{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-47-47-1102v1","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1102v1","heading":"Definitions","body":"As used in the Oklahoma Vehicle License and Registration Act:\n\n1. “All-terrain vehicle” means a vehicle manufactured and used\n\nexclusively for off-highway use traveling on four or more non-\n\nhighway tires, and being fifty (50) inches or less in width;\n\n2. “Carrying capacity” means the carrying capacity of a vehicle\n\nas determined or declared in tons of cargo or payload by the owner;\n\nprovided, that such declared capacity shall not be less than the\n\nminimum tonnage capacity fixed, listed or advertised by the\n\nmanufacturer of any vehicle;\n\n3. “Certificate of title” means a document which is proof of\n\nlegal ownership of a motor vehicle as described and provided for in\n\nSection 1105 of this title;\n\n4. “Chips and oil” or the term “road oil and crushed rock”\n\nmeans, with respect to materials authorized for use in the surfacing\n\nof roads or highways as provided for in this title or in any\n\nequivalent statute pertaining to road or highway surfacing in this\n\nstate, any asphaltic materials. Wherever chips and oil or road oil\n\nand crushed rock are authorized for use in the surfacing of roads or\n\nhighways in this state, whether by the Department of Transportation,\n\nor by the county commissioners, or other road building authority\n\nsubject to the Oklahoma Vehicle License and Registration Act,\n\nasphaltic materials are also authorized for use in such surfacing\n\nand construction;\n\n5. “Combined laden weight” means the weight of a truck or\n\nstation wagon and its cargo or payload transported thereon, or the\n\nweight of a truck or truck-tractor plus the weight of any trailers\n\nor semitrailers together with the cargo or payload transported\n\nthereon;\n\n6. “Commercial trailer” means any trailer, as defined in\n\nSection 1-180 of this title, or semitrailer, as defined in Section\n\n1-162 of this title, when such trailer or semitrailer is used\n\nprimarily for business or commercial purposes;\n\n7. “Commercial trailer dealer” means any person, firm or\n\ncorporation engaged in the business of selling any new and unused,\n\nor used, or both new and used commercial trailers;\n\n8. “Commercial vehicle” means any vehicle over eight thousand\n\n(8,000) pounds combined laden weight used primarily for business or\n\ncommercial purposes. Each motor vehicle being registered pursuant\n\nto the provisions of this section shall have the name of the\n\ncommercial establishment or the words “Commercial Vehicle”\n\npermanently and prominently displayed upon the outside of the\n\nvehicle in letters not less than two (2) inches high. Such letters\n\nshall be in sharp contrast to the background and shall be of\n\nsufficient shape and color as to be readily legible during daylight\n\nhours, from a distance of fifty (50) feet while the vehicle is not\n\nin motion;\n\n9. “Commission” or “Tax Commission” means the Oklahoma Tax\n\nCommission;\n\n10. “Construction machinery” means machines or devices drawn as\n\ntrailers which are designed and used for construction, tree trimming\n\nand waste maintenance projects, which derive no revenue from the\n\ntransportation of persons or property, whose use of the highway is\n\nonly incidental and which are not mounted or affixed to another\n\nvehicle; provided, construction machinery shall not include\n\nimplements of husbandry as defined in Section 1-125 of this title;\n\n11. “Dealer” means any person, firm, association, corporation\n\nor trust that sells, solicits or advertises the sale of new and\n\nunused motor vehicles and holds a bona fide contract or franchise in\n\neffect with a manufacturer or distributor of a particular make of\n\nnew or unused motor vehicle or vehicles for the sale of same;\n\n12. “Dealer seller” means a new motor vehicle dealer as defined\n\nin Section 562 of this title, a powersports vehicle dealer as\n\ndefined in Section 562 of this title, and used motor vehicle dealer\n\nas defined in Section 581 of this title. This definition shall not\n\nrticular make of\n\nnew or unused motor vehicle or vehicles for the sale of same;\n\n12. “Dealer seller” means a new motor vehicle dealer as defined\n\nin Section 562 of this title, a powersports vehicle dealer as\n\ndefined in Section 562 of this title, and used motor vehicle dealer\n\nas defined in Section 581 of this title. This definition shall not\n\ninclude individuals involved in a private sale as defined in this\n\nsection;\n\n13. “Mini-truck” means a foreign-manufactured import or\n\ndomestic-manufactured vehicle powered by an internal combustion\n\nengine with a piston or rotor displacement of one thousand cubic\n\ncentimeters (1,000 cc) or less, which is sixty-seven (67) inches or\n\nless in width, with an unladen dry weight of three thousand four\n\nhundred (3,400) pounds or less, traveling on four or more tires,\n\nhaving a top speed of approximately fifty-five (55) miles per hour,\n\nequipped with a bed or compartment for hauling, and having an\n\nenclosed passenger cab;\n\n14. “Interstate commerce” means any commerce moving between any\n\nplace in a state and any place in another state or between places in\n\nthe same state through another state;\n\n15. “Laden weight” means the combined weight of a vehicle when\n\nfully equipped for use and the cargo or payload transported thereon;\n\nprovided, that in no event shall the laden weight be less than the\n\nunladen weight of the vehicle fully equipped for use, plus the\n\nmanufacturer’s rated carrying capacity;\n\n16. “Local authorities” means every county, municipality or\n\nlocal board or body having authority to adopt police regulations\n\nunder the Constitution and laws of this state;\n\n17. “Low-speed electrical vehicle” means any four-wheeled\n\nelectrical vehicle that is powered by an electric motor that draws\n\ncurrent from rechargeable storage batteries or other sources of\n\nelectrical current and whose top speed is greater than twenty (20)\n\nmiles per hour but not greater than twenty-five (25) miles per hour\n\nand is manufactured in compliance with the National Highway Traffic\n\nSafety Administration standards for low-speed vehicles in 49 C.F.R.,\n\nSection 571.500;\n\n18. “Manufactured home” means a residential dwelling built in\n\naccordance with the National Manufactured Housing Construction and\n\nSafety Standards Act of 1974, 42 U.S.C., Section 5401 et seq., and\n\nrules promulgated pursuant thereto and the rules promulgated by the\n\nOklahoma Used Motor Vehicle, Dismantler, and Manufactured Housing\n\nCommission pursuant to Section 582 of this title. Manufactured home\n\nshall not mean a park model recreational vehicle as defined in this\n\nsection;\n\n19. “Manufactured home dealer” means any person, firm or\n\ncorporation engaged in the business of selling any new and unused,\n\nor used, or both new and used manufactured homes. Such information\n\nand a valid franchise letter as proof of authorization to sell any\n\nsuch new manufactured home product line or lines shall be attached\n\nto the application for a dealer license to sell manufactured homes.\n\nManufactured home dealer shall not include any person, firm or\n\ncorporation who sells or contracts for the sale of the dealer’s own\n\npersonally titled manufactured home or homes. No person, firm or\n\ncorporation shall be considered a manufactured home dealer as to any\n\nmanufactured home purchased or acquired by such person, firm or\n\ncorporation for purposes other than resale; provided, that the\n\nrestriction set forth in this sentence shall not prevent an\n\notherwise qualified person, firm or corporation from utilizing a\n\nsingle manufactured home as a sales office;\n\n20. “Medium-speed electrical vehicle” means any self-propelled,\n\nelectrically powered four-wheeled motor vehicle, equipped with a\n\nroll cage or crush-proof body design, whose speed attainable in one\nn resale; provided, that the\n\nrestriction set forth in this sentence shall not prevent an\n\notherwise qualified person, firm or corporation from utilizing a\n\nsingle manufactured home as a sales office;\n\n20. “Medium-speed electrical vehicle” means any self-propelled,\n\nelectrically powered four-wheeled motor vehicle, equipped with a\n\nroll cage or crush-proof body design, whose speed attainable in one\n\n(1) mile is more than thirty (30) miles per hour but not greater\n\nthan thirty-five (35) miles per hour;\n\n21. “Licensed operator” means any person licensed by the\n\nService Oklahoma Operator Board or designated or authorized to\n\ncollect the fees and enforce the provisions related to the\n\nfulfillment of designated services to be rendered by Service\n\nOklahoma;\n\n22. “New vehicle” or “unused vehicle” means a vehicle which has\n\nbeen in the possession of the manufacturer, distributor or\n\nwholesaler or has been sold only by the manufacturer, distributor or\n\nwholesaler to a dealer;\n\n23. “Nonresident” means any person who is not a resident of\n\nthis state;\n\n24. “Off-road motorcycle” means any motorcycle, as defined in\n\nSection 1-135 of this title, when such motorcycle has been\n\nmanufactured for and used exclusively off roads, highways and any\n\nother paved surfaces;\n\n25. “Owner” means any person owning, operating or possessing\n\nany vehicle herein defined;\n\n26. “Park model recreational vehicle” means a vehicle that is:\n\na. designed and marketed as temporary living quarters for\n\ncamping, recreational, seasonal or travel use,\n\nb. not permanently affixed to real property for use as a\n\npermanent dwelling,\n\nc. built on a single chassis mounted on wheels with a\n\ngross trailer area not exceeding four hundred (400)\n\nsquare feet in the setup mode, and\n\nd. certified by the manufacturer as complying with\n\nstandard A119.5 of the American National Standards\n\nInstitute, Inc.;\n\n27. “Person” means any individual, copartner, joint venture,\n\nassociation, corporation, limited liability company, estate, trust,\n\nbusiness trust, syndicate, the State of Oklahoma, Service Oklahoma,\n\nor any county, city, municipality, school district or other\n\npolitical subdivision thereof, or any group or combination acting as\n\na unit, or any receiver appointed by the state or federal court;\n\n28. “Pre-registration” means the submission of requisite\n\ninformation and documentation to Service Oklahoma or a licensed\n\noperator within two (2) business days following the sale or transfer\n\nof a motor vehicle, as required by Section 1112.2 of this title;\n\n29. “Private sale” means the sale or transfer of a motor\n\nvehicle where neither the seller nor the purchaser is a dealer\n\nseller as defined in this section;\n\n30. “Rebodied vehicle” means a vehicle:\n\na. which has been assembled using a new body or new major\n\ncomponent which is of the identical type as the\n\noriginal vehicle and is licensed by the manufacturer\n\nof the original vehicle and other original, new or\n\nreconditioned parts. For purposes of this paragraph,\n\n“new body or new major component” means a new body,\n\ncab, frame, front end clip or rear end clip,\n\nb. which is not a salvage, rebuilt, or junked vehicle as\n\ndefined by paragraph 1, 2, or 6 of subsection A of\n\nSection 1105 of this title, and\n\nc. for which Service Oklahoma has assigned or will assign\n\na new identifying number;\n\n31. “Recreational off-highway vehicle” means a vehicle\n\nmanufactured and used exclusively for off-highway use, traveling on\n\nfour or more non-highway tires, and being sixty-five (65) inches or\n\nless in width;\n\n32. “Recreational vehicle” means every vehicle which is built\n\non or permanently attached to a self-propelled motor chassis or\n\nchassis cab which becomes an integral part of the completed vehicle\n\nand is capable of being operated on the highways. In order to\n\nqualify as a recreational vehicle pursuant to this paragraph such\n\nvehicle shall be permanently constructed and equipped for human\nn width;\n\n32. “Recreational vehicle” means every vehicle which is built\n\non or permanently attached to a self-propelled motor chassis or\n\nchassis cab which becomes an integral part of the completed vehicle\n\nand is capable of being operated on the highways. In order to\n\nqualify as a recreational vehicle pursuant to this paragraph such\n\nvehicle shall be permanently constructed and equipped for human\n\nhabitation, having its own sleeping and kitchen facilities,\n\nincluding permanently affixed cooking facilities, water tanks and\n\nholding tank with permanent toilet facilities. Recreational vehicle\n\nshall not include manufactured homes or any vehicle with portable\n\nsleeping, toilet and kitchen facilities which are designed to be\n\nremoved from such vehicle. Recreational vehicle shall include park\n\nmodel recreational vehicles as defined in this section;\n\n33. “Remanufactured vehicle” means a vehicle which has been\n\nassembled by a vehicle remanufacturer using a new body and which may\n\ninclude original, reconditioned, or remanufactured parts, and which\n\nis not a salvage, rebuilt, or junked vehicle as defined by\n\nparagraphs 1, 2, and 6, respectively, of subsection A of Section\n\n1105 of this title;\n\n34. “Rental trailer” means all small or utility trailers or\n\nsemitrailers constructed and suitable for towing by a passenger\n\nautomobile and designed only for carrying property, when the\n\ntrailers or semitrailers are owned by, or are in the possession of,\n\nany person engaged in renting or leasing such trailers or\n\nsemitrailers for intrastate or interstate use or combined intrastate\n\nand interstate use;\n\n35. “Special mobilized machinery” means special purpose\n\nmachines or devices, either self-propelled or drawn as trailers or\n\nsemitrailers, which derive no revenue from the transportation of\n\npersons or property, whose use of the highway is only incidental,\n\nand whose useful revenue producing service is performed at\n\ndestinations in an area away from the traveled surface of an\n\nestablished open highway;\n\n36. “State” means the State of Oklahoma;\n\n37. “Station wagon” means any passenger vehicle which does not\n\nhave a separate luggage compartment or trunk and which does not have\n\nopen beds, and has one or more rear seats readily lifted out or\n\nfolded, whether same is called a station wagon or ranch wagon;\n\n38. “Street-legal utility vehicle” means a vehicle meeting the\n\ndescription and specifications of Section 1-171.1 of this title;\n\n39. “Temporary decal” means the decal issued by Service\n\nOklahoma or a licensed operator to be affixed to a license plate and\n\nvalid for the period of time between the pre-registration of a motor\n\nvehicle, pursuant to the requirements of Section 1112.2 of this\n\ntitle, and the registration thereof;\n\n40. “Travel trailer” means any vehicular portable structure\n\nbuilt on a chassis, used as a temporary dwelling for travel,\n\nrecreational or vacational use, and, when factory-equipped for the\n\nroad, it shall have a body width not exceeding eight (8) feet and an\n\noverall length not exceeding forty (40) feet, including the hitch or\n\ncoupling;\n\n41. “Travel trailer dealer” means any person, firm or\n\ncorporation engaged in the business of selling any new and unused,\n\nor used, or both new and used travel trailers. Such information and\n\na valid franchise letter as proof of authorization to sell any such\n\nnew travel trailer product line or lines shall be attached to the\n\napplication for a dealer license to sell travel trailers. Travel\n\ntrailer dealer shall not include any person, firm or corporation who\n\nsells or contracts for the sale of his or her own personally titled\n\ntravel trailer or trailers. No person, firm or corporation shall be\n\nconsidered as a travel trailer dealer as to any travel trailer\n\npurchased or acquired by such person, firm or corporation for\n\npurposes other than resale;\n\n42. “Used motor vehicle dealer” means a used motor vehicle\not include any person, firm or corporation who\n\nsells or contracts for the sale of his or her own personally titled\n\ntravel trailer or trailers. No person, firm or corporation shall be\n\nconsidered as a travel trailer dealer as to any travel trailer\n\npurchased or acquired by such person, firm or corporation for\n\npurposes other than resale;\n\n42. “Used motor vehicle dealer” means a used motor vehicle\n\ndealer as defined in Section 581 of this title;\n\n43. “Used vehicle” means any vehicle which has been sold,\n\nbargained, exchanged or given away, or used to the extent that it\n\nhas become what is commonly known, and generally recognized, as a\n\n“secondhand” vehicle. This shall also include any vehicle other\n\nthan a remanufactured vehicle, regardless of age, owned by any\n\nperson who is not a dealer;\n\n44. “Utility vehicle” means a vehicle powered by an internal\n\ncombustion engine, manufactured and used exclusively for off-highway\n\nuse, equipped with seating for two or more people and a steering\n\nwheel, traveling on four or more wheels;\n\n45. “Vehicle” means any type of conveyance or device in, upon\n\nor by which a person or property is or may be transported from one\n\nlocation to another upon the avenues of public access within the\n\nstate. Vehicle does not include bicycles, trailers except travel\n\ntrailers and rental trailers, or implements of husbandry as defined\n\nin Section 1-125 of this title. All implements of husbandry used as\n\nconveyances shall be required to display the owner’s driver license\n\nnumber or license plate number of any vehicle owned by the owner of\n\nthe implement of husbandry on the rear of the implement in numbers\n\nnot less than two (2) inches in height. The use of the owner’s\n\nSocial Security number on the rear of the implement of husbandry\n\nshall not be required; and\n\n46. “Vehicle remanufacturer” means a commercial entity which\n\nassembles remanufactured vehicles.","path":["OK Code","Title 47"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os47.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"e5eeae224b3273a0d4473833cc95019c106a32e8cda34ec672182032718ee0c3","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-47-47-1102","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-47-47-1102v2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. 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