Oklahoma § 47-180
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§ 47-180.
Definitions.
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The following words and phrases, when used in this act, shall
have the meanings respectively ascribed to like words and phrases by
the motor carrier statutes of Oklahoma, except as herein provided:
1. The term "identification application" shall mean the
application as provided by the Commission, for making application
for motor carrier vehicle identification devices; and
2. The term "identification device" shall mean the motor
carrier vehicle identification device issued by the Commission under
the provisions of this act for the purpose of identifying powered
motor carrier vehicles operated under and coming within the
provisions of this act or the Motor Carrier Act of 1995.
Added by Laws 1939, p. 58, § 2. Amended by Laws 1968, c. 190, § 14,
eff. Sept. 30, 1968; Laws 1969, c. 92, § 1, emerg. eff. March 25,
1969; Laws 1971, c. 102, § 1, emerg. eff. April 26, 1971; Laws 1995,
c. 143, § 35, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.
§47-180a. Display of identification device on motor carriers.
It is hereby declared unlawful for any motor carrier, his or its
agents or employees to operate any powered motor vehicle, as a motor
carrier for hire, within this state, without the identification
device issued by the Commission, said device to be displayed as
provided by the rules of the Commission.
Laws 1939, p. 58, § 3; Laws 1968, c. 190, § 15, eff. Sept. 30, 1968;
Laws 1969, c. 92, § 2, emerg. eff. March 25, 1969; Laws 1971, c.
102, § 2, emerg. eff. April 26, 1971.
§47-180b. Device subject to seizure.
The identification device shall be the property of the
Commission at all times, and shall be subject to seizure and
confiscation by the Commission for any good cause and at the will of
the Commission.
Laws 1939, p. 59, § 4; Laws 1968, c. 190, § 16, eff. Sept. 30, 1968.
§47-180c. Seizure and confiscation of devices - Grounds.
The Commission may issue an order for the seizure and
confiscation and return to the Commission of any identification
device or devices, for any of the following reasons, and to direct
said order or orders to any officer of the State of Oklahoma charged
with the duties of enforcing the provisions of this act and/or any
other section of the motor carrier law now in force or hereinafter
enacted:
1. In all cases where the motor carrier has permitted the
insurance coverage, as required by law to be filed with the
Commission, to lapse or become cancelled or for any reason to become
void and fail to meet the requirements as provided by law;
2. For failure on the part of any motor carrier, his or its
agents or employees to comply with any part or provision of this
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act, or any other act or law or part or provision thereof relative
to the legal operation of a for-hire motor carrier or to obey,
observe or comply with any order, decision, rule or regulation,
direction, demand or requirement, or any part or provision thereof,
of the Commission;
3. Upon the cancellation or revocation of the certificate or
permit or IRC or license under which said identification device or
devices were issued; or
4. For operating any powered motor vehicle in violation of the
terms and provisions of this act or the Motor Carrier Act of 1995
and all applicable size and weight laws and safety standards of this
state.
Added by Laws 1939, p. 59, § 5. Amended by Laws 1968, c. 190, § 17,
eff. Sept. 30, 1968; Laws 1969, c. 92, § 3, emerg. eff. March 25,
1969; Laws 1971, c. 102, § 3, emerg. eff. April 26, 1971; Laws 1995,
c. 143, § 36, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.
§47-180d. Rules and regulations.
The Commission shall have the power and authority by general
order or otherwise to promulgate rules and regulations for the
administration and enforcement of the provisions of this act or the
Motor Carrier Act of 1995.
Added by Laws 1939, p. 59, § 6. Amended by Laws 1968, c. 190, § 18,
eff. Sept. 30, 1968; Laws 1995, c. 143, § 37, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.
§47-180e. Commission to provide for suitable methods of
identification.
The Commission, in its discretion, is authorized to provide for
decals, cab cards, or other suitable methods of identification to be
displayed on or carried in the truck or powered motor vehicle.
Laws 1939, p. 59, § 7; Laws 1968, c. 190, § 19, eff. Sept. 30, 1968;
Laws 1971, c. 102, § 4, emerg. eff. April 26, 1971.
§47-180f. Purchase of devices and other equipment.
The Commission is hereby authorized to purchase said
identification devices in sufficient amounts to supply the demand,
and to purchase such other officer supplies and equipment as is
necessary to administer and enforce the provisions of this act or
the Motor Carrier Act of 1995, and to pay for, or cause the same to
be paid for, out of the appropriation provided therefor.
Added by Laws 1939, p. 60, § 8. Amended by Laws 1953, p. 207, § 1;
Laws 1968, c. 190, § 20, eff. Sept. 30, 1968; Laws 1995, c. 143, §
38, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.
§47-180g. Issuance of identification devices.
It shall be the duty of the Commission to provide identification
devices upon written application of any authorized motor carrier.
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Upon written application of any authorized motor carrier holding
a certificate or permit or license issued by the Commission, the
Commission shall issue to the motor carrier a sufficient number of
identification devices so that each powered vehicle owned or to be
operated by the motor carrier in the state shall bear one
identification device. Identification devices shall be issued on an
annual basis, and applications shall be made annually on the form
prescribed by the Commission, and any motor carrier operating a
powered vehicle without a current identification device shall be in
violation of the provisions of Sections 180 through 180m of this
title or the Motor Carrier Act of 1995.
It is hereby declared unlawful for any motor carrier, or agents
or employees of any motor carrier, to use or transfer an
identification device except as provided by rules of the Commission.
Added by Laws 1939, p. 60, § 9. Amended by Laws 1968, c. 190, § 21,
eff. Sept. 30, 1968; Laws 1969, c. 92, § 4, emerg. eff. March 25,
1969; Laws 1971, c. 102, § 5, emerg. eff. April 26, 1971; Laws 1983,
c. 151, § 3, emerg. eff. May 26, 1983; Laws 1995, c. 143, § 39, eff.
Nov. 1, 1995.
§47-180h. Fee for registration.
The Corporation Commission is hereby authorized to collect from
applicants for motor carrier and private carrier identification
devices a fee of Seven Dollars ($7.00) for registration of each of
its vehicles registered under the provisions of this act or the
Motor Carrier Act of 1995; and the fee shall be in addition to any
other fees now provided for by law for the registration of said
motor vehicles and shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the
credit of the Trucking One-Stop Shop Fund.
Added by Laws 1953, p. 208, § 2, emerg. eff. May 29, 1953. Amended
by Laws 1968, c. 190, § 22, eff. Sept. 30, 1968; Laws 1971, c. 102,
§ 6, emerg. eff. April 26, 1971; Laws 1982, c. 358, § 18, emerg.
eff. June 2, 1982; Laws 1985, c. 205, § 2, eff. July 1, 1985; Laws
1985, c. 325, § 12, emerg. eff. July 29, 1985; Laws 1987, c. 232, §
4, emerg. eff. July 5, 1987; Laws 1995, c. 143, § 40, eff. Nov. 1,
1995; Laws 2006, c. 238, § 4, emerg. eff. June 6, 2006.
NOTE: Laws 1982, c. 354, § 6 repealed by Laws 1985, c. 205, § 4,
eff. July 1, 1985.
§47-180i.
Repealed by Laws 1995, c. 143, § 45, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.
§47-180j.
Repealed by Laws 1995, c. 143, § 45, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.
§47-180k. Records.
All records of the Corporation Commission under this act shall
be maintained in, and classified as all other records in the
Transportation Division of the Corporation Commission.
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Amended by Laws 1988, c. 322, § 7.
§47-180l. Reciprocal compacts and agreements with other states.
The Commission is hereby authorized and empowered, on behalf of
the State of Oklahoma, and when it shall deem it to be in the best
interest of the residents of this state so to do, to enter into
reciprocal compacts and agreements with other states, or the
authorized agencies thereof, when such states have made provisions
substantially similar to this section, respecting the regulation of
motor vehicles engaged in interstate or foreign commerce upon and
over the public highways. And such compacts and agreements may
provide for the granting, to the residents of such states,
privileges substantially similar to those granted thereby to
Oklahoma residents: Provided: (1) That no such compact or agreement
shall supersede or suspend the operation of any law, rule or
regulation of the State of Oklahoma which shall apply to vehicles
operated intrastate in the State of Oklahoma; (2) That any
privileges, the granting of which shall be provided by any such
compact or agreement, shall extend only in cases of full compliance
with the laws of the state joining in such compact or agreement; (3)
That no such compact or agreement shall supersede or suspend the
operation of any law of the State of Oklahoma other than those
applying to the payment of fees for registration certificates or
identification devices; and (4) That the powers and authority of the
Oklahoma Tax Commission to administer and enforce the tax laws of
this state, pertaining to the taxation of motor vehicles, shall be
in no manner superseded or suspended.
Laws 1939, p. 62, § 14; Laws 1953, p. 208, § 3; Laws 1968, c. 190, §
24, eff. Sept. 30, 1968.
§47-180m. Enforcement of act.
In addition to all other duties as provided by law, it is hereby
declared to be, and shall be the duty of all sheriffs, deputy
sheriffs, district attorneys, enforcement officers appointed by the
Corporation Commission of the State of Oklahoma, and all highway
patrolmen within the State of Oklahoma:
1. To enforce the provisions of Sections 180 through 180m of
this title or the Motor Carrier Act of 1995;
2. To apprehend and detain any motor vehicle or vehicles and
driver or operator and their aides who are operating any motor
vehicle, upon or along the highways of this state, for a reasonable
length of time, for the purpose of investigating and determining
whether such vehicle is being operated in violation of any of the
provisions of Sections 180 through 180m of this title or the Motor
Carrier Act of 1995;
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3. To make arrests for the violation of the provisions of
Sections 180 through 180m of this title or the Motor Carrier Act of
1995, without the necessity of procuring a warrant;
4. To sign the necessary complaint and to cause the violator or
violators to be promptly arraigned before a court of competent
jurisdiction for trial;
5. To aid and assist in the prosecution of the violator or
violators in the name of the State of Oklahoma to the end that this
law shall be enforced;
6. To report all such arrests for violations of Sections 180
through 180m of this title to the Corporation Commission of Oklahoma
within ten (10) days after making such arrest and to furnish such
information concerning same as the Commission may request; and
7. At the request of the Corporation Commission, to seize and
confiscate any and all identification devices and to forward the
same to the Corporation Commission for cancellation.
Added by Laws 1939, p. 62, § 15. Amended by Laws 1953, p. 208, § 4,
emerg. eff. May 29, 1953; Laws 1995, c. 143, § 41, eff. Nov. 1,
1995; Laws 1995, c. 358, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.
NOTE: Laws 1995, c. 23, § 15 repealed by Laws 1995, c. 358, § 12,
emerg. eff. June 9, 1995.
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