Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-11-1116

Golf carts, all-terrain, and utility vehicles - Operation on

streets, highways, and roadways within unincorporated areas.

A. The self-propelled or motor-driven and operated vehicles

described in this section shall be prohibited from operating or

shall be limited in operation on the streets and highways of this

state.

B. Self-propelled or motor-driven cycles, known and commonly

referred to as "minibikes" and other similar trade names, shall be

prohibited from operating on the streets and highways of this state,

except:

1. When used in a parade; or

2. When registered, as required by subsection E of Section 1151

of this title, and operated in this state by food vendor services

upon streets having a speed limit of thirty (30) miles per hour or

less.

All minibikes offered for sale in this state shall bear the

following notice to the customer: "This machine is not manufactured

or sold for operation on the public streets or highways. Since it

is not provided with equipment required by law for street or highway

use, all persons are cautioned that any operation of this vehicle

upon a public street or highway will be in violation of the motor

vehicle laws of this state and will subject the violator to arrest."

C. Golf carts and utility vehicles, as defined by Section 1102

of this title, shall not be operated on the streets and highways of

this state except:

1. Golf carts or utility vehicles owned by the Oklahoma Tourism

and Recreation Department, and operated by employees or agents of

the Department or employees of independent management companies

working on behalf of the Department, may be operated on the streets

and highways of this state during daylight hours or under rules

developed by the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Commission, when

the streets and highways are located within the boundaries of a

state park. The Department shall have warning signs placed at the

entrance and other locations at those state parks allowing golf

carts or utility vehicles to be operated on the streets and highways

of this state located within the boundaries of those state parks.

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The warning signs shall state that golf carts and utility vehicles

may be operating on streets and highways and that motor vehicle

operators shall take special precautions to be alert for the

presence of golf carts or utility vehicles on the streets and

highways;

2. The municipal governing body has adopted an ordinance

governing the operation of golf carts or utility vehicles on city

streets; provided, such ordinances shall include necessary vehicle

lighting and safety requirements;

3. Golf carts or utility vehicles may operate on state highways

only if making a perpendicular crossing of a state highway located

within the boundaries of a municipality which has adopted an

ordinance governing the operation of golf carts or utility vehicles;

4. The board of county commissioners of a county has approved

the operation of golf cart or utility vehicle traffic on roadways

within the county, and:

a. the roadway has a posted speed limit of twenty-five
aking a perpendicular crossing of a state highway located

within the boundaries of a municipality which has adopted an

ordinance governing the operation of golf carts or utility vehicles;

4. The board of county commissioners of a county has approved

the operation of golf cart or utility vehicle traffic on roadways

within the county, and:

a. the roadway has a posted speed limit of twenty-five

(25) miles per hour or less,

b. the roadway is located in an unincorporated area, and

c. appropriate signage, cautioning motorists of the

possibility of golf cart or utility vehicle traffic,

is erected by the board of county commissioners; or

5. Street-legal utility vehicles that are registered as a motor

vehicle pursuant to Section 1-171.1 of this title may be operated on

the streets and highways of this state and U.S. highways in counties

whose population is less than seventy-five thousand (75,000)

according to the latest Federal Decennial Census. Registered

street-legal utility vehicles may be operated on stretches of U.S.

highways with posted speed limits of fifty (50) miles per hour or

less in counties with a population of more than seventy-five

thousand (75,000) according to the latest Federal Decennial Census.

Provided, however, street-legal utility vehicles shall not be

operated on the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways.

D. All-terrain vehicles shall not be operated on the streets

and highways of this state, except:

1. On unpaved roads which are located within the boundaries of

any property of the Forest Service of the United States Department

of Agriculture;

2. On highways if:

a. the vehicle needs to make a direct crossing of the

highway while the vehicle is traveling upon a

regularly traveled trail and needs to continue travel

from one area of the trail to another and, if the

vehicle comes to a complete stop, yields the right-of-

way to all oncoming traffic that constitutes an

immediate hazard, and crosses the highway at an angle

of approximately ninety (90) degrees to the direction

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of the street or highway. This exception shall not

apply to divided highways or highways with a posted

speed limit of more than thirty-five (35) miles per

hour in the area of the crossing,

b. the vehicle needs to travel on a highway in order to

cross a railroad track. In that event, the all-

terrain vehicle may travel for not more than three

hundred (300) feet on a highway to cross a railroad

track,

c. the operator of the all-terrain vehicle making the

crossing at a highway has a valid driver license, and

d. the operator of the vehicle makes a crossing on a

highway during daylight hours only;

3. On streets and highways within a municipality if the

municipal governing body has adopted an ordinance governing the

operation of golf carts, utility vehicles or all-terrain vehicles on

streets and highways within the municipality; or

4. On roadways within unincorporated areas of a county if those

roadways are not part of the state highway system or the National

System of Interstate and Defense Highways; provided, however, that

the driver is a licensed driver.

E. Mopeds, as defined by Section 1-133.2 of this title, may be

operated on the streets and highways of this state if:

1. The municipal governing body has adopted an ordinance

governing the operation of mopeds on city streets; provided, such

ordinances shall include necessary vehicle lighting and safety

requirements; or

2. The board of county commissioners of a county has approved

the operation of mopeds on roadways within the county, not including

roadways within a municipality.