Oklahoma § 47-8-102 Owner of for-rent vehicle liable when no policy

Oklahoma Statutes

§ 47-8-102 — Owner of for-rent vehicle liable when no policy

Oklahoma § 47-8-102

Title 47Motor Vehicles

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Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-8-102 (2026).

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A.In the event the owner of a for-rent motor vehicle has not given proof of financial responsibility as provided in Section 8-101 of this title, then Service Oklahoma shall not register any motor vehicle owned by such person and rented, or intended to be rented, to another unless such owner shall demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Public Safety, his or her financial ability to respond in damages as follows: 1. If he or she applies for registration of one motor vehicle, in the sum of at least Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00) for any one person injured or killed and in the sum of Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000.00) for any number more than one injured or killed in any one accident.

2.If he or she applies for the registration of more than one motor vehicle

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obtained. A. In the event the owner of a for-rent motor vehicle has not given proof of financial responsibility as provided in Section 8-101 of this title, then Service Oklahoma shall not register any motor vehicle owned by such person and rented, or intended to be rented, to another unless such owner shall demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Public Safety, his or her financial ability to respond in damages as follows: 1. If he or she applies for registration of one motor vehicle, in the sum of at least Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00) for any one person injured or killed and in the sum of Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000.00) for any number more than one injured or killed in any one accident. 2. If he or she applies for the registration of more than one motor vehicle, then in the foregoing sums for one motor vehicle, and Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00) additional for each motor vehicle in excess of one, but it shall be sufficient for the owner to demonstrate ability to respond in damages in the sum of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00) for any number of motor vehicles. B. Service Oklahoma shall cancel the registration of any motor vehicle rented without a driver whenever Service Oklahoma ascertains that the owner has failed or is unable to comply with the requirements of this section. C. Any owner of a for-rent motor vehicle who has given proof of financial responsibility under this section or who in violation of this act has failed to give proof of financial responsibility shall be jointly and severally liable with any person operating such vehicle for any damages caused by the negligence of any person operating the vehicle by or with the permission of the owner, except that the foregoing provision shall not confer any right of action upon any passenger in any such rented vehicle as against the owner. D. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent an owner from making defense in any such action upon the ground of comparative or contributory negligence to the extent to which such defense is allowed in other cases.

Legislative History

Added by Laws 1961, p. 368, § 8-102, emerg. eff. Sept. 1, 1961. Amended by Laws 1980, c. 235, § 11, eff. Jan. 1, 1981; Laws 2022, c. 282, § 90, emerg. eff. May 19, 2022.