Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-4105
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Value of vessel or motor - Time, method of determination
Official statutory text
- Disputed value.
A. The value of any vessel or motor for the purposes of the
excise tax levied by Section 4103 of this title shall be determined
as of the time the person applying for a certificate of title
thereto obtained either legal ownership or possession of the vessel
or motor which shall be the actual date of the sale or other
transfer of legal ownership, which date shall be shown by the
assignment on the certificate of title or, in the case of a new
vessel or motor on the manufacturer's certificate or statement of
origin hereby required, and by the application for registration,
required to be furnished by the licensed dealer for use by the
purchaser. The value of a new vessel or new motor for excise tax
purposes shall be the manufacturer's price of such vessel or motor
delivered at the factory. As used herein, the manufacturer's
factory-delivered price shall represent the recommended retail
selling price and shall not mean the wholesale price to a dealer.
Further, for purposes of the Oklahoma Vessel and Motor Excise Tax
Act, Section 4102 et seq. of this title, a new vessel or new motor
used by a licensed dealer for demonstration purposes shall be
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considered a new vessel or new motor upon the first time sale and
registration of such vessel or motor. The value of a used vessel or
used motor shall be sixty-five percent (65%) of the manufacturer's
price of such vessel or motor delivered at the factory for
subsequent transfers for the first year and for the second year and
sixty-five percent (65%) of the value of the previous year so fixed
for each successive year for which such vessel or motor is
registered and licensed in this or any other state, until such
vessel or motor reaches a minimum value of Two Hundred Fifty Dollars
($250.00).
B. Service Oklahoma shall have the authority in cases of
dispute to determine the factory delivered price or price of any
vessel or motor.
C. In computing the excise tax, the fees collected shall be
rounded to the nearest dollar.
A. The value of any vessel or motor for the purposes of the
excise tax levied by Section 4103 of this title shall be determined
as of the time the person applying for a certificate of title
thereto obtained either legal ownership or possession of the vessel
or motor which shall be the actual date of the sale or other
transfer of legal ownership, which date shall be shown by the
assignment on the certificate of title or, in the case of a new
vessel or motor on the manufacturer's certificate or statement of
origin hereby required, and by the application for registration,
required to be furnished by the licensed dealer for use by the
purchaser. The value of a new vessel or new motor for excise tax
purposes shall be the manufacturer's price of such vessel or motor
delivered at the factory. As used herein, the manufacturer's
factory-delivered price shall represent the recommended retail
selling price and shall not mean the wholesale price to a dealer.
Further, for purposes of the Oklahoma Vessel and Motor Excise Tax
Act, Section 4102 et seq. of this title, a new vessel or new motor
used by a licensed dealer for demonstration purposes shall be
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 63. Public Health and Safety Page 1653
considered a new vessel or new motor upon the first time sale and
registration of such vessel or motor. The value of a used vessel or
used motor shall be sixty-five percent (65%) of the manufacturer's
price of such vessel or motor delivered at the factory for
subsequent transfers for the first year and for the second year and
sixty-five percent (65%) of the value of the previous year so fixed
for each successive year for which such vessel or motor is
registered and licensed in this or any other state, until such
vessel or motor reaches a minimum value of Two Hundred Fifty Dollars
($250.00).
B. Service Oklahoma shall have the authority in cases of
dispute to determine the factory delivered price or price of any
vessel or motor.
C. In computing the excise tax, the fees collected shall be
rounded to the nearest dollar.
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