Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1144

This is the official text of Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1144, part of Oklahoma’s Stat. tit. 47, — part of the compiled statutory law of Oklahoma, published by the state as "Stat. tit. 47,." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.

Not legal advice. This page reproduces the official text of a government statute for reference only. Laws change, and how a statute applies depends on your specific facts. For advice about your situation, consult a licensed attorney in your state.

Methods of payment of fees and taxes - Licensed operator

Official statutory text

location hours of operation.

A. Payments for any required registration fees, license plates

or decals or excise taxes, except as otherwise provided by law, may

be made as follows:

1. By the applicant's personal or company check if presented

within the period of time required for purchase or renewal of the

registration and license plates or decals. At the time of

presentment, the licensed operator may utilize a check verification

system to confirm that there are sufficient funds to pay the check.

Upon notification that there are insufficient funds, the licensed

operator shall refuse to accept the check or deliver the license

plate or decal. If a licensed operator fails to utilize the check

verification system and the check is returned for nonpayment, the

licensed operator shall not receive any fees for the transaction.

No licensed operator shall be required to accept any check from any

person during any penalty period relating to that person's

registration; or

2. By a nationally recognized credit or debit card issued to

the applicant. Service Oklahoma may add an amount equal to the

amount of the service charge incurred as a service charge for the

acceptance of such credit card. For purposes of this paragraph,

"nationally recognized credit or debit card" means any instrument or

device, whether known as a credit card, credit plate, charge plate,

debit card or by any other name, issued with or without fee by an

issuer for the use of the cardholder in obtaining goods, services or

anything else of value on credit which is accepted by over one

thousand merchants in this state. Service Oklahoma shall determine

which nationally recognized credit or debit cards will be accepted

by a licensed operator as payment for any required motor vehicle

registration fees, license plates or decals or excise taxes.

Provided, however, Service Oklahoma must ensure that no loss of

state revenue will occur by the use of such card.

B. Each licensed operator location shall be open a minimum of

forty (40) hours per week, of which four (4) such hours per week

shall be in the evening hours or on Saturday, subject to the

approval of Service Oklahoma, except during such weeks that contain

a legal holiday prescribed by the statutes of this state. Provided

that Service Oklahoma may authorize a licensed operator to stay open

a lesser period of time if Service Oklahoma is satisfied that the

public is being properly served. Provided further, that there shall

be at least one licensed operator in each county open the hours

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 47. Motor Vehicles Page 1432

designated in this section. All licensed operators shall post their

hours in a conspicuous place for the public's information.

Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site

Need a lawyer in Oklahoma?

Find a Oklahoma lawyer
About this page: Statute text is reproduced from official government publishers via the Open US Law dataset (Vaquill AI, snapshot v2026.08, CC BY 4.0). Primary legislative text like this is public domain under the government-edicts doctrine (Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). We link every section back to its official source so you can verify it independently.