Req. No. 10236 Page 1 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
HOUSE BILL 2713 By: Ford
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to motor vehicles; amending 47 O.S.
2021, Section 1115.1, which relates to seizure of
vehicles not bearing or displaying pr oper license
plate; modifying certain time frame; providing for
mandatory seizure of certain vehicles; amending 47
O.S. 2021, Section 1132, as last amended by Section
10, Chapter 236, O.S.L. 2024 (47 O.S. Supp. 2024,
Section 1132), which relates to vehicle registration
fees; modifying penalty for certain late payment;
modifying the place of deposit for collected monies;
providing discounts for certain timely payments; and
providing an effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 1115.1, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 1115.1. In addition to the penalties provided in the
Oklahoma Vehicle License and Registration Act, after ninety (90)
sixty (60) days from the expiration date for annual registration of
a vehicle or the transfer or change of ownership of a vehicle , the
Corporation Commission, Department of Public Safety, county
sheriffs, and all other duly authorized peace officers of this state
Req. No. 10236 Page 2 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
may shall seize and take into custody every vehicle owned within
this state not bearing or displaying a proper license plate required
by the Oklahoma Vehicle License and Registration Act. The vehicle
shall not be released to the owner until it is duly regis tered and
the license, registration, or title fee and penalties due are paid
in full, proof of security or an affidavit that the vehicle will not
be used on public highways or public streets, as required pursuant
to Section 7-600 et seq. of this title, is furnished, and the cost
of seizure, including the reasonable cost of taking the vehicle into
custody and storing the vehicle, have been paid. In the event the
owner of any vehicle seized fails to pay such fees and penalties
due, together with cost of seiz ure and storage, and fails to provide
proof of security or an affidavit that t he vehicle will not be used
on public highways or public streets, the Office of Management and
Enterprise Services shall proceed to sell the vehicle by posting not
fewer than five notices of sale in five different public places in
the county where the vehicle is located, one of such notices to be
posted at the place where the vehicle is stored. A copy of the
notice shall also be sent by certified mail, restricted delivery,
with return receipt requested, to the last -known address of the
registered owner of the vehicle. The vehicle shall be sold at such
sale subject to the following terms and conditions:
1. In the event the sale price is equal to, or greater than,
the total costs of sale, seizure and the fee and penalty, the
Req. No. 10236 Page 3 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
purchaser shall be issued a certificate of purchase, license plate,
manufactured home registration receipt and decal and registration
certificate;
2. In the event the sale price is less than the total costs of
sale, seizure, and the fee and penalty, the vehicle shall be sold as
junk to the highest bidder, whereupon the bidder shall receive a
certificate of purchase; and if the vehicle be dismantled, the
record to the junked vehicle shall be canceled. If not di smantled,
the vehicle shall be immediately registered; and
3. Any residual amount remaining unclaimed by the delinquent
owner shall be administered in accordance with the Uniform Unclaimed
Property Act.
SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 47 O .S. 2021, Section 1132, as
last amended by Section 10, Chapter 236, O.S.L. 202 4 (47 O.S. Supp.
2024, Section 1132), is amended to read as follows:
Section 1132. A. For all vehicles, unless otherwise
specifically provided by the Oklahoma Vehicle License a nd
Registration Act, a registration fee shall be assessed at the time
of initial registration by the owner and annually thereafter, for
the use of the avenues of public access within this state in the
following amounts:
1. For the first through the fourth year of registration in
this state or any other state, Eighty -five Dollars ($85.00);
Req. No. 10236 Page 4 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
2. For the fifth through the eighth year of registration in
this state or any other state, Seventy -five Dollars ($75.00);
3. For the ninth through the twelfth year of r egistration in
this state or any other state, Fifty -five Dollars ($55.00);
4. For the thirteenth through the sixteenth year of
registration in this state or any other state, Thirty -five Dollars
($35.00); and
5. For the seventeenth and any following year of registration
in this state or any other state, Fifteen Dollars ($15.00).
The registration fee provided for in this subsection shall be in
lieu of all other taxes, general or local, unless otherwise
specifically provided.
On and after January 1, 2022, if a physically disabled license
plate is issued pursuant to paragraph 3 of subsection B of Section
1135.1 of this title, any registration fee required for such license
plate and the fee required pursuant to this subsection shall be
remitted at the same time and subject to a single registration
period. Upon receipt of a physically di sabled license plate, the
standard-issue license plate must be surrendered to Service Oklahoma
or the licensed operator. The physically disabled license plate
must be properly displayed as required for a standard -issue license
plate and will be the sole license plate issued and assigned to the
vehicle. Service Oklahoma shall determine, by rule, a method for
making required fee adjustments when a physically disabled license
Req. No. 10236 Page 5 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
plate is obtained during a twelve -month period for which a
registration fee has alr eady been remitted pursuant to this
subsection. The combination of fees in a single remittance shall
not alter the apportionment otherwise provided for by law.
B. For all-terrain vehicles and motorcycles used exclusively
for use off roads or highways purchased on or after July 1, 2005,
and for all-terrain vehicles and motorcycles used exclusively for
use off roads or highways purchased prior to July 1, 2005, which the
owner chooses to register pursuant to the provisions of Section
1115.3 of this title, an initial and nonrecurring registration fee
of Eleven Dollars ($11.00) shall be assessed at the time of initial
registration by the owner. Nine Dollars ($9.00) of the registratio n
fee shall be deposited in the Tax Commission Reimbursement Fund
through December 31, 2022, and beginning January 1, 2023, this fee
shall be deposited in the Service Oklahoma Reimbursement Fund. Two
Dollars ($2.00) of the registration fee shall be retain ed by the
licensed operator. The fees required by subsection A of this
section shall not be required for all -terrain vehicles or
motorcycles used exclusively off roads and highways.
C. For utility vehicles used exclusively for use off roads or
highways purchased on or after July 1, 2008, and for utility
vehicles used exclusively for use off roads or highways purchased
prior to July 1, 2008, which the owner chooses to register pursuant
to the provisions of Section 1115.3 of this title, an initial and
Req. No. 10236 Page 6 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
nonrecurring registration fee of Eleven Dollars ($11.00) shall be
assessed at the time of initial registration by the owner. Nine
Dollars ($9.00) of the registration fee shall be deposited in the
Tax Commission Reimbursement Fund through December 31, 2022, and
beginning January 1, 2023, this fee shall be deposited in the
Service Oklahoma Reimbursement Fund. Two Dollars ($2.00) of the
registration fee shall be retained by the licensed operator. The
fees required by subsection A of this section shall not be req uired
for utility vehicles used exclusively off roads and highways.
D. There shall be a credit allowed with respect to the fee for
registration of a new vehicle which is a replacement for:
1. A new original vehicle which is stolen from the
purchaser/registrant within ninety (90) days of the date of purchase
of the original vehicle as certified by a police report or other
documentation as required by Service Oklahoma; or
2. A defective new original vehicle returned by the
purchaser/registrant to the selle r within six (6) months of the date
of purchase of the defective new original vehicle as certified by
the manufacturer.
The credit shall be in the amount of the fee for registration
which was paid for the new original vehicle and shall be applied to
the registration fee for the replacement vehicle. In no event will
the credit be refunded.
Req. No. 10236 Page 7 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
E. Upon every transfer or change of ownership of a vehicle, the
new owner shall obtain title for and, except in the case of salvage
vehicles and manufactured homes, regi ster the vehicle within two (2)
months of change of ownership and pay a transf er fee of Fifteen
Dollars ($15.00) in addition to any other fees provided for in the
Oklahoma Vehicle License and Registration Act. Additionally, within
two (2) business days of the date of the sale or transfer of the
motor vehicle, the parties must submit the requisite documentation
to Service Oklahoma or a licensed operator identifying the motor
vehicle subject to the sale or transfer, purchaser information, and
any associated license plate on the vehicle, pursuant to the
requirements of Section 1112.2 o f this title. No new decal shall be
issued to the registrant for an existing license plate. Thereafter,
the owner shall register the vehicle annually on the anniversary
date of its initial registration in this state and shall pay the
fees provided in subsection A of this section and receive a decal
evidencing such payment. Provided, used motor vehicle dealers shall
be exempt from the provisions of this section.
F. In the event a new or used vehicle is not registered,
titled, and tagged within two (2) mo nths from the date of transfer
of ownership, the penalty for the failure of the owner of the
vehicle to register the vehicle within two (2) months shall be One
Dollar ($1.00) per day, provided that in no event shall the penalty
exceed One Hundred Dollars ($100.00). An additional penalty of One
Req. No. 10236 Page 8 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
Hundred Dollars ($100.00) shall be assessed for each period of
thirty (30) days following the first assessed penalty until the
vehicle is registered, provided that in no event shall the penalty
exceed One Thousand Tw o Hundred Dollars ($1,200.00). No penalty
shall be waived by Service Oklahoma or any licensed operator except
as provided in subsection C of Section 1127 of this title. Of each
one-dollar penalty One hundred percent (100%) of the penalties
collected pursuant to this subsection :
1. Twenty-one cents ($0.21) shall be apportioned as provided in
Section 1104 of this title;
2. Twenty-one cents ($0.21) shall be retained by the license d
operator; and
3. Fifty-eight cents ($0.58) shall be deposited in the Genera l
Revenue Fund shall be deposited in the Department of Public Safety
Patrol Vehicle Revolving Fund established in Section 2 -143 of this
title.
G. Owners of new or used vehicles properly registered within
the two-month time frame prescribed in subsection F of this section
shall receive a three -percent discount on the initial registration
fee prescribed in paragraph 1 of subsection A of this section.
Owners of vehicles timely rene wing a vehicle's annual registration
on or before the last day of the month fo llowing the expiration date
as prescribed in paragraph 4 of subsection C of Section 1115 of this
title shall receive a discount of Twenty Dollars ($20.00) for
Req. No. 10236 Page 9 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
vehicles whose registration is being renewed in the second through
sixteenth year.
SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
60-1-10236 JBH 01/16/25