Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-6-301v1

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Unlawful use of license or identification card

Official statutory text

It shall be unlawful for any person to commit any of the acts

specified in paragraph 1 or 2 of this section in relation to an

Oklahoma driver license or identification card authorized to be

issued by Service Oklahoma pursuant to the provisions of Sections 6-

101 through 6-309 of this title or any driver license or other

evidence of driving privilege or identification card authorized to

be issued by the state of origin.

1. It is a misdemeanor for any licensee:

a. to display or cause or permit to be displayed one’s

own license after such license has been suspended,

revoked, or canceled or to possess one’s own license

after having received notice of its suspension,

revocation, or cancellation,

b. to lend one’s own license or identification card to

any other person or knowingly permit the use thereof

by another,

c. to display or cause or permit to be displayed or to

possess a license or identification card issued to

oneself which bears altered information concerning the

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date of birth, expiration date, sex, height, eye

color, weight, or license or card number,

d. to fail or refuse to surrender to Service Oklahoma

upon its lawful demand any license or identification

card which has been suspended, revoked, or canceled,

e. to permit any unlawful use of a license or

identification card issued to oneself,

f. to do any act forbidden or fail to perform any act

required by this chapter, excepting those acts as

provided in paragraph 2 of this section,

g. to display or represent as one’s own any license or

identification card not issued to such person unless

under conditions provided in subparagraph e of

paragraph 2 of this section, or

h. to add to, delete from, alter, or deface the required

information on a driver license or identification

card.

2. It is a felony for any person:

a. to create, publish, or otherwise manufacture an

Oklahoma or other state license or identification card

or facsimile thereof, or to create, manufacture, or

possess an engraved plate or other such device, card,

laminate, digital image or file, or software for the

printing of an Oklahoma or other state license or

identification card or facsimile thereof, except as

authorized pursuant to this title,

b. to display or cause or permit to be displayed or to

knowingly possess any state counterfeit or fictitious

license or identification card,

c. to display or cause to be displayed or to knowingly

possess any state license or identification card

bearing a fictitious or forged name or signature,

d. to display or cause to be displayed or to knowingly

possess any state license or identification card

bearing the photograph of any person, other than the

person named thereon as licensee,

e. to display or represent as one’s own, any license or

identification card not issued to him or her, for the

purpose of committing a fraud in any commercial

transaction or to mislead a peace officer in the

performance of his or her duties, or

f. to use a false or fictitious name in any application

for a license or identification card or to knowingly

make a false statement or to knowingly conceal a

material fact or otherwise commit a fraud in any such

application.

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3. It is a felony for any employee or person authorized to

issue or approve the issuance of licenses or identification cards

under this title to knowingly issue or attempt to issue a license or

identification card or to knowingly give approval for, cause, or

attempt to cause a license or identification card to be issued:

a. to a person not entitled thereto,

b. bearing erroneous information thereon, or

c. bearing the photograph of a person other than the

person named thereon.

Such conduct shall be grounds for termination of employment of the

employee.

4. The violation of any of the provisions of paragraph 1 of
ingly give approval for, cause, or

attempt to cause a license or identification card to be issued:

a. to a person not entitled thereto,

b. bearing erroneous information thereon, or

c. bearing the photograph of a person other than the

person named thereon.

Such conduct shall be grounds for termination of employment of the

employee.

4. The violation of any of the provisions of paragraph 1 of

this section shall constitute a misdemeanor and shall, upon

conviction thereof, be punishable by a fine not less than Twenty-

five Dollars ($25.00), nor more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00);

the violation of any of the provisions of paragraph 2 or 3 of this

section shall constitute a felony and shall, upon conviction

thereof, be punishable by a fine not to exceed Ten Thousand Dollars

($10,000.00) or a term of imprisonment in the custody of the

Department of Corrections not to exceed seven (7) years, or by both

such fine and imprisonment.

5. Notwithstanding any provision of this section, the

Department of Public Safety, through the Identity Verification Unit

established pursuant to Section 2-106.3 of this title, may, upon the

request of the chief administrator of a law enforcement, military,

or intelligence agency, authorize the issuance to and display and

possession by a person of a license which would otherwise be a

violation of this section, for the sole purpose of aiding in a

criminal investigation or a military or intelligence operation.

While acting pursuant to such authorization by the Department, such

person shall not be prosecuted for a violation under this section

unless the person exceeds the scope or duration of the Department’s

authorization. Upon termination of such investigation or operation

or upon request of the Department, the chief administrator of the

law enforcement agency that requests the issuance of the license and

the recipient of the license shall be jointly responsible to ensure

the license is promptly returned to the Department. The Department

and Service Oklahoma shall enter into interagency agreements as may

be necessary to fulfill the powers and duties set forth in this

paragraph. The Department may enter into interagency agreements

with law enforcement agencies that request issuance of such a

license to set forth the terms of the authorization for use of the

license, the terms for custody and control of the license, and the

terms for duration and revocation of authorization to use or possess

the license.

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