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636 BILL NO. 415 By: Simpson of the Senate
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1847 An Act relating to veteran’s sales tax exemptions;
1948 amending 68 O.S. 2011, Sections 205, as last amended
2049 by Section 37, Chapter 210, O.S.L. 2016 and 1357, as
2150 last amended by Section 1, Chapter 241, O.S.L. 2019
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2352 relate to information for determin ing eligibility;
2453 deleting obsolete language; authorizing disclosure of
2554 specified information by Oklahoma Tax Commission to
2655 Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs relating to
2756 certain eligibility; requiring veteran registration
2857 for certain sales tax exempti on; requiring veteran
2958 registration by certain date to remain qualified for
3059 certain sales tax exemption; requiring the Tax
3160 Commission to promulgate rules; specifying content of
3261 rules; providing statutory reference; amending
3362 Section 1, Chapter 229, O.S.L. 20 17, as last amended
3463 by Section 1, Chapter 124, O.S.L. 2019 (72 O.S. Supp.
3564 2020, Section 421), which relates to registry of
3665 veterans; requiring additional verification of
3766 veteran service disability status under certain
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48101 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 68 O.S. 2011, Section 205, as last
49102 amended by Section 37, Chapter 210, O.S.L. 2016 (68 O.S. Supp. 2020,
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52104 Section 205. A. The records and files of the Oklahoma Tax
53105 Commission concerning the administration of the Uniform Tax
54106 Procedure Code or of any state tax law shall be considered
55107 confidential and privileged, except as otherwise provided for by
56108 law, and neither the Tax Commission nor any employee engaged in the
57109 administration of the Tax Commission or charged with the custody of
58110 any such records or files nor any person who may have secured
59111 information from the Tax Commission shall disclose any information
60112 obtained from the records or files or from any examination or
61113 inspection of the premises or property of any person.
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63114 B. Except as provided in paragraph 26 of subsection C of this
64115 section, neither the Tax Commission nor any employee engaged in the
65116 administration of the Tax Commission or charged with the custody of
66117 any such records or files shall be required by any court of this
67118 state to produce any of the records or files for the inspection of
68119 any person or for use in any action or proceeding, except when t he
69120 records or files or the facts shown thereby are directly involved in
70121 an action or proceeding pursuant to the provisions of the Uniform
71122 Tax Procedure Code or of the state tax law, or when the
72123 determination of the action or proceeding will affect the vali dity
73124 or the amount of the claim of the state pursuant to any state tax
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74152 law, or when the information contained in the records or files
75153 constitutes evidence of violation of the provisions of the Uniform
76154 Tax Procedure Code or of any state tax law.
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78155 C. The provisions of this section shall not prevent the Tax
79156 Commission from disclosing the following information and no
80157 liability whatsoever, civil or criminal, shall attach to any member
81158 of the Tax Commission or any employee thereof for any error or
82159 omission in the disclosure of such information:
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84160 1. The delivery to a taxpayer or a duly authorized
85161 representative of the taxpayer of a copy of any report or any other
86162 paper filed by the taxpayer pursuant to the provisions of the
87163 Uniform Tax Procedure Code or of any stat e tax law;
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91164 2. The exchange of information that is not protected by the
92165 federal Privacy Protection Act, 42 U.S.C., Section 2000aa et seq.,
93166 pursuant to reciprocal agreements entered into by the Tax Commission
94167 and other state agencies or agencies of the fede ral government;
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99170 4. The examination of records and files by the State Auditor
100171 and Inspector or the duly authorized agents of the State Auditor and
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103173 5. The disclosing of information or evidence to the Oklahoma
104174 State Bureau of Investigation, Attorney General, Oklahoma State
105175 Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control, any district
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106203 attorney, or agent of any federal law e nforcement agency when the
107204 information or evidence is to be used by such officials to
108205 investigate or prosecute violations of the criminal provisions of
109206 the Uniform Tax Procedure Code or of any state tax law or of any
110207 federal crime committed against this st ate. Any information
111208 disclosed to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, Attorney
112209 General, Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
113210 Control, any district attorney , or agent of any federal law
114211 enforcement agency shall be kept confidentia l by such person and not
115212 be disclosed except when presented to a court in a prosecution for
116213 violation of the tax laws of this state or except as specifically
117214 authorized by law, and a violation by the Oklahoma State Bureau of
118215 Investigation, Attorney General , Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics
119216 and Dangerous Drugs Control, district attorney , or agent of any
120217 federal law enforcement agency by otherwise releasing the
121218 information shall be a felony;
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124220 information or evidence in the possession of or contained in any
125221 report or return filed with any other division of the Tax
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129224 any information disclosed by its records or files to any official
130225 person or body of this state, any other state, the United States , or
131226 foreign country who is concerned with the administration or
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135255 United States. The provisions of this paragraph shall incl ude the
136256 furnishing of information by the Tax Commission to a county assessor
137257 to determine the amount of gross household income pursuant to the
138258 provisions of Section 8C of Article X of the Oklahoma Constitution
139259 or Section 2890 of this title. The Tax Commis sion shall promulgate
140260 rules to give guidance to the county assessors regarding the type of
141261 information which may be used by the county assessors in determining
142262 the amount of gross household income pursuant to Section 8C of
143263 Article X of the Oklahoma Constit ution or Section 2890 of this
144264 title. The provisions of this paragraph shall also include the
145265 furnishing of information to the State Treasurer for the purpose of
146266 administration of the Uniform Unclaimed Property Act;
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148267 8. The furnishing of information to oth er state agencies for
149268 the limited purpose of aiding in the collection of debts owed by
150269 individuals to such requesting agencies;
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152270 9. The furnishing of information requested by any member of the
153271 general public and stated in the sworn lists or schedules of ta xable
154272 property of public service corporations organized, existing, or
155273 doing business in this state which are submitted to and certified by
156274 the State Board of Equalization pursuant to the provisions of
157275 Section 2858 of this title and Section 21 of Article X of the
158276 Oklahoma Constitution, provided such information would be a public
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159304 record if filed pursuant to Sections 2838 and 2839 of this title on
160305 behalf of a corporation other than a public service corporation;
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162306 10. The furnishing of information requested by a ny member of
163307 the general public and stated in the findings of the Tax Commission
164308 as to the adjustment and equalization of the valuation of real and
165309 personal property of the counties of the state, which are submitted
166310 to and certified by the State Board of E qualization pursuant to the
167311 provisions of Section 2865 of this title and Section 21 of Article X
168312 of the Oklahoma Constitution;
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170313 11. The furnishing of information to an Oklahoma wholesaler of
171314 low-point beer, licensed under the provisions of Section 163.1 et
172315 seq. of Title 37 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or an association or
173316 organization whose membership is comprised of such wholesalers, of
174317 the licensed retailers authorized by law to purchase low -point beer
175318 in this state or the furnishing of information to a lice nsed
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179320 manufacturers into this state;
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181321 12. The furnishing of information as to the issuance or
182322 revocation of any tax permit, license or exemption by the Tax
183323 Commission as provided for by law. Su ch information shall be
184324 limited to the name of the person issued the permit, license or
185325 exemption, the name of the business entity authorized to engage in
186326 business pursuant to the permit, license or exemption, the address
187327 of the business entity , and the grounds for revocation;
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189355 13. 12. The posting of notice of revocation of any tax permit
190356 or license upon the premises of the place of business of any
191357 business entity which has had any tax permit or license revoked by
192358 the Tax Commission as provided for by law. Such notice shall be
193359 limited to the name of the person issued the permit or license, the
194360 name of the business entity authorized to engage in business
195361 pursuant to the permit or license, the address of the business
196362 entity, and the grounds for revocation;
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198363 14. 13. The furnishing of information upon written request by
199364 any member of the general public as to the outstanding and unpaid
200365 amount due and owing by any taxpayer of this state for any
201366 delinquent tax, together with penalty and interest, for which a tax
202367 warrant or a certificate of indebtedness has been filed pursuant to
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206370 furnishing of information upon written request by any member of the
207371 general public as to any agreement entered into by th e Tax
208372 Commission concerning a compromise of tax liability for an amount
209373 less than the amount of tax liability stated on such warrant;
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212375 performance of any contract authorized by this title to a ny person
213376 with whom the Tax Commission has contracted;
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216378 purpose as authorized by the taxpayer pursuant to a waiver of
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217406 confidentiality. The waiver shall be in writing and shall be made
218407 upon such form as the Tax Commission may prescribe;
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222408 18. 17. The disclosure of information required in order to
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226411 2385.1 and 2385.3 of this title, of information required in order to
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231415 the Tax Commission in order for suc h plaintiff to comply with the
232416 requirements of Section 2004 of Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
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235418 resolution of the protest by a taxpayer to an assessment of tax or
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237420 taxpayer, including the disclosure of the pendency of an
238421 administrative proceeding involving such protest or claim, to a
239422 person called by the Tax Commission as an expert witness or as a
240423 witness whose area of knowledge or expertise specifically addresses
241424 the issue addressed in the protest or claim for refund. Such
242425 disclosure to a witness shall be limited to information pertaining
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247429 agreement authorized by Section 2702 of this title when such
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248457 information is directly involved in the resolution of issues arising
249458 out of the enforcement of a municipal sal es tax ordinance. Such
250459 disclosure shall be to the governing body or to the municipal
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253461 23. 22. The furnishing of information regarding incentive
254462 payments made pursuant to the provisions of Sections 3601 thr ough
255463 3609 of this title or incentive payments made pursuant to the
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258465 24. 23. The furnishing to a prospective purchaser of any
259466 business, or his or her authorized representative, of information
260467 relating to any liabilities, delinquencies, assessments or warrants
261468 of the prospective seller of the business which have not been filed
262469 of record, established , or become final and which relate solely to
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266471 only be allowed upon the presentment by the prospective buyer, or
267472 the buyer's authorized representative, of the purchase contract and
268473 a written authorization between the parties;
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271475 revenue affected by the issuance or granting of any tax permit,
272476 license, exemption, deduction, credit or other tax preference by the
273477 Tax Commission as provided for by law. Such information shall be
274478 limited to the type of permit, license, exemption, deduction, cre dit
275479 or other tax preference issued or granted, the date and duration of
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277508 preference and the amount of such revenue. The provisions of this
278509 paragraph shall not authorize the disclosure of the n ame of the
279510 person issued such permit, license, exemption, deduction, credit or
280511 other tax preference, or the name of the business entity authorized
281512 to engage in business pursuant to the permit, license, exemption,
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285515 entity by the Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
286516 Control pursuant to a court order by a magistrate in whose
287517 territorial jurisdiction the person or entity resides, or where the
288518 Tax Commission records and files are physically located. Such an
289519 order may only be issued upon a sworn application by an agent of the
290520 Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control,
291521 certifying that the person or entity whose records and f iles are to
292522 be examined is the target of an ongoing investigation of a felony
293523 violation of the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act and
294524 that information resulting from such an examination would likely be
295525 relevant to that investigation. Any records or information obtained
296526 pursuant to such an order may only be used by the Oklahoma State
297527 Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control in the investigation
298528 and prosecution of a felony violation of the Uniform Controlled
299529 Dangerous Substances Act. Any suc h order issued pursuant to this
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301531 and not disclosed to the person or entity whose records were
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302559 examined, for a period of ninety (90) days. The issuing magistrate
303560 may grant extensions of such period upon a showing of good cause in
304561 furtherance of the investigation. Upon the expiration of ninety
305562 (90) days and any extensions granted by the magistrate, a copy of
306563 the application and order shall be served upon the person or entity
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309564 whose records were examined, along with a copy of the records or
310565 information actually provided by the Tax Commission;
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313567 paragraph, which is related to the proposed or actual usage of tax
314568 credits pursuant to Section 2357.7 of this title, the Small Business
315569 Capital Formation Incentive Act or the Rural Venture Capital
316570 Formation Incentive Act. Unless the context clearly requires
317571 otherwise, the terms used in this paragraph shall have the same
318572 meaning as defined by Secti on 2357.7, 2357.61 or 2357.72 of this
319573 title. The disclosure of information authorized by this paragraph
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324577 qualified rural small business capital company,
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332610 c. the identity or legal name of any Oklahoma business
333611 venture, Oklahoma small business venture , or Oklahoma
334612 rural small business venture in which a qualified
335613 investment has been made by a capital company, or
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361631 Health Care Authority for purposes of determining eligibility for
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363633 Medicaid Program; or
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365661 32. The disclosure of information to the Oklahoma Department of
366662 Veterans Affairs includ ing but not limited to the name and basis for
367663 eligibility of each individual who qualifies for the sales tax
368664 exemption authorized in paragraph 34 of Section 1357 of this title .
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371666 available for public inspection in the office of the Tax Commission
372667 in such manner as it may determine an annual list containing the
373668 name and post office address of each person, whether individual,
374669 corporate, or otherwise, making and filing an income tax return with
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378672 or criminal, shall attach to any member of the Tax Commission or any
379673 employee thereof for any error or omission of any name or address in
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383676 report on all provisions of state tax law that reduce state revenue
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385678 other preferential tax treatments. The report shall be p repared not
386679 later than October 1 of each even -numbered year and shall be
387680 submitted to the Governor, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate
388681 and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The Tax Commission
389682 may prepare and submit supplements to the repor t at other times of
390683 the year if additional or updated information relevant to the report
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392712 fiscal year, the Tax Commission's best estimate of the amount of
393713 state revenue that would have been coll ected but for the existence
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397715 other preferential tax treatment allowed by law. The Tax Commission
398716 may request the assistance of other state agencies as may be needed
399717 to prepare the report. T he Tax Commission is authorized to require
400718 any recipient of a tax incentive or tax expenditure to report to the
401719 Tax Commission such information as requested so that the Tax
402720 Commission may fulfill its obligations as required by this
403721 subsection. The Tax Com mission may require this information to be
404722 submitted in an electronic format. The Tax Commission may disallow
405723 any claim of a person for a tax incentive due to its failure to file
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410727 permitting the disclosure of any other information contained in the
411728 records and files of the Tax Commission relating to income tax or to
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415731 of the provisions of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor and
416732 shall be punishable by the imposition of a fine not exceeding One
417733 Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail
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419762 imprisonment, and the offender shall be removed or dismissed from
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422764 H. Offenses described in Section 2376 of this title shall be
423765 reported to the appropriate district at torney of this state by the
424766 Tax Commission as soon as the offenses are discovered by the Tax
425767 Commission or its agents or employees. The Tax Commission shall
426768 make available to the appropriate district attorney or to the
427769 authorized agent of the district att orney its records and files
428770 pertinent to prosecutions, and such records and files shall be fully
429771 admissible as evidence for the purpose of such prosecutions.
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432773 last amended by Section 1, Chapter 241, O.S.L. 2019 (68 O.S. Supp.
433774 2020, Section 1357), is amended to read as follows:
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437776 There are hereby specifically exempted from the tax levied by
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443779 schools or high schools in motor or other vehicles;
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445780 2. Transportation of persons where the fare of each person does
446781 not exceed One Dollar ($1.00), or local transportation of persons
447782 within the corporate limits of a municipal ity except by taxicabs;
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449783 3. Sales for resale to persons engaged in the business of
450784 reselling the articles purchased, whether within or without the
451785 state, provided that such sales to residents of this state are made
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452813 to persons to whom sales tax permits have been issued as provided in
453814 the Oklahoma Sales Tax Code. This exemption shall not apply to the
454815 sales of articles made to persons holding permits when such persons
455816 purchase items for their use and which they are not regularly
456817 engaged in the business of res elling; neither shall this exemption
457818 apply to sales of tangible personal property to peddlers, solicitors
458819 and other salespersons who do not have an established place of
459820 business and a sales tax permit. The exemption provided by this
460821 paragraph shall apply to sales of motor fuel or diesel fuel to a
461822 Group Five vendor, but the use of such motor fuel or diesel fuel by
462823 the Group Five vendor shall not be exempt from the tax levied by the
463824 Oklahoma Sales Tax Code. The purchase of motor fuel or diesel fuel
464825 is exempt from sales tax when the motor fuel is for shipment outside
465826 this state and consumed by a common carrier by rail in the conduct
466827 of its business. The sales tax shall apply to the purchase of motor
467828 fuel or diesel fuel in Oklahoma by a common carrier by rail when
468829 such motor fuel is purchased for fueling, within this state, of any
469830 locomotive or other motorized flanged wheel equipment;
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473832 5. Sales of programs relating to sporting and entertainment
474833 events, and sales of advertising on billboards (including signage,
475834 posters, panels, marquees , or on other similar surfaces, whether
476835 indoors or outdoors) or in programs relating to sporting and
477836 entertainment events, and sales of any advertising, to be displayed
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479865 electronic display devices , or through public address or broadcast
480866 systems. The exemption authorized by this paragraph shall be
481867 effective for all sales made on or after January 1, 2001;
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485868 6. Sales of any advertising, other than the advertising
486869 described by paragraph 5 of this section, via the Internet,
487870 electronic display devices , or through the electronic media,
488871 including radio, public address or broadcast systems, television
489872 (whether through clo sed circuit broadcasting systems or otherwise),
490873 and cable and satellite television, and the servicing of any
491874 advertising devices;
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493875 7. Eggs, feed, supplies, machinery and equipment purchased by
494876 persons regularly engaged in the business of raising worms, fis h,
495877 any insect or any other form of terrestrial or aquatic animal life
496878 and used for the purpose of raising same for marketing. This
497879 exemption shall only be granted and extended to the purchaser when
498880 the items are to be used and in fact are used in the rais ing of
499881 animal life as set out above. Each purchaser shall certify, in
500882 writing, on the invoice or sales ticket retained by the vendor that
501883 the purchaser is regularly engaged in the business of raising such
502884 animal life and that the items purchased will be u sed only in such
503885 business. The vendor shall certify to the Oklahoma Tax Commission
504886 that the price of the items has been reduced to grant the full
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506915 vendor shall be a misdemeanor;
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508916 8. Sale of natural or artificial gas and electricity, and
509917 associated delivery or transmission services, when sold exclusively
510918 for residential use. Provided, this exemption shall not apply to
511919 any sales tax levied by a city or town, or a county , or any other
512920 jurisdiction in this state;
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514921 9. In addition to the exemptions authorized by Section 1357.6
515922 of this title, sales of drugs sold pursuant to a prescription
516923 written for the treatment of human beings by a person licensed to
517924 prescribe the drugs, and sales of insulin and me dical oxygen.
518925 Provided, this exemption shall not apply to over -the-counter drugs;
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520926 10. Transfers of title or possession of empty, partially
521927 filled, or filled returnable oil and chemical drums to any person
522928 who is not regularly engaged in the business of s elling, reselling
523929 or otherwise transferring empty, partially filled , or filled
524930 returnable oil drums;
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529932 disposable hot containers and other one -way carry out materials to a
530933 vendor of meals or beverage s;
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532934 12. Sales of food or food products for home consumption which
533935 are purchased in whole or in part with coupons issued pursuant to
534936 the federal food stamp program as authorized by Sections 2011
535937 through 2029 of Title 7 of the United States Code, as to that
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536965 portion purchased with such coupons. The exemption provided for
537966 such sales shall be inapplicable to such sales upon the effective
538967 date of any federal law that removes the requirement of the
539968 exemption as a condition for participation by the state in the
540969 federal food stamp program;
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542970 13. Sales of food or food products, or any equipment or
543971 supplies used in the preparation of the food or food products to or
544972 by an organization which:
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546973 a. is exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of
547974 Section 501(c)(3) of t he Internal Revenue Code, 26
548975 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3), and which provides and
549976 delivers prepared meals for home consumption to
550977 elderly or homebound persons as part of a program
551978 commonly known as "Meals on Wheels" or "Mobile Meals",
552979 or
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555981 Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, 26
556982 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3), and which receives federal
557983 funding pursuant to the Older Americans Act of 1965,
558984 as amended, for the purpose of providing nutrition
559985 programs for the care and benefit of elderly persons;
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561986 14. a. Sales of tangible personal property or services to or
562987 by organizations which are exempt from taxation
563988 pursuant to the provisions of Section 501(c)(3) of the
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5651017 and:
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5681019 distribution of food and other household products
5691020 to other organizations that facilitate the
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5731022 such distributee organizations are exempt from
5741023 taxation pursuant to the provisions of Section
5751024 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, 26
5761025 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3), or
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5781026 (2) facilitate the distribution of such products to
5791027 the needy.
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5811028 b. Sales made in the course of business for profit or
5821029 savings, competing with other persons engaged in the
5831030 same or similar business shall not be exempt under
5841031 this paragraph;
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5861032 15. Sales of tangible personal property or services to
5871033 children's homes which are located on church -owned property and are
5881034 operated by organizations exempt from taxa tion pursuant to the
5891035 provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section
5901036 501(c)(3);
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5921037 16. Sales of computers, data processing equipment, related
5931038 peripherals and telephone, telegraph or telecommunications service
5941039 and equipment for use in a qualified aircraft maintenance or
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5951067 manufacturing facility. For purposes of this paragraph, "qualified
5961068 aircraft maintenance or manufacturing facility" means a new or
5971069 expanding facility primarily engaged in aircraft repair, building or
5981070 rebuilding whether or not on a f actory basis, whose total cost of
5991071 construction exceeds the sum of Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00)
6001072 and which employs at least two hundred fifty (250) new full -time-
6011073 equivalent employees, as certified by the Oklahoma Employment
6021074 Security Commission, upon completion of the facility. In order to
6031075 qualify for the exemption provided for by this paragraph, the cost
6041076 of the items purchased by the qualified aircraft maintenance or
6051077 manufacturing facility shall equal or exceed the sum of Two Million
6061078 Dollars ($2,000,000.00);
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6081079 17. Sales of tangible personal property consumed or
6091080 incorporated in the construction or expansion of a qualified
6101081 aircraft maintenance or manufacturing facility as defined in
6111082 paragraph 16 of this section. For purposes of this paragraph, sales
6121083 made to a contractor or subcontractor that has previously entered
6131084 into a contractual relationship with a qualified aircraft
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6161085 maintenance or manufacturing facility for construction or expansion
6171086 of such a facility shall be considered sales made to a qualified
6181087 aircraft maintenance or manufacturing facility;
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6201088 18. Sales of the following telecommunications services:
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6221089 a. Interstate and International "800 service". "800
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6241118 allows a caller to dial a toll -free number without
6251119 incurring a charge for the call. The service is
6261120 typically marketed under the name "800", "855", "866",
6271121 "877", and "888" toll-free calling, and any subsequent
6281122 numbers designated by the Federal Communications
6291123 Commission, or
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6311124 b. Interstate and International "900 service". "900
6321125 service" means an inbound toll "telecommunications
6331126 service" purchased by a subscriber that allows the
6341127 subscriber's customers to call in to the subscriber's
6351128 prerecorded announcement or live service. "900
6361129 service" does not include the charge for: collection
6371130 services provided by the seller of the
6381131 "telecommunications services" to the subscriber, or
6391132 service or product sold by the subscriber to the
6401133 subscriber's customer. The service is typically
6411134 marketed under the name "900 ” service, and any
6421135 subsequent numbers designated by the Federal
6431136 Communications Commission,
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6451137 c. Interstate and International "private communications
6461138 service". "Private communications service" means a
6471139 "telecommunications service" that entitles the
6481140 customer to exclusive or p riority use of a
6491141 communications channel or group of channels between or
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6511170 which such channel or channels are connected, and
6521171 includes switching capacity, extension lines,
6531172 stations, and any other associated services that are
6541173 provided in connection with the use of such channel or
6551174 channels,
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6591175 d. "Value-added nonvoice data service". "Value -added
6601176 nonvoice data service" means a service that otherwise
6611177 meets the definition of "telecommunications services"
6621178 in which computer processing applications are used to
6631179 act on the form, content, code , or protocol of the
6641180 information or data primarily for a purpose other than
6651181 transmission, conveyance or routing,
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6671182 e. Interstate and International telecommunications
6681183 service which is:
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6701184 (1) rendered by a company for private use within its
6711185 organization, or
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6731186 (2) used, allocated, or distributed by a company to
6741187 its affiliated group,
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6761188 f. Regulatory assessments and charges, including charges
6771189 to fund the Oklahoma Universal Service Fund, the
6781190 Oklahoma Lifeline Fund and the Oklahoma High Cost
6791191 Fund, and
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6821220 not limited to the installation, connection, change or
6831221 initiation of telecommunications services which are
6841222 not associated with a retail consumer sale;
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6861223 19. Sales of railroad track spikes manufactured and sold for
6871224 use in this state in the construction or repair of railroad tracks,
6881225 switches, sidings and turnouts;
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6901226 20. Sales of aircraft and aircraft parts provided such sales
6911227 occur at a qualified airc raft maintenance facility. As used in this
6921228 paragraph, "qualified aircraft maintenance facility" means a
6931229 facility operated by an air common carrier, including one or more
6941230 component overhaul support buildings or structures in an area owned,
6951231 leased or controlled by the air common carrier, at which there were
6961232 employed at least two thousand (2,000) full -time-equivalent
6971233 employees in the preceding year as certified by the Oklahoma
6981234 Employment Security Commission and which is primarily related to the
6991235 fabrication, repair, alteration, modification, refurbishing,
7001236 maintenance, building or rebuilding of commercial aircraft or
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7041238 paragraph, "air common carrier" shall also include members of an
7051239 affiliated group as defined by Section 1504 of the Internal Revenue
7061240 Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 1504. Beginning July 1, 2012, sales of
7071241 machinery, tools, supplies, equipment and related tangible personal
7081242 property and services used or consumed in the repair, remodeling or
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7091270 maintenance of aircraft, aircraft engines , or aircraft component
7101271 parts which occur at a qualified aircraft maintenance facility;
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7121272 21. Sales of machinery and equipment purchased and used by
7131273 persons and establishments primarily engaged in computer services
7141274 and data processing:
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7161275 a. as defined under Industrial Group Numbers 7372 and
7171276 7373 of the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC)
7181277 Manual, latest version, which derive at least fifty
7191278 percent (50%) of their annual gross revenues from the
7201279 sale of a product or servi ce to an out-of-state buyer
7211280 or consumer, and
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7231281 b. as defined under Industrial Group Number 7374 of the
7241282 SIC Manual, latest version, which derive at least
7251283 eighty percent (80%) of their annual gross revenues
7261284 from the sale of a product or service to an out -of-
7271285 state buyer or consumer.
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7291286 Eligibility for the exemption set out in this paragraph shall be
7301287 established, subject to review by the Tax Commission, by annually
7311288 filing an affidavit with the Tax Commission stating that the
7321289 facility so qualifies and such informatio n as required by the Tax
7331290 Commission. For purposes of determining whether annual gross
7341291 revenues are derived from sales to out -of-state buyers or consumers,
7351292 all sales to the federal government shall be considered to be to an
7361293 out-of-state buyer or consumer;
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7391322 such individual. For purposes of this paragraph, "prosthetic
7401323 device" shall have the same meaning as provided in Section 1357.6 of
7411324 this title, but shall not include corrective eye glasses, contac t
7421325 lenses or hearing aids;
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7461326 23. Sales of tangible personal property or services to a motion
7471327 picture or television production company to be used or consumed in
7481328 connection with an eligible production. For purposes of this
7491329 paragraph, "eligible production" mea ns a documentary, special, music
7501330 video, or a television commercial or television program that will
7511331 serve as a pilot for or be a segment of an ongoing dramatic or
7521332 situation comedy series filmed or taped for network or national or
7531333 regional syndication or a f eature-length motion picture intended for
7541334 theatrical release or for network or national or regional
7551335 syndication or broadcast. The provisions of this paragraph shall
7561336 apply to sales occurring on or after July 1, 1996. In order to
7571337 qualify for the exemption, the motion picture or television
7581338 production company shall file any documentation and information
7591339 required to be submitted pursuant to rules promulgated by the Tax
7601340 Commission;
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7621341 24. Sales of diesel fuel sold for consumption by commercial
7631342 vessels, barges and other commercial watercraft;
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7651343 25. Sales of tangible personal property or services to tax -
7661344 exempt independent nonprofit biomedical research foundations that
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7681373 teachers and to tax-exempt independent nonprofit community blood
7691374 banks headquartered in this state;
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7711375 26. Effective May 6, 1992, sales of wireless telecommunications
7721376 equipment to a vendor who subsequently transfers the equipment at no
7731377 charge or for a discounted charge to a consumer as part of a
7741378 promotional package or as an inducement to commence or continue a
7751379 contract for wireless telecommunications services;
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7771380 27. Effective January 1, 1991, leases of rail transportation
7781381 cars to haul coal to coal -fired plants located in this state which
7791382 generate electric power;
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7811383 28. Beginning July 1, 2005, sales of aircraft engine repairs,
7821384 modification, and replacement parts, sales of aircraft frame repairs
7831385 and modification, aircraft interior modification, and paint, and
7841386 sales of services employed in the repair, modification and
7851387 replacement of parts of aircraft engines, aircraft frame and
7861388 interior repair and modification, and paint;
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7901389 29. Sales of materials and supplies to the owner or operator of
7911390 a ship, motor vessel or barge that is used in interstate or
7921391 international commerce if the materials and supplies:
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7941392 a. are loaded on the ship, motor vessel or barge and used
7951393 in the maintenance and operation of the ship, motor
7961394 vessel or barge, or
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7991423 motor vessel or barge;
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8011424 30. Sales of tangible personal property made at estate sales at
8021425 which such property is offered for sale on the premises of the
8031426 former residence of the decedent by a person who is not required to
8041427 be licensed pursuant to the Transient Merchant Licensing Act, o r who
8051428 is not otherwise required to obtain a sales tax permit for the sale
8061429 of such property pursuant to the provisions of Section 1364 of this
8071430 title; provided:
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8091431 a. such sale or event may not be held for a period
8101432 exceeding three (3) consecutive days,
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8121433 b. the sale must be conducted within six (6) months of
8131434 the date of death of the decedent, and
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8151435 c. the exemption allowed by this paragraph shall not be
8161436 allowed for property that was not part of the
8171437 decedent's estate;
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8191438 31. Beginning January 1, 2004, sales of electric ity and
8201439 associated delivery and transmission services, when sold exclusively
8211440 for use by an oil and gas operator for reservoir dewatering projects
8221441 and associated operations commencing on or after July 1, 2003, in
8231442 which the initial water -to-oil ratio is greater than or equal to
8241443 five-to-one water-to-oil, and such oil and gas development projects
8251444 have been classified by the Corporation Commission as a reservoir
8261445 dewatering unit;
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8291474 electronically. For pu rposes of this paragraph, "delivered
8301475 electronically" means delivered to the purchaser by means other than
8311476 tangible storage media;
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8351477 33. Sales of modular dwelling units when built at a production
8361478 facility and moved in whole or in parts, to be assembled on -site,
8371479 and permanently affixed to the real property and used for
8381480 residential or commercial purposes. The exemption provided by this
8391481 paragraph shall equal forty -five percent (45%) of the total sales
8401482 price of the modular dwelling unit. For purposes of this pa ragraph,
8411483 "modular dwelling unit" means a structure that is not subject to the
8421484 motor vehicle excise tax imposed pursuant to Section 2103 of this
8431485 title;
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8451486 34. Sales of tangible personal property or services to :
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8471487 a. persons who are residents of Oklahoma and hav e been
8481488 honorably discharged from active service in any branch
8491489 of the Armed Forces of the United States or Oklahoma
8501490 National Guard and who have been certified by the
8511491 United States Department of Veterans Affairs or its
8521492 successor to be in receipt of disabilit y compensation
8531493 at the one-hundred-percent rate and the disability
8541494 shall be permanent and have been sustained through
8551495 military action or accident or resulting from disease
8561496 contracted while in such active service and registered
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8581525 Department of Veterans Affairs; provided, that if the
8591526 veteran received the sales tax exemption prior to
8601527 November 1, 2020, he or she shall be required to
8611528 register with the veterans registry prior to July 1,
8621529 2023, in order to remain qual ified, or
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8641530 b. the surviving spouse of such the person in
8651531 subparagraph a of this paragraph if the person is
8661532 deceased and the spouse has not remarried ; provided,
8671533 sales. Sales for the benefit of the an eligible
8681534 person to a spouse of the eligible person or to a
8691535 member of the household in which the eligible person
8701536 resides and who is authorized to make purchases on the
8711537 person's behalf, when such eligible person is not
8721538 present at the sale, shall also be exempt for purposes
8731539 of this paragraph. The Oklahoma Tax Comm ission shall
8741540 issue a separate exemption card to a spouse of an
8751541 eligible person or to a member of the household in
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8791543 make purchases on the person's behalf, if requested by
8801544 the eligible person. Sales qual ifying for the
8811545 exemption authorized by this paragraph shall not
8821546 exceed Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) per
8831547 year per individual while the disabled veteran is
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8841575 living. Sales qualifying for the exemption authorized
8851576 by this paragraph shall not exceed One Thousand
8861577 Dollars ($1,000.00) per year for an unremarried
8871578 surviving spouse. Upon request of the Tax Commission,
8881579 a person asserting or claiming the exemption
8891580 authorized by this paragraph shall provide a
8901581 statement, executed under oath, that the total sa les
8911582 amounts for which the exemption is applicable have not
8921583 exceeded Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) per
8931584 year per living disabled veteran or One Thousand
8941585 Dollars ($1,000.00) per year for an unremarried
8951586 surviving spouse. If the amount of such exem pt sales
8961587 exceeds such amount, the sales tax in excess of the
8971588 authorized amount shall be treated as a direct sales
8981589 tax liability and may be recovered by the Tax
8991590 Commission in the same manner provided by law for
9001591 other taxes, including penalty and interest . The Tax
9011592 Commission shall promulgate any rules necessary to
9021593 implement the provisions of this paragraph, which
9031594 shall include rules providing for the disclosure of
9041595 information about persons eligible for the exemption
9051596 authorized in this paragraph to the Oklaho ma
9061597 Department of Veteran’s Affairs, as authorized in
9071598 Section 205 of this title ;
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9091626 35. Sales of electricity to the operator, specifically
9101627 designated by the Corporation Commission, of a spacing unit or lease
9111628 from which oil is produced or attempted to be produ ced using
9121629 enhanced recovery methods, including, but not limited to, increased
9131630 pressure in a producing formation through the use of water or
9141631 saltwater if the electrical usage is associated with and necessary
9151632 for the operation of equipment required to inject or circulate
9161633 fluids in a producing formation for the purpose of forcing oil or
9171634 petroleum into a wellbore for eventual recovery and production from
9181635 the wellhead. In order to be eligible for the sales tax exemption
9191636 authorized by this paragraph, the total c ontent of oil recovered
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9231638 percent (1%) by volume. The exemption authorized by this paragraph
9241639 shall be applicable only to the state sales tax rate and shall not
9251640 be applicable to any county or mu nicipal sales tax rate;
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9271641 36. Sales of intrastate charter and tour bus transportation.
9281642 As used in this paragraph, "intrastate charter and tour bus
9291643 transportation" means the transportation of persons from one
9301644 location in this state to another location in th is state in a motor
9311645 vehicle which has been constructed in such a manner that it may
9321646 lawfully carry more than eighteen persons, and which is ordinarily
9331647 used or rented to carry persons for compensation. Provided, this
9341648 exemption shall not apply to regularly scheduled bus transportation
9351649 for the general public;
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9371677 37. Sales of vitamins, minerals and dietary supplements by a
9381678 licensed chiropractor to a person who is the patient of such
9391679 chiropractor at the physical location where the chiropractor
9401680 provides chiropractic care or services to such patient. The
9411681 provisions of this paragraph shall not be applicable to any drug,
9421682 medicine or substance for which a prescription by a licensed
9431683 physician is required;
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9451684 38. Sales of goods, wares, merchandise, tangible personal
9461685 property, machinery and equipment to a web search portal located in
9471686 this state which derives at least eighty percent (80%) of its annual
9481687 gross revenue from the sale of a product or service to an out -of-
9491688 state buyer or consumer. For purposes of this paragraph, " web
9501689 search portal" means an establishment classified under NAICS code
9511690 519130 which operates websites that use a search engine to generate
9521691 and maintain extensive databases of Internet addresses and content
9531692 in an easily searchable format;
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9561694 incorporated in the construction or expansion of a facility for a
9571695 corporation organized under Section 437 et seq. of Title 18 of the
9581696 Oklahoma Statutes as a rural electric cooperative. For purposes of
9591697 this paragraph, sales made to a contractor or subcontractor that has
9601698 previously entered into a contractual relationship with a rural
9611699 electric cooperative for construction or expansion of a facility
9621700 shall be considered sales made to a rural electric cooperative;
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9661728 40. Sales of tangible personal property or services to a
9671729 business primarily engaged in the repair of consumer electronic
9681730 goods, including, but not limited to, cell phones, compact disc
9691731 players, personal computers, MP3 players, digital devices for the
9701732 storage and retrieval of information through hard -wired or wireless
9711733 computer or Internet connections, if the devices are sold to the
9721734 business by the original manufacturer of such devices and the
9731735 devices are repaired, refitted or refurbished for sale by the entity
9741736 qualifying for the exemption authorized by this paragraph directly
9751737 to retail consumers or if the devices are sold to another business
9761738 entity for sale to retail consumers;
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9791740 or leases of rolling stock when sold or leased by the manufacturer,
9801741 regardless of whether the purchaser is a public services corporation
9811742 engaged in business as a common carrier of property or passengers by
9821743 railway, for use or consumption by a common carrier directly in the
9831744 rendition of public service. For purposes of this paragraph,
9841745 "rolling stock" means locomotives, autocars and railroad cars and
9851746 "sales or leases" includes railroad car maintenance and retrofitting
9861747 of railroad cars for their further use only on the railways; and
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9891749 items such as coins and bars and legal tender of any nation, which
9901750 legal tender is sold according to its value as precious metal or as
9911751 an investment. As used in the paragraph, "bullion" means any
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9931780 platinum and palladium, that is in such a state or condition that
9941781 its value depends upon its precious metal content and not its form.
9951782 The exemption authorized by this paragraph shall not apply to
9961783 fabricated metals that have been processed or manufactured for
9971784 artistic use or as jewelry.
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9991785 SECTION 3. AMENDATORY Section 1, Chapter 229, O.S.L.
10001786 2017, as last amended by Section 1, Chapter 124, O.S.L. 2019 (72
10011787 O.S. Supp. 2020, Sect ion 421), is amended to read as follows:
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10031788 Section 421. A. The Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs
10041789 shall create and maintain a registry of all veterans in this state
10051790 by January 1, 2020, which shall be titled the "Oklahoma Veterans
10061791 Registry". The regis try shall include the following information
10071792 regarding the veteran:
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10231799 B. As a component of the veterans registry created pursuant to
10241800 subsection A of this section, the Oklahoma Department of Veterans
10251801 Affairs shall designate those veterans within the registry as one
10261802 hundred percent (100%) service -disabled Oklahoma veterans, if
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10281831 separate list within the registry for all one hundred percent (100%)
10291832 service-disabled Oklahoma veterans. The Department shall be
10301833 responsible for verification of all information provided through the
10311834 registry and shall verify veteran service disability status at least
10321835 once every four (4) years or upon request of the Oklahoma Tax
10331836 Commission, as needed to verify eligibility for the sal es tax
10341837 exemption authorized in paragraph 34 of Section 1357 of Title 68 of
10351838 the Oklahoma Statutes .
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10371839 C. The Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs may promulgate
10381840 rules for implementing the provisions of this section.
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10401841 D. For purposes of this section, "veter an" shall have the same
10411842 meaning as specified in Section 2 of this title.
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10431843 SECTION 4. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
10441844 of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
10451845 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
10461846 be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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1064-OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
1065-Received by the Office of the Governor this _______ _____________
1066-day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
1067-By: _______________________________ __
1068-Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____
1069-day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
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1072- Governor of the State of Oklahoma
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1075-OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
1076-Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this _______ ___
1077-day of __________________, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
1078-By: _______________________________ __
1848+COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS AND BUDGET, dated
1849+04/08/2021 - DO PASS, As Coauthored.