Section 230.6 - Certain uses and activities of vehicles and containers prohibitedA. No person prohibited from operating a commercial vehicle shall operate such commercial motor vehicle, nor shall any person authorize or require a person who has been prohibited from such operation of a motor vehicle to operate a commercial motor vehicle.B. No person shall operate, authorize to operate, or require the operation of any vehicle or the use of any container when the person has been placed out-of-service or the vehicle or container has been marked out-of-service until all requirements of the out-of-service order of the person have been met or all required corrections for the vehicle or container have been made; provided, upon approval of the Department, the vehicle or container may be moved to another location for the purpose of repair or correction.C. No person shall remove an out-of-service marking from a transport vehicle or container unless all required corrections have been made and the vehicle or container has been inspected and approved by an authorized officer, employee, or agent of the Department. No person shall return to duty unless all requirements of the out-of-service order have been met and the person has been approved to return to duty by an authorized officer, employee or agent of the Department.D. No employer shall knowingly allow, require, permit or authorize an employee to operate a commercial motor vehicle: 1. During any period in which the employee: a. has had driving privileges to operate a commercial motor vehicle suspended, revoked, canceled, denied or disqualified,b. has had driving privileges to operate a commercial motor vehicle disqualified,c. is not licensed to operate a commercial motor vehicle; provided, this subparagraph shall not apply to any person who is the holder of a valid commercial learner permit issued by the Department in conjunction with a Class D driver license,d. has more than one commercial driver license; provided, this subparagraph shall not apply to any person who is the holder of a valid commercial learner permit issued by Service Oklahoma in conjunction with a Class A, B or C driver license,e. does not have the proper class or endorsements on the driver license or commercial learner permit, or f. is in violation of any restriction on the driver license or commercial learner permit;2. During any period in which the employee, the commercial motor vehicle which the employee is operating, the motor carrier business or operation, or the employer is subject to an out-of-service order; or3. In violation: a. of a federal, state, or local law, regulation, or ordinance pertaining to railroad-highway grade crossings, or b. of any restriction on the driver license or commercial learner permit of the employee.E. An employer who is determined by the Commissioner to have committed a violation of subsection D of this section shall be subject to an administrative penalty of not less than Two Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($2,750.00) nor more than Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00).F. An employee who is determined by the Commissioner to have committed a violation of any provision of this section shall be subject to an administrative penalty of not less than Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) nor more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00).Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 230.6
Amended by Laws 2022 , c. 282, s. 100, eff. 5/19/2022.Amended by Laws 2013 , c. 259, s. 8, eff. 11/1/2013.Laws 1986, HB 1767, c. 80, § 6, eff. 11/1/1986; Amended by Laws 1998 , HB 2577, c. 345, § 3, eff. 11/1/1998; Amended by Laws 2001 , HB 1086, c. 309, § 6, eff. 11/1/2001; Amended by Laws 2002 , HB 2067, c. 169, § 4, eff. 10/1/2002; Amended by Laws 2004 , HB 2336, c. 390, § 14, eff. 9/1/2005; Amended by Laws 2012 , SB 448, c. 207, § 9, emerg. eff. 5/8/2012.