32-6-49.7
Section 32-6-49.7 Commercial driver license required; exceptions. (a) Except when driving with a commercial driver license learner's permit and accompanied by the holder of a commercial driver license valid for the vehicle being driven, no person may drive a commercial motor vehicle on the highways of this state unless the person holds, and is in immediate possession of, a commercial driver license with applicable endorsements valid for the vehicle he or she is driving. Active duty military or National Guard personnel operating government vehicles, farmers operating certain commercial motor vehicles, firefighters and operators of emergency equipment exempt from licensing provisions of the CMVSA are exempt from this article as detailed in FHWA's "Notice of Final Disposition" published in the Federal Register, September 26, 1988, 53 FR 37313, and as hereafter updated. Commercial driver license requirements do not apply to drivers of vehicles used for personal use such as recreational...
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32-6-49.8
Section 32-6-49.8 Commercial driver license qualification standards. Commercial driver license qualification standards shall be as follows: (a) Testing. (1) GENERAL. No person may be issued a commercial driver license unless that person is a resident of this state and has passed a knowledge and skills test for driving a commercial motor vehicle which complies with minimum federal standards established by federal regulation enumerated in 49 C.F.R. part 383, subparts G and H, and has satisfied all other requirements of the CMVSA in addition to other requirements imposed by state law or federal regulation. The tests shall be prescribed and conducted by the department. (2) THIRD PARTY TESTING. The department may authorize a person, including an agency of this or another state, an employer, a private driver training facility, or other private institution, or a department, agency, or instrumentality of local government to administer the skills test specified by this section, if the test is...
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32-5A-89
Section 32-5A-89 Following too closely. (a) The driver of a motor vehicle shall not follow another more closely than is reasonable and prudent, having due regard for the speed of such vehicles and the traffic upon and the condition of the highway. Except when overtaking and passing another vehicle, the driver of a vehicle shall leave a distance of at least 20 feet for each 10 miles per hour of speed between the vehicle that he or she is driving and the vehicle that he or she is following. (b) The driver of any truck or motor vehicle drawing another vehicle of 25 or more feet in length when traveling upon a roadway outside of a business or residence district and which is following another truck or motor vehicle drawing another vehicle of 25 or more feet in length shall, whenever conditions permit, leave sufficient space, at least 300 feet, so that an overtaking vehicle may enter and occupy such space without danger, except that this shall not prevent a truck or motor vehicle drawing...
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32-6-49.10
Section 32-6-49.10 Information on commercial driver license; classifications, endorsements, etc.; expiration and renewal. (a) The commercial driver license shall be marked "Commercial Driver License" or "CDL," and shall be, to the maximum extent practicable, tamper proof. It shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following information: (1) The name and residential address of the person. (2) The person's color photograph. (3) A physical description of the person including sex, height, weight, eye and hair color. (4) Date of birth. (5) Any other number or identifier not to include the Social Security number of the person deemed appropriate by the department. (6) The person's signature. (7) The class or type of commercial motor vehicle or vehicles which the person is authorized to drive together with any endorsements or restrictions. (8) The name of this state. (9) The dates between which the license is valid. (b) Commercial driver licenses may be issued with the following...
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32-8-38
Section 32-8-38 Use of duplicate copy of application as permit to operate motor vehicle; return of duplicate and tags upon refusal to issue certificate. (a) The rules and regulations promulgated by the department shall make suitable provisions for the use by an applicant of the duplicate copy of his or her application for a certificate of title to serve as a permit for the operation of the motor vehicle described in the application until the department either issues the certificate of title of such motor vehicle or refuses to issue the certificate; and every designated agent receiving an application for the certificate of title, when the provisions of this chapter have been otherwise complied with, shall deliver to the applicant the duplicate copy of his or her application which shall contain a suitable permit for the purposes mentioned in this subsection. After the certificate of title is issued, the owner's permit copy of the application for this certificate of title shall continue...
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32-9B-4
Section 32-9B-4 Automated commercial vehicles - Owner of vehicle considered its operator; license to operate. (a) The owner of an automated commercial vehicle, or the lessee if the vehicle is leased or rented, is considered the operator of the vehicle for the purpose of assessing compliance with applicable traffic or motor vehicle laws, including the rules of the road. (b) The automated driving system is considered to be licensed to operate the vehicle. (Act 2019-496, §4.)...
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45-12-240.40
Section 45-12-240.40 Motor vehicle licensing. (a) The Revenue Commissioner of Choctaw County shall perform all duties relative to the assessment and collection of taxes on motor vehicles, motor vehicle titles, and nonmotorized vehicles in Choctaw County which the judge of probate is required under the law to perform. The judge of probate shall be relieved of all duties and responsibilities relative to the assessment and collection of taxes on motor vehicles, motor vehicle titles, and nonmotorized vehicles, and the revenue commissioner shall have all the duties and responsibilities relative to the assessment and collection of taxes and issuance of motor vehicle licenses and titles for motorized and non-motorized vehicles. For purposes of this section the term "motor vehicle" shall mean the same as defined in Article 5, Chapter 12, Title 40. (b) Before entering upon the additional duties imposed by this section, the revenue commissioner shall execute an additional bond in a sum...
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32-6-49.18
Section 32-6-49.18 Reciprocity. (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a person may drive a commercial motor vehicle in this state if the person has a valid commercial driver license or commercial driver license instruction permit issued by any state or provinces or territories of Canada in accordance with the minimum federal standards for the issuance of commercial motor vehicle driver licenses, if the license is not suspended, revoked, or canceled; and if the person is not disqualified from driving a commercial motor vehicle, or subject to an out of service order. (b) The department must give all out of state convictions full faith and credit and treat them for sanctioning purposes under this article as if they occurred in this state. (Acts 1989, No. 89-878, p. 1759, §18.)...
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32-5-64
Section 32-5-64 Persons under 16 years of age operating motor vehicles - Prohibited; driver training programs. Any person under the age of 16 years who shall drive or operate any motor vehicle upon the public highways of this state shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be dealt with as provided by the juvenile laws of this state. This section shall not apply to any student enrolled in a driver training program approved by the State Superintendent of Education or the Director of Public Safety while driving or operating a motor vehicle pursuant to the instructional program. However, no student in any driver training program who is under 16 years of age shall drive or operate any motor vehicle unless accompanied by a licensed driver who is 21 years of age or older. (Code 1923, §3329; Acts 1927, No. 347, p. 348; Code 1940, T. 36, §55; Acts 1949, No. 517, p. 754, §17; Act 2010-735, p. 1850, §1.)...
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32-6-49.12
Section 32-6-49.12 Use of alcohol while driving; when placed out of service; when disqualified. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, or of existing law, a person may not drive, operate, or be in physical control of a commercial motor vehicle within this state while having any measurable or detectable amount of alcohol in his or her system. (b) A person who drives, operates, or is in physical control of a commercial motor vehicle within this state while having any measurable or detectable amount of alcohol in his or her system or who refuses to submit to an alcohol test under Section 32-6-49.13, must be placed out of service for 24 hours. (c) Any person who drives a commercial motor vehicle within this state with an alcohol concentration of 0.04 or more must, in addition to any other sanctions which may be imposed under this article, or under federal or state law, or rules or regulations of the department, be disqualified from driving a commercial motor vehicle under...
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