Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-14-111

- Bills of sale - Proof of ownership - Impounding.

A. Any officer of the Department of Public Safety, the

Corporation Commission, any sheriff, or any salaried deputy sheriff

is authorized to stop any vehicle upon any road or highway in order

to weigh such vehicle by means of portable or stationary scales, or

cause the same to be weighed by any official weigher, or upon any

privately owned scales and may require that such vehicles be driven

to the nearest or most convenient available scales for the purpose

of weighing. Any officer weighing a vehicle pursuant to this

section by means of portable scales shall allow the driver of the

vehicle to move the vehicle to the most level weighing area

available within two (2) miles of the stop. In the event that any

axle weight or the gross weight of any such vehicle be found to

exceed the maximum weight authorized by law, or by permit issued

therefor, the officer may require, in the case of separable loads,

the driver, operator or owner thereof to unload at the site such

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portion of the load as may be necessary to decrease the weight of

such vehicle to the maximum weight authorized by law. Provided,

however, that if such load consists of livestock, perishable

merchandise, or merchandise that may be destroyed by the weather,

then the driver shall be permitted to proceed to the nearest

practical unloading point in the direction of destination before

discharging such excess cargo. All material so unloaded shall be

cared for by the owner or operator of such vehicle at the risk of

such owner or operator.

B. The operator of any truck or other vehicle transporting farm

products for hire or other merchandise for hire shall have in his or

her possession a certificate carrying the following information:

name of the operator; driver license number; vehicle registration

number; Corporation Commission permit number; and statement of owner

authorizing transportation of the products by above named operator.

For the purposes of this section "certificate" includes electronic

manifests and other similar documents that include all of the

information required pursuant to this section.

Should the vehicle be loaded with livestock, the certificate

shall include the number of animals, and should the livestock be the

property of more than one person, a certificate signed by each owner

carrying the above information including the number of animals owned

by each owner shall be carried by the operator. Should the operator

be the owner of the merchandise or livestock, the merchandise or

livestock having just been purchased, the operator shall have in his

or her possession a bill of sale for such merchandise or livestock.

Should the operator be the owner of livestock or other farm products

produced by the operator, the operator shall be required to show

satisfactory identification and ownership of the vehicle. Any

officer as outlined in this chapter shall have the authority to stop

any vehicle loaded with livestock, merchandise or other farm

products and investigate as to the ownership of the merchandise,

livestock or other farm products. Should the operator of any

vehicle be unable to establish to the satisfaction of the officer

the ownership of the merchandise, livestock or other products, or

shall not have the certificate as specified in this section for the

transportation of such merchandise, livestock or other farm

products, the merchandise, livestock or other farm products and the

vehicle in which they are being transported shall be impounded by

the officer and any expense as to the care of any livestock shall be

the responsibility of the owner or operator of the vehicle, and any

loss or damage of the merchandise, livestock or other farm products

shall be the responsibility of the operator or owner, or both.

The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to a person
vehicle in which they are being transported shall be impounded by

the officer and any expense as to the care of any livestock shall be

the responsibility of the owner or operator of the vehicle, and any

loss or damage of the merchandise, livestock or other farm products

shall be the responsibility of the operator or owner, or both.

The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to a person

who is transporting horses or livestock; provided, the person shall

not have been hired to transport the horses or livestock.

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