2021 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 47. Motor Vehicles
§47-1013. Permits – Rules – Commission authority.
A. A person shall not operate a transportation network company in Oklahoma without first having obtained a permit from the Oklahoma Corporation Commission (Commission).
B. The Commission shall issue a permit to each applicant that presents proof, in a form prescribed by the Commission, that the applicant meets the requirements for a TNC set forth in this act, and proof of insurance required by this act and pays to the Commission an annual permit fee of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00).
C. The Commission shall promulgate rules as needed to implement the provisions of this act. The Commission may also set additional fees and assess fines for noncompliance with this act or with promulgated rules.
D. The authority of the Commission shall be limited to permitting and regulation of TNCs to ensure compliance by TNCs with the provisions of this act and shall not include jurisdiction to adjudicate private causes of action arising from the provision of prearranged rides.
E. The Commission shall have the authority to examine the records of TNCs for the purpose of enforcement of this act, including a random sample of the TNC's records related to prearranged rides and TNC drivers at the Oklahoma City offices of the Commission, unless an alternative location is agreed to by the Commission and the TNC. Such examinations shall not occur more than two times per year unless necessary to investigate a complaint. Records obtained by the Commission pursuant to this act shall not be subject to disclosure under the Oklahoma Open Records Act and shall be kept confidential by the Commission, except as may be required in a Commission proceeding.
F. Failure of a TNC to comply with the provisions of this act may result in the denial or revocation of the TNC permit or fines as assessed by the Commission.
Added by Laws 2015, c. 279, § 4, eff. July 1, 2015.
