Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1135.9

A. Service Oklahoma is authorized to enter into a contract with

a private vendor experienced in the marketing and sale of:

1. Personalized license plates authorized under Section 1135.4

of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes; and

2. Special license plates authorized under Sections 1135.3,

ll35.5 and 1135.7 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

B. 1. Service Oklahoma shall establish by rule administrative

fees for license plates issued and renewed under the provisions of

subsection A of this section. The administrative fees authorized by

this paragraph shall be reasonable but not less than the amounts

necessary for Service Oklahoma to recover costs to Service Oklahoma

associated with the:

a. awarding of the contract authorized by this section,

b. implementation and enforcement of such contract, and

c. direct and indirect administrative costs associated

with administering the provisions of this section.

2. The fees authorized by this subsection shall be in addition

to all other registration fees provided by the Oklahoma Vehicle

License and Registration Act, including the fees required by

Sections 1135.3, 1135.4, ll35.5 and 1135.7 of Title 47 of the

Oklahoma Statutes.

C. The contracted amount payable to a private vendor related to

the marketing and sale of special license plates shall only be

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payable from amounts derived from administrative fees associated

with the issuance and renewal of such personalized and special

license plates.

D. 1. Service Oklahoma may approve additional designs and

color combinations for personalized and special license plates

authorized under the provisions of Title 47 of the Oklahoma

Statutes, including for special license plates that may be

personalized, that may be marketed and sold by a private vendor

under a contract entered into under the provisions of this section.

Each approved license plate design and color combination shall

remain the property of Service Oklahoma.

2. This subsection shall not be interpreted to authorize:

a. Service Oklahoma to approve a design or color

combination for a specialty license plate, or

b. the private vendor to market or sell a special license

plate with a design or color combination,

that is inconsistent with the design or color combination specified

for the license plate in the special license plate’s authorizing

statute.

E. Service Oklahoma shall not:

1. Restrict the background color, color combinations or color

alphanumeric license plate numbers of a special license plate,

except as determined by the Department of Public Safety as necessary

for law enforcement purposes;

2. Restrict the private vendor from conducting reasonable

events or auctions;

3. Restrict the right of the private vendor to offer a variety

of plate categories with both personalized and nonpersonalized

patterns; or

4. Unreasonably disapprove or limit the ability for the private

vendor to offer plate terms that exceed one (1) year.

F. Service Oklahoma may cancel a license plate or require the

discontinuation or redesign of a license plate design or color

combination that is marketed and sold by a private vendor under

contract at any time if Service Oklahoma determines that the

cancellation or discontinuation is in the best interest of the state

or the motoring public.

G. To the extent fees collected under the provisions of this

section are in excess of the total amounts provided in subparagraphs

a, b and c of paragraph 1 of subsection B of this section and other

apportionment provisions for personalized or specialized license

plates, the excess amount shall be deposited by Service Oklahoma to

the credit of the General Revenue Fund.

H. 1. A contract entered into with a private vendor under the

provisions of this section shall provide for Service Oklahoma to

recover all costs incurred by Service Oklahoma in implementing the
B of this section and other

apportionment provisions for personalized or specialized license

plates, the excess amount shall be deposited by Service Oklahoma to

the credit of the General Revenue Fund.

H. 1. A contract entered into with a private vendor under the

provisions of this section shall provide for Service Oklahoma to

recover all costs incurred by Service Oklahoma in implementing the

provisions of this section. Under the provisions of the contract,

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Service Oklahoma may require the private vendor to reimburse Service

Oklahoma in advance for:

a. not more than one-half (1/2) of Service Oklahoma’s

anticipated costs in initiating the contract, and

b. Service Oklahoma’s anticipated costs in coordinating

the introduction of a new special license plate.

2. The initial term of contract entered into under the

provisions of this section shall be no less than five (5) years in

duration. Such contract may provide for additional terms at least

equal in length to the initial term of the contract.

I. As applied to contracts entered under the provisions of this

section, Service Oklahoma shall not:

1. Unreasonably disapprove or limit any aspect of a private

vendor’s marketing and sales plan; or

2. Unreasonably interfere with the selection, assignment or

management by the private vendor of the private vendor’s employees,

agents or subcontractors.

J. A private vendor shall not market and sell license plates

that compete directly for sales with other special license plates

issued under the provisions of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes,

unless Service Oklahoma and the agency or organization associated

with the special license plate authorizes such marketing and sale.

K. Service Oklahoma is hereby directed to develop and implement

a system whereby licensed operators are permitted to accept

applications for special license plates authorized under this

section. The licensed operator shall collect and deposit any amount

specifically authorized by law, accept and process the necessary

information directly into such system, and generate a receipt

accordingly. For performance of these duties, licensed operators

shall retain the fee provided in Section 1141.1 of Title 47 of the

Oklahoma Statutes for each year of registration of a motor vehicle.

The licensed operator fees for acceptance of applications and

renewals shall be paid out of the Service Oklahoma Reimbursement

Fund.