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§47-6-301.


§47-6-301.
   
   It shall be unlawful for any person to commit any of the acts
   specified in paragraphs 1 or 2 of this section in relation to an
   Oklahoma driver's license or identification card authorized to be
   issued by the Department of Public Safety pursuant to the provisions
   of Sections 6-101 through 6-308 of this title or any driver license or
   other evidence of driving privilege or identification card authorized
   to be issued by the state of origin.
   
   1. It is a misdemeanor for any licensee:
   
   a. to display or cause or permit to be displayed his license after
   such license has been suspended, revoked or canceled or to possess his
   license after having received notice of its suspension, revocation, or
   cancellation,
   
   b. to lend his license or identification card to any other person or
   knowingly permit the use thereof by another,
   
   c. to display or cause or permit to be displayed or to possess a
   license or identification card issued to him which bears altered
   information concerning the date of birth, expiration date, sex,
   height, eye color, weight or license or card number,
   
   d. to fail or refuse to surrender to the Department upon its lawful
   demand any license or identification card which has been suspended,
   revoked or canceled,
   
   e. to permit any unlawful use of a license or identification card
   issued to him, or
   
   f. to do any act forbidden or fail to perform any act required by this
   chapter, excepting those acts as provided in paragraph 2 of this
   section.
   
   2. It is a felony for any person:
   
   a. to create, publish or otherwise manufacture an Oklahoma or other
   state license or identification card or facsimile thereof, or to
   create, manufacture or possess an engraved plate or other such device
   for the printing of an Oklahoma or other state license or
   identification card or facsimile thereof, except as authorized
   pursuant to this title,
   
   b. to display or cause or permit to be displayed or to knowingly
   possess any state counterfeit or fictitious license or identification
   card,
   
   c. to display or cause to be displayed or to knowingly possess any
   state license or identification card bearing a fictitious or forged
   name or signature,
   
   d. to display or cause to be displayed or to knowingly possess any
   state license or identification card bearing the photograph of any
   person, other than the person named thereon as licensee,
   
   e. to display or represent as one's own any license or identification
   card not issued to him, for the purpose of committing a fraud in any
   commercial transaction or to mislead a peace officer in the
   performance of his duties, or
   
   f. to use a false or fictitious name in any application for a license
   or identification card or to knowingly make a false statement or to
   knowingly conceal a material fact or otherwise commit a fraud in any
   such application.
   
   3. It is a felony for any employee or person authorized to issue
   licenses or identification cards under this title to knowingly issue a
   license or identification card or knowingly cause a license or
   identification card to be issued:
   
   a. to a person not entitled thereto,
   
   b. bearing erroneous information thereon, or
   
   c. bearing the photograph of a person other than the person named
   thereon.
   
   4. The violation of any of the provisions of paragraph 1 of this
   section shall constitute a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction
   thereof, be punishable by a fine of not less than Twenty-five Dollars
   ($25.00), nor more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00); the violation
   of any of the provisions of paragraphs 2 or 3 of this section shall
   constitute a felony and shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable
   by a fine not exceeding Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) or a term of
   imprisonment in the State Penitentiary not to exceed seven (7) years,
   or by both such fine and imprisonment.
   
   5. Notwithstanding any provision of this section, the Commissioner of
   the Department of Public Safety may, upon the request of the chief
   administrator of a law enforcement agency, authorize the issuance,
   display, manufacture and possession of a license which would otherwise
   be a violation of this section, for the sole purpose of aiding in a
   criminal investigation. While acting pursuant to such authorization by
   the Commissioner, such person shall not be prosecuted for a violation
   under this section. Upon termination of such criminal investigation or
   upon request of the Commissioner, the chief administrator shall
   forthwith cause such license to be returned to the Commissioner.
   

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