Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-11-1119
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Definitions - Unattended child or vulnerable adult in
Official statutory text
motor vehicle prohibited - Exception - Penalty.
A. As used in the Forget-Me-Not Vehicle Safety Act:
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 47. Motor Vehicles Page 575
1. “Person responsible for a child” means a custodial parent or
legal guardian of a child, or a person who has been directed or
authorized to supervise a child by that child’s custodial parent or
legal guardian;
2. “Unattended” means beyond a person’s direct ability to care
for or come to the aid of the unaccompanied person; and
3. “Motor vehicle” means the same as defined in Section 1-134
of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
B. A person responsible for a child who is six (6) years of age
or younger, or a caretaker of a vulnerable adult as defined by
Section 10-103 of Title 43A of the Oklahoma Statutes, shall not
leave that child or vulnerable adult unattended in a motor vehicle
if the conditions, including, but not limited to, extreme weather,
inadequate ventilation, or hazardous or malfunctioning components
within the vehicle present a risk to the health or safety of the
unattended child or vulnerable adult.
C. It shall not be considered a violation of this section if
the child or vulnerable adult is accompanied in the motor vehicle by
a person at least twelve (12) years of age who is not mentally
incompetent as defined by Section 1-103 of Title 43A of the Oklahoma
Statutes.
D. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this
section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by:
1. A fine of not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) upon a first
conviction;
2. A fine of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) and
ordered to perform community service of not less than fifty (50)
hours upon a second conviction; and
3. A fine of not less than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) upon a
third or subsequent conviction, and the full record of that person's
convictions of the violations of this section shall be submitted to
the Department of Human Services for evaluation.
E. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this
section who has left a child or vulnerable adult unattended in a
motor vehicle on the premises of any establishment which holds any
license for the sale of alcoholic beverages for consumption on the
premises pursuant to Section 521 of Title 37 of the Oklahoma
Statutes, and who has consumed any alcoholic beverage during the
period of time the child or vulnerable adult has been unattended,
shall be punished by a fine of not less than Five Hundred Dollars
($500.00).
F. Nothing in this section precludes prosecution under any
other provision of law.
A. As used in the Forget-Me-Not Vehicle Safety Act:
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 47. Motor Vehicles Page 575
1. “Person responsible for a child” means a custodial parent or
legal guardian of a child, or a person who has been directed or
authorized to supervise a child by that child’s custodial parent or
legal guardian;
2. “Unattended” means beyond a person’s direct ability to care
for or come to the aid of the unaccompanied person; and
3. “Motor vehicle” means the same as defined in Section 1-134
of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
B. A person responsible for a child who is six (6) years of age
or younger, or a caretaker of a vulnerable adult as defined by
Section 10-103 of Title 43A of the Oklahoma Statutes, shall not
leave that child or vulnerable adult unattended in a motor vehicle
if the conditions, including, but not limited to, extreme weather,
inadequate ventilation, or hazardous or malfunctioning components
within the vehicle present a risk to the health or safety of the
unattended child or vulnerable adult.
C. It shall not be considered a violation of this section if
the child or vulnerable adult is accompanied in the motor vehicle by
a person at least twelve (12) years of age who is not mentally
incompetent as defined by Section 1-103 of Title 43A of the Oklahoma
Statutes.
D. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this
section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by:
1. A fine of not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) upon a first
conviction;
2. A fine of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) and
ordered to perform community service of not less than fifty (50)
hours upon a second conviction; and
3. A fine of not less than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) upon a
third or subsequent conviction, and the full record of that person's
convictions of the violations of this section shall be submitted to
the Department of Human Services for evaluation.
E. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this
section who has left a child or vulnerable adult unattended in a
motor vehicle on the premises of any establishment which holds any
license for the sale of alcoholic beverages for consumption on the
premises pursuant to Section 521 of Title 37 of the Oklahoma
Statutes, and who has consumed any alcoholic beverage during the
period of time the child or vulnerable adult has been unattended,
shall be punished by a fine of not less than Five Hundred Dollars
($500.00).
F. Nothing in this section precludes prosecution under any
other provision of law.
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