Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-2-108
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Powers and duties of commissioner
Official statutory text
A. The Commissioner is hereby vested with the power and is
charged with the duty of observing, administering, and enforcing the
provisions of this title and of all laws regulating the operation of
vehicles or the use of the highways, the enforcement and
administration of which are now or hereafter vested in the
Department. The Commissioner may appoint any employee of the
Department to serve as the personal representative of the
Commissioner for the purpose of fulfilling any such duty or
combination of duties.
B. The Commissioner is hereby authorized to adopt and enforce
such rules as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of the
Highway Safety Code and any other laws the enforcement and
administration of which are vested in the Department.
C. The Commissioner may adopt an official seal for the use of
the Department.
D. The Commissioner may adopt an authorized facsimile signature
of the Commissioner, and may appoint any employee of the Department
to serve as the personal representative of the Commissioner for the
purpose of affixing the authorized facsimile signature of the
Commissioner to administrative letters, notices, and orders to
enforce the provisions of the law. Provided, however, it shall be
unlawful and shall constitute the crime of forgery to affix or
endorse the facsimile signature of the Commissioner, as herein
provided, to any instrument, voucher, check, claim, or draft for the
payment of money due and owing to the State of Oklahoma. In lieu of
the signature of the Commissioner or the authorized facsimile
signature of the Commissioner, the Commissioner may direct and
authorize any employee of the Department to affix the signature of
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 47. Motor Vehicles Page 78
the employee to administrative letters, notices, and orders to
enforce the provisions of the law.
E. The Commissioner has the authority to enter into interagency
transfers with the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, the
Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs and the Oklahoma
Alcoholic Beverages Laws Enforcement Commission as provided for in
Section 1 of this act.
charged with the duty of observing, administering, and enforcing the
provisions of this title and of all laws regulating the operation of
vehicles or the use of the highways, the enforcement and
administration of which are now or hereafter vested in the
Department. The Commissioner may appoint any employee of the
Department to serve as the personal representative of the
Commissioner for the purpose of fulfilling any such duty or
combination of duties.
B. The Commissioner is hereby authorized to adopt and enforce
such rules as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of the
Highway Safety Code and any other laws the enforcement and
administration of which are vested in the Department.
C. The Commissioner may adopt an official seal for the use of
the Department.
D. The Commissioner may adopt an authorized facsimile signature
of the Commissioner, and may appoint any employee of the Department
to serve as the personal representative of the Commissioner for the
purpose of affixing the authorized facsimile signature of the
Commissioner to administrative letters, notices, and orders to
enforce the provisions of the law. Provided, however, it shall be
unlawful and shall constitute the crime of forgery to affix or
endorse the facsimile signature of the Commissioner, as herein
provided, to any instrument, voucher, check, claim, or draft for the
payment of money due and owing to the State of Oklahoma. In lieu of
the signature of the Commissioner or the authorized facsimile
signature of the Commissioner, the Commissioner may direct and
authorize any employee of the Department to affix the signature of
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 47. Motor Vehicles Page 78
the employee to administrative letters, notices, and orders to
enforce the provisions of the law.
E. The Commissioner has the authority to enter into interagency
transfers with the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, the
Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs and the Oklahoma
Alcoholic Beverages Laws Enforcement Commission as provided for in
Section 1 of this act.
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