Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-4021

A. The application required for the initial and subsequent

registration of a vessel or a motor shall be accompanied by payment

of the following fees:

1. Where the manufacturer's factory delivered price, or in the

absence of such price being published in a recognized publication

for the use of marine dealers and/or for purposes of insurance and

financing firms, where the provable original or new cost of all

materials, is One Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150.00) or less, the

registration and license fee for the first and for each succeeding

year's registration shall be One Dollar ($1.00);

2. Where the manufacturer's factory delivered price, or in the

absence of such price being published as provided in paragraph 1 of

this section, where the value of such vessel or motor is determined

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and fixed as above required and, is in excess of One Hundred Fifty

Dollars ($150.00), there shall be added to the fee of One Dollar

($1.00), the sum of One Dollar ($1.00) for each One Hundred Dollars

($100.00) or any fraction thereof, in excess of One Hundred Fifty

Dollars ($150.00) provided such fee shall not exceed One Hundred

Fifty Dollars ($150.00);

3. After the first year's registration in this state under the

Oklahoma Vessel and Motor Registration Act of any new vessel or new

motor under paragraph 2 of this subsection, the registration for the

second year shall be ninety percent (90%) of the fee computed and

assessed hereunder for the first year, and thereafter, such fee

shall be computed and assessed at ninety percent (90%) of the

previous year's fee and shall be so computed and assessed for the

next nine (9) successive years provided such fee shall not exceed

One Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150.00);

4. The initial and subsequent registration fee for any vessel

which is a part of a fleet used for lodging and for which a rental

fee and sales tax are collected shall be Forty Dollars ($40.00) in

lieu of the fees required by paragraphs 1 through 3 of this

subsection. For the purpose of this paragraph, "fleet" means twenty

or more vessels operated by a business organization from a single

anchorage. The fee provided for in this paragraph may be reduced

annually to zero until the total reduction equals the difference

between the sum of the fees paid pursuant to paragraphs 1 through 3

of this subsection for the two registration years preceding January

1, 1990, and the fee provided for in this paragraph;

5. For any vessel or motor owned and numbered, registered or

licensed prior to January 1, 1990, in this or any other state, or in

the absence of such registration upon proof of the year, model and

age of same, the registration fee shall be computed and assessed at

the rate hereinabove provided for a new vessel or motor based on the

value thereof determined as provided in this subsection, but reduced

as though same had been registered for each prior year of its

existence. Except as provided in paragraph 1 of this subsection,

the registration fee for the eleventh year computed in accordance

with the provisions of this subsection shall be the amount of the

fee to be assessed for such eleventh year and shall be the minimum

annual registration fee for such vessel or motor for any subsequent

year; and

6. The initial and subsequent registration fee for any vessel

or motor which is not being used in a trade or business or for any

commercial purpose and is owned by:

a. a nonresident member of the Armed Forces of the United

States assigned to duty in this state in compliance

with official military or naval orders,

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b. a resident member of the Armed Forces of the United

States assigned to duty in this state in compliance

with official military or naval orders,

c. the spouse, who resides in Oklahoma, of a resident or

nonresident member of the Armed Forces of the United
uty in this state in compliance

with official military or naval orders,

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b. a resident member of the Armed Forces of the United

States assigned to duty in this state in compliance

with official military or naval orders,

c. the spouse, who resides in Oklahoma, of a resident or

nonresident member of the Armed Forces of the United

States serving in a foreign country, or

d. any Oklahoma resident who is stationed out of state

due to an official assignment of the Armed Forces of

the United States,

shall be the lesser of either a Fifteen Dollar ($15.00) registration

fee or the fee computed and assessed for vessels or motors of

similar age and model pursuant to this section.

B. As used in this section, the term "manufacturer's factory

delivered price" shall represent the recommended retail selling

price and shall not mean the wholesale price to a dealer.

C. Service Oklahoma shall assess the registration fees and

penalties for the year or years a vessel or motor was not registered

as provided in the Oklahoma Vessel and Motor Registration Act. For

vessels or motors 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.

D. Upon each vessel or motor repossessed by a mortgagee, a fee

of Forty-six Dollars ($46.00) shall be assessed. This fee shall be

in lieu of any applicable vessel or motor excise tax and

registration fees. Through June 30, 2025, each licensed operator

accepting applications for certificates of title for such vessel or

motors shall receive Seven Dollars ($7.00) to be deducted from the

license fee specified in this paragraph for each application

accepted. Beginning July 1, 2025, these fees shall be retained by

the licensed operator pursuant to subsection E of Section 1141.1 of

Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

E. All vessels or motors owned by the State of Oklahoma, its

agencies or departments, or political subdivisions thereof, or which

under the law would be exempt from direct ad valorem taxation, shall

be registered pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Vessel and

Motor Registration Act for an annual fee of Two Dollars and twenty-

five cents ($2.25) irrespective of whether registered by a licensed

operator or Service Oklahoma.

F. All vessels and motors owned:

1. By the Boy Scouts of America, the Girl Scouts of U.S.A., and

the Camp Fire USA, devoted exclusively to youth programs emphasizing

physical fitness, character development and citizenship training;

2. By the Department of Public Safety; and

3. By organizations which are exempt from taxation pursuant to

the provisions of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, 26

U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3), and which are primarily devoted to the

establishment, development, operation, promotion, and participation

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in, alone or in conjunction with others, educational and training

programs and competitive events to provide knowledge, information,

or comprehensive skills related to the sports of sailing, fishing,

boating, and other aquatic-related activities;

are hereby exempt from the payment of registration fees required by

this section. Provided all of such vessels or motors shall be

registered and shall otherwise comply with the provisions of the

Oklahoma Vessel and Motor Registration Act.

G. A credit shall be allowed with respect to the fee for

registration of any new vessel or new motor, when such new vessel or

motor is a replacement for:

1. A new original vessel or new original motor which is stolen

from the purchaser/registrant within ninety (90) days of the date of

purchase of the original vessel or new original motor as certified

by a police report or other documentation as required by Service

Oklahoma; or

2. A defective new original vessel or new original motor
motor, when such new vessel or

motor is a replacement for:

1. A new original vessel or new original motor which is stolen

from the purchaser/registrant within ninety (90) days of the date of

purchase of the original vessel or new original motor as certified

by a police report or other documentation as required by Service

Oklahoma; or

2. A defective new original vessel or new original motor

returned by the purchaser/registrant to the seller within six (6)

months of the date of purchase of the defective new original vessel

or new original motor as certified by the manufacturer.

Such credit shall be in the amount of the fee for registration

which was paid for the new original vessel or new original motor and

shall be applied to the registration fee for the replacement vessel

or motor. In no event will said credit be refunded.

H. Upon proper proof of a lost certificate of registration

being made to Service Oklahoma or one of its licensed operators,

accompanied by an application therefor and payment of the fees

required by the Oklahoma Vessel and Motor Registration Act, a

duplicate certificate of registration shall be issued to the

applicant. The charge for such duplicate certificate of

registration shall be Two Dollars and twenty-five cents ($2.25),

which charge shall be in addition to any other fees imposed by

Section 4022 of this title for any such vessel or motor.

I. In addition to any other fees levied by the Oklahoma Vessel

and Motor Registration Act, there is levied and there shall be paid

to Service Oklahoma, for each year a vessel or motor is registered,

a fee of One Dollar ($1.00) for each vessel or motor for which a

registration or license fee is required pursuant to the provisions

of this section. The fee shall accrue and shall be collected upon

each vessel or motor under the same circumstances and shall be

payable in the same manner and times as apply to vessel and motor

licenses and registrations under the provisions of the Oklahoma

Vessel and Motor Registration Act; provided, the fee shall be paid

in full for the then current year at the time any vehicle is first

registered in a calendar year.

Monies collected pursuant to this subsection shall be

apportioned by Service Oklahoma to the State Treasurer for deposit

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in the Trauma Care Assistance Revolving Fund created in Section 1-

2530.9 of this title.

The collection and payment of the fee shall be a prerequisite to

license or registration of any vessel or motor.

J. If a vessel or motor 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; provided, subsequent to

such donation, if the person, entity or party acting on another's

behalf who donated the vessel or motor, purchases the same vessel or

motor from the nonprofit charitable organization receiving the

original donation, such person, entity or party acting on another's

behalf shall be liable for all current and past due registration

fees, excise tax, transfer fees, and penalties and interest on such

vehicle.