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OK SB706: Personal delivery devices; authorizing certain use; limiting certain jurisdictional powers. Effective date.

Effective Nov 1, 2021 Oklahoma · 2021 session

Last verified Oct 12, 2026 · official bill text

SB706 · where it stands

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  1. Introduced Complete
  2. Passed first chamber Complete
  3. Passed both chambers Complete
  4. Enacted Complete
  5. Effective Since Nov 1, 2021
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In one paragraph

Oklahoma's SB 706 (2021) authorizes delivery robots. Personal delivery devices are electrically powered cargo devices of up to 550 pounds equipped with automated driving technology for operation with remote support and supervision. Devices may use sidewalks, crosswalks and local roads if they carry an identifying number and operator contact information, obey traffic signals, do not exceed 10 mph on sidewalks, have a controlled-stop system and lights, and do not carry placarded hazardous materials. Operators need $100,000 of liability insurance. Local governments may ban them but not regulate their design. Effective November 1, 2021.

Plain-English summary, written with AI assistance. The official text controls.

What it means for business

Sidewalk delivery-robot operators may run in Oklahoma with remote supervision and $100,000 insurance, though any city or county can opt out.

Key provisions

  1. 47 O.S. 1800: personal delivery device means an electrically powered device up to 550 pounds, used mainly on sidewalks and crosswalks to transport cargo, 'equipped with automated driving technology, including software and hardware, that enables the operation of the device with remote support and supervision'
  2. A personal delivery device operator is the person or agent who monitors or exercises physical control over the device's navigation and operation
  3. 47 O.S. 1801: may operate on any sidewalk, crosswalk, road or street of a county or municipality; must carry a unique identifying number and the operator's contact information, obey signals, not exceed 10 mph on sidewalks, have a controlled-stop system and front and rear lights
  4. 47 O.S. 1802: exempt from motor vehicle licensing and registration; operator must carry at least $100,000 of general liability insurance
  5. 47 O.S. 1803: political subdivisions may not regulate design, licensing, taxation or insurance of the devices but may prohibit their operation in certain districts or the whole jurisdiction
  6. Effective November 1, 2021

Latest legislative action

May 5, 2021. Approved by Governor 05/05/2021

Topics and industries

Related topics

Autonomous Vehicles

Affected industries

TransportationConsumer ProtectionTechnology

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