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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
3 HOUSE BILL 2431 By: Fetgatter
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6 AS INTRODUCED
7 An Act relating to license plates; amending 47 O.S.
2021, Section 1135.4, as last amended by Section 89,
8 Chapter 452, O.S.L. 2024 (47 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section
1135.4), which relates to personalized license
9 plates; modifying certain requirements for
personalized plates; and providing an effective date.
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12 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
13 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 1135.4, as
14 last amended by Section 89, Chapter 452, O.S.L. 2024 (47 O.S. Supp.
15 2024, Section 1135.4), is amended to read as follows:
16 Section 1135.4. A. Service Oklahoma is hereby authorized to
17 design and issue personalized license plates. The personalized
18 license plates shall be issued on a staggered system except for
19 vintage decals.
20 Personalized special license plates shall not be transferred to
21 any other person but shall be removed from the vehicle upon transfer
22 of ownership and retained. The personalized special license plate
23 may then be used on another vehicle but only after such other
24 vehicle has been registered for the current year.
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1 Personalized special license plates shall be renewed each year
2 by Service Oklahoma or a licensed operator, unless authorized by
3 Service Oklahoma to be renewed for a period greater than one (1)
4 year. Service Oklahoma shall notify by mail all persons issued
5 special license plates. Service Oklahoma shall send the
6 notifications to the electronic mail address provided by the person.
7 If a person does not provide an electronic mail address, Service
8 Oklahoma shall notify the person by mail. The notice shall contain
9 all necessary information and shall contain instructions for the
10 renewal procedure upon presentation to a licensed operator or
11 Service Oklahoma. The licensed operator fees for renewals shall be
12 paid out of the Oklahoma Tax Commission Reimbursement Fund.
13 Beginning January 1, 2023, the licensed operator fees for acceptance
14 of applications and renewals shall be paid out of the Service
15 Oklahoma Reimbursement Fund.
16 On and after January 1, 2022, if a personalized license plate is
17 issued pursuant to this section, any registration fee required for
18 such plate pursuant to this section and the fee required pursuant to
19 Section 1132 of this title shall be remitted at the same time and
20 subject to a single registration period. Service Oklahoma shall
21 determine, by rule, a method for making required fee and
22 registration period adjustments if a special license plate is
23 obtained during a twelve-month period for which a registration fee
24 has already been remitted pursuant to Section 1132 of this title.
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1 The combination of fees in a single remittance shall not alter the
2 apportionment otherwise provided for in this section.
3 B. Such plates shall be designed and issued for the following:
4 1. Any person in any combination of numbers or letters from one
5 to a maximum of seven. Service Oklahoma shall make the plates
6 available with black lettering on a white field or with white
7 lettering on a black field;
8 2. Persons eligible for two or more of the military decoration
9 special license plates provided for in this title. Such plates may
10 be issued in any combination of emblems. However, such plates shall
11 only display up to three emblems and shall also display any
12 combination of letters or numbers from one to a maximum of three;
13 3. Motorcycles in any combination of numbers or letters from
14 one to a maximum of six;
15 4. Persons eligible for Korean War Veteran license plates
16 provided for in this title. Such plates may display any combination
17 of letters or numbers up to three on each side of the insignia or
18 emblem;
19 5. Persons eligible for World War II Veteran license plates
20 provided for in this title. Such plates may display any combination
21 of letters or numbers up to three on each side of the insignia or
22 emblem; and
23 6. Persons owning vehicles which are twenty-one (21) years and
24 older are qualified to submit for approval by Service Oklahoma or a
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1 licensed operator a vintage but expired official Oklahoma license
2 plate which is twenty-one (21) years and older. Upon approval of
3 such personalized plate, the owner shall be issued the annual
4 registration decal which Service Oklahoma or the licensed operator
5 shall direct to be affixed.
6 C. The fee for such plates shall be Twenty Dollars ($20.00) per
7 year of renewal and shall be in addition to all other registration
8 fees provided by the Oklahoma Vehicle License and Registration Act.
9 Eight Dollars ($8.00) per year of renewal of the personalized tag
10 fee shall be deposited in the Oklahoma Tax Commission Reimbursement
11 Fund to be used for the administration of the Oklahoma Vehicle
12 License and Registration Act. Twelve Dollars ($12.00) per year of
13 renewal of the personalized tag fee shall be apportioned as provided
14 in Section 1104 of this title. Beginning January 1, 2023, Eight
15 Dollars ($8.00) per year of renewal of the personalized tag fee
16 shall be deposited in the Service Oklahoma Reimbursement Fund to be
17 used for the administration of the Oklahoma Vehicle License and
18 Registration Act. Twelve Dollars ($12.00) per year of renewal of
19 the personalized tag fee shall be apportioned as provided in Section
20 1104 of this title.
21 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
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23 60-1-11612 JBH 12/16/24
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