§ 47-6-301v1 — Unlawful use of license or identification card.

It shall be unlawful for any person to commit any of the acts specified in paragraph 1 or 2 of this section in relation to an Oklahoma driver license or identification card authorized to be issued by Service Oklahoma pursuant to the provisions of Sections 6- 101 through 6-309 of this title or any driver license or other evidence of driving privilege or identification card authorized to be issued by the state of origin. 1. It is a misdemeanor for any licensee: a. to display or cause or permit to be displayed one’s own license after such license has been suspended, revoked, or canceled or to possess one’s own license after having received notice of its suspension, revocation, or cancellation, b. to lend one’s own license or identification card to any other person or knowingly permit the use thereof by another, c. to display or cause or permit to be displayed or to possess a license or identification card issued to oneself which bears altered information concerning the date of birth, expiration date, sex, height, eye color, weight, or license or card number, d. to fail or refuse to surrender to Service Oklahoma upon its lawful demand any license or identification card which has been suspended, revoked, or canceled, e. to permit any unlawful use of a license or identification card issued to oneself, f. to do any act forbidden or fail to perform any act required by this chapter, excepting those acts as provided in paragraph 2 of this section, g. to display or represent as one’s own any license or identification card not issued to such person unless under conditions provided in subparagraph e of paragraph 2 of this section, or h. to add to, delete from, alter, or deface the required information on a driver license or identification card. 2. It is a felony for any person: a. to create, publish, or otherwise manufacture an Oklahoma or other state license or identification card or facsimile thereof, or to create, manufacture, or possess an engraved plate or other such device, card, laminate, digital image or file, or software for the printing of an Oklahoma or other state license or identification card or facsimile thereof, except as authorized pursuant to this title, b. to display or cause or permit to be displayed or to knowingly possess any state counterfeit or fictitious license or identification card, c. to display or cause to be displayed or to knowingly possess any state license or identification card bearing a fictitious or forged name or signature, d. to display or cause to be displayed or to knowingly possess any state license or identification card bearing the photograph of any person, other than the person named thereon as licensee, e. to display or represent as one’s own, any license or identification card not issued to him or her, for the purpose of committing a fraud in any commercial transaction or to mislead a peace officer in the performance of his or her duties, or f. to use a false or fictitious name in any application for a license or identification card or to knowingly make a false statement or to knowingly conceal a material fact or otherwise commit a fraud in any such application. 3. It is a felony for any employee or person authorized to issue or approve the issuance of licenses or identification cards under this title to knowingly issue or attempt to issue a license or identification card or to knowingly give approval for, cause, or attempt to cause a license or identification card to be issued: a. to a person not entitled thereto, b. bearing erroneous information thereon, or c. bearing the photograph of a person other than the person named thereon. Such conduct shall be grounds for termination of employment of the employee. 4. The violation of any of the provisions of paragraph 1 of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable by a fine not less than Twenty- five Dollars ($25.00), nor more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00); the violation of any of the provisions of paragraph 2 or 3 of this section shall constitute a felony and shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable by a fine not to exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) or a term of imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections not to exceed seven (7) years, or by both such fine and imprisonment. 5. Notwithstanding any provision of this section, the Department of Public Safety, through the Identity Verification Unit established pursuant to Section 2-106.3 of this title, may, upon the request of the chief administrator of a law enforcement, military, or intelligence agency, authorize the issuance to and display and possession by a person of a license which would otherwise be a violation of this section, for the sole purpose of aiding in a criminal investigation or a military or intelligence operation. While acting pursuant to such authorization by the Department, such person shall not be prosecuted for a violation under this section unless the person exceeds the scope or duration of the Department’s authorization. Upon termination of such investigation or operation or upon request of the Department, the chief administrator of the law enforcement agency that requests the issuance of the license and the recipient of the license shall be jointly responsible to ensure the license is promptly returned to the Department. The Department and Service Oklahoma shall enter into interagency agreements as may be necessary to fulfill the powers and duties set forth in this paragraph. The Department may enter into interagency agreements with law enforcement agencies that request issuance of such a license to set forth the terms of the authorization for use of the license, the terms for custody and control of the license, and the terms for duration and revocation of authorization to use or possess the license.

Legislative History

Added by Laws 1961, p. 351, § 6-301, eff. Sept. 1, 1961. Amended by Laws 1980, c. 131, § 1, emerg. eff. April 14, 1980; Laws 1985, c. 45, § 9, eff. Jan. 1, 1986; Laws 1990, c. 219, § 41, eff. Jan. 1, 1991; Laws 1997, c. 133, § 477, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 5, § 344, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2001, c. 216, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2001; Laws 2001, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 2, § 2, emerg. eff. Oct. 8, 2001; Laws 2002, c. 86, § 5, emerg. eff. April 17, 2002; Laws 2003, c. 392, § 18, eff. July 1, 2003; Laws 2004, c. 149, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 2004; Laws 2022, c. 282, § 76, emerg. eff. May 19, 2022; Laws 2025, c. 38, § 3, emerg. eff. May 3, 2025. NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 477 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.