Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1115v1

schedule - Delinquent registration - Penalties.

A. Unless provided otherwise by statute, the following vehicles

shall be annually registered with Service Oklahoma: manufactured

homes, vehicles registered with a permanent nonexpiring license

plate pursuant to Section 1113 of this title, and commercial

vehicles registered pursuant to the installment plan provided in

subsection H of Section 1133 of this title. The following schedule

shall apply for such vehicle purchased in this state or brought into

this state by residents of this state:

1. Between January 1 and March 31, the payment of the full

annual fee shall be required;

2. Between April 1 and June 30, the payment of three-fourths

(3/4) the annual fee shall be required;

3. Between July 1 and September 30, the payment of one-half

(1/2) the annual fee shall be required; and

4. Between October 1 and November 30, one-fourth (1/4) the

annual fee shall be required.

License plates or decals for each year shall be made available

on December 1 of each preceding year for such vehicles. Any person

who purchases such vehicle or manufactured home between December 1

and December 31 of any year shall register it within thirty (30)

days from date of purchase and obtain a license plate or

Manufactured Home License Registration Decal, as appropriate, for

the following calendar year upon payment of the full annual fee.

Unless provided otherwise by statute, all annual license,

registration and other fees for such vehicles shall be due and

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payable on January 1 of each year and if not paid by February 1

shall be deemed delinquent.

B. 1. All vehicles, other than those required to be registered

pursuant to the provisions of subsection A of this section, shall be

registered on a staggered system of registration and licensing on a

monthly series basis to distribute the work of registering such

vehicles as uniformly and expeditiously as practicable throughout

the calendar year unless otherwise provided in this section. After

the end of the month following the expiration date, the license and

registration fees for the new registration period shall become

delinquent. At the time of registration or renewal, the owner of

the vehicle may choose either an annual or a biennial registration

of the vehicle.

2. All fleet vehicles registered pursuant to new applications

approved pursuant to the provisions of Section 1120 of this title

shall be registered on a staggered system monthly basis.

3. Applicants seeking to establish Oklahoma as the base

jurisdiction for registering apportioned fleet vehicles shall have a

one-time option of registering for a period of not less than six (6)

months nor greater than eighteen (18) months. Subsequent renewals

for these registrants will be for twelve (12) months, expiring on

the last day of the month chosen by the registrant under the one-

time option as provided herein. In addition, registrants with

multiple fleets may designate a different registration month of

expiration for each fleet.

As used in this section, “fleet” shall have the same meaning as

set forth in the International Registration Plan.

4. Effective January 1, 2004, all motorcycles and mopeds shall

be registered on a staggered system of registration. Service

Oklahoma shall notify in writing, prior to December 1, 2003, all

owners of motorcycles or mopeds registered as of such date, who

shall have a one-time option of registering for a period of not less

than three (3) months nor greater than fifteen (15) months.

Subsequent renewals for these registrants will be for twelve (12)

months, expiring on the last day of the month chosen by the

registrant under the one-time option as provided herein. All

motorcycles and mopeds registered pursuant to new applications

received on or after December 1, 2003, shall also be registered

pursuant to the provisions of this paragraph.
greater than fifteen (15) months.

Subsequent renewals for these registrants will be for twelve (12)

months, expiring on the last day of the month chosen by the

registrant under the one-time option as provided herein. All

motorcycles and mopeds registered pursuant to new applications

received on or after December 1, 2003, shall also be registered

pursuant to the provisions of this paragraph.

5. Any three or more commercial vehicles owned by the same

person and previously registered in this state may be registered at

the same time regardless of the month or months in which they were

previously registered. The month in which the commercial vehicles

are newly registered shall be the month in which their registration

is renewed annually. If a commercial vehicle is registered pursuant

to this paragraph in the same calendar year in which it was

previously registered, license and registration fees shall be

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prorated to account for the difference between the previous renewal

month and the new renewal month and those fees shall be due at the

time of registration pursuant to this paragraph.

C. The following penalties shall apply for delinquent

registration fees:

1. For fleet vehicles required to be registered pursuant to the

provisions of Section 1120 of this title for which a properly

completed application for registration has not been received by the

Corporation Commission by the last day of the month following the

registration expiration date, a penalty of thirty percent (30%) of

the Oklahoma portion of the annual registration fee, or Two Hundred

Dollars ($200.00), whichever is greater, shall be assessed. The

license and registration cards issued by the Corporation Commission

for each fleet vehicle shall be valid until two (2) months after the

registration expiration date;

2. For commercial vehicles registered under the provisions of

subsection B of this section, except those vehicles registered

pursuant to Section 1133.1 of this title, a penalty shall be

assessed after the last day of the month following the registration

expiration date. A penalty of twenty-five cents ($0.25) per day

shall be added to the license fee of such vehicle and shall accrue

for one (1) month. Thereafter, the penalty shall be thirty percent

(30%) of the annual registration fee, or Two Hundred Dollars

($200.00), whichever is greater;

3. For new or used manufactured homes, not registered within

thirty (30) days from date of purchase or date such manufactured

home was brought into this state, a penalty equal to the

registration fee shall be assessed; or

4. For all vehicles a penalty shall be assessed after the last

day of the month following the expiration date and no penalty shall

be waived by Service Oklahoma or any licensed operator except as

provided for in subsection H of Section 1133, subsection C of

Section 1127 of this title, or when the vehicle was stolen as

certified by a police report or other documentation as required by

Service Oklahoma. A penalty of One Dollar ($1.00) per day shall be

added to the license fee of such vehicle, provided that the penalty

shall not exceed One Hundred Dollars ($100.00). Of each dollar

penalty collected pursuant to this subsection:

a. twenty-one cents ($0.21) shall be apportioned as

provided in Section 1104 of this title,

b. twenty-one cents ($0.21) shall be retained by the

licensed operator, and

c. fifty-eight cents ($0.58) shall be deposited in the

General Revenue Fund.

D. In addition to all other penalties provided in the Oklahoma

Vehicle License and Registration Act, the following penalties shall

be imposed and collected by any Enforcement Officer of the

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Corporation Commission upon finding any commercial vehicle being

operated in violation of the provisions of the Oklahoma Vehicle

License and Registration Act.
ition to all other penalties provided in the Oklahoma

Vehicle License and Registration Act, the following penalties shall

be imposed and collected by any Enforcement Officer of the

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Corporation Commission upon finding any commercial vehicle being

operated in violation of the provisions of the Oklahoma Vehicle

License and Registration Act.

The penalties shall apply to any commercial vehicle found to be

operating in violation of the following provisions:

1. A penalty of not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) shall be

imposed upon any person found to be operating a commercial vehicle

sixty (60) days after the end of the month in which the license

plate or registration credentials expire without the current year

license plate or registration credential displayed. Such penalty

shall not exceed the amount established by the Corporation

Commission pursuant to the provisions of subsection A of Section

1167 of this title. Revenue from such penalties shall be

apportioned as provided in Section 1167 of this title;

2. A penalty of not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) shall be

imposed for any person operating a commercial vehicle subject to the

provisions of Section 1120 or Section 1133 of this title without the

proper display of, or, carrying in such commercial vehicle, the

identification credentials issued by the Corporation Commission as

evidence of payment of the fee or tax as provided in Section 1120 or

Section 1133 of this title. Such penalty shall not exceed the

amount established by the Corporation Commission pursuant to the

provisions of subsection A of Section 1167 of this title. Revenue

from such penalties shall be apportioned as provided in Section 1167

of this title; and

3. A penalty of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00)

shall be imposed for any person that fails to register any

commercial vehicle subject to the Oklahoma Vehicle License and

Registration Act. Such penalty shall not exceed the amount

established by the Corporation Commission pursuant to the provisions

of subsection A of Section 1167 of this title. Revenue from such

penalties shall be apportioned as provided in Section 1167 of this

title.

E. Service Oklahoma, or the Corporation Commission with respect

to vehicles registered under Section 1120 or Section 1133 of this

title, shall assess the registration fees and penalties for the year

or years a vehicle was not registered. For vehicles not registered

for two (2) or more years, the registration fees and penalties shall

be due only for the current year and one (1) previous year.

F. In addition to any other penalty prescribed by law, there

shall be a penalty of not less than Twenty Dollars ($20.00) upon a

finding by an enforcement officer that:

1. The registration of a vehicle registered pursuant to Section

1132 of this title is expired and it is sixty (60) or more days

after the end of the month of expiration; or

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2. The registration fees for a vehicle that is subject to the

registration fees pursuant to Section 1132 of this title have not

been paid.

Such penalty shall not exceed the amount established by the

Corporation Commission pursuant to the provisions of subsection A of

Section 1167 of this title. Revenue from such penalties shall be

apportioned as provided in Section 1167 of this title.

G. If a vehicle is donated to a nonprofit charitable

organization, the nonprofit charitable organization shall be exempt

from paying any current or past due registration fees, excise tax,

transfer fees, and penalties and interest. However, after the

donation, if the person donating the vehicle, or someone on behalf

of such person, purchases the same vehicle back from the nonprofit

charitable organization to which the vehicle was donated, such

person shall be liable for all current and past-due registration
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from paying any current or past due registration fees, excise tax,

transfer fees, and penalties and interest. However, after the

donation, if the person donating the vehicle, or someone on behalf

of such person, purchases the same vehicle back from the nonprofit

charitable organization to which the vehicle was donated, such

person shall be liable for all current and past-due registration

fees, excise tax, title or transfer fees, and penalties and interest

on such vehicle.

H. Service Oklahoma shall promulgate rules and any necessary

procedures to establish an option for a biennial registration for

vehicles registered pursuant to paragraph 1 of subsection B of this

section.

1. Regardless of whether the vehicle owner elects annual or

biennial registration, the vehicle is still subject to all fees,

fines, and penalties provided in the Oklahoma Vehicle License and

Registration Act.

2. For vehicle owners who elect biennial registration, the

annual registration fee shall be twice the annual registration fee

provided in the Oklahoma Vehicle License and Registration Act.

3. When processing biennial registrations, licensed operators

shall be entitled to retain twice the amounts provided in paragraphs

1 and 2 of subsection A of Section 1141.1 of this title and twice

the amount provided in paragraph 14 of subsection A of Section

1141.1 of this title for processing insurance verification

information.