Oklahoma § 47-151 - Marking of automobiles owned or leased by state

§ 47-151. Marking of automobiles owned or leased by state

A. A state agency that owns or leases vehicles shall affix the

words "State of Oklahoma" and the name of the department or

institution that owns or leases the vehicle in conspicuous letters.

B. 1. In lieu of the provisions of subsection A of this

section, Department of Public Safety vehicles used regularly as

patrol units shall be distinctively painted black or white and shall

bear the wording "Oklahoma Highway Patrol" on each side of the

vehicle in letters of such size as to be easily distinguishable, it

being the purpose and intention of the Legislature that said patrol

units shall be marked in the future in the same manner as those now

in use.

2. The Commissioner of Public Safety may designate colors and

markings, in lieu of those authorized by the provisions of this

section, for patrol units used for patrol purposes and for selective

traffic law enforcement.

C. Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs

Control vehicles for use in undercover investigations and Oklahoma

State Bureau of Investigation vehicles shall not be subject to the

provisions of this section.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 47. Motor Vehicles

D. Department of Corrections vehicles designated for use by

probation and parole operations and other administrative operations,

as approved by the Director of the Department of Corrections, shall

not be subject to the provisions of this section.

E. Vehicles utilized by CLEET-certified officers or state

employees primarily employed in investigative activities may be

exempt from the provisions of this section subject to the approval

of the State Fleet Manager.

F. Oklahoma Military Department vehicles designated for use by

the Adjutant General or Assistant Adjutant General in performance of

his or her duties and Oklahoma Military Department vehicles

designated for use in the State Transition and Reintegration System

(STARS) program for tracking youth, as approved by the Adjutant

General, shall not be subject to the provisions of this section.

G. Office of Juvenile Affairs vehicles designated for use of

the Office by the Executive Director of the Office of Juvenile

Affairs shall not be subject to the provisions of this section.

H. Office of the Attorney General vehicles designated for use

by agents and other employees, as approved by the Attorney General,

shall not be subject to the provisions of this section.

Added by Laws 1923-24, 2nd Ex. Sess., c. 86, p. 103, § 1, emerg.

eff. March 25, 1924. Amended by Laws 1949, p. 336, § 1, emerg. eff.

June 3, 1949; Laws 1980, c. 57, § 1, emerg. eff. April 3, 1980; Laws

1984, c. 240, § 5, operative July 1, 1984; Laws 2001, c. 169, § 1,

eff. Nov. 1, 2001; Laws 2007, c. 15, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2007; Laws

2012, c. 316, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2012; Laws 2016, c. 268, § 5, eff.

Nov. 1, 2016; Laws 2018, c. 97, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2018; Laws 2019,

c. 25, § 22, emerg. eff. April 4, 2019; Laws 2023, c. 174, § 1,

emerg. eff. May 2, 2023.

NOTE: Laws 2007, c. 151, § 2 repealed by Laws 2008, c. 3, § 26,

emerg. eff. Feb. 28, 2008. Laws 2018, c. 102, § 1 repealed by Laws

2019, c. 25, § 23, emerg. eff. April 4, 2019.

NOTE: Laws 2023, c. 174, § 4 states that the act shall become

effective November 1, 2023. However, § 5 contains an emergency

clause, and therefore, the act became effective upon the Governor’s

approval, which occurred on May 2, 2023.