Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-6-126.1

Violations.

A. Any person operating any commercial motor vehicle, as

defined in Section 1-107.1 et. seq of Title 47 of the Oklahoma

Statutes, in this state shall possess either:

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1. A valid commercial driver license issued by a state,

territory, or possession of the United States, the District of

Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; or

2. A valid commercial driver license issued by a state,

territory, district, or province of Canada or Mexico, or another

nation or territory that has a reciprocal license agreement with

this state, accompanied by a valid work visa. A person holding such

a driver license shall also possess a physical copy of such license

and verifiable proof of citizenship of the country that issued the

license. Proof of citizenship shall be demonstrated through

presentation of a birth certificate, naturalization certificate, or

valid passport.

B. 1. A commercial motor carrier whose driver is found to be

in violation of this section shall be subject to a fine in the

amount of Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00) for each violation.

The proceeds of any penalties collected pursuant to this paragraph

shall be deposited in the Weigh Station Improvement Revolving Fund

created in Section 1167 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

2. A driver found to be in violation of this section shall be

prohibited from operating a commercial motor vehicle within this

state until such a time that the driver is able to meet the

identification provisions of this section. Any driver found to be

operating a motor vehicle within this state while under such

prohibition shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction

shall be punished by a fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars

($1,000.00), or by imprisonment for not more than ninety (90) days,

or both such fine and imprisonment. Any fine collected pursuant to

the provisions of this paragraph shall be deposited to the Trauma

Care Assistance Revolving Fund created in Section 1-2530.9 of Title

63 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

3. The commercial motor carrier shall be notified of the

location of any commercial motor vehicle involved in a violation,

and, upon payment of the fine in full and presentation of a driver

who meets all requirements to operate a commercial motor vehicle

within this state, shall take possession of the vehicle. If the

commercial motor carrier is unable to either pay such fine or

present such driver within twelve (12) hours after notification, the

owner of any cargo being transported by the commercial motor vehicle

shall be notified and allowed to arrange for the transfer of the

cargo to another vehicle. Neither the state nor the owner of such

cargo shall be liable for any reasonable action to transfer such

cargo.