Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-11-1117: All-terrain vehicle passenger restrictions - Penalties

and enforcement - Liability of parents or vehicle owners -

Applicability.

A. It shall be unlawful for a person less than eighteen (18)

years of age to operate or to be carried as a passenger upon an all-

terrain vehicle unless the person wears a crash helmet of a type

which complies with standards established by 49 C.F.R., Section

571.218.

B. It shall be unlawful for the operator of an all-terrain

vehicle to carry a passenger unless that all-terrain vehicle has

been specifically designed by the manufacturer to carry passengers

in addition to the operator.

C. Fine and court costs for violating the provisions of this

section shall not exceed Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00). Any peace

officer of this state including, but not limited to, park rangers,

is authorized to enforce the provisions of this section. All monies

collected pursuant to a citation for a violation of this section

shall be deposited in the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department

Revolving Fund for credit to the cost center of the state park or

public recreation area where such citation was issued.

D. Any parent, legal guardian or person having actual

responsibility for a person under eighteen (18) years of age, or who

is the owner of the all-terrain vehicle operated by a person under

eighteen (18) years of age, who knows, or should have known, that

the person operating the all-terrain vehicle is not in compliance

with the provisions of this section, shall be punishable according

to the provisions of subsection C of this section.

E. As used in this section, “all-terrain vehicle” means a

vehicle manufactured and used exclusively for off-highway use,

traveling on four or more non-highway tires, having a seat designed

to be straddled by the operator, and which is steered by the use of

handlebars.

F. “Recreational off-highway vehicle” means a vehicle

manufactured and used exclusively for off-highway use, traveling on

four or more non-highway tires, having non-straddle seating and

which is steered by a steering wheel.

G. The provisions of this section shall apply only to persons

operating all-terrain vehicles on public lands.

H. The provisions of this section shall not apply to persons

operating an all-terrain vehicle on privately owned property.