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31	28		STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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33	30		2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022)
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35	32		HOUSE BILL 4372 By: Ford
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41	38		AS INTRODUCED
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43	40		An Act relating to motor vehicles; amending 47 O.S.
44	41		2021, Section 1135.1, which relates to special
45	42		license plates; modifying the name of th e Antique or
46	43		Classic Vehicles License Plate; modifying
47	44		requirements for certain plat e; creating the Antique
48	45		Vehicles License Plate; providing for design and
49	46		issuance; providing certain vehi cle requirements;
50	47		providing for registration fee; specifying
51	48		nonrequirement for annual renewal; providing for the
52	49		reregistration of certain vehicles; and providing an
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59	56		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
60	57		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 1135 .1, is
61	58		amended to read as follows:
62	59		Section 1135.1 A. The Oklahoma Tax Commission is hereby
63	60		authorized to design and is sue appropriate official special license
64	61		plates to persons as provided by this section.
65	62		Special license plates shall not be transferred to any other
66	63		person but shall be removed from the vehicle upon transfer of
67	64		ownership and retained. The special license plate may then be used
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95	91		on another vehicle but only after such other vehicle has been
96	92		registered for the current year.
97	93		Except as provided in subsection B of this se ction, special
98	94		license plates shall be renewed each year by the Ta x Commission or a
99	95		motor license agent. The Tax Commission shall ann ually notify by
100	96		mail all persons issued special license plates . The notice shall
101	97		contain all necessary information and sh all contain instructions for
102	98		the renewal procedure upon presentati on to a motor license agent or
103	99		the Tax Commission. The license plates shall be issued on a
104	100		staggered system. The motor license agent fees shall be paid out of
105	101		the Oklahoma Tax Commission R eimbursement Fund.
106	102		On and after January 1, 2022, if a physically d isabled license
107	103		plate is issued pursuant to paragraph 3 of subsecti on B of this
108	104		section, any registration fee required for such plate pursuant to
109	105		this section and the fee required pursuant t o Section 1132 of this
110	106		title shall be remitted at the same time an d subject to a single
111	107		registration period. The Oklahoma Tax Commis sion shall determine,
112	108		by rule, a method for making required fee and registration period
113	109		adjustments when a physically disabled license plate is obtained
114	110		during a twelve-month period for whi ch a registration fee has
115	111		already been remitted pursuant to Section 1132 of this title. The
116	112		combination of fees in a single remittance shall not alter the
117	113		apportionment otherwise provided f or in this section.
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145	140		B. The special license plates provided by thi s section are as
146	141		follows:
147	142		1. Political Subdivision License Plates - such plates shall be
148	143		designed for any vehicle owned by any political subdivision of this
149	144		state having obtained a proper O klahoma certificate of title . Such
150	145		political subdivisions shall file an a nnual report with the Tax
151	146		Commission stating the agency where suc h vehicle is located . Such
152	147		license plates shall be permanent in nature and designed in su ch a
153	148		manner as to remain wi th the vehicle for the duration of the life
154	149		span of the vehicle or until t he title is transferred to an owner
155	150		who is not a political subdiv ision.
156	151		The registration fee shall be Eight Dollars ($8.00) and shall be
157	152		in addition to all other registration fees pr ovided by law, except
158	153		the registration fees levied by Section 1132 of this title;
159	154		2. Tax-Exempt or Nonprofit License Plates - such plates shall
160	155		be designed for:
161	156		a. any motor bus, manufactured home, or mobile chapel and
162	157		power unit owned and operated by a r eligious
163	158		corporation or society of this state holding a valid
164	159		exemption from taxation issued pursuant to Section
165	160		501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C.,
166	161		Section 501(a), and listed as an exempt organization
167	162		in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Reven ue Code, as
168	163		amended, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3), and that is
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196	190		used by the corporation or society sol ely for the
197	191		furtherance of its reli gious functions,
198	192		b. any vehicle owned and operated only by nonprofit
199	193		organizations devoted ex clusively to youth programs
200	194		including, but not limited to, the Girl Scouts and Boy
201	195		Scouts of America,
202	196		c. any vehicle, except pas senger automobiles, owned or
203	197		operated by nonprofit organizations actually involved
204	198		in programs for the employment of the handica pped and
205	199		used exclusively in the transportation of goods or
206	200		materials for such organization,
207	201		d. any vehicle owned and operated b y a nonprofit
208	202		organization that provides older persons
209	203		transportation to and from medical, dental and
210	204		religious services and rel ief from business and socia l
211	205		isolation,
212	206		e. any vehicle owned and operated by a private nonprofit
213	207		organization that:
214	208		(1) warehouses and distributes surplus foo ds to other
215	209		nonprofit agencies and organizations, and
216	210		(2) holds a valid exemption from taxation is sued
217	211		pursuant to Section 50 1(c) of the Internal
218	212		Revenue Code, as amended, 26 U.S.C., Section
219	213		501(c), and listed as an exempt org anization in
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248	241		as amended, and
249	242		(3) uses such vehicle exclusively for the
250	243		transportation of such surplus foods ,
251	244		f. any vehicle which:
252	245		(1) is owned and operated by a private, nonprofit
253	246		organization which is exemp t from taxation
254	247		pursuant to the provisions of Section 501(c)(3)
255	248		of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section
256	249		501(c)(3), and which is primarily funded b y a
257	250		fraternal or civic service organization with at
258	251		least one hundred loca l chapters or clubs, and
259	252		(2) is designed and used to provide mobile health
260	253		screening services to the general public at no
261	254		cost to the recipient, and for wh ich no
262	255		reimbursement of any kind is received from any
263	256		health insurance provider, health maintenance
264	257		organization or governmental program, or
265	258		g. any vehicle owned and operated by the Civil Air
266	259		Patrol, a congressionally chartered corporation that
267	260		also serves an auxiliary of the United States Air
268	261		Force and which is exempt from taxation pursuant to
269	262		the provisions of Section 501(c)(3) o f the Internal
270	263		Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3), and is
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298	290		used exclusively for its corporate missions of
299	291		aerospace education, cadet programs and em ergency
300	292		services. Such license plates shall be permanent in
301	293		nature and designed in such a manner as to remain with
302	294		the vehicle for the duration of the life span of the
303	295		vehicle or until the title to such vehicle is
304	296		transferred to an owner who is not subjec t to this
305	297		exemption. Such vehicles shall be exempt from the
306	298		registration fees levied under Section 1 132 of this
307	299		title, except that an initial registration fee of
308	300		Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) shall apply to each
309	301		vehicle.
310	302		Any person claiming to be eligible for a tax-exempt or nonprofit
311	303		license plate under the provisions of this p aragraph must have the
312	304		name of the tax-exempt or nonprofit organization prominently
313	305		displayed upon the outside of the vehicle, except those vehicles
314	306		registered pursuant to the provis ions of subparagraph b of this
315	307		paragraph, unless such display is prohibite d by federal or state law
316	308		or by state agency rules . No vehicle shall be licensed as a tax -
317	309		exempt or nonprofit vehicle unless the vehicle has affixed on ea ch
318	310		side thereof, in letters not less than two (2) inches high and two
319	311		(2) inches wide, the name of th e tax-exempt or nonprofit
320	312		organization or the insi gnia or other symbol of such organization
321	313		which shall be of sufficient size, shape and color as to be rea dily
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349	340		legible during dayligh t hours from a distance of fifty (50) feet
350	341		while the vehicle is not in mot ion.
351	342		Except as provided in subparagraph g of this paragraph, the
352	343		registration fee shall be Eight Dollars ($8.00) and shall be in
353	344		addition to all other regi stration fees provided by l aw, except the
354	345		registration fees levied by Section 1132 of this title;
355	346		3. Physically Disabled Licens e Plates - such plates shall be
356	347		designed for persons who are eligible for a physically disabled
357	348		placard under the provisions of Section 15-112 of this title. It
358	349		shall prominently display the international accessibility symbol,
359	350		which is a stylized human fi gure in a wheelchair . The Tax
360	351		Commission shall also design physically disabled license plates for
361	352		motorcycles owned by persons who are eligible for a phys ically
362	353		disabled placard pursuant to the provisions of Section 15 -112 of
363	354		this title. Upon the death of the physically disa bled person, the
364	355		disabled license plate shall be returned to the Tax Commission .
365	356		There shall be no fee for such plate in addition to the rate
366	357		provided by the Oklahoma Vehicle License and Registration Act for
367	358		the registration of the ve hicle. For an additional fee of Ten
368	359		Dollars ($10.00), a person eligible for a physically disabled
369	360		license plate shall have the option of purchasing a dupl icate
370	361		physically disabled special license plate which shall be securely
371	362		attached to the front of the vehicle. The original physically
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399	389		disabled special license plate shall be securely attached to the
400	390		rear of the vehicle at all ti mes.
401	391		Any person who is elig ible for a physically disabled license
402	392		plate and whose vehicle has had mod ifications because of the
403	393		physical disability o f the owner or of a family member within the
404	394		second degree of consanguinity of the owner, may register the
405	395		vehicle for a flat fee of Tw enty-five Dollars ($25.00). This fee
406	396		shall be in lieu of all other regist ration fees provided by the
407	397		Oklahoma Vehicle License and Registration Act;
408	398		4. Indian Tribal License Plates - such plates shall be designed
409	399		for any vehicle of a native American India n Tribal Association
410	400		exempted in Sections 201 through 204 of Public Law 97 -473 and used
411	401		by the tribal association exclusively for the furtherance of its
412	402		tribal functions.
413	403		The registration fee shall be Eight Dollars ($8.00) and sh all be
414	404		in addition to all o ther registration fees provided by law, except
415	405		the registration fees levie d by Section 1132 of this t itle;
416	406		5. Hearing Impaired License Plates - such plates shall be
417	407		designed for persons who are hearing impaired . Such persons may
418	408		apply for a hearing-impaired license plate for each vehicle with a
419	409		rated carrying capacity of one ( 1) ton or less upon the pre sentment
420	410		of an application on a form furnished by the Tax Commission and
421	411		certified by a physician holding a valid license to pra ctice
422	412		pursuant to the licen sing provisions of Title 59 of the Oklahoma
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450	439		Statutes, attesting that the p erson is hearing impaired . The
451	440		license plate shall be designed so that such persons may be readily
452	441		identified as being hearing impaired . There shall be no additional
453	442		fee for the plate, but all other registration fees provided by the
454	443		Oklahoma Vehicle Lice nse and Registration Act sh all apply;
455	444		6. Antique or Classic Vehicles License Plates – such plates
456	445		shall be designed and issued for any vehicle twenty -five (25) years
457	446		of age or older to forty-four (44) years of age, based upon the date
458	447		of manufacture there of and which travels on the highways of this
459	448		state primarily incidental to historical or exhibition purposes
460	449		only.
461	450		The registration fee shall be Eight Doll ars ($8.00) and shall be
462	451		in addition to all other registration fees provided by law, except
463	452		the registration fees levied by Section 1132 of this title . Any
464	453		person registering an antique or a classic vehicle may elect to have
465	454		the vehicle registered for a t en-year period. The registration fee
466	455		for the elected ten-year registration shall be Seventy -five Dollars
467	456		($75.00). The motor license agent registering the antique or
468	457		classic vehicle for a ten-year period shall receive one hundred
469	458		percent (100%) of the fe es the motor license agent would have
470	459		otherwise received pursuant to subsection A of Section 1141.1 o f
471	460		this title if the antique or classic vehicle had been regis tered on
472	461		an annual basis; and
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500	488		7. Antique Vehicles License Plates – such plates shall be
501	489		designed and issued for any vehi cle forty-five (45) years of age or
502	490		older, based upon the date of manufactu re thereof and which travels
503	491		on the highways of this state primaril y incidental to historical or
504	492		exhibition purposes only.
505	493		There shall be a one-time registration fee of Eight Dollars
506	494		($8.00) which shall be in addition to all other registration fees
507	495		provided by law, except the registration fees levied by Section 1132
508	496		of this title. Annual renewal is not required. Vehicles currently
509	497		registered pursuant to paragraph 6 of this subsection that meet the
510	498		requirements of this paragraph may be reregistered under the
511	499		provisions of this paragraph at expiration of the vehicle's current
512	500		registration term; and
513	501		8. Honorary Consul License Plates – such plates shall be
514	502		designed to include the words "Honorary Consul" and issued to
515	503		persons who are honorary consuls authorized by t he United States to
516	504		perform consular duties . Persons applying for such license plates
517	505		must show proof of standing as an honorary consul . The fee for such
518	506		plate shall be Eight Dollars ($8.00) and shall be in addition to all
519	507		other registration fees require d by the Oklahoma Vehicle License and
520	508		Registration Act. The owner of the vehicle that possesses such
521	509		license plates shall return the special licens e plates to the
522	510		Oklahoma Tax Commission if the owner disposes of the vehicle during
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550	537		the registration year or ceases to be authorized to perform consular
551	538		duties.
552	539		C. Special license plates provided by this section shall be
553	540		designed in such a manner as to id entify the use or ownership of the
554	541		vehicle. Use of any vehicle possessing a special license plate
555	542		provided by this section for any purpose not specified herein shall
556	543		be grounds for revocation of the special license plate and
557	544		registration certificate.
558	545		D. The fees provided by this s ection shall be deposited in the
559	546		Oklahoma Tax Commission Reimbursement Fund.
560	547		SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2022.
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562		-	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, dated 03/03/2022 -
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