1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024)
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3 HOUSE BILL 3191 By: Newton
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to driver licenses; amending 47 O.S.
7 2021, Section 6-102, as amended by Section 39,
8 Chapter 282, O.S.L. 2022 (47 O.S. Supp. 2023, Section
8 6-102), which relate to persons exempt; allowing
9 certain resident drivers to operate a vehicle without
9 a license; amending 47 O.S. 2021, Section 6-105, as
10 last amended by Section 1, Chapter 229, O.S.L. 2023
10 (47 O.S. Supp. 2023, Section 6-105), which relates to
11 graduated class D licenses; allowing certain
11 residents to receive driver education; defining term;
12 allowing for waiving over certain examination;
12 amending 47 O.S. 2021, Section 6-105.2, as amended by
13 Section 43, Chapter 282, O.S.L. 2022 (47 O.S. Supp.
13 2023, Section 6-105.2), which relates to instructor
14 permit; authorizing driver education instructors to
14 instruct certain drivers; defining term; amending 47
15 O.S. 2021, Section 801, which relates to definitions;
15 modifying definitions; and providing an effective
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20 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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21 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 6-102, as
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22 amended by Section 39, Chapter 282, O.S.L. 2022 (47 O.S. Supp. 2023,
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23 Section 6-102), is amended to read as follows:
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 1 Section 6-102. A. A nonresident who is sixteen (16) years of
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2 age or older may operate a motor vehicle in this state as authorized
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3 by the class, restrictions, and endorsements specified on the
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4 license, if the nonresident is:
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5 1. Properly licensed in the home state or country to operate a
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6 commercial or noncommercial motor vehicle and who has immediate
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7 possession of a valid driver license issued by the home state or
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8 country; or
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9 2. A member of the Armed Forces of the United States or the
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10 spouse or dependent of such member who has been issued and is in
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11 possession of a valid driver license issued by an overseas component
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12 of the Armed Forces of the United States.
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13 B. A resident who is at least fifteen (15) years of age may
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14 operate a vehicle in this state without a driver license, if the
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15 resident is:
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16 1. Operating a vehicle pursuant to subsection B of Section 6-
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17 105 of this title; or
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18 2. Taking the driving skills examination as required by Section
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19 6-110 of this title, when accompanied by a Driver License Examiner
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20 of Service Oklahoma or by a designated examiner approved and
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21 certified by Service Oklahoma.
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22 C. A resident who is at least thirteen and one-half (13 1/2)
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23 years of age may operate a vehicle in this state without a driver
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24 license if the resident:
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 1 1. Either resides upon a farm in this state or is employed for
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2 compensation upon a farm in this state. For purposes of this
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3 subsection, the term "farm" means any parcel of land for which the
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4 owner has an agricultural exemption permit issued by the Oklahoma
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5 Tax Commission;
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6 2. Is operating a vehicle pursuant to subsection B of Section
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7 6-105 of this title; or
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8 3. Is taking the driving skills examination as required by
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9 Sections 6-105 and 6-110 of this title when accompanied by a driver
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10 license examiner of Service Oklahoma or by a designated examiner
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11 approved and certified by Service Oklahoma.
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12 D. Any person, while in the performance of official duties, may
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13 operate any class of motor vehicle if the person possesses any class
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14 of valid Oklahoma driver license or a valid driver license issued by
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15 another state, if the person is:
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16 1. A member of the Armed Forces of the United States who is on
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17 active duty;
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18 2. A member of the military reserves, not including United
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19 States reserve technician;
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20 3. A member of the National Guard who is on active duty,
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21 including National Guard military technicians;
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22 4. A member of the National Guard who is on part-time National
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23 Guard training, including National Guard military technicians; or
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 1 5. A member of the United States Coast Guard who is on active
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2 duty.
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3 D. E. The Director of Service Oklahoma is hereby authorized to
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4 adopt rules as may be necessary to enter into reciprocity agreements
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5 with foreign countries. The rules shall specify that the driver
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6 license standards of the foreign country shall be comparable to
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7 those of this state. The rules shall also require foreign drivers,
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8 who are operating a motor vehicle in Oklahoma under such a
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9 reciprocity agreement, to comply with the compulsory motor vehicle
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10 liability insurance and financial responsibility laws of this state.
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11 SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 6-105, as
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12 last amended by Section 1, Chapter 229, O.S.L. 2023 (47 O.S. Supp.
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13 2023, Section 6-105), is amended to read as follows:
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14 Section 6-105. A. Unless a legal custodial parent or legal
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15 guardian has filed an objection to licensure pursuant to Section 6-
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16 103.1 of this title, any person under eighteen (18) years of age may
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17 be permitted to operate:
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18 1. A Class D motor vehicle under the graduated driver license
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19 provisions prescribed in subsections B through E of this section;
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20 2. A motorcycle under the provisions prescribed in subsection H
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21 of this section; or
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22 3. A farm vehicle under the provisions prescribed in subsection
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23 I of this section.
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 1 B. 1. Any person who is at least fifteen (15) years of age or
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2 who is at least thirteen and one-half (13 1/2) years of age, and
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3 either resides upon a farm in this state or is employed for
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4 compensation upon a farm in this state, may drive during a session
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5 in which the driver is being instructed in a driver education
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6 course, as set out in subparagraphs a, b, c, d and e of paragraph 1
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7 of subsection C of this section, by a certified driver education
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8 instructor who is seated in the right front seat of the motor
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9 vehicle.
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10 2. For purposes of this subsection, the term "farm" means any
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11 parcel of land for which the owner has an agricultural exemption
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12 permit issued by the Oklahoma Tax Commission.
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13 C. Any person:
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14 1. Who is at least fifteen and one-half (15 1/2) years of age
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15 and is currently receiving instruction in or has successfully
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16 completed driver education. For purposes of this section, the term
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17 "driver education" shall mean:
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18 a. a prescribed secondary school driver education course,
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19 as provided for in Sections 19-113 through 19-121 of
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20 Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
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21 b. a driver education course, certified by the Department
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22 of Public Safety, from a parochial, private, or other
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23 nonpublic secondary school,
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 1 c. a commercial driver training course, as defined by
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2 Sections 801 through 808 of this title,
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3 d. a parent-taught driver education course, certified by
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4 the Department of Public Safety. The Department shall
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5 promulgate rules for any parent-taught driver
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6 education course, or
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7 e. a driver education course certified by a state other
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8 than Oklahoma; or
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9 2. Who is at least sixteen (16) years of age,
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10 may, upon successfully passing all parts of the driver license
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11 examination administered by Service Oklahoma, or an approved written
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12 examination proctor, except the driving examination, be issued a
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13 learner permit which will grant the permittee the privilege to
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14 operate a Class D motor vehicle upon the public highways only
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15 between the hours of 5:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. and while accompanied
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16 by a licensed driver who is at least twenty-one (21) years of age
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17 and who is actually occupying a seat beside the permittee; provided,
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18 the written examination for a learner permit may be waived by
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19 Service Oklahoma upon verification that the person has successfully
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20 completed driver education.
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21 D. 1. Any person:
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22 a. who has applied for, been issued, and has possessed a
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23 learner permit for a minimum of six (6) months, and
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 1 b. whose custodial legal parent or legal guardian
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2 certifies to Service Oklahoma by sworn affidavit that
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3 the person has received a minimum of fifty (50) hours
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4 of actual behind-the-wheel training, of which at least
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5 ten (10) hours of such training was at night, from a
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6 licensed driver who was at least twenty-one (21) years
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7 of age and who was properly licensed to operate a
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8 Class D motor vehicle for a minimum of two (2) years,
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9 may be issued an intermediate Class D license upon successfully
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10 passing all parts of the driver license examinations administered by
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11 Service Oklahoma; provided, the written examination, if it has not
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12 previously been administered or waived, may be waived by Service
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13 Oklahoma upon verification that the person has successfully
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14 completed driver education or the driving examination may be waived
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15 by Service Oklahoma upon successful passage of the examination
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16 administered by a certified designated examiner, as provided for in
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17 Section 6-110 of this title. However, notwithstanding the date of
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18 issuance of the learner permit, if the person has been convicted of
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19 a traffic offense which is reported on the driving record of that
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20 person, the time period specified in subparagraph a of this
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21 paragraph shall be recalculated to begin from the date of conviction
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22 for the traffic offense, and must elapse before that person may be
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23 issued an intermediate Class D license. If the person has been
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24 convicted of more than one traffic offense which is reported on the
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 1 driving record of that person, the time period specified in
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2 subparagraph a of this paragraph shall be recalculated to begin from
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3 the most recent date of conviction, and must elapse before that
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4 person may be issued an intermediate Class D license.
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5 2. A person who has been issued an intermediate Class D license
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6 under the provisions of this subsection:
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7 a. shall be granted the privilege to operate a Class D
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8 motor vehicle upon the public highways:
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9 (1) only between the hours of 5:00 a.m. and 10:00
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10 p.m., except for driving to and from work,
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11 school, school activities, and church activities,
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12 or
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13 (2) at any time, if a licensed driver who is at least
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14 twenty-one (21) years of age is actually
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15 occupying a seat beside the intermediate Class D
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16 licensee, or if the intermediate Class D licensee
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17 is a farm or ranch resident, and is operating a
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18 motor vehicle while engaged in farming or
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19 ranching operations outside the limits of a
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20 municipality, or driving to and from work,
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21 school, school activities, or church activities,
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22 and
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23 b. shall not operate a motor vehicle with more than one
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24 passenger unless:
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 1 (1) all passengers live in the same household as the
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2 custodial legal parent or legal guardian, or
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3 (2) a licensed driver at least twenty-one (21) years
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4 of age is actually occupying a seat beside the
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5 intermediate Class D licensee.
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6 E. Any person who has been issued an intermediate Class D
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7 license for a minimum of:
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8 1. One (1) year; or
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9 2. Six (6) months, if the person has completed both the driver
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10 education and the parent-certified behind-the-wheel training
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11 provisions of subparagraph b of paragraph 1 of subsection D of this
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12 section,
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13 may be issued a Class D license. However, notwithstanding the date
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14 of issuance of the Class D license, if the person has been convicted
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15 of a traffic offense which is reported on the driving record of that
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16 person, the time periods specified in paragraph 1 or 2 of this
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17 subsection, as applicable, shall be recalculated to begin from the
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18 date of conviction for the traffic offense, and must elapse before
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19 that person may be issued a Class D license. If the person has been
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20 convicted of more than one traffic offense which is reported on the
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21 driving record of that person, the time periods specified in
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22 paragraph 1 or 2 of this subsection, as applicable, shall be
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23 recalculated to begin from the most recent date of conviction, and
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24 must elapse before that person may be issued a Class D license.
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 1 F. Learner permits and intermediate Class D licenses shall be
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2 issued for the same period as all other driver licenses. The
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3 licenses may be suspended or canceled at the discretion of the
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4 Department for violation of restrictions, for failing to give the
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5 required or correct information on the application, for knowingly
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6 giving false or inaccurate information on the application or any
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7 subsequent documentation related to the granting of driving
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8 privileges, for using a hand-held electronic device while operating
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9 a motor vehicle for non-life-threatening emergency purposes or for
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10 violation of any traffic laws of this state pertaining to the
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11 operation of a motor vehicle.
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12 G. Service Oklahoma shall promulgate rules establishing
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13 procedures for removal of learner permit and intermediate Class D
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14 license restrictions from the permit or license upon the permittee
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15 or licensee qualifying for a less restricted or an unrestricted
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16 license.
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17 H. Any person fourteen (14) years of age or older may apply for
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18 a restricted Class D license with a motorcycle-only restriction.
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19 After the person has successfully passed all parts of the motorcycle
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20 examination other than the driving examination, has successfully
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21 completed a certified state-approved motorcycle basic rider course
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22 approved by the Department of Public Safety, in conjunction with
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23 Service Oklahoma, and has met all requirements provided for in the
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24 rules of the Department and Service Oklahoma, Service Oklahoma shall
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 1 issue to the person a restricted Class D license with a motorcycle-
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2 only restriction which shall grant to the person, while having the
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3 license in the person's immediate possession, the