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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 598 By: Pederson
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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 6-105, as last amended by Section 38,
8 Chapter 452, O.S.L. 2024 (47 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section
8 6-105), which relates to farm permits; providing
9 certain process for persons issued farm permit to
9 receive driver license; updating statutory language;
10 updating statutory references; providing an effective
10 date; and declaring an emergency.
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13 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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14 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 6-105, as
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15 last amended by Section 38, Chapter 452, O.S.L. 2024 (47 O.S. Supp.
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16 2024, Section 6-105), is amended to read as follows:
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17 Section 6-105. A. Unless a legal custodial parent or legal
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18 guardian has filed an objection to licensure pursuant to Section 6-
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19 103.1 of this title, any person under eighteen (18) years of age may
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20 be permitted to operate:
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21 1. A Class D motor vehicle under the graduated driver license
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22 provisions prescribed in subsections B through E of this section;
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23 2. A motorcycle under the provisions prescribed in subsection H
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1 3. A farm vehicle under the provisions prescribed in subsection
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2 I of this section.
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3 B. Any person who is at least fifteen (15) years of age may
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4 drive during a session in which the driver is being instructed in a
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5 driver education course, as set out in subparagraphs a, b, c, d, and
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6 e of paragraph 1 of subsection C of this section, by a certified
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7 driver education instructor who is seated in the right front seat of
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8 the motor vehicle.
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9 C. Any person:
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10 1. Who is at least fifteen and one-half (15 1/2) years of age
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11 and is currently receiving instruction in or has successfully
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12 completed driver education. For purposes of this section, the term
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13 "driver education" shall mean:
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14 a. a prescribed secondary school driver education course,
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15 as provided for in Sections 19-113 through 19-121 19-
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16 124 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
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17 b. a driver education course, certified by Service
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18 Oklahoma, from a parochial, private, or other
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19 nonpublic secondary school,
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20 c. a commercial driver training course school, as defined
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21 by Sections 801 through 808 of this title,
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22 d. a parent-taught driver education course, certified by
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23 Service Oklahoma, in conjunction with the Department
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24 of Public Safety. Service Oklahoma shall promulgate
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1 rules for any parent-taught driver education course,
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2 or
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3 e. a driver education course certified by a state other
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4 than Oklahoma; or
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5 2. Who is at least sixteen (16) years of age,
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6 may, upon successfully passing all parts of the driver license
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7 examination administered by Service Oklahoma, or an approved written
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8 examination proctor, except the driving examination, be issued a
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9 learner permit which will grant the permittee the privilege to
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10 operate a Class D motor vehicle upon the public highways only
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11 between the hours of 5:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. and while accompanied
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12 by a licensed driver who is at least twenty-one (21) years of age
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13 and who is actually occupying a seat beside the permittee; provided,
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14 the written examination for a learner permit may be waived by
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15 Service Oklahoma upon verification that the person has successfully
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16 completed driver education.
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17 D. 1. Any person:
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18 a. who has applied for, been issued, and has possessed a
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19 learner permit for a minimum of one hundred eighty
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20 (180) days,
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21 b. whose custodial legal parent or legal guardian
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22 certifies to Service Oklahoma by sworn affidavit that
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23 the person has received a minimum of fifty (50) hours
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24 of actual behind-the-wheel training, of which at least
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1 ten (10) hours of such training was at night, from a
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2 licensed driver who was at least twenty-one (21) years
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3 of age and who was properly licensed to operate a
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4 Class D motor vehicle for a minimum of two (2) years,
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5 and
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6 c. who has completed a free course approved by the
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7 Oklahoma Department of Transportation on teen driver
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8 work zone and first responder safety,
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9 may be issued an intermediate Class D license upon successfully
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10 passing all parts of the driver license examinations administered by
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11 Service Oklahoma; provided, the written examination, if it has not
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12 previously been administered or waived, may be waived by Service
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13 Oklahoma upon verification that the person has successfully
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14 completed driver education or the driving examination may be waived
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15 by Service Oklahoma upon successful passage of the examination
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16 administered by a certified designated examiner, as provided for in
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17 Section 6-110 of this title. However, notwithstanding the date of
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18 issuance of the learner permit, if the person has been convicted of
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19 a traffic offense which is reported on the driving record of that
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20 person, the time period specified in subparagraph a of this
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21 paragraph shall be recalculated to begin from the date of conviction
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22 for the traffic offense, and must elapse before that person may be
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23 issued an intermediate Class D license. If the person has been
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24 convicted of more than one traffic offense which is reported on the
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1 driving record of that person, the time period specified in
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2 subparagraph a of this paragraph shall be recalculated to begin from
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3 the most recent date of conviction, and must elapse before that
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4 person may be issued an intermediate Class D license.
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5 2. A person who has been issued an intermediate Class D license
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6 under the provisions of this subsection:
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7 a. shall be granted the privilege to operate a Class D
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8 motor vehicle upon the public highways:
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9 (1) only between the hours of 5:00 a.m. and 10:00
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10 p.m., except for driving to and from work,
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11 school, school activities, and church activities,
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12 or
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13 (2) at any time, if a licensed driver who is at least
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14 twenty-one (21) years of age is actually
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15 occupying a seat beside the intermediate Class D
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16 licensee, or if the intermediate Class D licensee
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17 is a farm or ranch resident, and is operating a
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18 motor vehicle while engaged in farming or
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19 ranching operations outside the limits of a
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20 municipality, or driving to and from work,
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21 school, school activities, or church activities,
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22 and
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23 b. shall not operate a motor vehicle with more than one
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24 passenger unless:
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1 (1) all passengers live in the same household as the
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2 custodial legal parent or legal guardian, or
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3 (2) a licensed driver at least twenty-one (21) years
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4 of age is actually occupying a seat beside the
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5 intermediate Class D licensee.
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6 E. Any person who has been issued an intermediate Class D
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7 license for a minimum of:
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8 1. One (1) year; or
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9 2. One hundred eighty (180) days, if the person has completed
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10 both the driver education and the parent-certified behind-the-wheel
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11 training provisions of subparagraph b of paragraph 1 of subsection D
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12 of this section,
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13 may be issued a Class D license. However, notwithstanding the date
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14 of issuance of the Class D license, if the person has been convicted
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15 of a traffic offense which is reported on the driving record of that
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16 person, the time periods specified in paragraph 1 or 2 of this
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17 subsection, as applicable, shall be recalculated to begin from the
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18 date of conviction for the traffic offense, and must elapse before
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19 that person may be issued a Class D license. If the person has been
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20 convicted of more than one traffic offense which is reported on the
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21 driving record of that person, the time periods period specified in
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22 paragraph 1 or 2 of this subsection, as applicable, shall be
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23 recalculated to begin from the most recent date of conviction, and
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24 must elapse before that person may be issued a Class D license.
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1 F. Learner permits and intermediate Class D licenses shall be
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2 issued for the same period as all other driver licenses. The
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3 licenses may be suspended or canceled at the discretion of the
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4 Department of Public Safety, with notice to Service Oklahoma for
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5 violation of restrictions, for failing to give the required or
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6 correct information on the application, for knowingly giving false
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7 or inaccurate information on the application or any subsequent
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8 documentation related to the granting of driving privileges, for
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9 using a hand-held electronic device while operating a motor vehicle
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10 for non-life-threatening emergency purposes or for violation of any
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11 traffic laws of this state pertaining to the operation of a motor
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12 vehicle.
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13 G. Service Oklahoma shall promulgate rules establishing
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14 procedures for removal of learner permit and intermediate Class D
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15 license restrictions from the permit or license upon the permittee
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16 or licensee qualifying for a less restricted or an unrestricted
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17 license.
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18 H. Any person fourteen (14) years of age or older may apply for
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19 a restricted Class D license with a motorcycle-only restriction.
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20 After the person has successfully passed all parts of the motorcycle
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21 examination other than the driving examination, has successfully
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22 completed a certified state-approved motorcycle basic rider course
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23 approved by the Department of Public Safety, in conjunction with
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24 Service Oklahoma, and has met all requirements provided for in the
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1 rules of the Department and Service Oklahoma, Service Oklahoma shall
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2 issue to the person a restricted Class D license with a motorcycle-
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3 only restriction which shall grant to the person, while having the
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4 license in the person's immediate possession, the privilege to
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5 operate a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle:
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6 1. With a piston displacement not to exceed three hundred cubic
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7 centimeters (300 cc) or a sixteen and eight-tenths (16.8) kilowatt
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8 electric power source;
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9 2. Between the hours of 4:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. only;
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10 3. While wearing approved protective headgear; and
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11 4. While accompanied by and receiving instruction from any
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12 person who is at least twenty-one (21) years of age and who is
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13 properly licensed pursuant to the laws of this state to operate a
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14 motorcycle or motor-driven cycle, and who has visual contact with
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15 the restricted licensee.
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16 The restricted licensee may apply on or after thirty (30) days
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17 from date of issuance of the restricted Class D license with a
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18 motorcycle-only restriction to have the restriction of being
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19 accompanied by a licensed driver removed by successfully completing
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20 the driving portion of an examination.
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21 The written examination and driving examination for a restricted
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22 Class D license with a motorcycle-only endorsement shall be waived
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23 by Service Oklahoma upon verification that the person has
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1 successfully completed a certified state-approved motorcycle basic
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2 rider course approved by the Department and Service Oklahoma.
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3 I. 1. Any person who is less than seventeen (17) years of age
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4 but is at least fourteen (14) years of age and who resides upon a
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5 farm in this state or is employed for compensation upon a farm in
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6 this state may apply to Service Oklahoma for a farm permit
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7 authorizing such person, while possessing the permit, to operate any
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8 Class D motor vehicle.
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9 2. a. A farm permit shall entitle the licensee, who is at
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10 least fourteen (14) years of age but less than sixteen
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11 (16) years of age, to operate the appropriate motor
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12 vehicles at any time:
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13 (1) while going to or from or in connection with any
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14 farm job, employment, or other farm-related work,
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15 (2) on days while school is in session, over the most
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16 direct and accessible route between the
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17 licensee's residence and school of enrollment for
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18 the purpose of school attendance; provided, that
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19 the privilege shall only extend to those
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20 licensees who reside on a farm and commute
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21 directly from their place of residence to the
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22 school in which they are enrolled, or
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23 (3) when the licensee is operating a passenger car at
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1 holder of a valid commercial driver license,
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2 Class A, B, C, or D driver license and who is
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3 actually occupying a seat beside the driver.
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4 b. For a period of six (6) months, a farm permit shall
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5 entitle the licensee who is at least sixteen (16)
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6 years of age to operate the appropriate motor vehicles
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7 at any time:
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8 (1) from 5:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.,
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9 (2) while going to or from or in connection with any
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10 farm job, employment, or other farm-related work,
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11 (3) while going to or from authorized school
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12 activities,
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13 (4) while going directly to or from any religious
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14 worship service held by a religious organization,
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15 or
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16 (5) while the licensee is operating a passenger car
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17 at any time while accompanied by an adult who is
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18 the holder of a valid commercial driver license,
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19 Class A, B, or C driver license, and who is
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20 actually occupying a seat beside the driver.
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21 After such six-month period, if the licensee has complied with the
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22 provisions of this subsection, such farm permit shall entitle the
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23 licensee to operate the appropriate motor vehicles at any time
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1 3. A farm permit shall be issued only if:
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2 a. the applicant can prove that such applicant resides or
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3 works on a farm by submitting the signed affidavit of
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4 either a parent or guardian stating that the applicant
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5 lives on a farm, or
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6 b. the applicant does not live on a farm but works on a
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7 farm and the applicant submits the signed affidavit of
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8 the applicant's employer and parent or guardian
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9 attesting to such employment, and
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10 c. the applicant has successfully completed the
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11 examination requirements in Section 6-110 of this
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12 title, and
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13 c. the applicant does not live on a farm but works on a
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14 farm and the applicant submits the signed affidavit of
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15 the applicant's employer and parent or guardian
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16 attesting to such employment.
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17 4. Any licensee issued a farm permit under this subsection:
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18 a. who is less than sixteen (16) years of age shall not
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19 operate any motor vehicle with nonsibling minor
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20 passengers,
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21 b. who is at least sixteen (16) years of age, for a
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22 period of six (6) months after reaching sixteen (16)
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23 years of age, shall not operate any motor vehicle with
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1 years of age and who is not a member of the licensee's
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2 immediate family, or
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3 c. who is at least fourteen (14) years of age, but less
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4 than sixteen (16) years of age, shall not operate any
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5 motor vehicle on interstate or turnpike highway
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6 systems, nor shall a licensee operate a motor vehicle
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7 within the limits of a city with a population in
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8 excess of one hundred thousand (100,000) persons
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9 according to the latest Federal Decennial Census.
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10 Any conviction for violating this paragraph shall be construed as a
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11 moving traffic violation. Service Oklahoma may, in its discretion,
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12 suspend the permit of an individual for violation of this paragraph.
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13 5. Any licensee issued a farm permit under this subsection
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14 shall not operate a wireless communication device while driving a
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15 motor vehicle, except that a licensee may operate a wireless
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16 communication device while driving a motor vehicle to report illegal
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17 activity or to summon medical or other emergency help.
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18 6. As used in this subsection, "farm" means any parcel of land
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19 for which the owner has an agricultural exemption permit issued by
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20 the Oklahoma Tax Commission.
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21 7. a. A farm permit issued under this subsection is subject
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22 to suspension or revocation in the same manner as any
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1 b. A farm permit may be suspended in accordance with
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2 Section 6-113 of this title for any violation of
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3 restrictions under this subsection.
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4 c. Service Oklahoma shall suspend the farm permit upon
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5 receiving satisfactory evidence that the licensee has
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6 been involved in two or more accidents chargeable to
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7 the licensee and such suspended license shall not be
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8 reinstated for one (1) year.
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9 8. Any licensee issued a farm permit under this subsection
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10 shall provide, prior to reaching sixteen (16) years of age, a signed
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11 affidavit of either a parent or guardian stating that the applicant
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12 has completed at least fifty (50) hours of adult-supervised driving
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13 with at least ten (10) of those hours being at night. The adult-
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14 supervised driving required by this paragraph shall be conducted by
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15 an adult who is at least twenty-one (21) years of age and is the
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16 holder of a valid commercial driver license, Class A, B, C, or D
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17 driver license. Evidence of failure of any licensee who was
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18 required to complete the fifty (50) hours of adult-supervised
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19 driving under this subsection shall not be admissible in any action
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20 for the purpose of determining any aspect of comparative negligence
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21 or mitigation of damages.
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22 9. Any licensee issued a farm permit under this subsection who:
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23 a. is under sixteen (16) years of age and is convicted of
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1 separate occasions shall not be eligible to receive a
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2 driver license which is not restricted, in accordance
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3 with the provisions of subparagraph a of paragraph 2
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4 of this subsection, until the person reaches seventeen
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5 (17) years of age,.
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6 10. Any person who is at least sixteen (16) years of age and
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7 has been issued a farm permit for a minimum of one (1) year may
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8 apply for and be issued a Class D license, except for any licensee
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9 who:
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10 b. a. is at least sixteen (16) years of age but less than
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11 seventeen (17) years of age and is convicted of two or
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12 more moving traffic violations committed on separate
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13 occasions shall not be eligible to receive a driver
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14 license which is not restricted, in accordance with
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15 the provisions of subparagraph b of paragraph 2 of
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16 this subsection, until the person reaches eighteen
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17 (18) years of age, or
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18 c. b. fails to provide the affidavit required under
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19 paragraph 8 of this subsection shall not be eligible
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20 to receive a driver license which is not restricted,
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21 in accordance with the provisions of subparagraph a of
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22 paragraph 2 of this subsection, until the person
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1 person reaches seventeen (17) years of age, whichever
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2 occurs first.
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3 J. As used in this section:
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4 1. "Hand-held electronic device" means a mobile telephone or
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5 electronic device with which a user engages in a telephone call,
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6 plays or stores media, including, but not limited to, music and
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7 video, or sends or reads a text message while requiring the use of
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8 at least one hand; and
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9 2. "Using a hand-held electronic device" means engaging any
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10 function on an electronic device.
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11 K. All driver education courses provided for in paragraph 1 of
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12 subsection C of this section shall include education regarding the
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13 dangers of texting while driving and the effects of being under the
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14 influence of alcohol or other intoxicating substance while driving.
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15 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2025.
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16 SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
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17 of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
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18 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
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19 be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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