Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-6-105v1

— Farm vehicle special permits.

A. Unless a legal custodial parent or legal guardian has filed

an objection to licensure pursuant to Section 6-103.1 of this title,

any person under eighteen (18) years of age may be permitted to

operate:

1. A Class D motor vehicle under the graduated driver license

provisions prescribed in subsections B through E of this section;

2. A motorcycle under the provisions prescribed in subsection H

of this section; or

3. A farm vehicle under the provisions prescribed in subsection

I of this section.

B. Any person who is at least thirteen and one-half (13 1/2)

years of age who will qualify for the permit to operate farm

vehicles as provided for in subsection I of this section or fifteen

(15) years of age may drive during a session in which the driver is

being instructed in a driver education course, as set out in

subparagraphs a, b, c, d and e of paragraph 1 of subsection C of

this section, by a certified driver education instructor who is

seated in the right front seat of the motor vehicle.

C. Any person:

1. Who is at least fifteen and one-half (15 1/2) years of age

and is currently receiving instruction in or has successfully

completed driver education. For purposes of this section, the term

“driver education” shall mean:

a. a prescribed secondary school driver education course,

as provided for in Sections 19-113 through 19-123 of

Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes,

b. a driver education course, certified by Service

Oklahoma, from a parochial, private, or other

nonpublic secondary school,

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c. a commercial driver training course, as defined by

Sections 801 through 808 of this title,

d. a parent-taught driver education course, certified by

Service Oklahoma. Service Oklahoma shall promulgate

rules for any parent-taught driver education course,

or

e. a driver education course certified by a state other

than Oklahoma; or

2. Who is at least sixteen (16) years of age,

may, upon successfully passing all parts of the driver license

examination administered by Service Oklahoma, or an approved written

examination proctor, except the driving examination, be issued a

learner permit which will grant the permittee the privilege to

operate a Class D motor vehicle upon the public highways only

between the hours of 5:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. and while accompanied

by a licensed driver who is at least twenty-one (21) years of age

and who is actually occupying a seat beside the permittee; provided,

the written examination for a learner permit may be waived by

Service Oklahoma upon verification that the person has successfully

completed driver education.

D. 1. Any person:

a. who has applied for, been issued, and has possessed a

learner permit for a minimum of six (6) months,

b. whose custodial legal parent or legal guardian

certifies to Service Oklahoma by sworn affidavit that

the person has received a minimum of fifty (50) hours

of actual behind-the-wheel training, of which at least

ten (10) hours of such training were at night, from a

licensed driver who was at least twenty-one (21) years

of age and who was properly licensed to operate a

Class D motor vehicle for a minimum of two (2) years,

and

c. who has completed a free course approved by the

Department of Transportation on teen driver work zone

and first responder safety,

may be issued an intermediate Class D license upon successfully

passing all parts of the driver license examinations administered by

Service Oklahoma; provided, the written examination, if it has not

previously been administered or waived, may be waived by Service

Oklahoma upon verification that the person has successfully

completed driver education or the driving examination may be waived

by Service Oklahoma upon successful passage of the examination

administered by a certified designated examiner, as provided for in
by

Service Oklahoma; provided, the written examination, if it has not

previously been administered or waived, may be waived by Service

Oklahoma upon verification that the person has successfully

completed driver education or the driving examination may be waived

by Service Oklahoma upon successful passage of the examination

administered by a certified designated examiner, as provided for in

Section 6-110 of this title. However, notwithstanding the date of

issuance of the learner permit, if the person has been convicted of

a traffic offense which is reported on the driving record of that

person, the time period specified in subparagraph a of this

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paragraph shall be recalculated to begin from the date of conviction

for the traffic offense, and must elapse before that person may be

issued an intermediate Class D license. If the person has been

convicted of more than one traffic offense which is reported on the

driving record of that person, the time period specified in

subparagraph a of this paragraph shall be recalculated to begin from

the most recent date of conviction, and must elapse before that

person may be issued an intermediate Class D license.

2. A person who has been issued an intermediate Class D license

under the provisions of this subsection:

a. shall be granted the privilege to operate a Class D

motor vehicle upon the public highways:

(1) only between the hours of 5:00 a.m. and 10:00

p.m., except for driving to and from work,

school, school activities, and church activities,

or

(2) at any time, if a licensed driver who is at least

twenty-one (21) years of age is actually

occupying a seat beside the intermediate Class D

licensee, or if the intermediate Class D licensee

is a farm or ranch resident, and is operating a

motor vehicle while engaged in farming or

ranching operations outside the limits of a

municipality, or driving to and from work,

school, school activities, or church activities,

and

b. shall not operate a motor vehicle with more than one

passenger unless:

(1) all passengers live in the same household as the

custodial legal parent or legal guardian, or

(2) a licensed driver at least twenty-one (21) years

of age is actually occupying a seat beside the

intermediate Class D licensee.

E. Any person who has been issued an intermediate Class D

license for a minimum of:

1. One (1) year; or

2. Six (6) months, if the person has completed both the driver

education and the parent-certified behind-the-wheel training

provisions of subparagraph b of paragraph 1 of subsection D of this

section,

may be issued a Class D license. However, notwithstanding the date

of issuance of the Class D license, if the person has been convicted

of a traffic offense which is reported on the driving record of that

person, the time periods specified in paragraph 1 or 2 of this

subsection, as applicable, shall be recalculated to begin from the

date of conviction for the traffic offense, and must elapse before

that person may be issued a Class D license. If the person has been

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convicted of more than one traffic offense which is reported on the

driving record of that person, the time periods specified in

paragraph 1 or 2 of this subsection, as applicable, shall be

recalculated to begin from the most recent date of conviction, and

must elapse before that person may be issued a Class D license.

F. Learner permits and intermediate Class D licenses shall be

issued for the same period as all other driver licenses. The

licenses may be suspended or canceled at the discretion of Service

Oklahoma for violation of restrictions, for failing to give the

required or correct information on the application, for knowingly

giving false or inaccurate information on the application or any

subsequent documentation related to the granting of driving
es shall be

issued for the same period as all other driver licenses. The

licenses may be suspended or canceled at the discretion of Service

Oklahoma for violation of restrictions, for failing to give the

required or correct information on the application, for knowingly

giving false or inaccurate information on the application or any

subsequent documentation related to the granting of driving

privileges, for using a hand-held electronic device while operating

a motor vehicle for non-life-threatening emergency purposes or for

violation of any traffic laws of this state pertaining to the

operation of a motor vehicle.

G. Service Oklahoma shall promulgate rules establishing

procedures for removal of learner permit and intermediate Class D

license restrictions from the permit or license upon the permittee

or licensee qualifying for a less restricted or an unrestricted

license.

H. Any person fourteen (14) years of age or older may apply for

a restricted Class D license with a motorcycle-only restriction.

After the person has successfully passed all parts of the motorcycle

examination other than the driving examination, has successfully

completed a certified state-approved motorcycle basic rider course

approved by the Department of Public Safety, in conjunction with

Service Oklahoma, and has met all requirements provided for in the

rules of the Department and Service Oklahoma, Service Oklahoma shall

issue to the person a restricted Class D license with a motorcycle-

only restriction which shall grant to the person, while having the

license in the person’s immediate possession, the privilege to

operate a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle:

1. With a piston displacement not to exceed three hundred (300)

cubic centimeters;

2. Between the hours of 4:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. only;

3. While wearing approved protective headgear; and

4. While accompanied by and receiving instruction from any

person who is at least twenty-one (21) years of age and who is

properly licensed pursuant to the laws of this state to operate a

motorcycle or motor-driven cycle, and who has visual contact with

the restricted licensee.

The restricted licensee may apply on or after thirty (30) days

from date of issuance of the restricted Class D license with a

motorcycle-only restriction to have the restriction of being

accompanied by a licensed driver removed by successfully completing

the driving portion of an examination.

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The written examination and driving examination for a restricted

Class D license with a motorcycle-only endorsement shall be waived

by Service Oklahoma upon verification that the person has

successfully completed a certified state-approved motorcycle basic

rider course approved by the Department and Service Oklahoma.

I. Service Oklahoma may in its discretion issue a special

permit to any person who has attained the age of fourteen (14)

years, authorizing such person to operate farm vehicles between the

farm and the market to haul commodities grown on the farm; provided,

that the special permit shall be temporary and shall expire not more

than thirty (30) days after the issuance of the special permit.

Special permits shall be issued only to farm residents and shall be

issued only during the time of the harvest of the principal crops

grown on such farm. Provided, however, Service Oklahoma shall not

issue a special permit pursuant to this subsection until Service

Oklahoma is fully satisfied after the examination of the application

and other evidence furnished in support thereof, that the person is

physically and mentally developed to such a degree that the

operation of a motor vehicle by the person would not be inimical to

public safety.

J. As used in this section:

1. “Handheld electronic device” means a mobile telephone or

electronic device with which a user engages in a telephone call,
xamination of the application

and other evidence furnished in support thereof, that the person is

physically and mentally developed to such a degree that the

operation of a motor vehicle by the person would not be inimical to

public safety.

J. As used in this section:

1. “Handheld electronic device” means a mobile telephone or

electronic device with which a user engages in a telephone call,

plays or stores media, including but not limited to music and video,

or sends or reads a text message while requiring the use of at least

one hand; and

2. “Using a handheld electronic device” means engaging any

function on an electronic device.

K. All driver education courses provided for in paragraph 1 of

subsection C of this section shall include education regarding the

dangers of texting while driving and the effects of being under the

influence of alcohol or other intoxicating substance while driving.