{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-47-47-1140","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1140","heading":"Qualifications to locate and operate Service Oklahoma","body":"locations – Obtaining a license to operate locations – Sale or\n\ntransfer of licenses - Revocation - Vacancy.\n\nA. The Service Oklahoma Operator Board shall adopt rules\n\nprescribing minimum qualifications and requirements for locating\n\nService Oklahoma locations and for persons applying for a license to\n\noperate a designated Service Oklahoma location. Such qualifications\n\nand requirements shall include, but not be limited to, the\n\nfollowing:\n\n1. Necessary job skills and experience;\n\n2. Minimum office hours;\n\n3. Provision for sufficient staffing, equipment, office space\n\nand parking to provide maximum efficiency and maximum convenience to\n\nthe public;\n\n4. Obtainment of a faithful performance surety bond as provided\n\nfor by law;\n\n5. That the applicant has not been convicted of a felony and\n\nthat no felony charges are pending against the applicant;\n\n6. That the location specified in the individual’s application\n\nfor a license to operate a designated Service Oklahoma location not\n\nbe owned by a member of Service Oklahoma or an employee of Service\n\nOklahoma or any person related to a member of Service Oklahoma or an\n\nemployee of Service Oklahoma within the third degree by\n\nconsanguinity, marriage, or adoption and that the location not be\n\nwithin a three-mile radius of an existing licensed operator unless\n\nthe applicant is assuming the location of an operating licensed\n\noperator;\n\n7. That a single website, designated by Service Oklahoma, will\n\nbe used for the distribution of services provided by Service\n\nOklahoma with motor vehicle services to be fulfilled by licensed\n\noperators;\n\n8. That licensed operators will attend all required training\n\nprovided by Service Oklahoma; and\n\n9. That there should be at least one Service Oklahoma location\n\nin each county.\n\nB. 1. Any person making application to the Service Oklahoma\n\nOperator Board for the purpose of obtaining a license to operate a\n\ndesignated Service Oklahoma location shall pay, when submitting the\n\napplication, a nonrefundable application fee of One Hundred Dollars\n\n($100.00). All such application fees shall be deposited in the\n\nOklahoma Tax Commission Fund. Beginning January 1, 2023, all such\n\napplication fees shall be deposited in the Service Oklahoma\n\nRevolving Fund.\n\n2. Any person making application to the Service Oklahoma\n\nOperator Board for the purpose of obtaining a license to operate a\n\ndesignated Service Oklahoma location must meet standardization and\n\nbranding requirements established by the Service Oklahoma Operator\n\nBoard, upon recommendations from Service Oklahoma. Upon approval,\n\nthe person must either pay a fee to Service Oklahoma for all costs\n\nrelated to meeting the standardization and branding requirements or\n\nobtain approval from the Service Oklahoma Operator Board that the\n\nlocation meets all standardization and branding requirements. All\n\nsuch fees shall be deposited in the Service Oklahoma Revolving Fund.\n\nThe amount of the license fee will be determined by the Service\n\nOklahoma Operator Board. This provision shall not apply to any\n\nexisting Service Oklahoma location.\n\n3. Any person shall have been a resident of the State of\n\nOklahoma for a period of six (6) months prior to submitting an\n\napplication for a license to operate a designated Service Oklahoma\n\nlocation. If a licensed operator moves his or her residence to a\n\nplace outside the State of Oklahoma, the licensed operator shall\n\nprovide notice to the Service Oklahoma Operator Board and sell his\n\nor her license within ninety (90) days of such notice.\n\nC. Upon application by a person to serve as a licensed\n\noperator, the Service Oklahoma Operator Board is authorized to make\n\na determination whether such person and such location meets the\n\ncriteria and guidelines established by the Service Oklahoma Operator\n\nBoard and, if such be the case, may issue a license to operate a\nys of such notice.\n\nC. Upon application by a person to serve as a licensed\n\noperator, the Service Oklahoma Operator Board is authorized to make\n\na determination whether such person and such location meets the\n\ncriteria and guidelines established by the Service Oklahoma Operator\n\nBoard and, if such be the case, may issue a license to operate a\n\ndesignated Service Oklahoma location.\n\nD. 1. A licensed operator may be permitted, upon application,\n\nto sell or transfer an existing license to operate a designated\n\nService Oklahoma location. Any sale or transfer of a license is\n\nsubject to approval of the Service Oklahoma Operator Board. In\n\norder to sell or transfer an existing licensed operator license, the\n\nlicensed operator shall meet the following guidelines and\n\nrequirements:\n\na. the licensed operator shall be in good standing with\n\nthe Service Oklahoma Operator Board,\n\nb. the licensed operator shall have held a licensed\n\noperator license, issued by the Service Oklahoma\n\nOperator Board, for a minimum of five (5) years, and\n\nc. the licensed operator shall provide the Service\n\nOklahoma Operator Board evidence that the proposed\n\nbuyer or transferee of the licensed operator licensee\n\nmeets the qualifications and requirements set forth in\n\nsubsection A of this section, has the ability to meet\n\nall financial requirements and terms of any current\n\nexisting contract between the licensed operator and\n\nService Oklahoma, and agrees to the onboarding and\n\ntraining requirements of Service Oklahoma, as\n\nestablished by Service Oklahoma and the Service\n\nOklahoma Operator Board.\n\n2. The purchase price of a licensed operator license shall be\n\nagreed upon by the licensed operator and the individual purchasing\n\nthe license to operate a designated Service Oklahoma location.\n\nHowever, the purchaser or transferee agrees to pay a transfer fee to\n\nService Oklahoma in the amount of three percent (3%) of the last\n\nannual gross revenue from fees retained at the Service Oklahoma\n\nlocation to be purchased, not to exceed Fifteen Thousand Dollars\n\n($15,000.00). The transfer fee shall be deposited in the Service\n\nOklahoma Revolving Fund.\n\n3. Upon receipt of the application to sell or transfer an\n\nexisting licensed operator license, the Service Oklahoma Operator\n\nBoard will determine whether the licensed operator license may be\n\nsold or transferred on the condition that the existing location is\n\nin good standing and the new licensee meets the requirements\n\noutlined in Section 1140 et seq. of this title.\n\n4. The Service Oklahoma Operator Board may, at its discretion,\n\nbuy back a licensed operator license from a licensed operator who\n\ndesires to sell or transfer its licensed operator license but has\n\nheld a licensed operator license issued by Service Oklahoma for less\n\nthan five (5) years. The purchase price for such a license will be\n\none-half (1/2) times the most recent annual gross revenue from fees\n\nretained of that Service Oklahoma location, not to exceed Two\n\nHundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00). The purchase price shall be\n\npaid out of the excess funds available in the Licensed Operator\n\nPerformance Fund, created in Section 3-106 of this title, after\n\ndistribution to licensed operators, pursuant to Section 3-106 of\n\nthis title.\n\n5. Licensed operators issued a license to operate a designated\n\nService Oklahoma location on January 1, 2023, may be permitted, upon\n\napplication, to sell or transfer their existing license within the\n\nfirst five (5) years. Any sale or transfer of such license is\n\nsubject to the approval of the Service Oklahoma Operator Board.\n\na. In order to sell or transfer the existing license\n\nwithin the first five (5) years, the licensed operator\n\nshall meet the following guidelines and requirements:\n\n1. the licensed operator shall be in good standing\n\nwith the Service Oklahoma Operator Board, and\nthin the\n\nfirst five (5) years. Any sale or transfer of such license is\n\nsubject to the approval of the Service Oklahoma Operator Board.\n\na. In order to sell or transfer the existing license\n\nwithin the first five (5) years, the licensed operator\n\nshall meet the following guidelines and requirements:\n\n1. the licensed operator shall be in good standing\n\nwith the Service Oklahoma Operator Board, and\n\n2. the licensed operator shall provide the Service\n\nOklahoma Operator Board evidence that the\n\nproposed buyer or transferee of the licensed\n\noperator licensee meets the qualifications and\n\nrequirements set forth in this section, has the\n\nability to meet all financial requirements and\n\nterms of any current existing contract between\n\nthe licensed operator and Service Oklahoma, and\n\nagrees to the onboarding and training\n\nrequirements of Service Oklahoma, as established\n\nby Service Oklahoma and the Service Oklahoma\n\nOperator Board.\n\nb. The branding and physical standardization exemption\n\nspecified in this section shall not transfer to the\n\npurchaser, unless:\n\n(1) the licensed operator submitted a contingent\n\nresignation and the purchaser submitted a\n\nrelation application to the Oklahoma Tax\n\nCommission prior to May 19, 2022, or\n\n2. the purchaser is related to the licensed operator\n\nwithin the third degree by consanguinity,\n\nmarriage, or adoption.\n\nE. 1. Licensed operators shall be subject to all laws relating\n\nto licensed operators and shall be subject to removal for cause by\n\nthe Service Oklahoma Operator Board. Any action taken by Service\n\nOklahoma to revoke a license shall be pursuant to and in accordance\n\nwith the provisions of the Administrative Procedures Act. For the\n\npurposes of this section, “for cause” shall be defined as follows:\n\na. repeated violations of written contracts, rules,\n\nregulations and statutes pertaining to licensed\n\noperators after written warning by the Service\n\nOklahoma Operator Board and an opportunity to correct\n\nsuch violations,\n\nb. failure of the licensed operator to promptly remit\n\nfunds owed to Service Oklahoma upon written demand,\n\nc. being charged with a felony crime involving dishonesty\n\nor moral turpitude,\n\nd. failure to timely file state and federal income tax\n\nreturns, or\n\ne. any act of official misconduct as set forth in Section\n\n93 of Title 51 of the Oklahoma Statutes.\n\nIn the event a license is revoked by the Service Oklahoma\n\nOperator Board for cause, the Service Oklahoma location operated by\n\nthe licensed operator will be permanently closed and the licensed\n\noperator shall not be entitled to any compensation.\n\nMotor license agents and licensed operators in good standing as\n\nof November 1, 2022, shall be exempt from the branding and physical\n\nstandardization requirements to be established by the Service\n\nOklahoma Operator Board, with the recommendation of the Director of\n\nService Oklahoma.\n\n2. A license to operate a designated Service Oklahoma location\n\nmay be revoked by the Service Oklahoma Operator Board for failure to\n\nmeet the standards for customer satisfaction established by the\n\nService Oklahoma Operator Board. In the event of revocation, the\n\nlicensed operator shall sell his or her license to operate a Service\n\nOklahoma location to Service Oklahoma at a rate of one-half (1/2)\n\ntimes the most recent annual gross revenue from fees retained of\n\nthat Service Oklahoma location, not to exceed Two Hundred Thousand\n\nDollars ($200,000.00). The purchase price shall be paid out of the\n\nexcess funds available in the Licensed Operator Performance Fund,\n\ncreated in Section 3-106 of this title, after distribution to\n\nlicensed operators, pursuant to Section 3-106 of this title.\n\nF. All licensed operators shall be licensed by and under the\n\nsupervision of Service Oklahoma; provided, any agent authorized to\n\nissue registrations pursuant to the International Registration Plan\n\nshall also be under the supervision of the Corporation Commission,\nce Fund,\n\ncreated in Section 3-106 of this title, after distribution to\n\nlicensed operators, pursuant to Section 3-106 of this title.\n\nF. All licensed operators shall be licensed by and under the\n\nsupervision of Service Oklahoma; provided, any agent authorized to\n\nissue registrations pursuant to the International Registration Plan\n\nshall also be under the supervision of the Corporation Commission,\n\nsubject to rules promulgated by the Corporation Commission pursuant\n\nto the provisions of subsection E of Section 1166 of this title.\n\nService Oklahoma shall be the holder of all licenses and has the\n\nright to approve and revoke such licenses. After obtaining a\n\nlicense, any such licensed operator shall furnish and file with\n\nService Oklahoma a bond in such amount as may be fixed by Service\n\nOklahoma. Such licensed operator shall be removable at the will of\n\nService Oklahoma. Such licensed operator shall perform all duties\n\nand do such things in the administration of the laws of this state\n\nas shall be enjoined upon and required by the Service Oklahoma\n\nOperator Board. Provided, Service Oklahoma may operate a Service\n\nOklahoma location in any county where a vacancy occurs, as\n\ndetermined by Service Oklahoma.\n\nG. In the event of a vacancy due to the death of a licensed\n\noperator, the licensed operator’s designee or a licensed operator\n\nlocation employee shall immediately notify Service Oklahoma. A\n\nlicensed operator may designate an individual to continue to operate\n\nthe Service Oklahoma location upon the death of the licensed\n\noperator. The designee shall apply to obtain a license to operate\n\nthe vacant licensed operator location with the Service Oklahoma\n\nOperator Board within thirty (30) days of the licensed operator’s\n\ndeath. In the event that no designee is designated or that the\n\ndesignee fails to apply to be a licensed operator with Service\n\nOklahoma within thirty (30) days, Service Oklahoma may take any and\n\nall action it deems appropriate in order to provide for the orderly\n\ntransition and the maintenance of operations of the Service Oklahoma\n\nlocation, as permitted by law.\n\nH. When an application for registration is made with Service\n\nOklahoma, the Corporation Commission or a licensed operator, a\n\nregistration fee of One Dollar and seventy-five cents ($1.75) shall\n\nbe collected for each license plate or decal issued. Such fees\n\nshall be in addition to the registration fees on motor vehicles and\n\nwhen an application for registration is made to the licensed\n\noperator, such licensed operator shall retain a fee as provided in\n\nSection 1141.1 of this title through June 30, 2023. Beginning July\n\n1, 2023, the fee shall be retained by the licensed operator pursuant\n\nto subsection E of Section 1141.1 of this title. When the fee is\n\npaid by a person making application directly with Service Oklahoma\n\nor the Corporation Commission, as applicable, the registration fees\n\nshall be in the same amount as provided for licensed operators and\n\nthe fee provided by Section 1141.1 of this title shall be deposited\n\nin the Oklahoma Tax Commission Fund or as provided in Section 1167\n\nof this title, as applicable. Beginning January 1, 2023, the fee\n\nprovided by Section 1141.1 of this title shall be deposited in the\n\nService Oklahoma Revolving Fund or as provided in Section 1167 of\n\nthis title, as applicable. Service Oklahoma shall prepare schedules\n\nof registration fees and charges for titles which shall include the\n\nfees for such licensed operators and all fees and charges paid by a\n\nperson shall be listed separately on the application and\n\nregistration and totaled on the application and registration. The\n\nlicensed operators shall charge only such fees as are specifically\n\nprovided for by law, and all such authorized fees shall be posted in\n\nsuch a manner that any person shall have notice of all fees that are\n\nimposed by law.\n\nI. Any licensed operator shall be responsible for all costs\nall be listed separately on the application and\n\nregistration and totaled on the application and registration. The\n\nlicensed operators shall charge only such fees as are specifically\n\nprovided for by law, and all such authorized fees shall be posted in\n\nsuch a manner that any person shall have notice of all fees that are\n\nimposed by law.\n\nI. Any licensed operator shall be responsible for all costs\n\nincurred by Service Oklahoma when relocating an existing Service\n\nOklahoma location. The Service Oklahoma Operator Board may waive\n\npayment of such costs in case of unforeseen business or emergency\n\nconditions beyond the control of the licensed operator.\n\nJ. Any existing contracts by or between any motor license agent\n\nand the Oklahoma Tax Commission shall be assigned to Service\n\nOklahoma. All existing motor license agents in good standing with\n\nthe Oklahoma Tax Commission will be offered a subsequent contract\n\nfrom Service Oklahoma to become a licensed operator to take effect\n\non January 1, 2023. The contract between existing motor license\n\nagents and Service Oklahoma shall be agreed to no later than\n\nDecember 31, 2022. In the event an existing motor license agent\n\ndeclines to enter into the subsequent contract with Service Oklahoma\n\nto become a licensed operator, that motor license agent may continue\n\nto conduct business pursuant to the existing contract through\n\nDecember 31, 2025, so long as that motor license agent remains in\n\ngood standing with Service Oklahoma in accordance with the terms of\n\nthe existing contract.","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":"a4e65aa746c57d1bb4d0a43bd2c317c1dab39c6aa89b8934a6396925e3b77eb6","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-47-47-1139.1","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-47-47-1140.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}