From Oklahoma Statutes:
47 Okl.St.Ann. § 4-107a. Offenses in connection with trim tag plates--Exceptions--Penalties--
Civil remedies--Definitions
A. It shall be unlawful for any person to:
1. Knowingly and intentionally destroy, remove, cover, alter or deface, or cause to be
destroyed, covered, removed, altered or defaced the trim tag plate of a motor vehicle
manufactured from 1953 to 1977;
2. Knowingly affix a counterfeit trim tag plate to a motor vehicle;
3. Manufacture, offer for sale, sell, introduce, import or deliver for sale or use in this state a
counterfeit trim tag plate; or
4. Offer for sale, sell, introduce, import or deliver for sale or use in this state a trim tag plate
that was affixed to a motor vehicle at the time of manufacture but has since been removed or
become dislodged.
B. Paragraph 1 of subsection A of this section shall not apply to:
1. Any person who engages in repair of a motor vehicle, provided that removal of the vehicle's
trim tag plate is reasonably necessary for repair of a part of the vehicle to which the trim tag
plate is affixed, and provided that such trim tag plate is not intentionally destroyed, altered or
defaced; or
2. Removal of a trim tag from a motor vehicle which is being junked or otherwise destroyed, if
the removal is being done for historical documentation purposes by a person actively involved
in judging events or for historical documentation of classic motor vehicles and reasonable
precaution is taken to ensure that the tag is not sold or affixed to another motor vehicle.
C. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this act1 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this act a second or subsequent time shall
be guilty of a felony.
D. In addition to any other civil remedy available, a person defrauded as a result of a violation
of this act may bring a civil action against any person who knowingly violated this act regardless
of whether that person has been convicted of a violation of this act. A person defrauded as a
result of a violation of this act may recover treble their actual compensatory damages. In any
action brought pursuant to this subsection, the court may award reasonable costs, including
costs of expert witnesses, and attorney fees to the prevailing party.
E. As used in this section:
1. “Trim tag plate” means a plate or tag affixed to a motor vehicle by the manufacturer which
displays numbers, symbols, or codes that identify characteristics of the vehicle including, but
not limited to, date of manufacture, body style, paint color, engine option, transmission option,
trim option, general option, interior option, and interior color;
2. “Counterfeit trim tag plate” means:
a. any trim tag plate manufactured by a person or entity other than the original manufacturer
of a motor vehicle upon which the trim tag plate is designed to be affixed, unless the trim tag
has been permanently stamped, in the same manner as other information on the trim tag, with
the words “REPLACEMENT TAG” in letters measuring at least one-eighth (1/8) of an inch in
height, or
b. any trim tag plate which has been altered from its original manufactured condition so as to
change any of its numbers, symbols, or codes
47 Okl.St.Ann. § 12-101. Driving or permitting to be driven vehicle with unsafe or missing
equipment--Other forbidden acts--Exceptions relating to requirements for equipment--Rules--
Definitions
A. It shall be a misdemeanor, upon conviction, punishable as provided in Section 17-101 of this
title, for any person:
1. To drive or move, or for the owner to cause or permit to be driven or moved on any highway,
any vehicle or combination of vehicles which:
a. is known to be in such unsafe condition as to endanger any person,
b. is known not to contain those parts required by this chapter,
c. is not at all times equipped with such lamps and other equipment in proper condition and
adjustment as required in this chapter, or
d. is known to be equipped in any manner in violation of this chapter;
2. To do any act forbidden under this chapter; or
3. To fail to perform any act required under this chapter.
B. Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit on any vehicle:
1. Equipment required by the United States Department of Transportation pursuant to 49
C.F.R., Chapter V; or
2. The use of additional parts and accessories which are not inconsistent with provisions of this
chapter.
C. The provisions of Article II et seq. of this chapter 1 with respect to equipment on vehicles
shall not apply to implements of husbandry, road machinery, road rollers, farm tractors,
motorcycles as defined in Section 12-601 of this title, or vehicles designed to be moved solely
by animal or human power, except as specifically made applicable in this chapter.
D. Any specific requirement of this chapter with respect to equipment on any vehicle, other
than a bicycle, shall not apply if the vehicle was lawfully designed and manufactured without
such equipment; provided, the provisions of this chapter shall apply to any homemade vehicle
or any vehicle constructed from a kit or from plans.
E. Low-speed and medium-speed electrical vehicles which are in compliance with the
equipment requirements in 49 C.F.R., Section 571.500 shall be deemed to be in compliance
with the provisions of this chapter.
F. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to vehicles registered in Oklahoma as antique
or classic vehicles pursuant to Sections 1105 and 1135.1 of this title and rules promulgated
pursuant thereto.
G. The Commissioner of Public Safety may promulgate rules regarding vehicle equipment and
standards for vehicle equipment required to maintain such equipment in safe condition and in
compliance with this chapter.
H. Any person producing proof within forty-eight (48) hours that a condition or equipment for
which the person was cited as defective, missing, prohibited, improper, unauthorized or
otherwise in violation of this chapter has been remedied by the person shall be entitled to
dismissal of such charge without assessment of court costs.
47 Okl.St.Ann. § 12-413. Seat belts or shoulder harnesses
It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or offer for sale at retail or trade or transfer from or to
Oklahoma residents any passenger vehicle which is manufactured or assembled commencing
with the 1966 models, unless such vehicle is equipped with safety belts or safety shoulder
harness combinations which are installed for the use of persons in the left front and right front
seats thereof.
47 Okl.St.Ann. § 12-203.3. Headlamps with single distribution of light--Farm tractors and
certain other motor vehicles
Headlamps arranged to provide a single distribution of light shall be permitted on farm tractors
and motor vehicles manufactured and sold prior to September 1, 1962, in lieu of multiplebeam
road-lighting equipment herein specified if the single distribution of light complies with
the following requirements and limitations:
1. The headlamps shall be so aimed that when the vehicle is not loaded none of the highintensity
portion of the light shall at a distance of twenty-five (25) feet ahead project higher
than a level of five (5) inches below the level of the center of the lamp from which it comes, and
in no case higher than forty-two (42) inches above the level on which the vehicle stands at a
distance of seventy-five (75) feet ahead.
2. The intensity shall be sufficient to reveal persons and vehicles at a distance of at least three
hundred (300) feet.
47 Okl.St.Ann. § 12-301. Brake equipment required
A. Every motor vehicle manufactured prior to September 1, 1961, when operated upon a
highway shall be equipped with brakes adequate to control the movement of and to stop and
hold such vehicle, including two separate means of applying the brakes, each of which means
shall be effective to apply the brakes to at least two wheels. If these two separate means of
applying the brakes are connected in any way they shall be so constructed that failure of any
one part of the operating mechanism shall not leave the motor vehicle without brakes on at
least two wheels.
B. 1. Every motor vehicle manufactured on or after September 1, 1961, operated upon the
highways shall be equipped with service brakes upon all wheels.
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47 Okl.St.Ann. § 1107.2. Odometer disclosure statement--Exempted vehicles
A transferor of any of the following vehicles shall not be required to execute an odometer
disclosure statement;
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3. A vehicle that is ten (10) years old or older;
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47 Okl.St.Ann. § 12-422. Restrictions on use of glass coating materials or sunscreening devices
on windshields and windows
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B. It is unlawful, except as provided by this section, for a person to sell, install, or to operate a
motor vehicle with any object or material:
1. Placed, displayed, installed, affixed, or applied upon the windshield or side or rear windows;
or
2. So placed, displayed, installed, affixed, or applied in or upon the motor vehicle so as to
obstruct or reduce a driver's clear view through the windshield or side or rear windows.
C. It is unlawful for any person to place, install, affix, or apply any transparent material upon the
windshield or side or rear windows of any motor vehicle if such material alters the color or
reduces the light transmittance of such windshield or side or rear windows except as provided
in this section.
D. This section shall not apply to:
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10. Side windows to the rear of the driver or back windows that have a substance or material in
conjunction with glazing material that has a light transmission of at least ten percent (10%) and
a luminous reflectance of at most twenty-five percent (25%) on all vehicles manufactured prior
to 1996 year models, if the motor vehicle is equipped with outside mirrors on both left and
right hand sides of the vehicle that are so located as to reflect to the driver a view of the
highway through each mirror for a distance of at least two hundred (200) feet to the rear of the
motor vehicle;