It shall be unlawful for any person to commit any of the acts specified in paragraph 1 or 2 of this section in relation to an Oklahoma driver license or identification card authorized to be issued by the Department of Public Safety pursuant to the provisions of Sections 6-101 through 6-309 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes or any driver license or other evidence of driving privilege or identification card authorized to be issued by the state of origin.

1. 1. It is a misdemeanor for any licensee:

   1. a. to lend one’s own license or identification card to any other person or knowingly permit the use thereof by another,
   2. b. to display or cause or permit to be displayed or to possess a license or identification card issued to oneself which bears altered information concerning the date of birth, expiration date, sex, height, eye color, weight or license or card number,
   3. c. to permit any unlawful use of a license or identification card issued to oneself, or
   4. d. to add to, delete from, alter, or deface the required information on a driver license or identification card.

2. 2. It is a felony for any person:

   1. a. to create, publish or otherwise manufacture an Oklahoma or other state license or identification card or facsimile thereof, or to create, manufacture or possess an engraved plate or other such device, card, laminate, digital image or file, or software for the printing of an Oklahoma or other state license or identification card or facsimile thereof, except as authorized pursuant to Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
   2. b. to display or cause or permit to be displayed or to knowingly possess any state counterfeit or fictitious license or identification card,
   3. c. to display or cause to be displayed or to knowingly possess any state license or identification card bearing a fictitious or forged name or signature,
   4. d. to display or cause to be displayed or to knowingly possess any state license or identification card bearing the photograph of any person, other than the person named thereon as licensee,
   5. e. to display or represent as one's own, any license or identification card not issued to the person, for the purpose of committing a fraud in any commercial transaction or to mislead a peace officer in the performance of his or her duties, or
   6. f. to use a false or fictitious name in any application for a license or identification card or to knowingly make a false statement or to knowingly conceal a material fact or otherwise commit a fraud in any such application.
3. 3. Any person who violates any of the provisions of paragraph 1 of this section shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not less than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00), nor more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00). Any person who violates any of the provisions of paragraph 2 of this section shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a felony and shall be punished by a fine of not more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), or by a term of imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for not more than seven (7) years, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
4. 4. Notwithstanding any provision of this section, the Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety may, upon the request of the chief administrator of a law enforcement, military, or intelligence agency, authorize the issuance to and display, and possession by a person of a license which would otherwise be a violation of this section, for the sole purpose of aiding in a criminal investigation or a military or intelligence operation. While acting pursuant to such authorization by the Commissioner, such person shall not be prosecuted for a violation under this section. Upon termination of such investigation or operation or upon request of the Commissioner, the chief administrator shall forthwith cause such license to be returned to the Commissioner.

Laws 2006, HB 3056, c. 61, § 11, emerg. eff. July 1, 2006.