Oklahoma § 47-1133.1 - Vehicles having combined laden weight of 8,000 pounds

§ 47-1133.1. Vehicles having combined laden weight of 8,000 pounds

or less primarily used for business - Registration as commercial

vehicles having combined laden weight of more than 8,000 and less

than 15,001 pounds.

A. Any vehicle, including a station wagon as defined in

paragraph 26 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. 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. 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 the 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.

C. 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.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 47. Motor Vehicles

D. 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.

Added by Laws 1986, c. 25, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1986. Amended by Laws

1986, c. 294, § 2, emerg. eff. June 24, 1986; Laws 1988, c. 281, §

23, operative July 1, 1988; Laws 1989, c. 161, § 1, operative July

1, 1989; Laws 1992, c. 104, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1992: Laws 1994, c.

19, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1994; Laws 2001, c. 149, § 3, eff. Nov. 1,

2001; Laws 2004, c. 534, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 2004.