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§47-1133.1.
§47-1133.1.
A. Any vehicle, including a station wagon as defined in paragraph 22
of Section 1102 of this title, which has a combined laden weight of
eight thousand (8,000) pounds or less and is used primarily for
business or commercial purposes may be registered, pursuant to Section
1133 of this title, as a commercial vehicle having a combined laden
weight over eight thousand (8,000) pounds and less than fifteen
thousand and one (15,001) pounds. Said registration application shall
state that such vehicle or station wagon is used for business or
commercial purposes. Such vehicles or station wagons registered
pursuant to this section shall be assessed the license fees for such
commercial vehicle pursuant to Section 1133 of this title.
B. Any person claiming the right to register a vehicle or station
wagon pursuant to subsection A of this section shall sign an affidavit
attesting to the fact that such person conducts a business or
commercial enterprise or is employed by a person conducting a business
or commercial enterprise that uses said vehicle or station wagon
primarily for the use of that business or commercial enterprise. Any
person who signs said affidavit as required by this subsection when
such person does not believe the information in said affidavit is true
or knows that it is not true, upon conviction, shall be guilty of
perjury and shall be punished as provided for by law.
C. Upon initial registration by a person of a vehicle or station wagon
pursuant to the provisions of this section, and upon transfer of
ownership of any such vehicle or station wagon, any person claiming
the right to register a vehicle or station wagon pursuant to
subsection A of this section shall make further proof that the person
does in fact conduct a business or commercial enterprise or is
employed by a person conducting a business or commercial enterprise
that uses said vehicle or station wagon primarily for the use of that
business or commercial enterprise by presenting a permit to do
business pursuant to Section 1364 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes
or a Federal Employers Identification Number or, if a sole proprietor,
a copy of Schedule C from their most recent federal income tax return.
Any person claiming the right to re-register a vehicle or station
wagon identified by the words "Commercial Vehicle" pursuant to
subsection D of this section shall offer the same proof required by
this subsection for initial registration or transfer of ownership.
Such proof shall not be necessary if the name of the business or
commercial enterprise is permanently and prominently displayed upon
the outside of said vehicle or station wagon.
D. Upon initial registration by a person of a vehicle or station wagon
pursuant to the provisions of this section, and upon transfer of
ownership of any such vehicle or station wagon the Commission or its
motor license agents shall physically inspect such vehicles or station
wagons to verify that the name of the business or commercial
enterprise is permanently and prominently displayed upon the outside
of said vehicle or station wagon or said vehicle or station wagon is
identified by the words "Commercial Vehicle" permanently and
prominently displayed upon the outside of the vehicle or station wagon
in letters not less than two (2) inches high and two (2) inches wide.
Such letters shall be in sharp contrast to the background and shall be
of sufficient shape and color as to be readily legible during daylight
hours from a distance of fifty (50) feet while the vehicle or station
wagon is not in motion. The Commission or its motor license agent
shall receive the fee provided for in paragraph 5 of Section 1102 of
this title for making such inspection.
E. The failure of any owner of a vehicle or station wagon to properly
label the vehicle or station wagon or to properly utilize the vehicle
or station wagon for the purposes required by this section shall
result in the issuance of a new license plate at the rate specified in
Section 1132 of this title and in addition a penalty of fifty percent
(50%) of the cost of such license shall be assessed against the owner.
F. In addition to the requirements of Section 1133 of this title, any
commercial vehicle having a combined laden weight over eight thousand
(8,000) pounds and less than fifteen thousand and one (15,001) pounds
shall be subject to the requirements of this section.
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