Oklahoma § 47-230.18 - Motor carrier safety improvement — Effect on employment

Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 47-230.18 — Motor carrier safety improvement — Effect on employment, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 47-230.18. Motor carrier safety improvement — Effect on employment

status.

A. As used in this section, “motor carrier safety improvement”

means any device, equipment, software, technology, procedure,

training, policy, program, or operational practice intended and

primarily used to improve or facilitate compliance with traffic

safety or motor carrier safety laws, safety of a motor vehicle,

safety of the operator of a motor vehicle, or safety of third-party

users of public roadways.

B. The deployment, implementation, or use of a motor carrier

safety improvement by or as required by a motor carrier or its

related entity, including by contract, shall not be considered when

evaluating an individual’s status as an employee or independent

contractor, or as a jointly employed employee, under any state law.

Added by Laws 2024, c. 235, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2024.

Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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