Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-4041
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Violations - Denial, revocation or suspension of license
Official statutory text
- Fine.
Service Oklahoma may deny an application for a license, or
revoke or suspend a license or impose a fine not to exceed Five
Hundred Dollars ($500.00) against a dealer for each day that any
provision of this section or Sections 4033 through 4040 of this
title is violated or for any of the following reasons:
1. On satisfactory proof of unfitness of the applicant in any
application for any license pursuant to the provisions of the
Oklahoma Vessel and Motor Registration Act;
2. For any material misstatement made by an applicant in any
application for any license pursuant to the provisions of the
Oklahoma Vessel and Motor Registration Act;
3. For any failure to comply with any provision of the Oklahoma
Vessel and Motor Registration Act or any rule promulgated by Service
Oklahoma under authority vested in it by the Oklahoma Vessel and
Motor Registration Act, Section 4002 et seq. of this title;
4. A change of condition after license is granted resulting in
failure to maintain the qualifications for license;
5. Being a dealer who:
a. has required a purchaser of a new vessel or motor, as
a condition of sale and delivery thereof, to also
purchase special features, appliances, accessories or
equipment not desired or requested by the purchaser
and installed by the dealer,
b. uses any false or misleading advertising in connection
with his business as such a dealer,
c. has committed any unlawful act which resulted in the
revocation of any similar license in another state,
d. has failed or refused to perform any written agreement
with any retail buyer involving the sale of a vessel
or motor,
e. has been convicted of a crime involving moral
turpitude,
f. has committed a fraudulent act in selling, purchasing,
or otherwise dealing in vessels or motors or has
misrepresented the terms and conditions of a sale,
purchase, or contract for sale or purchase of a vessel
or motor or any interest therein including an option
to purchase such vessel or motor, or
g. has failed to meet or maintain the conditions and
requirements necessary to qualify for the issuance of
a license;
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 63. Public Health and Safety Page 1648
6. Being a dealer who does not have an established place of
business;
7. Being a new vessel or new motor dealer who:
a. does not provide for a suitable repair shop separate
from the display room with ample space to repair or
recondition one or more vessels or motors at the same
time, and which is equipped with such parts, tools and
equipment as may be requisite for the servicing of
vessels or motors in such a manner as to make them
comply with the safety laws of this state and to
properly fulfill the dealer's or manufacturer's
warranty obligation. Provided that the provisions of
this subparagraph shall not apply to:
(1) mercantile establishments engaged in the selling
of vessels and motors if:
(a) such vessel and motor business does not
constitute more than ten percent (10%) of
the business of such establishment,
(b) the vessels sold at such establishment are
under fourteen (14) feet in length, and
nufacturer's
warranty obligation. Provided that the provisions of
this subparagraph shall not apply to:
(1) mercantile establishments engaged in the selling
of vessels and motors if:
(a) such vessel and motor business does not
constitute more than ten percent (10%) of
the business of such establishment,
(b) the vessels sold at such establishment are
under fourteen (14) feet in length, and
(c) the outboard motors sold at such
establishment are under ten (10) horsepower,
or
(2) dealers which are engaged solely in the business
of selling canoes. For the purposes of this
subsection, "canoe" shall mean a vessel that is
long relative to its width, that has curved sides
and is tapered to two (2) pointed ends, or is
tapered to one (1) pointed end and blunt on the
other end, and is generally of traditional shape,
b. does not hold a dealer agreement in effect with a
manufacturer or distributor of new vessels or motors
for the sale of the same and is not authorized by the
manufacturer or distributor to render predelivery
preparation of such vessels or motors sold to
purchasers and to perform any authorized post-sale
work pursuant to the manufacturer's or distributor's
warranty, or
c. does not properly service a new vessel or motor before
delivery of same to the original purchaser thereof.
Service Oklahoma may deny an application for a license, or
revoke or suspend a license or impose a fine not to exceed Five
Hundred Dollars ($500.00) against a dealer for each day that any
provision of this section or Sections 4033 through 4040 of this
title is violated or for any of the following reasons:
1. On satisfactory proof of unfitness of the applicant in any
application for any license pursuant to the provisions of the
Oklahoma Vessel and Motor Registration Act;
2. For any material misstatement made by an applicant in any
application for any license pursuant to the provisions of the
Oklahoma Vessel and Motor Registration Act;
3. For any failure to comply with any provision of the Oklahoma
Vessel and Motor Registration Act or any rule promulgated by Service
Oklahoma under authority vested in it by the Oklahoma Vessel and
Motor Registration Act, Section 4002 et seq. of this title;
4. A change of condition after license is granted resulting in
failure to maintain the qualifications for license;
5. Being a dealer who:
a. has required a purchaser of a new vessel or motor, as
a condition of sale and delivery thereof, to also
purchase special features, appliances, accessories or
equipment not desired or requested by the purchaser
and installed by the dealer,
b. uses any false or misleading advertising in connection
with his business as such a dealer,
c. has committed any unlawful act which resulted in the
revocation of any similar license in another state,
d. has failed or refused to perform any written agreement
with any retail buyer involving the sale of a vessel
or motor,
e. has been convicted of a crime involving moral
turpitude,
f. has committed a fraudulent act in selling, purchasing,
or otherwise dealing in vessels or motors or has
misrepresented the terms and conditions of a sale,
purchase, or contract for sale or purchase of a vessel
or motor or any interest therein including an option
to purchase such vessel or motor, or
g. has failed to meet or maintain the conditions and
requirements necessary to qualify for the issuance of
a license;
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 63. Public Health and Safety Page 1648
6. Being a dealer who does not have an established place of
business;
7. Being a new vessel or new motor dealer who:
a. does not provide for a suitable repair shop separate
from the display room with ample space to repair or
recondition one or more vessels or motors at the same
time, and which is equipped with such parts, tools and
equipment as may be requisite for the servicing of
vessels or motors in such a manner as to make them
comply with the safety laws of this state and to
properly fulfill the dealer's or manufacturer's
warranty obligation. Provided that the provisions of
this subparagraph shall not apply to:
(1) mercantile establishments engaged in the selling
of vessels and motors if:
(a) such vessel and motor business does not
constitute more than ten percent (10%) of
the business of such establishment,
(b) the vessels sold at such establishment are
under fourteen (14) feet in length, and
nufacturer's
warranty obligation. Provided that the provisions of
this subparagraph shall not apply to:
(1) mercantile establishments engaged in the selling
of vessels and motors if:
(a) such vessel and motor business does not
constitute more than ten percent (10%) of
the business of such establishment,
(b) the vessels sold at such establishment are
under fourteen (14) feet in length, and
(c) the outboard motors sold at such
establishment are under ten (10) horsepower,
or
(2) dealers which are engaged solely in the business
of selling canoes. For the purposes of this
subsection, "canoe" shall mean a vessel that is
long relative to its width, that has curved sides
and is tapered to two (2) pointed ends, or is
tapered to one (1) pointed end and blunt on the
other end, and is generally of traditional shape,
b. does not hold a dealer agreement in effect with a
manufacturer or distributor of new vessels or motors
for the sale of the same and is not authorized by the
manufacturer or distributor to render predelivery
preparation of such vessels or motors sold to
purchasers and to perform any authorized post-sale
work pursuant to the manufacturer's or distributor's
warranty, or
c. does not properly service a new vessel or motor before
delivery of same to the original purchaser thereof.
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