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1                    STATE OF OKLAHOMA

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2                  1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)

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3 SENATE BILL 417              By: Hamilton

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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 6-101, as last amended by Section 34,

8   Chapter 452, O.S.L. 2024 (47 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section

8   6-101), which relates to class requirements for

9   driver licenses; removing certain restricted

9   commercial licenses; updating statutory language;

10  updating statutory reference; and providing an

10  effective date.

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1 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:

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14  SECTION 1.     AMENDATORY  47 O.S. 2021, Section 6-101, as

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1 5 last amended by Section 34, Chapter 452, O.S.L. 2024 (47 O.S. Supp.

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1 6 2024, Section 6-101), is amended to read as follows:

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17  Section 6-101. A. No person, except those hereinafter

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1 8 expressly exempted in Sections 6-102 and 6-102.1 of this title,

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1 9 shall operate any motor vehicle upon a highway in this state unless

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2 0 the person has a valid Oklahoma driver license for the class of

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2 1 vehicle being operated under the provisions of this title. No

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2 2 person shall be permitted to possess more than one valid license at

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2 3 any time, except as provided in paragraph 4 of subsection F of this

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2 4 section.

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1   B. 1. No person shall operate a Class A commercial motor

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2 vehicle unless the person is eighteen (18) years of age or older and

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3 holds a valid Class A commercial license, except as provided in

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4 paragraph 5 of this subsection and subsection F of this section.

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5 Any person holding a valid Class A commercial license shall be

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6 permitted to operate motor vehicles in Classes A, B, C, and D,

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7 except as provided for in paragraph 4 of this subsection.

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8   2. No person shall operate a Class B commercial motor vehicle

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9 unless the person is eighteen (18) years of age or older and holds a

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1 0 valid Class B commercial license, except as provided in paragraph 5

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1 1 of subsection F of this section. Any person holding a valid Class B

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1 2 commercial license shall be permitted to operate motor vehicles in

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1 3 Classes B, C, and D, except as provided for in paragraph 4 of this

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1 4 subsection.

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15  3. No person shall operate a Class C commercial motor vehicle

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1 6 unless the person is eighteen (18) years of age or older and holds a

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1 7 valid Class C commercial license, except as provided in subsection F

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1 8 of this section. Any person holding a valid Class C commercial

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1 9 license shall be permitted to operate motor vehicles in Classes C

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2 0 and D, except as provided for in paragraph 4 of this subsection.

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21  4. No person under twenty-one (21) years of age shall be

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2 2 licensed to operate any motor vehicle which is required to be

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2 3 placarded for hazardous materials pursuant to 49 C.F.R., Part 172,

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2 4 subpart F, except as provided in subsection F of this section;

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1 provided, a person eighteen (18) years of age or older may be

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2 licensed to operate a farm vehicle which is required to be placarded

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3 for hazardous materials pursuant to 49 C.F.R., Part 172, subpart F,

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4 except as provided in subsection F of this section.

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5   5. A person at least seventeen (17) years of age who

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6 successfully completes all examinations required by law may be

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7 issued by Service Oklahoma:

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8   a. a restricted Class A commercial license which shall

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9                  grant to the licensee the privilege to operate a Class

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10                 A or Class B commercial motor vehicle for harvest

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11                 purposes or a Class D motor vehicle, or

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12  b. a restricted Class B commercial license which shall

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13                 grant to the licensee the privilege to operate a Class

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14                 B commercial motor vehicle for harvest purposes or a

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15                 Class D motor vehicle.

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

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1 7 person is sixteen (16) years of age or older and holds a valid Class

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1 8 D license, except as provided for in Section 6-102 or 6-105 of this

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1 9 title. Any person holding a valid Class D license shall be

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2 0 permitted to operate motor vehicles in Class D only.

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21  C. Any person issued a driver license pursuant to this section

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2 2 may exercise the privilege thereby granted upon all streets and

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2 3 highways in this state.

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1   D. No person shall operate a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle

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2 without having a valid Class A, B, C, or D license with a motorcycle

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3 endorsement. Except as otherwise provided by law, any new applicant

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4 for an original driver license shall be required to successfully

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5 complete a written examination, vision examination, and driving

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6 examination for a motorcycle as prescribed by the Department of

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7 Public Safety, in conjunction with Service Oklahoma, and a certified

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8 state-approved motorcycle basic rider course approved by the

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9 Department, in conjunction with Service Oklahoma, if the applicant

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1 0 is seventeen (17) years of age or younger to be eligible for a

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1 1 motorcycle endorsement thereon. The written examination and driving

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1 2 examination for a motorcycle shall be waived by Service Oklahoma

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1 3 upon verification that the person has successfully completed a

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1 4 certified Motorcycle Safety Foundation rider course approved by the

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1 5 Department, in conjunction with Service Oklahoma.

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16  E. Except as otherwise provided by law, any person who lawfully

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1 7 possesses a valid Oklahoma driver license which is eligible for

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1 8 renewal shall be required to successfully complete a written

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1 9 examination, vision examination, and driving examination for a

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2 0 motorcycle as prescribed by the Department, in conjunction with

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2 1 Service Oklahoma, and a certified state-approved motorcycle basic

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2 2 rider course approved by the Department, in conjunction with Service

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2 3 Oklahoma, if the person is seventeen (17) years of age or younger to

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2 4 be eligible for a motorcycle endorsement. The written examination

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1 and driving examination for a motorcycle shall be waived by Service

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2 Oklahoma upon verification that the person has successfully

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3 completed a certified Motorcycle Safety Foundation rider course

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4 approved by the Department, in conjunction with Service Oklahoma.

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5   F. 1. Any person eighteen (18) years of age or older may apply

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6 for a restricted Class A, B, or C commercial learner permit.

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7 Service Oklahoma, after the applicant has passed all parts of the

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8 examination for a Class D license and has successfully passed all

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9 parts of the examination for a Class A, B, or C commercial license

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1 0 other than the driving examination, may issue to the applicant a

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1 1 commercial learner permit which shall entitle the person having

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1 2 immediate lawful possession of the commercial learner permit and a

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1 3 valid Oklahoma driver license or provisional driver license pursuant

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1 4 to Section 6-212 of this title to operate a Class A, B, or C

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1 5 commercial motor vehicle upon the public highways solely for the

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1 6 purpose of behind-the-wheel training in accordance with rules

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1 7 promulgated by the Department.

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18  2. This commercial learner permit shall be issued for a period

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1 9 as provided in Section 6-115 of this title of one year; provided,

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2 0 such commercial learner permit may be suspended, revoked, canceled,

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2 1 denied, or disqualified at the discretion of the Department, with

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2 2 notice to Service Oklahoma, for violation of the restrictions, for

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2 3 failing to give the required or correct information on the

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2 4 application, or for violation of any traffic laws of this state

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    Req. No. 1015                                               Page 5
1 pertaining to the operation of a motor vehicle. Except as otherwise

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2 provided, the lawful possessor of a commercial learner permit who

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3 has been issued a commercial learner permit for a minimum of

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4 fourteen (14) days may have the restriction requiring an

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5 accompanying driver removed by satisfactorily completing a driver's

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6 examination; provided, the removal of a restriction shall not

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7 authorize the operation of a Class A, B, or C commercial motor

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8 vehicle if such operation is otherwise prohibited by law.

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9   3. No person shall apply for and Service Oklahoma shall not

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1 0 issue an original Class A, B, or C driver license until the person

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1 1 has been issued a commercial learner permit and held the permit for

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1 2 at least fourteen (14) days. Any person who currently holds a Class

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1 3 B or C license and who wishes to apply for another class of

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1 4 commercial driver license shall be required to apply for a

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1 5 commercial learner permit and to hold the permit for at least

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1 6 fourteen (14) days before applying for the Class A or B license, as

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1 7 applicable. Any person who currently holds a Class A, B, or C

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1 8 license and who wishes to add an endorsement or remove a restriction

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1 9 for which a skills examination is required shall be required to

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2 0 apply for a commercial learner permit and to hold the permit for at

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2 1 least fourteen (14) days before applying for the endorsement.

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22  4. A commercial learner permit shall be issued by Service

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2 3 Oklahoma as a separate and unique document which shall be valid only

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2 4 in conjunction with a valid Oklahoma driver license or provisional

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    Req. No. 1015                                                Page 6
1 driver license pursuant to Section 6-212 of this title, both of

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2 which shall be in the possession of the person to whom they have

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3 been issued whenever that person is operating a commercial motor

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4 vehicle as provided in this subsection.

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5   5. After one renewal of a commercial learner permit, as

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6 provided in paragraph 2 of this subsection, a commercial permit

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7 shall not be renewed again. Any person who has held a commercial

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8 learner permit for the initial issuance period and one renewal

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9 period shall not be eligible for and Service Oklahoma shall not

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1 0 issue another renewal of the permit; provided, the person may

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1 1 reapply for a new commercial learner permit, as provided for in this

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1 2 subsection.

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13  G. 1. For purposes of this title:

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14  a. "REAL ID Compliant Driver License" License or

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15                 "Identification Identification Card" means a driver

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16                 license or identification card issued by this state

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17                 that has been certified by the United States

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18                 Department of Homeland Security (USDHS) as compliant

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19                 with the requirements of the REAL ID Act of 2005,

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20                 Public Law No. 109-13. A REAL ID Compliant Driver

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21                 License or Identification Card and the process through

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22                 which it is issued incorporate a variety of security

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23                 measures designed to protect the integrity and

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24                 trustworthiness of the license or card. A REAL ID

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1                  Compliant Driver License or Identification Card will

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2                  be clearly marked on the face indicating that it is a

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3                  compliant document, and

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4   b. "REAL ID Noncompliant Driver License" License or

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5                  "Identification Identification Card" means a driver

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6                  license or identification card issued by this state

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7                  that has not been certified by the United States

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8                  Department of Homeland Security (USDHS) as being

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9                  compliant with the requirements of the REAL ID Act of

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10                 2005. A REAL ID Noncompliant Driver License or

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11                 Identification Card will be clearly marked on the face

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12                 indicating that it is not compliant with the federal

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13                 REAL ID Act of 2005 and is not acceptable for official

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14                 federal purposes. The driver license or

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15                 identification card will have a unique design or color

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16                 indicator that clearly distinguishes it from a

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17                 compliant license or card.

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18  2. Original Driver License and Identification Card Issuance:

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

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20                 ID Noncompliant Driver License or Identification Card

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21                 shall be made to Service Oklahoma or a licensed

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22                 operator provided such licensed operator is authorized

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23                 to process application for REAL ID Compliant Driver

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24                 Licenses and Identification Cards. Application for a

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1                  REAL ID Noncompliant Driver License or Identification

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2                  Card shall be made to Service Oklahoma.

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3   b. Service Oklahoma employees or authorized licensed

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4                  operators shall perform all document recognition and

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5                  other requirements needed for approval of an original

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6                  REAL ID Compliant Driver License or Identification

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7                  Card application. Service Oklahoma employees shall

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8                  perform all document recognition and other

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9                  requirements needed for approval of a REAL ID

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10                 Noncompliant Driver License or Identification Card

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11                 application.

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12  c. Upon approval of an original REAL ID Compliant or REAL

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13                 ID Noncompliant Driver License or Identification Card

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14                 application, the applicant may take the approved

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15                 application document to a licensed operator to receive

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16                 a temporary driver license or identification card.

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17  d. The licensed operator shall process the approved REAL

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18                 ID Compliant or REAL ID Noncompliant Driver License or

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19                 Identification Card application and upon payment shall

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20                 provide the applicant a temporary driver license or

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21                 identification card. A temporary driver license or

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22                 identification card shall afford the holder the

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23                 privileges otherwise granted by the specific class of

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24                 driver license or identification card for the period

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1                  of time listed on the temporary driver license or

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2                  identification card or the period of time prior to the

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3                  applicant receiving a REAL ID Compliant or REAL ID

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4                  Noncompliant Driver License or Identification Card,

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5                  whichever time period is shorter.

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6   3. REAL ID Compliant Driver License and Identification Card

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7 Renewal and Replacement:

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8   a. Application for renewal or replacement of a REAL ID

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9                  Compliant Driver License or Identification Card may be

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10                 made to Service Oklahoma or to a licensed operator;

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11                 provided, such licensed operator is authorized to

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12                 process application for REAL ID Compliant Driver

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13                 Licenses and Identification Cards. A licensed

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14                 operator may process the voluntary downgrade of a REAL

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15                 ID Compliant Commercial Driver License to any lower

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

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17                 no additional endorsements or restrictions are placed

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18                 on the license.

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19  b. Service Oklahoma employees or authorized licensed

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20                 operators shall perform all document recognition and

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21                 other requirements needed for approval of a renewal or

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22                 replacement REAL ID Compliant Driver License or

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23                 Identification Card application.

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

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2                  Compliant 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 an authorized 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 Compliant Driver License

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14                 or Identification Card, whichever time period is

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15                 shorter.

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

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17                 ID Compliant Driver License or Identification Card by

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18                 an individual with a valid Oklahoma-issued driver

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19                 license or identification card shall be considered a

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20                 renewal of a REAL ID Compliant Driver License or

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21                 Identification Card.

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22  4. REAL ID Noncompliant Driver License and Identification Card

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2 3 Renewal and Replacement:

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1   a. Application for renewal or replacement of a REAL ID

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2                  Noncompliant Driver License or Identification Card may

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

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4                  A licensed operator may process the voluntary

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5                  downgrade of a REAL ID Noncompliant Commercial Driver

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6                  License to any lower class license upon request of the

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7                  licensee;, provided, no additional endorsements or

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8                  restrictions are added to the license.

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9   b. Service Oklahoma employees or licensed operators shall

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10                 perform all document recognition and other

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11                 requirements needed for approval of a renewal or

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12                 replacement REAL ID Noncompliant Driver License or

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13                 Identification Card application.

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

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15                 Noncompliant Driver License or Identification Card

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16                 application, the applicant may receive a temporary

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17                 driver license or identification card from Service

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18                 Oklahoma or a licensed operator.

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19  d. A temporary driver license or identification card

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20                 acquired under the provisions of this paragraph shall

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21                 afford the holder the privileges otherwise granted by

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22                 the specific class of driver license or identification

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23                 card being renewed or replaced for the period of time

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24                 listed on the temporary driver license or

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1                  identification card or the period of time prior to the

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2                  applicant receiving a REAL ID Noncompliant Driver

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3                  License or Identification Card, whichever time period

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4                  is shorter.

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

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6 original Oklahoma REAL ID Compliant or REAL ID Noncompliant Driver

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7 License or an approved application for the addition of an

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8 endorsement to a current valid Oklahoma REAL ID Compliant or REAL ID

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9 Noncompliant Driver License shall be assessed in accordance with the

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1 0 following schedule:

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11  Class A Commercial Learner

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12  Permit                      $25.00

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13  Class A Commercial License  $25.00

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14  Class B Commercial Learner

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15  Permit                      $15.00

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16  Class B Commercial License  $15.00

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17  Class C Commercial Learner

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18  Permit                      $15.00

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19  Class C Commercial License  $15.00

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20  Class D License             $ 4.00

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21  Motorcycle Endorsement      $ 4.00

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22  2. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1104 of this

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2 3 title, all monies collected from the fees charged for Class A, B,

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2 4 and C commercial licenses pursuant to the provisions of this

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1 subsection shall be deposited in the General Revenue Fund of this

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2 state.

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3   I. The fee charged for any failed examination shall be Four

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4 Dollars ($4.00) for any license classification. Notwithstanding the

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5 provisions of Section 1104 of this title, all monies collected from

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6 such examination fees pursuant to the provisions of this subsection

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7 shall be deposited in the General Revenue Fund of this state.

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8   J. In addition to any fee charged pursuant to the provisions of

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9 subsection H of this section, the fee charged for the issuance or

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1 0 renewal of a REAL ID Noncompliant Driver License shall be in

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1 1 accordance with the following schedule; provided, that any applicant

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1 2 who has a CDL Commercial Learner Permit shall be charged only the

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1 3 replacement fee for the issuance of the license:

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14  License Class               4-year                8-year

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15  Class A Commercial Learner

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16  Permit                      $56.50                $113.00

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17  Class A Commercial License  $56.50                $113.00

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18  Class B Commercial Learner

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19  Permit                      $56.50                $113.00

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20  Class B Commercial License  $56.50                $113.00

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21  Class C Commercial Learner

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22  Permit                      $46.50                $93.00

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23  Class C Commercial License  $46.50                $93.00

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24  Class D License             $38.50                $77.00

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

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2 subsection H of this section, the fee charged for the issuance or

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3 renewal of a REAL ID Compliant Driver License shall be in accordance

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4 with the following schedule; provided, that any applicant who has a

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5 CDL Commercial Learner Permit shall be charged only the replacement

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6 fee for the issuance of the license:

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7   License Class                       4-year            8-year

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8   REAL ID Compliant Class A

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9   Commercial Learner Permit           $56.50            $113.00

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10  REAL ID Compliant Class A

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11  Commercial License                  $56.50            $113.00

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12  REAL ID Compliant Class B

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13  Commercial Learner Permit           $56.50            $113.00

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14  REAL ID Compliant Class B

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15  Commercial License                  $56.50            $113.00

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16  REAL ID Compliant Class C

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17  Commercial Learner Permit           $46.50            $93.00

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18  REAL ID Compliant Class C

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19  Commercial License                  $46.50            $93.00

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20  REAL ID Compliant Class D

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21  License                             $38.50            $77.00

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

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2 3 period of one hundred eighty (180) days. The cost for the renewed

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2 4 permit shall be the same as for the original permit.

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1   M. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1104 of this

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2 title, of each fee charged pursuant to the provisions of subsections

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3 J, K, and L of this section:

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4   1. Five Dollars and fifty cents ($5.50) of a 4-year four-year

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5 license or Eleven Dollars ($11.00) of an 8-year eight-year license

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6 shall be deposited to the Trauma Care Assistance Revolving Fund

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7 created in Section 1-2530.9 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

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8   2. Six Dollars and seventy-five cents ($6.75) of a 4-year four-

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9 year license or Thirteen Dollars and fifty cents ($13.50) of an 8-

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1 0 year eight-year license shall be deposited to the Department of

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1 1 Public Safety Computer Imaging System Revolving Fund to be used

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1 2 solely for the purpose of administration and maintenance of the

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1 3 computerized imaging system of the Department through October 31,

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1 4 2022. Beginning November 1, 2022, Six Dollars and seventy-five

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1 5 cents ($6.75) of a 4-year four-year license or Thirteen Dollars and

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1 6 fifty cents ($13.50) of an 8-year eight-year license shall be

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1 7 deposited to the Service Oklahoma Computer Imaging System Revolving

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1 8 Fund to be used solely for the purpose of administration and

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1 9 maintenance of the computerized imaging system of Service Oklahoma;

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20  3. Ten Dollars ($10.00) of a 4-year four-year license or Twenty

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2 1 Dollars ($20.00) of an 8-year eight-year license shall be deposited

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2 2 to the Department of Public Safety Revolving Fund for all original

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2 3 or renewal issuances of licenses through October 31, 2022.

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2 4 Beginning November 1, 2022, Ten Dollars ($10.00) of a 4-year four-

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1 year license or Twenty Dollars ($20.00) of an 8-year eight-year

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2 license shall be deposited to the Service Oklahoma Revolving Fund

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3 for all original or renewal issuances of licenses; and

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4   4. Five Dollars ($5.00) of a 4-year four-year license or Six

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5 Dollars ($6.00) of an 8-year eight-year license shall be deposited

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6 to the State Public Safety Fund created in Section 2-147 of this

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7 title.

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8   N. All original and renewal driver licenses shall expire as

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9 provided in Section 6-115 of this title.

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10  O. 1. Through May 31, 2025, any person sixty-two (62) to

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1 1 sixty-four (64) years of age during the calendar year of issuance or

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1 2 renewal of a Class D license or motorcycle endorsement shall be

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1 3 charged the following prorated fee:

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14                                          4-year        8-year

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15  Age 62                                  $21.25        $42.50

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16  Age 63                                  $17.50        $35.00

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17  Age 64                                  $13.75        $27.50

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

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1 9 calendar year of issuance or renewal of a Class D license or

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2 0 motorcycle endorsement shall not be charged a fee.

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21  P. No person who has been honorably discharged from active

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2 2 service in any branch of the Armed Forces of the United States or

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2 3 Oklahoma National Guard and who has been certified by the United

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2 4 States Department of Veterans Affairs, its successor, or the Armed

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1 Forces of the United States to be a disabled veteran in receipt of

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2 compensation at the one-hundred-percent rate for a permanent

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3 disability sustained through military action or accident resulting

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4 from disease contracted while in such active service and registered

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5 with the veterans registry created by the Oklahoma Department of

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6 Veterans Affairs shall be charged a fee for the issuance,

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7 replacement, or renewal of an Oklahoma driver license; provided,

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8 that if a veteran has been previously exempt from a fee pursuant to

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9 this subsection, no registration with the veterans registry shall be

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1 0 required.

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11  Q. In accordance with the provisions of subsection G of this

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1 2 section, Service Oklahoma is authorized to promulgate rules for the

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1 3 issuance and renewal of driver licenses authorized pursuant to the

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1 4 provisions of Sections 6-101 through 6-309 of this title; provided,

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1 5 that no such rules applicable to the issuance or renewal of REAL ID

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1 6 Noncompliant Driver Licenses shall create more stringent standards

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1 7 than such rules applicable as of January 1, 2017, unless directly

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1 8 related to a specific change in statutory law concerning standards

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1 9 for REAL ID Noncompliant Driver Licenses. Applications, upon forms

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2 0 approved by Service Oklahoma, for such licenses shall be handled, in

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2 1 accordance with the provisions of subsection G of this section, by

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2 2 the licensed operator; provided, Service Oklahoma is authorized to

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2 3 assume these duties in any county of this state. Each licensed

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2 4 operator accepting applications for driver licenses shall receive

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 1 Six Dollars ($6.00) for a 4-year four-year REAL ID Noncompliant

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 2 Driver License or Twelve Dollars ($12.00) for an 8-year eight-year

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 3 REAL ID Noncompliant Driver License or Ten Dollars ($10.00) for a 4-

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 4 year four-year REAL ID Compliant Driver License or Twenty Dollars

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 5 ($20.00) for an 8-year eight-year REAL ID Compliant Driver License

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 6 to be deducted from the total collected for each license or renewal

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 7 application accepted through June 30, 2023. Beginning July 1, 2022,

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 8 and ending on June 30, 2023, each motor license agent or licensed

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1 0 over the age of sixty-five (65) years or for applications for

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1 1 drivers pursuant to subsection P of this section shall receive Six

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1 2 Dollars ($6.00) for a 4-year four-year driver license or Twelve

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1 3 Dollars ($12.00) for an 8-year eight-year driver license to be

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1 4 deducted daily by the motor license agent or licensed operator

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1 5 receipts. Beginning July 1, 2023, these fees shall be retained by

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1 6 the licensed operator pursuant to subsection E of Section 1141.1 of

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1 7 this title. The fees received by the licensed operator, authorized

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1 8 by this subsection, shall be used for operating expenses. The

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1 9 amount retained pursuant to this subsection shall not be retained by

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2 0 any state agency. The fees received by the licensed operator,

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2 1 authorized by this subsection, shall be used for operating expenses.

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2 2 For purposes of this subsection, "licensed operator" shall mean an

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2 4 Board to operate a designated Service Oklahoma location and offers

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1 third-party fulfillment of designated services to be rendered by

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3   R. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1104 of this title

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4 and subsection Q of this section and except as provided in

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5 subsections H and M of this section, the first Sixty Thousand

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6 Dollars ($60,000.00) of all monies collected pursuant to this

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8 Treasurer to be deposited in the General Revenue Fund of the State

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9 Treasury.

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10  The next Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) of monies

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1 1 collected pursuant to this section shall be paid by the Tax

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1 2 Commission to the State Treasurer to be deposited each fiscal year

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1 3 under the provisions of this section to the credit of the Department

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1 4 of Public Safety Restricted Revolving Fund for the purpose of the

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1 5 Oklahoma Law Enforcement Telecommunications System. All other

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1 6 monies collected in excess of Five Hundred Sixty Thousand Dollars

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1 7 ($560,000.00) each fiscal year shall be apportioned as provided in

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1 8 Section 1104 of this title, except as otherwise provided in this

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20  S. Service Oklahoma shall retain the images displayed on

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2 1 licenses and identification cards issued pursuant to the provisions

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2 2 of Sections 6-101 through 6-309 of this title which may be used

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1   1. By a law enforcement agency for purposes of criminal

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2 investigations, missing person investigations, or any law

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3 enforcement purpose which is deemed necessary by the Commissioner of

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5   2. By the driver licensing agency of another state for its

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7   3. As provided in Section 2-110 of this title.

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8   All agencies approved by the Oklahoma Law Enforcement

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9 Telecommunications System (OLETS) or the National Law Enforcement

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1 0 Telecommunications System (NLETS) to receive photographs or

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1 1 computerized images may obtain them through OLETS or through NLETS.

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1 2 Photographs or computerized images may be obtained by law

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1 3 enforcement one inquiry at a time.

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14  The computer system and related equipment acquired for this

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18  T. No person may hold more than one state-issued or territory-

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1 9 issued REAL ID Compliant Driver License or REAL ID Compliant

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2 0 Identification Card from Oklahoma or any other state or territory.

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2 1 Service Oklahoma shall not issue a REAL ID Compliant Driver License

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2 2 to a person who has been previously issued a REAL ID Compliant

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1 Oklahoma by the applicant. Service Oklahoma may promulgate rules

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4   U. Beginning May 24, 2021, and ending on June 30, 2023, in

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5 addition to the amounts provided in subsection Q of this section, a

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7 processed application for a four-year REAL ID Compliant 4-year

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8 Driver License and Ten Dollars ($10.00) for each processed

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9 application for a an eight-year REAL ID Compliant 8-year Driver

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