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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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