Oklahoma § 47-1202 - Maintenance and operations of fixed facilities Enforcement

§ 47-1202. Maintenance and operations of fixed facilities Enforcement

A. The Department of Transportation, the Oklahoma Turnpike

Authority and the Corporation Commission may enter into interagency

agreements concerning the equipment, maintenance and operations of

fixed facilities.

B. The Department of Transportation, the Authority and the

Commission shall endeavor to electronically upgrade weigh stations

as practical to minimize the duplication of inspections for

compliant commercial motor vehicles and motor carriers.

C. The Commission shall operate all current and future ports of

entry weigh stations eighteen (18) to twenty (20) hours a day and

seven (7) days a week upon the availability of funds.

D. The Commission shall continue to conduct roadside

enforcement in the general area where a fixed facility is planned

but no fixed facility currently exists until a fixed facility is

located in the general area or July 1, 2016, whichever is earlier.

E. When a fixed facility is located in the general area,

Commission motor carrier and commercial motor vehicle enforcement

shall be limited to the fixed facility and a radius surrounding the

facility. If the fixed facility is a weigh station as defined in

Section 1201 of this title, the applicable radius shall be seven (7)

miles. If the fixed facility is a port of entry weigh station as

defined in Section 1201 of this title, the applicable radius shall

be twenty-five (25) miles.

F. The Commission may assist in roadside enforcement in a joint

effort at the request of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.

G. The Commission is authorized to conduct audits, reviews,

investigations, inspections or other enforcement actions by

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enforcement officers provided those activities are within the scope

of the Commission's jurisdiction and are not conducted as roadside

enforcement in accordance with the provisions of the Oklahoma Weigh

Station Act of 2012.

H. The Commission may enter into interagency cooperative

agreements with other state or federal agencies to jointly enforce

federal and state laws or rules.

I. North American Standard Inspections shall be conducted only

by individuals holding certification in the level or classification

of inspection being conducted.

Added by Laws 2012, c. 262, § 3, eff. July 1, 2012. Amended by Laws

2016, c. 235, § 3, eff. July 1, 2016; Laws 2016, c. 373, § 2, eff.

July 1, 2016.