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Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-11-1001: Stopping, standing or parking outside of business or

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residence district - Penalties.

A. 1. Upon any highway outside of a business or residence

district no person shall stop, park or leave standing any vehicle,

whether attended or unattended, upon the paved or main-traveled part

of the highway when it is practicable to stop, park or so leave such

vehicle off such part of said highway, but in every event an

unobstructed width of the highway opposite a standing vehicle shall

be left for the free passage of other vehicles and a clear view of

such stopped vehicles shall be available from a distance of four

hundred (400) feet in each direction upon such highway.

2. As used in this section and Section 11-1002 of this title,

“highway” means any public road, street, or turnpike used for

vehicular travel.

B. 1. The owner or operator of a vehicle or its cargo which

obstructs the regular flow of traffic shall make every reasonable

effort to remove the obstructing vehicle or cargo from the roadway

so the regular flow of traffic is not blocked. This subsection

shall not apply to collisions resulting in the injury or death of

any person.

2. This subsection shall not apply to vehicles transporting

“hazardous materials” as defined in paragraph 5 of Section 230.3 of

this title.

3. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to relieve any

person from complying with Section 10-103 of this title.

4. a. Until January 1, 2006, any person violating this

subsection may be issued a written warning of the

violation.

b. Any person violating this subsection shall, upon

conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be

punished as provided for in Section 17-101 of this

title.

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