Section 500.52 - Use of dyed fuel on public highways prohibited - Exceptions - PenaltiesA. No person shall operate or maintain a motor vehicle on any public highway in this state with motor fuel contained in the fuel supply tank for the motor vehicle that contains dye as provided under paragraph 16 of Section 10 of this act.B. This section does not apply to:1. Persons operating motor vehicles that have received fuel into their fuel tanks outside of this state in a jurisdiction that permits introduction of dyed motor fuel of that color and type into the motor fuel tank of highway vehicles; or2. Uses of dyed fuel on the highway which are lawful under the Internal Revenue Code and regulations thereunder and as set forth in Section 10 of this act unless otherwise prohibited by this act.C. Any person who knowingly violates or knowingly aids and abets another to violate the provisions of this section with the intent to evade the tax levied by this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or be sentenced to a term of not more than one (1) year in the county jail, or shall be punishable by both such fine and imprisonment.Okla. Stat. tit. 68, § 500.52
Added by Laws 1996, HB 2208, c. 345, § 52, eff. 10/1/1996.