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§47-1136.
§47-1136.
The Oklahoma Tax Commission is hereby authorized to design and issue
appropriate official special license plates as provided by this
section.
Special license plates shall not be transferred to any other person
but shall be removed from the vehicle upon transfer of ownership and
retained. The special license plate may then be used on another
vehicle but only after such other vehicle has been registered for the
current year with a motor license agent.
Special license plates shall be renewed each year by the Tax
Commission or a motor license agent. The Tax Commission shall annually
notify by mail all persons issued special license plates. The notice
shall contain all necessary information and shall contain instructions
for the renewal procedure upon presentation to a motor license agent
or the Tax Commission. The license plates shall be issued on a
staggered system except for legislative and motorcycle license plates
and vintage decals.
If fewer than fifty of any type of special license plates authorized
prior to January 1, 2000, are issued prior to January 1, 2005, or, for
any type of special license plate authorized after January 1, 2000,
within five (5) years after first being offered, the Tax Commission
shall discontinue issuance of that type of special license plate.
Special license plates shall be designed in such a manner as to
identify the use and ownership of the vehicle. The special license
plates provided by this section are as follows:
1. Political Subdivision Plates - such plates shall be designed for
any vehicle owned by any political subdivision of this state and shall
be registered for Five Dollars ($5.00), after having obtained proper
Oklahoma certificate of title. Such political subdivisions shall file
an annual report with the Tax Commission stating the agency where such
vehicle is located. Such license plates shall be permanent in nature
and designed in such a manner as to remain with the vehicle for the
duration of the life span of the vehicle or until the title is
transferred to an owner who is not a political subdivision;
2. Legislative License Plates - such plates shall be designed for
persons elected to the Oklahoma Legislature and shall designate the
house of the Legislature in which the legislator serves and the
district number.
The fee for such plate shall be Five Dollars ($5.00) and shall be in
addition to the regular plate issued to the member and the fees
charged therefor;
3. Tax-Exempt or Nonprofit License Plates - such plates shall be
designed for:
a. any motor bus, manufactured home, or mobile chapel and power unit
owned and operated by a religious corporation or society of this state
holding a valid exemption from taxation issued pursuant to Section
501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(a), and
listed as an exempt organization in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Code, as amended, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3), and that is
used by the corporation or society solely for the furtherance of its
religious functions,
b. any vehicle owned and operated only by nonprofit organizations
devoted exclusively to youth programs including, but not limited to,
the Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts of America,
c. any vehicle, except passenger automobiles, owned or operated by
nonprofit organizations actually involved in programs for the
employment of the handicapped and used exclusively in the
transportation of goods or materials for such organization,
d. any vehicle owned and operated by a nonprofit organization that
provides older persons transportation to and from medical, dental and
religious services and relief from business and social isolation,
e. any vehicle owned and operated by a private nonprofit organization
that:
(1) warehouses and distributes surplus foods to other nonprofit
agencies and organizations, and
(2) holds a valid exemption from taxation issued pursuant to Section
501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, 26 U.S.C., Section
501(c), and listed as an exempt organization in Section 501(c)(3) of
the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, and
(3) uses such vehicle exclusively for the transportation of such
surplus foods, or
f. effective January 1, 1998, any vehicle which:
(1) is owned and operated by a private, nonprofit organization which
is exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of Section
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3),
and which is primarily funded by a fraternal or civic service
organization with at least one hundred local chapters or clubs, and
(2) is designed and used to provide mobile health screening services
to the general public at no cost to the recipient, and for which no
reimbursement of any kind is received from any health insurance
provider, health maintenance organization or governmental program.
The registration fee shall be Five Dollars ($5.00).
Any person claiming to be eligible for a tax-exempt or nonprofit
license plate under the provisions of this paragraph must have the
name of the tax-exempt or nonprofit organization prominently displayed
upon the outside of the vehicle, except those vehicles registered
pursuant to the provisions of subparagraph b of this paragraph, unless
such display is prohibited by federal or state law or by state agency
rules. No vehicle shall be licensed as a tax-exempt or nonprofit
vehicle unless the vehicle has affixed on each side thereof, in
letters not less than two (2) inches high and two (2) inches wide, the
name of the tax-exempt or nonprofit organization or the insignia or
other symbol of such organization which shall be of sufficient size,
shape and color as to be readily legible during daylight hours from a
distance of fifty (50) feet while the vehicle is not in motion;
4. Prisoner of War License Plates - such plates shall be designed for
honorably discharged or present members of the United States Armed
Forces and civilians who were former prisoners of war held by a
foreign country and who can provide proper certification of that
status. Such persons may apply for a prisoner of war license plate for
no more than two vehicles with each vehicle having a rated carrying
capacity of one (1) ton or less. The surviving spouse of any deceased
former prisoner of war, if the spouse has not since remarried, or if
remarried, the remarriage is terminated by death, divorce, or
annulment, may apply for a prisoner of war license plate for one
vehicle with a rated carrying capacity of one (1) ton or less. The
registration fee shall be Five Dollars ($5.00);
5. National Guard License Plates - such plates shall be designed for
active or retired members of the Oklahoma National Guard. The fee for
such plate shall be Five Dollars ($5.00) and shall be in addition to
all other registration fees provided by the Oklahoma Vehicle License
and Registration Act;
6. Air National Guard License Plates - such plates shall be designed
for active or retired members of the Oklahoma Air National Guard. The
fee for such plate shall be Five Dollars ($5.00) and shall be in
addition to all other registration fees provided by the Oklahoma
Vehicle License and Registration Act;
7. United States Armed Forces - such plates shall be designed for
active, retired, former or reserve members of the United States Armed
Forces, and shall identify which branch of service, and carry the
emblem and name of either the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines or Coast
Guard, according to the branch of service to which the member belongs
or did belong. Former members who have been dishonorably discharged
shall not be eligible for such plates. Persons applying for such
license plate must show proof of present or past military service by
presenting a valid Uniformed Services Identity Card or the United
States Department of Defense Form (DD)214. The fee for such plates
shall be Five Dollars ($5.00) and shall be in addition to all other
registration fees provided by the Oklahoma Vehicle License and
Registration Act;
8. Physically Disabled License Plates - such plates shall be designed
for persons who are eligible for an insignia as a physically disabled
person under the provisions of Section 15-112 of this title. It shall
prominently display the international accessibility symbol, which is a
stylized human figure in a wheelchair. Upon the death of the
physically disabled person, the special license plate shall be
returned to the Tax Commission. There shall be no fee for such plate
in addition to the rate provided by this act for the registration of
the vehicle.
Any person who is eligible for a physically disabled license plate and
whose vehicle has had modifications because of the physical disability
of the owner or of a family member within the second degree of
consanguinity of the owner, may register the vehicle for a flat fee of
Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00). This fee shall be in lieu of all other
registration fees provided by this act;
9. Disabled Veterans License Plates - such plates shall be designed
for persons presenting proper certification from the United States
Veterans Administration or the Armed Forces of the United States
certifying such veteran has a service-connected disability rating of
fifty percent (50%) or more, regardless which agency pays the
disability benefits, or that such veteran has been awarded a vehicle
by the United States government or receives a grant from the United
States Veterans Administration for the purchase of an automobile due
to a service-connected disability rating or due to the loss of use of
a limb or an eye. Such persons may apply to the Tax Commission for a
disabled veterans license plate or to a motor license agent for a
regular license plate for no more than two vehicles with each vehicle
having a rated carrying capacity of one (1) ton or less. The surviving
spouse of any deceased disabled veteran, if the spouse has not since
remarried, or if remarried, the remarriage is terminated by death,
divorce, or annulment, may apply for a disabled veterans license plate
for one vehicle with a rated carrying capacity of one (1) ton or less.
The registration fee shall be Five Dollars ($5.00);
10. Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient License Plates - such
plates shall be designed for any resident of this state who has been
awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. Such persons may apply for a
Congressional Medal of Honor recipient license plate for each vehicle
with a rated carrying capacity of one (1) ton or less. The fee for
each plate shall be Five Dollars ($5.00);
11. Missing In Action License Plates - such plates shall be designed
to honor members of the United States Armed Forces who are missing in
action. The spouse of such missing person, if the spouse has not since
remarried, or if remarried, the remarriage is terminated by death,
divorce, or annulment, and each parent of the missing person may apply
for a missing in action license plate upon presenting proper
certification that the person is missing in action and that the person
making the application is the qualifying spouse or the parent of the
missing person. The qualifying spouse and each parent of the missing
person may each apply for the missing in action license plate for each
vehicle with a rated carrying capacity of one (1) ton or less. The
registration fee for each plate shall be Five Dollars ($5.00) and
shall be in addition to the regular plate issued and the fees charged
therefor;
12. Indian Tribal License Plates - such plates shall be designed for
any vehicle of a native American Indian Tribal Association exempted in
Sections 201 through 204 of Public Law 97-473 and used by the tribal
association exclusively for the furtherance of its tribal functions.
The registration fee shall be Five Dollars ($5.00);
13. Personalized License Plates - such plates shall be designed and
issued for the following:
a. any person in any combination of numbers or letters from one to a
maximum of seven,
b. persons eligible for two or more of the military decoration special
license plates provided for in this section. Such plates may be issued
in any combination of emblems. However, such plates shall only display
up to three emblems and shall also display any combination of letters
or numbers from one to a maximum of three, and
c. motorcycles in any combination of numbers or letters from one to a
maximum of six.
The personalized license plates shall be issued on a staggered system
except for motorcycles.
On and after January 1, 1987, persons owning vehicles which are
twenty-one (21) years and older are qualified to submit for approval
by the Tax Commission or a motor license agent a vintage but expired
official Oklahoma license plate which is twenty-one (21) years and
older. Upon approval of such personalized plate, the owner shall be
issued the annual registration decal which the Tax Commission or agent
shall direct to be affixed in close proximity to the mandatory vehicle
inspection decal. The Tax Commission shall promulgate a rule which
establishes appropriate criteria to be used in the implementation of
this act.
The fee for such plate shall be Twelve Dollars ($12.00) and shall be
in addition to all other registration fees provided by this act. Two
Dollars ($2.00) of the personalized tag fee shall be deposited in the
Oklahoma Tax Commission Reimbursement Fund to be used for the
administration of this act;
14. Purple Heart Recipient License Plates - such plates shall be
designed for any resident of this state who has been awarded the
Purple Heart military decoration and, upon the death of the recipient,
the spouse of the recipient. Such persons may apply for a Purple Heart
recipient license plate for vehicles having a rated carrying capacity
of one (1) ton or less. The fee for each plate shall be Five Dollars
($5.00) and shall be in addition to all other registration fees
required by the Oklahoma Vehicle License and Registration Act;
15. Pearl Harbor Survivor License Plates - such plates shall be
designed for any resident of this state who can be verified by the
United States Veterans Administration or the Armed Forces of the
United States as being:
a. a member of the United States Armed Forces on December 7, 1941,
b. stationed on December 7, 1941, during the hours of 7:55 a.m. to
9:45 a.m. Hawaii time at Pearl Harbor, the island of Oahu, or offshore
at a distance not to exceed three (3) miles, and
c. a recipient of an honorable discharge from the United States Armed
Forces.
Such person may apply for a Pearl Harbor Survivor license plate for
each vehicle with a rated carrying capacity of one (1) ton or less.
The fee for each plate shall be Five Dollars ($5.00) and shall be in
addition to all other registration fees required by the Oklahoma
Vehicle License and Registration Act.
The Tax Commission shall design and make available to any person who
is issued a Pearl Harbor Survivor License Plate a commemorative Pearl
Harbor decal to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of Pearl Harbor.
Such decal shall include the language "Pearl Harbor 1941-1991" and
shall be designed to be easily attached to a license plate. This decal
shall be free of charge to those persons issued a Pearl Harbor
Survivor License Plate;
16. Iwo Jima License Plates - such plates shall be designed for any
resident of this state who can be verified by the United States
Veterans Administration or the Armed Forces of the United States as
being:
a. a member of the United States Armed Forces in February of 1945,
b. stationed in February of 1945 on or in the immediate vicinity of
the island of Iwo Jima, and
c. a recipient of an honorable discharge from the United States Armed
Forces.
Such person may apply for an Iwo Jima license plate for each vehicle
with a rated carrying capacity of one (1) ton or less.
Such license plate shall have the legend "Oklahoma OK" and shall
contain three letters and three numbers. Between the letters and
numbers shall be a logo of the flag-raising at Iwo Jima. Below the
letters, logo and numbers, the plate shall contain the words "FEB." at
the left, "Iwo Jima" in the center and "1945" at the right. Such
plates shall not be subject to the design requirements of any other
license plates prescribed by law other than the space for the
placement of the yearly decals for each succeeding year of
registration after the initial issue.
The fee for each plate shall be Five Dollars ($5.00) and shall be in
addition to all other registration fees required by the Oklahoma
Vehicle License and Registration Act;
17. D-Day Survivor License Plates - such plates shall be designed for
any resident of this state who can be verified by the United States
Veterans Administration or the Armed Forces of the United States as
being:
a. a member of the United States Armed Forces on June 6, 1944,
b. a participant in the Allied invasion of the coast of Normandy on
June 6, 1944; provided, if such participation cannot be verified by
the United States Veterans Administration or the Armed Forces of the
United States, the Tax Commission may, in its discretion, accept
evidence of such participation from the person applying for the
license plate, and
c. a recipient of an honorable discharge from the United States Armed
Forces.
Such person may apply for a D-Day Survivor license plate for each
vehicle with a rated carrying capacity of one (1) ton or less. The fee
for each plate shall be Five Dollars ($5.00) and shall be in addition
to all other registration fees required by the Oklahoma Vehicle
License and Registration Act;
18. Killed in Action License Plates - such plates shall be designed to
honor members of the United States Armed Forces who were killed in
action. The spouse of the deceased person, if the spouse has not
remarried, or if remarried, the remarriage is terminated by death,
divorce, or annulment, may apply for a killed in action license plate
upon presenting proper certification that the person was killed in
action and that the person making the application is the qualifying
spouse of the deceased person. The qualifying spouse may apply for a
killed in action license plate for each vehicle with a rated carrying
capacity of one (1) ton or less. The registration fee for each plate
shall be Five Dollars ($5.00);
19. Gold Star Parents License Plates - such plates shall be designed
to honor members of the United States Armed Forces who were killed
during a war. The parents of the deceased person may apply for a gold
star license plate upon presenting proper certification that the
person was killed during a war and that the person making the
application is the parent of the deceased person. The parent may apply
for a gold star parent license plate for each vehicle with a rated
carrying capacity of one (1) ton or less. The registration fee for
each plate shall be Five Dollars ($5.00);
20. University or College Supporter License Plates - such plates shall
be designed and issued to any person wishing to demonstrate support to
any state-supported or private university or college. The fee for such
plate shall be Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) and shall be in addition
to all other registration fees required by the Oklahoma Vehicle
License and Registration Act. The twenty-five-dollar fee shall be
apportioned pursuant to Section 1104.1 of this title;
21. Environmental Awareness License Plates - such plates shall be
designed, subject to the criteria to be presented to the Tax
Commission by the Department of Environmental Quality in consultation
with the Oklahoma Arts Council, and issued to any person wishing to
demonstrate support to implement the statewide general public
environmental education program created pursuant to the provisions of
the Oklahoma Environmental Quality Code. Such plates shall be designed
and issued to any person in any combination of numbers and letters
from one to a maximum of seven, as for personalized license plates.
The fee for such plate shall be Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) and shall
be in addition to all other registration fees required by the Oklahoma
Vehicle License and Registration Act. The twenty-five-dollar fee shall
be apportioned pursuant to Section 1104.2 of this title. A dealer's
license plate issued pursuant to Section 1116.1 or 1128 of this title
may be designated an Environmental Awareness License Plate upon
payment of the fee imposed by this paragraph and any other
registration fees required by the Oklahoma Vehicle License and
Registration Act;
22. Military Decoration License Plates - such plates shall be designed
for any resident of this state who has been awarded the Distinguished
Service Award, the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Bronze Star
military decoration or the Silver Star military decoration. Such
persons may apply for a military decoration license plate for each
vehicle with a rated carrying capacity of one (1) ton or less. The fee
for each plate shall be Five Dollars ($5.00) and shall be in addition
to all other registration fees required by the Oklahoma Vehicle
License and Registration Act;
23. Vietnam Veteran License Plates - such plates shall be designed for
honorably discharged or present members of the United States Armed
Forces who served in the Vietnam Conflict. Such persons may apply for
a Vietnam veteran license plate for each vehicle with a rated carrying
capacity of one (1) ton or less. The fee for each plate shall be Five
Dollars ($5.00) and shall be in addition to all other registration
fees required by the Oklahoma Vehicle License and Registration Act;
24. Round and Square Dance License Plates - such plates shall be
designed and issued to any person wishing to demonstrate support for
round and square dancing. The fee for such plate shall be Five Dollars
($5.00) and shall be in addition to all other registration fees
required by the Oklahoma Vehicle License and Registration Act;
25. Firefighter License Plates - such plates shall be designed for any
career or retired firefighter, volunteer or paid. Firefighters may
apply for firefighter plates for up to four vehicles with a rated
capacity of one (1) ton or less upon proof of a fire department
membership by either an identification card or letter from the Chief
of the fire department. The surviving spouse of any deceased
firefighter, if the spouse has not since remarried, may apply for a
firefighter license plate for one vehicle with a rated carrying
capacity of one (1) ton or less upon proof that the deceased
firefighter was a member of a fire department by either an
identification card or letter from the Chief of the fire department.
The license plate shall have the legend "Oklahoma" in the color
Pantone 186C Red and shall contain no more than three letters and
three numbers in the color Pantone 301C Blue. Between the letters and
numbers shall be the Firefighter Maltese Cross Logo in the color
Pantone 186C Red outlined in the color Pantone 301C Blue. Below the
letters and the logo shall be the word "Firefighter" in the color
Pantone 186C Red. The plates shall not be subject to the design
requirements of any other license plates prescribed by law other than
the space for the placement of the yearly decals for each succeeding
year of registration after the initial issue.
The fee for each plate shall be Twenty Dollars ($20.00) and shall be
in addition to all other registration fees required by the Oklahoma
Vehicle License and Registration Act. The Twenty Dollars ($20.00) for
initial registration and succeeding yearly registration shall be
apportioned as follows: Fifteen Dollars ($15.00) shall be deposited to
the Oklahoma State Firemen's Museum Building & Memorial Fund for
support of the Oklahoma Firefighter Fallen and Living Memorial and
Five Dollars ($5.00) to the Tax Commission;
26. Police Officer License Plates - such plates shall be designed for
any currently employed or retired municipal police officer. Police
officers may apply for police officer plates for vehicles with a rated
capacity of one (1) ton or less upon proof of employment by or
retirement from a municipal police department by either an
identification card or letter from the chief of the police department
or the Oklahoma Police Pension and Retirement Board. The license
plates shall be designed in consultation with municipal police
departments of this state.
The fee for each plate shall be Five Dollars ($5.00) and shall be in
addition to all other registration fees required by the Oklahoma
Vehicle License and Registration Act;
27. World War II Veteran License Plates - such plates shall be
designed to honor honorably discharged former members of the United
States Armed Forces who are residents of this state and who can be
verified by the Oklahoma Military Department, the Veterans
Administration or the Armed Forces of the United States as having
served on federal active duty anytime during the period from September
16, 1940, to December 7, 1945. The former members may apply for a
World War II Veteran license plate for vehicles with a rated carrying
capacity of one (1) ton or less.
The license plate shall have the legend "Oklahoma" and shall contain,
in the center of the plate, either the Thunderbird Insignia of the
45th Infantry Division in the prescribed red and gold coloring or the
emblem of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines or Coast Guard according
to the branch of service to which the member belonged. For the purpose
of license plate identification, the plate shall contain four digits,
two digits at the left and two digits at the right of the insignia or
emblem. Centered on the bottom of the license plate shall be the words
"WORLD WAR II". However, the plates may be issued to any person in any
combination of numbers and letters with up to three on each side of
the insignia or emblem as for personalized license plates.
The fee for each plate shall be Five Dollars ($5.00) and shall be in
addition to all other registration fees required by the Oklahoma
Vehicle License and Registration Act. If the plate is issued in any
combination of numbers and letters with up to three on each side of
the insignia or emblem as for personalized license plates, the fee for
each plate shall be Twelve Dollars ($12.00) and shall be in addition
to all other registration fees required by the Oklahoma Vehicle
License and Registration Act.
The Tax Commission shall design and make available to any person who
is issued a World War II Veteran License Plate a commemorative World
War II decal to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the end of
World War II. The decal shall include the language "World War II 50th
Anniversary" and shall be designed to be easily attached to a license
plate. This decal shall be free of charge to those persons issued a
World War II Veteran License Plate;
28. Korean War Veteran License Plates - such plates shall be designed
to honor honorably discharged former members of the United States
Armed Forces who are residents of this state and who can be verified
by the Oklahoma Military Department, the Veterans Administration or
the Armed Forces of the United States as having served on federal
active duty anytime during the period from September 1, 1950, to April
27, 1954. The former members may apply for a Korean War Veteran
license plate for vehicles with a rated carrying capacity of one (1)
ton or less.
The license plate shall have the legend "OKLAHOMA" and shall contain,
in the center of the plate, either the Thunderbird Insignia of the
45th Infantry Division in the prescribed red and gold coloring or the
emblem of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines or Coast Guard according
to the branch of service to which the member belonged. For the purpose
of license plate identification, the plate shall contain four digits,
two digits at the left and two digits at the right of the insignia or
emblem. Centered on the bottom of the license plate shall be the word
"KOREA". However, the plates may be issued to any person in any
combination of numbers and letters with up to three on each side of
the insignia or emblem as for personalized license plates.
The fee for each plate shall be Five Dollars ($5.00) and shall be in
addition to all other registration fees required by the Oklahoma
Vehicle License and Registration Act. If the plate is issued in any
combination of numbers and letters with up to three on each side of
the insignia or emblem as for personalized license plates, the fee for
each plate shall be Twelve Dollars ($12.00) and shall be in addition
to all other registration fees required by the Oklahoma Vehicle
License and Registration Act;
29. Wildlife Conservation License Plates - such plates shall be
designed, subject to the criteria to be presented to the Tax
Commission by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation in
consultation with the State Arts Council, and issued to any person
wishing to demonstrate support for wildlife conservation in this state
through the Wildlife Diversity Fund, provided for in Section 3-310 of
Title 29 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Such plates may be designed and
issued to any person as for personalized license plates. The fee for
the plate shall be Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) and shall be in
addition to all other registration fees required by the Oklahoma
Vehicle License and Registration Act. Motor license agents shall have
the option of stocking an inventory of numbered Wildlife Conservation
License Plates, as well as stocking applications for personalized
Wildlife Conservation License Plates. In addition to the amounts
authorized to be retained by motor license agents pursuant to the
provisions of Section 1141.1 of this title, motor license agents shall
retain an additional Three Dollars ($3.00) for each original Wildlife
Conservation License Plate issued and for each application submitted
by mail that carries the agent's code and for which a Wildlife
Conservation License Plate is issued. The three-dollar fee to be
retained by the motor license agent pursuant to this paragraph shall
not be included in the maximum sum that may be retained by motor
license agents as compensation pursuant to the provisions of Section
1143 of this title. For the first year such plate is issued, Seventeen
Dollars ($17.00) of the twenty-five-dollar fee shall be apportioned
pursuant to subsection D of Section 3-310 of Title 29 of the Oklahoma
Statutes. After the first year such plate is issued, Twenty Dollars
($20.00) of the twenty-five-dollar fee shall be apportioned pursuant
to subsection D of Section 3-310 of Title 29 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
30. Municipal Official License Plates - such plates shall be designed
for persons elected to a municipal office in this state and shall
designate the name of the municipality and the district or ward in
which the municipal official serves. The plates shall only be produced
upon application. The fee for the plate shall be Fifteen Dollars
($15.00) and shall be in addition to the regular plate issued to the
elected municipal official and the fees charged therefor;
31. Child Abuse Prevention License Plates - such plates shall be
designed, subject to the criteria to be presented to the Tax
Commission by the Office of Child Abuse Prevention in the Oklahoma
State Department of Health and the Oklahoma Committee to Prevent Child
Abuse, and issued to any person wishing to demonstrate support for the
prevention of child abuse. The fee for the plate shall be Twenty-five
Dollars ($25.00) and shall be in addition to all other registration
fees required by the Oklahoma Vehicle License and Registration Act.
Twenty Dollars ($20.00) of the twenty-five-dollar fee shall be
deposited in the Child Abuse Prevention Fund;
32. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People License
Plates - such plates shall be designed, subject to the criteria to be
presented to the Tax Commission by the NAACP, and issued to any person
wishing to demonstrate support for the NAACP. The fee for the plate
shall be Twenty Dollars ($20.00) and shall be in addition to all other
registration fees required by the Oklahoma Vehicle License and
Registration Act;
33. National Rifle Association License Plates - such plates shall be
designed, subject to the criteria to be presented to the Tax
Commission by the National Rifle Association, and issued to any person
wishing to demonstrate support for the National Rifle Association. The
fee for the plate shall be Twenty Dollars ($20.00) and shall be in
addition to all other registration fees required by the Oklahoma
Vehicle License and Registration Act;
34. Red Cross Volunteer License Plates - such plates shall be designed
to honor American Red Cross volunteers and staff who are residents of
this state. Such persons must present an identification card issued by
the American Red Cross and bearing a photograph of the person. The
license plate shall be designed with the assistance of the American
Red Cross and shall have the legend "Oklahoma OK!" in the color
Pantone 186C Red. Below the legend the symbol of the American Red
Cross and no more than three letters and three numbers shall be in the
color Pantone 186C Red. Below the symbol and letters and numbers shall
be the words "American Red Cross" in black. The plates shall not be
subject to the design requirements of any other license plates
prescribed by law other than the space for the placement of the yearly
decals for each succeeding year of registration after the initial
issue. The fee for such plate shall be Five Dollars ($5.00) and shall
be in addition to all other registration fees required by the Oklahoma
Vehicle License and Registration Act;
35. United States Olympic Committee Supporter License Plates - such
plates shall be designed and issued to any person wishing to
demonstrate support for the United States Olympic Committee. The
plates shall be issued to any person in any combination of numbers and
letters from one to a maximum of seven, as for personalized license
plates. The plate shall contain the official United States Olympic
Committee logo. The fee for such plate shall be Twenty-eight Dollars
($28.00) and shall be in addition to all other registration fees
required by the Oklahoma Vehicle License and Registration Act. The Tax
Commission shall be authorized, if necessary, to enter into a
licensing agreement with the United States Olympic Committee for any
licensing fees which may be required in order to use the United States
Olympic Committee logo or design. The licensing agreement shall
provide for a payment of not more than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00)
for each license plate issued. Motor license agents shall have the
option of stocking an inventory of preprinted United States Olympic
Committee Supporter License Plates, as well as stocking applications
for personalized United States Olympic Committee Supporter License
Plates. In addition to the amounts authorized to be retained by motor
license agents pursuant to the provisions of Section 1141.1 of this
title, motor license agents shall retain an additional Three Dollars
($3.00) for each United States Olympic Committee Supporter License
Plate issued and for each application submitted by mail that carries
the agent's code and for which a United States Olympic Committee
Supporter License Plate is issued. The three-dollar fee to be retained
by the motor license agent pursuant to this paragraph shall not be
included in the maximum sum that may be retained by motor license
agents as compensation pursuant to the provisions of Section 1143 of
this title;
36. Oklahoma History License Plates - such plates shall be designed
and issued to any person wishing to demonstrate interest in Oklahoma
history. The fee for such plate shall be Twenty Dollars ($20.00) and
shall be in addition to all other registration fees required by the
Oklahoma Vehicle License and Registration Act. Fifteen Dollars
($15.00) of the twenty-dollar fee shall be deposited to the Oklahoma
Historical Society Revolving Fund to be used for educational purposes;
37. Oklahoma Military Academy Alumni License Plates - such plates
shall be designed and issued to any resident of this state who is an
alumnus of the Oklahoma Military Academy. Such persons may apply for
an Oklahoma Military Academy Alumnus license plate for each vehicle
with a rated carrying capacity of one (1) ton or less. The license
plates shall be designed in consultation with the Oklahoma Military
Academy and shall contain the shield of the Academy. The fee for each
plate shall be Five Dollars ($5.00) and shall be in addition to all
other registration fees required by the Oklahoma Vehicle License and
Registration Act;
38. Masonic Fraternity License Plates - such plates shall be designed
and issued to any resident of this state who is a member of a Masonic
Fraternity of Oklahoma. Such persons may apply for a Masonic
Fraternity license plate for each vehicle with a rated carrying
capacity of one (1) ton or less upon proof of a Masonic Fraternity
membership or upon the presentment of an application for a Masonic
Fraternity license plate authorized and approved by the Grand Lodge of
Oklahoma. The license plates shall be designed in consultation with
the Masonic Fraternities of Oklahoma and shall contain the Masonic
emblem. The fee for each plate shall be Five Dollars ($5.00) and shall
be in addition to all other registration fees required by the Oklahoma
Vehicle License and Registration Act;
39. Historic Route 66 License Plates - such plates shall be designed
to honor historic Route 66, also known as the "Mother Road".
The fee for the plate shall be Twenty Dollars ($20.00) and shall be in
addition to all other registration fees required by the Oklahoma
Vehicle License and Registration Act. Fifteen Dollars ($15.00) of the
twenty-dollar fee shall be apportioned to the Oklahoma Tourism and
Recreation Department Revolving Fund to be distributed to the Route 66
Museum located in Clinton, Oklahoma;
40. Heart of the Heartland License Plates - such plates shall be
designed and issued to any person wishing to honor the victims of the
terrorist bombing attack on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in
downtown Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995. The fee for the plate shall
be Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) and shall be in addition to all other
registration fees required by the Oklahoma Vehicle License and
Registration Act. Twenty Dollars ($20.00) of the twenty-five-dollar
fee shall be deposited in the Heart of the Heartland Scholarship Fund,
as established in Section 2282 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
41. United States Air Force Association License Plates - such plates
shall be designed for members of the United States Air Force
Association. Persons applying for such license plate must show proof
of membership in the Association. The license plates shall be designed
in consultation with the Association. The fee for such plate shall be
Five Dollars ($5.00) and shall be in addition to all other
registration fees provided by the Oklahoma Vehicle License and
Registration Act;
42. Shriner's Hospitals for Burned and Crippled Children License
Plates - such plates shall be designed to demonstrate support for
Shriner's Hospitals for Burned and Crippled Children and shall be
issued to any resident of this state who is a member of a Shriner's
Temple in Oklahoma. The license plate shall be designed in
consultation with the Shriner's Temples in Oklahoma and shall contain
the Shriner's emblem. The fee for the plate shall be Five Dollars
($5.00) and shall be in addition to all other registration fees
required by the Oklahoma Vehicle License and Registration Act;
43. Emergency Medical Technician License Plates - such plates shall be
designed and issued to any person who is an emergency medical
technician. Such persons may apply for an emergency medical technician
license plate for each vehicle with a rated carrying capacity of one
(1) ton or less upon proof of an emergency medical technician's
license. The license plate shall be designed in consultation with the
state association of emergency medical technicians. The fee for the
plate shall be Twenty Dollars ($20.00) and shall be in addition to all
other registration fees required by the Oklahoma Vehicle License and
Registration Act. Fifteen Dollars ($15.00) of the twenty-dollar fee
shall be apportioned to the county of residence of the person
purchasing the plates to be equally apportioned by the county to the
city and county volunteer fire departments in the county;
44. Fight Breast Cancer License Plates - such plates shall be designed
to demonstrate support for the prevention and treatment of breast
cancer in this state. The plate shall contain the legend "Fight Breast
Cancer". The fee for the plate shall be Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00)
and shall be in addition to all other registration fees required by
the Oklahoma Vehicle License and Registration Act. Twenty Dollars
($20.00) of the twenty-five-dollar fee shall be apportioned to the
Breast Cancer Act Revolving Fund;
45. Balloonists License Plate - such plates shall be designed and
issued to any person wishing to demonstrate support for hot air
ballooning in this state. The fee for such plate shall be Twenty-five
Dollars ($25.00) and shall be in addition to all other registration
fees required by the Oklahoma Vehicle License and Registration Act;
46. Veterans of Foreign Wars License Plates - such plates shall be
designed to honor the veterans of foreign wars and issued to any
resident of this state who is a member of a Veterans of Foreign Wars
organization in this state. Such persons may apply for Veterans of
Foreign Wars license plates upon proof of membership in a Veterans of
Foreign Wars organization. The license plate shall be designed in
consultation with the Veterans of Foreign Wars organization. The fee
for the plate shall be Five Dollars ($5.00) and shall be in addition
to all other registration fees required by the Oklahoma Vehicle
License and Registration Act;
47. Order of the Eastern Star License Plates - such plates shall be
designed and issued to any resident of this state who is a member of
an Order of the Eastern Star. Such persons may apply for an Order of
the Eastern Star license plate for each vehicle with a rated carrying
capacity of one (1) ton or less upon proof of an Order of the Eastern
Star membership or upon the presentment of an application for an Order
of the Eastern Star license plate authorized and approved by the
organization. The license plate shall be designed in consultation with
the Order of the Eastern Star and shall contain the Order of the
Eastern Star emblem. The fee for each license plate shall be Five
Dollars ($5.00) and shall be in addition to all other registration
fees required by the Oklahoma Vehicle License and Registration Act;
48. Crime Victims Awareness License Plates - such plates shall be
designed and issued to any person wishing to demonstrate awareness of
and support for victims of crimes. The license plates shall be
designed in consultation with the Oklahoma Crime Victims Centre. The
fee for the plate shall be Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) and shall be
in addition to all other registration fees required by the Oklahoma
Vehicle License and Registration Act. Twenty Dollars ($20.00) of the
twenty-five-dollar fee shall be apportioned to the Attorney General's
Revolving Fund for the Office of the Attorney General, which is hereby
directed to use such funds to contract with a statewide nonprofit
organization to provide services to crime victims;
49. Desert Storm License Plates - such plates shall be designed and
issued to any honorably discharged or present member of the United
States Armed Forces who served in the Persian Gulf Crisis and the
Desert Storm operation. Such persons may apply for a Desert Storm
license plate for each vehicle with a rated carrying capacity of one
(1) ton or less. The fee for each plate shall be Five Dollars ($5.00)
and shall be in addition to all other registration fees required by
the Oklahoma Vehicle License and Registration Act;
50. Military Reserve Unit License Plates - such plates shall be
designed and issued to any honorably discharged or present member of a
reserve unit of the United States Armed Forces. Such persons may apply
for a Military Reserve Unit license plate for each vehicle with a
rated carrying capacity of one (1) ton or less. The fee for each plate
shall be Five Dollars ($5.00) and shall be in addition to all other
registration fees required by the Oklahoma Vehicle License and
Registration Act;
51. Knights of Columbus License Plates - such plates shall be designed
and issued to any resident of this state who is a member of the
Knights of Columbus. Such persons may apply for a Knights of Columbus
license plate for each vehicle with a rated carrying capacity of one
(1) ton or less upon proof of a Knights of Columbus membership or upon
the presentment of an application for a Knights of Columbus license
plate authorized and approved by the organization. The license plate
shall be designed in consultation with the Knights of Columbus and
shall contain the Knights of Columbus emblem. The fee for each license
plate shall be Five Dollars ($5.00) and shall be in addition to all
other registration fees required by the Oklahoma Vehicle License and
Registration Act;
52. Oklahoma Safe Kids Association License Plates - such plates shall
be designed and issued to any person wishing to demonstrate support
and awareness of the Oklahoma Safe Kids Association. The license plate
shall be designed in consultation with the Oklahoma Safe Kids
Association. The fee for the plate shall be Twenty-five Dollars
($25.00) and shall be in addition to all other registration fees
required by the Oklahoma Vehicle License and Registration Act. Twenty
Dollars ($20.00) of the twenty-five-dollar fee shall be deposited in
the Children's Hospital - Oklahoma Safe Kids Association Revolving
Fund to be distributed to the Oklahoma Safe Kids Association program;
53. Oklahoma City Bombing Victims and Survivors License Plates - such
plates shall be designed and issued to any victim or survivor of the
bombing attack on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown
Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995. The fee for such plate shall be Five
Dollars ($5.00) and shall be in addition to all other registration
fees required by the Oklahoma Vehicle License and Registration Act;
54. Civil Air Patrol License Plates - such plates shall be designed
and issued to any person who is a member of the Civil Air Patrol. Such
persons may apply for a Civil Air Patrol license plate for each
vehicle with a rated carrying capacity of one (1) ton or less upon
proof of membership in the Civil Air Patrol. The license plate shall
be designed in consultation with the Civil Air Patrol. The fee for the
plate shall be Five Dollars ($5.00) and shall be in addition to all
other registration fees required by the Oklahoma Vehicle License and
Registration Act;
55. Ninety-Nines License Plates - such plates shall be designed and
issued to members of the Ninety-Nines. Persons applying for such
license plate must show proof of membership in the Ninety-Nines. The
license plates shall be designed in consultation with the
Ninety-Nines. The fee for such plate shall be Five Dollars ($5.00) and
shall be in addition to all other registration fees provided by the
Oklahoma Vehicle License and Registration Act;
56. Jaycees License Plates - such plates shall be designed and issued
to members of the Jaycees. Persons applying for such license plate
must show proof of membership in the Jaycees. The license plates shall
be designed in consultation with the Jaycees. The fee for such plate
shall be Five Dollars ($5.00) and shall be in addition to all other
registration fees provided by the Oklahoma Vehicle License and
Registration Act;
57. Combat Infantryman Badge License Plates - such plates shall be
designed to honor recipients of the Combat Infantryman Badge. The
plate shall have the legend "Oklahoma OK". Below the legend shall be
the Combat Infantryman Badge and three numbers. Below the badge and
the numbers shall be the words "Combat Infantryman Badge". Such
persons may apply for a Combat Infantryman Badge license plate for
each vehicle with a rated carrying capacity of one (1) ton or less.
The fee for each plate shall be Five Dollars ($5.00) and shall be in
addition to all other registration fees required by the Oklahoma
Vehicle License and Registration Act;
58. Somalia Combat Veterans License Plates - such plates shall be
designed and issued to any honorably discharged or present member of
the United States Armed Forces who saw combat in the United Nations
relief effort. Such persons may apply for a Somalia Combat Veteran
license plate for each vehicle with a rated carrying capacity of one
(1) ton or less. The fee for each plate shall be Five Dollars ($5.00)
and shall be in addition to all other registration fees required by
the Oklahoma Vehicle License and Registration Act;
59. Ducks Unlimited License Plates - such plates shall be designed and
issued to members of Ducks Unlimited. Persons applying for such
license plates must show proof of membership in Ducks Unlimited. The
license plates shall be designed in consultation with Ducks Unlimited.
The fee for such plate shall be Five Dollars ($5.00) and shall be in
addition to all other registration fees provided by the Oklahoma
Vehicle License and Registration Act;
60. Kiwanis International License Plates - such plates shall be
designed and issued to members of Kiwanis International. Persons
applying for such license plate must show proof of membership in
Kiwanis International. The license plates shall be designed in
consultation with Kiwanis International. The fee for such plate shall
be Five Dollars ($5.00) and shall be in addition to all other
registration fees provided by the Oklahoma Vehicle License and
Registration Act;
61. Certified Public Accountants License Plates - such plates shall be
designed and issued to any resident of this state who is a Certified
Public Accountant. Such persons may apply for a Certified Public
Accountant license plate for each vehicle with a rated carrying
capacity of one (1) ton or less upon proof of status as a Certified
Public Accountant. The license plates shall be designed in
consultation with the Oklahoma Society of Certified Public
Accountants. The fee for each license plate shall be Five Dollars
($5.00) and shall be in addition to all other registration fees
required by the Oklahoma Vehicle License and Registration Act;
62. Police Chaplain License Plates - such plates shall be designed and
issued to members of the International Conference of Police Chaplains
(ICPC) who have completed the ICPC requirements for basic
certification as a police chaplain. The license plates shall be
designed in consultation with the ICPC. The fee for such plates shall
be Five Dollars ($5.00) and shall be in addition to all other
registration fees required by the Oklahoma Vehicle License and
Registration Act;
63. Four-H Club License Plates - such plates shall be designed and
issued to members and other persons wishing to demonstrate support of
the Four-H Club. The license plates shall be designed in consultation
with the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service, Four-H Youth
Development Program. The fee for such plate shall be Five Dollars
($5.00) and shall be in addition to all other registration fees
provided by the Oklahoma Vehicle License and Registration Act; and
64. Agricultural Awareness License Plates - such plates shall be
designed, subject to criteria to be presented to the Tax Commission,
by the State Department of Agriculture in consultation with the State
Arts Council, and issued to any person wishing to demonstrate support
of the Department's Ag in the Classroom Education Program. The fee for
such plate shall be Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) and shall be in
addition to all other registration fees required by the Oklahoma
Vehicle License and Registration Act. The fee shall be apportioned as
provided in Section 3 of this act.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1104 of this title, Two
Dollars ($2.00) of each special tag fee shall be deposited to the OTC
Reimbursement Fund to be used for the administration of this act.
Use of any vehicle possessing a special license plate for any purpose
not specified in this section shall be grounds for revocation of the
special license plate and registration certificate.
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