Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-7-602

verification system — Exemptions.

A. 1. The owner of a motor vehicle registered in this state

shall carry in the vehicle at all times a current owner's security

verification form listing the vehicle or an equivalent form which

has been issued by the Department of Public Safety, and the operator

of the vehicle shall produce the form upon request for inspection by

any law enforcement officer or representative of the Department and,

in case of an accident, the form shall be shown upon request to any

person affected by the accident.

2. a. Every person registering a motor vehicle in this

state, except a motor vehicle which is not being used

upon the public highways or public streets, or a

manufactured home while on a permanent foundation, at

the time of registration of the vehicle, shall certify

the existence of security with respect to the vehicle

by providing to a licensed operator or other

registering agency necessary information from the

current owner's security verification in a manner that

allows verification of coverage through the online

verification system. The information shall include

the name or number issued by the National Association

of Insurance Commissioners of the current insurance

carrier authorized to do business in this state and

the policy number applicable to the vehicle being

registered. A licensed operator or other registering

agency shall require the submission of the form or

other verifying information prior to processing an

application for registration or renewal.

b. Every licensed operator or other registering agency

shall use the online verification system to certify

the existence of security with respect to the vehicle

from an insurance carrier authorized to do business in

this state unless the online verification system is

not online or the required information is otherwise

not available. In such a case, the licensed operator

or other registering agency may accept verification as

provided in subparagraph a of this paragraph or from a

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licensed insurance producer or customer service

representative to certify the existence of the

required insurance prior to processing any application

for motor vehicle registration. Every licensed

operator or other registering agent shall allow

submission of proof from a licensed insurance producer

or customer service representative pursuant to this

subparagraph via electronic mail at no additional cost

to the person registering the vehicle.

3. Fleet vehicles operating under the authority of the

Corporation Commission, the Federal Highway Administration, or

vehicles registered pursuant to the provisions of Section 1120 of

this title, shall certify the existence of security with respect to

each vehicle at the time of registration by submitting one of the

following:

a. a current owner's security verification form verifying

the existence of security as required by the

Compulsory Insurance Law, or

b. a permit number verified by the Corporation Commission

indicating the existence of a current liability

insurance policy. Provided, in the event the

Corporation Commission is unable to verify the

existence of insurance as provided herein in a prompt

and timely fashion, the Corporation Commission may

accept a current single state registration form issued

by the Corporation Commission or any other regulating

entity with which the Corporation Commission has

entered into a reciprocal compact or agreement

regarding the regulation of motor vehicles engaged in

interstate or foreign commerce upon and over the

public highways.

4. The following shall not be required to carry an owner's or

operator's security verification form or an equivalent form from the

Department of Public Safety during operation of the vehicle and

shall not be required to surrender a security verification form for

vehicle registration purposes:
tion of motor vehicles engaged in

interstate or foreign commerce upon and over the

public highways.

4. The following shall not be required to carry an owner's or

operator's security verification form or an equivalent form from the

Department of Public Safety during operation of the vehicle and

shall not be required to surrender a security verification form for

vehicle registration purposes:

a. any vehicle owned or leased by the federal or state

government, or any agency or political subdivision

thereof,

b. any vehicle bearing the name, symbol, or logo of a

business, corporation or utility on the exterior and

which is in compliance with the provisions of the

Compulsory Insurance Law according to records of the

Corporation Commission which reflect a deposit or

fleet policy,

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c. fleet vehicles maintaining current vehicle liability

insurance as required by the Corporation Commission or

any other regulating entity,

d. any licensed taxicab, and

e. any vehicle owned by a licensed used motor vehicle

dealer.

5. Any person who knowingly issues or promulgates false or

fraudulent information in connection with either an owner's or

operator's security verification form or an equivalent form which

has been issued by the Department of Public Safety shall be guilty

of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be subject to a fine not

exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or imprisonment for not

more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

B. Each licensed operator is authorized to charge a fee of One

Dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) to each person to whom the licensed

operator issues a certificate of registration and who is required to

surrender proof of financial responsibility, or for whom the

licensed operator certifies the existence of financial

responsibility through an authorized online certification system,

pursuant to the provisions of the Compulsory Insurance Law. The fee

may be retained by the licensed operator as compensation for

services in processing the proof of financial responsibility and for

processing the driver license information, insurance verification

information, and other additional information furnished to the

licensed operator pursuant to Section 1112 of this title, if such

licensed operator does not receive the maximum compensation as

authorized by law.