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Driving
Without Owner's Security Verification Form
(Oklahoma Traffic Crimes)
Okla.
Stat.
tit. 47 § 7-606
Crime:
In Oklahoma, it is unlawful to drive
without a valid and current security verification form or equivalent
form which has been issued by the Department of Public Safety.
Punishment:
Driving
without a valid and current security verification form is a misdemeanor
punishable by up to thirty (30) days imprisonment and/or a fine, and
shall additionally be subject to suspension of license and registration.
Title 47. Motor Vehicles Chapter 7 - Financial Responsibility
Article
Article 6 - Compulsory Liability Insurance
Section 7-606 - Failure to Maintain Security - Failure to Provide Proof
of Security - Penalties - Sunset Provision
A. 1. An owner or operator who fails to comply with the Compulsory
Insurance Law of this state, or who fails to produce for inspection a
valid and current security verification form or equivalent form which
has been issued by the Department of Public Safety upon request of any
peace officer, representative of the Department of Public Safety or
other authorized person, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
conviction shall be subject to a fine of not more than Two Hundred Fifty
Dollars ($250.00), or imprisonment for not more than thirty (30) days,
or by both such fine and imprisonment, and in addition thereto, shall be
subject to suspension of license and registration in accordance with
Section 7-605 of this title.
2. An owner other than an owner of an antique or a classic automobile as
defined by the Oklahoma Tax Commission who files an affidavit that a
vehicle shall not be driven upon the public highways or public streets,
pursuant to Section 7-607 of this title, who drives or permits the
driving of the vehicle upon the public highways or public streets, shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be subject
to a fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or
imprisonment for not more than thirty (30) days, or by both such fine
and imprisonment, and in addition thereto, shall be subject to
suspension of license and registration in accordance with Section 7-605
of this title.
B. A sentence imposed for any violation of Section 7-600 et seq. of this
title may be suspended or deferred in whole or in part by the
court.
C. Any person producing proof in court that a current security
verification form or equivalent form which has been issued by the
Department reflecting liability coverage for such person was in force at
the time of the alleged offense shall be entitled to dismissal of such
charge upon payment of court costs; however, if proof of security
verification is presented to the court by the assigned court appearance
date, the charge shall be dismissed without payment of court costs. D.
Upon conviction, bond forfeiture or deferral of sentence, the court
clerk shall forward an abstract to the Department of Public Safety
within ten (10) days reflecting the action taken by the court.
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