Oklahoma 2022 2022 Regular Session

Oklahoma Senate Bill SB1300 Comm Sub / Bill

Filed 05/17/2022

                     
 
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STATE OF OKLAHOMA 
 
2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022) 
 
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE 
FOR ENGROSSED 
SENATE BILL 1300 	By: Rader of the Senate 
 
  and 
 
  Lawson of the House 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE 
 
An Act relating to mot or vehicles; amending 47 O.S. 
2021, Section 1135.1, as last amended by Section 3, 
Chapter 276, O.S.L. 2021, which relates to special 
license plates; providing exception to combined 
registration period for certain special license 
plate; requiring combinatio n of registration period 
and fee remittance with phy sically disabled license 
plate; requiring the Oklahoma Tax Commission to 
promulgate rules; prohibiting alteration of certain 
apportionment; amending 47 O.S. 2021 , Sections 1135.2 
and 1135.4, as last amend ed by Sections 4 and 6, 
Chapter 276, O.S.L. 2021, wh ich relate to official 
special license plates and personalized license 
plates; requiring the Oklahoma Tax Commission to send 
renewal notification by electronic m ail; providing 
exception if no electronic m ail address is provided; 
and providing an effective date. 
 
 
 
 
 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:   
 
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SECTION 1.    AMENDATORY     47 O.S. 2021, Section 1135. 1, as 
last amended by Section 3, Chapter 276, O.S.L. 2021, is amended to 
read as follows: 
Section 1135.1. A.  The Oklahoma Tax Commission is hereby 
authorized to design and issue ap propriate official sp ecial license 
plates to persons as provid ed 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 
on another vehicle but only after such other vehicle has been 
registered for the current year. 
Except as provided in subsection B of this section, special 
license plates shall be renewed each year by the Tax Commission or a 
motor license agent.  The Tax Commis sion shall annually notify by 
mail all persons issued special license plates.  The notice shall 
contain all necessary information and shall contain instructions for 
the renewal procedure upon presentation to a motor license agent or 
the Tax Commission.  Th e license plates shall be issued on a 
staggered system.  The motor license agent fees shall be paid out of 
the Oklahoma Tax Commission Reimbursement Fund. 
On and after January 1, 2022, if a special license plate is 
issued pursuant to t his section, except for Legislative License 
Plates issued pursuant to paragraph 30 of subsection B of Section 
1135.2 of this title, any registration fee required for such plate   
 
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pursuant to this section and the fee required pursuant to Section 
1132 of this title shall be remitt ed at the same time and subject to 
a single registration period.  The Oklahoma Tax Commission shall 
determine, by rule, a method for making required fee and 
registration period adjustments if a special license plate is 
obtained during a twelve-month period for which 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 for in this section. 
On and after January 1, 2022, if a phy sically disabled license 
plate is issued pursuant to paragraph 3 of subsection B of this 
section, any registration fee required for such plate pursuant to 
this section and the fee required pursuant to Section 1132 of this 
title shall be remitted at the sam e time and subject to a single 
registration period.  The Oklahoma Tax Commission 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 which 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 for in this section. 
B.  The special license plates provid ed by this section are as 
follows:   
 
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1.  Political Subdivision Plates - such plates shall be designed 
for any vehicle owned by any political subdivision of this state 
having obtained a proper Oklahoma certificate of title.  Such 
political subdivisions shall file an annual report with the Tax 
Commission stating the agency where such vehicle is located.  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 o r until the title is transferred to an own er 
who is not a political subdivision. 
The registration fee shall be Eight Dollars ($8.00) and shall be 
in addition to all other registration fees provided by law, except 
the registration fees levied by Section 113 2 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 religious 
corporation or society of this stat e holding a valid 
exemption from taxation issued pursuant to Se ction 
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 Revenue Code, as 
amended, 26 U.S.C., Section 501( c)(3), and that is 
used by the corporation or society solely fo r the 
furtherance of its religious functions,   
 
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b. any vehicle owned and operated only by nonprofit 
organizations devoted exclusively to youth programs 
including, but not limited to, the Girl Sco uts and Boy 
Scouts of America, 
c. any vehicle, except passenger automobiles, owned or 
operated by nonprofit organizations actually involved 
in programs for the employment of the handicapped and 
used exclusively in the transportation of goods or 
materials for such organization, 
d. any vehicle owned and operated by a no nprofit 
organization that provides older persons 
transportation to and from medical, dental and 
religious services and relief from business and social 
isolation, 
e. any vehicle owned and operat ed by a private nonpr ofit 
organization that: 
(1) warehouses and distributes surplus foods to other 
nonprofit agencies and organizations, and 
(2) holds a valid exemption from taxation issued 
pursuant to Section 501(c) of the Internal 
Revenue Code, as amende d, 26 U.S.C., Section 
501(c), and listed as an exempt organizat ion in 
Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, 
as amended, and   
 
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(3) uses such vehicle exclusively for the 
transportation of such surplus foods, 
f. any vehicle which: 
(1) is owned and operated by a private, n onprofit 
organization which is 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 is primarily funded by a 
fraternal or civic service organization with at 
least one hundred local 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 which no 
reimbursement of any kind is received from any 
health insurance provider, health main tenance 
organization or governmental progr am, 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 t axation pursuant to 
the provisions of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal 
Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3), and is 
used exclusively for its corporate missions of 
aerospace education, cadet programs and emergency   
 
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services.  Such license plates shall be permanent in 
nature and designed in such a manner as to rem ain 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 subject to this 
exemption.  Such vehicles shall be exempt from the 
registration fees levied under Section 1132 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 paragraph 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 provisions of subparagraph b of this 
paragraph, unless such display is prohibited 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 each 
side thereof, in letters not less than two (2) inches high and two 
(2) inches wide, the n ame of the tax-exempt or nonprofit 
organization or the insignia or other symbol of such organization 
which shall be of sufficient size, shape and color as to be readily 
legible during daylight hours from a distance of fifty (50) feet 
while the vehicle is n ot in motion.   
 
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Except as provided in subpar agraph g of this paragraph, the 
registration fee shall be Eight Dollars ($8.00) and shall be in 
addition to all other registration fees provided by law, except the 
registration fees levied by S ection 1132 of this t itle; 
3.  Physically Disabled License Plat es - 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 interna tional accessibility symbol, 
which is a stylized human figure i n a wheelchair. The Tax 
Commission shall also design physically disabled license plates for 
motorcycles owned by persons who are eligible for a physically 
disabled placard pursuant to the prov isions of Section 15 -112 of 
this title.  Upon the death of the physically disabled 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 Li cense and Registratio n Act for 
the registration of the vehicle.  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 duplicate 
physically disabled special license pl ate which shall be se curely 
attached to the front of the vehicl e.  The original physically 
disabled special license plate shall be securely attached to the 
rear of the vehicle at all times.   
 
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Any person who is eligible for a physically disabled license 
plate and whose vehicle ha s had modifications because of the 
physical disability of 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 Twenty -five Dollars ($25.00).  This fee 
shall be in lieu of all oth er registration 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 Indian Tribal Association 
exempted in Sections 20 1 through 204 of Publ ic 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 shall be 
in addition to all other registration fees provided by law, exce pt 
the registration fees levied by Section 1132 of this title; 
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 presentme nt 
of an application on a form furnished by the Tax Commission and 
certified by a physician holding a valid license to practice 
pursuant to the licensing provisions of Title 59 of the Oklahoma 
Statutes, attesting t hat the person is hearing impaired.  The 
license plate shall be designed so that such persons may be readily   
 
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identified as being hearing impaired.  There shall be no additional 
fee for the plate, but all other registration fees provide d by the 
Oklahoma Vehicle License and Registration Act shall ap ply; 
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, based upon the date of manufacture thereof and 
which travels on the highways of this state primarily inci dental to 
historical or exhibition purposes only. 
The registration fee shall be Eight Dollars ($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 classic vehicle may elect to have 
the vehicle registered for a ten-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 fees the motor license agent would have 
otherwise received pursuant to subsection A of Section 1141.1 of 
this title if the antiq ue or classic vehicle had been registered on 
an annual basis; and 
7.  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 th e United States to 
perform consular duties.  Persons applying f or such license plates   
 
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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 required by the Oklahoma Vehi cle License and 
Registration Act.  The own er of the vehicle that possesses such 
license plates shall return the special license plates to the 
Oklahoma Tax Commission if the owner disposes of the vehicle during 
the registration year or ceases to be authoriz ed to perform consular 
duties. 
C.  Special license plates provided by this section shall be 
designed in such a manner as to identify the use or ownership of the 
vehicle.  Use of any vehicle possessing a special license plate 
provided by this section for an y purpose not specified herein shall 
be grounds for revocation of the special license plate and 
registration certificate. 
D.  The fees provided by this section shall be deposited in the 
Oklahoma Tax Commission Reimbursement Fund. 
SECTION 2.     AMENDATORY     47 O.S. 2021, Section 1135.2, as 
last amended by Section 4, Chapter 276, O.S.L. 2021, is amended to 
read as follows: 
Section 1135.2. A.  The Oklahoma Tax Commission is hereby 
authorized to design and issue appropriate official special license 
plates to persons in recognition of their ser vice or awards as 
provided by this section.   
 
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Special license plates shall not be transferred to any other 
person but shall be removed from the vehicle u pon transfer of 
ownership and retained.  The specia l license plate may then be used 
on another vehicle bu t only after such other vehicle has been 
registered for the current year. 
Special license plates shall be renewed each year by the Tax 
Commission or a motor license agent.  The Tax Commission shall 
annually notify by mail all persons issued special license plates. 
The Tax Commission shall send the notifications to the electronic 
mail address provided by the person.  If a person does not provide 
an electronic mail address, the Tax Commission shall notify the 
person by mail. The notice shall contain all nec essary information 
and shall contain instructions for the renewal procedure upon 
presentation to a motor license agent or the Tax Commission.  The 
license plates shall be issued on a staggered system ex cept for 
legislative plates and amateur radio operator license plates. 
On and after January 1, 2022, if a sp ecial license plate is 
issued pursuant to this section, any registration fee required for 
such plate pursuant to this section and the fee required p ursuant to 
Section 1132 of this title shall be remitte d at the same time and 
subject to a single registratio n period.  The Oklahoma Tax 
Commission shall determine, by rule, a method for making required 
fee and registration period adjustments if a special l icense plate 
is obtained during a twelve -month period for which a registration   
 
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fee has already been remitted pursuant to Section 1132 of this 
title.  The combination of fees in a single remittance shall no t 
alter the apportionment otherwise provided for in this section. 
The Tax Commission is hereby directed t o develop and implement a 
system whereby motor license agents are permitted to accept 
applications for special license plates authorized under this 
section.  The motor license agent shall confirm the ap plicant's 
eligibility, if applicable, collect and depo sit any amount 
specifically authorized by law, accept and process the necessary 
information directly into such system and generate a receipt 
accordingly.  For performance of these duties, motor license agents 
shall retain the fee provided in Section 1141.1 of this title for 
registration of a motor vehicle.  The motor license agent fees for 
acceptance of applications and renewals shall be paid out of the 
Oklahoma Tax Commission Reimbursement Fund. 
B.  The special license plates provided by this section are a s 
follows: 
1.  Prisoner of War License Plates - such plates shall be 
designed for honorably discharged or present members of the United 
States Armed Forces and civilians who were former prisoners of war 
held by a foreign country and who can provide proper certification 
of that status.  Such persons may apply for a prisoner of war 
license plate for no more than two vehicles with each vehicle having 
a rated carrying capacity of one (1) ton or less.  The su rviving   
 
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spouse of any deceased former prisoner of war, if the spouse has not 
since remarried, or if remarrie d, the remarriage is terminated by 
death, divorce or annulment, may apply for a prisoner of war l icense 
plate for one vehicle with a rated carrying capacity of one (1) ton 
or less.  The fee provided by this section for the special license 
plate authorized by this paragraph shall be in addition to all other 
registration fees provided by law, except the registration fees 
levied by Section 1132 of this t itle; 
2.  National Guard License Plates - such plates shall be 
designed for active or retired members of the Oklahoma National 
Guard.  Retirees who are eligible for such plates shall provide 
proof of eligibility upon initial application, but shall not be 
required to provide proof of eligibility annually; 
3.  Air National Guard License Plates - such plates shall be 
designed for active or retired members of the Oklahoma Air National 
Guard.  Retirees who are e ligible for such plates shall provide 
proof of eligibility upon initial application, but shall not be 
required to provide proof of eligibility annually; 
4.  United States Armed Forces - such plates shall be designed 
for active, retired, former or reserve m embers of the United States 
Armed Forces, and shall identify which branch of service, and carry 
the emblem and name of either the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine s or 
Coast Guard, according to the branch of service to which the member 
belongs or did belong.  Former members who have been dishonorably   
 
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discharged shall not be eligible for such plates.  Persons appl ying 
for such license plate must show proof of present or past military 
service by presenting a valid Uniformed Services Identity Card or 
the United States Department of Defense Form (DD)214 form DD 214. 
Retired or former members who are eligible for such plates shall 
provide proof of eligibility upon initia l application, but shall not 
be required to provide proof of eligibility annually; 
5. Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient License Plates - such 
plates shall be designed for any resident of this stat e who has been 
awarded the Congressional Medal of Hono r.  Such persons may apply 
for a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient license plate for each 
vehicle with a rated carrying capacity of one (1) ton or less.  
There shall be no registration fee for the issuance of this plate; 
6.  Missing In Action License Plates - such plates shall be 
designed to honor members of the United States Armed Forces who are 
missing in action.  The spouse of such missing per son, if the spouse 
has not since remarried, or if rema rried, the remarriage is 
terminated by death, divorce or annulment, and each parent of the 
missing person may apply for a missing in action license plate upon 
presenting proper certification that the pe rson is missing in action 
and that the person making t he application is the qualifying spouse 
or the parent of the missing person.  The qualifying spouse and each 
parent of the missing person may each apply for the mi ssing in   
 
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action license plate for each vehicle with a rated carrying capacity 
of one (1) ton or less; 
7.  Purple Heart Recipient License Plates - such plates shall be 
designed for any resident of this state presenting proper 
certification from the United S tates Department of Veterans Affairs 
or the Armed Forces of the United States certifying that such 
resident has been awarded the Purple Heart milit ary decoration.  
Such persons may apply for a Purple Heart recipient license plate 
for vehicles having a rate d carrying capacity of one (1) ton or 
less.  The surviving spouse of any deceased veteran who has been 
awarded the Purple Heart military decoration, if such spouse has not 
since remarried, or if remarried, the remarriage has been terminated 
by death, divorce or annulment, may apply for such pla te for one 
vehicle with a rated carrying capacity of o ne (1) ton or less.  The 
license plate created by this paragraph shall be exempt from the fee 
provided by this section for special license plates; 
8.  Pearl Harbor Survivor License Plates - such plates shall be 
designed for any resident of this state who c an be verified by the 
United States Department of Vete rans Affairs or the Armed Forces of 
the United States as being: 
a. a member of the United States Armed Forces on December 
7, 1941, 
b. stationed on December 7, 1941, during the hours of 
7:55 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. Hawaii time at Pearl Harbor,   
 
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the island of Oahu, or offshore at a distance not to 
exceed three (3) miles, and 
c. a recipient of an honorable discharge from t he United 
States Armed Forces. 
Such person may apply for a Pearl Harbor Survivor license plat e 
for each vehicle with a rated carrying capacity of o ne (1) ton or 
less; 
9.  Iwo Jima License Plates - such plates shall be designed for 
any resident of this stat e who can be verified by the United Sta tes 
Department of Veterans Affairs or the Armed Forces of the United 
States as being: 
a. a member of the United States Armed Forces in February 
of 1945, 
b. stationed in February of 1945 on or in the immediate 
vicinity of the island of Iwo Jima, and 
c. a recipient of an honorable discharge from the United 
States Armed Forces. 
Such person may apply for an Iwo Jima license plate for each 
vehicle with a rated carrying capacity of one (1) ton or less. 
Such license plate sha ll have the legend "Oklahoma OK" and shall 
contain three letters and three numbers.  Between the letters and 
numbers shall be a logo of the flag-raising at Iwo Jima.  Below the 
letters, logo and numbers, the plate shall contain the words "FEB." 
at the left, "Iwo Jima" in the center and "1945" at the right.  Such   
 
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plates shall not be subject to the design requirements of any other 
license plates prescr ibed by law other than the space for the 
placement of the yearly decals for each succeeding year of 
registration after the initial issue; 
10.  D-Day Survivor License Plates - such plates shall be 
designed for any resident of this state who can be verified by the 
United States Department of Veterans Affairs or the Armed Forces of 
the United States as being: 
a. a member of the United States Armed Forces on June 6, 
1944, 
b. a participant in the Allied invas ion of the coast of 
Normandy on June 6, 1944; provided , if such 
participation cannot be verified by the United States 
Department of Veterans Affairs or the Armed F orces of 
the United States, the Tax Com mission may, in its 
discretion, accept evidence of suc h participation from 
the person applying for the licen se plate, and 
c. a recipient of an honorable discharge from the United 
States Armed Forces. 
Such person may apply for a D-Day Survivor license plate for 
each vehicle with a rated carrying capacity of on e (1) ton or less; 
11. Killed in Action License Plate s - such plates shall be 
designed to honor members of the United States Armed Forces who were 
killed in action.  The spouse of the deceased person, if the spouse   
 
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has not remarried, or if remarried, the remarriage is terminated by 
death, divorce or annulment, may apply for a killed in action 
license plate upon presenting proper certification that the person 
was killed in action and that the person maki ng the application is 
the qualifying spouse of the dec eased person.  The qualifying spouse 
may apply for a killed in action license plate for no more than two 
vehicles with each vehicle with a rated carrying capacity of one (1) 
ton or less.  The fee provid ed by this section for the special 
license plate authorized by this paragraph shall be in addition to 
all other registration fees provided by law, except the registration 
fees levied by Section 1132 of this title; 
12. Gold Star Parents License Plates - such plates shall be 
designed to honor members of the Un ited States Armed Forces who were 
killed during a war.  The parents of the deceased person may apply 
for a gold star license plate upon presenting proper certifica tion 
that the person was killed during a war and that the person making 
the application is th e parent of the deceased person.  The parent 
may apply for a gold star parent license plate for no more than two 
vehicles with each vehicle having a rated carrying capacity of one 
(1) ton or less.  The fee provided by this section for the special 
license plate authorized by this paragraph shall be in addition to 
all other registration fees provided by law, except the registration 
fees levied by Section 1132 of this title;   
 
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13.  Military Decoration License Plates - such plates shall be 
designed for any reside nt of this state who has been awarded the 
Distinguished Service Medal, the Distinguished Service Cross, the 
Distinguished Flying Cross, the Bronze Star military de coration or 
the Silver Star military de coration.  Such persons may apply for a 
military decoration license plate for each vehicle with a rated 
carrying capacity of one (1) ton or less; 
14.  Vietnam Veteran License Plates - such plates shall be 
designed for honorably discharged or present member s of the United 
States Armed Forces who served in the Vietnam Conflict. Such 
persons may apply for a Vietna m veteran license plate for each 
vehicle with a rated carrying capacity of one (1) ton or less; 
15.  Police Officer License Plates - such plates shall be 
designed for any currently employed, reserve or retired municipal 
police officer or full-time, reserve or retired university police 
officer certified by the Council on Law Enforcement Education and 
Training or common education police officer certifie d by the Council 
on Law Enforcement Education and Trai ning.  Police officers may 
apply for police officer li cense plates for vehicles with a rated 
capacity of one (1) ton or less or for a motorcycle upon proof of 
employment by or retirement from a municipa l, university or common 
education police department by either an identification card or 
letter from the chie f of the police department or the Oklahoma 
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such plates shall provide proof of el igibility upon initial 
application, but shall not be r equired to provide proof of 
eligibility annually.  The license plates shall be designed in 
consultation with municipal police departments of this state; 
provided, the license plate for motorcycles may b e of similar design 
to the license plate for motor veh icles or may be a new design in 
order to meet space re quirements for a motorcycle license plate; 
16.  World War II Veteran License Plates - such plates shall be 
designed to honor honorably discharged fo rmer members of the United 
States Armed Forces who are residents of this state and who can be 
verified by the Oklahoma Military Department, the Department of 
Veterans Affairs or the Armed Forces of the United States a s having 
served on federal active duty anytime during the period from 
September 16, 1940, to December 7, 1945. The former members may 
apply for a World War II Veteran license plate for vehicles with a 
rated carrying capacity of one (1) ton or less. 
The license plate shall have the legend "Oklahoma" and shall 
contain, in the center of the plate, e ither the Thunderbird Insignia 
of the 45th Infantry Di vision in the prescribed red and gold 
coloring or the emblem of the Army, Navy, U.S. Army Air Corps, 
Marines or Coast Guard according to the branch of service to which 
the member belonged.  For the purp ose of license plate 
identification, the plate shall c ontain four digits, two digits at 
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Centered on the bottom of the license plate shall be the words 
"WORLD WAR II"; 
17.  Korean War Veteran License Plates - such plates shall be 
designed to honor honorably discharged former members of the United 
States Armed Forces who are residents of this state and w ho can be 
verified by the Oklahoma Mili tary Department, the Department of 
Veterans Affairs or the Armed Forces of the United States as having 
served on federal active duty anytime during the period from June 
27, 1950, to January 31, 1955, both dates inclus ive.  The former 
members may apply for a Korean War Veteran license plate for 
vehicles with a rated carrying capacity of one (1) ton or less. 
The license plate shall have the legend "OKLAHOMA" and shall 
contain, in the center of the plate, either the Thund erbird Insignia 
of the 45th Infantry Di vision in the prescribed red and gold 
coloring or the emblem of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines or 
Coast Guard according to the branch of service to which the member 
belonged.  For the purpose of license plate iden tification, the 
plate shall contain fou r digits, two digits at the left and two 
digits at the right of the insignia or emblem.  Centered on the 
bottom of the license plate shall be the word "KOREA"; 
18.  Municipal Official License Plates - such plates shall be 
designed for persons elected to a municipal office in this state and 
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ward in which the municipal official serves.  The plates shall only 
be produced upon application; 
19.  Red Cross Volunteer License Plates - such plates shall be 
designed to honor American Red Cross volunteers a nd staff who are 
residents of this state.  Such persons must present an 
identification card issued by the American Red Cross and bearing a 
photograph of the person .  The license plate shall be designed with 
the assistance of the American Red Cross and shal l have the legend 
"Oklahoma OK!" in the color Pantone 186C Red.  Below the legend the 
symbol of the American Red Cross and no more than three letters and 
three numbers shall be in the color Pantone 186C Red.  Below the 
symbol and letters and numbers shall be the words "American Red 
Cross" in black.  The plate s shall not be subject to the design 
requirements of any other license plates prescribed by law other 
than the space for the placement of the yearly decals for each 
succeeding year of registration after the initial issue; 
20.  Desert Storm License Plates - such plates shall be designed 
and issued to any honorably discharged or present member of the 
United States Armed Forces who served in the Persian Gulf Crisis and 
the Desert Storm operation.  Such pers ons may apply for a Desert 
Storm license plate for eac h vehicle with a rated carrying capacity 
of one (1) ton or less; 
21.  Military Reserve Unit License Plates - such plates shall be 
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a reserve unit of the United States Armed Forces.  Such p ersons may 
apply for a Military Reserve Unit license plate for each vehicle 
with a rated carrying capacity of one (1) ton or less; 
22.  Oklahoma City Bombing Victims and Survivors License Plates 
- such plates shall be designed and issued to any victim or s urvivor 
of the bombing attack on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in 
downtown Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995; 
23.  Civil Air Patrol License Pl ates - such plates shall be 
designed and issued to any person who is a member of the Civil Air 
Patrol.  Such persons may apply for a Civil Air Patrol license plate 
for each vehicle with a rated carrying capacity of on e (1) ton or 
less upon proof of members hip in the Civil Air Patrol.  The license 
plate shall be designed in consultation with the Civil Air Patrol; 
24. Ninety-Nines License Plates - such plates shall be designed 
and issued to members of the Ninety-Nines.  Persons applying for 
such license plate must show proof of membership in the Ninety -
Nines.  The license plates shall be designed in consultation w ith 
the Ninety-Nines; 
25.  Combat Infantryman Badge License Plates – such plates shall 
be designed to honor r ecipients of the Combat Infantryman Bad ge.  
The plate shall have the legend "Oklahoma OK".  Below the legend 
shall be the Combat Infantryman Badge and three numbers.  Below the 
badge and the numbers shall be the words "Combat Infantryman Badge".  
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for each vehicle with a rated carr ying capacity of one (1) ton or 
less; 
26.  Somalia Combat Veterans License Plates – such plates shall 
be designed and issued to any honorably discharged or present member 
of the United States Armed Forc es who saw combat in the United 
Nations relief effort.  Such persons may apply for a Somalia Combat 
Veteran license plate for each vehicle with a rated carrying 
capacity of one (1) ton or less; 
27.  Police Chaplain Li cense Plates – such plates shall be 
designed and issued to members of the International Confe rence of 
Police Chaplains (ICPC) who have completed th e ICPC requirements for 
basic certification as a police chaplain. The license plates shall 
be designed in consultation with the ICPC; 
28.  Joint Service Commendation Medal License Plates – such 
plates shall be designed and issued to any resident of this s tate 
who has been awarded the Joint Service Commendation Medal by the 
United States Secretary of Defense; 
29. Merchant Marine License Plates - such plates shall be 
designed, subject to criteria to be p resented to the Tax Commission 
by the Oklahoma Departm ent of Veterans Affairs, and issued to any 
person who during combat was a member of the Merchant Marines as 
certified by the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs.  Such 
license plate may be issued fo r each vehicle with a rated carrying 
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30.  Legislative License Plates - such plates shall be designed 
for persons elected to the Ok lahoma Legislature and shall designate 
the house of the Legislature in which the legislator s erves and the 
district number; 
31. Disabled Veterans License Plates - such plates shall be 
designed for persons presenting proper certification from the United 
States Department of Veterans Affairs or the Armed Forces of the 
United States certifying such veteran has a service-connected 
disability rating of f ifty percent (50%) or more, regardless which 
agency pays the disability benefits, or that such veteran has be en 
awarded a vehicle by the United Stat es government or receives a 
grant from the United Stat es Department of Veterans Affairs for the 
purchase of an automobile due to a service-connected disability 
rating or due to the loss of use of a limb or an eye.  Su ch persons 
may apply to the Tax Commiss ion for a disabled veterans license 
plate or to a motor license agent for a regular license plate for no 
more than two vehicles with each vehicle having a rated carrying 
capacity of one (1) ton or less.  The surviving spouse of any 
deceased disabled vetera n, if the spouse has not since remarried, or 
if remarried, the remarriage is terminated by death, divorce or 
annulment, or a surviving spouse in receipt of Dependency and 
Indemnity Compensation from the United States Department of Veterans 
Affairs, may apply for a disabled veterans license plate for one 
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fee provided by this section for the special license plate 
authorized by this paragraph shall be in addition to all other 
registration fees provided by law, except the registration fees 
levied by Section 1132 of this title.  The total expense of t his 
license plate shall not exceed Five Dollars ($5.00). 
If the person qualifies for a disabled veterans lice nse plate 
and is also eligible for a ph ysically disabled placard under the 
provisions of Section 15-112 of this title, the person shall be 
eligible to receive a disabled veterans license plate that also 
displays the international accessibility symbol, whic h is a stylized 
human figure in a wheel chair.  Upon the death of the disabled 
veteran with a disabled veterans license plate with the 
international accessibility symbol, the plate shall be returned to 
the Tax Commission; 
32.  United States Air Force Associ ation License Plates - such 
plates shall be designed for members of the United States Air For ce 
Association.  Persons applying for such license pla te must show 
proof of membership in the Association.  The license plates shall be 
designed in consultation wi th the Association; 
33.  Oklahoma Military Academy Alumni License Plates - such 
plates shall be designed and issued to any resident of this state 
who is an alumnus of the Oklahoma Military Academy.  Such persons 
may apply for an Oklahoma Military Academy A lumnus license plate for 
each vehicle with a rated carrying capacity of one (1) ton or less.   
 
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The license plates shall be designed in consultation with the 
Oklahoma Military Academy and shall contain the shield of the 
Academy; 
34.  Amateur Radio Operator L icense Plates – such plates shall 
be designed and issued to any person, holding a valid opera tor's 
license, technician class or better, issued by the Federal 
Communications Commission, and who is also the owner of a motor 
vehicle currently registered in Ok lahoma, in which has been 
installed amateur mobile transmitting and receiving equipment.  
Eligible persons shall be entitled to two special vehicle 
identification plates as herein provided.  Application for such 
identification plates shall be on a form pre scribed by the Tax 
Commission and the p lates issued to such applicant shall have 
stamped thereon the word "Oklahoma" and bear the official call 
letters of the radio station assigned by the Federal Communications 
Commission to the individual amateur operato r thereof.  All 
applications for such p lates must be made to the Tax Commission on 
or before the first day of October of any year for such plates f or 
the following calendar year and must be accompanied by the fee 
required in this section together with a ce rtificate, or such other 
evidence as the Tax Commission may require, of proof that applicant 
has a valid technician class or better amateur operato r's license 
and proof of applicant's ownership of a vehicle in which radio 
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only be entitled to one set of special identification plat es in any 
one (1) year, and such calendar year shall b e stamped thereon.  The 
right to such special identification plates herein provided for 
shall continue until the amateur radio operator's license of the 
person to whom such plates are issued expires or is revoked; 
35.  American Legion License Plates - such plates shall be 
designed for members of the American Legion.  Persons applying for 
such license plate must s how proof of membership.  The license 
plates shall be designed in consultation with the Ameri can Legion of 
Oklahoma; 
36.  Deputy Sheriff License Pl ates - such plates shall be 
designed for any currently employed or retired county sheriff or 
deputy sheriff.  County sheriffs or deputy sheriffs may apply for 
such plates for vehicles with a rated capac ity of one (1) ton or 
less upon proof of employment by or retirement from a county 
sheriff's office by either an identification card or letter from the 
county sheriff or a government-sponsored retirement board from which 
the county sheriff or deputy sherif f may be receiving a pension.  
Retirees who are eligib le for such plates shall provide proof of 
eligibility upon initial application, but shall not be required to 
provide proof of eligibility annually. The license plates shall be 
designed in consultation with the county sheriff offices of this 
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37.  Gold Star Surviving Spouse License Plates – such plates 
shall be designed to honor the surviving spouses and ch ildren of 
qualified veterans.  As used in this paragraph, "qualified veteran" 
shall mean: 
a. any person honorably discharged from any branch of the 
United States Armed Forces or as a member of the 
Oklahoma National Guard, who died as a direct result 
of the performance of duties for any branch o f the 
United States Armed Forces or Oklahoma National Guard 
while on active military duty, or 
b. any person honorably discharged from any branch of the 
United States Armed Forces or as a member of the 
Oklahoma National Guard, who died as a result of 
injury, illness or disease caused by the performance 
of such duties while on active duty, whether the death 
occurred while on active duty or after the honorable 
discharge of such person. 
The fee provided by this section for the special license plate 
authorized by this paragraph shall be in addition to all other 
registration fees provided by law, except the registratio n fees 
levied by Section 1132 of this title; 
38. Korea Defense Service Medal License Plates – such plates 
shall be designed and issued to any resid ent of this state who has 
been awarded the Korea Defen se Service Medal by the United States   
 
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Secretary of Defense.  Such persons may apply for a Korea Defense 
Service Medal license plate for each vehicle with a rated c arrying 
capacity of one (1) ton or less ; 
39.  180th Infantry License Plates – such plates shall be 
designed for members and prior members of the 18 0th Infantry.  
Persons applying for such license plate must obtain and provide 
proof of their membership from the 180th Infantry Association.  The 
license plates shall be designed in consultation with t he 180th 
Infantry; 
40. Operation Iraqi Freedom Vetera n License Plates – such 
plates shall be designed and issued to any honorably discharged or 
present member of the United States Armed Forces who serv ed in 
Operation Iraqi Freedom.  Such person may apply for an Operation 
Iraqi Freedom Veteran license plate f or each vehicle with a rated 
carrying capacity of one (1) ton or less, or for a motorcycle; 
provided, the license plate for motorcycles may be of si milar design 
to the license plate for motor vehicles o r may be a new design in 
order to meet space requireme nts for a motorcycle license plate; 
41.  United States Air Force Academy Alumni License Plates - 
such plates shall be designed and issued to any res ident of this 
state who is an alumnus of the United St ates Air Force Academy.  
Such persons may apply for a United States Air Force Academy Alumnus 
license plate for each vehicle with a rated carrying capacity of one 
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42.  Operation Endurin g Freedom Veteran License Plate – such 
plates shall be designed and issued to any honorably discharged or 
present member of the United States Armed Forces who served in 
Operation Enduring Freedom on or after September 11, 2001.  The 
license plate shall be designed in consultation with the Military 
Department of the State of Oklahoma.  Such person may apply for a n 
Operation Enduring Freedom Veteran license plate for each vehicle 
with a rated carrying capacity of one (1) ton or less, or for a 
motorcycle; provided, the license plate for motorcycles may be of 
similar design to the license plate for motor vehicles or may be a 
new design in order to meet space requirements for a motorcycle 
license plate; 
43.  Military Multi-Decoration License Plate – such plates shall 
be designed and issued to any honorably discharge d or present member 
of the United States Armed Forces who qualifies for more than one 
military decoration license plate pursuant to the provisions of this 
section. The Tax Commission shall develop and implement a system 
whereby the designs of the eligible license plates can be included 
together on a single l icense plate.  Such person may apply for a 
Military Multi-Decoration license plate for each vehicle with a 
rated carrying capacity of one (1) ton or less; 
44.  Global War on Terror Expeditionary License Plate – such 
plates shall be designed and issued to a ny honorably discharged or 
present member of the United States Armed Forces who has earned a   
 
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Global War on Terror Expeditionary decoration.  The lic ense plate 
shall be designed in consultation with the United States Institute 
of Heraldry and the Military D epartment of the State of Oklahoma.  
Such person may apply for a Global War on Terror Expeditionary 
license plate for each vehicle with a rated carr ying capacity of one 
(1) ton or less; 
45.  Legion of Merit Medal Recipient License Plates - such 
plates shall be designed for any resident of this state presenting 
proper certification from the United States Departmen t of Veterans 
Affairs or the Armed Forc es of the United States certifying that 
such resident has been awarded the Legion of Merit military 
decoration.  Such persons may apply for a Legion of Merit recipient 
license plate for vehicles having a rated carryin g capacity of one 
(1) ton or less.  The license plate shall be designed in 
consultation with the Military Department of the State of Oklahoma; 
46.  1-179th License Plates - such plates shall be designed for 
members, prior members and members of the househo ld of a member or 
former member of the 1-179th Infantry.  Persons applying for such 
license plate must obtain and provide proof of their membership 
association with the 1-179th Infantry Association.  The license 
plate shall be designed in consultation with the 1-179th Infantry; 
47.  2-179th License Plates - such plates shall be designed for 
members, prior members and members of the household of a mem ber or 
former member of the 2-179th Infantry.  Persons applying for such   
 
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license plate must obtain and provid e proof of their membership 
association with the 2-179th Infantry Association.  The license 
plate shall be designed in consultation with the 2-179th Infantry; 
48.  Combat Action Ribbon Recipient License Plates - such plates 
shall be designed to honor recip ients of the Combat Action Ribbon 
who present proper certification from the United States Dep artment 
of the Navy.  The license plate shall include the Combat Action 
Ribbon earned by the recipient.  Such persons may apply for a Combat 
Action Ribbon Recipien t license plate for vehicles having a r ated 
carrying capacity of one (1) ton or less; 
49.  Oklahoma Submarine Veterans License Plate – such plates 
shall be designed for any resident of this state who is a United 
States submarine veteran and presents either a Department of Defense 
form DD 214 or other documentation certifying such service.  Such 
persons may apply for an Oklahoma Submarine Veterans lic ense plate 
for vehicles having a rated capacity of one (1) ton or less.  The 
license plate design shall include both gold and silver dolphins to 
represent both officer and enlisted service members; 
50.  United States Navy Seabees and Civil Engineer Corps L icense 
Plate – such plates shall be designed and issued to any honorably 
discharged or present member of the Uni ted States Navy Seabees or 
Civil Engineer Corps.  Such persons may apply for a United Stat es 
Navy Seabees and Civil Engineer Corps license plate for vehicles 
having a rated carrying capacity of one (1) ton or less.  The   
 
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license plate shall be designed in c onsultation with the Military 
Department of the State of Oklahoma; 
51.  Combat Action Badg e Recipient License Plate - such plates 
shall be designed to honor recipients of the Combat Action Badge who 
present proper certification from the United States Army.  The 
license plate shall include th e Combat Action Badge earned by the 
recipient.  Such persons may apply for a Combat Action Badge 
Recipient license plate for vehicles having a rated carrying 
capacity of one (1) ton or less, or for a motorcycle; provided , the 
license plate for motorcycles may be of similar design to the 
license plate for moto r vehicles or may be a new design in order to 
meet space requirements for a motorcycle license plate; 
52.  Iraq Combat Veteran License Plate – such plates shall be 
designed and issued to any honorably d ischarged or present member of 
the United States Armed Forces who saw combat in Operation Iraqi 
Freedom.  Such persons may apply for an Iraq Combat Veteran license 
plate for each vehicle with a rated carrying capacity of one (1) ton 
or less, or for a motor cycle; provided, the license plate for 
motorcycles may be of similar design to the license plate for motor 
vehicles or may be a new design in order to meet space requirements 
for a motorcycle license plate; 
53.  Afghanistan Combat Veteran License Plate – such plates 
shall be designed and issued to any honorab ly discharged or present 
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Enduring Freedom.  Such persons may apply for an Afghanistan Combat 
Veteran license plate for each vehicle w ith a rated carrying 
capacity of one (1) ton or less, or for a motorcycle; provided, the 
license plate for motorcycles may be of similar design to the 
license plate for motor vehicles or may be a new design in order to 
meet space requirements for a motorcy cle license plate; and 
54.  Special Forces Association – such plates shall be designed 
and issued to any hon orably discharged or present member of the Army 
Special Forces qualified and authorized to wear upon the person 's 
United States military uniform the Army Special Forces Tab.  Persons 
applying for the Special Forces Association license plate must 
provide a copy of the orders awarding the Special Forces Tab or 
authorizing its wear upon a United States military uniform .  The 
license plate shall be design ed in consultation with the Special 
Forces Association, Chapter 32-50.  The Tax Commission shall produce 
up to two distinct designs for the Special Forces Association 
license plate.  Qualified persons may select one desi gn at the time 
of application.  The plates shall be issued to any qualified person 
in any combination of numbers and letters from one to a maximum of 
seven, as for personalized license plates. 
C.  Unless otherwise provided by this section, the fee for such 
plates shall be Eight Dollars ($8.0 0) and shall be in addition to 
all other registration fees provided by the Oklahoma Vehicle License 
and Registration Act.  Such fees shall be deposited in the Oklahoma   
 
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Tax Commission Reimbursement Fund to be used for the administration 
of the Oklahoma Vehi cle License and Registration Act. 
SECTION 3.     AMENDATORY     47 O.S. 2021, Section 1135 .4, as 
last amended by Section 6, Chapter 276, O.S.L. 2021, is amended to 
read as follows: 
Section 1135.4. A.  The Oklahoma Tax Commission is hereby 
authorized to design and issue personalized license p lates.  The 
personalized license plates shall be issu ed on a staggered system 
except for vintage decals. 
Personalized 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 personalized special license plate 
may then be used on another vehicle but only after such other 
vehicle has been registered for the current year. 
Personalized special license plates shall be renewed each year 
by the Tax Commission or a motor license agent, unless authorized by 
the Tax Commission to be renewed for a period greater than one (1) 
year.  The Tax Commission shall notify by mail all persons issued 
special license plates. The Tax Commission shall send the 
notifications to the electr onic mail address provided by the person.  
If a person does not provide an electronic mail address, the Tax 
Commission shall notify the person by mail.  The notice shall 
contain all necessary information and shall contain instructions for 
the renewal procedure upon presentation to a motor license agent or   
 
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the Tax Commission.  The motor license agent fees for renewals shall 
be paid out of the Oklahoma Tax Commission Reimbursement Fund . 
On and after January 1, 2022, if a personalized license plate is 
issued pursuant to this section, any registration fee require d for 
such plate pursuant to this section and the fee required pursuant to 
Section 1132 of this title shall be remitted at the s ame time and 
subject to a single registration period.  The Oklahoma Tax 
Commission shall determine, by rule, a method for making required 
fee and registration period adjustments if a special license plate 
is obtained during a twelve -month period for which a registration 
fee has already been remitted pursuant to Section 1132 of th is 
title.  The combination of fees in a single remitt ance shall not 
alter the apportionment otherwise provided for in this section. 
B.  Such plates shall be designed and issued for the following: 
1.  Any person in any combination of numbers or letters from one 
to a maximum of seven; 
2.  Persons eligible for two or more of the military decoration 
special license plates provided for in this title.  Such plates may 
be issued in any comb ination of emblems.  However, such plates shall 
only display up to three em blems and shall also display any 
combination of lette rs or numbers from one to a maximum of three; 
3. Motorcycles in any combination of numbers or letters from 
one to a maximum of six;   
 
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4.  Persons eligible for Korean War Veteran license plates 
provided for in this title.  Such plates may display any combination 
of letters or numbers up to three on each side of the insignia or 
emblem; 
5.  Persons eligible for World War II Veteran lic ense plates 
provided for in this title.  Such plates may display any combin ation 
of letters or numbers up to three on each side of the insignia or 
emblem; and 
6.  Persons owning vehicles which are twenty-one (21) years and 
older are qualified to submit for approval by the Tax Commission or 
a motor license agent a vintage but expi red official Oklahoma 
license plate which is twenty-one (21) years and older.  Upon 
approval of such personalized plate, the owner shall be issued the 
annual registration decal whic h the Tax Commission or agent shall 
direct to be affixed. 
C.  The fee for such plates shall be Twenty Dollars ($20.00) per 
year of renewal and shall be in addition to all other registration 
fees provided by the Oklahoma Vehicle License and Registration Act .  
Eight Dollars ($8.00) per year of renewal of the personalized tag 
fee shall be deposited in the Oklahoma Tax Commission Reimb ursement 
Fund to be used for the administration of the Oklahoma Vehicle 
License and Registration Act.  Twelve Dollars ($12.00) p er year of 
renewal of the personalized tag fee shall be apportioned as prov ided 
in Section 1104 of this title.   
 
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SECTION 4.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2022. 
 
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