Oklahoma 2025 Regular Session

Oklahoma Senate Bill SB437 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 01/07/2025

                             
 
 
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STATE OF OKLAHOMA 
 
1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025) 
 
SENATE BILL 437 	By: Bergstrom 
 
 
 
 
 
AS INTRODUCED 
 
An Act relating to Service Oklahoma; amending 47 O.S. 
2021, Section 6-106, as last amended by Section 5, 
Chapter 11, O.S.L. 2024 (47 O .S. Supp. 2024, Section 
6-106), which relates to the application for a driver 
license or identification card; allowing for certain 
use of certain birth certificate; prohibiting certain 
use of county-issued birth certificate; providing 
penalty; updating sta tutory references; updating 
statutory language; and providing an effective dat e. 
 
 
 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: 
SECTION 1.     AMENDATORY     47 O.S. 2021, Section 6 -106, as 
last amended by Section 5, Cha pter 11, O.S.L. 2024 (47 O.S. Supp. 
2024, Section 6-106), is amended to read as follows: 
Section 6-106.  A.  1.  Every application for a driver license 
or identification card shall be made by the applicant upon a form 
furnished by Service Oklahoma. 
2.  Every original, renewal, or replacement application for a 
driver license or ident ification card made by a male applicant who 
is at least sixteen (16) but less than twenty -six (26) years of age 
shall include a statement that by submitting the application, the 
applicant is consenting to registration with the Selective Service   
 
 
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System.  The pertinent information from the application shall be 
forwarded by Service Oklahoma to the Data Management Center of the 
Selective Service System in order to register the applica nt as 
required by law with the Selective Service System.  Any applicant 
refusing to sign the consent statement shall be denied a driver 
license or identification card. 
3.  Except as provided for in subsections G and H of this 
section, every applicant for a driver license or identification card 
shall provide to Service Oklahoma at the time of application a 
document showing proof of identity.  Service Oklahoma shall 
promulgate rules prescribing forms of identification acceptable for 
an original Oklahoma drive r license. 
B.  Every applicant for a driver license shall provide the 
following information: 
1.  Full name; 
2.  Date of birth; 
3.  Sex; 
4.  Address of principal residence and county of such residence 
which shall be referenced on the REAL ID Compliant Drive r License or 
Identification Card; proof of principal residency, as prescribed by 
rules promulgated by Service Oklahoma, documenting provided address; 
5.  Current and complete mailing address to be maintained by 
Service Oklahoma for the purpose of giving no tice, if necessary, as 
required by Section 2 -116 of this title;   
 
 
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6.  Medical information, as determined by the Department Service 
Oklahoma, which shall assure Service Oklahoma that the person is not 
prohibited from being licensed as provided by paragraph 7 of 
subsection A of Section 6 -103 of this title; 
7.  Whether the applicant is deaf or hard -of-hearing; 
8.  A brief description of the applicant, as determined by the 
Department Service Oklahoma; 
9.  Whether the applicant has previously been licensed, and, i f 
so, when and by what state or country, and whether any license has 
ever been suspended or revoked, or whether an application has ever 
been refused, and, if so, the date of and reason for the suspension, 
revocation or refusal; 
10.  Whether the applicant i s an alien eligible to be considered 
for licensure and is not prohibited from licensure pursuant to 
paragraph 9 of subsection A of Section 6 -103 of this title; 
11.  Whether the applicant has: 
a. previously been licensed and, if so, when and by what 
state or country, and 
b. held more than one license at the same time during the 
immediately preceding ten (10) years; and 
12.  Social Security number. 
No person shall request Service Oklahoma to use the Social Security 
number of that person as the driver license number.  Upon renewal or 
replacement of any driver license issued after the effective date of   
 
 
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this act July 1, 2001, the licensee shall advise Service Oklahoma or 
the licensed operator if the present driver license number of the 
licensee is the Social Secu rity number of the licensee.  If the 
driver license number is the Social Secur ity number, Service 
Oklahoma or the licensed operator shall change the driver license 
number to a computer -generated alphanumeric identification. 
C.  1.  In addition to the requi rements of subsections A and B 
of this section, every applicant for a commercial driver license who 
is subject to the requirements of 49 C.F.R., Part 391, and is 
applying for an original, renewal, or replacement license, and every 
person who, upon or after May 8, 2012, is currently the holder of a 
commercial driver license and is su bject to the requirements of 49 
C.F.R., Part 391, and who does not apply for a renewal or 
replacement license prior to January 30, 2014, shall submit to 
Service Oklahoma and main tain with Service Oklahoma a current 
approved medical examination certificate signed by a licensed 
physician authorized to perform and approve medical examination 
certifications.  Service Oklahoma shall adopt rules for maintaining 
medical examination certi ficates pursuant to the requirements in 49 
C.F.R., Parts 383 and 384.  Any com mercial driver licensee subject 
to the requirements of this paragraph who fails to maintain on file 
with Service Oklahoma a current, approved medical examination 
certificate shall have the driving privileges of the person 
downgraded to a Class D driver license by Service Oklahoma.   
 
 
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2.  If the applicant is applying for an original commercial 
driver license in Oklahoma or is transferring a commercial driver 
license from another state to Oklahoma, Service Oklahoma shall 
review the driving record of the applican t in other states for the 
immediately preceding ten (10) years, unless the record review has 
already been performed by Service Oklahoma.  As a result of the 
review, if it is dete rmined by Service Oklahoma that the applicant 
is subject to a period of disqualification as prescribed by Section 
6-205.2 of this title which has not yet been imposed, Service 
Oklahoma shall impose the period of disqualification and the 
applicant shall serve the period of disqualification before a 
commercial driver license is issued to the applicant; provided, 
nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prevent the issuance 
of a Class D driver license to the applicant. 
3.  If the applicant has or is app lying for a hazardous material 
endorsement, the applicant shall submit to a security threat 
assessment performed by the Transportation Security Administration 
of the United States Department of Homeland Security as required by 
and pursuant to 49 C.F.R., Pa rt 1572, which shall be used to 
determine whether the applicant is eligible fo r the endorsement 
pursuant to federal law and regulation. 
4.  Service Oklahoma shall notify each commercial driving school 
of the passage of this section, and each commercial dri ving school   
 
 
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shall notify prospective students of its school of the hazardous 
material endorsement requirement. 
D.  In addition to the requirements of subsections A and B of 
this section, every applicant shall be given an option on the 
application for issua nce of a driver license or identification card 
or renewal pursuant to Section 6-115 of this title to provide an 
emergency contact person.  The emergency contact information 
requested may include full name, address, and phone number.  The 
emergency contact information shall be maintained by Service 
Oklahoma and shall be used by Service Oklahoma and law enforcement 
for emergency purposes only.  A person listed as an emergency 
contact may request to be removed at any time.  Any update to a 
change of name, addr ess, or phone number may be made by the 
applicant listing the emergency contac t person or by the person 
listed as the emergency contact. 
E.  Whenever application is received from a person previously 
licensed in another jurisdiction, Service Oklahoma shall request a 
copy of the driving record from the other jurisdiction and, 
effective September 1, 2005, from all other jurisdictions in which 
the person was licensed within the immediately previous ten (10) 
years.  When received, the driving record shall become a part of the 
driving record of the person in this state with the same force and 
effect as though entered on the driver ’s record in this state in the 
original instance.   
 
 
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F.  Whenever Service Oklahoma receives a request for a driving 
record from another lic ensing jurisdiction, the record shall be 
forwarded without charge. 
G.  A person shall not apply for or possess more than one state -
issued or territory-issued REAL ID Compliant Driver License or 
Identification Card pursuant to the provisions of Section 6 -101 of 
this title.  A valid and unexpired Oklahoma driver license shall 
serve as both primary and secondary proofs of identity whenever 
application for a REAL ID Noncompliant Identification Card is 
submitted to Service Oklahoma.  The provisions of subsection B of 
Section 1550.42 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall not apply 
when issuing an identification card pursuant to the provisions of 
this subsection.  Service Oklahoma shall promulgate rules necessary 
to implement and administer the provisions of t his subsection. 
H.  A valid and unexpired U.S. passport shall serve as both 
primary and secondary proofs of identity whenever application for a 
driver license or identification card is submitted to the Department 
Service Oklahoma.  Service Oklahoma shall p romulgate rules necessary 
to implement and administer the provisions of this subsection. 
I.  An original or certified copy of the applicant ’s birth 
certificate filed with the Division of Vital Records within the 
State Department of Health or equivalent agency in the applicant’s 
state of birth shall serve as a primary proof of identi ty whenever 
application for a driver license or identification card is submitted   
 
 
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to Service Oklahoma.  No birth certificate issued by a county of 
this state or any other state sh all be accepted as a primary proof 
of identity.  Any employee of Service Oklahoma who accepts a birth 
certificate issued by a county as a primary proof of identity shall 
be suspended for thirty (30) days without pay on the first instance 
and lose his or her employment on the second instance.  Any employee 
of Service Oklahoma who ver bally or in writing instructs another 
employee to accept a birth certificate issued by a county as a 
primary proof of identity shall lose his or her employment. 
SECTION 2.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2025. 
 
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