Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-12-232
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Vans operated for nonprofit charitable organization
Official statutory text
equipped with strobe-light-type device.
A. Every multiple-passenger van owned and operated by a
nonprofit charitable organization for the purpose of transporting
children to or from any destination may be equipped with a flashing,
strobe-light-type device that when lighted may be visible from a
distance of not less than five hundred (500) feet to the front of
the vehicle or from a distance of not less than five hundred (500)
feet to the rear of the vehicle.
B. During the time that the multiple-passenger van is
operating, the multiple-passenger van may have the strobe-light-type
device activated.
C. Each vehicle displaying such lights shall simulate the color
of lights used on school buses as provided in Section 12-228 of
Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
D. As used in this section, “nonprofit charitable organization”
shall mean any organization that is exempt from taxation pursuant to
the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 United States Code,
Section 501(c)(3).
A. Every multiple-passenger van owned and operated by a
nonprofit charitable organization for the purpose of transporting
children to or from any destination may be equipped with a flashing,
strobe-light-type device that when lighted may be visible from a
distance of not less than five hundred (500) feet to the front of
the vehicle or from a distance of not less than five hundred (500)
feet to the rear of the vehicle.
B. During the time that the multiple-passenger van is
operating, the multiple-passenger van may have the strobe-light-type
device activated.
C. Each vehicle displaying such lights shall simulate the color
of lights used on school buses as provided in Section 12-228 of
Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
D. As used in this section, “nonprofit charitable organization”
shall mean any organization that is exempt from taxation pursuant to
the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 United States Code,
Section 501(c)(3).
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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