A. Any vehicle, including a station wagon as defined in paragraph 26 of Section 1102 of this title, which has a combined laden weight of eight thousand (8,000) pounds or less and is used primarily for business or commercial purposes may be registered, pursuant to Section 1133 of this title, as a commercial vehicle having a combined laden weight over eight thousand (8,000) pounds and less than fifteen thousand and one (15,001) pounds. Such vehicles or station wagons registered pursuant to this section shall be assessed the license fees for such commercial vehicle pursuant to Section 1133 of this title.
B. Upon initial registration by a person of a vehicle or station wagon pursuant to the provisions of this section, and upon transfer of ownership of any such vehicle or station wagon, any person claiming the right to register a vehicle or station wagon pursuant to subsection A of this section shall make further proof that the person does in fact conduct a business or commercial enterprise or is employed by a person conducting a business or commercial enterprise that uses the vehicle or station wagon primarily for the use of that business or commercial enterprise by presenting a permit to do business pursuant to Section 1364 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes or a Federal Employers Identification Number or, if a sole proprietor, a copy of Schedule C from their most recent federal income tax return.
C. The failure of any owner of a vehicle or station wagon to properly label the vehicle or station wagon or to properly utilize the vehicle or station wagon for the purposes required by this section shall result in the issuance of a new license plate at the rate specified in Section 1132 of this title and in addition a penalty of fifty percent (50%) of the cost of such license shall be assessed against the owner.
D. In addition to the requirements of Section 1133 of this title, any commercial vehicle having a combined laden weight over eight thousand (8,000) pounds and less than fifteen thousand and one (15,001) pounds shall be subject to the requirements of this section.
Added by Laws 1986, c. 25, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1986. Amended by Laws 1986, c. 294, § 2, emerg. eff. June 24, 1986; Laws 1988, c. 281, § 23, operative July 1, 1988; Laws 1989, c. 161, § 1, operative July 1, 1989; Laws 1992, c. 104, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1992: Laws 1994, c. 19, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1994; Laws 2001, c. 149, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2001; Laws 2004, c. 534, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 2004.