Responsibility for vehicles operating under certificate/business license; driving for more than one licensee; additional fees.
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 56-22
in effect§ 56-22. - Responsibility for vehicles operating under certificate/business license; driving for more than one licensee; additional fees.
(a) Ownership of all vehicles licensed under this article shall be at the option of the licensee, and vehicles may be owned by the licensee, leased by the licensee and/or independently owned by a person other than the licensee. However, the licensee shall be responsible for all vehicles operating under the authority of its certificate/business license. Any violation of any provisions of Oklahoma State law or this article by any driver, who is an employee, independent contractor and/or agent of the licensee, may be deemed a violation by the certificate/business license holder, if other requirements of this article are met, as specifically set forth herein.
(b) The licensee shall be responsible for providing a sufficient number of permitted drivers, vehicles and dispatch personnel to operate the business safely and in accordance with all rules of this article.
(c) Where a person owns more than one vehicle for hire company and certificates/business licenses are issued to both companies, drivers can move from one company to another, without additional fees, as long as they move to a company owned by the same licensee. However, if drivers move to a company owned by another licensee, the driver shall obtain a new permit and pay the permit fee, as prescribed in Chapter 60, the General Schedule of Fees.
(d) No licensee shall allow any person to drive a motor vehicle for hire under the authority of licensee's license if said person has failed a drug or alcohol test administered to said person pursuant to the licensee's drug and alcohol testing policies.
(e) No licensee shall knowingly permit any person to drive a motor vehicle for hire if the licensee or any of licensee's managers, owners, officers, agents or employees is aware that the driver is under the influence of alcohol, or any drug that could impair that person's ability to drive a motor vehicle for hire.
(Ord. No. 24120, § 3, 8-17-10)
Source: City of Oklahoma City, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ok/oklahoma_city/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=OKMUCO2020_CH56VEHIOTTRSE_ARTIMOVEHI_DIV2CEPUCONEBULIREALMOVEHI_S56-22REVEOPUNCEBULIDRMOONLIADFEFetched: 10/28/2026