Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-4032
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Violations - Punishments
Official statutory text
A. It shall be unlawful for any person to:
1. Lend or to sell to, or knowingly permit the use of by one
not entitled thereto, any certificate of title or registration
issued to or in the custody of the person so lending or permitting
the use thereof;
2. Alter or in any manner change a certificate of title or
registration certificate issued under the laws of this or any other
state;
3. Procure from another state or country or display upon any
vessel owned by the person within this state, except as otherwise
provided by the Oklahoma Vessel and Motor Registration Act, Section
4002 et seq. of this title, any number issued by any state or
country other than this state, unless there shall be displayed upon
such vessel at all times the permanent number assigned to it by
Service Oklahoma;
4. Buy, sell or dispose of, or have in the person's possession
for sale, use or storage, any secondhand or used vessel or motor on
which the registration fee has not been paid, as required by law,
and on which vessel or motor said person neglects, fails or refuses
to display at all times the permanent number assigned to it;
5. Register a vessel or motor on an assigned certificate of
title. This particular paragraph shall be applicable to all persons
except bona fide dealers who are holders of current and valid
dealers' licenses;
6. Operate a vessel or motor upon the waters of this state
after the registration deadline for that vessel or motor without a
proper title and registration, as prescribed by the Oklahoma Vessel
and Motor Registration Act, for the current year;
7. Release a certificate of title or excise tax receipt to any
unauthorized person or source, including any dealer. Violation of
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 63. Public Health and Safety Page 1638
this paragraph shall constitute sufficient grounds for discharge of
a licensed operator by Service Oklahoma;
8. Alter or in any manner change a permanent number issued for
a vessel under the laws of this state or any other state; or
9. Offer for sale any used vessel, used motor, or any used
vessel or motor part if the vessel, motor, or part:
a. is not currently registered, if required,
b. has had the hull identification number or serial
number removed,
c. has a hull identification number or serial number
which does not match the number listed on the current
title or registration, or
d. appears, is suspected, or is known to be stolen.
Anyone violating the provisions of this subsection shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be subject to a
fine not to exceed Fifty Dollars ($50.00) for each such violation.
B. Any owner who knowingly makes or causes to be made any false
statement of a fact required in this section to be shown in an
application for the title or registration of one or more vessels or
motors shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction
thereof, shall be fined not more than One Thousand Dollars
($1,000.00), or shall be imprisoned in the county jail for not more
than one (1) year, or both such fine and imprisonment.
C. A violation of this section and any of the provisions of
Sections 4002 through 4031 of this title where a specific penalty
has not been imposed shall constitute a misdemeanor and upon
conviction thereof the person having violated it shall be fined not
less than Ten Dollars ($10.00) and not more than One Hundred Dollars
($100.00).
D. In addition thereto, it is specifically provided that any
person stating or giving or causing to be stated or given any false
information as to the location of any vessel or motor shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be
punished by a fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00),
or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed one
(1) year, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
1. Lend or to sell to, or knowingly permit the use of by one
not entitled thereto, any certificate of title or registration
issued to or in the custody of the person so lending or permitting
the use thereof;
2. Alter or in any manner change a certificate of title or
registration certificate issued under the laws of this or any other
state;
3. Procure from another state or country or display upon any
vessel owned by the person within this state, except as otherwise
provided by the Oklahoma Vessel and Motor Registration Act, Section
4002 et seq. of this title, any number issued by any state or
country other than this state, unless there shall be displayed upon
such vessel at all times the permanent number assigned to it by
Service Oklahoma;
4. Buy, sell or dispose of, or have in the person's possession
for sale, use or storage, any secondhand or used vessel or motor on
which the registration fee has not been paid, as required by law,
and on which vessel or motor said person neglects, fails or refuses
to display at all times the permanent number assigned to it;
5. Register a vessel or motor on an assigned certificate of
title. This particular paragraph shall be applicable to all persons
except bona fide dealers who are holders of current and valid
dealers' licenses;
6. Operate a vessel or motor upon the waters of this state
after the registration deadline for that vessel or motor without a
proper title and registration, as prescribed by the Oklahoma Vessel
and Motor Registration Act, for the current year;
7. Release a certificate of title or excise tax receipt to any
unauthorized person or source, including any dealer. Violation of
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 63. Public Health and Safety Page 1638
this paragraph shall constitute sufficient grounds for discharge of
a licensed operator by Service Oklahoma;
8. Alter or in any manner change a permanent number issued for
a vessel under the laws of this state or any other state; or
9. Offer for sale any used vessel, used motor, or any used
vessel or motor part if the vessel, motor, or part:
a. is not currently registered, if required,
b. has had the hull identification number or serial
number removed,
c. has a hull identification number or serial number
which does not match the number listed on the current
title or registration, or
d. appears, is suspected, or is known to be stolen.
Anyone violating the provisions of this subsection shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be subject to a
fine not to exceed Fifty Dollars ($50.00) for each such violation.
B. Any owner who knowingly makes or causes to be made any false
statement of a fact required in this section to be shown in an
application for the title or registration of one or more vessels or
motors shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction
thereof, shall be fined not more than One Thousand Dollars
($1,000.00), or shall be imprisoned in the county jail for not more
than one (1) year, or both such fine and imprisonment.
C. A violation of this section and any of the provisions of
Sections 4002 through 4031 of this title where a specific penalty
has not been imposed shall constitute a misdemeanor and upon
conviction thereof the person having violated it shall be fined not
less than Ten Dollars ($10.00) and not more than One Hundred Dollars
($100.00).
D. In addition thereto, it is specifically provided that any
person stating or giving or causing to be stated or given any false
information as to the location of any vessel or motor shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be
punished by a fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00),
or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed one
(1) year, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
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