Section 13-16. Vehicles injurious to streets, obstructive vehicles, and riding of animals.

1. No vehicle or object, which injures or is likely to injure the surface of a street, shall be driven or moved on any street.
2. No person shall drive any vehicle in such condition, so constructed or so loaded as to cause delay or be likely to cause delay in traffic, or as to constitute a hazard to persons or property, except by permit issued by the Chief of Police and in accordance with the terms of such permit.

Section 13-17. Equipment Required.

1. Every vehicle operated upon the streets of the Town of Tryon shall be equipped as required by law; and it shall be unlawful to drive or operate a vehicle upon a street of the Town of Tryon that is not equipped as required by the statutes of the State of Oklahoma. It shall also be unlawful to fail to use such equipment in the manner required by the statutes of the State of Oklahoma, to use such equipment in a manner prohibited by said statutes, or to operate and drive any vehicle upon the streets of the Town of Tryon which has equipment prohibited by the Oklahoma State statutes.
2. It shall be deemed a violation of this Section for the owner of any vehicle to permit said vehicle to be driven or operated upon the streets of this city when said vehicle is equipped in violation of the provisions of this Section.
3. Every operator and front seat passenger of a passenger car operated in this Town shall wear a properly adjusted and fastened safety belt system required to be installed in the motor vehicle when manufactured pursuant to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 208. For the purposes of this Section, “passenger car” shall mean “vehicle” as defined in Title 47, Section 12-417 of the Oklahoma Statutes except that “passenger car” shall not include trucks, truck-tractors, recreational vehicles, motorcycles, motorized bicycles, or vehicles used primarily for farm use and licensed pursuant to the provisions of Title 47, Section 12-417 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
4. This Section shall not apply to an operator or passenger of a passenger car in which the operator or passenger possesses a written verification from a physician licensed in this state that he is unable to wear a safety seat belt system for medical reasons. Provided that the issuance of such verification by a physician, in good faith, shall give rise to, nor shall physician thereby incur, any liability whatsoever in damages or otherwise, to any person injured by reason of such failure to wear a safety seat belt system.
5. This Section shall not apply to an operator of a motor vehicle who is a route carrier of the U.S. Postal Service.
6. Every driver when transporting a child under four (4) years of age in a motor vehicle operated on the roadways, streets, or highways of this state shall provide for the protection of said child by properly using a child passenger restraint system, or a properly secured seat belt in the rear seat of the motor vehicle. For purposes hereof “child passenger restraint system” means an infant or child passenger restraint system that meets the federal standards for crash-tested restraint systems as set by the United States Department of Transportation.
7. Children four (4) or five (5) years of age shall be protected by use of a child passenger restraint system or a seat belt.
   1. The Provisions of this Section shall not apply to:
      1. A nonresident driver transporting a child in this state; and
      2. The driver of a school bus, taxicab, moped, motorcycle, or other motor vehicle not required to be equipped with safety belts pursuant to state or federal laws; and
      3. The driver of an ambulance or emergency vehicle; and
      4. A driver of a vehicle if all of the seat belts in the vehicle are in use; and
      5. The transportation of children who for medical reasons are unable to be placed in such devices.

Section 13-18. Muffler, Cut-Outs.

Every motor vehicle shall at all times be equipped with a muffler in good working order in constant operation to prevent excessive or unusual noise and annoying smoke, and no person shall use a muffler cut-out or similar devices upon a motor vehicle operated within the city. No person shall modify the exhaust system of a motor vehicle in any manner which will amplify or increase the noise or sound emitted louder than that emitted by the muffler originally installed on the vehicle.

Section 13-19. Width, Height, Length, Weight, and Load.

No person shall drive or convey through any street any vehicle the width, height, length, weight, or load of which exceeds that authorized by the state law, except in accordance with a permit issued by the state authority or by the Chief of Police.

Section 13-20. Inspection of Vehicles, License Plates Required.

1. Police officers shall have the authority to inspect and test any vehicle upon the streets of the Town at any time to determine whether it is safe, whether it is properly equipped, and/or whether its equipment is in proper adjustment and repair.
2. It is unlawful for any person to drive or move on any road, street, or highway in this Town any motor vehicle, including motorcycles, trailers, semi-trailers, or pole trailers, which are licensed by the Oklahoma Tax Commission, or any combination thereof, unless said vehicles is bearing a valid official inspection station license by the Department of Public Safety of the State of Oklahoma; provided, however, the provisions of this Section shall not apply to any house trailer which requires a permit to be moved upon the highways of this state.
3. It shall be unlawful for any person to drive, operate, or move, or for the owner to cause or permit to be driven, operated or moved upon the roads, streets, or highways of the Town of Tryon any vehicle which does not have current a proper license plates as issued by the State of Oklahoma or on which all taxes due said State of Oklahoma have not been paid.

Section 13-21. Security Verification Form.

1. Every operator of a motor vehicle registered in the state shall, while operating or using such vehicle, carry either an operator’s or owner’s security verification form issued by a carrier, providing the operator is not excluded from coverage thereon; or an equivalent form issued by the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety, reflecting liability coverage. Such security verification form shall be produced upon request for inspection by any Police Officer; and, in cases of collision, the form shall be shown upon request to any person affected by the collision.
2. The following shall not be required to carry an owner’s or operator’s security verification form or an equivalent form from the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety during operation of the vehicle:
   1. Any vehicle owned or leased by the federal or state government, or any agency or political subdivision thereof;
   2. Any vehicle bearing the name, symbol, or logo of the business, corporation, or utility on the exterior and which is in compliance with the Compulsory Insurance Law of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes according to the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety which reflect a deposit, bond, self-insurance or fleet policy;
   3. Any vehicle authorized for operation, under a permit number issued by the Interstate Commerce Commission, or the Oklahoma Corporation Commission;
   4. Any licensed taxicab; and
   5. Any vehicle owned by a licensed used motor vehicle dealer.
3. As used in this section, the term “security verification form” means a form, approved by the State Board for Property and Casualty Rates, verifying the existence of security required by the Compulsory Insurance Law of the State of Oklahoma.
4. Any person producing proof that a current security verification form or equivalent form which has been issued by the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety reflecting liability coverage was in force for such person at the time of the alleged offense shall be entitled to dismissal of such charge.
5. Upon conviction, bond forfeiture or deferral of sentence, the Municipal Court Clerk shall forward an abstract to the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety within ten (10) days, which abstract shall reflect the action taken by the municipal court.

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