Oklahoma § 47-1142.1 - Carrying on or compensating messenger, courier or pick
Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 47-1142.1 — Carrying on or compensating messenger, courier or pick, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 47-1142.1. Carrying on or compensating messenger, courier or pick
up and delivery service - Penalty.
A. It shall be unlawful for any licensed operator or any
employee of such licensed operator to carry on a messenger service,
courier service or pick up and delivery service for the recording of
a security interest or for the registration of a motor vehicle or
boat or a motor, or obtaining license plates and decals, or for the
issuance of a certificate of title for any motor vehicle or boat or
motor. Provided, nothing in this subsection shall be construed to
prevent a licensed operator or any employee of such licensed
operator from performing such services for the licensed operator's
depository bank, when the licensed operator or his or her employee
goes to the licensed operator's depository bank to deposit tax
monies into the licensed operator's designated Service Oklahoma
Licensed Operator Account. Service Oklahoma shall not designate or
assign a licensed operator more than one active Service Oklahoma
Licensed Operator Account. Accounts designated prior to September
1, 1991, may remain active.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 47. Motor Vehicles
B. It shall be unlawful for any licensed operator to compensate
in any manner a messenger service, courier service or pick up and
delivery service or any one attempting to provide messenger service,
courier service or pick up and delivery service for recording a
security interest or for the registration of a motor vehicle or boat
or motor, or obtaining license plates and decals, or for the
issuance of a certificate of title for any motor vehicle or boat or
motor.
C. A licensed operator who violates the provisions of this
section shall be subject to a fine of Two Thousand Dollars
($2,000.00) per occurrence.
Added by Laws 1991, c. 261, § 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1991. Amended by
Laws 2019, c. 195, § 4, eff. July 1, 2019; Laws 2021, c. 569, § 3,
eff. Nov. 1, 2021; Laws 2022, c. 282, § 179, emerg. eff. May 19,
2022.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Oklahoma § 47-1142.1
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Section 47-1142.1 ("Carrying on or compensating messenger, courier or pick") is part of the Oklahoma Statutes, the codified statutory law of Oklahoma. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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