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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 1230              By: Sacchieri
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10                  AS INTRODUCED

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11  An Act relating to driver licenses; amending 47 O.S.

11  2021, Section 6-101, as last amended by Section 3,

12  Chapter 330, O.S.L. 2025 (47 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section

12  6-101), which relates to class requirements for

13  driver licenses; requiring Service Oklahoma to verify

13  lawful presence of certain applicants; providing for

14  certain affidavit; providing penalties; updating

14  statutory references; 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 6-101, as

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22 last amended by Section 3, Chapter 330, O.S.L. 2025 (47 O.S. Supp.
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23 2025, Section 6-101), is amended to read as follows:
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1   Section 6-101. A. No person, except those hereinafter

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2 expressly exempted in Sections 6-102 and 6-102.1 of this title,
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3 shall operate any motor vehicle upon a highway in this state unless
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4 the person has a valid Oklahoma driver license for the class of
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5 vehicle being operated under the provisions of this title. No
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6 person shall be permitted to possess more than one valid license at
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7 any time, except as provided in paragraph 4 of subsection F of this
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8 section.
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9   B. 1. No person shall operate a Class A commercial motor

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10 vehicle unless the person is eighteen (18) years of age or older and
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11 holds a valid Class A commercial license, except as provided in
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12 paragraph 5 of this subsection and subsection F of this section.
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13 Any person holding a valid Class A commercial license shall be
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14 permitted to operate motor vehicles in Classes A, B, C and D, except
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15 as provided for in paragraph 4 of this subsection.
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16  2. No person shall operate a Class B commercial motor vehicle

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17 unless the person is eighteen (18) years of age or older and holds a
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18 valid Class B commercial license, except as provided in paragraph 5
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19 of this subsection and subsection F of this section. Any person
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20 holding a valid Class B commercial license shall be permitted to
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21 operate motor vehicles in Classes B, C and D, except as provided for
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22 in paragraph 4 of this subsection.
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23  3. No person shall operate a Class C commercial motor vehicle

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24 unless the person is eighteen (18) years of age or older and holds a
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1 valid Class C commercial license, except as provided in subsection F
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2 of this section. Any person holding a valid Class C commercial
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3 license shall be permitted to operate motor vehicles in Classes C
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4 and D, except as provided for in paragraph 4 of this subsection.
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5   4. No person under twenty-one (21) years of age shall be

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6 licensed to operate any motor vehicle which is required to be
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7 placarded for hazardous materials pursuant to 49 C.F.R., Part 172,
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8 subpart F, except as provided in subsection F of this section;
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9 provided, a person eighteen (18) years of age or older may be
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10 licensed to operate a farm vehicle which is required to be placarded
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11 for hazardous materials pursuant to 49 C.F.R., Part 172, subpart F,
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12 except as provided in subsection F of this section.
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13  5. A person at least seventeen (17) years of age who

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14 successfully completes all examinations required by law may be
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15 issued by Service Oklahoma:
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16  a. a restricted Class A commercial license which shall

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17                 grant to the licensee the privilege to operate a Class

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18                 A or Class B commercial motor vehicle for harvest

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19                 purposes or a Class D motor vehicle, or

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20  b. a restricted Class B commercial license which shall

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21                 grant to the licensee the privilege to operate a Class

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22                 B commercial motor vehicle for harvest purposes or a

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23                 Class D motor vehicle.

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1  6. No person shall operate a Class D motor vehicle unless the

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2 person is sixteen (16) years of age or older and holds a valid Class
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3 D license, except as provided for in Section 6-102 or 6-105 of this
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4 title. Any person holding a valid Class D license shall be
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5 permitted to operate motor vehicles in Class D only.
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6  C. Any person issued a driver license pursuant to this section

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7 may exercise the privilege thereby granted upon all streets and
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8 highways in this state.
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9  D. No person shall operate a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle

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10 without having a valid Class A, B, C or D license with a motorcycle
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11 endorsement. Except as otherwise provided by law, any new applicant
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12 for an original driver license shall be required to successfully
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13 complete a written examination, vision examination and driving
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14 examination for a motorcycle as prescribed by the Department of
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15 Public Safety, in conjunction with Service Oklahoma, and a certified
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16 state-approved motorcycle basic rider course approved by the
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17 Department, in conjunction with Service Oklahoma, if the applicant
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18 is seventeen (17) years of age or younger to be eligible for a
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19 motorcycle endorsement thereon on such license. The written
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20 examination and driving examination for a motorcycle shall be waived
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21 by Service Oklahoma upon verification that the person has
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22 successfully completed a certified Motorcycle Safety Foundation
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23 rider course approved by the Department, in conjunction with Service
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24 Oklahoma.
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1   E. Except as otherwise provided by law, any person who lawfully

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2 possesses a valid Oklahoma driver license which is eligible for
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3 renewal shall be required to successfully complete a written
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4 examination, vision examination and driving examination for a
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5 motorcycle as prescribed by the Department, in conjunction with
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6 Service Oklahoma, and a certified state-approved motorcycle basic
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7 rider course approved by the Department, in conjunction with Service
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8 Oklahoma, if the person is seventeen (17) years of age or younger to
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9 be eligible for a motorcycle endorsement. The written examination
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10 and driving examination for a motorcycle shall be waived by Service
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11 Oklahoma upon verification that the person has successfully
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12 completed a certified Motorcycle Safety Foundation rider course
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13 approved by the Department, in conjunction with Service Oklahoma.
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14  F. 1. Any person eighteen (18) years of age or older may apply

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15 for a restricted Class A, B or C commercial learner permit. Service
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16 Oklahoma, after the applicant has passed all parts of the
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17 examination for a Class D license and has successfully passed all
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18 parts of the examination for a Class A, B or C commercial license
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19 other than the driving examination, may issue to the applicant a
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20 commercial learner permit which shall entitle the person having
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21 immediate lawful possession of the commercial learner permit and a
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22 valid Oklahoma driver license or provisional driver license pursuant
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23 to Section 6-212 of this title to operate a Class A, B or C
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24 commercial motor vehicle upon the public highways solely for the
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1 purpose of behind-the-wheel training in accordance with rules
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2 promulgated by the Department.
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3   2. This commercial learner permit shall be issued for a period

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4 as provided in Section 6-115 of this title of one (1) year;
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5 provided, such commercial learner permit may be suspended, revoked,
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6 canceled, denied or disqualified at the discretion of the
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7 Department, with notice to Service Oklahoma, for violation of the
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8 restrictions, for failing to give the required or correct
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9 information on the application or for violation of any traffic laws
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10 of this state pertaining to the operation of a motor vehicle.
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11 Except as otherwise provided, the lawful possessor of a commercial
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12 learner permit who has been issued a commercial learner permit for a
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13 minimum of fourteen (14) days may have the restriction requiring an
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14 accompanying driver removed by satisfactorily completing a driver's
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15 examination; provided, the removal of a restriction shall not
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16 authorize the operation of a Class A, B or C commercial motor
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17 vehicle if such operation is otherwise prohibited by law.
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18  3. No person shall apply for and Service Oklahoma shall not

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19 issue an original Class A, B or C driver license until the person
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20 has been issued a commercial learner permit and held the permit for
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21 at least fourteen (14) days. Any person who currently holds a Class
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22 B or C license and who wishes to apply for another class of
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23 commercial driver license shall be required to apply for a
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24 commercial learner permit and to hold the permit for at least
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1 fourteen (14) days before applying for the Class A or B license, as
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2 applicable. Any person who currently holds a Class A, B or C
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3 license and who wishes to add an endorsement or remove a restriction
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4 for which a skills examination is required shall be required to
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5 apply for a commercial learner permit and to hold the permit for at
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6 least fourteen (14) days before applying for the endorsement.
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7   4. A commercial learner permit shall be issued by Service

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8 Oklahoma as a separate and unique document which shall be valid only
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9 in conjunction with a valid Oklahoma driver license or provisional
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10 driver license pursuant to Section 6-212 of this title, both of
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11 which shall be in the possession of the person to whom they have
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12 been issued whenever that person is operating a commercial motor
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13 vehicle as provided in this subsection.
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14  5. After one renewal of a commercial learner permit, as

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15 provided in paragraph 2 of this subsection, a commercial permit
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16 shall not be renewed again. Any person who has held a commercial
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17 learner permit for the initial issuance period and one renewal
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18 period shall not be eligible for and Service Oklahoma shall not
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19 issue another renewal of the permit; provided, the person may
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20 reapply for a new commercial learner permit, as provided for in this
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21 subsection.
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22  G. 1. For purposes of this title:

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23  a. "REAL ID Compliant Driver License" or "Identification

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24                 Card" means a driver license or identification card

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1                  issued by this state that has been certified by the

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2                  United States Department of Homeland Security (USDHS)

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3                  as compliant with the requirements of the REAL ID Act

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4                  of 2005, Public Law P.L. No. 109-13. A REAL ID

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5                  Compliant Driver License or Identification Card and

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6                  the process through which it is issued incorporate a

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7                  variety of security measures designed to protect the

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8                  integrity and trustworthiness of the license or card.

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9                  A REAL ID Compliant Driver License or Identification

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10                 Card will be clearly marked on the face indicating

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11                 that it is a compliant document, and

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12  b. "REAL ID Noncompliant Driver License" or

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13                 "Identification Card" means a driver license or

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14                 identification card issued by this state that has not

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15                 been certified by the United States Department of

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16                 Homeland Security (USDHS) as being compliant with the

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17                 requirements of the REAL ID Act of 2005. A REAL ID

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18                 Noncompliant Driver License or Identification Card

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19                 will be clearly marked on the face indicating that it

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20                 is not compliant with the federal REAL ID Act of 2005

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21                 and is not acceptable for official federal purposes.

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22                 The driver license or identification card will have a

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23                 unique design or color indicator that clearly

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24                 distinguishes it from a compliant license or card.

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1   2. Original Driver License and Identification Card Issuance:

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2   a. Application for an original REAL ID Compliant or REAL

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3                  ID Noncompliant Driver License or Identification Card

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4                  shall be made to Service Oklahoma or a licensed

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5                  operator provided such licensed operator is authorized

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6                  to process application for REAL ID Compliant Driver

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7                  Licenses and Identification Cards. Application for a

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8                  REAL ID Noncompliant Driver License or Identification

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9                  Card shall be made to Service Oklahoma.

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10  b. Service Oklahoma employees or authorized licensed

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11                 operators shall perform all document recognition and

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12                 other requirements needed for approval of an original

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13                 REAL ID Compliant Driver License or Identification

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14                 Card application. Service Oklahoma employees shall

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15                 perform all document recognition and other

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16                 requirements needed for approval of a REAL ID

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17                 Noncompliant Driver License or Identification Card

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18                 application.

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19  c. Prior to approval of an original REAL ID Noncompliant

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20                 Driver License or Identification Card application,

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21                 Service Oklahoma shall verify the lawful presence in

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22                 the United States of the applicant. Verification of

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23                 lawful presence by Service Oklahoma shall require that

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1                  the applicant execute an affidavit under penalty of

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2                  perjury that:

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3                  (1) he or she is a United States citizen, or

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4                  (2) he or she is a qualified alien under the federal

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5                  Immigration and Nationality Act and is lawfully

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6                  present in the United States.

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7   Service Oklahoma shall provide notary public services at no

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8   cost to the applicant. The lawful presence of the applicant

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9   shall be verified through the Systematic Alien Verification

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10  for Entitlements (SAVE) Program operated by the United

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11  States Department of Homeland Security or an equivalent

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12  program designated by the United States Department of

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13  Homeland Security. No application shall be approved until

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14  such eligibility verification is made. Any applicant who

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15  knowingly and willfully makes a false, fictitious, or

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16  fraudulent statement of representation in an affidavit

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17  executed pursuant to this paragraph shall have committed the

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18  same offense as provided in subparagraph f of paragraph 2 of

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19  Section 6-301 of this title. If the affidavit constitutes a

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20  false claim of U.S. citizenship under 18 U.S.C., Section

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21  911, a complaint shall be filed by Service Oklahoma with the

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22  United States Attorney General for the applicable district

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23  based upon the venue in which the affidavit was executed.

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1   d. Upon approval of an original REAL ID Compliant or REAL

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2                  ID Noncompliant Driver License or Identification Card

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3                  application, the applicant may take the approved

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4                  application document to a licensed operator to receive

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5                  a temporary driver license or identification card.

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6   d. e. The licensed operator shall process the approved REAL

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7                  ID Compliant or REAL ID Noncompliant Driver License or

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8                  Identification Card application and upon payment shall

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9                  provide the applicant a temporary driver license or

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10                 identification card. A temporary driver license or

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11                 identification card shall afford the holder the

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12                 privileges otherwise granted by the specific class of

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13                 driver license or identification card for the period

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14                 of time listed on the temporary driver license or

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15                 identification card or the period of time prior to the

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16                 applicant receiving a REAL ID Compliant or REAL ID

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17                 Noncompliant Driver License or Identification Card,

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18                 whichever time period is shorter.

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19  3. REAL ID Compliant Driver License and Identification Card

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20 Renewal and Replacement:
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21  a. Application for renewal or replacement of a REAL ID

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22                 Compliant Driver License or Identification Card may be

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23                 made to Service Oklahoma or to a licensed operator;,

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24                 provided, such licensed operator is authorized to

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1                  process application for REAL ID Compliant Driver

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2                  Licenses and Identification Cards. A licensed

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3                  operator may process the voluntary downgrade of a REAL

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4                  ID Compliant Commercial Driver License to any lower

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5                  class license upon request of the licensee;, provided,

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6                  no additional endorsements or restrictions are placed

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7                  on the license.

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8   b. Service Oklahoma employees or authorized licensed

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9                  operators shall perform all document recognition and

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10                 other requirements needed for approval of a renewal or

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11                 replacement REAL ID Compliant Driver License or

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12                 Identification Card application.

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13  c. Upon approval of a renewal or replacement REAL ID

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14                 Compliant Driver License or Identification Card

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15                 application, the applicant may receive a temporary

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16                 driver license or identification card from Service

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17                 Oklahoma or an authorized licensed operator.

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18  d. A temporary driver license or identification card

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19                 acquired under the provisions of this paragraph shall

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20                 afford the holder the privileges otherwise granted by

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21                 the specific class of driver license or identification

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22                 card being renewed or replaced for the period of time

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23                 listed on the temporary driver license or

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24                 identification card or the period of time prior to the

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1                  applicant receiving a REAL ID Compliant Driver License

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2                  or Identification Card, whichever time period is

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3                  shorter.

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4   e. For purposes of this title, an application for a REAL

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5                  ID Compliant Driver License or Identification Card by

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6                  an individual with a valid Oklahoma-issued driver

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7                  license or identification card shall be considered a

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8                  renewal of a REAL ID Compliant Driver License or

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9                  Identification Card.

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10  4. REAL ID Noncompliant Driver License and Identification Card

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11 Renewal and Replacement:
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12  a. Application for renewal or replacement of a REAL ID

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13                 Noncompliant Driver License or Identification Card may

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14                 be made to Service Oklahoma or to a licensed operator.

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15                 A licensed operator may process the voluntary

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16                 downgrade of a REAL ID Noncompliant Commercial Driver

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17                 License to any lower class license upon request of the

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18                 licensee;, provided, no additional endorsements or

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19                 restrictions are added to the license.

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20  b. Service Oklahoma employees or licensed operators shall

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21                 perform all document recognition and other

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22                 requirements needed for approval of a renewal or

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23                 replacement REAL ID Noncompliant Driver License or

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24                 Identification Card application.

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1   c. Upon approval of a renewal or replacement REAL ID

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2                  Noncompliant Driver License or Identification Card

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3                  application, the applicant may receive a temporary

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4                  driver license or identification card from Service

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5                  Oklahoma or a licensed operator.

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6   d. A temporary driver license or identification card

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7                  acquired under the provisions of this paragraph shall

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8                  afford the holder the privileges otherwise granted by

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9                  the specific class of driver license or identification

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10                 card being renewed or replaced for the period of time

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11                 listed on the temporary driver license or

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12                 identification card or the period of time prior to the

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13                 applicant receiving a REAL ID Noncompliant Driver

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14                 License or Identification Card, whichever time period

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15                 is shorter.

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16  H. 1. The fee charged for an approved application for an

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17 original Oklahoma REAL ID Compliant or REAL ID Noncompliant Driver
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18 License or an approved application for the addition of an
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19 endorsement to a current valid Oklahoma REAL ID Compliant or REAL ID
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20 Noncompliant Driver License shall be assessed in accordance with the
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21 following schedule:
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22  Class A Commercial Learner

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23  Permit                      $25.00

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24  Class A Commercial License  $25.00

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1   Class B Commercial Learner

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2   Permit                               $15.00

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3   Class B Commercial License           $15.00

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4   Class C Commercial Learner

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5   Permit                               $15.00

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6   Class C Commercial License           $15.00

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7   Class D License                      $ 4.00

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8   Motorcycle Endorsement               $ 4.00

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9   2. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1104 of this

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10 title, all monies collected from the fees charged for Class A, B and
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11 C commercial licenses pursuant to the provisions of this subsection
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12 shall be deposited in the General Revenue Fund of this state.
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13  I. The fee charged for any failed examination shall be Four

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14 Dollars ($4.00) for any license classification. Notwithstanding the
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15 provisions of Section 1104 of this title, all monies collected from
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16 such examination fees pursuant to the provisions of this subsection
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17 shall be deposited in the General Revenue Fund of this state.
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18  J. In addition to any fee charged pursuant to the provisions of

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19 subsection H of this section, the fee charged for the issuance or
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20 renewal of a REAL ID Noncompliant Driver License shall be in
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21 accordance with the following schedule; provided, that any applicant
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22 who has a CDL Learner Permit shall be charged only the replacement
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23 fee for the issuance of the license:
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24  License Class                        4-year  8-year

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1   Class A Commercial Learner

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2   Permit                      $56.50  $113.00

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3   Class A Commercial License  $56.50  $113.00

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4   Class B Commercial Learner

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5   Permit                      $56.50  $113.00

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6   Class B Commercial License  $56.50  $113.00

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7   Class C Commercial Learner

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8   Permit                      $46.50  $93.00

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9   Class C Commercial License  $46.50  $93.00

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10  Class D License             $38.50  $77.00

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11  K. In addition to any fee charged pursuant to the provisions of

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12 subsection H of this section, the fee charged for the issuance or
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13 renewal of a REAL ID Compliant Driver License shall be in accordance
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14 with the following schedule; provided, that any applicant who has a
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15 CDL Learner Permit shall be charged only the replacement fee for the
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16 issuance of the license:
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17  License Class               4-year  8-year

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18  REAL ID Compliant Class A

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19  Commercial Learner Permit   $56.50  $113.00

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20  REAL ID Compliant Class A

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21  Commercial License          $56.50  $113.00

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22  REAL ID Compliant Class B

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23  Commercial Learner Permit   $56.50  $113.00

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1   REAL ID Compliant Class B

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2   Commercial License                           $56.50  $113.00

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3   REAL ID Compliant Class C

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4   Commercial Learner Permit                    $46.50  $93.00

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5   REAL ID Compliant Class C

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6   Commercial License                           $46.50  $93.00

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7   REAL ID Compliant Class D

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8   License                                      $38.50  $77.00

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9   L. A commercial learner permit may be renewed one time for a

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10 period of one hundred eighty (180) days. The cost for the renewed
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11 permit shall be the same as for the original permit.
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12  M. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1104 of this

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13 title, of each fee charged pursuant to the provisions of subsections
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14 J, K and L of this section:
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15  1. Five Dollars and fifty cents ($5.50) of a 4-year license or

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16 Eleven Dollars ($11.00) of an 8-year license shall be deposited to
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17 the Trauma Care Assistance Revolving Fund created in Section 1-
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18 2530.9 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
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19  2. Six Dollars and seventy-five cents ($6.75) of a 4-year

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20 license or Thirteen Dollars and fifty cents ($13.50) of an 8-year
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21 license shall be deposited to the Department of Public Safety
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22 Computer Imaging System Revolving Fund to be used solely for the
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23 purpose of administration and maintenance of the computerized
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24 imaging system of the Department through October 31, 2022.
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1 Beginning November 1, 2022, Six Dollars and seventy-five cents
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2 ($6.75) of a 4-year license or Thirteen Dollars and fifty cents
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3 ($13.50) of an 8-year license shall be deposited to the Service
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4 Oklahoma Computer Imaging System Revolving Fund to be used solely
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5 for the purpose of administration and maintenance of the
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6 computerized imaging system of Service Oklahoma;
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7   3. Ten Dollars ($10.00) of a 4-year license or Twenty Dollars

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8 ($20.00) of an 8-year license shall be deposited to the Department
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9 of Public Safety Revolving Fund for all original or renewal
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10 issuances of licenses through October 31, 2022. Beginning November
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11 1, 2022, Ten Dollars ($10.00) of a 4-year license or Twenty Dollars
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12 ($20.00) of an 8-year license shall be deposited to the Service
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13 Oklahoma Revolving Fund for all original or renewal issuances of
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14 licenses; and
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15  4. Five Dollars ($5.00) of a 4-year license or Six Dollars

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16 ($6.00) of an 8-year license shall be deposited to the State Public
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17 Safety Fund created in Section 2-147 of this title.
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18  N. All original and renewal driver licenses shall expire as

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19 provided in Section 6-115 of this title.
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20  O. 1. Through May 31, 2025, any person sixty-two (62) to

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21 sixty-four (64) years of age during the calendar year of issuance or
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22 renewal of a Class D license or motorcycle endorsement shall be
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23 charged the following prorated fee:
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24                                           4-year     8-year

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1   Age 62         $21.25                             $42.50

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2   Age 63         $17.50                             $35.00

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3   Age 64         $13.75                             $27.50

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4   2. Any person sixty-five (65) years of age or older during the

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5 calendar year of issuance or renewal of a Class D license or
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6 motorcycle endorsement shall not be charged a fee.
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7   P. No person who has been honorably discharged from active

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8 service in any branch of the Armed Forces of the United States or
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9 Oklahoma National Guard and who has been certified by the United
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10 States Department of Veterans Affairs, its successor or the Armed
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11 Forces of the United States to be a disabled veteran in receipt of
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12 compensation at the one-hundred-percent rate for a permanent
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13 disability sustained through military action or accident resulting
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14 from disease contracted while in such active service and registered
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15 with the veterans registry created by the Oklahoma Department of
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16 Veterans Affairs shall be charged a fee for the issuance,
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17 replacement or renewal of an Oklahoma driver license; provided, that
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18 if a veteran has been previously exempt from a fee pursuant to this
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19 subsection, no registration with the veterans registry shall be
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20 required.
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21  Q. In accordance with the provisions of subsection G of this

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22 section, Service Oklahoma is authorized to promulgate rules for the
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23 issuance and renewal of driver licenses authorized pursuant to the
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24 provisions of Sections 6-101 through 6-309 of this title; provided,
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 1 that no such rules applicable to the issuance or renewal of REAL ID
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 2 Noncompliant Driver Licenses shall create more stringent standards
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 3 than such rules applicable as of January 1, 2017, unless directly
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 4 related to a specific change in statutory law concerning standards
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 5 for REAL ID Noncompliant Driver Licenses. Applications, upon forms
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 6 approved by Service Oklahoma, for such licenses shall be handled, in
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 7 accordance with the provisions of subsection G of this section, by
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 8 the licensed operator; provided, Service Oklahoma is authorized to
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 9 assume these duties in any county of this state. Each licensed
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10 operator accepting applications for driver licenses shall receive
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11 Six Dollars ($6.00) for a 4-year REAL ID Noncompliant Driver License
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12 or Twelve Dollars ($12.00) for an 8-year REAL ID Noncompliant Driver
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13 License or Ten Dollars ($10.00) for a 4-year REAL ID Compliant
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14 Driver License or Twenty Dollars ($20.00) for an 8-year REAL ID
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15 Compliant Driver License to be deducted from the total collected for
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16 each license or renewal application accepted through June 30, 2023.
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17 Beginning July 1, 2022, and ending on June 30, 2023, each motor
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18 license agent or licensed operator accepting applications for driver
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19 licenses for individuals over the age of sixty-five (65) years or
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20 for applications for drivers pursuant to subsection P of this
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21 section shall receive Six Dollars ($6.00) for a 4-year driver
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22 license or Twelve Dollars ($12.00) for an 8-year driver license to
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23 be deducted daily by the motor license agent or licensed operator
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24 receipts. Beginning July 1, 2023, these fees shall be retained by
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1 the licensed operator pursuant to subsection E of Section 1141.1 of
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2 this title. The fees received by the licensed operator, authorized
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3 by this subsection, shall be used for operating expenses. The
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4 amount retained pursuant to this subsection shall not be retained by
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5 any state agency. The fees received by the licensed operator,
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6 authorized by this subsection, shall be used for operating expenses.
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7 For purposes of this subsection, "licensed operator" shall mean an
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8 individual who obtains a license from the Service Oklahoma Operator
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9 Board to operate a designated Service Oklahoma location and offers
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10 third-party fulfillment of designated services to be rendered by
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11 Service Oklahoma.
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12  R. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1104 of this title

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13 and subsection Q of this section and except as provided in
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14 subsections H and M of this section, the first Sixty Thousand
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15 Dollars ($60,000.00) of all monies collected pursuant to this
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16 section shall be paid by the Oklahoma Tax Commission to the State
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17 Treasurer to be deposited in the General Revenue Fund of the State
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18 Treasury.
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19  The next Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) of monies

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20 collected pursuant to this section shall be paid by the Tax
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21 Commission to the State Treasurer to be deposited each fiscal year
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22 under the provisions of this section to the credit of the Department
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23 of Public Safety Restricted Revolving Fund for the purpose of the
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24 Oklahoma Law Enforcement Telecommunications System. All other
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1 monies collected in excess of Five Hundred Sixty Thousand Dollars
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2 ($560,000.00) each fiscal year shall be apportioned as provided in
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3 Section 1104 of this title, except as otherwise provided in this
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4 section.
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5   S. Service Oklahoma shall retain the images displayed on

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6 licenses and identification cards issued pursuant to the provisions
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7 of Sections 6-101 through 6-309 of this title which may be used
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8 only:
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9   1. By a law enforcement agency for purposes of criminal

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10 investigations, missing person investigations or any law enforcement
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11 purpose which is deemed necessary by the Commissioner of Public
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12 Safety;
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13  2. By the driver licensing agency of another state for its

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14 official purpose; and
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15  3. As provided in Section 2-110 of this title.

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16  All agencies approved by the Oklahoma Law Enforcement

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17 Telecommunications System (OLETS) or the National Law Enforcement
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18 Telecommunications System (NLETS) to receive photographs or
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19 computerized images may obtain them through OLETS or through NLETS.
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20 Photographs or computerized images may be obtained by law
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21 enforcement one inquiry at a time.
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22  The computer system and related equipment acquired for this

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1 open architecture. The Department of Public Safety may promulgate
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2 rules to implement the provisions of this subsection.
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3   T. No person may hold more than one state-issued or territory-

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4 issued driver license or identification card from Oklahoma or any
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5 other state or territory. Service Oklahoma shall not issue a driver
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6 license to a person who has been previously issued a driver license
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7 or identification card until such license or identification card has
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8 been surrendered to Service Oklahoma by the applicant. Provided,
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9 any person who holds both a driver license and identification card
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10 from Oklahoma as of November 1, 2025, may continue to possess both
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11 credentials until the first expiration of either credential. At
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12 that time, the person shall be allowed to retain, replace, or renew
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13 either the driver license or identification card and shall surrender
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14 the second credential to Service Oklahoma. Service Oklahoma may
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15 promulgate rules related to the issuance of replacement REAL ID
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16 Compliant Driver Licenses in the event of loss or theft.
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17  U. Beginning May 24, 2021, and ending on June 30, 2023, in

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19 licensed operator shall receive Five Dollars ($5.00) for each
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20 processed application for a REAL ID Compliant 4-year Driver License
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21 and Ten Dollars ($10.00) for each processed application for a REAL
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22 ID Compliant 8-year Driver License. Any additional amounts provided
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23 pursuant to this subsection shall not be retained by Service
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