§ 47-14-116. Permit fees - Escrow account system - Applications - Emergencies - Provisional permits - Violations - Disposition and allocation of proceeds.

A.  The Commissioner of Public Safety shall charge a minimum permit fee of Forty Dollars ($40.00) for any permit issued pursuant to the provisions of Section 14-101 et seq. of this title.  In addition to the permit fee, the Commissioner shall charge a fee of Ten Dollars ($10.00) for each thousand pounds in excess of the legal load limit.  The Commissioner of Public Safety shall establish any necessary rules for collecting the fees.

B.  The Department of Public Safety is authorized to establish an escrow account system for the payment of permit fees.  Authorized motor carriers meeting established credit requirements may participate in the escrow account system for permits purchased from all size and weight permit offices in this state.  Carriers not choosing to participate in the escrow account system shall be required to make payment of the required fee or fees upon purchase of each permit as required by law.  All monies collected through the escrow account system shall be deposited to a special account of the Department of Public Safety and placed in the custody of the State Treasurer.  Proceeds from permits purchased using the escrow account system shall be distributed as provided for in subsection H of this section.  However, fees collected through such accounts for the electronic transmission, transfer or delivery of permits, as provided for in Section 14-118 of this title, shall be credited to the Department of Public Safety Restricted Revolving Fund.

C.  1.  Application for permits shall be made a reasonable time in advance of the expected time of movement of such vehicles.  For emergencies affecting the health or safety of persons or a community, permits may be issued for immediate movement.

2.  Size and weight permit offices in all districts where applicable shall issue permits to authorize carriers by telephone during weekdays.

3.  The Commissioner of Public Safety shall develop a system for provisional permits for authorized carriers which may be used in lieu of a regular permit for the movement of oversize and overweight loads when issued an authorization number by the Department of Public Safety.  Such provisional permits shall include date of movement, general load description, estimated weight, oversize notation, route of travel, truck or truck-tractor license number, and permit authorization number.

D.  No overweight permit shall be valid until all license taxes due the State of Oklahoma have been paid.

E.  No permit violation shall be deemed to have occurred when an oversize or overweight movement is made pursuant to a permit whose stated weight or size exceeds the actual load.

F.  Any permit issued for a truck or truck-tractor operating in combination with a trailer or a semitrailer shall contain only the license plate number for the truck or truck-tractor if the permittee provides to the Department a list containing the license plate number, and such other information as the Department may prescribe by rule, for each trailer or semitrailer which may be used for movement with the permit.  When the permittee provides the list described in this subsection, the license plate number for any trailer or semitrailer to be moved with the permit shall not be included on the permit; provided, a trailer or semitrailer which is not on the list shall not be authorized to be used for movement with the permit.  It shall be the responsibility of the permittee to ensure the list provided to the Department is maintained and updated with any fleet changes.  The Department shall adopt any rules deemed necessary to administer the provisions of this subsection.

G.  The first deliverer of motor vehicles designated truck carriers or well service carriers manufactured in Oklahoma shall not be required to purchase an overweight permit when being delivered to the first purchaser.

H.  Except as provided in Section 14-122 of this title, the first One Million Two Hundred Sixteen Thousand Dollars ($1,216,000.00) of proceeds from both the permit fees and the overweight permit fees imposed pursuant to subsection A of this section collected monthly shall be apportioned as provided in Section 1104 of this title.  All proceeds collected from both the permit fees and the overweight permit fees imposed pursuant to subsection A of this section in excess of One Million Two Hundred Sixteen Thousand Dollars ($1,216,000.00) shall be deposited in the Weigh Station Improvement Revolving Fund as provided in Section 1167 of this title for the purpose set forth in that section and may be used for motor carrier permitting systems and motor carrier safety and enforcement.

Added by Laws 1961, p. 418, § 14-116, eff. Sept. 1, 1961.  Amended by Laws 1965, c. 364, § 5, emerg. eff. July 1, 1965; Laws 1967, c. 369, § 2, emerg. eff. May 22, 1967; Laws 1969, c. 171, § 1, eff. July 1, 1969; Laws 1970, c. 315, § 1, emerg. eff. April 27, 1970; Laws 1971, c. 75, § 1, emerg. eff. April 13, 1971; Laws 1972, c. 230, § 1, emerg. eff. April 7, 1972; Laws 1974, c. 292, § 1, emerg. eff. May 29, 1974; Laws 1975, c. 308, § 1, emerg. eff. June 7, 1975; Laws 1976, c. 241, § 10, emerg. eff. June 15, 1976; Laws 1977, c. 248, § 13, emerg. eff. June 15, 1977; Laws 1978, c. 270, § 9, emerg. eff. May 10, 1978; Laws 1979, c. 243, § 12, emerg. eff. June 1, 1979; Laws 1980, c. 343, § 10, emerg. eff. June 25, 1980; Laws 1981, c. 264, § 11, emerg. eff. June 25, 1981; Laws 1982, c. 352, § 15, operative July 1, 1982; Laws 1983, c. 286, § 26, operative July 1, 1983; Laws 1984, c. 160, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1984; Laws 1985, c. 179, § 63, operative July 1, 1985; Laws 1985, c. 305, § 11, emerg. eff. July 24, 1985; Laws 1986, c. 279, § 23, operative July 1, 1986; Laws 1987, c. 5, § 159, emerg. eff. March 11, 1987; Laws 1993, c. 243, § 54, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Laws 1994, c. 391, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1995; Laws 1995, c. 308, § 1, eff. July 1, 1996; Laws 2002, c. 397, § 25, eff. Nov. 1, 2002; Laws 2007, c. 144, § 1, eff. July 1, 2008; Laws 2010, c. 428, § 1, eff. July 1, 2010; Laws 2012, c. 218, § 1, eff. July 1, 2012; Laws 2012, c. 283, § 10, eff. July 1, 2012.