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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
SENATE BILL 1254 By: Prieto
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to driver licenses; amending 47 O.S.
2021, Sections 6-105, as last amended by Section 38,
Chapter 452, O.S.L. 2024, and 6-110, as last amended
by Section 4, Chapter 450, O.S.L. 2024 (47 O.S. Supp.
2025, Sections 6-105 and 6-110), which relate to
driver licenses; allowing certain persons to apply
for certain permit; requiring Service Oklahoma to
enter into certain agreements; updating statutory
language; updating statutory references; and
providing an effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 6-105, as
last amended by Section 38, Chapter 452, O.S.L. 2024 (47 O.S. Supp.
2025, Section 6-105), is amended to read as follows:
Section 6-105. A. Unless a legal custodial parent or legal
guardian has filed an objection to licensure pursuant to Section 6-
103.1 of this title, any person under eighteen (18) years of age may
be permitted to operate:
1. A Class D motor vehicle under the graduated driver license
provisions prescribed in subsections B through E of this section;
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2. A motorcycle under the provisions prescribed in subsection H
of this section; or
3. A farm vehicle under the provisions prescribed in subsection
I of this section.
B. Any person who is at least fifteen (15) years of age may
drive during a session in which the driver is being instructed in a
driver education course, as set out in subparagraphs a, b, c, d and
e of paragraph 1 of subsection C of this section, by a certified
driver education instructor who is seated in the right front seat of
the motor vehicle.
C. Any person:
1. Who is at least fifteen and one-half (15 1/2) years of age
and is currently receiving instruction in or has successfully
completed driver education. For purposes of this section, the term
“driver education” shall mean:
a. a prescribed secondary school driver education course,
as provided for in Sections 19-113 through 19-121 of
Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
b. a driver education course, certified by Service
Oklahoma, from a parochial, private, or other
nonpublic secondary school,
c. a commercial driver training course, as defined by
Sections 801 through 808 of this title,
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d. a parent-taught driver education course, certified by
Service Oklahoma, in conjunction with the Department
of Public Safety. Service Oklahoma shall promulgate
rules for any parent-taught driver education course,
or
e. a driver education course certified by a state other
than Oklahoma; or
2. Who is at least sixteen (16) years of age,
may, upon successfully passing all parts of the driver license
examination administered by Service Oklahoma, or an approved written
examination proctor, except the driving examination, be issued a
learner permit which will grant the permittee the privilege to
operate a Class D motor vehicle upon the public highways only
between the hours of 5:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. and while accompanied
by a licensed driver who is at least twenty-one (21) years of age
and who is actually occupying a seat beside the permittee; provided,
the written examination for a learner permit may be waived by
Service Oklahoma upon verification that the person has successfully
completed driver education.
D. 1. Any person:
a. who has applied for, been issued, and has possessed a
learner permit for a minimum of one hundred eighty
(180) days,
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b. whose custodial legal parent or legal guardian
certifies to Service Oklahoma by sworn affidavit that
the person has received a minimum of fifty (50) hours
of actual behind-the-wheel training, of which at least
ten (10) hours of such training was at night, from a
licensed driver who was at least twenty-one (21) years
of age and who was properly licensed to operate a
Class D motor vehicle for a minimum of two (2) years,
and
c. who has completed a free course approved by the
Oklahoma Department of Transportation on teen driver
work zone and first responder safety,
may be issued an intermediate Class D license upon successfully
passing all parts of the driver license examinations administered by
Service Oklahoma; provided, the written examination, if it has not
previously been administered or waived, may be waived by Service
Oklahoma upon verification that the person has successfully
completed driver education or the driving examination may be waived
by Service Oklahoma upon successful passage of the examination
administered by a certified designated examiner, as provided for in
Section 6-110 of this title. However, notwithstanding the date of
issuance of the learner permit, if the person has been convicted of
a traffic offense which is reported on the driving record of that
person, the time period specified in subparagraph a of this
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paragraph shall be recalculated to begin from the date of conviction
for the traffic offense, and must shall elapse before that person
may be issued an intermediate Class D license. If the person has
been convicted of more than one traffic offense which is reported on
the driving record of that person, the time period specified in
subparagraph a of this paragraph shall be recalculated to begin from
the most recent date of conviction, and must shall elapse before
that person may be issued an intermediate Class D license.
2. A person who has been issued an intermediate Class D license
under the provisions of this subsection:
a. shall be granted the privilege to operate a Class D
motor vehicle upon the public highways:
(1) only between the hours of 5:00 a.m. and 10:00
p.m., except for driving to and from work,
school, school activities, and church activities,
or
(2) at any time, if a licensed driver who is at least
twenty-one (21) years of age is actually
occupying a seat beside the intermediate Class D
licensee, or if the intermediate Class D licensee
is a farm or ranch resident, and is operating a
motor vehicle while engaged in farming or
ranching operations outside the limits of a
municipality, or driving to and from work,
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school, school activities, or church activities,
and
b. shall not operate a motor vehicle with more than one
passenger unless:
(1) all passengers live in the same household as the
custodial legal parent or legal guardian, or
(2) a licensed driver at least twenty-one (21) years
of age is actually occupying a seat beside the
intermediate Class D licensee.
E. Any person who has been issued an intermediate Class D
license for a minimum of:
1. One (1) year; or
2. One hundred eighty (180) days, if the person has completed
both the driver education and the parent-certified behind-the-wheel
training provisions of subparagraph b of paragraph 1 of subsection D
of this section,
may be issued a Class D license. However, notwithstanding the date
of issuance of the Class D license, if the person has been convicted
of a traffic offense which is reported on the driving record of that
person, the time periods specified in paragraph 1 or 2 of this
subsection, as applicable, shall be recalculated to begin from the
date of conviction for the traffic offense, and must shall elapse
before that person may be issued a Class D license. If the person
has been convicted of more than one traffic offense which is
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reported on the driving record of that person, the time periods
specified in paragraph 1 or 2 of this subsection, as applicable,
shall be recalculated to begin from the most recent date of
conviction, and must shall elapse before that person may be issued a
Class D license.
F. Learner permits and intermediate Class D licenses shall be
issued for the same period as all other driver licenses. The
licenses may be suspended or canceled at the discretion of the
Department of Public Safety, with notice to Service Oklahoma for
violation of restrictions, for failing to give the required or
correct information on the application, for knowingly giving false
or inaccurate information on the application or any subsequent
documentation related to the granting of driving privileges, for
using a hand-held handheld electronic device while operating a motor
vehicle for non-life-threatening emergency purposes or for violation
of any traffic laws of this state pertaining to the operation of a
motor vehicle.
G. Service Oklahoma shall promulgate rules establishing
procedures for removal of learner permit and intermediate Class D
license restrictions from the permit or license upon the permittee
or licensee qualifying for a less restricted or an unrestricted
license.
H. Any person fourteen (14) years of age or older may apply for
a restricted Class D license with a motorcycle-only restriction.
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After the person has successfully passed all parts of the motorcycle
examination other than the driving examination, has successfully
completed a certified state-approved motorcycle basic rider course
approved by the Department of Public Safety, in conjunction with
Service Oklahoma, and has met all requirements provided for in the
rules of the Department and Service Oklahoma, Service Oklahoma shall
issue to the person a restricted Class D license with a motorcycle-
only restriction which shall grant to the person, while having the
license in the person’s immediate possession, the privilege to
operate a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle:
1. With a piston displacement not to exceed three hundred cubic
centimeters (300 cc) or a sixteen and eight-tenths (16.8) kilowatt
electric power source;
2. Between the hours of 4:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. only;
3. While wearing approved protective headgear; and
4. While accompanied by and receiving instruction from any
person who is at least twenty-one (21) years of age and who is
properly licensed pursuant to the laws of this state to operate a
motorcycle or motor-driven cycle, and who has visual contact with
the restricted licensee.
The restricted licensee may apply on or after thirty (30) days
from date of issuance of the restricted Class D license with a
motorcycle-only restriction to have the restriction of being
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accompanied by a licensed driver removed by successfully completing
the driving portion of an examination.
The written examination and driving examination for a restricted
Class D license with a motorcycle-only endorsement shall be waived
by Service Oklahoma upon verification that the person has
successfully completed a certified state-approved motorcycle basic
rider course approved by the Department and Service Oklahoma.
I. 1. Any person who is less than seventeen (17) years of age
but is at least fourteen (14) years of age, or who is less than
sixteen (16) years of age but is at least fourteen (14) years of age
and is currently receiving instruction in or has completed driver
education as defined in subsection C of this section, and who
resides upon a farm in this state or is employed for compensation
upon a farm in this state may apply to Service Oklahoma for a farm
permit authorizing such person, while possessing the permit, to
operate any Class D motor vehicle.
2. a. A farm permit shall entitle the licensee, who is at
least fourteen (14) years of age but less than sixteen
(16) years of age, to operate the appropriate motor
vehicles at any time:
(1) while going to or from or in connection with any
farm job, employment, or other farm-related work,
(2) on days while school is in session, over the most
direct and accessible route between the
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licensee’s residence and school of enrollment for
the purpose of school attendance; provided, that
the privilege shall only extend to those
licensees who reside on a farm and commute
directly from their place of residence to the
school in which they are enrolled, or
(3) when the licensee is operating a passenger car at
any time when accompanied by an adult who is the
holder of a valid commercial driver license,
Class A, B, C, or D driver license and who is
actually occupying a seat beside the driver.
b. For a period of six (6) months, a farm permit shall
entitle the licensee who is at least sixteen (16)
years of age to operate the appropriate motor vehicles
at any time:
(1) from 5:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.,
(2) while going to or from or in connection with any
farm job, employment, or other farm-related work,
(3) while going to or from authorized school
activities,
(4) while going directly to or from any religious
worship service held by a religious organization,
or
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(5) while the licensee is operating a passenger car
at any time while accompanied by an adult who is
the holder of a valid commercial driver license,
Class A, B, or C driver license, and who is
actually occupying a seat beside the driver.
After such six-month period, if the licensee has complied with the
provisions of this subsection, such farm permit shall entitle the
licensee to operate the appropriate motor vehicles at any time
without the restrictions required by this subsection.
3. A farm permit shall be issued only if:
a. the applicant can prove that such applicant resides or
works on a farm by submitting the signed affidavit of
either a parent or guardian stating that the applicant
lives on a farm,
b. the applicant has successfully completed the
examination requirements in Section 6-110 of this
title, and
c. the applicant does not live on a farm but works on a
farm and the applicant submits the signed affidavit of
the applicant’s employer and parent or guardian
attesting to such employment.
4. Any licensee issued a farm permit under this subsection:
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a. who is less than sixteen (16) years of age shall not
operate any motor vehicle with nonsibling minor
passengers,
b. who is at least sixteen (16) years of age, for a
period of six (6) months after reaching sixteen (16)
years of age, shall not operate any motor vehicle with
more than one passenger who is less than eighteen (18)
years of age and who is not a member of the licensee’s
immediate family, or
c. who is at least fourteen (14) years of age, but less
than sixteen (16) years of age, shall not operate any
motor vehicle on interstate or turnpike highway
systems, nor shall a licensee operate a motor vehicle
within the limits of a city with a population in
excess of one hundred thousand (100,000) persons
according to the latest Federal Decennial Census.
Any conviction for violating this paragraph shall be construed as a
moving traffic violation. Service Oklahoma may, in its discretion,
suspend the permit of an individual for violation of this paragraph.
5. Any licensee issued a farm permit under this subsection
shall not operate a wireless communication device while driving a
motor vehicle, except that a licensee may operate a wireless
communication device while driving a motor vehicle to report illegal
activity or to summon medical or other emergency help.
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6. As used in this subsection, “farm” means any parcel of land
for which the owner has an agricultural exemption permit issued by
the Oklahoma Tax Commission.
7. a. A farm permit issued under this subsection is subject
to suspension or revocation in the same manner as any
other driver license.
b. A farm permit may be suspended in accordance with
Section 6-113 of this title for any violation of
restrictions under this subsection.
c. Service Oklahoma shall suspend the farm permit upon
receiving satisfactory evidence that the licensee has
been involved in two or more accidents chargeable to
the licensee and such suspended license shall not be
reinstated for one (1) year.
8. Any licensee issued a farm permit under this subsection
shall provide, prior to reaching sixteen (16) years of age, a signed
affidavit of either a parent or guardian stating that the applicant
has completed at least fifty (50) hours of adult-supervised driving
with at least ten (10) of those hours being at night. The adult-
supervised driving required by this paragraph shall be conducted by
an adult who is at least twenty-one (21) years of age and is the
holder of a valid commercial driver license, Class A, B, C, or D
driver license. Evidence of failure of any licensee who was
required to complete the fifty (50) hours of adult-supervised
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driving under this subsection shall not be admissible in any action
for the purpose of determining any aspect of comparative negligence
or mitigation of damages.
9. Any licensee issued a farm permit under this subsection who:
a. is under sixteen (16) years of age and is convicted of
two or more moving traffic violations committed on
separate occasions shall not be eligible to receive a
driver license which is not restricted, in accordance
with the provisions of subparagraph a of paragraph 2
of this subsection, until the person reaches seventeen
(17) years of age,
b. is at least sixteen (16) years of age but less than
seventeen (17) years of age and is convicted of two or
more moving traffic violations committed on separate
occasions shall not be eligible to receive a driver
license which is not restricted, in accordance with
the provisions of subparagraph b of paragraph 2 of
this subsection, until the person reaches eighteen
(18) years of age, or
c. fails to provide the affidavit required under
paragraph 8 of this subsection shall not be eligible
to receive a driver license which is not restricted,
in accordance with the provisions of subparagraph a of
paragraph 2 of this subsection, until the person
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provides such affidavit to Service Oklahoma or the
person reaches seventeen (17) years of age, whichever
occurs first.
J. As used in this section:
1. “Hand-held “Handheld electronic device” means a mobile
telephone or electronic device with which a user engages in a
telephone call, plays or stores media, including but not limited to
music and video, or sends or reads a text message while requiring
the use of at least one hand; and
2. “Using a hand-held handheld electronic device” means
engaging any function on an electronic device.
K. All driver education courses provided for in paragraph 1 of
subsection C of this section shall include education regarding the
dangers of texting while driving and the effects of being under the
influence of alcohol or other intoxicating substance while driving.
SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 6-110, as
last amended by Section 4, Chapter 450, O.S.L. 2024 (47 O.S. Supp.
2025, Section 6-110), is amended to read as follows:
Section 6-110. A. 1. Service Oklahoma shall establish
procedures to ensure every applicant for an original Class A, B, C,
or D license and for any endorsements thereon is examined by Service
Oklahoma, or an approved written examination proctor, except as
otherwise provided in Section 6-101 et seq. of this title or as
provided in paragraph 2 of this subsection or in subsections D and E
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of this section. Service Oklahoma is authorized to shall authorize,
approve, and enter into agreements with third parties including, but
not limited to, public school districts, technology center districts
overseen by the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology
Education, institutions of higher education, or commercial driver
training schools, to act as approved written examination proctors
with regard to any written examination required by this section.
The examination shall include a test of the applicant’s:
a. eyesight,
b. ability to read and understand highway signs
regulating, warning, and directing traffic,
c. knowledge of the traffic laws of this state including
a portion on bicycle and motorcycle safety, and
d. ability, by actual demonstration, to exercise ordinary
and reasonable control in the operation of a motor
vehicle. The actual demonstration shall be conducted
in the type of motor vehicle for the class of driver
license being applied for.
The Department of Public Safety, in conjunction with Service
Oklahoma, may create a knowledge test that may be taken on the
Internet by an applicant applying for a Class D license.
Any licensee seeking to apply for a driver license of another class
which is not covered by the licensee’s current driver license shall
be considered an applicant for an original license for that class.
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2. Service Oklahoma shall have the authority to waive the
requirement of any part of the examination required in paragraph 1
of this subsection for those applicants whose driving record meets
the standards set by the Department of Public Safety and surrender
either of the following:
a. a valid unexpired driver license issued by any state
or country for the same type or types of vehicles, or
b. an expired driver license that:
(1) is not expired more than six (6) months past the
expiration date listed on the driver license, and
(2) is not a Class A, B, or C commercial driver
license or commercial driver license permit.
3. Service Oklahoma shall accept skills test results from
another state for Class A, B, or C license applicants who have
successfully completed commercial motor vehicle driver training in
that state and successfully passed the skills test in that state;
provided, Service Oklahoma shall not accept skills test results from
another state when the applicant has not successfully completed
commercial motor vehicle driver training in that state. Nothing in
this section shall be construed to prohibit Service Oklahoma from
administering the skills test to any applicant who has successfully
completed commercial vehicle driver training in another state.
4. All applicants requiring a hazardous materials endorsement
shall be required, for the renewal of the endorsement, to
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successfully complete the examination and to submit to a security
threat assessment performed by the Transportation Security
Administration of the Department of Homeland Security as required by
and pursuant to 49 C.F.R., Part 1572, which shall be used to
determine whether the applicant is eligible for renewal of the
endorsement pursuant to federal law and regulation.
5. Service Oklahoma, or an approved written examination
proctor, shall give the complete examination as provided for in this
section within thirty (30) days from the date the application is
received, and the examination shall be given at a location within
one hundred (100) miles of the residence of the applicant. Service
Oklahoma shall make every effort to make the examination locations
and times convenient for applicants. Service Oklahoma shall
consider giving the examination at any public or private site, if
economically feasible and practicable, and if Service Oklahoma and
the owner or the governing body agree.
B. Any person holding a valid Oklahoma Class D license or
provisional driver license pursuant to Section 6-212 of this title
and applying for a Class A, B or C commercial license shall be
required to successfully complete all examinations as required for
the specified class. Failure to submit to Service Oklahoma
federally required medical certification information pursuant to 49
C.F.R., Part 391.41 et seq. shall result in an automatic downgrade
of a commercial license to a Class D license. Provided, however,
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once the required medical certification information has been
received by Service Oklahoma, the license shall be reinstated to the
classification of the commercial license prior to the downgrade and
the holder of such a license shall not be required to reapply.
C. Except as provided in subsection E of Section 6-101 of this
title, any person holding a valid Oklahoma Class A, B or C
commercial license shall, upon time for renewal thereof, be entitled
to a Class D license without any type of testing or examination,
except for any endorsements thereon as otherwise provided for by
Section 6-110.1 of this title.
D. 1. Any certified driver education instructor who is
currently an operator or an employee of a commercial driver training
school in this state or any driver education instructor employed by
any school district in this state shall be eligible to apply to be a
designated examiner of Service Oklahoma for the purposes of
administering the Class D driving skills portion of the Oklahoma
driving examination to any person who is eligible to take the
Oklahoma driving examination including, but not limited to, a person
who has been issued a learner permit or farm permit. Service
Oklahoma shall to the maximum extent possible accept electronic
signatures for all applications to be a designated examiner.
2. The Department of Public Safety, in conjunction with Service
Oklahoma, shall adopt a curriculum of required courses and training
to be offered to applicants who are qualified to apply to be a
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designated examiner. The courses and training for certification
shall meet the same standards as required for driver examiners of
Service Oklahoma. Within thirty (30) days of the effective date of
this act November 1, 2024, and by October 1 of each subsequent year,
Service Oklahoma shall publish a schedule for the subsequent
calendar year of courses and trainings which shall occur no less
than twice per calendar year. Service Oklahoma may schedule
additional courses and trainings based on demand. Service Oklahoma
shall disclose how many slots are available for each course or
training and any restrictions on how those slots may be allocated at
the time of publishing the schedule.
3. Each person applying to be a designated examiner shall be
required to pay an initial designated examiner certification fee of
One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00). Upon successful completion of
training prescribed by paragraph 2 of this subsection, the person
shall be required to pay an annual designated examiner certification
fee of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00). If an applicant for the
designated examiner program is employed by an Oklahoma public school
system that offers driver education, and he or she administers the
skills test only to students enrolled in a public school driver
education program, the certification fee may be waived by Service
Oklahoma. Each designated examiner certification shall expire on
the last day of the calendar year and may be renewed upon
application to Service Oklahoma. The designated examiner
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certification fees collected by Service Oklahoma pursuant to this
subsection shall be deposited to the credit of the Department of
Public Safety Restricted Revolving Fund to be used for the purposes
of this subsection, through October 31, 2022. Beginning November 1,
2022, the designated examiner certification fees collected by
Service Oklahoma pursuant to this subsection shall be deposited to
the credit of the Service Oklahoma Revolving Fund. No designated
examiner certification fee shall be refunded in the event that
certification is denied, suspended, or revoked.
4. A designated examiner may charge a fee for each Class D
driving skills examination given, whether the person being examined
passes or fails the examination.
5. Service Oklahoma shall conduct an annual complete nationwide
criminal history background check on each designated examiner and a
complete nationwide criminal history background check on each
designated examiner applicant. The fees for the background check
shall be borne by the designated examiner or designated examiner
applicant.
6. The Department of Public Safety, in conjunction with Service
Oklahoma, shall promulgate rules to implement and administer the
provisions of this subsection.
E. 1. Upon application and approval of Service Oklahoma, any
public or private commercial truck driving school that has or
maintains a program instructing students for a Class A, B or C
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license, public transit agency, state, county, or municipal
government agency in this state, such as local school districts, the
Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education, or
institutions of higher education, or a private entity, shall be
authorized to hire or employ designated examiners approved by
Service Oklahoma to be third-party examiners of the Class A, B, or C
driving skills portion and/or or knowledge written portion, pursuant
to subsection A of this section, of the Oklahoma driving
examination. All designated examiners must successfully have
completed the courses and training as outlined in paragraph 2 of
this subsection. Service Oklahoma shall be required to approve at
least one public transit agency that has or maintains a program
instructing students for a Class A, B, or C license to hire or
employ third-party examiners pursuant to this section. It shall be
permissible for any public transit agency operating in this state to
utilize the third-party examiners hired or employed by a public
transit agency approved by Service Oklahoma.
2. The Department of Public Safety, in conjunction with Service
Oklahoma, shall adopt a curriculum of required courses and training
to be offered to third-party examiners. The courses and training
for certification shall meet the same standards as required for
commercial driver examiners of Service Oklahoma.
3. Service Oklahoma shall require each third-party examiner
applicant and commercial school driver education instructor
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applicant to submit to an electronic national criminal history
record check pursuant to Section 150.9 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma
Statutes. On or before December 1, 2022, Service Oklahoma shall
require each third-party examiner or commercial school driver
education instructor to submit to an electronic national criminal
history record check pursuant to Section 150.9 of Title 74 of the
Oklahoma Statutes. The fees for the background check shall be borne
by the third-party examiner, third-party examiner applicant,
commercial school driver education instructor, or commercial school
driver education instructor applicant.
F. Service Oklahoma shall promulgate rules to:
1. Implement and administer the provisions of this section
based on requirements set forth in 49 C.F.R., Section 383.75 of
Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations;
2. Establish a process to inform any school, public transit
agency, examiner, or state, county, or municipal government agency,
who has been denied, within forty-five (45) days from the denial;
3. Create an appeal process for any school, public transit
agency, examiner, or state, county, or municipal government agency
denied; and
4. If the initial application for approval was denied, limit
the number of times an individual school, public transit agency,
individual examiner applicant, or state, county, or municipal
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government agency may reapply in a calendar year to two
reapplications.
SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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