Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1132v2
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Vehicle registration fees - Assessment - Computation
Official statutory text
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.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 47. Motor Vehicles Page 1204
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 Oklahoma 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
Oklahoma 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
assessed at the time of initial registration by the owner. Nine
Dollars ($9.00) of the registration fee shall be deposited in the
Oklahoma 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:
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 47. Motor Vehicles Page 1205
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 thirty
(30) days 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. No new decal shall
be issued to the registrant. 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 thirty (30) days from the date of transfer of
ownership, the penalty for the failure of the owner of the vehicle
to register the vehicle within thirty (30) days 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, or when it can be shown
the vehicle was stolen as certified by a police report or other
documentation as required by the Oklahoma Tax Commission. Of each
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.
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.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 47. Motor Vehicles Page 1204
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 Oklahoma 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
Oklahoma 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
assessed at the time of initial registration by the owner. Nine
Dollars ($9.00) of the registration fee shall be deposited in the
Oklahoma 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:
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 47. Motor Vehicles Page 1205
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 thirty
(30) days 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. No new decal shall
be issued to the registrant. 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 thirty (30) days from the date of transfer of
ownership, the penalty for the failure of the owner of the vehicle
to register the vehicle within thirty (30) days 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, or when it can be shown
the vehicle was stolen as certified by a police report or other
documentation as required by the Oklahoma Tax Commission. Of each
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.
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