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28+STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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30+2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022)
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32+CONFERENCE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
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34+SENATE BILL 1300 By: Rader of the Senate
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4-An Act
5-ENROLLED SENATE
6-BILL NO. 1300 By: Rader of the Senate
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1648 An Act relating to mot or vehicles; amending 47 O.S.
1749 2021, Section 1135.1, as last amended by Section 3,
1850 Chapter 276, O.S.L. 2021, which relates to special
1951 license plates; providing exception to combined
2052 registration period for certain special license
2153 plate; requiring combinatio n of registration period
2254 and fee remittance with phy sically disabled license
2355 plate; requiring the Oklahoma Tax Commission to
2456 promulgate rules; prohibiting alteration of certain
2557 apportionment; amending 47 O.S. 2021 , Sections 1135.2
2658 and 1135.4, as last amend ed by Sections 4 and 6,
2759 Chapter 276, O.S.L. 2021, wh ich relate to official
2860 special license plates and personalized license
2961 plates; requiring the Oklahoma Tax Commission to send
3062 renewal notification by electronic m ail; providing
3163 exception if no electronic m ail address is provided;
3264 and providing an effective date.
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3870 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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4097 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 1135. 1, as
4198 last amended by Section 3, Chapter 276, O.S.L. 2021, is amended to
4299 read as follows:
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44100 Section 1135.1. A. The Oklahoma Tax Commission is hereby
45101 authorized to design and issue ap propriate official sp ecial license
46102 plates to persons as provid ed by this section.
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50103 Special license plates shall not be transferred to any other
51104 person but shall be removed from the vehicle upon transfer of
52105 ownership and retained. The special license plate may then be used
53106 on another vehicle but only after such other vehicle has been
54107 registered for the current year.
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56108 Except as provided in subsection B of this section, special
57109 license plates shall be renewed each year by the Tax Commission or a
58110 motor license agent. The Tax Commis sion shall annually notify by
59111 mail all persons issued special license plates. The notice shall
60112 contain all necessary information and shall contain instructions for
61113 the renewal procedure upon presentation to a motor license agent or
62114 the Tax Commission. Th e license plates shall be issued on a
63115 staggered system. The motor license agent fees shall be paid out of
64116 the Oklahoma Tax Commission Reimbursement Fund.
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66117 On and after January 1, 2022, if a special license plate is
67118 issued pursuant to t his section, except for Legislative License
68119 Plates issued pursuant to paragraph 30 of subsection B of Section
69120 1135.2 of this title, any registration fee required for such plate
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70147 pursuant to this section and the fee required pursuant to Section
71148 1132 of this title shall be remitt ed at the same time and subject to
72149 a single registration period. The Oklahoma Tax Commission shall
73150 determine, by rule, a method for making required fee and
74151 registration period adjustments if a special license plate is
75152 obtained during a twelve-month period for which a registration fee
76153 has already been remitted pursuant to Section 1132 of this title.
77154 The combination of fees in a single remittance shall not alter the
78155 apportionment otherwise provided for in this section.
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80156 On and after January 1, 2022, if a phy sically disabled license
81157 plate is issued pursuant to paragraph 3 of subsection B of this
82158 section, any registration fee required for such plate pursuant to
83159 this section and the fee required pursuant to Section 1132 of this
84160 title shall be remitted at the sam e time and subject to a single
85161 registration period. The Oklahoma Tax Commission shall determine,
86162 by rule, a method for making required fee and registration period
87163 adjustments when a physically disabled license plate is obtained
88164 during a twelve-month period for which a registration fee has
89165 already been remitted pursuant to Section 1132 of this title. The
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92166 combination of fees in a single remittance shall not alter the
93167 apportionment otherwise provided for in this section.
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95168 B. The special license plates provid ed by this section are as
96169 follows:
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98196 1. Political Subdivision Plates - such plates shall be designed
99197 for any vehicle owned by any political subdivision of this state
100198 having obtained a proper Oklahoma certificate of title. Such
101199 political subdivisions shall file an annual report with the Tax
102200 Commission stating the agency where such vehicle is located. Such
103201 license plates shall be permanent in nature and designed in such a
104202 manner as to remain with the vehicle for the duration of the life
105203 span of the vehicle o r until the title is transferred to an own er
106204 who is not a political subdivision.
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108205 The registration fee shall be Eight Dollars ($8.00) and shall be
109206 in addition to all other registration fees provided by law, except
110207 the registration fees levied by Section 113 2 of this title;
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112208 2. Tax-Exempt or Nonprofit License Plates - such plates shall
113209 be designed for:
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115210 a. any motor bus, manufactured home, or mobile chapel and
116211 power unit owned and operated by a religious
117212 corporation or society of this stat e holding a valid
118213 exemption from taxation issued pursuant to Se ction
119214 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C.,
120215 Section 501(a), and listed as an exempt organization
121216 in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, as
122217 amended, 26 U.S.C., Section 501( c)(3), and that is
123218 used by the corporation or society solely fo r the
124219 furtherance of its religious functions,
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126246 b. any vehicle owned and operated only by nonprofit
127247 organizations devoted exclusively to youth programs
128248 including, but not limited to, the Girl Sco uts and Boy
129249 Scouts of America,
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131250 c. any vehicle, except passenger automobiles, owned or
132251 operated by nonprofit organizations actually involved
133252 in programs for the employment of the handicapped and
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136253 used exclusively in the transportation of goods or
137254 materials for such organization,
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139255 d. any vehicle owned and operated by a no nprofit
140256 organization that provides older persons
141257 transportation to and from medical, dental and
142258 religious services and relief from business and social
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145260 e. any vehicle owned and operat ed by a private nonpr ofit
146261 organization that:
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148262 (1) warehouses and distributes surplus foods to other
149263 nonprofit agencies and organizations, and
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151264 (2) holds a valid exemption from taxation issued
152265 pursuant to Section 501(c) of the Internal
153266 Revenue Code, as amende d, 26 U.S.C., Section
154267 501(c), and listed as an exempt organizat ion in
155268 Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code,
156269 as amended, and
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158296 (3) uses such vehicle exclusively for the
159297 transportation of such surplus foods,
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161298 f. any vehicle which:
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163299 (1) is owned and operated by a private, n onprofit
164300 organization which is exempt from taxation
165301 pursuant to the provisions of Section 501(c)(3)
166302 of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section
167303 501(c)(3), and which is primarily funded by a
168304 fraternal or civic service organization with at
169305 least one hundred local chapters or clubs, and
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171306 (2) is designed and used to provide mobile health
172307 screening services to the general public at no
173308 cost to the recipient, and for which no
174309 reimbursement of any kind is received from any
175310 health insurance provider, health main tenance
176311 organization or governmental progr am, or
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180312 g. any vehicle owned and operated by the Civil Air
181313 Patrol, a congressionally chartered corporation that
182314 also serves an auxiliary of the United States Air
183315 Force and which is exempt from t axation pursuant to
184316 the provisions of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal
185317 Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3), and is
186318 used exclusively for its corporate missions of
187319 aerospace education, cadet programs and emergency
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188346 services. Such license plates shall be permanent in
189347 nature and designed in such a manner as to rem ain with
190348 the vehicle for the duration of the life span of the
191349 vehicle or until the title to such vehicle is
192350 transferred to an owner who is not subject to this
193351 exemption. Such vehicles shall be exempt from the
194352 registration fees levied under Section 1132 of this
195353 title, except that an initial registration fee of
196354 Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) shall apply to each
197355 vehicle.
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199356 Any person claiming to be eligible for a tax -exempt or nonprofit
200357 license plate under the provisions of this paragraph must have the
201358 name of the tax-exempt or nonprofit organization prominently
202359 displayed upon the outside of the vehicle, except those vehicles
203360 registered pursuant to the provisions of subparagraph b of this
204361 paragraph, unless such display is prohibited by federal or state law
205362 or by state agency rules. No vehicle shall be licensed as a tax-
206363 exempt or nonprofit vehicle unless the vehicle has affixed on each
207364 side thereof, in letters not less than two (2) inches high and two
208365 (2) inches wide, the n ame of the tax-exempt or nonprofit
209366 organization or the insignia or other symbol of such organization
210367 which shall be of sufficient size, shape and color as to be readily
211368 legible during daylight hours from a distance of fifty (50) feet
212369 while the vehicle is n ot in motion.
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214396 Except as provided in subpar agraph g of this paragraph, the
215397 registration fee shall be Eight Dollars ($8.00) and shall be in
216398 addition to all other registration fees provided by law, except the
217399 registration fees levied by S ection 1132 of this t itle;
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219400 3. Physically Disabled License Plat es - such plates shall be
220401 designed for persons who are eligible for a physically disabled
221402 placard under the provisions of Section 15-112 of this title. It
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224403 shall prominently display the interna tional accessibility symbol,
225404 which is a stylized human figure i n a wheelchair. The Tax
226405 Commission shall also design physically disabled license plates for
227406 motorcycles owned by persons who are eligible for a physically
228407 disabled placard pursuant to the prov isions of Section 15 -112 of
229408 this title. Upon the death of the physically disabled person, the
230409 disabled license plate shall be returned to the Tax Commission.
231410 There shall be no fee for such plate in addition to the rate
232411 provided by the Oklahoma Vehicle Li cense and Registratio n Act for
233412 the registration of the vehicle. For an additional fee of Ten
234413 Dollars ($10.00), a person eligible for a physically disabled
235414 license plate shall have the option of purchasing a duplicate
236415 physically disabled special license pl ate which shall be se curely
237416 attached to the front of the vehicl e. The original physically
238417 disabled special license plate shall be securely attached to the
239418 rear of the vehicle at all times.
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241445 Any person who is eligible for a physically disabled license
242446 plate and whose vehicle ha s had modifications because of the
243447 physical disability of the owner or of a family member within the
244448 second degree of consanguinity of the owner, may register the
245449 vehicle for a flat fee of Twenty -five Dollars ($25.00). This fee
246450 shall be in lieu of all oth er registration fees provided by the
247451 Oklahoma Vehicle License and Registration Act;
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249452 4. Indian Tribal License Plates - such plates shall be designed
250453 for any vehicle of a native American Indian Tribal Association
251454 exempted in Sections 20 1 through 204 of Publ ic Law 97-473 and used
252455 by the tribal association exclusively for the furtherance of its
253456 tribal functions.
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255457 The registration fee shall be Eight Dollars ($8.00) and shall be
256458 in addition to all other registration fees provided by law, exce pt
257459 the registration fees levied by Section 1132 of this title;
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259460 5. Hearing Impaired License Plates - such plates shall be
260461 designed for persons who are hearing impaired. Such persons may
261462 apply for a hearing-impaired license plate for each vehicle with a
262463 rated carrying capacity of one (1) ton or less upon the presentme nt
263464 of an application on a form furnished by the Tax Commission and
264465 certified by a physician holding a valid license to practice
265466 pursuant to the licensing provisions of Title 59 of the Oklahoma
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268467 Statutes, attesting t hat the person is hearing impaired. The
269468 license plate shall be designed so that such persons may be readily
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270495 identified as being hearing impaired. There shall be no additional
271496 fee for the plate, but all other registration fees provide d by the
272497 Oklahoma Vehicle License and Registration Act shall ap ply;
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274498 6. Antique or Classic Vehicles License Plates – such plates
275499 shall be designed and issued for any vehicle twenty-five (25) years
276500 of age or older, based upon the date of manufacture thereof and
277501 which travels on the highways of this state primarily inci dental to
278502 historical or exhibition purposes only.
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280503 The registration fee shall be Eight Dollars ($8.00) and shall be
281504 in addition to all other registration fees provided by law, except
282505 the registration fees levied by Section 1132 of this title. Any
283506 person registering an antique or classic vehicle may elect to have
284507 the vehicle registered for a ten-year period. The registration fee
285508 for the elected ten-year registration shall be Seventy -five Dollars
286509 ($75.00). The motor license agent registering the antique or
287510 classic vehicle for a ten-year period shall receive one hundred
288511 percent (100%) of the fees the motor license agent would have
289512 otherwise received pursuant to subsection A of Section 1141.1 of
290513 this title if the antiq ue or classic vehicle had been registered on
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293515 7. Honorary Consul License Plates – such plates shall be
294516 designed to include the words "Honorary Consul" and issued to
295517 persons who are honorary consuls authorized by th e United States to
296518 perform consular duties. Persons applying f or such license plates
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297545 must show proof of standing as an honorary consul. The fee for such
298546 plate shall be Eight Dollars ($8.00) and shall be in addition to all
299547 other registration fees required by the Oklahoma Vehi cle License and
300548 Registration Act. The own er of the vehicle that possesses such
301549 license plates shall return the special license plates to the
302550 Oklahoma Tax Commission if the owner disposes of the vehicle during
303551 the registration year or ceases to be authoriz ed to perform consular
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306553 C. Special license plates provided by this section shall be
307554 designed in such a manner as to identify the use or ownership of the
308555 vehicle. Use of any vehicle possessing a special license plate
309556 provided by this section for an y purpose not specified herein shall
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312557 be grounds for revocation of the special license plate and
313558 registration certificate.
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315559 D. The fees provided by this section shall be deposited in the
316560 Oklahoma Tax Commission Reimbursement Fund.
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318561 SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 1135.2, as
319562 last amended by Section 4, Chapter 276, O.S.L. 2021, is amended to
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322564 Section 1135.2. A. The Oklahoma Tax Commission is hereby
323565 authorized to design and issue appropriate official special license
324566 plates to persons in recognition of their ser vice or awards as
325567 provided by this section.
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327594 Special license plates shall not be transferred to any other
328595 person but shall be removed from the vehicle u pon transfer of
329596 ownership and retained. The specia l license plate may then be used
330597 on another vehicle bu t only after such other vehicle has been
331598 registered for the current year.
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333599 Special license plates shall be renewed each year by the Tax
334600 Commission or a motor license agent. The Tax Commission shall
335601 annually notify by mail all persons issued special license plates.
336602 The Tax Commission shall send the notifications to the electronic
337603 mail address provided by the person. If a person does not provide
338604 an electronic mail address, the Tax Commission shall notify the
339605 person by mail. The notice shall contain all nec essary information
340606 and shall contain instructions for the renewal procedure upon
341607 presentation to a motor license agent or the Tax Commission. The
342608 license plates shall be issued on a staggered system ex cept for
343609 legislative plates and amateur radio operator license plates.
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346611 issued pursuant to this section, any registration fee required for
347612 such plate pursuant to this section and the fee required p ursuant to
348613 Section 1132 of this title shall be remitte d at the same time and
349614 subject to a single registratio n period. The Oklahoma Tax
350615 Commission shall determine, by rule, a method for making required
351616 fee and registration period adjustments if a special l icense plate
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356645 title. The combination of fees in a single remittance shall no t
357646 alter the apportionment otherwise provided for in this section.
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359647 The Tax Commission is hereby directed t o develop and implement a
360648 system whereby motor license agents are permitted to accept
361649 applications for special license plates authorized under this
362650 section. The motor license agent shall confirm the ap plicant's
363651 eligibility, if applicable, collect and depo sit any amount
364652 specifically authorized by law, accept and process the necessary
365653 information directly into such system and generate a receipt
366654 accordingly. For performance of these duties, motor license agents
367655 shall retain the fee provided in Section 1141.1 of this title for
368656 registration of a motor vehicle. The motor license agent fees for
369657 acceptance of applications and renewals shall be paid out of the
370658 Oklahoma Tax Commission Reimbursement Fund.
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372659 B. The special license plates provided by this section are a s
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376662 designed for honorably discharged or present members of the United
377663 States Armed Forces and civilians who were former prisoners of war
378664 held by a foreign country and who can provide proper certification
379665 of that status. Such persons may apply for a prisoner of war
380666 license plate for no more than two vehicles with each vehicle having
381667 a rated carrying capacity of one (1) ton or less. The su rviving
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382694 spouse of any deceased former prisoner of war, if the spouse has not
383695 since remarried, or if remarrie d, the remarriage is terminated by
384696 death, divorce or annulment, may apply for a prisoner of war l icense
385697 plate for one vehicle with a rated carrying capacity of one (1) ton
386698 or less. The fee provided by this section for the special license
387699 plate authorized by this paragraph shall be in addition to all other
388700 registration fees provided by law, except the registration fees
389701 levied by Section 1132 of this t itle;
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391702 2. National Guard License Plates - such plates shall be
392703 designed for active or retired members of the Oklahoma National
393704 Guard. Retirees who are eligible for such plates shall provide
394705 proof of eligibility upon initial application, but shall not be
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399707 3. Air National Guard License Plates - such plates shall be
400708 designed for active or retired members of the Oklahoma Air National
401709 Guard. Retirees who are e ligible for such plates shall provide
402710 proof of eligibility upon initial application, but shall not be
403711 required to provide proof of eligibility annually;
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405712 4. United States Armed Forces - such plates shall be designed
406713 for active, retired, former or reserve m embers of the United States
407714 Armed Forces, and shall identify which branch of service, and carry
408715 the emblem and name of either the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine s or
409716 Coast Guard, according to the branch of service to which the member
410717 belongs or did belong. Former members who have been dishonorably
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411744 discharged shall not be eligible for such plates. Persons appl ying
412745 for such license plate must show proof of present or past military
413746 service by presenting a valid Uniformed Services Identity Card or
414747 the United States Department of Defense Form (DD)214 form DD 214.
415748 Retired or former members who are eligible for such plates shall
416749 provide proof of eligibility upon initia l application, but shall not
417750 be required to provide proof of eligibility annually;
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419751 5. Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient License Plates - such
420752 plates shall be designed for any resident of this stat e who has been
421753 awarded the Congressional Medal of Hono r. Such persons may apply
422754 for a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient license plate for each
423755 vehicle with a rated carrying capacity of one (1) ton or less.
424756 There shall be no registration fee for the issuance of this plate;
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426757 6. Missing In Action License Plates - such plates shall be
427758 designed to honor members of the United States Armed Forces who are
428759 missing in action. The spouse of such missing per son, if the spouse
429760 has not since remarried, or if rema rried, the remarriage is
430761 terminated by death, divorce or annulment, and each parent of the
431762 missing person may apply for a missing in action license plate upon
432763 presenting proper certification that the pe rson is missing in action
433764 and that the person making t he application is the qualifying spouse
434765 or the parent of the missing person. The qualifying spouse and each
435766 parent of the missing person may each apply for the mi ssing in
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436793 action license plate for each vehicle with a rated carrying capacity
437794 of one (1) ton or less;
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439795 7. Purple Heart Recipient License Plates - such plates shall be
440796 designed for any resident of this state presenting proper
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443797 certification from the United S tates Department of Veterans Affairs
444798 or the Armed Forces of the United States certifying that such
445799 resident has been awarded the Purple Heart milit ary decoration.
446800 Such persons may apply for a Purple Heart recipient license plate
447801 for vehicles having a rate d carrying capacity of one (1) ton or
448802 less. The surviving spouse of any deceased veteran who has been
449803 awarded the Purple Heart military decoration, if such spouse has not
450804 since remarried, or if remarried, the remarriage has been terminated
451805 by death, divorce or annulment, may apply for such pla te for one
452806 vehicle with a rated carrying capacity of o ne (1) ton or less. The
453807 license plate created by this paragraph shall be exempt from the fee
454808 provided by this section for special license plates;
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456809 8. Pearl Harbor Survivor License Plates - such plates shall be
457810 designed for any resident of this state who c an be verified by the
458811 United States Department of Vete rans Affairs or the Armed Forces of
459812 the United States as being:
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461813 a. a member of the United States Armed Forces on December
462814 7, 1941,
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464815 b. stationed on December 7, 1941, during the hours of
465816 7:55 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. Hawaii time at Pearl Harbor,
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466843 the island of Oahu, or offshore at a distance not to
467844 exceed three (3) miles, and
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469845 c. a recipient of an honorable discharge from t he United
470846 States Armed Forces.
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472847 Such person may apply for a Pearl Harbor Survivor license plat e
473848 for each vehicle with a rated carrying capacity of o ne (1) ton or
474849 less;
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476850 9. Iwo Jima License Plates - such plates shall be designed for
477851 any resident of this stat e who can be verified by the United Sta tes
478852 Department of Veterans Affairs or the Armed Forces of the United
479853 States as being:
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481854 a. a member of the United States Armed Forces in February
482855 of 1945,
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486856 b. stationed in February of 1945 on or in the immediate
487857 vicinity of the island of Iwo Jima, and
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489858 c. a recipient of an honorable discharge from the United
490859 States Armed Forces.
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492860 Such person may apply for an Iwo Jima license plate for each
493861 vehicle with a rated carrying capacity of one (1) ton or less.
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495862 Such license plate sha ll have the legend "Oklahoma OK" and shall
496863 contain three letters and three numbers. Between the letters and
497864 numbers shall be a logo of the flag-raising at Iwo Jima. Below the
498865 letters, logo and numbers, the plate shall contain the words "FEB."
499866 at the left, "Iwo Jima" in the center and "1945" at the right. Such
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500893 plates shall not be subject to the design requirements of any other
501894 license plates prescr ibed by law other than the space for the
502895 placement of the yearly decals for each succeeding year of
503896 registration after the initial issue;
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505897 10. D-Day Survivor License Plates - such plates shall be
506898 designed for any resident of this state who can be verified by the
507899 United States Department of Veterans Affairs or the Armed Forces of
508900 the United States as being:
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510901 a. a member of the United States Armed Forces on June 6,
511902 1944,
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513903 b. a participant in the Allied invas ion of the coast of
514904 Normandy on June 6, 1944; provided , if such
515905 participation cannot be verified by the United States
516906 Department of Veterans Affairs or the Armed F orces of
517907 the United States, the Tax Com mission may, in its
518908 discretion, accept evidence of suc h participation from
519909 the person applying for the licen se plate, and
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521910 c. a recipient of an honorable discharge from the United
522911 States Armed Forces.
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524912 Such person may apply for a D-Day Survivor license plate for
525913 each vehicle with a rated carrying capacity of on e (1) ton or less;
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529914 11. Killed in Action License Plate s - such plates shall be
530915 designed to honor members of the United States Armed Forces who were
531916 killed in action. The spouse of the deceased person, if the spouse
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532943 has not remarried, or if remarried, the remarriage is terminated by
533944 death, divorce or annulment, may apply for a killed in action
534945 license plate upon presenting proper certification that the person
535946 was killed in action and that the person maki ng the application is
536947 the qualifying spouse of the dec eased person. The qualifying spouse
537948 may apply for a killed in action license plate for no more than two
538949 vehicles with each vehicle with a rated carrying capacity of one (1)
539950 ton or less. The fee provid ed by this section for the special
540951 license plate authorized by this paragraph shall be in addition to
541952 all other registration fees provided by law, except the registration
542953 fees levied by Section 1132 of this title;
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544954 12. Gold Star Parents License Plates - such plates shall be
545955 designed to honor members of the Un ited States Armed Forces who were
546956 killed during a war. The parents of the deceased person may apply
547957 for a gold star license plate upon presenting proper certifica tion
548958 that the person was killed during a war and that the person making
549959 the application is th e parent of the deceased person. The parent
550960 may apply for a gold star parent license plate for no more than two
551961 vehicles with each vehicle having a rated carrying capacity of one
552962 (1) ton or less. The fee provided by this section for the special
553963 license plate authorized by this paragraph shall be in addition to
554964 all other registration fees provided by law, except the registration
555965 fees levied by Section 1132 of this title;
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557992 13. Military Decoration License Plates - such plates shall be
558993 designed for any reside nt of this state who has been awarded the
559994 Distinguished Service Medal, the Distinguished Service Cross, the
560995 Distinguished Flying Cross, the Bronze Star military de coration or
561996 the Silver Star military de coration. Such persons may apply for a
562997 military decoration license plate for each vehicle with a rated
563998 carrying capacity of one (1) ton or less;
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565999 14. Vietnam Veteran License Plates - such plates shall be
5661000 designed for honorably discharged or present member s of the United
5671001 States Armed Forces who served in the Vietnam Conflict. Such
5681002 persons may apply for a Vietna m veteran license plate for each
5691003 vehicle with a rated carrying capacity of one (1) ton or less;
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5731004 15. Police Officer License Plates - such plates shall be
5741005 designed for any currently employed, reserve or retired municipal
5751006 police officer or full-time, reserve or retired university police
5761007 officer certified by the Council on Law Enforcement Education and
5771008 Training or common education police officer certifie d by the Council
5781009 on Law Enforcement Education and Trai ning. Police officers may
5791010 apply for police officer li cense plates for vehicles with a rated
5801011 capacity of one (1) ton or less or for a motorcycle upon proof of
5811012 employment by or retirement from a municipa l, university or common
5821013 education police department by either an identification card or
5831014 letter from the chie f of the police department or the Oklahoma
5841015 Police Pension and Retirement Board. Retirees who are eligible fo r
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5851042 such plates shall provide proof of el igibility upon initial
5861043 application, but shall not be r equired to provide proof of
5871044 eligibility annually. The license plates shall be designed in
5881045 consultation with municipal police departments of this state;
5891046 provided, the license plate for motorcycles may b e of similar design
5901047 to the license plate for motor veh icles or may be a new design in
5911048 order to meet space re quirements for a motorcycle license plate;
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5931049 16. World War II Veteran License Plates - such plates shall be
5941050 designed to honor honorably discharged fo rmer members of the United
5951051 States Armed Forces who are residents of this state and who can be
5961052 verified by the Oklahoma Military Department, the Department of
5971053 Veterans Affairs or the Armed Forces of the United States a s having
5981054 served on federal active duty anytime during the period from
5991055 September 16, 1940, to December 7, 1945. The former members may
6001056 apply for a World War II Veteran license plate for vehicles with a
6011057 rated carrying capacity of one (1) ton or less.
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6031058 The license plate shall have the legend "Oklahoma" and shall
6041059 contain, in the center of the plate, e ither the Thunderbird Insignia
6051060 of the 45th Infantry Di vision in the prescribed red and gold
6061061 coloring or the emblem of the Army, Navy, U.S. Army Air Corps,
6071062 Marines or Coast Guard according to the branch of service to which
6081063 the member belonged. For the purp ose of license plate
6091064 identification, the plate shall c ontain four digits, two digits at
6101065 the left and two digits at the right of the insignia or emblem.
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6111092 Centered on the bottom of the license plate shall be the words
6121093 "WORLD WAR II";
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6161094 17. Korean War Veteran License Plates - such plates shall be
6171095 designed to honor honorably discharged former members of the United
6181096 States Armed Forces who are residents of this state and w ho can be
6191097 verified by the Oklahoma Mili tary Department, the Department of
6201098 Veterans Affairs or the Armed Forces of the United States as having
6211099 served on federal active duty anytime during the period from June
6221100 27, 1950, to January 31, 1955, both dates inclus ive. The former
6231101 members may apply for a Korean War Veteran license plate for
6241102 vehicles with a rated carrying capacity of one (1) ton or less.
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6261103 The license plate shall have the legend "OKLAHOMA" and shall
6271104 contain, in the center of the plate, either the Thund erbird Insignia
6281105 of the 45th Infantry Di vision in the prescribed red and gold
6291106 coloring or the emblem of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines or
6301107 Coast Guard according to the branch of service to which the member
6311108 belonged. For the purpose of license plate iden tification, the
6321109 plate shall contain fou r digits, two digits at the left and two
6331110 digits at the right of the insignia or emblem. Centered on the
6341111 bottom of the license plate shall be the word "KOREA";
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6361112 18. Municipal Official License Plates - such plates shall be
6371113 designed for persons elected to a municipal office in this state and
6381114 shall designate the name of the municipality and the district or
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6391141 ward in which the municipal official serves. The plates shall only
6401142 be produced upon application;
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6421143 19. Red Cross Volunteer License Plates - such plates shall be
6431144 designed to honor American Red Cross volunteers a nd staff who are
6441145 residents of this state. Such persons must present an
6451146 identification card issued by the American Red Cross and bearing a
6461147 photograph of the person . The license plate shall be designed with
6471148 the assistance of the American Red Cross and shal l have the legend
6481149 "Oklahoma OK!" in the color Pantone 186C Red. Below the legend the
6491150 symbol of the American Red Cross and no more than three letters and
6501151 three numbers shall be in the color Pantone 186C Red. Below the
6511152 symbol and letters and numbers shall be the words "American Red
6521153 Cross" in black. The plate s shall not be subject to the design
6531154 requirements of any other license plates prescribed by law other
6541155 than the space for the placement of the yearly decals for each
6551156 succeeding year of registration after the initial issue;
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6591157 20. Desert Storm License Plates - such plates shall be designed
6601158 and issued to any honorably discharged or present member of the
6611159 United States Armed Forces who served in the Persian Gulf Crisis and
6621160 the Desert Storm operation. Such pers ons may apply for a Desert
6631161 Storm license plate for eac h vehicle with a rated carrying capacity
6641162 of one (1) ton or less;
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6661163 21. Military Reserve Unit License Plates - such plates shall be
6671164 designed and issued to any honorably discharged or present member of
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6681191 a reserve unit of the United States Armed Forces. Such p ersons may
6691192 apply for a Military Reserve Unit license plate for each vehicle
6701193 with a rated carrying capacity of one (1) ton or less;
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6721194 22. Oklahoma City Bombing Victims and Survivors License Plates
6731195 - such plates shall be designed and issued to any victim or s urvivor
6741196 of the bombing attack on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in
6751197 downtown Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995;
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6771198 23. Civil Air Patrol License Pl ates - such plates shall be
6781199 designed and issued to any person who is a member of the Civil Air
6791200 Patrol. Such persons may apply for a Civil Air Patrol license plate
6801201 for each vehicle with a rated carrying capacity of on e (1) ton or
6811202 less upon proof of members hip in the Civil Air Patrol. The license
6821203 plate shall be designed in consultation with the Civil Air Patrol;
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6841204 24. Ninety-Nines License Plates - such plates shall be designed
6851205 and issued to members of the Ninety-Nines. Persons applying for
6861206 such license plate must show proof of membership in the Ninety -
6871207 Nines. The license plates shall be designed in consultation w ith
6881208 the Ninety-Nines;
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6901209 25. Combat Infantryman Badge License Plates – such plates shall
6911210 be designed to honor r ecipients of the Combat Infantryman Bad ge.
6921211 The plate shall have the legend "Oklahoma OK". Below the legend
6931212 shall be the Combat Infantryman Badge and three numbers. Below the
6941213 badge and the numbers shall be the words "Combat Infantryman Badge".
6951214 Such persons may apply for a Combat Infantryman Badge license plate
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6961241 for each vehicle with a rated carr ying capacity of one (1) ton or
6971242 less;
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6991243 26. Somalia Combat Veterans License Plates – such plates shall
7001244 be designed and issued to any honorably discharged or present member
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7031245 of the United States Armed Forc es who saw combat in the United
7041246 Nations relief effort. Such persons may apply for a Somalia Combat
7051247 Veteran license plate for each vehicle with a rated carrying
7061248 capacity of one (1) ton or less;
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7081249 27. Police Chaplain Li cense Plates – such plates shall be
7091250 designed and issued to members of the International Confe rence of
7101251 Police Chaplains (ICPC) who have completed th e ICPC requirements for
7111252 basic certification as a police chaplain. The license plates shall
7121253 be designed in consultation with the ICPC;
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7141254 28. Joint Service Commendation Medal License Plates – such
7151255 plates shall be designed and issued to any resident of this s tate
7161256 who has been awarded the Joint Service Commendation Medal by the
7171257 United States Secretary of Defense;
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7191258 29. Merchant Marine License Plates - such plates shall be
7201259 designed, subject to criteria to be p resented to the Tax Commission
7211260 by the Oklahoma Departm ent of Veterans Affairs, and issued to any
7221261 person who during combat was a member of the Merchant Marines as
7231262 certified by the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs. Such
7241263 license plate may be issued fo r each vehicle with a rated carrying
7251264 capacity of one (1) ton or less;
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7271291 30. Legislative License Plates - such plates shall be designed
7281292 for persons elected to the Ok lahoma Legislature and shall designate
7291293 the house of the Legislature in which the legislator s erves and the
7301294 district number;
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7321295 31. Disabled Veterans License Plates - such plates shall be
7331296 designed for persons presenting proper certification from the United
7341297 States Department of Veterans Affairs or the Armed Forces of the
7351298 United States certifying such veteran has a service-connected
7361299 disability rating of f ifty percent (50%) or more, regardless which
7371300 agency pays the disability benefits, or that such veteran has be en
7381301 awarded a vehicle by the United Stat es government or receives a
7391302 grant from the United Stat es Department of Veterans Affairs for the
7401303 purchase of an automobile due to a service-connected disability
7411304 rating or due to the loss of use of a limb or an eye. Su ch persons
7421305 may apply to the Tax Commiss ion for a disabled veterans license
7431306 plate or to a motor license agent for a regular license plate for no
7441307 more than two vehicles with each vehicle having a rated carrying
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7471308 capacity of one (1) ton or less. The surviving spouse of any
7481309 deceased disabled vetera n, if the spouse has not since remarried, or
7491310 if remarried, the remarriage is terminated by death, divorce or
7501311 annulment, or a surviving spouse in receipt of Dependency and
7511312 Indemnity Compensation from the United States Department of Veterans
7521313 Affairs, may apply for a disabled veterans license plate for one
7531314 vehicle with a rated carrying capacity of one (1) ton or le ss. The
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7541341 fee provided by this section for the special license plate
7551342 authorized by this paragraph shall be in addition to all other
7561343 registration fees provided by law, except the registration fees
7571344 levied by Section 1132 of this title. The total expense of t his
7581345 license plate shall not exceed Five Dollars ($5.00).
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7601346 If the person qualifies for a disabled veterans lice nse plate
7611347 and is also eligible for a ph ysically disabled placard under the
7621348 provisions of Section 15-112 of this title, the person shall be
7631349 eligible to receive a disabled veterans license plate that also
7641350 displays the international accessibility symbol, whic h is a stylized
7651351 human figure in a wheel chair. Upon the death of the disabled
7661352 veteran with a disabled veterans license plate with the
7671353 international accessibility symbol, the plate shall be returned to
7681354 the Tax Commission;
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7701355 32. United States Air Force Associ ation License Plates - such
7711356 plates shall be designed for members of the United States Air For ce
7721357 Association. Persons applying for such license pla te must show
7731358 proof of membership in the Association. The license plates shall be
7741359 designed in consultation wi th the Association;
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7761360 33. Oklahoma Military Academy Alumni License Plates - such
7771361 plates shall be designed and issued to any resident of this state
7781362 who is an alumnus of the Oklahoma Military Academy. Such persons
7791363 may apply for an Oklahoma Military Academy A lumnus license plate for
7801364 each vehicle with a rated carrying capacity of one (1) ton or less.
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7811391 The license plates shall be designed in consultation with the
7821392 Oklahoma Military Academy and shall contain the shield of the
7831393 Academy;
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7851394 34. Amateur Radio Operator L icense Plates – such plates shall
7861395 be designed and issued to any person, holding a valid opera tor's
7871396 license, technician class or better, issued by the Federal
7881397 Communications Commission, and who is also the owner of a motor
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7911398 vehicle currently registered in Ok lahoma, in which has been
7921399 installed amateur mobile transmitting and receiving equipment.
7931400 Eligible persons shall be entitled to two special vehicle
7941401 identification plates as herein provided. Application for such
7951402 identification plates shall be on a form pre scribed by the Tax
7961403 Commission and the p lates issued to such applicant shall have
7971404 stamped thereon the word "Oklahoma" and bear the official call
7981405 letters of the radio station assigned by the Federal Communications
7991406 Commission to the individual amateur operato r thereof. All
8001407 applications for such p lates must be made to the Tax Commission on
8011408 or before the first day of October of any year for such plates f or
8021409 the following calendar year and must be accompanied by the fee
8031410 required in this section together with a ce rtificate, or such other
8041411 evidence as the Tax Commission may require, of proof that applicant
8051412 has a valid technician class or better amateur operato r's license
8061413 and proof of applicant's ownership of a vehicle in which radio
8071414 receiving and transmitting equipme nt is installed. Applicants shall
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8081441 only be entitled to one set of special identification plat es in any
8091442 one (1) year, and such calendar year shall b e stamped thereon. The
8101443 right to such special identification plates herein provided for
8111444 shall continue until the amateur radio operator's license of the
8121445 person to whom such plates are issued expires or is revoked;
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8141446 35. American Legion License Plates - such plates shall be
8151447 designed for members of the American Legion. Persons applying for
8161448 such license plate must s how proof of membership. The license
8171449 plates shall be designed in consultation with the Ameri can Legion of
8181450 Oklahoma;
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8201451 36. Deputy Sheriff License Pl ates - such plates shall be
8211452 designed for any currently employed or retired county sheriff or
8221453 deputy sheriff. County sheriffs or deputy sheriffs may apply for
8231454 such plates for vehicles with a rated capac ity of one (1) ton or
8241455 less upon proof of employment by or retirement from a county
8251456 sheriff's office by either an identification card or letter from the
8261457 county sheriff or a government-sponsored retirement board from which
8271458 the county sheriff or deputy sherif f may be receiving a pension.
8281459 Retirees who are eligib le for such plates shall provide proof of
8291460 eligibility upon initial application, but shall not be required to
8301461 provide proof of eligibility annually. The license plates shall be
8311462 designed in consultation with the county sheriff offices of this
8321463 state;
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8361490 37. Gold Star Surviving Spouse License Plates – such plates
8371491 shall be designed to honor the surviving spouses and ch ildren of
8381492 qualified veterans. As used in this paragraph, "qualified veteran"
8391493 shall mean:
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8411494 a. any person honorably discharged from any branch of the
8421495 United States Armed Forces or as a member of the
8431496 Oklahoma National Guard, who died as a direct result
8441497 of the performance of duties for any branch o f the
8451498 United States Armed Forces or Oklahoma National Guard
8461499 while on active military duty, or
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8481500 b. any person honorably discharged from any branch of the
8491501 United States Armed Forces or as a member of the
8501502 Oklahoma National Guard, who died as a result of
8511503 injury, illness or disease caused by the performance
8521504 of such duties while on active duty, whether the death
8531505 occurred while on active duty or after the honorable
8541506 discharge of such person.
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8561507 The fee provided by this section for the special license plate
8571508 authorized by this paragraph shall be in addition to all other
8581509 registration fees provided by law, except the registratio n fees
8591510 levied by Section 1132 of this title;
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8611511 38. Korea Defense Service Medal License Plates – such plates
8621512 shall be designed and issued to any resid ent of this state who has
8631513 been awarded the Korea Defen se Service Medal by the United States
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8641540 Secretary of Defense. Such persons may apply for a Korea Defense
8651541 Service Medal license plate for each vehicle with a rated c arrying
8661542 capacity of one (1) ton or less ;
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8681543 39. 180th Infantry License Plates – such plates shall be
8691544 designed for members and prior members of the 18 0th Infantry.
8701545 Persons applying for such license plate must obtain and provide
8711546 proof of their membership from the 180th Infantry Association. The
8721547 license plates shall be designed in consultation with t he 180th
8731548 Infantry;
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8751549 40. Operation Iraqi Freedom Vetera n License Plates – such
8761550 plates shall be designed and issued to any honorably discharged or
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8791551 present member of the United States Armed Forces who serv ed in
8801552 Operation Iraqi Freedom. Such person may apply for an Operation
8811553 Iraqi Freedom Veteran license plate f or each vehicle with a rated
8821554 carrying capacity of one (1) ton or less, or for a motorcycle;
8831555 provided, the license plate for motorcycles may be of si milar design
8841556 to the license plate for motor vehicles o r may be a new design in
8851557 order to meet space requireme nts for a motorcycle license plate;
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8871558 41. United States Air Force Academy Alumni License Plates -
8881559 such plates shall be designed and issued to any res ident of this
8891560 state who is an alumnus of the United St ates Air Force Academy.
8901561 Such persons may apply for a United States Air Force Academy Alumnus
8911562 license plate for each vehicle with a rated carrying capacity of one
8921563 (1) ton or less;
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8941590 42. Operation Endurin g Freedom Veteran License Plate – such
8951591 plates shall be designed and issued to any honorably discharged or
8961592 present member of the United States Armed Forces who served in
8971593 Operation Enduring Freedom on or after September 11, 2001. The
8981594 license plate shall be designed in consultation with the Military
8991595 Department of the State of Oklahoma. Such person may apply for a n
9001596 Operation Enduring Freedom Veteran license plate for each vehicle
9011597 with a rated carrying capacity of one (1) ton or less, or for a
9021598 motorcycle; provided, the license plate for motorcycles may be of
9031599 similar design to the license plate for motor vehicles or may be a
9041600 new design in order to meet space requirements for a motorcycle
9051601 license plate;
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9071602 43. Military Multi-Decoration License Plate – such plates shall
9081603 be designed and issued to any honorably discharge d or present member
9091604 of the United States Armed Forces who qualifies for more than one
9101605 military decoration license plate pursuant to the provisions of this
9111606 section. The Tax Commission shall develop and implement a system
9121607 whereby the designs of the eligible license plates can be included
9131608 together on a single l icense plate. Such person may apply for a
9141609 Military Multi-Decoration license plate for each vehicle with a
9151610 rated carrying capacity of one (1) ton or less;
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9171611 44. Global War on Terror Expeditionary License Plate – such
9181612 plates shall be designed and issued to a ny honorably discharged or
9191613 present member of the United States Armed Forces who has earned a
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9201640 Global War on Terror Expeditionary decoration. The lic ense plate
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9231641 shall be designed in consultation with the United States Institute
9241642 of Heraldry and the Military D epartment of the State of Oklahoma.
9251643 Such person may apply for a Global War on Terror Expeditionary
9261644 license plate for each vehicle with a rated carr ying capacity of one
9271645 (1) ton or less;
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9291646 45. Legion of Merit Medal Recipient License Plates - such
9301647 plates shall be designed for any resident of this state presenting
9311648 proper certification from the United States Departmen t of Veterans
9321649 Affairs or the Armed Forc es of the United States certifying that
9331650 such resident has been awarded the Legion of Merit military
9341651 decoration. Such persons may apply for a Legion of Merit recipient
9351652 license plate for vehicles having a rated carryin g capacity of one
9361653 (1) ton or less. The license plate shall be designed in
9371654 consultation with the Military Department of the State of Oklahoma;
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9391655 46. 1-179th License Plates - such plates shall be designed for
9401656 members, prior members and members of the househo ld of a member or
9411657 former member of the 1-179th Infantry. Persons applying for such
9421658 license plate must obtain and provide proof of their membership
9431659 association with the 1-179th Infantry Association. The license
9441660 plate shall be designed in consultation with the 1-179th Infantry;
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9461661 47. 2-179th License Plates - such plates shall be designed for
9471662 members, prior members and members of the household of a mem ber or
9481663 former member of the 2-179th Infantry. Persons applying for such
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9491690 license plate must obtain and provid e proof of their membership
9501691 association with the 2-179th Infantry Association. The license
9511692 plate shall be designed in consultation with the 2-179th Infantry;
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9531693 48. Combat Action Ribbon Recipient License Plates - such plates
9541694 shall be designed to honor recip ients of the Combat Action Ribbon
9551695 who present proper certification from the United States Dep artment
9561696 of the Navy. The license plate shall include the Combat Action
9571697 Ribbon earned by the recipient. Such persons may apply for a Combat
9581698 Action Ribbon Recipien t license plate for vehicles having a r ated
9591699 carrying capacity of one (1) ton or less;
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9611700 49. Oklahoma Submarine Veterans License Plate – such plates
9621701 shall be designed for any resident of this state who is a United
9631702 States submarine veteran and presents either a Department of Defense
9641703 form DD 214 or other documentation certifying such service. Such
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9671704 persons may apply for an Oklahoma Submarine Veterans lic ense plate
9681705 for vehicles having a rated capacity of one (1) ton or less. The
9691706 license plate design shall include both gold and silver dolphins to
9701707 represent both officer and enlisted service members;
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9721708 50. United States Navy Seabees and Civil Engineer Corps L icense
9731709 Plate – such plates shall be designed and issued to any honorably
9741710 discharged or present member of the Uni ted States Navy Seabees or
9751711 Civil Engineer Corps. Such persons may apply for a United Stat es
9761712 Navy Seabees and Civil Engineer Corps license plate for vehicles
9771713 having a rated carrying capacity of one (1) ton or less. The
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9781740 license plate shall be designed in c onsultation with the Military
9791741 Department of the State of Oklahoma;
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9811742 51. Combat Action Badg e Recipient License Plate - such plates
9821743 shall be designed to honor recipients of the Combat Action Badge who
9831744 present proper certification from the United States Army. The
9841745 license plate shall include th e Combat Action Badge earned by the
9851746 recipient. Such persons may apply for a Combat Action Badge
9861747 Recipient license plate for vehicles having a rated carrying
9871748 capacity of one (1) ton or less, or for a motorcycle; provided , the
9881749 license plate for motorcycles may be of similar design to the
9891750 license plate for moto r vehicles or may be a new design in order to
9901751 meet space requirements for a motorcycle license plate;
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9921752 52. Iraq Combat Veteran License Plate – such plates shall be
9931753 designed and issued to any honorably d ischarged or present member of
9941754 the United States Armed Forces who saw combat in Operation Iraqi
9951755 Freedom. Such persons may apply for an Iraq Combat Veteran license
9961756 plate for each vehicle with a rated carrying capacity of one (1) ton
9971757 or less, or for a motor cycle; provided, the license plate for
9981758 motorcycles may be of similar design to the license plate for motor
9991759 vehicles or may be a new design in order to meet space requirements
10001760 for a motorcycle license plate;
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10021761 53. Afghanistan Combat Veteran License Plate – such plates
10031762 shall be designed and issued to any honorab ly discharged or present
10041763 member of the United States Armed Forces who saw combat in Operation
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10051790 Enduring Freedom. Such persons may apply for an Afghanistan Combat
10061791 Veteran license plate for each vehicle w ith a rated carrying
10071792 capacity of one (1) ton or less, or for a motorcycle; provided, the
10081793 license plate for motorcycles may be of similar design to the
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10111794 license plate for motor vehicles or may be a new design in order to
10121795 meet space requirements for a motorcy cle license plate; and
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10141796 54. Special Forces Association – such plates shall be designed
10151797 and issued to any hon orably discharged or present member of the Army
10161798 Special Forces qualified and authorized to wear upon the person 's
10171799 United States military uniform the Army Special Forces Tab. Persons
10181800 applying for the Special Forces Association license plate must
10191801 provide a copy of the orders awarding the Special Forces Tab or
10201802 authorizing its wear upon a United States military uniform . The
10211803 license plate shall be design ed in consultation with the Special
10221804 Forces Association, Chapter 32-50. The Tax Commission shall produce
10231805 up to two distinct designs for the Special Forces Association
10241806 license plate. Qualified persons may select one desi gn at the time
10251807 of application. The plates shall be issued to any qualified person
10261808 in any combination of numbers and letters from one to a maximum of
10271809 seven, as for personalized license plates.
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10291810 C. Unless otherwise provided by this section, the fee for such
10301811 plates shall be Eight Dollars ($8.0 0) and shall be in addition to
10311812 all other registration fees provided by the Oklahoma Vehicle License
10321813 and Registration Act. Such fees shall be deposited in the Oklahoma
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10331840 Tax Commission Reimbursement Fund to be used for the administration
10341841 of the Oklahoma Vehi cle License and Registration Act.
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10361842 SECTION 3. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 1135 .4, as
10371843 last amended by Section 6, Chapter 276, O.S.L. 2021, is amended to
10381844 read as follows:
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10401845 Section 1135.4. A. The Oklahoma Tax Commission is hereby
10411846 authorized to design and issue personalized license p lates. The
10421847 personalized license plates shall be issu ed on a staggered system
10431848 except for vintage decals.
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10451849 Personalized special license plates shall not be transferred to
10461850 any other person but shall be removed from the vehicle upon transfer
10471851 of ownership and retained. The personalized special license plate
10481852 may then be used on another vehicle but only after such other
10491853 vehicle has been registered for the current year.
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10511854 Personalized special license plates shall be renewed each year
10521855 by the Tax Commission or a motor license agent, unless authorized by
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10551856 the Tax Commission to be renewed for a period greater than one (1)
10561857 year. The Tax Commission shall notify by mail all persons issued
10571858 special license plates. The Tax Commission shall send the
10581859 notifications to the electr onic mail address provided by the person.
10591860 If a person does not provide an electronic mail address, the Tax
10601861 Commission shall notify the person by mail. The notice shall
10611862 contain all necessary information and shall contain instructions for
10621863 the renewal procedure upon presentation to a motor license agent or
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10631890 the Tax Commission. The motor license agent fees for renewals shall
10641891 be paid out of the Oklahoma Tax Commission Reimbursement Fund .
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10661892 On and after January 1, 2022, if a personalized license plate is
10671893 issued pursuant to this section, any registration fee require d for
10681894 such plate pursuant to this section and the fee required pursuant to
10691895 Section 1132 of this title shall be remitted at the s ame time and
10701896 subject to a single registration period. The Oklahoma Tax
10711897 Commission shall determine, by rule, a method for making required
10721898 fee and registration period adjustments if a special license plate
10731899 is obtained during a twelve -month period for which a registration
10741900 fee has already been remitted pursuant to Section 1132 of th is
10751901 title. The combination of fees in a single remitt ance shall not
10761902 alter the apportionment otherwise provided for in this section.
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10781903 B. Such plates shall be designed and issued for the following:
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10801904 1. Any person in any combination of numbers or letters from one
10811905 to a maximum of seven;
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10831906 2. Persons eligible for two or more of the military decoration
10841907 special license plates provided for in this title. Such plates may
10851908 be issued in any comb ination of emblems. However, such plates shall
10861909 only display up to three em blems and shall also display any
10871910 combination of lette rs or numbers from one to a maximum of three;
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10891911 3. Motorcycles in any combination of numbers or letters from
10901912 one to a maximum of six;
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10921939 4. Persons eligible for Korean War Veteran license plates
10931940 provided for in this title. Such plates may display any combination
10941941 of letters or numbers up to three on each side of the insignia or
10951942 emblem;
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10991943 5. Persons eligible for World War II Veteran lic ense plates
11001944 provided for in this title. Such plates may display any combin ation
11011945 of letters or numbers up to three on each side of the insignia or
11021946 emblem; and
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11041947 6. Persons owning vehicles which are twenty-one (21) years and
11051948 older are qualified to submit for approval by the Tax Commission or
11061949 a motor license agent a vintage but expi red official Oklahoma
11071950 license plate which is twenty-one (21) years and older. Upon
11081951 approval of such personalized plate, the owner shall be issued the
11091952 annual registration decal whic h the Tax Commission or agent shall
11101953 direct to be affixed.
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11121954 C. The fee for such plates shall be Twenty Dollars ($20.00) per
11131955 year of renewal and shall be in addition to all other registration
11141956 fees provided by the Oklahoma Vehicle License and Registration Act .
11151957 Eight Dollars ($8.00) per year of renewal of the personalized tag
11161958 fee shall be deposited in the Oklahoma Tax Commission Reimb ursement
11171959 Fund to be used for the administration of the Oklahoma Vehicle
11181960 License and Registration Act. Twelve Dollars ($12.00) p er year of
11191961 renewal of the personalized tag fee shall be apportioned as prov ided
11201962 in Section 1104 of this title.
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1126-Passed the Senate the 19th day of May, 2022.
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1130- Presiding Officer of the Senate
1131-
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1133-Passed the House of Representatives the 20th day of May, 2022.
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1137- Presiding Officer of the House
1138- of Representatives
1139-
1140-OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
1141-Received by the Office of the Governor this _______ _____________
1142-day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
1143-By: _______________________________ __
1144-Approved by the Governor of the State of O klahoma this _________
1145-day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
1146-
1147- _________________________________
1148- Governor of the State of Oklahoma
1149-
1150-
1151-OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
1152-Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this ____ ______
1153-day of __________________, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
1154-By: _______________________________ __
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