Req. No. 10991 Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 STATE OF OKLAHOMA 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025) HOUSE BILL 1043 By: Jenkins AS INTRODUCED An Act relating to motor vehicles; creating the Respect for Citizens Act of 2025; declaring certain driver licenses invalid in this stat e; providing details on invalid licenses; requiring law enforcement issue citation to certain drivers; requiring certain notice; providing for codification; and providing an effective date. BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 6 -310 of Title 47, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: A. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Respect for Citizens Act of 2025 ". B. If a driver license is of a class of licenses issued by another state exclusively to undocumented immigrants who are unable to prove lawful presence in the United States when the licenses are issued, the driver licen se or other permit purporting to authorize the holder to operate a motor vehic le on public roadways, is invalid in the State of Oklahoma and does not authorize the holder to Req. No. 10991 Page 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 operate a motor vehicle in this state. Such classes of licenses include licenses that are issued exclusively to undocumented immigrants or licenses that are substantially the same as licenses issued to citizens, residents, or those lawfully present in the United States but have markings establishing that the license holder did not exercise the option of providing proof of lawful presence. C. A law enforcement officer or other authorized representative of the law enforcement agency who stops a person driving with an invalid license as described in subsection B of this section and driving without a valid license shall issue a citation to the driver for driving without a license. D. To facilitate the enforcement of this section and to aid in providing notice to the public and visitors of invalid licenses, law enforcement agencies shall ma intain on their websites a list of out - of-state classes of driver licenses tha t are invalid in this state. SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025. 60-1-10991 JBH 12/16/24