Oklahoma § 47-11-1110 Destructive or injurious items on highways.

Oklahoma Statutes

§ 47-11-1110 — Destructive or injurious items on highways.

Oklahoma § 47-11-1110

Title 47Motor Vehicles

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Bluebook

Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-11-1110 (2026).

Text

A.No person shall throw or deposit upon any highway any glass bottle, glass, nails, tacks, wire, cans or any other substances likely to injure any person, animal or vehicle upon such highway.

B.Any person who drops, or permits to be dropped or thrown, upon any highway any destructive or injurious material shall immediately remove the same or cause it to be removed.

1.Any person removing a wrecked or damaged vehicle from a highway, highway right-of-way or any other location as the result of an accident shall remove any glass or other injurious substance dropped upon the highway or highway right-of-way or other location from such vehicle. The owner or insurer of the owner of the vehicle if the owner's insurance policy provides coverage for such expense, shall be responsible for the cost o

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A. No person shall throw or deposit upon any highway any glass bottle, glass, nails, tacks, wire, cans or any other substances likely to injure any person, animal or vehicle upon such highway. B. Any person who drops, or permits to be dropped or thrown, upon any highway any destructive or injurious material shall immediately remove the same or cause it to be removed. 1. Any person removing a wrecked or damaged vehicle from a highway, highway right-of-way or any other location as the result of an accident shall remove any glass or other injurious substance dropped upon the highway or highway right-of-way or other location from such vehicle. The owner or insurer of the owner of the vehicle if the owner's insurance policy provides coverage for such expense, shall be responsible for the cost of removal of the vehicle and the glass or other injurious substance and any vehicle storage fees. The cost of the removal of the vehicle and any storage fees shall be the same as established by the Corporation Commission for nonconsensual tows. 2. Truck-tractors carrying cargo on the roadways of this state shall maintain a commercial auto, farm and ranch, inland marine or cargo liability insurance policy that covers the costs of cleanup of any substance that is spilled or otherwise deposited on the roadway or right-of-way in violation of this section. C. No person shall throw any substance at a standing vehicle or any occupant thereof, nor shall any person throw any substance at a person on or adjacent to a highway.

Legislative History

Added by Laws 1961, p. 390, § 11-1110, eff. Sept. 1, 1961. Amended by Laws 1978, c. 153, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1978; Laws 1999, c. 285, § 2, emerg. eff. May 27, 1999; Laws 2001, c. 255, § 1, eff. July 1, 2001; Laws 2002, c. 133, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2002; Laws 2011, c. 355, § 10, eff. Nov. 1, 2011; Laws 2020, c. 123, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2020; Laws 2021, c. 388, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.