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SENATE FLOOR VERSION
February 9, 2021
SENATE BILL NO. 263 By: Daniels
An Act relating to motor vehicle registratio n;
amending Section 2, Chapter 208, O.S.L . 2018, as
amended by Section 1, Chapter 29, O.S.L. 2020 (47
O.S. Supp. 2020, Sect ion 1112.2), which relates to
transferability of license plates; providing
exception to certain requirement to return license
plate; establishing status of certa in license plate
under specified circumstances; authorizing issuance
of certain temporary licen se plate under specified
circumstances and subject to the promulgation of
rules by the Oklahoma Tax Commission; and providing
an effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY Section 2, Chapter 208, O.S.L.
2018, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 29, O.S.L. 2020 (47 O.S.
Supp. 2020, Section 1112.2), is amende d to read as follows:
Section 1112.2. A. Effective July 1, 2019, the license plate
and certificate of registration sha ll be issued to, and remain in
the name of, the owner of the vehicle registered and the license
plates shall not be transferab le between motor vehicle owners. When
a vehicle is sold or transferred in the state, the following
registration procedures shall apply:
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1. When a current and valid Oklahoma motor vehicle license
plate has been obtained for use on a motor vehicle and the vehicle
has been sold or otherwise transferred t o a new owner, the license
plate shall be removed from the vehicle and retained by the original
plate owner;
2. In the event an owner purchases, trades, exchanges , or
otherwise acquires another vehicle of th e same license registration
classification, the Oklahoma Tax Commission shall authorize the
transfer of the current and valid lice nse plate previously obtained
by the owner to the replacement vehicle for the remainder of the
current registration period. I n the event the owner acquires a
vehicle requiring payment of additional registration fees, the owner
shall request a transfer of the license plate to the newly acquired
vehicle and pay the difference in registration fees. The fee shall
be calculated on a monthly prorated basis. The owner shall not be
entitled to a refund:
a. when the registration fee for the vehicle to which the
plate(s) is to be assigned is less than the
registration fee for that vehicle to which the license
plate(s) was last assigned, or
b. if the owner does not have or does not acq uire another
vehicle to which the license plate may be transferred;
3. In Except as provided in paragraph 4 of this su bsection, in
the event the owner of a license plate purchases, trades, exchanges
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or otherwise acquires a vehicle for which a license plat e has been
issued during the current registration period, and the license plate
has not been removed by the previous owner in accordance with this
section, the new owner of the vehicle shall remove and return the
license plate to the Tax Commission or a mo tor license agent.
However, if the license plate has expired, the new owner shall not
be required to surrender the license plate ; and
4. When a lender or lender's agent repossesses a vehicle and
the license plate has not been removed in accordance with this
section, the lender or lender's agent shall not be subject to the
provisions of this section and the license plate shall be considered
removable personal property and may be reclaimed from the
repossessed vehicle; and
5. If a person purchases a m otor vehicle from which the number
plates have been removed pursuant to this section, t he person may
operate the motor vehicle for fifteen (15) calendar days from the
date of purchase without number plates if a dated, notarized bill of
sale is carried in t he motor vehicle. If the vehicle is subject to
a lien, the person may obtain a thirty-day temporary plate issued by
a motor license agent pursuant to the promulgation of rules by t he
Oklahoma Tax Commission to impleme nt a motor license agent-issued
temporary plate pursuant to this paragraph.
B. 1. The new owner of a motor vehicle shall, w ithin thirty
(30) calendar days from the date of vehicle purchase or acquisition,
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make application to rec ord the registration of th e vehicle by the
transfer to, or purch ase of, a license plate for the newly acquired
vehicle with the Tax Commission or motor license agent and shall pay
all taxes and fees provided by law.
2. Any person failing to register a mot or vehicle by timely
transferring the license plate as provided by this section shall pay
the penalty levied in Section 1132 of this title.
C. A surviving spouse, desiring to operate a vehicle devolving
from a deceased spouse, shall present an application for certificate
of title to the Tax Commission or motor license agent in his or her
name within thirty (30) days of obtaining ownership. The Tax
Commission or motor license agent shall then transfer the license
plate to the surviving spouse.
D. The Oklahoma Tax Commission shall be authorized to
promulgate such rules as may be required to implement the license
plate transfers authorized by this section , including, but not
limited to, such rules as may be required for a system under which
the license plate is registered to an indiv idual and not a vehicle
for all license plates issued on or after July 1, 2019.
SECTION 2. This act shall be come effective November 1, 2021.
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
February 9, 2021 - DO PASS