Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-7-203
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Exceptions to requirement of security
Official statutory text
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 47. Motor Vehicles Page 409
The provisions in this chapter requiring security, proof of
financial responsibility, and suspension in this article shall not
apply:
1. To the driver or owner if the owner had in effect at the
time of the accident a motor vehicle liability policy with respect
to the vehicle involved in the accident; provided, a driver shall
not be exempt under this paragraph if at the time of the accident
the vehicle was being operated without the permission, express or
implied, of the owner;
2. To the driver, if not the owner of the vehicle involved in
the accident, if there was in effect at the time of the accident a
motor vehicle liability policy with respect to the operation of
vehicles not owned by the driver;
3. To a driver or owner whose liability for damages resulting
from the accident is, in the judgment of the Department, covered by
any other form of motor vehicle liability insurance policy;
4. To any person qualifying as a self-insurer under Section 7-
503 of this title or to any person operating a vehicle for the self-
insurer;
5. To the driver or the owner of a vehicle involved in an
accident wherein no injury or damage was caused to the person or
property of anyone other than the driver or owner, unless the
vehicle is being operated without the permission of the owner,
express or implied;
6. To the driver or owner of a vehicle which at the time of the
accident was parked, unless the vehicle was parked at a place where
parking was at the time of the accident prohibited under any
applicable law or ordinance;
7. To the owner of a vehicle if at the time of the accident the
vehicle was being operated without the permission of the owner,
express or implied, or was parked by a person who had been operating
the vehicle without permission of the owner, express or implied;
8. To the owner of a vehicle involved in an accident if at the
time of the accident the vehicle was owned by or leased to the
United States, this state or any political subdivision of this state
or a municipality thereof, or to the driver of the vehicle if
operating the vehicle with permission; or
9. To the driver or the owner of a vehicle if at the time of
the accident the vehicle was being operated by or under the
direction of a peace officer who, in the performance of his or her
duties, shall have assumed custody of the vehicle.
The provisions in this chapter requiring security, proof of
financial responsibility, and suspension in this article shall not
apply:
1. To the driver or owner if the owner had in effect at the
time of the accident a motor vehicle liability policy with respect
to the vehicle involved in the accident; provided, a driver shall
not be exempt under this paragraph if at the time of the accident
the vehicle was being operated without the permission, express or
implied, of the owner;
2. To the driver, if not the owner of the vehicle involved in
the accident, if there was in effect at the time of the accident a
motor vehicle liability policy with respect to the operation of
vehicles not owned by the driver;
3. To a driver or owner whose liability for damages resulting
from the accident is, in the judgment of the Department, covered by
any other form of motor vehicle liability insurance policy;
4. To any person qualifying as a self-insurer under Section 7-
503 of this title or to any person operating a vehicle for the self-
insurer;
5. To the driver or the owner of a vehicle involved in an
accident wherein no injury or damage was caused to the person or
property of anyone other than the driver or owner, unless the
vehicle is being operated without the permission of the owner,
express or implied;
6. To the driver or owner of a vehicle which at the time of the
accident was parked, unless the vehicle was parked at a place where
parking was at the time of the accident prohibited under any
applicable law or ordinance;
7. To the owner of a vehicle if at the time of the accident the
vehicle was being operated without the permission of the owner,
express or implied, or was parked by a person who had been operating
the vehicle without permission of the owner, express or implied;
8. To the owner of a vehicle involved in an accident if at the
time of the accident the vehicle was owned by or leased to the
United States, this state or any political subdivision of this state
or a municipality thereof, or to the driver of the vehicle if
operating the vehicle with permission; or
9. To the driver or the owner of a vehicle if at the time of
the accident the vehicle was being operated by or under the
direction of a peace officer who, in the performance of his or her
duties, shall have assumed custody of the vehicle.
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