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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
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3 SENATE BILL 1223 By: Sacchieri
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to commercial driver licenses;
7 amending Section 4, Chapter 310, O.S.L. 2025 (47 O.S.
8 Supp. 2025, Section 6-126.2), which relates to
8 proficiency in English; prohibiting certain operation
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13 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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14 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY Section 4, Chapter 310, O.S.L.
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15 2025 (47 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 6-126.2), is amended to read as
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17 Section 6-126.2. A. An operator of a commercial motor vehicle
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18 within this state shall be able to demonstrate proficiency of the
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19 English language sufficient to:
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20 1. Converse with the general public;
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21 2. Understand highway traffic signs and signals in the English
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23 3. Respond to official inquiries; and
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24 4. Make entries on reports and records.
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1 B. 1. A commercial motor carrier whose driver is found to be
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2 in violation of this section shall be subject to a fine in the
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3 amount of Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00) for each violation.
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4 The proceeds of any penalties collected pursuant to this paragraph
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5 shall be deposited in the Weigh Station Improvement Revolving Fund
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6 created in Section 1167 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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7 2. A driver found to be in violation of this section shall be
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8 prohibited from operating a commercial motor vehicle within this
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9 state until such a time that the driver is able to meet the
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10 identification English language proficiency provisions of this
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11 section. Any driver found to be operating a motor vehicle within
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12 this state while under such prohibition shall be guilty of a
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13 misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine not to
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14 exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by imprisonment for not
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15 more than ninety (90) days, or both such fine and imprisonment. Any
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16 fine collected pursuant to the provisions of this paragraph shall be
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17 deposited to the Trauma Care Assistance Revolving Fund created in
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18 Section 1-2530.9 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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19 3. The commercial motor carrier shall be notified of the
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20 location of any commercial motor vehicle involved in a violation,
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21 and, upon payment of the fine in full and presentation of a driver
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22 who meets all requirements to operate a commercial motor vehicle
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23 within this state, shall take possession of the vehicle. If the
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24 commercial motor carrier is unable to either pay such fine or
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1 present such driver within twelve (12) hours after notification, the
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2 owner of any cargo being transported by the commercial motor vehicle
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3 shall be notified and allowed to arrange for the transfer of the
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4 cargo to another vehicle. Neither the state nor the owner of such
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5 cargo shall be liable for any reasonable action to transfer such
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6 cargo.
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7 C. Any operator of a commercial motor vehicle found to be in
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8 violation of this section shall, in addition to the provisions
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9 provided for in subsection B of this section, be subject to a
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10 penalty of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00). Any fine collected
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11 pursuant to the provisions of this subsection shall be deposited to
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13 2530.9 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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14 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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