{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-47-47-1151","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1151","heading":"Offenses and penalties enumerated","body":"A. It shall be unlawful for any person to commit any of the\n\nfollowing acts:\n\n1. To lend or to sell to, or knowingly permit the use of by,\n\none not entitled thereto any certificate of title, license plate or\n\ndecal issued to or in the custody of the person so lending or\n\npermitting the use thereof;\n\n2. To alter or in any manner change a certificate of title,\n\nregistration certificate, license plate or decal issued under the\n\nlaws of this or any other state;\n\n3. To procure from another state or country, or display upon\n\nany vehicle owned by such person within this state, except as\n\notherwise provided in the Oklahoma Vehicle License and Registration\n\nAct, any license plate issued by any state or country other than\n\nthis state, unless there shall be displayed upon such vehicle at all\n\ntimes the current license plate and decal assigned to it by Service\n\nOklahoma or the Corporation Commission or the vehicle shall display\n\nevidence that the vehicle is registered as a nonresident vehicle\n\npursuant to rules promulgated by Service Oklahoma, with the\n\nconcurrence of the Department of Public Safety. A violation of the\n\nprovisions of this paragraph shall be presumed to have occurred if a\n\nperson who is the holder of an Oklahoma driver license operates a\n\nvehicle owned by such person on the public roads or highways of this\n\nstate and there is not displayed on the vehicle a current Oklahoma\n\nlicense plate and decal, unless the vehicle is owned by a member of\n\nthe Armed Forces of the United States assigned to duty in this state\n\nin compliance with official military or naval orders or the spouse\n\nof such a member of the Armed Forces;\n\n4. To drive, operate or move, or for the owner to cause or\n\npermit to be driven or moved, upon the roads, streets or highways of\n\nthis state, any vehicle loaded in excess of its registered laden\n\nweight, or which is licensed for a capacity less than the\n\nmanufacturer’s rated capacity as provided for in the Oklahoma\n\nVehicle License and Registration Act;\n\n5. To operate a vehicle without proper license plate or decal\n\nor on which all taxes due the state have not been paid. No citation\n\nmay be issued by any state, county or municipal law enforcement\n\nofficer during the one-month period immediately succeeding the last\n\nday of the month during which a vehicle registration should have\n\nbeen renewed and a current license plate decal obtained and\n\ndisplayed on the license plate of the vehicle;\n\n6. To buy, sell or dispose of, or possess for sale, use or\n\nstorage, any secondhand or used vehicle on which the registration or\n\nlicense fee has not been paid, as required by law, and on which\n\nvehicle the person neglects, fails or refuses to display at all\n\ntimes the license plate or decal assigned to it;\n\n7. To give a fictitious name or fictitious address or make any\n\nmisstatement of facts in application for certificate of title and\n\nregistration of a vehicle;\n\n8. To purchase a license plate on an assigned certificate of\n\ntitle. This particular paragraph shall be applicable to all persons\n\nexcept a bona fide registered dealer in used cars who are holders of\n\na current and valid used car dealer license;\n\n9. To operate a vehicle upon the highways of this state after\n\nthe registration deadline for that vehicle without a proper license\n\nplate, as prescribed by the Oklahoma Vehicle License and\n\nRegistration Act, for the current year;\n\n10. For any owner of a vehicle registered on the basis of laden\n\nweight to fail or refuse to weigh or reweigh it when requested to do\n\nso by any enforcement officer charged with the duty of enforcing\n\nthis law;\n\n11. To operate or possess any vehicle which bears a motor\n\nnumber or serial number other than the original number placed\n\nthereon by the factory except a number duly assigned and authorized\n\nby the state;\n\n12. For any licensed operator to release a license plate, a\nso by any enforcement officer charged with the duty of enforcing\n\nthis law;\n\n11. To operate or possess any vehicle which bears a motor\n\nnumber or serial number other than the original number placed\n\nthereon by the factory except a number duly assigned and authorized\n\nby the state;\n\n12. For any licensed operator to release a license plate, a\n\nmanufactured home registration receipt, decal or excise tax receipt\n\nto any unauthorized person or source including any dealer in new or\n\nused motor vehicles. Violation of this paragraph shall constitute\n\nsufficient grounds for discharge of a licensed operator by Service\n\nOklahoma;\n\n13. To operate any vehicle registered as a commercial vehicle\n\nwithout the lettering requirements of Section 1102 of this title; or\n\n14. To operate any vehicle in violation of the provisions of\n\nSections 7-600 through 7-606 of this title while displaying a yearly\n\ndecal issued to the owner who has filed an affidavit with the\n\nappropriate licensed operator in accordance with Section 7-607 of\n\nthis title.\n\nAny person convicted of violating any provision of this\n\nsubsection, other than paragraph 3 of this subsection, shall be\n\ndeemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished\n\nby a fine not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00). Any person\n\nconvicted of violating the provisions of paragraph 3 of this\n\nsubsection shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon\n\nconviction, shall be punished by a fine of not less than One Hundred\n\nDollars ($100.00) and not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00)\n\nand shall be required to obtain an Oklahoma license plate.\n\nEmployees of the Corporation Commission may be authorized by the\n\nCorporation Commission to issue citations to motor carriers or\n\noperators of commercial motor vehicles, pursuant to the jurisdiction\n\nof the Corporation Commission, for a violation of this subsection.\n\nIf a person convicted of violating the provisions of this subsection\n\nwas issued a citation by a duly authorized employee of the\n\nCorporation Commission, the fine herein levied shall be apportioned\n\nas provided in Section 1167 of this title.\n\nB. Except as otherwise authorized by law, it shall be unlawful\n\nto:\n\n1. Lend or sell to, or knowingly permit the use of by, one not\n\nentitled thereto any certificate of title issued for a manufactured\n\nhome, manufactured home registration receipt, manufactured home\n\nregistration decal or excise tax receipt;\n\n2. Alter or in any manner change a certificate of title issued\n\nfor a manufactured home under the laws of this state or any other\n\nstate;\n\n3. Remove or alter a manufactured home registration receipt,\n\nmanufactured home registration decal or excise tax receipt attached\n\nto a certificate of title or attach such receipts to a certificate\n\nof title with the intent to misrepresent the payment of the required\n\nexcise tax and registration fees;\n\n4. Buy, sell or dispose of, or possess for sale, use or storage\n\nany used manufactured home on which the registration fees or excise\n\ntaxes have not been paid as required by law; or\n\n5. Purchase identification, manufactured home registration\n\nreceipt, manufactured home registration decal or excise tax receipt\n\non an assigned certificate of title.\n\nAnyone violating the provisions of this subsection, upon\n\nconviction, shall be guilty of a felony.\n\nC. In the event a new vehicle is not registered within thirty\nred by law; or\n\n5. Purchase identification, manufactured home registration\n\nreceipt, manufactured home registration decal or excise tax receipt\n\non an assigned certificate of title.\n\nAnyone violating the provisions of this subsection, upon\n\nconviction, shall be guilty of a felony.\n\nC. In the event a new vehicle is not registered within thirty\n\n(30) days from date of purchase, the penalty for the failure of the\n\nowner of the vehicle to register the vehicle within thirty (30) days\n\nshall be One Dollar ($1.00) per day; provided, that in no event\n\nshall the penalty exceed One Hundred Dollars ($100.00). No penalty\n\nshall be waived by Service Oklahoma or any licensed operator except\n\nas provided in subsection C of Section 1127 of this title. Of each\n\ndollar penalty collected pursuant to this subsection:\n\n1. Twenty-one cents ($0.21) shall be apportioned as provided in\n\nSection 1104 of this title;\n\n2. Twenty-one cents ($0.21) shall be retained by the licensed\n\noperator; and\n\n3. Fifty-eight cents ($0.58) shall be deposited in the General\n\nRevenue Fund. The penalty for new commercial vehicles shall be\n\nequal to the license fee for such vehicles.\n\nIf a used vehicle is brought into Oklahoma by a resident of this\n\nstate and is not registered within thirty (30) days, a penalty of\n\nOne Dollar ($1.00) per day shall be charged from the date of entry\n\nto the date of registration; provided, that in no event shall the\n\npenalty exceed One Hundred Dollars ($100.00). No penalty shall be\n\nwaived by Service Oklahoma or any licensed operator except as\n\nprovided in subsection C of Section 1127 of this title. Of each\n\ndollar penalty collected pursuant to this subsection:\n\n1. Twenty-one cents ($0.21) shall be apportioned as provided in\n\nSection 1104 of this title;\n\n2. Twenty-one cents ($0.21) shall be retained by the licensed\n\noperator; and\n\n3. Fifty-eight cents ($0.58) shall be deposited in the General\n\nRevenue Fund. The penalty for used commercial vehicles shall be\n\nequal to the license fee for such vehicles.\n\nD. Any owner who knowingly makes or causes to be made any false\n\nstatement of a fact required in this section to be shown in an\n\napplication for the registration of one or more vehicles shall be\n\ndeemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined\n\nnot more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or shall be\n\nimprisoned in the county jail for not more than one (1) year, or by\n\nboth such fine and imprisonment.\n\nE. The following self-propelled or motor-driven and operated\n\nvehicles shall not be registered under the provisions of the\n\nOklahoma Vehicle License and Registration Act or, except as provided\n\nfor in Section 11-1116 of this title, be permitted to be operated on\n\nthe streets or highways of this state:\n\n1. Vehicles known and commonly referred to as “minibikes” and\n\nother similar trade names; provided, minibikes may be registered and\n\noperated in this state by food vendor services upon streets having a\n\nspeed limit of thirty (30) miles per hour or less;\n\n2. Golf carts;\n\n3. Go-carts; and\n\n4. Other motor vehicles, except motorcycles, which are\n\nmanufactured principally for use off the streets and highways.\n\nTransfers and sales of such vehicles shall be subject to sales\n\ntax and not motor vehicle excise taxes.\n\nF. Any person violating paragraph 3 or 6 of subsection A of\n\nthis section, in addition to the penal provisions provided in this\n\nsection, shall pay as additional penalty a sum equal to the amount\n\nof license fees due on such vehicle or registration fees due on a\n\nmanufactured home known to be in violation and such amount is hereby\n\ndeclared to be a lien upon the vehicle as provided in the Oklahoma\n\nVehicle License and Registration Act. In addition to the penalty\n\nprovisions provided in this section, any person violating paragraph\n\n3 of subsection A of this section shall be deemed guilty of a\nf license fees due on such vehicle or registration fees due on a\n\nmanufactured home known to be in violation and such amount is hereby\n\ndeclared to be a lien upon the vehicle as provided in the Oklahoma\n\nVehicle License and Registration Act. In addition to the penalty\n\nprovisions provided in this section, any person violating paragraph\n\n3 of subsection A of this section shall be deemed guilty of a\n\nmisdemeanor and shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of One\n\nHundred Dollars ($100.00).\n\nG. Each violation of any provision of the Oklahoma Vehicle\n\nLicense and Registration Act for each and every day such violation\n\nhas occurred shall constitute a separate offense.\n\nH. Anyone violating any of the provisions heretofore enumerated\n\nin this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction\n\nshall be fined not less than Ten Dollars ($10.00) and not to exceed\n\nThree Hundred Dollars ($300.00).\n\nI. Any violation of any portion of the Oklahoma Vehicle License\n\nand Registration Act where a specific penalty has not been imposed\n\nshall constitute a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof the\n\nperson having violated it shall be fined not less than Ten Dollars\n\n($10.00) and not to exceed Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00).\n\nJ. Any provision of the Oklahoma Vehicle License and\n\nRegistration Act providing for proportional registration under\n\nreciprocal agreements and the International Registration Plan that\n\nrelates to the promulgation of rules and regulations shall not be\n\nsubject to the provisions of this section.","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":"9915abb6d6c88055be2342db1d07b89e9935ce2d3adeaffb3a4070f21bba1d66","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-47-47-1150","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-47-47-1151.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}