Oklahoma § 47-6-209 Surrender and return of license - Seizure of license.

Oklahoma Statutes

§ 47-6-209 — Surrender and return of license - Seizure of license.

Oklahoma § 47-6-209

Title 47Motor Vehicles

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Bluebook

Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-6-209 (2026).

Text

A.Service Oklahoma upon canceling or denying the driver license of a person or upon suspending or revoking the driving privilege of a person shall require that the driver license of the person be surrendered to Service Oklahoma. When the statutory requirements for reinstatement are met in accordance with Oklahoma Statutes, the person shall apply for a new driver license from Service Oklahoma; provided Service Oklahoma has determined that the licensee is a person not prohibited from holding a driver license under Section 6-103 of this title, and has successfully completed the customary written, physical and driving tests, if such tests are required. Identification of the person shall be verified through the driver license digital file of Service Oklahoma.

B.Service Oklahoma, upon entering

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A. Service Oklahoma upon canceling or denying the driver license of a person or upon suspending or revoking the driving privilege of a person shall require that the driver license of the person be surrendered to Service Oklahoma. When the statutory requirements for reinstatement are met in accordance with Oklahoma Statutes, the person shall apply for a new driver license from Service Oklahoma; provided Service Oklahoma has determined that the licensee is a person not prohibited from holding a driver license under Section 6-103 of this title, and has successfully completed the customary written, physical and driving tests, if such tests are required. Identification of the person shall be verified through the driver license digital file of Service Oklahoma. B. Service Oklahoma, upon entering an order canceling or denying a driver license or suspending or revoking the driving privilege of a person, shall forward a copy of the order to the licensee pursuant to the provisions of Section 2-116 of this title and request the immediate return of the driver license to Service Oklahoma. Failure to comply with the order of Service Oklahoma shall constitute a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, the person shall be punished by a fine of not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) nor more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00). C. Any peace officer of this state may seize the license of any person who, according to Service Oklahoma records, is under suspension, cancellation, revocation or denial under the provisions of this title. The officer shall immediately forward the license to Service Oklahoma. D. No person shall have a property interest in the physical driver license issued pursuant to the laws of this state. It shall be the duty of every person whose driving privilege has been suspended, canceled or revoked to immediately surrender his or her driver license upon the request of any peace officer or representative of Service Oklahoma.

Legislative History

Added by Laws 1961, p. 349, § 6-209, eff. Sept. 1, 1961. Amended by Laws 1986, c. 279, § 14, operative July 1, 1986; Laws 1987, c. 226, § 4, operative July 1, 1987; Laws 1990, c. 219, § 36, eff. June 1, 1990; Laws 1992, c. 217, § 14, eff. July 1, 1992; Laws 1993, c. 238, § 5, emerg. eff. May 26, 1993; Laws 1994, c. 218, § 5, eff. April 1, 1995; Laws 2013, c. 75, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2013; Laws 2024, c. 11, § 12, emerg. eff. April 18, 2024.