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An Act
ENROLLED HOUSE
BILL NO. 3982 By: Turner and Hill of the
House
and
Hall of the Senate
An Act relating to motor vehicles; amending 47 O.S.
2021, Section 1102, as last amended by Section 5,
Chapter 236, O.S.L. 2024 (47 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section
1102), which relates to definitions; defining term;
amending 47 O.S. 2021, Section 1112.2, as last
amended by Section 6, Chapter 236, O.S.L. 2024 (47
O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 1112.2), which relates to
transferability of license plates; requiring and
providing for issuance of a sixty-day temporary
license plate after certain date; requiring and
providing for issuance commercial fleet temporary
license plate; requiring certain information be
provided; amending 47 O.S. 2021, Section 1137.1, as
last amended by Section 19, Chapter 330, O.S.L. 2025
(47 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 1137.1), which relates
to used dealer temporary license plate; requiring and
providing for issuance of a sixty-day temporary
license plate after certain date; amending 47 O.S.
2021, Section 1137.3, as last amended by Section 13,
Chapter 236, O.S.L. 2024 (47 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section
1137.3), which relates to registration and licensing
of new motor vehicle, trailer, or powersports
vehicle; requiring and providing for issuance of a
sixty-day temporary license plate after certain date;
requiring and providing for issuance of a commercial
fleet temporary license plate; requiring certain
information be provided; and providing an effective
date.
SUBJECT: Motor vehicles
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 1102, as
last amended by Section 5, Chapter 236, O.S.L. 2024 (47 O.S. Supp.
2025, Section 1102), is amended to read as follows:
Section 1102. As used in the Oklahoma Vehicle License and
Registration Act:
1. "All-terrain vehicle" means a vehicle manufactured and used
exclusively for off-highway use traveling on four or more non-
highway tires, and being fifty (50) inches or less in width;
2. "Carrying capacity" means the carrying capacity of a vehicle
as determined or declared in tons of cargo or payload by the owner;
provided, that such declared capacity shall not be less than the
minimum tonnage capacity fixed, listed or advertised by the
manufacturer of any vehicle;
3. "Certificate of title" means a document which is proof of
legal ownership of a motor vehicle as described and provided for in
Section 1105 of this title;
4. "Chips and oil" or the term "road oil and crushed rock"
means, with respect to materials authorized for use in the surfacing
of roads or highways as provided for in this title or in any
equivalent statute pertaining to road or highway surfacing in this
state, any asphaltic materials. Wherever chips and oil or road oil
and crushed rock are authorized for use in the surfacing of roads or
highways in this state, whether by the Department of Transportation,
or by the county commissioners, or other road building authority
subject to the Oklahoma Vehicle License and Registration Act,
asphaltic materials are also authorized for use in such surfacing
and construction;
5. "Combined laden weight" means the weight of a truck or
station wagon and its cargo or payload transported thereon, or the
weight of a truck or truck-tractor plus the weight of any trailers
or semitrailers together with the cargo or payload transported
thereon;
6. "Commercial trailer" means any trailer, as defined in
Section 1-180 of this title, or semitrailer, as defined in Section
1-162 of this title, when such trailer or semitrailer is used
primarily for business or commercial purposes;
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7. "Commercial trailer dealer" means any person, firm or
corporation engaged in the business of selling any new and unused,
or used, or both new and used commercial trailers;
8. "Commercial vehicle" means any vehicle over eight thousand
(8,000) pounds combined laden weight used primarily for business or
commercial purposes. Each motor vehicle being registered pursuant
to the provisions of this section shall have the name of the
commercial establishment or the words "Commercial Vehicle"
permanently and prominently displayed upon the outside of the
vehicle in letters not less than two (2) inches high. Such letters
shall be in sharp contrast to the background and shall be of
sufficient 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;
9. "Commission" or "Tax Commission" means the Oklahoma Tax
Commission;
10. "Construction machinery" means machines or devices drawn as
trailers which are designed and used for construction, tree trimming
and waste maintenance projects, which derive no revenue from the
transportation of persons or property, whose use of the highway is
only incidental and which are not mounted or affixed to another
vehicle; provided, construction machinery shall not include
implements of husbandry as defined in Section 1-125 of this title;
11. "Dealer" means any person, firm, association, corporation
or trust that sells, solicits or advertises the sale of new and
unused motor vehicles and holds a bona fide contract or franchise in
effect with a manufacturer or distributor of a particular make of
new or unused motor vehicle or vehicles for the sale of same;
12. "Dealer seller" means a new motor vehicle dealer as defined
in Section 562 of this title, a powersports vehicle dealer as
defined in Section 562 of this title, and used motor vehicle dealer
as defined in Section 581 of this title. This definition shall not
include individuals involved in a private sale as defined in this
section;
13. "Mini-truck" means a foreign-manufactured import or
domestic-manufactured vehicle powered by an internal combustion
engine with a piston or rotor displacement of one thousand cubic
centimeters (1,000 cc) or less, which is sixty-seven (67) inches or
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less in width, with an unladen dry weight of three thousand four
hundred (3,400) pounds or less, traveling on four or more tires,
having a top speed of approximately fifty-five (55) miles per hour,
equipped with a bed or compartment for hauling, and having an
enclosed passenger cab;
14. "Interstate commerce" means any commerce moving between any
place in a state and any place in another state or between places in
the same state through another state;
15. "Laden weight" means the combined weight of a vehicle when
fully equipped for use and the cargo or payload transported thereon;
provided, that in no event shall the laden weight be less than the
unladen weight of the vehicle fully equipped for use, plus the
manufacturer's rated carrying capacity;
16. "Local authorities" means every county, municipality or
local board or body having authority to adopt police regulations
under the Constitution and laws of this state;
17. "Low-speed electrical vehicle" means any four-wheeled
electrical vehicle that is powered by an electric motor that draws
current from rechargeable storage batteries or other sources of
electrical current and whose top speed is greater than twenty (20)
miles per hour but not greater than twenty-five (25) miles per hour
and is manufactured in compliance with the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration standards for low-speed vehicles in 49 C.F.R.,
Section 571.500;
18. "Manufactured home" means a residential dwelling built in
accordance with the National Manufactured Housing Construction and
Safety Standards Act of 1974, 42 U.S.C., Section 5401 et seq., and
rules promulgated pursuant thereto and the rules promulgated by the
Oklahoma Used Motor Vehicle, Dismantler, and Manufactured Housing
Commission pursuant to Section 582 of this title. Manufactured home
shall not mean a park model recreational vehicle as defined in this
section;
19. "Manufactured home dealer" means any person, firm or
corporation engaged in the business of selling any new and unused,
or used, or both new and used manufactured homes. Such information
and a valid franchise letter as proof of authorization to sell any
such new manufactured home product line or lines shall be attached
to the application for a dealer license to sell manufactured homes.
Manufactured home dealer shall not include any person, firm or
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corporation who sells or contracts for the sale of the dealer's own
personally titled manufactured home or homes. No person, firm or
corporation shall be considered a manufactured home dealer as to any
manufactured home purchased or acquired by such person, firm or
corporation for purposes other than resale; provided, that the
restriction set forth in this sentence shall not prevent an
otherwise qualified person, firm or corporation from utilizing a
single manufactured home as a sales office;
20. "Medium-speed electrical vehicle" means any self-propelled,
electrically powered four-wheeled motor vehicle, equipped with a
roll cage or crush-proof body design, whose speed attainable in one
(1) mile is more than thirty (30) miles per hour but not greater
than thirty-five (35) miles per hour;
21. "Licensed operator" means any person licensed by the
Service Oklahoma Operator Board or designated or authorized to
collect the fees and enforce the provisions related to the
fulfillment of designated services to be rendered by Service
Oklahoma;
22. "New vehicle" or "unused vehicle" means a vehicle which has
been in the possession of the manufacturer, distributor or
wholesaler or has been sold only by the manufacturer, distributor or
wholesaler to a dealer;
23. "Nonresident" means any person who is not a resident of
this state;
24. "Off-road motorcycle" means any motorcycle, as defined in
Section 1-135 of this title, when such motorcycle has been
manufactured for and used exclusively off roads, highways and any
other paved surfaces;
25. "Owner" means any person owning, operating or possessing
any vehicle herein defined;
26. "Park model recreational vehicle" means a vehicle that is:
a. designed and marketed as temporary living quarters for
camping, recreational, seasonal or travel use,
b. not permanently affixed to real property for use as a
permanent dwelling,
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c. built on a single chassis mounted on wheels with a
gross trailer area not exceeding four hundred (400)
square feet in the setup mode, and
d. certified by the manufacturer as complying with
standard A119.5 of the American National Standards
Institute, Inc.;
27. "Person" means any individual, copartner, joint venture,
association, corporation, limited liability company, estate, trust,
business trust, syndicate, the State of Oklahoma, Service Oklahoma,
or any county, city, municipality, school district or other
political subdivision thereof, or any group or combination acting as
a unit, or any receiver appointed by the state or federal court;
28. "Pre-registration" means the submission of requisite
information and documentation to Service Oklahoma or a licensed
operator within two (2) business days following the sale or transfer
of a motor vehicle, as required by Section 1112.2 of this title;
29. "Private sale" means the sale or transfer of a motor
vehicle where neither the seller nor the purchaser is a dealer
seller as defined in this section;
30. "Rebodied vehicle" means a vehicle:
a. which has been assembled using a new body or new major
component which is of the identical type as the
original vehicle and is licensed by the manufacturer
of the original vehicle and other original, new or
reconditioned parts. For purposes of this paragraph,
"new body or new major component" means a new body,
cab, frame, front end clip or rear end clip,
b. which is not a salvage, rebuilt, or junked vehicle as
defined by paragraph 1, 2, or 6 of subsection A of
Section 1105 of this title, and
c. for which Service Oklahoma has assigned or will assign
a new identifying number;
31. "Recreational off-highway vehicle" means a vehicle
manufactured and used exclusively for off-highway use, traveling on
four or more non-highway tires, and being sixty-five (65) inches or
less in width;
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32. "Recreational vehicle" means every vehicle which is built
on or permanently attached to a self-propelled motor chassis or
chassis cab which becomes an integral part of the completed vehicle
and is capable of being operated on the highways. In order to
qualify as a recreational vehicle pursuant to this paragraph such
vehicle shall be permanently constructed and equipped for human
habitation, having its own sleeping and kitchen facilities,
including permanently affixed cooking facilities, water tanks and
holding tank with permanent toilet facilities. Recreational vehicle
shall not include manufactured homes or any vehicle with portable
sleeping, toilet and kitchen facilities which are designed to be
removed from such vehicle. Recreational vehicle shall include park
model recreational vehicles as defined in this section;
33. "Remanufactured vehicle" means a vehicle which has been
assembled by a vehicle remanufacturer using a new body and which may
include original, reconditioned, or remanufactured parts, and which
is not a salvage, rebuilt, or junked vehicle as defined by
paragraphs 1, 2, and 6, respectively, of subsection A of Section
1105 of this title;
34. "Rental trailer" means all small or utility trailers or
semitrailers constructed and suitable for towing by a passenger
automobile and designed only for carrying property, when the
trailers or semitrailers are owned by, or are in the possession of,
any person engaged in renting or leasing such trailers or
semitrailers for intrastate or interstate use or combined intrastate
and interstate use;
35. "Special mobilized machinery" means special purpose
machines or devices, either self-propelled or drawn as trailers or
semitrailers, which derive no revenue from the transportation of
persons or property, whose use of the highway is only incidental,
and whose useful revenue producing service is performed at
destinations in an area away from the traveled surface of an
established open highway;
36. "State" means the State of Oklahoma;
37. "Station wagon" means any passenger vehicle which does not
have a separate luggage compartment or trunk and which does not have
open beds, and has one or more rear seats readily lifted out or
folded, whether same is called a station wagon or ranch wagon;
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38. "Street-legal utility vehicle" means a vehicle meeting the
description and specifications of Section 1-171.1 of this title;
39. "Temporary decal" means the decal issued by Service
Oklahoma or a licensed operator to be affixed to a license plate and
valid for the period of time between the pre-registration of a motor
vehicle, pursuant to the requirements of Section 1112.2 of this
title, and the registration thereof;
40. "Temporary license plate" means the temporary license plate
placed on the motor vehicle, travel trailer, or commercial trailer
by the licensed dealer pursuant to Sections 1137.1 and 1137.3 of
this title. This definition includes the temporary license plate
valid for ten (10) days for private sales, the sixty-day dealer
seller issued temporary license plate of which issuance begins
January 1, 2027, and the ninety-day commercial fleet temporary
license plate;
41. "Travel trailer" means any vehicular portable structure
built on a chassis, used as a temporary dwelling for travel,
recreational or vacational use, and, when factory-equipped for the
road, it shall have a body width not exceeding eight (8) feet and an
overall length not exceeding forty (40) feet, including the hitch or
coupling;
41. 42. "Travel trailer dealer" means any person, firm or
corporation engaged in the business of selling any new and unused,
or used, or both new and used travel trailers. Such information and
a valid franchise letter as proof of authorization to sell any such
new travel trailer product line or lines shall be attached to the
application for a dealer license to sell travel trailers. Travel
trailer dealer shall not include any person, firm or corporation who
sells or contracts for the sale of his or her own personally titled
travel trailer or trailers. No person, firm or corporation shall be
considered as a travel trailer dealer as to any travel trailer
purchased or acquired by such person, firm or corporation for
purposes other than resale;
42. 43. "Used motor vehicle dealer" means a used motor vehicle
dealer as defined in Section 581 of this title;
43. 44. "Used vehicle" means any vehicle which has been sold,
bargained, exchanged or given away, or used to the extent that it
has become what is commonly known, and generally recognized, as a
"secondhand" vehicle. This shall also include any vehicle other
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than a remanufactured vehicle, regardless of age, owned by any
person who is not a dealer;
44. 45. "Utility vehicle" means a vehicle powered by an
internal combustion engine, manufactured and used exclusively for
off-highway use, equipped with seating for two or more people and a
steering wheel, traveling on four or more wheels;
45. 46. "Vehicle" means any type of conveyance or device in,
upon or by which a person or property is or may be transported from
one location to another upon the avenues of public access within the
state. Vehicle does not include bicycles, trailers except travel
trailers and rental trailers, or implements of husbandry as defined
in Section 1-125 of this title. All implements of husbandry used as
conveyances shall be required to display the owner's driver license
number or license plate number of any vehicle owned by the owner of
the implement of husbandry on the rear of the implement in numbers
not less than two (2) inches in height. The use of the owner's
Social Security number on the rear of the implement of husbandry
shall not be required; and
46. 47. "Vehicle remanufacturer" means a commercial entity
which assembles remanufactured vehicles.
SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 1112.2, as
last amended by Section 6, Chapter 236, O.S.L. 2024 (47 O.S. Supp.
2025, Section 1112.2), is amended to read as follows:
Section 1112.2. A. The license plate and certificate of
registration shall be issued to, and remain in the name of, the
owner of the vehicle registered and the license plates shall not be
transferable between motor vehicle owners. When a vehicle is sold
or transferred in the state, the following registration procedures
shall apply:
1. When a current and valid Oklahoma motor vehicle license
plate has been obtained for use on a motor vehicle and the vehicle
has been sold or otherwise transferred to a new owner, the license
plate shall be removed from the vehicle and retained by the original
plate owner;
2. In the event an owner purchases, trades, exchanges, or
otherwise acquires another vehicle of the same license registration
classification, Service Oklahoma shall authorize the transfer of the
current and valid license plate previously obtained by the owner to
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the replacement vehicle for the remainder of the current
registration period. In the event the owner acquires a vehicle
requiring payment of additional registration fees, the owner shall
request a transfer of the license plate to the newly acquired
vehicle and pay the difference in registration fees. The fee shall
be calculated on a monthly prorated basis. The owner shall not be
entitled to a refund:
a. when the registration fee for the vehicle to which the
plate(s) is to be assigned is less than the
registration fee for that vehicle to which the license
plate(s) was last assigned, or
b. if the owner does not have or does not acquire another
vehicle to which the license plate may be transferred;
3. Except as provided in paragraph 4 of this subsection, in the
event the owner of a license plate or a dealer seller purchases,
trades, exchanges, or otherwise acquires a vehicle for which a
license plate has been issued during the current registration
period, and the license plate has not been removed by the previous
owner in accordance with this section, the new owner of the vehicle
shall remove and destroy or otherwise discard the license plate.
However, if the license plate has expired, the new owner shall not
be required to destroy or otherwise discard the license plate;
4. When a lender or lender's agent repossesses a vehicle and
the license plate has not been removed in accordance with this
section, the lender or lender's agent shall not be subject to the
provisions of this section and the license plate shall be considered
removable personal property and may be reclaimed from the
repossessed vehicle;
5. If a person purchases a motor vehicle through a private sale
from which the number plates have been removed pursuant to this
section, the person may operate the motor vehicle for five (5)
calendar days from the date of purchase without number plates if a
dated, notarized bill of sale is carried in the motor vehicle. If
the vehicle is subject to a lien, the person may obtain a ten-day
temporary plate issued either from the dealer seller or by a
licensed operator pursuant to the promulgation of rules by Service
Oklahoma; and
6. a. Within two (2) business days of the date of sale or
transfer of the motor vehicle, either the seller or
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the purchaser of the motor vehicle shall complete the
pre-registration of the vehicle by submitting
documentation to Service Oklahoma or a licensed
operator identifying the motor vehicle subject to the
sale or transfer, purchaser information, and any
associated state-issued license plate on the vehicle.
Pre-registration may be accomplished either in person
at Service Oklahoma or a licensed operator location or
by means of an electronic transaction or online system
established by Service Oklahoma in accordance with
Section 1132B of this title. Service Oklahoma or the
licensed operator shall:
(1) provide information and instructions to the
purchaser to complete the registration
transaction as required by the Oklahoma Vehicle
License and Registration Act,
(2) if no license plate was transferred to the motor
vehicle as a result of the purchase or transfer,
issue a license plate with a temporary decal to
the purchaser, unless:
(a) the vehicle is purchased from a licensed
Oklahoma dealer seller, in such a case, no
license plate shall be issued and instead
the dealer seller shall issue a sixty-day
temporary license plate at the time of
purchase. This subdivision shall become
effective January 1, 2027, or
(b) the purchaser attests that such commercial
vehicle is to be titled or registered in a
state other than Oklahoma and has a valid
Manufacturer Fleet Number, in such case, no
license plate shall be issued and instead a
ninety-day commercial fleet temporary
license plate shall be issued by the dealer
seller at the time of purchase upon
presentation of the valid Manufacturer Fleet
Number to the dealer, and
(3) if there was an existing license plate
transferred to the motor vehicle, issue a
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temporary decal to the existing license plate,
and
b. upon the effective date of this act, Service Oklahoma
is authorized to set the licensed operator
compensation pursuant to Section 3-103 of this title
for processing the documentation submitted and issuing
the license plate and/or decal pursuant to this
subsection.
B. 1. The new owner of a motor vehicle, other than a
commercial fleet vehicle eligible for the ninety-day temporary
license plate, shall, within two (2) months from the date of vehicle
purchase or acquisition, make application to record the registration
of the vehicle with Service Oklahoma or the licensed operator and
shall pay all taxes and fees provided by law.
2. Any person failing to register a motor vehicle by timely
transferring the license plate as provided by this section shall pay
the penalty levied in Section 1132 of this title.
C. A surviving spouse, desiring to operate a vehicle devolving
from a deceased spouse, shall present an application for certificate
of title to Service Oklahoma or the licensed operator in his or her
name within two (2) months of obtaining ownership. Service Oklahoma
or the licensed operator shall then transfer the license plate to
the surviving spouse.
D. Service Oklahoma shall be authorized to promulgate such
rules as may be required to implement the license plate transfers
authorized by this section including, but not limited to, such rules
as may be required for a system under which the license plate is
registered to an individual and not a vehicle for all license plates
issued on or after July 1, 2019.
E. Service Oklahoma, the Oklahoma Motor Vehicle Commission and
the Oklahoma Used Motor Vehicle, Dismantler, and Manufactured
Housing Commission are authorized to enter into contracts and
agreements for the implementation of an electronic system to
facilitate the entry of required vehicle purchaser information on
new and used vehicle purchases and the issuance of temporary license
plates. Service Oklahoma and the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority are
authorized to enter into contracts and agreements to facilitate the
Oklahoma Turnpike Authority's access to an owner's vehicle
registration information used by the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority to
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charge and collect tolls from owners of vehicles imaged using the
turnpike system, and to charge the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority for
services in connection with the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority's need
to access owner registration information at such rates and
miscellaneous costs as may be agreed to by Service Oklahoma and the
Oklahoma Turnpike Authority. Service Oklahoma, in cooperation with
the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority as provided in this subsection, and
appropriate state agencies, commissions, and other organizations, is
directed to develop, promote, and coordinate a public awareness
program to be utilized in making Oklahomans aware of the
requirements of this section.
SECTION 3. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 1137.1, as
last amended by Section 19, Chapter 330, O.S.L. 2025 (47 O.S. Supp.
2025, Section 1137.1), is amended to read as follows:
Section 1137.1. A. Except for vehicles, travel trailers or
commercial trailers which display a current Oklahoma license tag,
upon the purchase or transfer of ownership of a used motor vehicle,
travel trailer or commercial trailer, including an out-of-state
purchase or transfer of the same, to a licensed used motor vehicle
dealer, wholesale used motor vehicle dealer, used travel trailer
dealer or used commercial trailer dealer, subsequently referred to
in this section as "dealer", the dealer shall affix a used dealer's
plate visible from the rear of the vehicle, travel trailer or
commercial trailer. Such license plate shall expire on December 31
of each year. When the vehicle, travel trailer or commercial
trailer is parked on the dealer's licensed place of business, it
shall not be required to have a license plate of any kind affixed.
A dealer shall obtain from Service Oklahoma at a cost of Ten Dollars
($10.00) a dealer license plate for demonstrating, transporting or
any other normal business of a dealer including use by an individual
holding a valid salesperson's license issued by the Oklahoma Used
Motor Vehicle, Dismantler, and Manufactured Housing Commission. Any
dealer who operates a wrecker or towing service licensed pursuant to
Sections 951 through 957 of this title shall register each wrecker
vehicle and display a wrecker license plate on each vehicle as
required by Section 1134.3 of this title. A dealer may obtain as
many additional license plates as may be desired upon the payment of
Ten Dollars ($10.00) for each additional license plate. Use of the
used dealer license plate by a licensed dealer for other than the
purposes as set forth herein shall constitute grounds for revocation
of the dealer's license. Service Oklahoma shall design the official
used dealer license plate to include the used dealer's license
number issued to him or her each year by Service Oklahoma or the
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Oklahoma Used Motor Vehicle, Dismantler, and Manufactured Housing
Commission.
B. Upon the purchase or transfer of ownership of an out-of-
state used motor vehicle, travel trailer or commercial trailer to a
licensed dealer, the dealer shall make application for an Oklahoma
certificate of title pursuant to the Oklahoma Vehicle License and
Registration Act, Section 1101 et seq. of this title. Upon receipt
of the Oklahoma certificate of title, the dealer shall follow the
procedure as set forth in subsection A of this section. Provided,
nothing in this title shall be construed as requiring a dealer to
register a used motor vehicle, travel trailer or commercial trailer
purchased in another state which will not be operated or sold in
this state.
C. Upon sale or transfer of ownership of the used motor vehicle
or travel trailer, the dealer shall place upon the reassignment
portion of the certificate of title a tax stamp issued by the county
treasurer of the county in which the dealer has his or her primary
place of business. The tax stamp shall be issued upon payment of a
fee of Three Dollars and fifty cents ($3.50) and shall be in lieu of
the dealer's ad valorem tax on the inventories of used motor
vehicles or travel trailers but shall not relieve any other property
of the dealer from ad valorem taxation.
D. Upon sale of a used motor vehicle or travel trailer to
another licensed dealer, the selling dealer shall place the tax
stamp required in subsection C of this section upon the certificate
of title. The used dealer license plate or wholesale dealer license
plate shall be removed by the selling dealer. The purchasing dealer
shall, at time of purchase, place his or her dealer license plate on
the used motor vehicle, travel trailer or commercial trailer as
provided in subsection A of this section; provided, for vehicles,
travel trailers or commercial trailers purchased by a licensed used
dealer at an auction, in lieu of such placement of the dealer
license plate, the auction may provide temporary documentation as
approved by the Director of the Motor Vehicle Division of Service
Oklahoma for the purpose of transporting such vehicle to the
purchaser's point of destination. Such temporary documentation
shall be valid for two (2) days following the date of sale.
E. 1. The purchaser of every used motor vehicle, travel
trailer, or commercial trailer, except as otherwise provided by law,
shall obtain registration and title for the vehicle or trailer
within two (2) months from the date of purchase of same. It shall
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be the responsibility of the selling dealer to place a temporary
license plate, in size similar to the permanent Oklahoma license
plate but of a ten-mil weatherproof plastic-impregnated paper
approved by the Oklahoma Used Motor Vehicle, Dismantler, and
Manufactured Housing Commission, upon a used motor vehicle, travel
trailer or commercial trailer when a transaction is completed for
the sale of such vehicle. Provided, upon a determination by the
Commission that there exists a national shortage of ten-mil
weatherproof plastic-impregnated paper, eight-mil weatherproof
plastic-impregnated paper may be approved by the Commission until it
has been determined by the Commission the shortage has ended. The
temporary license plate under this subsection shall be placed at the
location provided for the permanent motor vehicle license plate.
The temporary license plate shall show the license number which is
issued to the dealer each year by Service Oklahoma or the Oklahoma
Used Motor Vehicle, Dismantler, and Manufactured Housing Commission,
the date of expiration, and the company name of the selling dealer.
2. The Oklahoma Used Motor Vehicle, Dismantler, and
Manufactured Housing Commission is hereby directed to develop the
motor vehicle temporary license plate design to incorporate these
requirements in a manner that will permit law enforcement personnel
to readily identify the dealer license number and date of
expiration. The Oklahoma Used Motor Vehicle, Dismantler, and
Manufactured Housing Commission is hereby authorized to develop
additional requirements and parameters as deemed appropriate to
discourage or prevent illegal duplication and use of the temporary
license plate. Such motor vehicle temporary license plate shall be
valid for a period of ten (10) days from the date of purchase. Use
of the motor vehicle temporary license plate by a dealer for other
than the purposes set forth herein shall constitute grounds for
revocation of the dealer's license to conduct business. Purchasers
of a commercial trailer shall affix the commercial trailer temporary
license plate to the rear of the commercial trailer. The purchaser
of a motor vehicle shall display the motor vehicle temporary license
plate for a period not to exceed ten (10) days or until registration
and title are obtained as provided in this section. The purchaser
of a commercial trailer shall display the commercial trailer
temporary license plate for a period not to exceed two (2) months or
until registration and title are obtained as provided in this
section.
3. The provisions of this subsection on temporary licenses
shall apply to nonresidents who purchase a used motor vehicle,
travel trailer, or commercial trailer within this state that is to
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be licensed in another state; provided, beginning January 1, 2027,
if the vehicle is purchased from a licensed Oklahoma dealer seller,
no license plate shall be issued and instead the dealer seller shall
issue a sixty-day temporary license plate at the time of purchase.
The nonresident purchaser shall be allowed to operate the vehicle or
trailer within the state with a temporary license plate for a period
not to exceed ten (10) days from date of purchase. Any nonresident
purchaser found to be operating a used motor vehicle, travel
trailer, or commercial trailer within this state after two (2)
months shall be subject to the registration fees of this state upon
the same terms and conditions applying to residents of this state.
Additionally, within two (2) business days of the date of the sale
or transfer of the vehicle or trailer, the parties shall submit the
requisite documentation to Service Oklahoma or licensed operator
identifying the vehicle or trailer subject to the sale or transfer,
purchaser information, and any associated license plate on the
vehicle, pursuant to the requirements of Section 1112.2 of this
title.
F. It shall be unlawful for any dealer to procure the
registration and licensing of any used motor vehicle, travel trailer
or commercial trailer sold by the dealer or to act as the agent for
the purchaser in the procurement of the registration and licensing
of the purchaser's used vehicle, travel trailer, or commercial
trailer. A license of any dealer violating the provision of this
section may be revoked.
G. Dealers following the procedure set forth herein shall not
be required to register vehicles, travel trailers, or commercial
trailers to which this section applies, nor will the registration
fee otherwise required be assessed. Provided, dealers shall not
purchase or trade for a used motor vehicle, travel trailer, or
commercial trailer on which the registration therefor has been
expired for a period exceeding two (2) months without obtaining
current registration therefor.
H. A nonprofit charitable organization which is exempt from
taxation pursuant to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, 26
U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3), and which accepts donations of used motor
vehicles previously titled in Oklahoma to be subsequently
transferred to another owner, upon the qualifying organization
providing sufficient documentation of its tax-exempt status, may
obtain from Service Oklahoma charitable nonprofit organization
license plates for demonstrating, transporting, or test-driving
donated vehicles, provided that no organization shall possess or use
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at any one time more than eight such plates. Service Oklahoma shall
design distinctive license plates for that purpose. The cost for
such plates shall be the same as provided in subsection A of this
section for dealer plates.
I. The transfer of ownership from the vehicle donor to the
qualifying nonprofit organization described in subsection H of this
section shall be made without the payment of motor vehicle excise
tax levied pursuant to Section 2103 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma
Statutes.
SECTION 4. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 1137.3, as
last amended by Section 13, Chapter 236, O.S.L. 2024 (47 O.S. Supp.
2025, Section 1137.3), is amended to read as follows:
Section 1137.3. A. 1. The purchaser of every new motor
vehicle, travel trailer, or powersports vehicle shall register or
license the same within two (2) months from the date of purchase.
It shall be the responsibility of the selling dealer to place a
temporary license plate, twelve (12) inch by six (6) inch size or in
a size similar to the permanent Oklahoma license plate but of a ten-
mil weatherproof plastic-impregnated paper approved by the Oklahoma
New Motor Vehicle Commission, upon a new motor vehicle, travel
trailer, or powersports vehicle when a transaction is completed for
the sale of such vehicle or trailer. Provided, upon a determination
by the Commission that there exists a national shortage of ten-mil
weatherproof plastic-impregnated paper, eight-mil weatherproof
plastic-impregnated paper may be approved by the Commission until it
has been determined by the Commission the shortage has ended.
Except for cab and chassis trucks, the temporary license plate under
this section shall be placed at the location provided for the
permanent motor vehicle license plate. The purchaser of a new cab
and chassis truck may place the temporary license plate under this
section in the rear window. The temporary license plate shall show
the dealer's license number which is issued to him or her each year
by Service Oklahoma, the date of expiration, and the company name of
the selling dealer. Additionally, within two (2) business days of
the date of the sale or transfer of the motor vehicle, the selling
dealer 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
of this title.
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2. The Oklahoma New Motor Vehicle Commission is hereby directed
to develop a temporary license plate design to incorporate these
requirements in a manner that will permit law enforcement personnel
to readily identify the dealer license number and date of
expiration. The Oklahoma New Motor Vehicle Commission is further
authorized to develop additional requirements and parameters
designed to discourage or prevent illegal duplication and use of the
temporary license plate. On or before ten (10) days from the date
of purchase of a new motor vehicle, travel trailer, or powersports
vehicle, the temporary license plate shall be removed and replaced
with a permanent, current Oklahoma license plate, unless:
a. the vehicle is purchased from a licensed Oklahoma
dealer seller, in such a case, no license plate shall
be issued and instead the dealer seller shall issue a
sixty-day temporary license plate at the time of
purchase. This subparagraph shall become effective
January 1, 2027, or
b. the purchaser attests that such commercial vehicle is
to be titled or registered in a state other than
Oklahoma and has a valid Manufacturer Fleet Number, in
such case, no license plate shall be issued and
instead a ninety-day commercial fleet temporary
license plate shall be issued by the dealer seller at
the time of purchase upon presentation of the valid
Manufacturer Fleet Number to the dealer.
Use of such temporary license plate by a licensed dealer for
other than the purpose of normally doing business shall constitute
grounds for revocation of the dealer's license.
B. It shall be unlawful for any licensed dealer of new motor
vehicles, travel trailers, or powersports vehicle to procure the
registration and licensing of any new motor vehicle, travel trailer,
or powersports vehicle sold by the licensed dealer or to act as the
agent for the purchaser in the procurement of the registration and
licensing. The license of any licensed dealer of new motor
vehicles, travel trailers, or powersports vehicle violating the
provisions of this section shall be revoked.
SECTION 5. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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Passed the House of Representatives the 25th day of March, 2026.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
Passed the Senate the 4th day of May, 2026.
Presiding Officer of the Senate
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________
Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
_________________________________
Governor of the State of Oklahoma
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________