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What Oklahoma law says about riding an electric dirt bike, question by question. 5 of 6 answered from official text; the rest stay blank until we have read the source. Where the state has no rule on a question, the page says "No statewide rule found" and what the law does cover.

Published

Reviewed . Sources: 47 O.S. § 1102(24) (version 1; numbered (23) in version 2); 47 O.S. § 1-135; 47 O.S. § 1-136; 47 O.S. § 1115.3(A), (B), (D); 47 O.S. § 1113(A)(1) (version 2); 47 O.S. § 11-1117(A), (E), (G); 47 O.S. § 11-1116(A)-(E); 47 O.S. § 1113(A)(1) (version 2); 47 O.S. § 1-104(B).

The answers

Is an electric dirt bike an off-highway vehicle?

Section 1102 of Title 47 defines an "off-road motorcycle" as any motorcycle, as defined in Section 1-135, that has been manufactured for and used exclusively off roads, highways and any other paved surfaces. Section 1-135 defines a motorcycle as any motor vehicle having a seat or saddle for the use of each rider, not more than three wheels in contact with the ground (excluding a tractor), and an electric or combustion engine motor; if the power source is an electric motor, the power source must be capable of producing 1,000 watts or greater. A motor vehicle with not more than three wheels whose electric power source has a power output of less than 1,000 watts is defined separately as a motor-driven cycle.

47 O.S. § 1102(24) (version 1; numbered (23) in version 2); 47 O.S. § 1-135; 47 O.S. § 1-136, checked . Official text for Oklahoma, 47 O.S. § 1102(24) (version 1; numbered (23) in version 2); 47 O.S. § 1-135; 47 O.S. § 1-136, external site

What it needs to ride public off-road land

All-terrain vehicles, utility vehicles and motorcycles used exclusively off roads or highways must be registered once with Service Oklahoma within 30 days after purchase, with listed exceptions: registration is not required, but is available at the owner's option, for a motorcycle used exclusively off roads or highways purchased before July 1, 2005, and one owned or purchased by a person who holds an agricultural exemption may be registered but does not require registration. Service Oklahoma issues a certificate of registration and a decal but not a license plate, and the decal must be on the front or on the front fork of the motorcycle, in clear view.

47 O.S. § 1115.3(A), (B), (D); 47 O.S. § 1113(A)(1) (version 2), checked . Official text for Oklahoma, 47 O.S. § 1115.3(A), (B), (D); 47 O.S. § 1113(A)(1) (version 2), external site

Helmet rule off-road

Not yet verified

No official text read for this yet, so nothing is shown. A blank is not a "no".

Age and supervision rules for young riders

No statewide rule found

No statewide age, supervision or training rule for operating an off-road motorcycle found. Section 11-1117 makes it unlawful for a person less than 18 to operate or be carried as a passenger upon an all-terrain vehicle without a crash helmet, defines an all-terrain vehicle as traveling on four or more non-highway tires, and applies only to persons operating all-terrain vehicles on public lands.

That is not the same as no rule: land managers, local governments and tracks set their own, so ask whoever manages the ground before you ride.

What we read: 47 O.S. § 11-1117(A), (E), (G), checked . Official text for Oklahoma, 47 O.S. § 11-1117(A), (E), (G), external site

Riding it on public roads

No statewide rule found

No statewide road-use rule written for off-road motorcycles found. Section 11-1116 says the vehicles it describes are prohibited from operating or limited in operation on the streets and highways: self-propelled or motor-driven cycles known and commonly referred to as "minibikes" and other similar trade names are prohibited, except when used in a parade or when registered as required by subsection E of Section 1151 and operated by food vendor services upon streets having a speed limit of 30 miles per hour or less, and its other subsections are written for golf carts and utility vehicles, all-terrain vehicles, and mopeds. Section 1113 says Service Oklahoma assigns an all-terrain vehicle, utility vehicle or motorcycle used exclusively off roads and highways a distinctive number and issues to the owner a certificate of registration and a decal but not a license plate.

That is not the same as no rule: land managers, local governments and tracks set their own, so ask whoever manages the ground before you ride.

What we read: 47 O.S. § 11-1116(A)-(E); 47 O.S. § 1113(A)(1) (version 2), checked . Official text for Oklahoma, 47 O.S. § 11-1116(A)-(E); 47 O.S. § 1113(A)(1) (version 2), external site

Where the e-bike definition stops

An electric-assisted bicycle is any bicycle with two or three wheels, fully operative pedals for human propulsion and an electric motor with a power output of not more than 750 watts that meets one of three classes. Class 1 and Class 3 motors provide assistance only when the rider is pedaling and cease to assist at 20 and 28 miles per hour respectively; a Class 2 motor may be used exclusively to propel the bicycle and is not capable of providing assistance when the bicycle reaches 20 miles per hour.

47 O.S. § 1-104(B), checked . Official text for Oklahoma, 47 O.S. § 1-104(B), external site

Before you ride

This page restates state law in plain words and links the text it came from. It is not legal advice. Cities, counties and the agencies that manage federal land (the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service) add rules of their own, so check with whoever manages the ground you plan to ride.

For a young rider, the before-you-ride checker puts the helmet and age rules first.

Official riding areas and the permits Oklahoma asks for: where to ride in Oklahoma.

Statutes change. Each answer carries the date it was checked; the page is re-checked at least every 180 days and says "Review due" if that slips.

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