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ENGROSSED HOUSE
BILL NO. 2431 By: Fetgatter of the House
and
Pugh of the Senate
[ license plates - personalized license plates -
requirements - effective date ]
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 1135.4, as
last amended by Section 89, Chapter 452, O.S.L. 2024 (47 O.S. Supp.
2024, Section 1135.4), is amended to read as follows:
Section 1135.4. A. Service Oklahoma is hereby authorized to
design and issue personalized license plates. The personalized
license plates shall be issued on a staggered system except for
vintage decals.
Personalized 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 personalized special license plate
may then be used on another vehicle but only after such other
vehicle has been registered for the current year.
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Personalized special license plates shall be renewed each year
by Service Oklahoma or a licensed operator, unless authorized by
Service Oklahoma to be renewed for a period greater than one (1)
year. Service Oklahoma shall notify by mail all persons issued
special license plates. Service Oklahoma shall send the
notifications to the electronic mail address provided by the person.
If a person does not provide an electronic mail address, Service
Oklahoma shall notify the person by mail. The notice shall contain
all necessary information and shall contain instructions for the
renewal procedure upon presentation to a licensed operator or
Service Oklahoma. The licensed operator fees for renewals shall be
paid out of the Oklahoma Tax Commission Reimbursement Fund.
Beginning January 1, 2023, the licensed operator fees for acceptance
of applications and renewals shall be paid out of the Service
Oklahoma Reimbursement Fund.
On and after January 1, 2022, if a personalized license plate is
issued pursuant to this section, any registration fee required for
such plate pursuant to this section and the fee required pursuant to
Section 1132 of this title shall be remitted at the same time and
subject to a single registration period. Service Oklahoma shall
determine, by rule, a method for making required fee and
registration period adjustments if a special license plate is
obtained during a twelve-month period for which a registration fee
has already been remitted pursuant to Section 1132 of this title.
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The combination of fees in a single remittance shall not alter the
apportionment otherwise provided for in this section.
B. Such plates shall be designed and issued for the following:
1. Any person in any combination of numbers or letters from one
to a maximum of seven. Service Oklahoma shall make the plates
available with black lettering on a white field or with white
lettering on a black field;
2. Persons eligible for two or more of the military decoration
special license plates provided for in this title. 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;
3. Motorcycles in any combination of numbers or letters from
one to a maximum of six;
4. Persons eligible for Korean War Veteran license plates
provided for in this title. Such plates may display any combination
of letters or numbers up to three on each side of the insignia or
emblem;
5. Persons eligible for World War II Veteran license plates
provided for in this title. Such plates may display any combination
of letters or numbers up to three on each side of the insignia or
emblem; and
6. Persons owning vehicles which are twenty-one (21) years and
older are qualified to submit for approval by Service Oklahoma or a
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licensed operator 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 Service Oklahoma or the licensed operator
shall direct to be affixed.
C. The fee for such plates shall be Twenty Dollars ($20.00) per
year of renewal and shall be in addition to all other registration
fees provided by the Oklahoma Vehicle License and Registration Act.
Eight Dollars ($8.00) per year of renewal of the personalized tag
fee shall be deposited in the Oklahoma Tax Commission Reimbursement
Fund to be used for the administration of the Oklahoma Vehicle
License and Registration Act. Twelve Dollars ($12.00) per year of
renewal of the personalized tag fee shall be apportioned as provided
in Section 1104 of this title. Beginning January 1, 2023, Eight
Dollars ($8.00) per year of renewal of the personalized tag fee
shall be deposited in the Service Oklahoma Reimbursement Fund to be
used for the administration of the Oklahoma Vehicle License and
Registration Act. Twelve Dollars ($12.00) per year of renewal of
the personalized tag fee shall be apportioned as provided in Section
1104 of this title.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
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Passed the House of Representatives the 12th day of March, 2025.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
Passed the Senate the ___ day of __________, 2025.
Presiding Officer of the Senate