[Previous] [Next]
§47-7-602.
§47-7-602.
A. 1. The owner of a motor vehicle registered in this state shall
carry in such vehicle at all times a current owner's security
verification form listing the vehicle or an equivalent form which has
been issued by the Department of Public Safety and shall produce such
form upon request for inspection by any law enforcement officer or
representative of the Department and, in case of a collision, the form
shall be shown upon request to any person affected by the collision.
2. Every person registering a motor vehicle in this state, except a
motor vehicle which is not being used upon the public highways or
public streets, or a manufactured home while on a permanent
foundation, at the time of registration of such vehicle, shall certify
the existence of security with respect to such vehicle by surrendering
to a motor license agent or other registering agency a current owner's
security verification form or an equivalent form issued by the
Department. A motor license agent or other registering agency shall
require the surrender of such form prior to processing an application
for registration or renewal.
3. Fleet vehicles operating under the authority of the Corporation
Commission, the Federal Highway Administration, or vehicles registered
pursuant to the provisions of Section 1120 of this title, shall
certify the existence of security with respect to such vehicle at the
time of registration by submitting one of the following:
a. a current owner's security verification form verifying the
existence of security as required by Section 7-600 et seq. of this
title, or
b. a permit number verified by the Oklahoma Tax Commission indicating
the existence of a current liability insurance policy. Provided, in
the event the Tax Commission is unable to verify the existence of such
insurance as provided herein in a prompt and timely fashion, the Tax
Commission may accept a current single state registration form issued
by the Corporation Commission or any other regulating entity with
which the Corporation Commission has entered into a reciprocal compact
or agreement regarding the regulation of motor vehicles engaged in
interstate or foreign commerce upon and over the public highways.
4. The following shall not be required to carry an owner's or
operator's security verification form or an equivalent form from the
Department during operation of the vehicle and shall not be required
to surrender such form for vehicle registration purposes:
a. any vehicle owned or leased by the federal or state government, or
any agency or political subdivision thereof,
b. any vehicle bearing the name, symbol, or logo of a business,
corporation or utility on the exterior and which is in compliance with
the provisions of Sections 7-600 through 7-610 of this title according
to records of the Department of Public Safety which reflect a deposit,
bond, self-insurance, or fleet policy,
c. fleet vehicles maintaining current vehicle liability insurance as
required by the Corporation Commission or any other regulating entity,
d. any licensed taxicab, and
e. any vehicle owned by a licensed used motor vehicle dealer.
5. Any person who knowingly issues or promulgates false or fraudulent
information in connection with either an owner's or operator's
security verification form or an equivalent form which has been issued
by the Department shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction
shall be subject to a fine not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars
($500.00), or imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, or by
both such fine and imprisonment.
B. Each motor license agent is authorized to charge a fee of One
Dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) to each person to whom the agent issues
a certificate of registration and who is required to surrender proof
of financial responsibility pursuant to the provisions of Sections
7-600 through 7-609 of this title. The fee may be retained by the
agent as compensation for services in processing the proof of
financial responsibility and for processing the driver's license
information, insurance verification information, and other additional
information furnished to the agent pursuant to Section 1112 of this
title, if such agent does not receive the maximum compensation as
authorized by law.
[Previous] [Next]