Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1202
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Maintenance and operations of fixed facilities -
Official statutory text
Enforcement
A. The Department of Transportation, the Oklahoma Turnpike
Authority and the Corporation Commission may enter into interagency
agreements concerning the equipment, maintenance and operations of
fixed facilities.
B. The Department of Transportation, the Authority and the
Commission shall endeavor to electronically upgrade weigh stations
as practical to minimize the duplication of inspections for
compliant commercial motor vehicles and motor carriers.
C. The Commission shall operate all current and future ports of
entry weigh stations eighteen (18) to twenty (20) hours a day and
seven (7) days a week upon the availability of funds.
D. The Commission shall continue to conduct roadside
enforcement in the general area where a fixed facility is planned
but no fixed facility currently exists until a fixed facility is
located in the general area or July 1, 2016, whichever is earlier.
E. When a fixed facility is located in the general area,
Commission motor carrier and commercial motor vehicle enforcement
shall be limited to the fixed facility and a radius surrounding the
facility. If the fixed facility is a weigh station as defined in
Section 1201 of this title, the applicable radius shall be seven (7)
miles. If the fixed facility is a port of entry weigh station as
defined in Section 1201 of this title, the applicable radius shall
be twenty-five (25) miles.
F. The Commission may assist in roadside enforcement in a joint
effort at the request of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.
G. The Commission is authorized to conduct audits, reviews,
investigations, inspections or other enforcement actions by
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enforcement officers provided those activities are within the scope
of the Commission's jurisdiction and are not conducted as roadside
enforcement in accordance with the provisions of the Oklahoma Weigh
Station Act of 2012.
H. The Commission may enter into interagency cooperative
agreements with other state or federal agencies to jointly enforce
federal and state laws or rules.
I. North American Standard Inspections shall be conducted only
by individuals holding certification in the level or classification
of inspection being conducted.
A. The Department of Transportation, the Oklahoma Turnpike
Authority and the Corporation Commission may enter into interagency
agreements concerning the equipment, maintenance and operations of
fixed facilities.
B. The Department of Transportation, the Authority and the
Commission shall endeavor to electronically upgrade weigh stations
as practical to minimize the duplication of inspections for
compliant commercial motor vehicles and motor carriers.
C. The Commission shall operate all current and future ports of
entry weigh stations eighteen (18) to twenty (20) hours a day and
seven (7) days a week upon the availability of funds.
D. The Commission shall continue to conduct roadside
enforcement in the general area where a fixed facility is planned
but no fixed facility currently exists until a fixed facility is
located in the general area or July 1, 2016, whichever is earlier.
E. When a fixed facility is located in the general area,
Commission motor carrier and commercial motor vehicle enforcement
shall be limited to the fixed facility and a radius surrounding the
facility. If the fixed facility is a weigh station as defined in
Section 1201 of this title, the applicable radius shall be seven (7)
miles. If the fixed facility is a port of entry weigh station as
defined in Section 1201 of this title, the applicable radius shall
be twenty-five (25) miles.
F. The Commission may assist in roadside enforcement in a joint
effort at the request of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.
G. The Commission is authorized to conduct audits, reviews,
investigations, inspections or other enforcement actions by
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 47. Motor Vehicles Page 1450
enforcement officers provided those activities are within the scope
of the Commission's jurisdiction and are not conducted as roadside
enforcement in accordance with the provisions of the Oklahoma Weigh
Station Act of 2012.
H. The Commission may enter into interagency cooperative
agreements with other state or federal agencies to jointly enforce
federal and state laws or rules.
I. North American Standard Inspections shall be conducted only
by individuals holding certification in the level or classification
of inspection being conducted.
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