A. The Department of Transportation, the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority and the Corporation Commission may enter into interagency agreements concerning the equipment, maintenance and operations of fixed facilities.
B. The Department of Transportation, the Authority and the Commission shall endeavor to electronically upgrade weigh stations as practical to minimize the duplication of inspections for compliant commercial motor vehicles and motor carriers.
C. The Commission shall operate all current and future ports of entry weigh stations eighteen (18) to twenty (20) hours a day and seven (7) days a week upon the availability of funds.
D. The Commission shall continue to conduct roadside enforcement in the general area where a fixed facility is planned but no fixed facility currently exists until a fixed facility is located in the general area or July 1, 2016, whichever is earlier.
E. When a fixed facility is located in the general area, Commission motor carrier and commercial motor vehicle enforcement shall be limited to the fixed facility and a radius surrounding the facility. If the fixed facility is a weigh station as defined in Section 1201 of this title, the applicable radius shall be seven (7) miles. If the fixed facility is a port of entry weigh station as defined in Section 1201 of this title, the applicable radius shall be twenty-five (25) miles.
F. The Commission may assist in roadside enforcement in a joint effort at the request of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.
G. The Commission is authorized to conduct audits, reviews, investigations, inspections or other enforcement actions by enforcement officers provided those activities are within the scope of the Commission's jurisdiction and are not conducted as roadside enforcement in accordance with the provisions of the Oklahoma Weigh Station Act of 2012.
H. The Commission may enter into interagency cooperative agreements with other state or federal agencies to jointly enforce federal and state laws or rules.
I. North American Standard Inspections shall be conducted only by individuals holding certification in the level or classification of inspection being conducted.
Added by Laws 2012, c. 262, § 3, eff. July 1, 2012. Amended by Laws 2016, c. 235, § 3, eff. July 1, 2016; Laws 2016, c. 373, § 2, eff. July 1, 2016.
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