§ 47-1132v1 — Vehicle registration fees - Assessment - Computation.

A. For all vehicles, unless otherwise specifically provided by the Oklahoma Vehicle License and Registration Act, a registration fee shall be assessed at the time of initial registration by the owner and annually thereafter, for the use of the avenues of public access within this state in the following amounts: 1. For the first through the fourth year of registration in this state or any other state, Eighty-five Dollars ($85.00); 2. For the fifth through the eighth year of registration in this state or any other state, Seventy-five Dollars ($75.00); 3. For the ninth through the twelfth year of registration in this state or any other state, Fifty-five Dollars ($55.00); 4. For the thirteenth through the sixteenth year of registration in this state or any other state, Thirty-five Dollars ($35.00); and 5. For the seventeenth and any following year of registration in this state or any other state, Fifteen Dollars ($15.00). The registration fee provided for in this subsection shall be in lieu of all other taxes, general or local, unless otherwise specifically provided. On and after January 1, 2022, if a physically disabled license plate is issued pursuant to paragraph 3 of subsection B of Section 1135.1 of this title, any registration fee required for such license plate and the fee required pursuant to this subsection shall be remitted at the same time and subject to a single registration period. Upon receipt of a physically disabled license plate, the standard-issue license plate must be surrendered to Service Oklahoma or the licensed operator. The physically disabled license plate must be properly displayed as required for a standard-issue license plate and will be the sole license plate issued and assigned to the vehicle. Service Oklahoma shall determine, by rule, a method for making required fee adjustments when a physically disabled license plate is obtained during a twelve-month period for which a registration fee has already been remitted pursuant to this subsection. The combination of fees in a single remittance shall not alter the apportionment otherwise provided for by law. B. For all-terrain vehicles and motorcycles used exclusively for use off roads or highways purchased on or after July 1, 2005, and for all-terrain vehicles and motorcycles used exclusively for use off roads or highways purchased prior to July 1, 2005, which the owner chooses to register pursuant to the provisions of Section 1115.3 of this title, an initial and nonrecurring registration fee of Eleven Dollars ($11.00) shall be assessed at the time of initial registration by the owner. Nine Dollars ($9.00) of the registration fee shall be deposited in the Tax Commission Reimbursement Fund through December 31, 2022, and beginning January 1, 2023, this fee shall be deposited in the Service Oklahoma Reimbursement Fund. Two Dollars ($2.00) of the registration fee shall be retained by the licensed operator. The fees required by subsection A of this section shall not be required for all-terrain vehicles or motorcycles used exclusively off roads and highways. C. For utility vehicles used exclusively for use off roads or highways purchased on or after July 1, 2008, and for utility vehicles used exclusively for use off roads or highways purchased prior to July 1, 2008, which the owner chooses to register pursuant to the provisions of Section 1115.3 of this title, an initial and nonrecurring registration fee of Eleven Dollars ($11.00) shall be assessed at the time of initial registration by the owner. Nine Dollars ($9.00) of the registration fee shall be deposited in the Tax Commission Reimbursement Fund through December 31, 2022, and beginning January 1, 2023, this fee shall be deposited in the Service Oklahoma Reimbursement Fund. Two Dollars ($2.00) of the registration fee shall be retained by the licensed operator. The fees required by subsection A of this section shall not be required for utility vehicles used exclusively off roads and highways. D. There shall be a credit allowed with respect to the fee for registration of a new vehicle which is a replacement for: 1. A new original vehicle which is stolen from the purchaser/registrant within ninety (90) days of the date of purchase of the original vehicle as certified by a police report or other documentation as required by Service Oklahoma; or 2. A defective new original vehicle returned by the purchaser/registrant to the seller within six (6) months of the date of purchase of the defective new original vehicle as certified by the manufacturer. The credit shall be in the amount of the fee for registration which was paid for the new original vehicle and shall be applied to the registration fee for the replacement vehicle. In no event will the credit be refunded. E. Upon every transfer or change of ownership of a vehicle, the new owner shall obtain title for and, except in the case of salvage vehicles and manufactured homes, register the vehicle within two (2) months of change of ownership and pay a transfer fee of Fifteen Dollars ($15.00) in addition to any other fees provided for in the Oklahoma Vehicle License and Registration Act. Additionally, within two (2) business days of the date of the sale or transfer of the motor vehicle, the parties must submit the requisite documentation to Service Oklahoma or a licensed operator identifying the motor vehicle subject to the sale or transfer, purchaser information, and any associated license plate on the vehicle, pursuant to the requirements of Section 1112.2 of this title. No new decal shall be issued to the registrant for an existing license plate. Thereafter, the owner shall register the vehicle annually on the anniversary date of its initial registration in this state and shall pay the fees provided in subsection A of this section and receive a decal evidencing such payment. Provided, used motor vehicle dealers shall be exempt from the provisions of this section. F. In the event a new or used vehicle is not registered, titled, and tagged within two (2) months from the date of transfer of ownership, the penalty for the failure of the owner of the vehicle to register the vehicle within two (2) months shall be One Dollar ($1.00) per day, provided that in no event shall the penalty exceed One Hundred Dollars ($100.00). No penalty shall be waived by Service Oklahoma or any licensed operator except as provided in subsection C of Section 1127 of this title. Of each one-dollar penalty collected pursuant to this subsection: 1. Twenty-one cents ($0.21) shall be apportioned as provided in Section 1104 of this title; 2. Twenty-one cents ($0.21) shall be retained by the licensed operator; and 3. Fifty-eight cents ($0.58) shall be deposited in the General Revenue Fund.

Legislative History

Added by Laws 1985, c. 179, § 35, operative July 1, 1985. Amended by Laws 1986, c. 172, § 3, eff. July 1, 1986; Laws 1986, c. 294, § 1, emerg. eff. June 24, 1986; Laws 1988, c. 156, § 1, emerg. eff. May 5, 1988; Laws 1988, c. 201, § 12, emerg. eff. June 10, 1988; Laws 1995, c. 10, § 1, eff. July 1, 1995; Laws 2000, c. 250, § 5, eff. Oct. 1, 2000; Laws 2005, c. 284, § 6, eff. July 1, 2005; Laws 2008, c. 98, § 10, eff. July 1, 2008; Laws 2009, c. 443, § 2, eff. July 1, 2009; Laws 2010, c. 412, § 19, eff. July 1, 2010; Laws 2011, c. 1, § 21, emerg. eff. March 18, 2011; Laws 2011, c. 376, § 2; Laws 2012, c. 337, § 2; Laws 2021, c. 543, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2021; Laws 2022, c. 282, § 146, emerg. eff. May 19, 2022; Laws 2024, c. 236, § 10, eff. Sept. 1, 2024. NOTE: Laws 2000, c. 250, § 11 provides: "This act shall become effective October 1, 2000, upon approval by the people." State Question No. 691, Legislative Referendum No. 319, was approved by the people Aug. 22, 2000. NOTE: Laws 2010, c. 335, § 3 repealed by Laws 2011, c. 1, § 22, emerg. eff. March 18, 2011. Laws 2021, c. 376, § 2 repealed by Laws 2022, c. 228, § 15, emerg. eff. May 5, 2022.