Oklahoma driving laws

“It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a motor vehicle on any street or highway within this state while using a hand-held electronic communication device to manually compose, send or read an electronic text message while the motor vehicle is in motion.”

“Any person who violates the provisions of subsection A of this section shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00).”

“it shall be unlawful for any person to operate a motor vehicle on any street or highway within this state while: 1. Using a hand-held electronic communication device or cellular telephone to manually compose, send, or read an electronic text message; or 2. Holding or using a hand-held cellular telephone.”

“for using a hand-held electronic device while operating a motor vehicle for non-life-threatening emergency purposes”

“Has a blood or breath alcohol concentration, as defined in Section 756 of this title, of eight-hundredths (0.08) or more at the time of a test of such person's blood or breath;”

“be punished by imprisonment in jail for not less than ten (10) days nor more than one (1) year, and c. be fined not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00).”

“Has any measurable quantity of alcohol in the person's blood or breath at the time of a test administered within two (2) hours after an arrest of the person;”

“Driving, operating or being in actual physical control of a Class A, B or C commercial motor vehicle while having a blood or breath alcohol concentration, as defined in Section 756 of this title, or as defined by the state in which the arrest occurred, of four-hundredths (0.04) or more;”

“shall revoke the license to drive and any nonresident operating privilege for a period provided by Section 6-205.1 of this title.”

“The revocation or denial shall become effective forty-five (45) days after the arrested person is given written notice thereof by the officer or by Service Oklahoma”

“shall be for a period of no less than one hundred eighty (180) days and until the person completes the Impaired Driver Accountability Program in accordance with the rules of the Board of Tests for Alcohol and Drug Influence;”

“Every operator and front seat passenger of a Class A commercial motor vehicle, Class B commercial motor vehicle, Class C commercial motor vehicle or a passenger vehicle operated in this state shall wear a properly adjusted and fastened safety seat belt system”

“Drivers can get pulled over solely for not wearing your seat belt.”

“A child under four (4) years of age shall be properly secured in a child passenger restraint system.”

“the child passenger restraint system shall be rear-facing until the child reaches two (2) years of age or until the child reaches the weight or height limit of the rear-facing child passenger restraint system”

“A child at least four (4) years of age but younger than eight (8) years of age, if not taller than 4 feet 9 inches in height, shall be properly secured in either a child passenger restraint system or child booster seat.”

“If a child is eight (8) years of age or is taller than 4 feet 9 inches in height, a seat belt properly secured to the vehicle shall be sufficient to meet the requirements of this section.”

“upon approaching a stationary authorized emergency vehicle, a Department of Transportation maintenance vehicle, a Turnpike Authority maintenance vehicle, a stationary vehicle that is displaying flashing lights or a licensed wrecker”

“or if the driver is not able to change lanes or if to do so would be unsafe, the driver shall proceed with due caution and reduce the speed of the motor vehicle to a safe speed;”

“1. One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for a first offense; and 2. Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) for a second offense.”

“The driver of a vehicle meeting or overtaking a school bus that is stopped to take on or discharge school children, and on which the red loading signals are in operation, is to stop the vehicle before it reaches the school bus and not proceed until the loading signals are deactivated”

“The driver of a vehicle upon a highway with separate roadways need not stop upon meeting or passing a school bus which is on a different roadway”

“a speed established by the Department of Transportation on the basis of engineering and traffic investigations used to determine the speed that is reasonable and safe under the conditions found to exist on the highway, part of the highway, or road;”

“On any highway outside of a municipality in a properly marked school zone, twenty-five (25) miles per hour,”

“Thirty-five (35) miles per hour on a highway in any state park or wildlife refuge.”

“A speed limit of seventy-five (75) miles per hour may be set in locations comprising rural segments of the interstate highway system by the Transportation Commission;”

“a speed limit of eighty (80) miles per hour may be set in locations comprising the turnpike system, as may be approved by the Authority.”

“No person shall drive a vehicle on a county road at a speed in excess of fifty-five (55) miles per hour unless posted otherwise by the board of county commissioners,”

“in which it is apparent that damage to one vehicle or other property is in excess of Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00) shall forward a written report of the collision to the Department of Public Safety”

“The driver of a vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury to or death of any person shall immediately, by the quickest means of communication, give notice of such accident to the local police department”

“in which it is apparent that damage to one vehicle or other property is in excess of Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00) shall forward a written report of the collision to the Department of Public Safety if settlement of the collision has not been made within six (6) months after the date of the accident”

“in which it is apparent that damage to one vehicle or other property is in excess of Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00) shall forward a written report of the collision to the Department of Public Safety”

“a limit of not less than Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.000) because of bodily injury to or death of one person in any one accident,”

“a limit of not less than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) because of bodily injury to or death of two or more persons in any one accident,”

“a limit of not less than Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) because of injury to or destruction of property of others in any one accident;”

“No person under eighteen (18) years of age shall operate or ride upon any motorcycle unless such person is properly wearing a crash helmet of a type which complies with standards established by 49 C.F.R., Section 571.218.”

“A windshield of sufficient quality, size and thickness to protect the operator from foreign objects, except that in lieu of such windshield, the operator shall wear goggles or other protective eyewear which meets American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Standard Z87.1”

“Any person fourteen (14) years of age or older may apply for a restricted Class D license with a motorcycle-only restriction.”

“With a piston displacement not to exceed three hundred cubic centimeters (300 cc) or a sixteen and eight-tenths (16.8) kilowatt electric power source; 2. Between the hours of 4:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. only; 3. While wearing approved protective headgear; and”

“While accompanied by and receiving instruction from any person who is at least twenty-one (21) years of age and who is properly licensed pursuant to the laws of this state to operate a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle, and who has visual contact with the restricted licensee.”

“The restricted licensee may apply on or after thirty (30) days from date of issuance of the restricted Class D license with a motorcycle-only restriction to have the restriction of being accompanied by a licensed driver removed”

“No person under the age of sixteen (16) years shall drive a motorcycle, motor-driven cycle, motorized scooter, or motorized bicycle on any highway of this state while transporting any other person.”

“in no event nor at any time shall an operator under the age of sixteen (16) years drive a motorcycle on a highway which has a minimum speed limit established and posted.”

“You are 18 years old or older and have taken and passed the MSF (Motorcycle Safety Foundation) Basics course or can pass the motorcyle written and skills tests”

“No driver of a motorcycle, motor-driven cycle, motorized scooter, motorized bicycle, or electric-assisted bicycle shall pass other vehicles between lanes of traffic traveling in the same direction.”

“No driver of a motorcycle, motor-driven cycle, motorized scooter, motorized bicycle, or electric-assisted bicycle shall pass other vehicles between lanes of traffic traveling in the same direction. This subsection shall not apply to the operator of an authorized emergency vehicle.”