{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-47-47-6-105v1","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-6-105v1","heading":"Graduated Class D licenses — Motorcycle-only licenses","body":"— Farm vehicle special permits.\n\nA. Unless a legal custodial parent or legal guardian has filed\n\nan objection to licensure pursuant to Section 6-103.1 of this title,\n\nany person under eighteen (18) years of age may be permitted to\n\noperate:\n\n1. A Class D motor vehicle under the graduated driver license\n\nprovisions prescribed in subsections B through E of this section;\n\n2. A motorcycle under the provisions prescribed in subsection H\n\nof this section; or\n\n3. A farm vehicle under the provisions prescribed in subsection\n\nI of this section.\n\nB. Any person who is at least thirteen and one-half (13 1/2)\n\nyears of age who will qualify for the permit to operate farm\n\nvehicles as provided for in subsection I of this section or fifteen\n\n(15) years of age may drive during a session in which the driver is\n\nbeing instructed in a driver education course, as set out in\n\nsubparagraphs a, b, c, d and e of paragraph 1 of subsection C of\n\nthis section, by a certified driver education instructor who is\n\nseated in the right front seat of the motor vehicle.\n\nC. Any person:\n\n1. Who is at least fifteen and one-half (15 1/2) years of age\n\nand is currently receiving instruction in or has successfully\n\ncompleted driver education. For purposes of this section, the term\n\n“driver education” shall mean:\n\na. a prescribed secondary school driver education course,\n\nas provided for in Sections 19-113 through 19-123 of\n\nTitle 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes,\n\nb. a driver education course, certified by Service\n\nOklahoma, from a parochial, private, or other\n\nnonpublic secondary school,\n\nc. a commercial driver training course, as defined by\n\nSections 801 through 808 of this title,\n\nd. a parent-taught driver education course, certified by\n\nService Oklahoma. Service Oklahoma shall promulgate\n\nrules for any parent-taught driver education course,\n\nor\n\ne. a driver education course certified by a state other\n\nthan Oklahoma; or\n\n2. Who is at least sixteen (16) years of age,\n\nmay, upon successfully passing all parts of the driver license\n\nexamination administered by Service Oklahoma, or an approved written\n\nexamination proctor, except the driving examination, be issued a\n\nlearner permit which will grant the permittee the privilege to\n\noperate a Class D motor vehicle upon the public highways only\n\nbetween the hours of 5:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. and while accompanied\n\nby a licensed driver who is at least twenty-one (21) years of age\n\nand who is actually occupying a seat beside the permittee; provided,\n\nthe written examination for a learner permit may be waived by\n\nService Oklahoma upon verification that the person has successfully\n\ncompleted driver education.\n\nD. 1. Any person:\n\na. who has applied for, been issued, and has possessed a\n\nlearner permit for a minimum of six (6) months,\n\nb. whose custodial legal parent or legal guardian\n\ncertifies to Service Oklahoma by sworn affidavit that\n\nthe person has received a minimum of fifty (50) hours\n\nof actual behind-the-wheel training, of which at least\n\nten (10) hours of such training were at night, from a\n\nlicensed driver who was at least twenty-one (21) years\n\nof age and who was properly licensed to operate a\n\nClass D motor vehicle for a minimum of two (2) years,\n\nand\n\nc. who has completed a free course approved by the\n\nDepartment of Transportation on teen driver work zone\n\nand first responder safety,\n\nmay be issued an intermediate Class D license upon successfully\n\npassing all parts of the driver license examinations administered by\n\nService Oklahoma; provided, the written examination, if it has not\n\npreviously been administered or waived, may be waived by Service\n\nOklahoma upon verification that the person has successfully\n\ncompleted driver education or the driving examination may be waived\n\nby Service Oklahoma upon successful passage of the examination\n\nadministered by a certified designated examiner, as provided for in\nby\n\nService Oklahoma; provided, the written examination, if it has not\n\npreviously been administered or waived, may be waived by Service\n\nOklahoma upon verification that the person has successfully\n\ncompleted driver education or the driving examination may be waived\n\nby Service Oklahoma upon successful passage of the examination\n\nadministered by a certified designated examiner, as provided for in\n\nSection 6-110 of this title. However, notwithstanding the date of\n\nissuance of the learner permit, if the person has been convicted of\n\na traffic offense which is reported on the driving record of that\n\nperson, the time period specified in subparagraph a of this\n\nparagraph shall be recalculated to begin from the date of conviction\n\nfor the traffic offense, and must elapse before that person may be\n\nissued an intermediate Class D license. If the person has been\n\nconvicted of more than one traffic offense which is reported on the\n\ndriving record of that person, the time period specified in\n\nsubparagraph a of this paragraph shall be recalculated to begin from\n\nthe most recent date of conviction, and must elapse before that\n\nperson may be issued an intermediate Class D license.\n\n2. A person who has been issued an intermediate Class D license\n\nunder the provisions of this subsection:\n\na. shall be granted the privilege to operate a Class D\n\nmotor vehicle upon the public highways:\n\n(1) only between the hours of 5:00 a.m. and 10:00\n\np.m., except for driving to and from work,\n\nschool, school activities, and church activities,\n\nor\n\n(2) at any time, if a licensed driver who is at least\n\ntwenty-one (21) years of age is actually\n\noccupying a seat beside the intermediate Class D\n\nlicensee, or if the intermediate Class D licensee\n\nis a farm or ranch resident, and is operating a\n\nmotor vehicle while engaged in farming or\n\nranching operations outside the limits of a\n\nmunicipality, or driving to and from work,\n\nschool, school activities, or church activities,\n\nand\n\nb. shall not operate a motor vehicle with more than one\n\npassenger unless:\n\n(1) all passengers live in the same household as the\n\ncustodial legal parent or legal guardian, or\n\n(2) a licensed driver at least twenty-one (21) years\n\nof age is actually occupying a seat beside the\n\nintermediate Class D licensee.\n\nE. Any person who has been issued an intermediate Class D\n\nlicense for a minimum of:\n\n1. One (1) year; or\n\n2. Six (6) months, if the person has completed both the driver\n\neducation and the parent-certified behind-the-wheel training\n\nprovisions of subparagraph b of paragraph 1 of subsection D of this\n\nsection,\n\nmay be issued a Class D license. However, notwithstanding the date\n\nof issuance of the Class D license, if the person has been convicted\n\nof a traffic offense which is reported on the driving record of that\n\nperson, the time periods specified in paragraph 1 or 2 of this\n\nsubsection, as applicable, shall be recalculated to begin from the\n\ndate of conviction for the traffic offense, and must elapse before\n\nthat person may be issued a Class D license. If the person has been\n\nconvicted of more than one traffic offense which is reported on the\n\ndriving record of that person, the time periods specified in\n\nparagraph 1 or 2 of this subsection, as applicable, shall be\n\nrecalculated to begin from the most recent date of conviction, and\n\nmust elapse before that person may be issued a Class D license.\n\nF. Learner permits and intermediate Class D licenses shall be\n\nissued for the same period as all other driver licenses. The\n\nlicenses may be suspended or canceled at the discretion of Service\n\nOklahoma for violation of restrictions, for failing to give the\n\nrequired or correct information on the application, for knowingly\n\ngiving false or inaccurate information on the application or any\n\nsubsequent documentation related to the granting of driving\nes shall be\n\nissued for the same period as all other driver licenses. The\n\nlicenses may be suspended or canceled at the discretion of Service\n\nOklahoma for violation of restrictions, for failing to give the\n\nrequired or correct information on the application, for knowingly\n\ngiving false or inaccurate information on the application or any\n\nsubsequent documentation related to the granting of driving\n\nprivileges, for using a hand-held electronic device while operating\n\na motor vehicle for non-life-threatening emergency purposes or for\n\nviolation of any traffic laws of this state pertaining to the\n\noperation of a motor vehicle.\n\nG. Service Oklahoma shall promulgate rules establishing\n\nprocedures for removal of learner permit and intermediate Class D\n\nlicense restrictions from the permit or license upon the permittee\n\nor licensee qualifying for a less restricted or an unrestricted\n\nlicense.\n\nH. Any person fourteen (14) years of age or older may apply for\n\na restricted Class D license with a motorcycle-only restriction.\n\nAfter the person has successfully passed all parts of the motorcycle\n\nexamination other than the driving examination, has successfully\n\ncompleted a certified state-approved motorcycle basic rider course\n\napproved by the Department of Public Safety, in conjunction with\n\nService Oklahoma, and has met all requirements provided for in the\n\nrules of the Department and Service Oklahoma, Service Oklahoma shall\n\nissue to the person a restricted Class D license with a motorcycle-\n\nonly restriction which shall grant to the person, while having the\n\nlicense in the person’s immediate possession, the privilege to\n\noperate a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle:\n\n1. With a piston displacement not to exceed three hundred (300)\n\ncubic centimeters;\n\n2. Between the hours of 4:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. only;\n\n3. While wearing approved protective headgear; and\n\n4. While accompanied by and receiving instruction from any\n\nperson who is at least twenty-one (21) years of age and who is\n\nproperly licensed pursuant to the laws of this state to operate a\n\nmotorcycle or motor-driven cycle, and who has visual contact with\n\nthe restricted licensee.\n\nThe restricted licensee may apply on or after thirty (30) days\n\nfrom date of issuance of the restricted Class D license with a\n\nmotorcycle-only restriction to have the restriction of being\n\naccompanied by a licensed driver removed by successfully completing\n\nthe driving portion of an examination.\n\nThe written examination and driving examination for a restricted\n\nClass D license with a motorcycle-only endorsement shall be waived\n\nby Service Oklahoma upon verification that the person has\n\nsuccessfully completed a certified state-approved motorcycle basic\n\nrider course approved by the Department and Service Oklahoma.\n\nI. Service Oklahoma may in its discretion issue a special\n\npermit to any person who has attained the age of fourteen (14)\n\nyears, authorizing such person to operate farm vehicles between the\n\nfarm and the market to haul commodities grown on the farm; provided,\n\nthat the special permit shall be temporary and shall expire not more\n\nthan thirty (30) days after the issuance of the special permit.\n\nSpecial permits shall be issued only to farm residents and shall be\n\nissued only during the time of the harvest of the principal crops\n\ngrown on such farm. Provided, however, Service Oklahoma shall not\n\nissue a special permit pursuant to this subsection until Service\n\nOklahoma is fully satisfied after the examination of the application\n\nand other evidence furnished in support thereof, that the person is\n\nphysically and mentally developed to such a degree that the\n\noperation of a motor vehicle by the person would not be inimical to\n\npublic safety.\n\nJ. As used in this section:\n\n1. “Handheld electronic device” means a mobile telephone or\n\nelectronic device with which a user engages in a telephone call,\nxamination of the application\n\nand other evidence furnished in support thereof, that the person is\n\nphysically and mentally developed to such a degree that the\n\noperation of a motor vehicle by the person would not be inimical to\n\npublic safety.\n\nJ. As used in this section:\n\n1. “Handheld electronic device” means a mobile telephone or\n\nelectronic device with which a user engages in a telephone call,\n\nplays or stores media, including but not limited to music and video,\n\nor sends or reads a text message while requiring the use of at least\n\none hand; and\n\n2. “Using a handheld electronic device” means engaging any\n\nfunction on an electronic device.\n\nK. All driver education courses provided for in paragraph 1 of\n\nsubsection C of this section shall include education regarding the\n\ndangers of texting while driving and the effects of being under the\n\ninfluence of alcohol or other intoxicating substance while driving.","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":"8692405f052ea5d920ad66b9e2c033d94a26147ba2f4dea973d793535d4df4aa","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-47-47-6-105.3v4","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-47-47-6-105v2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}