SECTION 165:30-7-15. Operations conducted under government contract  


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  • (a)   Motor carriers conducting intrastate operations under contract with a governmental entity are exempt from Subchapters 3, 13 and 15 of this Chapter.
    (b)   Persons conducting intrastate operations in furtherance of a governmental contract for the building or maintenance of roads, bridges, turnpikes or other road building projects are exempt from Subchapters 3 and 15 of this Chapter.
    (c)   In an effort to assist law enforcement in identifying operations exempt as a result of a governmental contract, documentation should be carried in each vehicle operated under the contract. The documentation may consist of a complete copy of the contract or a copy of a portion of the contract(s) that contains the following information:
    (1)   The government entity.
    (2)   The contractor (which should also be the motor carrier).
    (3)   A description of the project.
    (4)   The project beginning date.
    (5)   The project ending date or project time span.
    (d)   A subcontractor exempted under (b) of this Section, should in addition to the documentation listed in (c) of this Section, additionally carry a copy of the contract, or a portion of the contract, between the contractor and the subcontractor that clearly establishes the operations being performed are within the scope of the governmental contract.
[Source: Added at 29 Ok Reg 951, eff 7-1-12]