Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1151

A. It shall be unlawful for any person to commit any of the

following acts:

1. To lend or to sell to, or knowingly permit the use of by,

one not entitled thereto any certificate of title, license plate or

decal issued to or in the custody of the person so lending or

permitting the use thereof;

2. To alter or in any manner change a certificate of title,

registration certificate, license plate or decal issued under the

laws of this or any other state;

3. To procure from another state or country, or display upon

any vehicle owned by such person within this state, except as

otherwise provided in the Oklahoma Vehicle License and Registration

Act, any license plate issued by any state or country other than

this state, unless there shall be displayed upon such vehicle at all

times the current license plate and decal assigned to it by Service

Oklahoma or the Corporation Commission or the vehicle shall display

evidence that the vehicle is registered as a nonresident vehicle

pursuant to rules promulgated by Service Oklahoma, with the

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concurrence of the Department of Public Safety. A violation of the

provisions of this paragraph shall be presumed to have occurred if a

person who is the holder of an Oklahoma driver license operates a

vehicle owned by such person on the public roads or highways of this

state and there is not displayed on the vehicle a current Oklahoma

license plate and decal, unless the vehicle is owned by a member of

the Armed Forces of the United States assigned to duty in this state

in compliance with official military or naval orders or the spouse

of such a member of the Armed Forces;

4. To drive, operate or move, or for the owner to cause or

permit to be driven or moved, upon the roads, streets or highways of

this state, any vehicle loaded in excess of its registered laden

weight, or which is licensed for a capacity less than the

manufacturer’s rated capacity as provided for in the Oklahoma

Vehicle License and Registration Act;

5. To operate a vehicle without proper license plate or decal

or on which all taxes due the state have not been paid. No citation

may be issued by any state, county or municipal law enforcement

officer during the one-month period immediately succeeding the last

day of the month during which a vehicle registration should have

been renewed and a current license plate decal obtained and

displayed on the license plate of the vehicle;

6. To buy, sell or dispose of, or possess for sale, use or

storage, any secondhand or used vehicle on which the registration or

license fee has not been paid, as required by law, and on which

vehicle the person neglects, fails or refuses to display at all

times the license plate or decal assigned to it;

7. To give a fictitious name or fictitious address or make any

misstatement of facts in application for certificate of title and

registration of a vehicle;

8. To purchase a license plate on an assigned certificate of

title. This particular paragraph shall be applicable to all persons

except a bona fide registered dealer in used cars who are holders of

a current and valid used car dealer license;

9. To operate a vehicle upon the highways of this state after

the registration deadline for that vehicle without a proper license

plate, as prescribed by the Oklahoma Vehicle License and

Registration Act, for the current year;

10. For any owner of a vehicle registered on the basis of laden

weight to fail or refuse to weigh or reweigh it when requested to do

so by any enforcement officer charged with the duty of enforcing

this law;

11. To operate or possess any vehicle which bears a motor

number or serial number other than the original number placed

thereon by the factory except a number duly assigned and authorized

by the state;

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12. For any licensed operator to release a license plate, a
so by any enforcement officer charged with the duty of enforcing

this law;

11. To operate or possess any vehicle which bears a motor

number or serial number other than the original number placed

thereon by the factory except a number duly assigned and authorized

by the state;

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12. For any licensed operator to release a license plate, a

manufactured home registration receipt, decal or excise tax receipt

to any unauthorized person or source including any dealer in new or

used motor vehicles. Violation of this paragraph shall constitute

sufficient grounds for discharge of a licensed operator by Service

Oklahoma;

13. To operate any vehicle registered as a commercial vehicle

without the lettering requirements of Section 1102 of this title; or

14. To operate any vehicle in violation of the provisions of

Sections 7-600 through 7-606 of this title while displaying a yearly

decal issued to the owner who has filed an affidavit with the

appropriate licensed operator in accordance with Section 7-607 of

this title.

Any person convicted of violating any provision of this

subsection, other than paragraph 3 of this subsection, shall be

deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished

by a fine not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00). Any person

convicted of violating the provisions of paragraph 3 of this

subsection shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon

conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not less than One Hundred

Dollars ($100.00) and not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00)

and shall be required to obtain an Oklahoma license plate.

Employees of the Corporation Commission may be authorized by the

Corporation Commission to issue citations to motor carriers or

operators of commercial motor vehicles, pursuant to the jurisdiction

of the Corporation Commission, for a violation of this subsection.

If a person convicted of violating the provisions of this subsection

was issued a citation by a duly authorized employee of the

Corporation Commission, the fine herein levied shall be apportioned

as provided in Section 1167 of this title.

B. Except as otherwise authorized by law, it shall be unlawful

to:

1. Lend or sell to, or knowingly permit the use of by, one not

entitled thereto any certificate of title issued for a manufactured

home, manufactured home registration receipt, manufactured home

registration decal or excise tax receipt;

2. Alter or in any manner change a certificate of title issued

for a manufactured home under the laws of this state or any other

state;

3. Remove or alter a manufactured home registration receipt,

manufactured home registration decal or excise tax receipt attached

to a certificate of title or attach such receipts to a certificate

of title with the intent to misrepresent the payment of the required

excise tax and registration fees;

4. Buy, sell or dispose of, or possess for sale, use or storage

any used manufactured home on which the registration fees or excise

taxes have not been paid as required by law; or

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5. Purchase identification, manufactured home registration

receipt, manufactured home registration decal or excise tax receipt

on an assigned certificate of title.

Anyone violating the provisions of this subsection, upon

conviction, shall be guilty of a felony.

C. In the event a new vehicle is not registered within thirty
red by law; or

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5. Purchase identification, manufactured home registration

receipt, manufactured home registration decal or excise tax receipt

on an assigned certificate of title.

Anyone violating the provisions of this subsection, upon

conviction, shall be guilty of a felony.

C. In the event a new vehicle is not registered within thirty

(30) days from date of purchase, 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. 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 penalty for new commercial vehicles shall be

equal to the license fee for such vehicles.

If a used vehicle is brought into Oklahoma by a resident of this

state and is not registered within thirty (30) days, a penalty of

One Dollar ($1.00) per day shall be charged from the date of entry

to the date of registration; 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

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 penalty for used commercial vehicles shall be

equal to the license fee for such vehicles.

D. Any owner who knowingly makes or causes to be made any false

statement of a fact required in this section to be shown in an

application for the registration of one or more vehicles shall be

deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined

not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or shall be

imprisoned in the county jail for not more than one (1) year, or by

both such fine and imprisonment.

E. The following self-propelled or motor-driven and operated

vehicles shall not be registered under the provisions of the

Oklahoma Vehicle License and Registration Act or, except as provided

for in Section 11-1116 of this title, be permitted to be operated on

the streets or highways of this state:

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1. Vehicles known and commonly referred to as “minibikes” and

other similar trade names; provided, minibikes may be registered and

operated in this state by food vendor services upon streets having a

speed limit of thirty (30) miles per hour or less;

2. Golf carts;

3. Go-carts; and

4. Other motor vehicles, except motorcycles, which are

manufactured principally for use off the streets and highways.

Transfers and sales of such vehicles shall be subject to sales

tax and not motor vehicle excise taxes.

F. Any person violating paragraph 3 or 6 of subsection A of

this section, in addition to the penal provisions provided in this

section, shall pay as additional penalty a sum equal to the amount

of license fees due on such vehicle or registration fees due on a

manufactured home known to be in violation and such amount is hereby

declared to be a lien upon the vehicle as provided in the Oklahoma

Vehicle License and Registration Act. In addition to the penalty

provisions provided in this section, any person violating paragraph

3 of subsection A of this section shall be deemed guilty of a
f license fees due on such vehicle or registration fees due on a

manufactured home known to be in violation and such amount is hereby

declared to be a lien upon the vehicle as provided in the Oklahoma

Vehicle License and Registration Act. In addition to the penalty

provisions provided in this section, any person violating paragraph

3 of subsection A of this section shall be deemed guilty of a

misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of One

Hundred Dollars ($100.00).

G. Each violation of any provision of the Oklahoma Vehicle

License and Registration Act for each and every day such violation

has occurred shall constitute a separate offense.

H. Anyone violating any of the provisions heretofore enumerated

in this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction

shall be fined not less than Ten Dollars ($10.00) and not to exceed

Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00).

I. Any violation of any portion of the Oklahoma Vehicle License

and Registration Act where a specific penalty has not been imposed

shall constitute a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof the

person having violated it shall be fined not less than Ten Dollars

($10.00) and not to exceed Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00).

J. Any provision of the Oklahoma Vehicle License and

Registration Act providing for proportional registration under

reciprocal agreements and the International Registration Plan that

relates to the promulgation of rules and regulations shall not be

subject to the provisions of this section.