Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-11-1117
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All-terrain vehicle passenger restrictions - Penalties
Official statutory text
and enforcement - Liability of parents or vehicle owners -
Applicability.
A. It shall be unlawful for a person less than eighteen (18)
years of age to operate or to be carried as a passenger upon an all-
terrain vehicle unless the person wears a crash helmet of a type
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 47. Motor Vehicles Page 574
which complies with standards established by 49 C.F.R., Section
571.218.
B. It shall be unlawful for the operator of an all-terrain
vehicle to carry a passenger unless that all-terrain vehicle has
been specifically designed by the manufacturer to carry passengers
in addition to the operator.
C. Fine and court costs for violating the provisions of this
section shall not exceed Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00). Any peace
officer of this state including, but not limited to, park rangers,
is authorized to enforce the provisions of this section. All monies
collected pursuant to a citation for a violation of this section
shall be deposited in the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department
Revolving Fund for credit to the cost center of the state park or
public recreation area where such citation was issued.
D. Any parent, legal guardian or person having actual
responsibility for a person under eighteen (18) years of age, or who
is the owner of the all-terrain vehicle operated by a person under
eighteen (18) years of age, who knows, or should have known, that
the person operating the all-terrain vehicle is not in compliance
with the provisions of this section, shall be punishable according
to the provisions of subsection C of this section.
E. As used in this section, “all-terrain vehicle” means a
vehicle manufactured and used exclusively for off-highway use,
traveling on four or more non-highway tires, having a seat designed
to be straddled by the operator, and which is steered by the use of
handlebars.
F. “Recreational off-highway vehicle” means a vehicle
manufactured and used exclusively for off-highway use, traveling on
four or more non-highway tires, having non-straddle seating and
which is steered by a steering wheel.
G. The provisions of this section shall apply only to persons
operating all-terrain vehicles on public lands.
H. The provisions of this section shall not apply to persons
operating an all-terrain vehicle on privately owned property.
Applicability.
A. It shall be unlawful for a person less than eighteen (18)
years of age to operate or to be carried as a passenger upon an all-
terrain vehicle unless the person wears a crash helmet of a type
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 47. Motor Vehicles Page 574
which complies with standards established by 49 C.F.R., Section
571.218.
B. It shall be unlawful for the operator of an all-terrain
vehicle to carry a passenger unless that all-terrain vehicle has
been specifically designed by the manufacturer to carry passengers
in addition to the operator.
C. Fine and court costs for violating the provisions of this
section shall not exceed Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00). Any peace
officer of this state including, but not limited to, park rangers,
is authorized to enforce the provisions of this section. All monies
collected pursuant to a citation for a violation of this section
shall be deposited in the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department
Revolving Fund for credit to the cost center of the state park or
public recreation area where such citation was issued.
D. Any parent, legal guardian or person having actual
responsibility for a person under eighteen (18) years of age, or who
is the owner of the all-terrain vehicle operated by a person under
eighteen (18) years of age, who knows, or should have known, that
the person operating the all-terrain vehicle is not in compliance
with the provisions of this section, shall be punishable according
to the provisions of subsection C of this section.
E. As used in this section, “all-terrain vehicle” means a
vehicle manufactured and used exclusively for off-highway use,
traveling on four or more non-highway tires, having a seat designed
to be straddled by the operator, and which is steered by the use of
handlebars.
F. “Recreational off-highway vehicle” means a vehicle
manufactured and used exclusively for off-highway use, traveling on
four or more non-highway tires, having non-straddle seating and
which is steered by a steering wheel.
G. The provisions of this section shall apply only to persons
operating all-terrain vehicles on public lands.
H. The provisions of this section shall not apply to persons
operating an all-terrain vehicle on privately owned property.
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