Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-11-1007

Violations and penalties.

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A. 1. It shall be unlawful for any person to place or park a

motor vehicle in any parking space that is designated and posted as

a reserved area for the parking of a motor vehicle operated by or

transporting a physically disabled person unless such person has

applied for and been issued a detachable placard indicating physical

disability under the provisions of Section 15-112 of this title, and

such placard is displayed as provided in Section 15-112 of this

title or in rules adopted pursuant thereto, or has applied for and

been issued a physically disabled license plate pursuant to the

provisions of Section 1135.1 or 1135.2 of this title, and such

license plate is displayed pursuant to the provisions of the

Oklahoma Vehicle License and Registration Act.

2. It shall also be unlawful for any person to place or park a

motor vehicle, whether with or without a physically disabled placard

or plate, in any disabled parking space access aisle, wheelchair

ramp, wheelchair loading/unloading area or any portion thereof.

B. 1. Violation of these provisions shall be a misdemeanor and

upon conviction the person shall be fined Five Hundred Dollars

($500.00). Provided, any person cited for a first offense of a

violation of this section who has displayed a placard which has

expired pursuant to paragraph 4 or 5 of subsection D of Section 15-

112 of this title shall be entitled to dismissal of such charge and

shall not be required to pay the fine or court costs if the person

presents to the court within thirty (30) days of the issuance of the

citation a notice from Service Oklahoma that the person has obtained

a valid placard pursuant to the provisions of subsection D of

Section 15-112 of this title. Fines collected pursuant to this

section shall be distributed as follows:

a. eighty percent (80%) to the general fund of the

municipality in which the citation was issued, subject

to the provisions of subsection C of Section 15-115 of

this title, and

b. twenty percent (20%) to a dedicated fund established

by the Department of Public Safety for the

development, implementation and maintenance of a

system for the enforcement of the disability parking

provisions of this title through October 31, 2022.

Beginning November 1, 2022, these fines will be

distributed to a dedicated fund established by Service

Oklahoma for the development, implementation, and

maintenance of a system for the enforcement of the

disability parking provisions of this title.

2. In addition, vehicles unlawfully parked in violation of

these provisions shall be subject to immediate tow by a licensed tow

truck operator at the request of the landowner or a duly appointed

agent of the landowner, at the request of any person unable to

lawfully gain access to or move their vehicle, at the request of any

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person unable to lawfully gain access to the area blocked by the

unlawfully parked vehicle, or at the request of appropriate law-

enforcement personnel. The owner of any vehicle unlawfully parked

in violation of these provisions shall pay any and all reasonable

and necessary costs associated with towing and storage of the

vehicle.

C. Upon the accumulation of the total necessary funds in the

Department of Public Safety Restricted Revolving Fund pursuant to

subsection B of this section, the Department of Public Safety shall

develop, implement, deploy and administer a database which

identifies all persons to whom disabled parking permits have been

issued. The database shall be available twenty-four (24) hours a

day to any person authorized by statute to enforce disabled parking

laws of this state, in order to verify the validity of a disabled

parking permit and the person to whom it is issued. Beginning

November 1, 2022, Service Oklahoma shall administer the database.