Oklahoma § 63-4041 - Violations - Denial, revocation or suspension of license

§ 63-4041. Violations - Denial, revocation or suspension of license

- Fine.

Service Oklahoma may deny an application for a license, or

revoke or suspend a license or impose a fine not to exceed Five

Hundred Dollars ($500.00) against a dealer for each day that any

provision of this section or Sections 4033 through 4040 of this

title is violated or for any of the following reasons:

1. On satisfactory proof of unfitness of the applicant in any

application for any license pursuant to the provisions of the

Oklahoma Vessel and Motor Registration Act;

2. For any material misstatement made by an applicant in any

application for any license pursuant to the provisions of the

Oklahoma Vessel and Motor Registration Act;

3. For any failure to comply with any provision of the Oklahoma

Vessel and Motor Registration Act or any rule promulgated by Service

Oklahoma under authority vested in it by the Oklahoma Vessel and

Motor Registration Act, Section 4002 et seq. of this title;

4. A change of condition after license is granted resulting in

failure to maintain the qualifications for license;

5. Being a dealer who:

a.

has required a purchaser of a new vessel or motor, as

a condition of sale and delivery thereof, to also

purchase special features, appliances, accessories or

equipment not desired or requested by the purchaser

and installed by the dealer,

b.

uses any false or misleading advertising in connection

with his business as such a dealer,

c.

has committed any unlawful act which resulted in the

revocation of any similar license in another state,

d.

has failed or refused to perform any written agreement

with any retail buyer involving the sale of a vessel

or motor,

e.

has been convicted of a crime involving moral

turpitude,

f.

has committed a fraudulent act in selling, purchasing,

or otherwise dealing in vessels or motors or has

misrepresented the terms and conditions of a sale,

purchase, or contract for sale or purchase of a vessel

or motor or any interest therein including an option

to purchase such vessel or motor, or

g.

has failed to meet or maintain the conditions and

requirements necessary to qualify for the issuance of

a license;

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 63. Public Health and Safety

6. Being a dealer who does not have an established place of

business;

7. Being a new vessel or new motor dealer who:

a.

does not provide for a suitable repair shop separate

from the display room with ample space to repair or

recondition one or more vessels or motors at the same

time, and which is equipped with such parts, tools and

equipment as may be requisite for the servicing of

vessels or motors in such a manner as to make them

comply with the safety laws of this state and to

properly fulfill the dealer's or manufacturer's

warranty obligation. Provided that the provisions of

this subparagraph shall not apply to:

(1) mercantile establishments engaged in the selling

of vessels and motors if:

(a) such vessel and motor business does not

constitute more than ten percent (10%) of

the business of such establishment,

(b) the vessels sold at such establishment are

under fourteen (14) feet in length, and

(c) the outboard motors sold at such

establishment are under ten (10) horsepower,

or

(2) dealers which are engaged solely in the business

of selling canoes. For the purposes of this

subsection, "canoe" shall mean a vessel that is

long relative to its width, that has curved sides

and is tapered to two (2) pointed ends, or is

tapered to one (1) pointed end and blunt on the

other end, and is generally of traditional shape,

b.

does not hold a dealer agreement in effect with a

manufacturer or distributor of new vessels or motors

for the sale of the same and is not authorized by the

manufacturer or distributor to render predelivery

preparation of such vessels or motors sold to

purchasers and to perform any authorized post-sale

work pursuant to the manufacturer's or distributor's

warranty, or

c.

does not properly service a new vessel or motor before

delivery of same to the original purchaser thereof.

Added by Laws 1989, c. 346, § 41, eff. Jan. 1, 1990. Amended by

Laws 1990, c. 304, § 10, emerg. eff. May 30, 1990; Laws 1992, c.

284, § 22, eff. Jan. 1, 1993; Laws 2022, c. 282, § 226, emerg. eff.

May 19, 2022.