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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022)
HOUSE BILL 4372 By: Ford
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to motor vehicles; amending 47 O.S.
2021, Section 1135.1, which relates to special
license plates; modifying the name of th e Antique or
Classic Vehicles License Plate; modifying
requirements for certain plat e; creating the Antique
Vehicles License Plate; providing for design and
issuance; providing certain vehi cle requirements;
providing for registration fee; specifying
nonrequirement for annual renewal; providing for the
reregistration of certain vehicles; and providing an
effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 1135 .1, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 1135.1 A. The Oklahoma Tax Commission is hereby
authorized to design and is sue appropriate official special license
plates to persons as provided by this section.
Special license plates shall not be transferred to any other
person but shall be removed from the vehicle upon transfer of
ownership and retained. The special license plate may then be used
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on another vehicle but only after such other vehicle has been
registered for the current year.
Except as provided in subsection B of this se ction, special
license plates shall be renewed each year by the Ta x Commission or a
motor license agent. The Tax Commission shall ann ually notify by
mail all persons issued special license plates . The notice shall
contain all necessary information and sh all contain instructions for
the renewal procedure upon presentati on to a motor license agent or
the Tax Commission. The license plates shall be issued on a
staggered system. The motor license agent fees shall be paid out of
the Oklahoma Tax Commission R eimbursement Fund.
On and after January 1, 2022, if a physically d isabled license
plate is issued pursuant to paragraph 3 of subsecti on B of this
section, any registration fee required for such plate pursuant to
this section and the fee required pursuant t o Section 1132 of this
title shall be remitted at the same time an d subject to a single
registration period. The Oklahoma Tax Commis sion shall determine,
by rule, a method for making required fee and registration period
adjustments when a physically disabled license plate is obtained
during a twelve-month period for whi ch a registration fee has
already been remitted pursuant to Section 1132 of this title. The
combination of fees in a single remittance shall not alter the
apportionment otherwise provided f or in this section.
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B. The special license plates provided by thi s section are as
follows:
1. Political Subdivision License Plates - such plates shall be
designed for any vehicle owned by any political subdivision of this
state having obtained a proper O klahoma certificate of title . Such
political subdivisions shall file an a nnual report with the Tax
Commission stating the agency where suc h vehicle is located . Such
license plates shall be permanent in nature and designed in su ch a
manner as to remain wi th the vehicle for the duration of the life
span of the vehicle or until t he title is transferred to an owner
who is not a political subdiv ision.
The registration fee shall be Eight Dollars ($8.00) and shall be
in addition to all other registration fees pr ovided by law, except
the registration fees levied by Section 1132 of this title;
2. Tax-Exempt or Nonprofit License Plates - such plates shall
be designed for:
a. any motor bus, manufactured home, or mobile chapel and
power unit owned and operated by a r eligious
corporation or society of this state holding a valid
exemption from taxation issued pursuant to Section
501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C.,
Section 501(a), and listed as an exempt organization
in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Reven ue Code, as
amended, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3), and that is
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used by the corporation or society sol ely for the
furtherance of its reli gious functions,
b. any vehicle owned and operated only by nonprofit
organizations devoted ex clusively to youth programs
including, but not limited to, the Girl Scouts and Boy
Scouts of America,
c. any vehicle, except pas senger automobiles, owned or
operated by nonprofit organizations actually involved
in programs for the employment of the handica pped and
used exclusively in the transportation of goods or
materials for such organization,
d. any vehicle owned and operated b y a nonprofit
organization that provides older persons
transportation to and from medical, dental and
religious services and rel ief from business and socia l
isolation,
e. any vehicle owned and operated by a private nonprofit
organization that:
(1) warehouses and distributes surplus foo ds to other
nonprofit agencies and organizations, and
(2) holds a valid exemption from taxation is sued
pursuant to Section 50 1(c) of the Internal
Revenue Code, as amended, 26 U.S.C., Section
501(c), and listed as an exempt org anization in
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Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code,
as amended, and
(3) uses such vehicle exclusively for the
transportation of such surplus foods ,
f. any vehicle which:
(1) is owned and operated by a private, nonprofit
organization which is exemp t 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 is primarily funded b y a
fraternal or civic service organization with at
least one hundred loca l chapters or clubs, and
(2) is designed and used to provide mobile health
screening services to the general public at no
cost to the recipient, and for wh ich no
reimbursement of any kind is received from any
health insurance provider, health maintenance
organization or governmental program, or
g. any vehicle owned and operated by the Civil Air
Patrol, a congressionally chartered corporation that
also serves an auxiliary of the United States Air
Force and which is exempt from taxation pursuant to
the provisions of Section 501(c)(3) o f the Internal
Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3), and is
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used exclusively for its corporate missions of
aerospace education, cadet programs and em ergency
services. Such license plates shall be permanent in
nature and designed in such a manner as to remain with
the vehicle for the duration of the life span of the
vehicle or until the title to such vehicle is
transferred to an owner who is not subjec t to this
exemption. Such vehicles shall be exempt from the
registration fees levied under Section 1 132 of this
title, except that an initial registration fee of
Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) shall apply to each
vehicle.
Any person claiming to be eligible for a tax-exempt or nonprofit
license plate under the provisions of this p aragraph must have the
name of the tax-exempt or nonprofit organization prominently
displayed upon the outside of the vehicle, except those vehicles
registered pursuant to the provis ions of subparagraph b of this
paragraph, unless such display is prohibite d by federal or state law
or by state agency rules . No vehicle shall be licensed as a tax -
exempt or nonprofit vehicle unless the vehicle has affixed on ea ch
side thereof, in letters not less than two (2) inches high and two
(2) inches wide, the name of th e tax-exempt or nonprofit
organization or the insi gnia or other symbol of such organization
which shall be of sufficient size, shape and color as to be rea dily
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legible during dayligh t hours from a distance of fifty (50) feet
while the vehicle is not in mot ion.
Except as provided in subparagraph g of this paragraph, the
registration fee shall be Eight Dollars ($8.00) and shall be in
addition to all other regi stration fees provided by l aw, except the
registration fees levied by Section 1132 of this title;
3. Physically Disabled Licens e Plates - such plates shall be
designed for persons who are eligible for a physically disabled
placard under the provisions of Section 15-112 of this title. It
shall prominently display the international accessibility symbol,
which is a stylized human fi gure in a wheelchair . The Tax
Commission shall also design physically disabled license plates for
motorcycles owned by persons who are eligible for a phys ically
disabled placard pursuant to the provisions of Section 15 -112 of
this title. Upon the death of the physically disa bled person, the
disabled license plate shall be returned to the Tax Commission .
There shall be no fee for such plate in addition to the rate
provided by the Oklahoma Vehicle License and Registration Act for
the registration of the ve hicle. For an additional fee of Ten
Dollars ($10.00), a person eligible for a physically disabled
license plate shall have the option of purchasing a dupl icate
physically disabled special license plate which shall be securely
attached to the front of the vehicle. The original physically
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disabled special license plate shall be securely attached to the
rear of the vehicle at all ti mes.
Any person who is elig ible for a physically disabled license
plate and whose vehicle has had mod ifications because of the
physical disability o f the owner or of a family member within the
second degree of consanguinity of the owner, may register the
vehicle for a flat fee of Tw enty-five Dollars ($25.00). This fee
shall be in lieu of all other regist ration fees provided by the
Oklahoma Vehicle License and Registration Act;
4. Indian Tribal License Plates - such plates shall be designed
for any vehicle of a native American India n Tribal Association
exempted in Sections 201 through 204 of Public Law 97 -473 and used
by the tribal association exclusively for the furtherance of its
tribal functions.
The registration fee shall be Eight Dollars ($8.00) and sh all be
in addition to all o ther registration fees provided by law, except
the registration fees levie d by Section 1132 of this t itle;
5. Hearing Impaired License Plates - such plates shall be
designed for persons who are hearing impaired . Such persons may
apply for a hearing-impaired license plate for each vehicle with a
rated carrying capacity of one ( 1) ton or less upon the pre sentment
of an application on a form furnished by the Tax Commission and
certified by a physician holding a valid license to pra ctice
pursuant to the licen sing provisions of Title 59 of the Oklahoma
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Statutes, attesting that the p erson is hearing impaired . The
license plate shall be designed so that such persons may be readily
identified as being hearing impaired . There shall be no additional
fee for the plate, but all other registration fees provided by the
Oklahoma Vehicle Lice nse and Registration Act sh all apply;
6. Antique or Classic Vehicles License Plates – such plates
shall be designed and issued for any vehicle twenty -five (25) years
of age or older to forty-four (44) years of age, based upon the date
of manufacture there of and which travels on the highways of this
state primarily incidental to historical or exhibition purposes
only.
The registration fee shall be Eight Doll ars ($8.00) and shall be
in addition to all other registration fees provided by law, except
the registration fees levied by Section 1132 of this title . Any
person registering an antique or a classic vehicle may elect to have
the vehicle registered for a t en-year period. The registration fee
for the elected ten-year registration shall be Seventy -five Dollars
($75.00). The motor license agent registering the antique or
classic vehicle for a ten-year period shall receive one hundred
percent (100%) of the fe es the motor license agent would have
otherwise received pursuant to subsection A of Section 1141.1 o f
this title if the antique or classic vehicle had been regis tered on
an annual basis; and
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7. Antique Vehicles License Plates – such plates shall be
designed and issued for any vehi cle forty-five (45) years of age or
older, based upon the date of manufactu re thereof and which travels
on the highways of this state primaril y incidental to historical or
exhibition purposes only.
There shall be a one-time registration fee of Eight Dollars
($8.00) which shall be in addition to all other registration fees
provided by law, except the registration fees levied by Section 1132
of this title. Annual renewal is not required. Vehicles currently
registered pursuant to paragraph 6 of this subsection that meet the
requirements of this paragraph may be reregistered under the
provisions of this paragraph at expiration of the vehicle's current
registration term; and
8. Honorary Consul License Plates – such plates shall be
designed to include the words "Honorary Consul" and issued to
persons who are honorary consuls authorized by t he United States to
perform consular duties . Persons applying for such license plates
must show proof of standing as an honorary consul . The fee for such
plate shall be Eight Dollars ($8.00) and shall be in addition to all
other registration fees require d by the Oklahoma Vehicle License and
Registration Act. The owner of the vehicle that possesses such
license plates shall return the special licens e plates to the
Oklahoma Tax Commission if the owner disposes of the vehicle during
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the registration year or ceases to be authorized to perform consular
duties.
C. Special license plates provided by this section shall be
designed in such a manner as to id entify the use or ownership of the
vehicle. Use of any vehicle possessing a special license plate
provided by this section for any purpose not specified herein shall
be grounds for revocation of the special license plate and
registration certificate.
D. The fees provided by this s ection shall be deposited in the
Oklahoma Tax Commission Reimbursement Fund.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2022.
58-2-8909 JBH 12/16/21