this section, an amount of the fee collected shall be
646711352 deposited in the Pancreatic Cancer Research License Plate Revolving
646811353 Fund created in Section 1104.19 of this title;
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647011354 48. Alzheimer’s Research License P late - such plates shall be
647111355 issued to any person wishi ng to provide financial support f or the
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647411356 Oklahoma Chapter of the Al zheimer’s Association. The license plates
647511357 shall be designed in consultation with the Oklahoma Chapter of the
647611358 Alzheimer’s Association. As provided in this section, an amount of
647711359 the fee collected shall be deposited in the A lzheimer’s Research
647811360 License Plate Revolving Fund created in Section 1104.20 of this
647911361 title;
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648111362 49. Hospice and Palliative Care License Plate - such plates
648211363 shall be issued to any person wishing to provide financial support
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648311391 for the Oklahoma Hospice and Palliati ve Care Association. The
648411392 license plates shall be designed in consultation with the Oklahoma
648511393 Hospice and Palliative Care Association. As provided in this
648611394 section, an amount of the fee collected shall be deposited in the
648711395 Hospice and Palliative Care License Plate Revolving Fund created in
648811396 Section 1104.21 of this title;
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649011397 50. Juvenile Diabetes Research License Plat e - such plates
649111398 shall be issued to any person wishing to prov ide financial support
649211399 for the Oklahoma Chapters of the Juvenile Diabetes Research
649311400 Foundation. The license plates shall be designed in consultation
649411401 with the Oklahoma Chapters of the Juvenile Diab etes Research
649511402 Foundation. As provided in this section, an am ount of the fee
649611403 collected shall be deposited in the Ju venile Diabetes Research
649711404 License Plate Revolving Fund created in S ection 1104.22 of this
649811405 title;
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650011406 51. Deer Creek Schools Foundation License Pl ate - such plates
650111407 shall be issued to any person wishing to pr ovide financial support
650211408 for the Deer Creek Schools Fou ndation. The license plates shal l be
650311409 designed in consultation wit h the Deer Creek Schools Foundation.
650411410 The plates shall be issued to any per son in any combination of
650511411 numbers and letters from one to a m aximum of seven, as for
650611412 personalized license plates. As provided in this section, an a mount
650711413 of the fee collected shall be deposited in the Deer Creek Schools
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650811441 Foundation License Plate Revolving F und created in Section 1104.23
650911442 of this title;
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651111443 52. Lupus Awareness and Education License Plat e - such plates
651211444 shall be issued to any person wishing t o provide financial support
651311445 for the Oklahoma Chapter of the Lupus Foundation of Oklahoma
651411446 America. The license plates shall be designed in consultation with
651511447 the Oklahoma Chapter of the Lupus Foundation of Oklahoma America.
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651811448 As provided in this section, an amount of the fee collected sha ll be
651911449 deposited in the Oklahoma Lupus License Plate Revolving Fund created
652011450 in Section 1104.24 of this title . Subject to the provisions of
652111451 subsection A of this section, t he Lupus Awareness and Education
652211452 License Plate is hereby reauthorized effective Novemb er 1, 2018;
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652411453 53. Chiefs of Police License Plate - such plates shall be
652511454 issued to any person wishing to prov ide financial support for the
652611455 Oklahoma Association of Chiefs of Police for a vehicle or motorcycle
652711456 in any combination of numbers and letters from one to a maximum of
652811457 seven, as for personalized license plates. The license plates shall
652911458 be designed in consul tation with the Oklahoma Associ ation of Chiefs
653011459 of Police. The license plate for a motorcycle may be of similar
653111460 design as space permits or a new desi gn in order to meet the space
653211461 requirements of a motorcycle license plate. Service Oklahoma shall
653311462 be authorized to enter into a licensing agreement with the Oklahoma
653411463 Association of Chiefs of Police for any licensing fees which may be
653511464 required in order to u se the association’s logo or design. The
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653611492 licensing agreement shall provide for a payment to the Oklahoma
653711493 Association of Chiefs of Police of not more than Twenty Dollars
653811494 ($20.00) for each license plate issued. Subject to the provisions
653911495 of subsection A of this section, the Chiefs of Police License Plate
654011496 is hereby reauthorized effective November 1, 2015;
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654211497 54. Crossings Christian School Licens e Plate – such plates
654311498 shall be designed and issued to any person wishing to demonstrate
654411499 support for Crossings Christia n School located in Oklahoma City.
654511500 The license plates shall be designed in consultation with the
654611501 administration of Crossings Christian Sc hool. Service Oklahoma
654711502 shall be authorized to enter into a licensing agreement with
654811503 Crossings Christian School for an y licensing fees which may be
654911504 required in order to use the school ’s logo or design. The licensing
655011505 agreement shall provide for a payment t o the Crossings Christian
655111506 School of not more than Twenty Dollars ($20.00) for each license
655211507 plate issued;
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655411508 55. Hilldale Education Foundation License Plate – such plates
655511509 shall be designed and issued to any person wishing to dem onstrate
655611510 support for the Hillda le Education Foundation. The license plates
655711511 shall be designed in consultation with the administration of the
655811512 Hilldale Education Foundation. Service Oklahoma shall be authorized
655911513 to enter into a licensing agreement with the H illdale Education
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656211514 Foundation for any licensing fees which may b e required in order to
656311515 use the foundation’s logo or design. The licensing agreement s hall
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656411543 provide for a payment to the Hilldale Education Foundation of not
656511544 more than Twenty Dollars ($20.00) fo r each license plate issued;
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656711545 56. Oklahoma Nurses License Plate – such plates shall be issued
656811546 to any person licensed pursuant to the Oklahoma Nursing Practice Act
656911547 and providing such documentation of current licensure as may be
657011548 required by Service Oklahoma. The license plates shall be d esigned
657111549 in consultation with the Oklahoma Nurses Association. As provided
657211550 in this section, an amount of the fee colle cted shall be deposited
657311551 in the Oklahoma Nurses License Plate Revolving Fund created in
657411552 Section 1104.26 of t his title;
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657611553 57. Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame License Plate – such plates
657711554 shall be issued to any person wishing to demonstrate support for the
657811555 Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame. The license plates shall be designed
657911556 in consultation with the administration of the Oklahoma Sports Hall
658011557 of Fame. Service Oklahoma shall be autho rized to enter into a
658111558 licensing agreement with the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame for an y
658211559 licensing fees which may be required in order to use the Hall of
658311560 Fame’s logo or design. The licensing ag reement shall provide for a
658411561 payment to the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame of not more than Twenty
658511562 Dollars ($20.00) for each license plate issued;
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658711563 58. Childhood Cancer Awareness License Plate – such plates
658811564 shall be issued to any person wishing to demonstrate support for the
658911565 Oklahoma Children’s Cancer Association. The license plates shall be
659011566 designed in consultation with the administration of the Oklahom a
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659111594 Children’s Cancer Association. Service Oklahoma shall be authorized
659211595 to enter into a licensing agreement with the Oklahoma Children ’s
659311596 Cancer Association for any licensi ng fees which may be required in
659411597 order to use the Oklahoma Children ’s Cancer Association’s logo or
659511598 design. The licensing agreement shall provide for a payment to the
659611599 Oklahoma Children’s Cancer Association of not more than T wenty
659711600 Dollars ($20.00) for each license plate issued;
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659911601 59. Oklahoma Educational Television Authority License Plate –
660011602 such plates shall be designed and issued to any person wishing to
660111603 demonstrate support for the Oklahoma Educa tional Television
660211604 Authority and such plates shall be designed in consultation with the
660311605 Authority. As provided in this section, an amount of the fee
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660611606 collected shall be deposited in The Educational Television Authority
660711607 Revolving Fund created in Section 156 of Title 62 of the Oklahoma
660811608 Statutes;
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661011609 60. Remembering Fallen H eroes License Plate – such plates shall
661111610 be designed and issued to any person wishing t o demonstrate support
661211611 for Concerns of Police Survivors, Inc. Such plates shall be
661311612 designed in consultation with the Oklahoma chapter Chapter of
661411613 Concerns of Police Surviv ors, Inc. As provided in this section, an
661511614 amount of the fee collected shall be deposite d in the Oklahoma
661611615 Concerns of Police Survivors License Plate Revolving Fund created in
661711616 Section 1104.27 of this title;
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661911644 61. Disabled American Veterans License Plate – such plates
662011645 shall be designed in consultation with the Disabled American
662111646 Veterans Department of Oklahoma and issued to any member of the
662211647 organization wishing to demonstrate support. Service Okla homa shall
662311648 be authorized to ent er into a licensing agreement wi th the Disabled
662411649 American Veterans Department of Oklahoma for any licensing fees
662511650 which may be required in order to use the organization’s logo or
662611651 design. The licensing agreement shall provide f or a payment to the
662711652 Disabled American Veterans Department of Oklahoma of not more than
662811653 Twenty Dollars ($20.00) for each license plate issued. The plat es
662911654 shall incorporate a numbering system agreed upon by the Disabled
663011655 American Veterans Department of Oklahoma and Service Oklahoma;
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663211656 62. Owasso Rams Supporter License Pl ate - such plates shall be
663311657 designed and issued to any person wishing to demonstrate supp ort for
663411658 the Owasso Rams, and shall be designed in consultation with
663511659 representatives of Owasso Public Schools. The plates shall be
663611660 issued to any person in any combination of numbers and letters from
663711661 one to a maximum of seven, as for personalized license pl ates. As
663811662 provided in this section, an amount of the fee collected shall be
663911663 deposited in the Education Re form Revolving Fund created in Section
664011664 34.89 of Title 62 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
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664211665 63. Collinsville Cardinals Supporter License Plate - such
664311666 plates shall be designed and issued to any person wishing to
664411667 demonstrate support for the Collinsville Cardinals, a nd shall be
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664511695 designed in consultation with representatives of Collinsville Public
664611696 Schools. The plates shall be issued to any person in any
664711697 combination of numbers and letters from one to a maximum of seven ,
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665011698 as for personalized license plates. As provided i n this section, an
665111699 amount of the fee collected shall be deposited in the Education
665211700 Reform Revolving Fund created in Section 34.89 of Title 62 of the
665311701 Oklahoma Statutes;
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665511702 64. Sperry Pirates Supporter Licens e Plate - such plates shall
665611703 be designed and issued t o any person wishing to demonst rate support
665711704 for the Sperry Pirates, and shall be designed in consultation with
665811705 representatives of Sperry Schools. The plates shall be issued to
665911706 any person in any combinati on of numbers and letters from one to a
666011707 maximum of seven, as for personalized licen se plates. As provided
666111708 in this section, an amount of the fee collected shall be deposited
666211709 in the Education Reform Revol ving Fund created in Section 34.89 of
666311710 Title 62 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
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666511711 65. Skiatook Bulldogs Supporter License Plate - such plates
666611712 shall be designed and issued to any person wishing to demonstrate
666711713 support for the Skiatook Bulldogs, and shall be designed in
666811714 consultation with representatives of Skiatook Public Schools. The
666911715 plates shall be issued to any pers on in any combination of number s
667011716 and letters from one to a maxi mum of seven, as for personalized
667111717 license plates. As provided in this section, an amoun t of the fee
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667211745 collected shall be deposited in the Education R eform Revolving Fund
667311746 created in Section 34.89 of Title 62 of the Oklahoma St atutes;
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667511747 66. Rejoice Christian Eagles Supporter License Plate - such
667611748 plates shall be designed and issued to any person w ishing to
667711749 demonstrate support for the Rejoice Christian Eagl es, and shall be
667811750 designed in consultation wit h representatives of Rejoice Ch ristian
667911751 Schools. The plates shall be issued to any person in any
668011752 combination of numbers and letters from one to a maxim um of seven,
668111753 as for personalized license plates. As provide d in this section, an
668211754 amount of the fee colle cted shall be deposited in the Education
668311755 Reform Revolving Fund created in Section 34.89 of Title 62 of the
668411756 Oklahoma Statutes;
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668611757 67. East Central Cardina ls Supporter License Plate - such
668711758 plates shall be designed a nd issued to any person wishing to
668811759 demonstrate support for the East Central Cardinals, and shall be
668911760 designed in consultation with representatives of East Central
669011761 Schools High School. The plates shall be issued to any person in
669111762 any combination of numbers and letters f rom one to a maximum of
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669411763 seven, as for personalized license plate s. As provided in this
669511764 section, an amount of the fee collected shall be deposited in the
669611765 Education Reform Revolving Fun d created in Section 34.89 of Title 62
669711766 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
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669911767 68. Southeast Spartans Supporter Licens e Plate - such plates
670011768 shall be designed and issued to any person wishing to demonstrate
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670111796 support for the Southeast Spartans, and shall be designed in
670211797 consultation with the Southeast High School Alumni Association. The
670311798 plates shall be issued to any person i n any combination of numbers
670411799 and letters from one to a maximum of seven, as for personalized
670511800 license plates. As provided in this section, an amount of the fee
670611801 collected shall be deposited in the Education Reform Revolving Fund
670711802 created in Section 34.89 of Title 62 of the Oklahoma Statut es;
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670911803 69. Sooner State ABATE Lice nse Plate - such plates shall be
671011804 issued to any person wishing to provide financial suppo rt for Sooner
671111805 State ABATE (A Brotherhood Against Totalitarian Ena ctments). The
671211806 license plates shall be designed in consultation with Sooner State
671311807 ABATE. The plates sh all be issued to any person in any combination
671411808 of numbers and letters from one to a maxi mum of seven, as for
671511809 personalized plates. The license plate for a motorcycle may be of
671611810 similar design as space permits or a new design in order to meet the
671711811 space requirements of a motorcycle license plate. Service O klahoma
671811812 shall be authorized to enter in to a licensing agreement with Sooner
671911813 State ABATE for any licensing fees, which may be r equired in order
672011814 to use the association’s logo or design. The licensing agreemen t
672111815 shall provide for a payment to Sooner State ABA TE of not more than
672211816 Twenty Dollars ($20.00) for each license plate issued. Subject to
672311817 the provisions of subsection A of this section, the Sooner State
672411818 ABATE License Plate is hereby reauthorized effective No vember 1,
672511819 2019;
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672711847 70. Oklahoma License to Educate License Plate – such plates
672811848 shall be designed and issued to any person wishing to demonstrate
672911849 support for Oklahoma educators. Such plates shall be designed in
673011850 consultation with the State Department of Education. As provided in
673111851 this section, an amount of the fee collected shall be deposited in
673211852 the Oklahoma Teacher Recruitment Revolving Fund created in Section
673311853 6-132 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
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673711854 71. Piedmont Education Foundation License Plate – such plates
673811855 shall be designed and issued to any person wishing to demonstrate
673911856 support for the Piedmont Public Schools Education Foundation. Such
674011857 plates shall be designed in consul tation with the Foundation. As
674111858 provided in this section, an amount of the fee co llected shall be
674211859 deposited in the Piedmont Public Schools Education Foundation
674311860 License Plate Revolving Fund created in Section 1104.28 of this
674411861 title;
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674611862 72. The Pride of Oklahom a License Plate - such plates shall be
674711863 designed and issued to any person wishing to demonstrate support for
674811864 the University of Oklahoma Marching Band Pride of Oklahoma marching
674911865 band and shall be designed in consultation with the University of
675011866 Oklahoma Marching Band Pride of Oklahoma marching band. Service
675111867 Oklahoma shall be authorized to enter into a licensing agreement
675211868 with the University of Oklahoma or the University of Oklahoma
675311869 Marching Band Pride of Oklahoma marching band for any licensing fees
675411870 which may be required in or der to use the applicable logo or design.
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675511898 The licensing agreem ent shall provide for a payment to the Pride of
675611899 Oklahoma Fund at the University of Oklah oma Foundation, Inc. of not
675711900 more than Twenty Dollars ($20 .00) for each license plate issued;
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675911901 73. Jenks Trojans License Plate - such plates shall be designed
676011902 and issued to any person wishing to demonstrate support fo r the
676111903 Jenks School District school district. The license plates shall be
676211904 designed in consultation with the admin istration of the Jenks School
676311905 District school district. Service Oklahoma shall be authorized t o
676411906 enter into a licensing agreement with the Jen ks School District
676511907 school district for any licensing fees which may be required in
676611908 order to use the school district ’s logo or design. The licensi ng
676711909 agreement shall provide for a payment to the Jenks School District
676811910 of school district not more than Twenty Dollars ($20.00) for each
676911911 license plate issued;
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677111912 74. Bixby Spartans License Plate - such plates shall be
677211913 designed and issued to any person wishing to demonstrate support for
677311914 the Bixby School District school district. The license plates shall
677411915 be designed in consultation with the administration of the Bixby
677511916 School District school district. Service Oklahoma shall be
677611917 authorized to enter into a licensi ng agreement with the Bixby School
677711918 District school district for any licensing fees which may be
677811919 required in order to use the school district ’s logo or design. The
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678111920 licensing agreement shall provide for a payment to the Bixb y School
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678211948 District of school district not more than Twenty Dollar s ($20.00)
678311949 for each license plat e issued;
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678511950 75. Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission License Plate - such plates
678611951 shall be designed and issued to any person wishing to demonstrate
678711952 support for the Oklahoma aviation i ndustry and to promote awareness
678811953 of aviation and aerospace. Such plates shall be designed in
678911954 consultation with the Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission and shall be
679011955 issued to any person in any combination of numbers and letters from
679111956 one to a maximum of seven, as for personalized license plates.
679211957 Twenty-four Dollars ($24.00) of the fee col lected shall be deposited
679311958 in the Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission Revolving Fund, for
679411959 expenditure as provided in Section 91 of Title 3 of the Ok lahoma
679511960 Statutes;
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679711961 76. Ducks Unlimited License Plate – such plates shall be
679811962 designed and issued to any person wish ing to demonstrate support for
679911963 Ducks Unlimited. Such plates shall be designed in consul tation with
680011964 Ducks Unlimited. Service Oklahoma shall be authorized to enter into
680111965 a licensing agreement with Ducks Unlimited for any lice nsing fee
680211966 which may be required in order to use the Ducks Unlimited logo or
680311967 design. The licensing agreement shall provi de for a payment to
680411968 Ducks Unlimited of not more than Tw enty Dollars ($20.00) for each
680511969 license plate issued;
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680711970 77. Prisoner of War and Mis sing in Action License Plate - such
680811971 plates shall be issued to any person wishing to increase awareness
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680911999 of those who are currently prisoners of war or missing in action and
681012000 provide financial support for curren t veterans. The license plates
681112001 shall be designed in consultation with Rolling T hunder Oklahoma. As
681212002 provided in this section, an amount of the fee collected shall be
681312003 deposited in the Prisoner of War and Missing in Action L icense Plate
681412004 Revolving Fund creat ed in Section 1104.29 of this title;
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681612005 78. Woodward Boomers License Plate – such plates shall be
681712006 designed and issued to any person wishing to demonstrate support for
681812007 the Woodward School District school district. The license plates
681912008 shall be designed in consultation with th e administration of the
682012009 Woodward School District school district. Service Oklahoma shall be
682112010 authorized to enter into a licensing agreement with the Woo dward
682212011 School District school district for any licensing fees which may be
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682512012 required in order to use the school district’s logo or design. The
682612013 licensing agreement shall provide for a payment to the Woodward
682712014 School District of school district not more than Twenty Dollars
682812015 ($20.00) for each license plate issued;
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683012016 79. Clinton Public School Foundation License Plate – such
683112017 plates shall be designed and issued to any person wishing to
683212018 demonstrate support for the Clinton Public School Foundation. The
683312019 license plates shall be designed in consultation with the Clinton
683412020 Public School Foundation. Service Oklahoma shall be a uthorized to
683512021 enter into a licensing agreement with the Clinton Public School
683612022 Foundation for any licensing fees which may be required in order to
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683712050 use the school foundation’s logo or design. The licensing agreement
683812051 shall provide for a payment to the Clinton Public School Foundation
683912052 of not more than Twenty Dollars ($20.00) for each license plate
684012053 issued;
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684212054 80. Navajo School Foundation License Plate – such plates shall
684312055 be issued to any person wishing to demonstrate support for the
684412056 Navajo School Foundation. The license plates shall be designed in
684512057 consultation with the administration of the Navajo School
684612058 Foundation. Service Oklahoma shall be authorized to enter into a
684712059 licensing agreement with the Navajo School Foundation for any
684812060 licensing fees which may be requir ed in order to use the
684912061 Foundation’s logo or design. The licensing agreement shall provide
685012062 for a payment to the Navajo School Foundation of not more than
685112063 Twenty Dollars ($20.00) for each license plate issued;
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685312064 81. Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame Inc. License P late – such
685412065 plates shall be designed in consultation with the Oklahoma Music
685512066 Hall of Fame Inc. and issued to any member of the organization
685612067 wishing to demonstrate support. Service Oklahoma shall be
685712068 authorized to enter into a licensing agreement with the O klahoma
685812069 Music Hall of Fame Inc. for any licensing fees which may be required
685912070 in order to use the organization ’s logo or design. The licensing
686012071 agreement shall provide for a payment to the Oklahoma Music Hall of
686112072 Fame Inc. of not more than Twenty Dollars ($2 0.00) for each license
686212073 plate issued. The plates shall incorporate a numbering system
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686312101 agreed upon by the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame Inc. and Se rvice
686412102 Oklahoma. Subject to the provisions of subsection A of this
686512103 section, the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame Inc. License Plate is
686612104 hereby reauthorized effective November 1, 2019;
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687012105 82. Techlahoma Foundation License Plate – such plates shall be
687112106 issued to any person wishing to provide financial support for the
687212107 Techlahoma Foundation. The license plate shall be designed in
687312108 consultation with the Techlahoma Foundation. The plate shall be
687412109 issued to any person in any combination of numbers and letters from
687512110 one to a maximum of seven, as for personalized license plates.
687612111 Service Oklahoma shall be authorized to enter into a lic ensing
687712112 agreement with the Techlahoma Foundation for any licensing fees,
687812113 which may be required in order to use the association ’s logo or
687912114 design. The licensing agreement shall provide for a payment to the
688012115 Techlahoma Foundation of not more than Twenty Dollar s ($20.00) for
688112116 each license plate issued;
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688312117 83. Bethany Public Schools Foundation License Plate – such
688412118 plates shall be issued to any person wishi ng to demonstrate support
688512119 for the Bethany Public Schools Foundation. The license plates shall
688612120 be designed in consultation with the administration of the Bethany
688712121 Public Schools Foundation. Service Oklahoma shall be authorized to
688812122 enter into a licensing agr eement with the Bethany Public Schools
688912123 Foundation for any licensing fees which may be required in order to
689012124 use the Foundation’s logo or design. The licensing agreement shall
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689112152 provide for a payment to the Bethany Public Schools Foundation of
689212153 not more than Twenty Dollars ($20.00) for each license plate issued;
6893-
689412154 84. Cystic Fibrosis Foundation License Plate – such plates
689512155 shall be issued to any person wishing to demonstrate support for the
689612156 Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. The license plates shall be designed in
689712157 consultation with the administration of the Cystic Fibrosis
689812158 Foundation. Service Oklahoma shall be authorized to ent er into a
689912159 licensing agreement with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation for any
690012160 licensing fees which may be required in order to use the
690112161 Foundation’s logo or design. The licensing agreement shall provide
690212162 for a payment to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of not mo re than
690312163 Twenty Dollars ($20.00) for each license plate issued;
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690512164 85. Down Syndrome Association of Central Oklahoma License Plate
690612165 - such plates shall be designed and issued to any person wishing to
690712166 demonstrate support for the Down Syndrome Association of Cen tral
690812167 Oklahoma. Such plates shall be designed in consultation with the
690912168 Association. As provided in this section, an amount of the fee
691012169 collected shall be deposited in the Down Syndrome Association of
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691312170 Central Oklahoma License Plate Revolving Fund created in Section
691412171 1104.30 of this title;
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691612172 86. Elk City Education Foundation License Plate – such plates
691712173 shall be designed and issued to any person wishin g to demonstrate
691812174 support for the Elk City Education Foundation. Such plates shall be
691912175 designed in consultation w ith the Foundation. As provided in this
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692012203 section, an amount of the fee collected shall be deposited in the
692112204 Elk City Education Foundation License Plate Revolving Fund created
692212205 in Section 1104.31 of this title;
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692412206 87. A Brotherhood Aiming Toward Education of Ok lahoma (ABATE)
692512207 License Plate – such plates shall be designed and issued to any
692612208 person wishing to provide financial support for ABATE of Oklahoma .
692712209 Such plates shall be designed in consultation with ABATE of
692812210 Oklahoma. The plates shall be issued to any pers on in any
692912211 combination of numbers and letters from one to a maximum of seven,
693012212 as for personalized plates. The license plate for a motorcycle may
693112213 be of similar design as space permits or a new design in order to
693212214 meet the space requirements of a motorcycle l icense plate. Service
693312215 Oklahoma shall be authorized to enter into a licensing agreement
693412216 with ABATE of Oklahoma for any licensing fees which may be required
693512217 in order to use the ABATE of Oklahoma logo or design. The licensing
693612218 agreement shall provide for a p ayment to ABATE of Oklahoma of not
693712219 more than Twenty Dollars ($20.00) for each license plate issued;
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693912220 88. Downed Bikers Association License Plate - such plates shall
694012221 be designed for a vehicle or motorcycle in any combination of
694112222 numbers and letters from one to a maximum of seven, as for
694212223 personalized license plates, and issued to any person wishing to
694312224 demonstrate support for the Downed Bikers Associa tion, a nonprofit
694412225 charitable organization exempt from taxation pursuant to the
694512226 provisions of the Internal Revenu e Code, 26 U.S.C., Section
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694612254 501(c)(3), which provides emotional and financial support for downed
694712255 bikers. The license plate shall be designed in consultation with
694812256 the Central Oklahoma Chapter of the Downed Bikers Association and
694912257 shall contain any official l ogo or design of the organization. The
695012258 license plate for a motorcycle may be of similar design as space
695112259 permits or a new design in order to mee t the space requirements of a
695212260 motorcycle license plate. Service Oklahoma, if necessary, may enter
695312261 into a licensing agreement with the Downed Bikers Association for
695412262 any licensing fees which may be required in order to use the
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695712263 organization’s logo or design. The licensing agreement shall
695812264 provide for a payment to the Downed Bikers Association of not more
695912265 than Twenty Dollars ($20.00) for each license plate;
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696112266 89. Eagle Scout License Plate – such plates shall be designed
696212267 to demonstrate support for Eagle Scouts of the Boy Scouts of America
696312268 and shall include the Eagle Scout logo. Plates may be issued to any
696412269 person who can show proof of having obtained t he rank of Eagle
696512270 Scout. Service Oklahoma shall be authorized to enter into a
696612271 licensing agreement with the various Oklah oma local councils for any
696712272 licensing fees which may be required in order to use the applicable
696812273 logo or design. The licensing agreement shall provide for a payment
696912274 of not more than Twenty Dollars ($20.00) for each license plate
697012275 issued to the specific Oklah oma local area Council council
697112276 designated by the applicant;
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697312304 90. Extraordinary Educators License Plate – such plates shall
697412305 be designed and issued to any person wishing to provide financial
697512306 support for common education in Oklahoma this state. Such plates
697612307 shall be designed in consultation with the State Department of
697712308 Education. The plates shall be issued to a ny person in any
697812309 combination of numbers and letters from one to a maximum of seven,
697912310 as for personalized license plates. As provided in this section, a n
698012311 amount of the fee collected shall be deposited in the Extraordinary
698112312 Educators License Plate Revolving F und created in Section 1104.32 of
698212313 this title;
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698412314 91. Former Oklahoma Legislator License Plate - such plates
698512315 shall be designed and issued to any person wh o previously served as
698612316 a member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives or Oklahoma State
698712317 Senate. The license plates shall be designed in consultation with
698812318 the Oklahoma Historical Society. As provi ded in this section, an
698912319 amount of the fee collected shal l be deposited in the Oklahoma
699012320 Historical Society Capital Improvement and Operations Revolving Fund
699112321 created in Section 1.10a of Title 53 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
699212322 Service Oklahoma shall create and maintain a list of former members
699312323 of the Oklahoma House of Representatives and Oklahoma State Senate
699412324 eligible to be issued such plates; provided, that no former me mber
699512325 of the Oklahoma House of Representatives and Oklahoma State Senate
699612326 shall be eligible to po ssess more than two of such plates at any one
699712327 time. Service Oklahoma shall confer as needed with the Chief Clerk
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700112356 Oklahoma State Senate to confirm that such list is complete and
700212357 accurate;
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700412358 92. Monarch Butterfly License Plate - such plates shall be
700512359 designed and issued to any person wishing to demonstrate support for
700612360 the operations of the The Nature Conservancy of Oklahoma. Such
700712361 plates shall be designed in consu ltation with the Oklahoma Chapter
700812362 of the The Nature Conservancy. Service Oklahoma shall be authorized
700912363 to enter into a licensing agreement with the The Nature Conservancy
701012364 of Oklahoma for any li censing fees which may be requi red in order to
701112365 use the foundation’s logo or design. The plates shall be is sued to
701212366 any person in any combination of num bers and letters from one to a
701312367 maximum of seven, as for personalized license plates. The licensing
701412368 agreement shall provide for a paymen t to the The Nature Conservancy
701512369 of Oklahoma of not more than Twenty Dollars ($20 .00) for each
701612370 license plate issued;
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701812371 93. Oklahoma Tennis Foundation License Plate – such plates
701912372 shall be designed and issued to any person wishin g to demonstrate
702012373 support for the Oklahoma Tennis Foundation. T he license plates
702112374 shall be designed in consultat ion with the Oklahoma Tennis
702212375 Foundation. Service Oklahoma shall be authorized to enter into a
702312376 licensing agreement with the Oklahoma Tennis Found ation for any
702412377 licensing fees which may be required in order to use the
702512378 foundation’s logo or design. The licens ing agreement shall provide
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702612406 for a payment to the Oklahoma Tennis Foundation of not more than
702712407 Twenty Dollars ($20.00) for each license plate issue d;
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702912408 94. Oklahoma Veterans of Fo reign Wars License Plate - such
703012409 plates shall be designed to honor the Oklahoma V eterans of Foreign
703112410 Wars Chapters and shall be issued to any resident of this state upon
703212411 proof of membership in the Oklahoma Veterans of Foreign W ars
703312412 organization. The license plates shall be designed in consultation
703412413 with the Oklahoma Veterans of Foreign Wars organ ization. Service
703512414 Oklahoma shall be authorized to enter into a licensing agreement
703612415 with the Oklahoma Veterans of Foreign Wars organizati on for any
703712416 licensing fees which may be required in order to use the
703812417 organization’s logo or design. The licensing agreem ent shall
703912418 provide for a payment to the Oklahoma Veterans of Foreign Wars
704012419 organization of not more than Twenty Dollars ($20.00) for each
704112420 license plate issued. Service Oklahoma shall reinstate any Vet erans
704212421 of Foreign Wars license plates issued prior to Nove mber 1, 2021, and
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704512422 shall reimburse any individual who held a Veterans of Foreign Wars
704612423 License Plate on October 31, 2021, for fees incurre d for the
704712424 replacement of such p late;
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704912425 95. Oklahoma Women Vetera ns Organization License Plate – such
705012426 plates shall be desi gned and issued to any female v eteran of any
705112427 branch of the United States Armed Forces wishin g to demonstrate
705212428 support for the Oklahoma Wo men Veterans Organization. The license
705312429 plates shall be designe d in consultation with t he Oklahoma Women
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705412457 Veterans Organization. Service Oklahoma shall be authorized to
705512458 enter into a licensing agreement with the O klahoma Women Veterans
705612459 Organization for any licensing fees which may be req uired in order
705712460 to use the organization’s logo or design. The licensing agreement
705812461 shall provide for a payment to the Okl ahoma Women Veterans
705912462 Organization of not more than Twenty Dol lars ($20.00) for each
706012463 license plate issued;
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706212464 96. FIRST (For Inspiration an d Recognition of Science and
706312465 Technology) in Oklahoma License Plate - such plates shall be issued
706412466 to any person wishing to demonstrate support for FIRST in Oklahoma
706512467 Robotics Programs programs. The license plates sh all be designed in
706612468 consultation with the a dministration of FIRST in Oklahoma. Service
706712469 Oklahoma shall be authorized to enter into a licensing a greement
706812470 with FIRST in Oklahoma for any licensing fees which may be required
706912471 in order to use the FIRST in Oklahoma logo or design. The licensing
707012472 agreement shall provide for a payment to FIRST of in Oklahoma not
707112473 more than Twenty Dollars ($20.00) for each license plate issued ;
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707312474 97. Pittsburg State University License Plate – such plates
707412475 shall be designed and issued to any person wishing to demonstrate
707512476 support for the Pittsburg State Universi ty. The license plates
707612477 shall be designed in consultation with Pittsburg State Universit y.
707712478 Service Oklahoma shall be authorized to enter into a licensing
707812479 agreement with Pittsburg State Univers ity for any licensing fees
707912480 which may be required in order to us e the school foundation ’s logo
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708012508 or design. The licensing agreement shall provide for a p ayment to
708112509 the Pittsburg State University of not more than Twenty Dollars
708212510 ($20.00) for each license plate issued;
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708412511 98. Historic Greenwood Historical District License Plate – such
708512512 plates shall be issued to persons wishing to demonstrate support for
708612513 the Historic Greenwood District Tulsa Juneteenth Festival held in
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708912514 the Historic Greenwood Historical District in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The
709012515 plates shall be issued to any person in any combination of numbers
709112516 and letters from one to a maximum of seven, as for personalized
709212517 license plates. The license plates shall be designed in
709312518 consultation with the Black Wall Street Chamber of Commerce.
709412519 Service Oklahoma shall be authorized to enter int o a licensing
709512520 agreement with the Historic Greenwood District Tulsa Juneteenth
709612521 Festival for any licensing fees which may be required in order to
709712522 use the Festival’s logo or design. For each lice nse plate issued,
709812523 the licensing agreement shall provide for a p ayment of Twenty-five
709912524 Dollars ($25.00) of the fee collected to the Historic Greenwood
710012525 District Tulsa Juneteenth Festival and an additional Two Do llars
710112526 ($2.00) of the fee collecte d shall be deposited in the Public School
710212527 Classroom Support Revolving Fund, fo r expenditure as provided in
710312528 Section 1-123 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
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710512529 99. Oklahoma Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary Chapters
710612530 License Plate - such plates shall be designed to honor the Oklahoma
710712531 Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary Chapters and issued to any
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710812559 resident of this state upon proof of membership in the Oklahoma
710912560 Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary organization in this state. The
711012561 license plates shall be designed in consultation with the Oklahoma
711112562 Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary organization. Service Oklahoma
711212563 shall be authorized to enter into a licensing agreement with the
711312564 Oklahoma Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary organization for any
711412565 licensing fees which may be required in order to use the
711512566 organization’s logo or design. The licensing agreement shall
711612567 provide for a payment to the Oklahoma Veterans of Foreign Wars
711712568 Auxiliary organization of not more than Twenty Dollars ($20.00) for
711812569 each license plate issued;
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712012570 100. Transportation to Transportation License Pla te – such
712112571 plates shall be design ed and issued to persons wishing to support
712212572 county roads and bridges. The license plate s shall be designed in
712312573 consultation with the Association of County Commissi oners of
712412574 Oklahoma. Twenty Dol lars ($20.00) of the fee collec ted shall be
712512575 paid to the county treasurer for the county in whic h the license
712612576 plate was purchased to be credited to the County Highway Fund county
712712577 highway fund created pursuant to Section 1503 of Title 69 of the
712812578 Oklahoma Statutes;
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713212579 101. Blue Star Mothers License Plate – such plates shall be
713312580 designed and issued to any person showing proof of membership in an
713412581 Oklahoma Chapter of Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc. The license
713512582 plates shall be designed in consultation wi th Blue Star Mothers of
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713612610 America, Inc., Oklahoma Chapter One. Service Okl ahoma shall be
713712611 authorized to enter into a licensing agreement with Blue Star
713812612 Mothers of America, Inc., Oklahoma Chapter One for any licensing
713912613 fees which may be required in order to us e the Blue Star Mothers of
714012614 America logo or design. The licensing agreeme nt shall provide for a
714112615 payment to Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc., Oklahoma Chapter O ne
714212616 of not more than Twenty Dollars ($20.00) for each license plate
714312617 issued;
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714512618 102. Stillwater Pub lic Schools License Plate – such plates
714612619 shall be designed and issued to a ny person wishing to demonstrate
714712620 support for the Stillwater School District school district. The
714812621 license plates shall be designed in consultation with the
714912622 administration of the Stillwater School District school district.
715012623 Service Oklahoma shall be authorized to enter into a licensing
715112624 agreement with the Stillwater School District school district for
715212625 any licensing fees which may be required in order to use the school
715312626 district’s logo or design. T he licensing agreement shall pr ovide
715412627 for a payment to the Still water School District of school district
715512628 not more than Twenty Dollars ($20.00) for each license plate issued;
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715712629 103. Oklahoma Golf License Plate – such plates shall be
715812630 designed and issued to any person wishing to demonstrate support for
715912631 the sport of golf in Oklahoma. The license plates shall be designed
716012632 in consultation with the South Central Section of the Professional
716112633 Golfers’ Association of America and issued to any person wishing to
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716312662 Oklahoma shall be authorized to enter into a licensing agreement
716412663 with the South Central Section of the Professional Golfers’
716512664 Association of America for any licensing fees which may be required
716612665 in order to use the organization ’s logo or design. The licensing
716712666 agreement shall provide for a payment to the South Central Section
716812667 of the Professional Golfer s’ Association of America of not more than
716912668 Twenty Dollars ($20.00) for each license plate issued;
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717112669 104. Paramedic License Plate - such plates shall be designed
717212670 and issued to any person who is a paramedic. Such persons may apply
717312671 for a paramedic license pla te for each vehicle with a rated carrying
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717612672 capacity of one (1) ton or less upon proof of a paramedic licen se.
717712673 The license plates shall b e designed in consultation with the
717812674 Oklahoma State Unive rsity-Oklahoma City Paramedicine Program program
717912675 and the Oklahoma Emergency Medical Technicians Association. Service
718012676 Oklahoma shall be authorized to enter into a licens ing agreement
718112677 with the Oklahoma Emergency Medical Technicians Association for any
718212678 licensing fees which may be required in order to use the
718312679 Association’s logo or design. The licensing agreement shall provide
718412680 for deposit to the Emergency Medical Personnel D eath Benefit
718512681 Revolving Fund created in Section 1-2505.2 of Title 63 of the
718612682 Oklahoma Statutes of not more than Twenty Dollars ($20.00) for each
718712683 license plate issued;
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719012712 shall be designed and issu ed to those persons who have re ceived the
719112713 National Defense Service Medal and wish to demonstrat e support for
719212714 the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affair s. The license plates
719312715 shall be designed in consultation with the Oklahoma Department of
719412716 Veterans Affairs. Service Oklahoma shall be au thorized to enter
719512717 into a licensing agreement with the Oklahoma D epartment of Veterans
719612718 Affairs for any licensing fees whi ch may be required in order to use
719712719 the Department’s logo or design. The licensing agreement shall
719812720 provide for a payment to the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs
719912721 of not more than Twenty Dollars ($20.00) for each license plate
720012722 issued;
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720212723 106. University of Oklahoma RUF/NEKS License Plate – such
720312724 plates shall be designed and issued to any past or present mem ber of
720412725 the University of Oklaho ma RUF/NEKS upon providing proof of
720512726 membership in the organizati on as may be required by Service
720612727 Oklahoma. The license plates shall be designed in consultation with
720712728 the University of Oklahoma RUF/NEKS. Service Oklahoma shal l be
720812729 authorized to enter into a licensing agreement with the University
720912730 of Oklahoma RUF/NEKS fo r any licensing fees which may be required in
721012731 order to use the organization’s logo or design. The licensing
721112732 agreement shall provide for a payment to the University of Oklahoma
721212733 RUF/NEKS Scholarship Fund Mike James RUF/NEKS M emorial Scholarship
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721412762 issued;
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721612763 107. Tulsa Community College License Plate – such plates shall
721712764 be issued to persons wishing to suppo rt Tulsa Community College.
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722012765 The plates shall be designed in co nsultation with Tulsa Community
722112766 College. Service Oklahoma shall be autho rized to enter into a
722212767 licensing agreement with Tulsa Community College for any licensing
722312768 fees which may be required in o rder to use the organization ’s logo
722412769 or design. The licensing a greement shall provide for a payment to
722512770 Tulsa Community College of not mo re than Twenty Dollars ($20.00) for
722612771 each license plate issued;
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722812772 108. Guthrie Street Kings Car Club License Plate – such plates
722912773 shall be designed and is sued to any person wishing to de monstrate
723012774 support for the Guthrie Street Kings Car Club in Guthrie. The
723112775 license plates shall be designed in consultation with the Guthrie
723212776 Street Kings Car Club. Service Oklahoma shall be auth orized to
723312777 enter into a licensin g agreement with the Guthrie Street Kings Car
723412778 Club for any licensing fees which may be required in order to use
723512779 the organization’s logo or design. The licensing agreement shall
723612780 provide for a payment to the Guthrie Street Kings of Car Club not
723712781 more than Twenty Dollars ($20.00) for each license plate issued;
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723912782 109. Epilepsy Foundation License Plate – such plates shall be
724012783 designed and issued to any person wishing to demonstrate support for
724112784 the Epilepsy Foundation. The license pl ates shall be designed in
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724212812 consultation with the Epilepsy Foundation of Oklahoma. Service
724312813 Oklahoma shall be authorized to enter into licensing agreemen ts with
724412814 the Epilepsy Foundation for any licensing fees which may be required
724512815 in order to use the organiza tion’s logo or design. The licensing
724612816 agreement shall provide f or a payment to the Epilepsy Foundation of
724712817 not more than Twenty Dollars ($20.00) for eac h license plate issued;
724812818 and
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725012819 110. America First License Plate – such plates shall be
725112820 designed and issued to any person wishing to dem onstrate support for
725212821 the proclamation of “America First”. The license plates shall be
725312822 designed in consultation with Warrio rs for Freedom and the Honoring
725412823 America’s Warriors Foundations. Service Oklahoma shall be
725512824 authorized to enter into licensing agreements with the Warriors for
725612825 Freedom and Honoring America’s Warriors Foundations for any
725712826 licensing fees which may be required in order to use the
725812827 Foundations’ logos or designs. The licensing agreements shall
725912828 provide for a payment to the Honoring America’s Warriors Foundation
726012829 of not more than Ten Dollars ($10.00) and a payment to the Warriors
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726312830 for Freedom Foundation of not more th an Ten Dollars ($10.00) for
726412831 each license plate issued.
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726612832 C. The fee for such plates shall be Thirty -five Dollars
726712833 ($35.00) per year of ren ewal and shall be in addition to all other
726812834 registration fees provided by the Oklahoma Vehicle License and
726912835 Registration Act. The fee shall be apportioned as follows:
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727112863 1. Twenty Dollars ($20.00) per year of renewal or any othe r
727212864 amount as provided in this title of the fee shall be apportio ned as
727312865 provided or deposited in a fund as specified within the paragraph
727412866 authorizing the special license plate;
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727612867 2. Eight Dollars ($8.00) per year of renewal of the fee shall
727712868 be deposited in the Oklahoma Tax Commission Reimb ursement Fund to be
727812869 used for the administration of the Oklahoma Vehicle License and
727912870 Registration Act. Beginning January 1, 2023, Eight Dollars ($8.00)
728012871 per year of renewal of the fee shall be deposited in the Service
728112872 Oklahoma Reimbursement Fund to be used for the administration of the
728212873 Oklahoma Vehicle License and Registration Act; and
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728412874 3. Any remaining amounts of the fee sh all be apportioned as
728512875 provided in Section 1104 of this title.
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728712876 SECTION 33. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 1140 , as
728812877 amended by Section 174, Chapter 282, O.S.L. 2022 (47 O.S. Supp.
728912878 2022, Section 1140), is amended to read as follows:
7290-
729112879 Section 1140. A. The Service Oklahoma Operator Board shall
729212880 adopt rules prescribing minimum qualificati ons and requirements for
729312881 locating Service Oklahoma locations an d for persons applying for a
729412882 license to operate a designated Service Oklahoma location. Such
729512883 qualifications and requirements shall include, but not be limited
729612884 to, the following:
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729812885 1. Necessary job skills and experience;
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730012886 2. Minimum office hours;
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730212914 3. Provision for sufficient staffing, equipment, office space
730312915 and parking to provide maximum effi ciency and maximum convenience to
730412916 the public;
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730812917 4. Obtainment of a faithful performance surety bond as pro vided
730912918 for by law;
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731112919 5. That the applicant has not been convicted of a felony and
731212920 that no felony charges are pending against the applicant;
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731412921 6. That the location specified in the individual’s application
731512922 for a license to operate a designated Service Oklahoma location not
731612923 be owned by a member of Service Oklahoma or an em ployee of Service
731712924 Oklahoma or any person related to a member of Service Oklahoma or an
731812925 employee of Service Oklahoma within the third degree by
731912926 consanguinity, marriage, or adoption and that the location not be
732012927 within a three-mile radius of an existing licen sed operator unless
732112928 the applicant is assuming the location of an operating licensed
732212929 operator;
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732412930 7. That a single website, designated by Service Oklahoma, will
732512931 be used for the distribution of ser vices provided by Service
732612932 Oklahoma with motor vehicle services to be fulfilled by licensed
732712933 operators;
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732912934 8. That licensed operators will attend all requi red training
733012935 provided by Service Oklahoma; and
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733212936 9. That there should be at least one Service Oklahoma loc ation
733312937 in each county.
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733512965 B. 1. Any person making application to the Service Oklahoma
733612966 Operator Board for the purpose of obtaining a license to operate a
733712967 designated Service Oklahoma location shall pay, when submitting the
733812968 application, a nonrefundable applicat ion fee of One Hundred Dollars
733912969 ($100.00). All such application fees shall be deposited in the
734012970 Oklahoma Tax Commission Revolving Fund. Beginning Janua ry 1, 2023,
734112971 all such application fees shall be deposited in the Service Oklahoma
734212972 Revolving Fund.
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734412973 2. Any person making application to th e Service Oklahoma
734512974 Operator Board for the purpose of obtaining a license to operate a
734612975 designated Service Oklahoma locati on must meet standardization and
734712976 branding requirements established by the Service Oklahoma Operator
734812977 Board, upon recommendations from Ser vice Oklahoma. Upon approval,
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735112978 the person must either pay a fee to Service Oklahoma for all costs
735212979 related to meeting the standardization and branding requirements or
735312980 obtain approval from the Service Oklahoma Operator Board th at the
735412981 location meets all stand ardization and branding requirem ents. All
735512982 such fees shall be deposited in the Service Oklahoma Revolving Fund.
735612983 The amount of the license fee will be determined by the Service
735712984 Oklahoma Operator Board. This provision shall n ot apply to any
735812985 existing Service Oklahoma location.
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736012986 3. Any person shall have been a resident of the State of
736112987 Oklahoma for a period of six (6) months p rior to submitting an
736212988 application for a license to operate a designated Service Oklahoma
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736313016 location. If a licensed operator moves his or her residence to a
736413017 place outside the State of Oklahoma, the licensed operator shall
736513018 provide notice to the Service Oklaho ma Operator Board and sell his
736613019 or her license within ninety (90) days of such notice.
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736813020 C. Upon application by a person to serve as a lic ensed
736913021 operator, the Service Okla homa Operator Board is authorized to make
737013022 a determination whether such person and such l ocation meets the
737113023 criteria and guidelines established by the Service Oklahoma Operator
737213024 Board and, if such be the case, may issue a licen se to operate a
737313025 designated Service Oklahoma location.
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737513026 D. 1. A licensed operator may be permitted, upon application,
737613027 to sell or transfer an existing license to operate a designated
737713028 Service Oklahoma location. Any sale or tra nsfer of a license is
737813029 subject to approval of the Service Oklaho ma Operator Board. In
737913030 order to sell or transfer an existing licensed operator license, the
738013031 licensed operator shall meet the following guidelines and
738113032 requirements:
7382-
738313033 a. the licensed operator shal l be in good standing with
738413034 the Service Oklahoma Operator Board,
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738613035 b. the licensed operator shall have held a licensed
738713036 operator license, issued by the Ser vice Oklahoma
738813037 Operator Board, for a minimum of five (5) years, and
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739013038 c. the licensed operator shall provide the Service
739113039 Oklahoma Operator Board evidence that the proposed
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739513068 meets the qualifications and requ irements set forth in
739613069 subsection A of this section, has the ability to meet
739713070 all financial requirements an d terms of any current
739813071 existing contract between the licensed o perator and
739913072 Service Oklahoma, and agrees to the onboarding and
740013073 training requirements of Service Oklahoma, as
740113074 established by Service Oklahoma and the Service
740213075 Oklahoma Operator Board.
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740413076 2. The purchase price of a licensed opera tor license shall be
740513077 agreed upon by the licensed operator and the individual purchasing
740613078 the license to operate a designa ted Service Oklahoma location.
740713079 However, the purchaser or transferee agrees to pay a transfer fee to
740813080 Service Oklahoma in the amount of t hree percent (3%) of the last
740913081 annual gross revenue from fees retained at the Service Oklahoma
741013082 location to be purchased, not to exceed Fifteen Thousand Dollars
741113083 ($15,000.00). The transfer fee shall be deposited in the Service
741213084 Oklahoma Revolving Fund.
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741413085 3. Upon receipt of the application to sell or transfer an
741513086 existing licensed operator license, the Service Oklahoma Operator
741613087 Board will determine whether the licensed operator license may be
741713088 sold or transferred on the condition tha t the existing location is
741813089 in good standing and the new licensee meets the requirements
741913090 outlined in Section 1140 et seq. of this title.
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742113118 4. The Service Oklahoma Operator Board may, at its discretion,
742213119 buy back a licensed operator license from a licensed ope rator who
742313120 desires to sell or tr ansfer its licensed operator license but has
742413121 held a licensed operator license issued by Service Oklahoma for less
742513122 than five (5) years. The purchase price for such a license will be
742613123 one-half (1/2) times the most recent annual gross revenue from fees
742713124 retained of that Service Oklahoma location, not to exceed Two
742813125 Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00).
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743013126 5. Licensed operators issued a license to operate a designated
743113127 Service Oklahoma location on January 1, 2023 , may be permitted, upon
743213128 application, to sell or tra nsfer their existing license within the
743313129 first five (5) years. Any sale or transfer of such license is
743413130 subject to the approval of the Service Oklahoma Operator Board.
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743813131 a. In order to sell or transfer the existing license
743913132 within the first five (5) years, the licensed operator
744013133 shall meet the following guidelines and requirements:
7441-
744213134 1. the licensed operator shall be in good stand ing
744313135 with the Service Oklahoma Operator Board, and
7444-
744513136 2. the licensed operator shall provide the Service
744613137 Oklahoma Operator Board evidence th at the
744713138 proposed buyer or transferee of the licensed
744813139 operator licensee meets the qualifications and
744913140 requirements set fort h in this section, has the
745013141 ability to meet all financial requirements and
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745113169 terms of any current existing c ontract between
745213170 the licensed operator and Service Oklahoma, and
745313171 agrees to the onboarding and training
745413172 requirements of Service Oklahoma, as established
745513173 by Service Oklahoma and the Service Oklahoma
745613174 Operator Board.
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745813175 b. The branding and physical standardization exemption
745913176 specified in this se ction shall not transfer to the
746013177 purchaser, unless:
7461-
746213178 (1) the licensed operator submitted a contingent
746313179 resignation and the purchaser submitted a
746413180 relation application to the Oklahoma Tax
746513181 Commission prior to May 19, 2022, or
7466-
746713182 2. the purchaser is related to the l icensed operator
746813183 within the third degree by consanguinity,
746913184 marriage, or adoption.
7470-
747113185 E. 1. Licensed operators shall be su bject to all laws relating
747213186 to licensed operators and shall be subject to removal for cause by
747313187 the Service Oklahoma Operator Board. Any action taken by Service
747413188 Oklahoma to revoke a license shall be pursuant to and in accordance
747513189 with the provisions of the A dministrative Procedures Act. For the
747613190 purposes of this section, “for cause” shall be defined as follows:
7477-
747813191 a. repeated violations of writ ten contracts, rules,
747913192 regulations and statutes pertaining to licensed
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748313221 Oklahoma Operator Board and an opportunity to correct
748413222 such violations,
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748613223 b. failure of the licensed operator t o promptly remit
748713224 funds owed to Service Oklahoma upon written demand,
7488-
748913225 c. being charged with a felony crime involving dishonesty
749013226 or moral turpitude,
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749213227 d. failure to timely file state and federal income tax
749313228 returns, or
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749513229 e. any act of official misconduct as set f orth in Section
749613230 93 of Title 51 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
7497-
749813231 In the event a license is revoked by the Service Oklahoma
749913232 Operator Board for cause, the Servic e Oklahoma location operated by
750013233 the licensed operator will be permanently closed and the licensed
750113234 operator shall not be entitled to any compensation.
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750313235 Motor license agents and licensed operators in good standing as
750413236 of November 1, 2022, shall be exempt from the branding and physical
750513237 standardization requirements to be established by the Service
750613238 Oklahoma Operator Board, with the recommendation of the Director of
750713239 Service Oklahoma.
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750913240 2. A license to operate a designated Service Oklahoma location
751013241 may be revoked by the Service Oklahoma Operator Board for failure to
751113242 meet the standards for customer satisfaction establish ed by the
751213243 Service Oklahoma Oper ator Board. In the event of revocation, the
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751313271 licensed operator shall sell his or her license to operate a Service
751413272 Oklahoma location to Service Oklahoma at a rate of one-half (1/2)
751513273 times the most recent annual gross revenue fr om fees retained of
751613274 that Service Oklahoma location, not to exceed Two Hundred Thousand
751713275 Dollars ($200,000.00).
7518-
751913276 F. All licensed operators shall be licen sed by and under the
752013277 supervision of Service Oklahoma; provided, any agent authorized to
752113278 issue registrations pursuant to the Internationa l Registration Plan
752213279 shall also be under the supervision of the Corporation Commission,
752313280 subject to rules promulgated by t he Corporation Commission pursuant
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752613281 to the provisions of subsection E of Section 1166 of this title.
752713282 Service Oklahoma shall be the holde r of all licenses and has the
752813283 right to approve and revoke such licenses. After obtaining a
752913284 license, any such licensed o perator shall furnish and file with
753013285 Service Oklahoma a bond in such amount as may be fixed by Service
753113286 Oklahoma. Such licensed operator shall be removable at the will of
753213287 Service Oklahoma. Such licensed operator shall perform all duties
753313288 and do such things in the administration of the laws of this state
753413289 as shall be enjoined upon and required by the Service Okl ahoma
753513290 Operator Board. Provided , Service Oklahoma may operate a Service
753613291 Oklahoma location in any county where a vacancy occurs, as
753713292 determined by Servic e Oklahoma.
7538-
753913293 G. In the event of a vacancy due to the death of a licensed
754013294 operator, the licensed operator ’s designee or a licensed operat or
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754113322 location employee shall immediately notify Service Oklahoma. A
754213323 licensed operator may designate an individual to cont inue to operate
754313324 the Service Oklahoma location upon the death of the licensed
754413325 operator. The designee shal l apply to obtain a license to operate
754513326 the vacant licensed operator location with the Service Oklahoma
754613327 Operator Board within thirty (30) days of the li censed operator’s
754713328 death. In the event that no designee is designated or that the
754813329 designee fails to apply to be a licensed operator with Service
754913330 Oklahoma within thirty (30) days, Service Oklahoma may take any and
755013331 all action it deems appropriate in order to provide for the orderly
755113332 transition and the maintenance of operations of the Service Oklahoma
755213333 location, as permitted by law.
7553-
755413334 H. When an application for registration is made with Service
755513335 Oklahoma, the Corporation Commission or a licensed operator, a
755613336 registration fee of One Dollar and seventy-five cents ($1.75) shall
755713337 be collected for each license plate or deca l issued. Such fees
755813338 shall be in addition to the registration fees on motor vehicles and
755913339 when an application for registration is made to the licensed
756013340 operator, such licensed operator shall retain a fee as provided in
756113341 Section 1141.1 of this title. When the fee is paid by a person
756213342 making application directly with Service Oklahoma or the Corporation
756313343 Commission, as applicable, the registration fees shall be in the
756413344 same amount as provided for licensed operators and the fee provided
756513345 by Section 1141.1 of this tit le shall be deposited in the Ok lahoma
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756613373 Tax Commission Revolving Fund or as provided in Section 1167 of this
756713374 title, as applicable. Beginning January 1, 2023, the fee provided
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757013375 by Section 1141.1 of this title shall be deposited in the Service
757113376 Oklahoma Revolving Fund or as provided in Secti on 1167 of this
757213377 title, as applicable. Service Oklahoma shall prepare schedules of
757313378 registration fees and charges for tit les which shall include the
757413379 fees for such licensed operators and all fees and charges paid by a
757513380 person shall be listed separately on the application and
757613381 registration and totaled on the application and registration. The
757713382 licensed operators shall charge only such fees as are specifically
757813383 provided for by law, and all such authorized fees shall be posted in
757913384 such a manner that any person shall have notice of all fees that are
758013385 imposed by law.
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758213386 I. Any licensed operator shall be responsible for all costs
758313387 incurred by Service Oklahoma when relocating an existing Service
758413388 Oklahoma location. The Service Oklahoma Operator Board may waive
758513389 payment of such costs in case of unforeseen business or emergency
758613390 conditions beyond the control of the licensed operator.
7587-
758813391 J. Any existing contracts by or between any motor license agent
758913392 and the Oklahoma Tax Commission shall be assigned to Service
759013393 Oklahoma. All existing motor license agents in good standing with
759113394 the Oklahoma Tax Commission will be offered a subsequent contract
759213395 from Service Oklahoma to become a licensed operator to take effect
759313396 on January 1, 2023. The contract between existi ng motor license
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759413424 agents and Service Oklahoma shall be agreed to no later than
759513425 December 31, 2022. In the event an existing motor license agent
759613426 declines to enter into the subsequent contract with Service Oklahoma
759713427 to become a licensed operator, that motor li cense agent may continue
759813428 to conduct business pursuant to the existing contract through
759913429 December 31, 2025, so long as that motor license agent remains i n
760013430 good standing with Service Oklahoma in accordance with the terms of
760113431 the existing contract.
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760313432 SECTION 34. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2021, Section 1-229.13,
760413433 is amended to read as follows:
7605-
760613434 Section 1-229.13. A. It is unlawful for any person to sell,
760713435 give or furnish in any manner any tobacco product, nicotine product
760813436 or vapor product to another person who is under twenty -one (21)
760913437 years of age, or to purchase in any manner a tobacco product,
761013438 nicotine product or vapor product on behalf of any s uch person. It
761113439 shall not be unlawful for an employee under twenty -one (21) years of
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761413440 age to handle tobacc o products, nicotine products o r vapor products
761513441 when required in the performance of the employee ’s duties.
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761713442 B. A person engaged in the sale or distribu tion of tobacco
761813443 products, nicotine products or vapor products shall demand proof of
761913444 age from a prospectiv e purchaser or recipient if an ordinary person
762013445 would conclude on the basis of appearance that the prospective
762113446 purchaser may be under twenty -one (21) years of age.
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762413475 products, nicotine products o r vapor products has demanded p roof of
762513476 age from a prospective purchaser or recipient who is not under
762613477 twenty-one (21) years of age, the failure to subs equently require
762713478 proof of age shall not constitute a violation of this subsection.
7628-
762913479 C. 1. When a person violates subsection A or B of t his
763013480 section, the Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement (ABLE) Commission
763113481 shall impose an administrative fine of:
7632-
763313482 a. not more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for the
763413483 first offense,
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763613484 b. not more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.0 0) for the
763713485 second offense withi n a two-year period following the
763813486 first offense,
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764013487 c. not more than Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00) for a
764113488 third offense within a two-year period following the
764213489 first offense. In addition to any other penalty, the
764313490 store’s license to sell tobacco products or n icotine
764413491 products or the store’s sales tax permit for a store
764513492 that is predominantly engaged in the sale of vapor
764613493 products in which the sale of other products is merely
764713494 incidental may be suspended for a period not exceeding
764813495 thirty (30) days, or
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765013496 d. not more than Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00) for a
765113497 fourth or subsequent offense within a two -year period
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765213525 following the first offe nse. In addition to any other
765313526 penalty, the store’s license to sell tobacco products
765413527 or nicotine products or the store’s sales tax permit
765513528 for a store that is predominantly engaged in the sale
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765813529 of vapor products in which the sale of other products
765913530 is merely incidental may be suspended for a period not
766013531 exceeding sixty (60) days.
7661-
766213532 2. When it has been determined t hat a penalty shall include a
766313533 license or permit suspension, the ABLE Commission shall notify the
766413534 Oklahoma Tax Commission, and the Tax Commission shall suspend the
766513535 store’s license to sell tobacco products or nicotine products or the
766613536 store’s sales tax permit for a store that is predominan tly engaged
766713537 in the sale of vapor products in which the sale of other products is
766813538 merely incidental at the location where the offense occurred for the
766913539 period of time prescribed by the ABLE Commission.
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767113540 3. Proof that the defend ant demanded, was shown, and re asonably
767213541 relied upon proof of age shall be a defense to any action brought
767313542 pursuant to this section. A person cited for violating this section
767413543 shall be deemed to have reasonably relied upon proof of age, and
767513544 such person shall not be found guilty of the vi olation if such
767613545 person proves that:
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767813546 a. the individual who purchased or received the tobacco
767913547 product, nicotine product or vapor product presented a
768013548 driver license or other government-issued photo
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768113576 identification purporting to e stablish that such
768213577 individual was twenty-one (21) years of age or older,
768313578 or
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768513579 b. the person cited for the violation confirmed the
768613580 validity of the driver license or other government-
768713581 issued photo identification presented by such
768813582 individual by performing a tran saction scan by means
768913583 of a transaction scan device.
7690-
769113584 Provided, that this defense shall not relieve from liability any
769213585 person cited for a violation of th is section if the person failed to
769313586 exercise reasonable diligence to determine whether the physical
769413587 description and picture appearing on the driver license or other
769513588 government-issued photo identification was that of the individual
769613589 who presented it. The ava ilability of the defense described in this
769713590 subsection does not affect the availability of any other defen se
769813591 under any other provision of law.
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770213592 D. If the sale is made by an employee of the owner of a store
770313593 at which tobacco products, nicotine products or vap or products are
770413594 sold at retail, the employee shall be guilty of the violation and
770513595 shall be subject to the fine. Each violation by any e mployee of an
770613596 owner of a store licensed to sell tobacco products or nicotine
770713597 products or permitted to sell vapor product s shall be deemed a
770813598 violation against the owner for purposes of a license suspension
770913599 pursuant to subsecti on C of this section. Each vio lation by an
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771013627 employee of a store predominantly engaged in the sale of vapor
771113628 products in which the sale of other products is merely incidental
771213629 shall be deemed a violation against the owner for purposes of a
771313630 sales tax permit suspension pursuant to the provis ions of subsection
771413631 C of this section. An owner of a store licensed to sell tobacco
771513632 products or nicotine products or per mitted to sell vapor products
771613633 shall not be deemed in violation of the provisions of the Prevention
771713634 of Youth Access to Tobacco Act for an y acts constituting a violation
771813635 by any person, when the violation occurs prior to actual employment
771913636 of the person by the storeowner or the violation occurs at a
772013637 location other than the owner ’s retail store. For purposes of
772113638 determining the liability of a p erson controlling franchises or
772213639 business operations in multiple locations, for any violations of
772313640 subsection A or B of th is section, each individual franchise or
772413641 business location shall be deemed a separate entity.
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772613642 E. On or before December 15, 1997, the AB LE Commission shall
772713643 adopt rules establishing a method of notification of storeowners
772813644 when an employee of such storeowner has been determined to be in
772913645 violation of this section by the ABLE Commission or convicted of a
773013646 violation by a municipality.
7731-
773213647 F. 1. Upon failure of the employee to pay the administrative
773313648 fine within ninety (90) days of the day of the assessment of such
773413649 fine, the ABLE Commission shall notify the Department of Public
773513650 Safety Service Oklahoma, and the Department Service Oklahoma shall
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773613678 suspend or not issue a driver license to the employee until proof of
773713679 payment has been furnished to the Department of Public Sa fety
773813680 Service Oklahoma.
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774013681 2. Upon failure of a storeowner to pay the administrative fine
774113682 within ninety (90) days of the assessment of the fine, the ABLE
774213683 Commission shall notify the Tax Commission, and the Tax Commission
774313684 shall suspend the store ’s license to sell tobacco products or
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774613685 nicotine products or the store’s sales tax permit for a store that
774713686 is predominantly engaged in the sale of vapor products in which the
774813687 sale of other products is merely incidental until proof of payment
774913688 has been furnished to the Okla homa Tax Commission.
7750-
775113689 G. Cities and towns may enact and municipal police officers may
775213690 enforce ordinances prohibiting and penalizing cond uct under
775313691 provisions of this section, but the provisions of municipal
775413692 ordinances shall be the same as provided for in th is section, and
775513693 the penalty provisions under such ordinances shall not be more
775613694 stringent than those of th is section.
7757-
775813695 H. County sheriffs may enforce the provisions of the Prevention
775913696 of Youth Access to Tobacco Act.
7760-
776113697 SECTION 35. AMENDATORY 68 O.S. 2021, Section 118, is
776213698 amended to read as follows:
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776413699 Section 118. A. Upon receipt of a written request from a
776513700 member or employee of the Legislature, the Okla homa Tax Commission
776613701 shall provide:
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776813729 1. A written estimate of the revenue gain or loss to the state
776913730 as a result of an actual or proposed change to a any state tax law
777013731 within the implementation , enforcement and collection duties and
777113732 responsibilities of the T ax Commission; provided, upon request of a
777213733 legislative member or staff, Service Oklahoma shall be responsible
777313734 for furnishing written estimates of revenue gains or losses
777413735 attributable to current or proposed amend ments to any state law
777513736 under its statutorily assigned functions and responsibilities;
7776-
777713737 2. A written statement of the Tax Commission's recommendation
777813738 to the State Board of Equalization as to the change in the amount
777913739 certified as available for appropriation by the Legislature as a
778013740 result of an actual o r proposed change to a state tax law; and
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778213741 3. A written statement outlining all analysis and methodology
778313742 provided by or made available by the Tax Commission to the State
778413743 Board of Equalization for the purpose of influencing or serving as
778513744 the basis for an official action of the State Board of Equalization.
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778913745 The Tax Commission shall provide such estimate and statement
779013746 within two (2) weeks of the date the request was received unless the
779113747 member or employee of the Legislature specifies an earlie r date.
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779313748 B. On or after December 31, 2009, and subject to the
779413749 availability of funds, the Tax Commission sha ll develop the
779513750 estimates and statements required by subsection A of this section
779613751 utilizing a dynamic revenue estimating model. Such model shall take
779713752 into consideration changes in economic activity as a result of the
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779813780 proposed legislation and consequent rev enue gains or losses due to
779913781 factors such as taxpayer behavior, employment and business
780013782 investment. The Tax Commission may, subject to the laws of this
780113783 state relating to confidentiality of information, contract with
780213784 institutions of higher education in this state or other entities to
780313785 perform its duties as set forth in this subsection. The Tax
780413786 Commission is authorized to promulgate rules to carry out the
780513787 implementation of this section.
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780713788 C. For the purpose of providing an annual forecast of gross
780813789 production tax revenues from the production of natural and
780913790 casinghead gas to the Office of Management and Enterprise Services,
781013791 the Tax Commission shall subscribe to a ppropriate reference
781113792 materials which provide economic outlook of future gas prices that
781213793 have most closely followed the historical trend of Oklahoma gas
781313794 prices. To determine the average differential between the published
781413795 forecasted prices and Oklahoma gas p rices, the Tax Commission shall
781513796 compare prices in at least twenty -four (24) of the immediate thirty -
781613797 six (36) previous months of production. The Tax Commission shall
781713798 utilize the procedures provided herein to forecast the collection of
781813799 gross production tax r evenues from the production of natural and
781913800 casinghead gas for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2005 , and each
782013801 fiscal year thereafter.
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782213802 SECTION 36. AMENDATORY 70 O .S. 2021, Section 19 -115, is
782313803 amended to read as follows:
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782513831 Section 19-115. A. The establishment, conduct and scope of the
782613832 driver education program for secondary schools shall be the program
782713833 established by rules adopted and promulgated by the State Board of
782813834 Education, subject to the requirements and exceptions set forth in
782913835 Section 19-113 et seq. of this title. Said program shall be
783013836 established and maintained only in accor dance with such rules and
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783313837 laws. The State Superintendent of Public Instruction shall p repare
783413838 an administrative budget from funds made available under this
783513839 article, which budget shall be approved by the State Boar d of
783613840 Education. It shall be the responsibi lity of the State
783713841 Superintendent of Public Instruction to appoint supervisors of
783813842 safety education and the necessary clerical personnel.
7839-
784013843 B. The State Department of Educ ation shall designate or employ
784113844 a state coordinator of driver education programs to prov ide
784213845 oversight of all driver education programs throughout the state.
784313846 The responsibilities of such coordinator shall include, but not be
784413847 limited to:
7845-
784613848 1. Assuring quality driver education programs in this state;
7847-
784813849 2. Serving as a liaison between the State De partment of
784913850 Education and the Department of Public Safety Service Oklahoma;
7850-
785113851 3. Promoting driver safety throughout the state; and
7852-
785313852 4. Coordinating the activities of the supervisors of safety
785413853 education and the nece ssary clerical staff.
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785713882 amended to read as follows:
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785913883 Section 250.4. A. 1. Except as is otherwise specifically
786013884 provided in this subs ection, each agency is required to comply wit h
786113885 Article I of the Administrative Procedure s Act.
7862-
786313886 2. The Corporation Commission shall be required to comply with
786413887 the provisions of Article I of the A dministrative Procedures Act
786513888 except for subsections A, B, C a nd E of Section 303 of this title
786613889 and Section 306 of this title. To the extent of any c onflict or
786713890 inconsistency with Article I of the Administrative Procedures Act,
786813891 pursuant to Section 35 of Art icle IX of the Oklahoma Constitution,
786913892 it is expressly declare d that Article I of the Administrative
787013893 Procedures Act is an amendment to and alteration of Sections 18
787113894 through 34 of Article IX of the Oklahoma Constitution.
7872-
787313895 3. The Oklahoma Military Department shall be exempt from the
787413896 provisions of Article I of the Admin istrative Procedures Act to the
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787713897 extent it exercises its responsibility for military affa irs.
787813898 Military publications, as defined in Sect ion 801 of Title 44 of the
787913899 Oklahoma Statutes, shall be exemp t from the provisions of Article I
788013900 and Article II of the Admi nistrative Procedures Act, except as
788113901 provided in Section 251 of this title.
7882-
788313902 4. The Oklahoma Ordnance Works Authority, the Northeast
788413903 Oklahoma Public Facilities Authority, the Oklahoma Office of
788513904 Homeland Security and the Board of Trustees of the Oklahoma Co llege
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788613932 Savings Plan shall be exempt from Artic le I of the Administrative
788713933 Procedures Act.
7888-
788913934 5. The Transportation Commission and the Depar tment of
789013935 Transportation shall be exempt from Article I of th e Administrative
789113936 Procedures Act to the extent they exercise t heir authority in
789213937 adopting standard specifica tions, special provisions, plans, design
789313938 standards, testing procedures, federally imposed requirements and
789413939 generally recognized st andards, project pla nning and programming,
789513940 and the operation and control of the S tate Highway System.
7896-
789713941 6. The Oklahoma State R egents for Higher Education shall be
789813942 exempt from Article I of the Administrative Procedure s Act with
789913943 respect to:
7900-
790113944 a. prescribing standards of higher ed ucation,
7902-
790313945 b. prescribing functions and courses of study in eac h
790413946 institution to conform to the standards,
7905-
790613947 c. granting of degrees and other forms of aca demic
790713948 recognition for completion of the prescri bed courses,
7908-
790913949 d. allocation of state-appropriated funds, and
7910-
791113950 e. fees within the limits prescribed by the Legislature.
7912-
791313951 7. Institutional governing boards within The Okl ahoma State
791413952 System of Higher Education shal l be exempt from Article I of the
791513953 Administrative Procedures Act.
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791713954 8. a. The Commissioner of Public Safety and the Director of
791813955 Service Oklahoma shall be exempt from Sec tions 303.1,
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792113983 304, 307.1, 308 and 308.1 of thi s title insofar as it
792213984 is necessary to promu lgate rules pursuant to the
792313985 Oklahoma Motor Carrie r Safety and Hazardous Materials
792413986 Transportation Act, to ma intain a current
792513987 incorporation of federal motor carrier safet y and
792613988 hazardous material regulations , or pursuant to Chapter
792713989 6 of Title 47 of the Oklaho ma Statutes, to maintain a
792813990 current incorporation of federal commercial driver
792913991 license regulations, for whic h the Commissioner has no
793013992 discretion when the state is mandat ed to promulgate
793113993 rules identical to federal r ules and regulations.
7932-
793313994 b. Such rules may be adopted by the Commissioner and
793413995 shall be deemed promulgated twenty (20) days after
793513996 notice of adoption is pu blished in “The Oklahoma
793613997 Register”. Such publication need no t set forth the
793713998 full text of the rule but may incorporate the federal
793813999 rules and regulations by reference.
7939-
794014000 c. Such copies of promulgated r ules shall be filed with
794114001 the Secretary as required by Section 251 of this
794214002 title.
7943-
794414003 d. For any rules for which the Commiss ioner has
794514004 discretion to allow variances, tole rances or
794614005 modifications from the federal ru les and regulations,
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794714033 the Commissioner shall fully comply with Article I of
794814034 the Administrative Procedures Ac t.
7949-
795014035 9. The Council on Judicial Complaints shall be exempt fro m
795114036 Section 306 of Article I of the Administrat ive Procedures Act, with
795214037 respect to review of the validity or applicability of a rule by an
795314038 action for declaratory judgment, or an y other relief based upon the
795414039 validity or applicability of a rule, in the distric t court or by an
795514040 appellate court. A party ag grieved by the validity or applicability
795614041 of a rule made by the Council on Judicial Complaint s may petition
795714042 the Court on the Judici ary to review the ru les and issue opinions
795814043 based upon them.
7959-
796014044 10. The Department o f Corrections, State Board of Corrections,
796114045 county sheriffs and managers of city jails sh all be exempt from
796214046 Article I of the Administrativ e Procedures Act with respect to:
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7965-
796614047 a. prescribing internal management procedures for the
796714048 management of the state prisons , county jails and city
796814049 jails and for the man agement, supervision and control
796914050 of all incarcerated prisoners, and
7970-
797114051 b. prescribing internal management procedures for the
797214052 management of the probation and parole unit of the
797314053 Department of Corrections and for the supervision of
797414054 probationers and parolees.
7975-
797614055 11. The State Board of Education shall be exe mpt from Article I
797714056 of the Administrative Procedur es Act with respect to prescribing
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797814084 subject matter standard s as provided for in Section 11-103.6a of
797914085 Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
7980-
798114086 B. As specified, the followi ng agencies or classes of agency
798214087 activities are not required to comply with the provisions o f Article
798314088 II of the Administrative Pro cedures Act:
7984-
798514089 1. The Oklahoma Tax Commission, except as provided in
798614090 subsection G of Section 1140 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma S tatutes;
7987-
798814091 2. The Commission for Human Servi ces;
7989-
799014092 3. The Oklahoma Ordnance Works Authority;
7991-
799214093 4. The Corporation Commission;
7993-
799414094 5. The Pardon and Parole Board;
7995-
799614095 6. The Midwestern Oklahoma Development Authority;
7997-
799814096 7. The Grand River Dam Authority;
7999-
800014097 8. The Northeast Oklahoma Public Facilities Authority;
8001-
800214098 9. The Council on Judicial Complaints;
8003-
800414099 10. The Board of Trustees of the Oklahoma Colle ge Savings Plan;
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800814100 11. The supervisory or administrative agency of any penal,
800914101 mental, medical or eleemosynary institution, only with respect to
801014102 the institutional supervis ion, custody, control, care or treatm ent
801114103 of inmates, prisoners or patients therein; pro vided, that the
801214104 provisions of Article II shall apply to and govern all
801314105 administrative actions of the Oklahoma Alcohol Preventi on, Training,
801414106 Treatment and Rehabilitation Authority;
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801614134 12. The Board of Regents or employees of any university,
801714135 college, or other institution of highe r learning;
8018-
801914136 13. The Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission, its em ployees or
802014137 agents only with respect to hearin g and notice requirements on the
802114138 following classes of violations which are an im minent peril to the
802214139 public health, safety and welf are:
8023-
802414140 a. any rule regarding the running of a race,
8025-
802614141 b. any violation of medication laws and rules,
8027-
802814142 c. any suspension or revocati on of an occupation license
802914143 by any racing jurisdiction recognized by the
803014144 Commission,
8031-
803214145 d. any assault or other destructive acts with in
803314146 Commission-licensed premises,
8034-
803514147 e. any violation of prohibited devices, laws and rules,
803614148 or
8037-
803814149 f. any filing of false information ;
8039-
804014150 14. The Commissioner of Public Safety and the Director of
804114151 Service Oklahoma only with respect to driver license hearings and
804214152 hearings conducted purs uant to the provisions of Section 2 -115 of
804314153 Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
8044-
804514154 15. The Administrator of th e Department of Securities only with
804614155 respect to hearings conducted pursuant to p rovisions of the Oklahoma
804714156 Take-over Disclosure Act of 1985;
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805114184 16. Hearings conducted by a public agency pursuant to Section
805214185 962 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
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805414186 17. The Oklahoma Military Department;
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805614187 18. The University Hospitals Authority, including a ll hospitals
805714188 or other institutions operated by the University Hospitals
805814189 Authority;
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806014190 19. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority Board an d the
806114191 Administrator of the Oklahoma Health Ca re Authority; and
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806314192 20. The Oklahoma Office of Homeland Security.
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806514193 SECTION 38. REPEALER 47 O.S. 2021, Section 2-106, as
806614194 amended by Section 28, Chapter 282, O.S.L. 2022 (47 O.S. Supp. 2022,
806714195 Section 2-106), is hereby repealed.
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806914196 SECTION 39. REPEALER 47 O.S. 2021, Section 1114.2, as
807014197 amended by Section 13 1, Chapter 282, O.S.L . 2022 (47 O.S. Supp.
807114198 2022, Section 1114.2), is hereby repealed.
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807314199 SECTION 40. This act shall become effective July 1, 202 3.
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807514200 SECTION 41. It being immediately ne cessary for the preservation
807614201 of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
807714202 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
807814203 be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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8082-Passed the Senate the 2nd day of March, 2023.
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8086- Presiding Officer of the Senate
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8089-Passed the House of Representatives the 19th day of April, 2023.
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8096-OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
8097-Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________
8098-day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
8099-By: _______________________________ __
8100-Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____
8101-day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'cloc k _______ M.
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8104- Governor of the State of Oklahoma
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8107-OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
8108-Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this _______ ___
8109-day of __________________, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
8110-By: _________________________________
14205+COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY, dated 04/04/2023 -
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