Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-13-102

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Officers may inspect a vehicle and its equipment

Official statutory text

A. Members of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol and other employees

of the Department of Public Safety as designated by the

Commissioner, may at any time upon reasonable cause to believe that

a vehicle is unsafe or not equipped as required by law, or that its

equipment is not in proper adjustment or repair or the operator is

not properly licensed, require the driver of such vehicle to stop

and submit such vehicle to an inspection and such test with

reference thereto as may be appropriate.

B. In the event such vehicle or combination of vehicles is

found to be in an unsafe mechanical condition or is not equipped as

required by this act, the officer making the inspection may give the

driver a notice of arrest or written warning. Any person producing

proof within ten (10) working days from the date the citation was

issued that a condition or equipment for which the person was cited

as defective, missing, prohibited, improper, unauthorized or

otherwise in violation of this chapter has been remedied by the

person shall be entitled to dismissal of such charges without

assessment of court costs.

C. No person shall operate or cause to be operated any vehicle

or combination of vehicles after notice of arrest or written warning

has been issued of such unsafe condition or that the vehicle is not

equipped as required by this act, except as may be necessary to

return such vehicle or combination of vehicles to the residence or

place of business of the owner or driver if within a distance of

twenty (20) miles or to a garage, until said vehicle and its

equipment has been made to conform with the requirements of this

act.

D. Any vehicle or combination of vehicles found to have major

mechanical defects which would be hazardous to other users of the

highways if it were driven from the place of inspection as provided

for in subsection C of this section shall be towed to a garage for

repairs, and any repair charge, tow charge or storage charge for the

repair, removal and storing of the vehicle shall be the obligation

of the owner or operator.

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