Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-565.4
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Authority of new motor vehicle or new powersports
Official statutory text
vehicle dealers to offer remote software upgrades.
Any manufacturer or distributor who has new motor vehicle or new
powersports vehicle sales and service agreements with new motor
vehicle or new powersports vehicle dealers in this state shall allow
its dealers to offer consumers any remote software upgrade or change
to vehicle functions and features to a new motor vehicle or new
powersports vehicle which is of a line-make the dealer holds an
active sales and service contract for, as any offered to consumers
by the manufacturer or distributor, and such upgrade or change shall
be available for an authorized dealer to offer to consumers at any
time during the life cycle of the vehicle, and subject to the
manufacturer or distributor's requirements, provided the same
continues to be made available and offered to consumers in this
state by the manufacturer or distributor. This section does not
apply to remote software upgrades or changes administered at no cost
to the consumer or related solely to the safety, regulatory
requirements, cybersecurity, recall of a motor vehicle or
powersports vehicle, Oklahoma Statutes, or federal statutes.
Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit or impair a
manufacturer or distributor's intellectual property rights, or to
grant a new vehicle dealer authority to sell, copy, modify, or use
the manufacturer's or distributor's intellectual property in a
manner that has not been authorized by the manufacturer or
distributor. Nothing in this section shall obligate a manufacturer,
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distributor, or other person to support or maintain any software or
change to vehicle functions and features.
Any manufacturer or distributor who has new motor vehicle or new
powersports vehicle sales and service agreements with new motor
vehicle or new powersports vehicle dealers in this state shall allow
its dealers to offer consumers any remote software upgrade or change
to vehicle functions and features to a new motor vehicle or new
powersports vehicle which is of a line-make the dealer holds an
active sales and service contract for, as any offered to consumers
by the manufacturer or distributor, and such upgrade or change shall
be available for an authorized dealer to offer to consumers at any
time during the life cycle of the vehicle, and subject to the
manufacturer or distributor's requirements, provided the same
continues to be made available and offered to consumers in this
state by the manufacturer or distributor. This section does not
apply to remote software upgrades or changes administered at no cost
to the consumer or related solely to the safety, regulatory
requirements, cybersecurity, recall of a motor vehicle or
powersports vehicle, Oklahoma Statutes, or federal statutes.
Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit or impair a
manufacturer or distributor's intellectual property rights, or to
grant a new vehicle dealer authority to sell, copy, modify, or use
the manufacturer's or distributor's intellectual property in a
manner that has not been authorized by the manufacturer or
distributor. Nothing in this section shall obligate a manufacturer,
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 47. Motor Vehicles Page 837
distributor, or other person to support or maintain any software or
change to vehicle functions and features.
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