TITLE 6
MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC

CHAPTER 1
TRAFFIC CODE; ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT

SECTION:

6-1-1: State Traffic Code Adopted

6-1-2: Enforcement Of Regulations

6-1-3: Obedience To Regulations

6-1-4: Duties Of Police Officers And Firefighters

6-1-5: Necessity Of Signs

6-1-6: Citation Tags

6-1-7: Penalty

6-1-1: STATE TRAFFIC CODE ADOPTED:

   A.   Traffic Safety Code Adopted: The Oklahoma highway traffic safety code 1 is hereby adopted and incorporated in this city code, as if set out at length herein, for the purposes of establishing locally appropriate rules and regulations for the control of traffic within the city.

   B.   Definitions In Statute Adopted: The definitions of words used in this title shall be the same as those definitions in 47 Oklahoma Statutes sections 1-101 through 1-186, as amended. (1991 Code § 18-1)

   C.   Copy On File: The office of the city clerk-treasurer shall maintain at least one copy of the current Oklahoma highway traffic safety code adopted by this section on file in the office of the city clerk-treasurer. (1991 Code § 18-1; amd. 2013 Code)

 

Notes

1	1. 47 OS, as amended, and every 10 years' recodification thereof.

6-1-2: ENFORCEMENT OF REGULATIONS:

   A.   Council Authority: The city council is hereby empowered to adopt and provide for the enforcement of regulations necessary to make the provisions of this title and any other traffic or related ordinances of the city effective, and to adopt and provide for the enforcement of temporary regulations to cover emergencies or special conditions.

   B.   Compliance With Enforcement Officials: No person shall wilfully fail or refuse to comply with any lawful order or direction of the chief of police, any police officer, firefighter or any other authorized city employee. (1991 Code § 18-5)

6-1-3: OBEDIENCE TO REGULATIONS:

   A.   Vehicle Owner Responsibility: It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to authorize or knowingly to permit any vehicle registered in his or its name to be driven or be parked in violation of any provisions of this title.

   B.   Parental Responsibility: The parent or guardian of any child or ward shall not authorize or knowingly permit any such child or ward to violate any of the provisions of this title. (1991 Code § 18-150)