Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1102v1

As used in the Oklahoma Vehicle License and Registration Act:

1. “All-terrain vehicle” means a vehicle manufactured and used

exclusively for off-highway use traveling on four or more non-

highway tires, and being fifty (50) inches or less in width;

2. “Carrying capacity” means the carrying capacity of a vehicle

as determined or declared in tons of cargo or payload by the owner;

provided, that such declared capacity shall not be less than the

minimum tonnage capacity fixed, listed or advertised by the

manufacturer of any vehicle;

3. “Certificate of title” means a document which is proof of

legal ownership of a motor vehicle as described and provided for in

Section 1105 of this title;

4. “Chips and oil” or the term “road oil and crushed rock”

means, with respect to materials authorized for use in the surfacing

of roads or highways as provided for in this title or in any

equivalent statute pertaining to road or highway surfacing in this

state, any asphaltic materials. Wherever chips and oil or road oil

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and crushed rock are authorized for use in the surfacing of roads or

highways in this state, whether by the Department of Transportation,

or by the county commissioners, or other road building authority

subject to the Oklahoma Vehicle License and Registration Act,

asphaltic materials are also authorized for use in such surfacing

and construction;

5. “Combined laden weight” means the weight of a truck or

station wagon and its cargo or payload transported thereon, or the

weight of a truck or truck-tractor plus the weight of any trailers

or semitrailers together with the cargo or payload transported

thereon;

6. “Commercial trailer” means any trailer, as defined in

Section 1-180 of this title, or semitrailer, as defined in Section

1-162 of this title, when such trailer or semitrailer is used

primarily for business or commercial purposes;

7. “Commercial trailer dealer” means any person, firm or

corporation engaged in the business of selling any new and unused,

or used, or both new and used commercial trailers;

8. “Commercial vehicle” means any vehicle over eight thousand

(8,000) pounds combined laden weight used primarily for business or

commercial purposes. Each motor vehicle being registered pursuant

to the provisions of this section shall have the name of the

commercial establishment or the words “Commercial Vehicle”

permanently and prominently displayed upon the outside of the

vehicle in letters not less than two (2) inches high. Such letters

shall be in sharp contrast to the background and shall be of

sufficient shape and color as to be readily legible during daylight

hours, from a distance of fifty (50) feet while the vehicle is not

in motion;

9. “Commission” or “Tax Commission” means the Oklahoma Tax

Commission;

10. “Construction machinery” means machines or devices drawn as

trailers which are designed and used for construction, tree trimming

and waste maintenance projects, which derive no revenue from the

transportation of persons or property, whose use of the highway is

only incidental and which are not mounted or affixed to another

vehicle; provided, construction machinery shall not include

implements of husbandry as defined in Section 1-125 of this title;

11. “Dealer” means any person, firm, association, corporation

or trust that sells, solicits or advertises the sale of new and

unused motor vehicles and holds a bona fide contract or franchise in

effect with a manufacturer or distributor of a particular make of

new or unused motor vehicle or vehicles for the sale of same;

12. “Dealer seller” means a new motor vehicle dealer as defined

in Section 562 of this title, a powersports vehicle dealer as

defined in Section 562 of this title, and used motor vehicle dealer

as defined in Section 581 of this title. This definition shall not

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rticular make of

new or unused motor vehicle or vehicles for the sale of same;

12. “Dealer seller” means a new motor vehicle dealer as defined

in Section 562 of this title, a powersports vehicle dealer as

defined in Section 562 of this title, and used motor vehicle dealer

as defined in Section 581 of this title. This definition shall not

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include individuals involved in a private sale as defined in this

section;

13. “Mini-truck” means a foreign-manufactured import or

domestic-manufactured vehicle powered by an internal combustion

engine with a piston or rotor displacement of one thousand cubic

centimeters (1,000 cc) or less, which is sixty-seven (67) inches or

less in width, with an unladen dry weight of three thousand four

hundred (3,400) pounds or less, traveling on four or more tires,

having a top speed of approximately fifty-five (55) miles per hour,

equipped with a bed or compartment for hauling, and having an

enclosed passenger cab;

14. “Interstate commerce” means any commerce moving between any

place in a state and any place in another state or between places in

the same state through another state;

15. “Laden weight” means the combined weight of a vehicle when

fully equipped for use and the cargo or payload transported thereon;

provided, that in no event shall the laden weight be less than the

unladen weight of the vehicle fully equipped for use, plus the

manufacturer’s rated carrying capacity;

16. “Local authorities” means every county, municipality or

local board or body having authority to adopt police regulations

under the Constitution and laws of this state;

17. “Low-speed electrical vehicle” means any four-wheeled

electrical vehicle that is powered by an electric motor that draws

current from rechargeable storage batteries or other sources of

electrical current and whose top speed is greater than twenty (20)

miles per hour but not greater than twenty-five (25) miles per hour

and is manufactured in compliance with the National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration standards for low-speed vehicles in 49 C.F.R.,

Section 571.500;

18. “Manufactured home” means a residential dwelling built in

accordance with the National Manufactured Housing Construction and

Safety Standards Act of 1974, 42 U.S.C., Section 5401 et seq., and

rules promulgated pursuant thereto and the rules promulgated by the

Oklahoma Used Motor Vehicle, Dismantler, and Manufactured Housing

Commission pursuant to Section 582 of this title. Manufactured home

shall not mean a park model recreational vehicle as defined in this

section;

19. “Manufactured home dealer” means any person, firm or

corporation engaged in the business of selling any new and unused,

or used, or both new and used manufactured homes. Such information

and a valid franchise letter as proof of authorization to sell any

such new manufactured home product line or lines shall be attached

to the application for a dealer license to sell manufactured homes.

Manufactured home dealer shall not include any person, firm or

corporation who sells or contracts for the sale of the dealer’s own

personally titled manufactured home or homes. No person, firm or

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corporation shall be considered a manufactured home dealer as to any

manufactured home purchased or acquired by such person, firm or

corporation for purposes other than resale; provided, that the

restriction set forth in this sentence shall not prevent an

otherwise qualified person, firm or corporation from utilizing a

single manufactured home as a sales office;

20. “Medium-speed electrical vehicle” means any self-propelled,

electrically powered four-wheeled motor vehicle, equipped with a

roll cage or crush-proof body design, whose speed attainable in one
n resale; provided, that the

restriction set forth in this sentence shall not prevent an

otherwise qualified person, firm or corporation from utilizing a

single manufactured home as a sales office;

20. “Medium-speed electrical vehicle” means any self-propelled,

electrically powered four-wheeled motor vehicle, equipped with a

roll cage or crush-proof body design, whose speed attainable in one

(1) mile is more than thirty (30) miles per hour but not greater

than thirty-five (35) miles per hour;

21. “Licensed operator” means any person licensed by the

Service Oklahoma Operator Board or designated or authorized to

collect the fees and enforce the provisions related to the

fulfillment of designated services to be rendered by Service

Oklahoma;

22. “New vehicle” or “unused vehicle” means a vehicle which has

been in the possession of the manufacturer, distributor or

wholesaler or has been sold only by the manufacturer, distributor or

wholesaler to a dealer;

23. “Nonresident” means any person who is not a resident of

this state;

24. “Off-road motorcycle” means any motorcycle, as defined in

Section 1-135 of this title, when such motorcycle has been

manufactured for and used exclusively off roads, highways and any

other paved surfaces;

25. “Owner” means any person owning, operating or possessing

any vehicle herein defined;

26. “Park model recreational vehicle” means a vehicle that is:

a. designed and marketed as temporary living quarters for

camping, recreational, seasonal or travel use,

b. not permanently affixed to real property for use as a

permanent dwelling,

c. built on a single chassis mounted on wheels with a

gross trailer area not exceeding four hundred (400)

square feet in the setup mode, and

d. certified by the manufacturer as complying with

standard A119.5 of the American National Standards

Institute, Inc.;

27. “Person” means any individual, copartner, joint venture,

association, corporation, limited liability company, estate, trust,

business trust, syndicate, the State of Oklahoma, Service Oklahoma,

or any county, city, municipality, school district or other

political subdivision thereof, or any group or combination acting as

a unit, or any receiver appointed by the state or federal court;

28. “Pre-registration” means the submission of requisite

information and documentation to Service Oklahoma or a licensed

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operator within two (2) business days following the sale or transfer

of a motor vehicle, as required by Section 1112.2 of this title;

29. “Private sale” means the sale or transfer of a motor

vehicle where neither the seller nor the purchaser is a dealer

seller as defined in this section;

30. “Rebodied vehicle” means a vehicle:

a. which has been assembled using a new body or new major

component which is of the identical type as the

original vehicle and is licensed by the manufacturer

of the original vehicle and other original, new or

reconditioned parts. For purposes of this paragraph,

“new body or new major component” means a new body,

cab, frame, front end clip or rear end clip,

b. which is not a salvage, rebuilt, or junked vehicle as

defined by paragraph 1, 2, or 6 of subsection A of

Section 1105 of this title, and

c. for which Service Oklahoma has assigned or will assign

a new identifying number;

31. “Recreational off-highway vehicle” means a vehicle

manufactured and used exclusively for off-highway use, traveling on

four or more non-highway tires, and being sixty-five (65) inches or

less in width;

32. “Recreational vehicle” means every vehicle which is built

on or permanently attached to a self-propelled motor chassis or

chassis cab which becomes an integral part of the completed vehicle

and is capable of being operated on the highways. In order to

qualify as a recreational vehicle pursuant to this paragraph such

vehicle shall be permanently constructed and equipped for human
n width;

32. “Recreational vehicle” means every vehicle which is built

on or permanently attached to a self-propelled motor chassis or

chassis cab which becomes an integral part of the completed vehicle

and is capable of being operated on the highways. In order to

qualify as a recreational vehicle pursuant to this paragraph such

vehicle shall be permanently constructed and equipped for human

habitation, having its own sleeping and kitchen facilities,

including permanently affixed cooking facilities, water tanks and

holding tank with permanent toilet facilities. Recreational vehicle

shall not include manufactured homes or any vehicle with portable

sleeping, toilet and kitchen facilities which are designed to be

removed from such vehicle. Recreational vehicle shall include park

model recreational vehicles as defined in this section;

33. “Remanufactured vehicle” means a vehicle which has been

assembled by a vehicle remanufacturer using a new body and which may

include original, reconditioned, or remanufactured parts, and which

is not a salvage, rebuilt, or junked vehicle as defined by

paragraphs 1, 2, and 6, respectively, of subsection A of Section

1105 of this title;

34. “Rental trailer” means all small or utility trailers or

semitrailers constructed and suitable for towing by a passenger

automobile and designed only for carrying property, when the

trailers or semitrailers are owned by, or are in the possession of,

any person engaged in renting or leasing such trailers or

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semitrailers for intrastate or interstate use or combined intrastate

and interstate use;

35. “Special mobilized machinery” means special purpose

machines or devices, either self-propelled or drawn as trailers or

semitrailers, which derive no revenue from the transportation of

persons or property, whose use of the highway is only incidental,

and whose useful revenue producing service is performed at

destinations in an area away from the traveled surface of an

established open highway;

36. “State” means the State of Oklahoma;

37. “Station wagon” means any passenger vehicle which does not

have a separate luggage compartment or trunk and which does not have

open beds, and has one or more rear seats readily lifted out or

folded, whether same is called a station wagon or ranch wagon;

38. “Street-legal utility vehicle” means a vehicle meeting the

description and specifications of Section 1-171.1 of this title;

39. “Temporary decal” means the decal issued by Service

Oklahoma or a licensed operator to be affixed to a license plate and

valid for the period of time between the pre-registration of a motor

vehicle, pursuant to the requirements of Section 1112.2 of this

title, and the registration thereof;

40. “Travel trailer” means any vehicular portable structure

built on a chassis, used as a temporary dwelling for travel,

recreational or vacational use, and, when factory-equipped for the

road, it shall have a body width not exceeding eight (8) feet and an

overall length not exceeding forty (40) feet, including the hitch or

coupling;

41. “Travel trailer dealer” means any person, firm or

corporation engaged in the business of selling any new and unused,

or used, or both new and used travel trailers. Such information and

a valid franchise letter as proof of authorization to sell any such

new travel trailer product line or lines shall be attached to the

application for a dealer license to sell travel trailers. Travel

trailer dealer shall not include any person, firm or corporation who

sells or contracts for the sale of his or her own personally titled

travel trailer or trailers. No person, firm or corporation shall be

considered as a travel trailer dealer as to any travel trailer

purchased or acquired by such person, firm or corporation for

purposes other than resale;

42. “Used motor vehicle dealer” means a used motor vehicle
ot include any person, firm or corporation who

sells or contracts for the sale of his or her own personally titled

travel trailer or trailers. No person, firm or corporation shall be

considered as a travel trailer dealer as to any travel trailer

purchased or acquired by such person, firm or corporation for

purposes other than resale;

42. “Used motor vehicle dealer” means a used motor vehicle

dealer as defined in Section 581 of this title;

43. “Used vehicle” means any vehicle which has been sold,

bargained, exchanged or given away, or used to the extent that it

has become what is commonly known, and generally recognized, as a

“secondhand” vehicle. This shall also include any vehicle other

than a remanufactured vehicle, regardless of age, owned by any

person who is not a dealer;

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44. “Utility vehicle” means a vehicle powered by an internal

combustion engine, manufactured and used exclusively for off-highway

use, equipped with seating for two or more people and a steering

wheel, traveling on four or more wheels;

45. “Vehicle” means any type of conveyance or device in, upon

or by which a person or property is or may be transported from one

location to another upon the avenues of public access within the

state. Vehicle does not include bicycles, trailers except travel

trailers and rental trailers, or implements of husbandry as defined

in Section 1-125 of this title. All implements of husbandry used as

conveyances shall be required to display the owner’s driver license

number or license plate number of any vehicle owned by the owner of

the implement of husbandry on the rear of the implement in numbers

not less than two (2) inches in height. The use of the owner’s

Social Security number on the rear of the implement of husbandry

shall not be required; and

46. “Vehicle remanufacturer” means a commercial entity which

assembles remanufactured vehicles.