{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-47-47-6-126.2","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-6-126.2","heading":"Commercial vehicle operators — English language","body":"proficiency.\n\nA. An operator of a commercial motor vehicle within this state\n\nshall be able to demonstrate proficiency of the English language\n\nsufficient to:\n\n1. Converse with the general public;\n\n2. Understand highway traffic signs and signals in the English\n\nlanguage;\n\n3. Respond to official inquiries; and\n\n4. Make entries on reports and records.\n\nB. 1. A commercial motor carrier whose driver is found to be\n\nin violation of this section shall be subject to a fine in the\n\namount of Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00) for each violation.\n\nThe proceeds of any penalties collected pursuant to this paragraph\n\nshall be deposited in the Weigh Station Improvement Revolving Fund\n\ncreated in Section 1167 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes.\n\n2. A driver found to be in violation of this section shall be\n\nprohibited from operating a commercial motor vehicle within this\n\nstate until such a time that the driver is able to meet the\n\nidentification provisions of this section. Any driver found to be\n\noperating a motor vehicle within this state while under such\n\nprohibition shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction\n\nshall be punished by a fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars\n\n($1,000.00), or by imprisonment for not more than ninety (90) days,\n\nor both such fine and imprisonment. Any fine collected pursuant to\n\nthe provisions of this paragraph shall be deposited to the Trauma\n\nCare Assistance Revolving Fund created in Section 1-2530.9 of Title\n\n63 of the Oklahoma Statutes.\n\n3. The commercial motor carrier shall be notified of the\n\nlocation of any commercial motor vehicle involved in a violation,\n\nand, upon payment of the fine in full and presentation of a driver\n\nwho meets all requirements to operate a commercial motor vehicle\n\nwithin this state, shall take possession of the vehicle. If the\n\ncommercial motor carrier is unable to either pay such fine or\n\npresent such driver within twelve (12) hours after notification, the\n\nowner of any cargo being transported by the commercial motor vehicle\n\nshall be notified and allowed to arrange for the transfer of the\n\ncargo to another vehicle. Neither the state nor the owner of such\n\ncargo shall be liable for any reasonable action to transfer such\n\ncargo.\n\nC. Any operator of a commercial motor vehicle found to be in\n\nviolation of this section shall, in addition to the provisions\n\nprovided for in subsection B of this section, be subject to a\n\npenalty of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00). Any fine collected\n\npursuant to the provisions of this subsection shall be deposited to\n\nthe Trauma Care Assistance Revolving Fund created in Section 1-\n\n2530.9 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes.","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":"8483569c61985b3ae55c8ec1268d68e8e4d0101a38f869cd83661e795e10ed26","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-47-47-6-126.1","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-47-47-6-130"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}