1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
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3 SENATE BILL 510 By: Haste
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to motor vehicles; amending 47 O.S.
7 2021, Section 1135.3, as amended by Section 162,
8 Chapter 282, O.S.L. 2022 (47 O.S. Supp. 2022, Section
8 1135.3), which relates to special license plates;
9 authorizing the ROAD license plate to be issued; and
9 providing an effective date.
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12 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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13 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 1135.3, as
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14 amended by Section 162, Chapter 282, O.S.L. 2022 (47 O.S. Supp.
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15 2022, Section 1135.3), is amended to read as follows:
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16 Section 1135.3. A. Service Oklahoma is hereby authorized to
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17 design and issue appropriate official special license plates to
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18 persons wishing to demonstrate support, interest or membership to or
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19 for an organization, occupation, cause or other subject as provided
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20 by this section.
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21 Special license plates shall not be transferred to any other
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22 person but shall be removed from the vehicle upon transfer of
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23 ownership and retained. The special license plate may then be used
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 1 on another vehicle but only after such other vehicle has been
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2 registered for the current year.
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3 Special license plates shall be renewed each year by Service
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4 Oklahoma or a licensed operator, unless authorized by Service
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5 Oklahoma to be renewed for a period greater than one (1) year.
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6 Service Oklahoma shall notify by mail all persons issued special
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7 license plates. The notice shall contain all necessary information
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8 and shall contain instructions for the renewal procedure upon
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9 presentation to a licensed operator or Service Oklahoma. The
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10 license plates shall be issued on a staggered system.
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11 Service Oklahoma is hereby directed to develop and implement a
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12 system whereby licensed operators are permitted to accept
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13 applications for special license plates authorized under this
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14 section. The licensed operator shall confirm the applicant’s
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15 eligibility, if applicable, collect and deposit any amount
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16 specifically authorized by law, accept and process the necessary
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17 information directly into such system and generate a receipt
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18 accordingly. For performance of these duties, licensed operators
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19 shall retain the fee provided in Section 1141.1 of this title for
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20 registration of a motor vehicle. The licensed operator fees for
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21 acceptance of applications and renewals shall be paid out of the
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22 Oklahoma Tax Commission Reimbursement Fund. Beginning January 1,
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23 2023, the licensed operator fees for acceptance of applications and
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 1 renewals shall be paid out of the Service Oklahoma Reimbursement
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2 Fund.
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3 If fewer than one hundred of any type of special license plates
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4 authorized prior to January 1, 2004, are issued prior to January 1,
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5 2006, Service Oklahoma shall discontinue issuance and renewal of
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6 that type of special license plate. Any such authorized special
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7 license plate registrant shall be allowed to display the license
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8 plate upon the designated vehicle until the registration expiration
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9 date. After such time the expired special license plate shall be
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10 removed from the vehicle.
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11 Except as otherwise provided in law, for special license plates
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12 authorized on or after July 1, 2004, no special license plates shall
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13 be developed or issued by Service Oklahoma until Service Oklahoma
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14 receives one hundred (100) prepaid applications therefor. The
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15 prepaid applications must be received by Service Oklahoma within one
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16 hundred eighty (180) days of the effective date of the authorization
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17 or the authority to issue shall be null and void. In the event one
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18 hundred (100) prepaid applications are not received by Service
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19 Oklahoma within such prescribed time period any payment so received
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20 shall be refunded accordingly.
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21 B. The special license plates provided by this section are as
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22 follows:
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 1 1. Round and Square Dance License Plate - such plates shall be
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2 designed and issued to any person wishing to demonstrate support for
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3 round and square dancing;
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4 2. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
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5 License Plate - such plates shall be designed, subject to the
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6 criteria to be presented to Service Oklahoma by the NAACP, and
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7 issued to any person wishing to demonstrate support for the NAACP;
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8 3. National Rifle Association License Plate - such plates shall
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9 be designed, subject to the criteria to be presented to Service
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10 Oklahoma by the National Rifle Association, and issued to any person
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11 wishing to demonstrate support for the National Rifle Association;
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12 4. Masonic Fraternity License Plate - such plates shall be
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13 designed and issued to any resident of this state who is a member of
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14 a Masonic Fraternity of Oklahoma. Such persons may apply for a
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15 Masonic Fraternity license plate for each vehicle with a rated
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16 carrying capacity of one (1) ton or less upon proof of a Masonic
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17 Fraternity membership or upon the presentment of an application for
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18 a Masonic Fraternity license plate authorized and approved by the
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19 Grand Lodge of Oklahoma. The license plates shall be designed in
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20 consultation with the Masonic Fraternities of Oklahoma and shall
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21 contain the Masonic emblem;
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22 5. Shriner’s Hospitals for Burned and Crippled Children
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23 Shriners Hospitals for Children License Plate - such plates shall be
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24 designed to demonstrate support for Shriner’s Hospitals for Burned
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 1 and Crippled Children Shriners Hospitals for Children and shall be
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2 issued to any resident of this state who is a member of a Shriner’s
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3 Shriners Temple in Oklahoma. The license plate shall be designed in
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4 consultation with the Shriner’s Shriners Temples in Oklahoma and
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5 shall contain the Shriner’s Shriners emblem;
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6 6. Balloonists License Plate - such plates shall be designed
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7 and issued to any person wishing to demonstrate support for hot air
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8 ballooning in this state;
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9 7. Order of the Eastern Star License Plate - such plates shall
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10 be designed and issued to any resident of this state who is a member
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11 of an Order of the Eastern Star. Such persons may apply for an
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12 Order of the Eastern Star license plate for each vehicle with a
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13 rated carrying capacity of one (1) ton or less upon proof of an
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14 Order of the Eastern Star membership or upon the presentment of an
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15 application for an Order of the Eastern Star license plate
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16 authorized and approved by the organization. The license plate
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17 shall be designed in consultation with the Order of the Eastern Star
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18 and shall contain the Order of the Eastern Star emblem;
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19 8. Knights of Columbus License Plate - such plates shall be
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20 designed and issued to any resident of this state who is a member of
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21 the Knights of Columbus. Such persons may apply for a Knights of
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22 Columbus license plate for each vehicle with a rated carrying
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23 capacity of one (1) ton or less upon proof of a Knights of Columbus
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24 membership or upon the presentment of an application for a Knights
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 1 of Columbus license plate authorized and approved by the
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2 organization. The license plate shall be designed in consultation
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3 with the Knights of Columbus and shall contain the Knights of
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4 Columbus emblem;
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5 9. Jaycees License Plate - such plates shall be designed and
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6 issued to members of the Jaycees. Persons applying for such license
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7 plate must show proof of membership in the Jaycees. The license
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8 plates shall be designed in consultation with the Jaycees;
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9 10. Kiwanis International License Plate – such plates shall be
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10 designed and issued to members of Kiwanis International. Persons
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11 applying for such license plate must show proof of membership in
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12 Kiwanis International. The license plates shall be designed in
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13 consultation with Kiwanis International;
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14 11. Certified Public Accountants License Plate - such plates
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15 shall be designed and issued to any resident of this state who is a
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16 Certified Public Accountant. Such persons may apply for a Certified
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17 Public Accountant license plate for each vehicle with a rated
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18 carrying capacity of one (1) ton or less upon proof of status as a
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19 Certified Public Accountant. The license plates shall be designed
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20 in consultation with the Oklahoma Society of Certified Public
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21 Accountants;
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22 12. Civil Emergency Management License Plate – such plates
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23 shall be designed and issued to persons wishing to demonstrate
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24 support for the state civil emergency management system. Persons
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 1 applying for such license plate must show proof of official
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2 affiliation by presenting a nonexpired proof of employment,
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3 affiliation or retirement in the form of an identification card or
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4 letter on official letterhead from a municipal, county or state
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5 emergency management department head;
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6 13. Civilian Conservation Corps License Plate – such plates
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7 shall be designed, subject to criteria to be presented to Service
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8 Oklahoma, by the Civilian Conservation Corps Association, and issued
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9 to any person wishing to demonstrate support of the Civilian
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10 Conservation Corps;
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11 14. Rotarian License Plate – such plates shall be designed and
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12 issued to any resident of this state who is a member of a Rotarian
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13 Rotary Club of Oklahoma. Such persons may apply for a Rotarian
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14 license plate for each vehicle with a rated carrying capacity of one
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15 (1) ton or less upon proof of a Rotarian Rotary Club membership or
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16 upon the presentment of an application for a Rotarian license plate
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17 authorized and approved by a Rotarian Rotary Club of Oklahoma. The
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18 license plates shall be designed in consultation with the five
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19 Rotarian District Governors and shall contain the Rotarian emblem;
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20 15. Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks License Plate –
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21 such plates shall be designed, subject to criteria to be presented
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22 to Service Oklahoma, by the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks,
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23 and issued to any resident of this state who is a member of the
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24 Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks;
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 1 16. Humane Society License Plate – such plates shall be
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2 designed and issued to any person wishing to demonstrate support for
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3 the Humane Society of the United States. The plates shall be issued
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4 to any person in any combination of numbers and letters from one to
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5 a maximum of seven, as for personalized license plates. The plate
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6 shall contain the official Humane Society logo;
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7 17. Oklahoma Mustang Club License Plate – such plates shall be
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8 designed, subject to criteria to be presented to Service Oklahoma,
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9 by the Oklahoma Mustang Club, and issued to any resident of this
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10 state who is a member of the Oklahoma Mustang Club. Such persons
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11 may apply for an Oklahoma Mustang Club license plate upon
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12 presentment of proof of membership in the Oklahoma Mustang Club.
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13 The plates shall be issued to any person in any combination of
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14 numbers and letters from one to a maximum of seven, as for
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15 personalized license plates;
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16 18. American Business Clubs (AMBUCS) License Plate - such
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17 plates shall be designed and issued to members of American Business
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18 Clubs. Persons applying for such license plate must show proof of
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19 membership in AMBUCS. The license plates shall be designed in
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20 consultation with American Business Clubs;
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21 19. West Point 200th Anniversary License Plate – such plates
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22 shall be designed and issued to any person wishing to commemorate
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23 the Two Hundredth Anniversary of the founding of the United States
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24 Military Academy at West Point, New York. The license plates shall
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 1 be designed in consultation with the West Point Society of Central
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2 Oklahoma;
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3 20. Oklahoma Aquarium License Plate - such plates shall be
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4 designed and issued to persons wishing to demonstrate support for
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5 the Oklahoma Aquarium. The license plates shall be designed in
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6 consultation with the Oklahoma Aquarium. Subject to the provisions
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7 of subsection A of this section, the Oklahoma Aquarium license plate
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8 is hereby reauthorized effective November 1, 2021;
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9 21. The Pride of Broken Arrow License Plate – such plates shall
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10 be designed and issued to any person wishing to demonstrate support
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11 for The Pride of Broken Arrow marching band. The plates shall be
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12 designed in consultation with the Broken Arrow Public School System;
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13 22. Fellowship of Christian Athletes License Plate - such
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14 plates shall be designed in consultation with the Fellowship of
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15 Christian Athletes and issued to members and supporters of the
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16 Fellowship of Christian Athletes;
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17 23. Parrothead Club License Plate - such plates shall be
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18 designed and issued to members and supporters of the Parrothead
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19 Club. The license plate shall be issued to any person in any
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20 combination of numbers and letters from one to a maximum of seven as
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21 for personalized license plates;
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22 24. Oklahoma Bicycling Coalition License Plate – such plates
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23 shall be designed and issued to any person who is a member of the
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 1 Oklahoma Bicycling Coalition. The license plates shall be designed
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2 in consultation with the Oklahoma Bicycling Coalition;
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3 25. Electric Lineman License Plate – such plates shall be
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4 designed and issued to persons wishing to demonstrate support for
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5 Oklahoma’s electric linemen. The license plates shall be designed
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6 in consultation with the Oklahoma Electric Superintendent’s
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7 Association;
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8 26. Alpha Kappa Alpha License Plate – such plates shall be
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9 designed and issued to any person who is a member of Alpha Kappa
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10 Alpha Sorority. The license plates shall be designed in
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11 consultation with the Oklahoma Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha
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12 Sorority;
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13 27. The National Pan-Hellenic Council Incorporated License
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14 Plate – such plates shall be designed and issued to any person
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15 wishing to demonstrate support to any of the nine sororities and
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16 fraternities recognized by the National Pan-Hellenic Council
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17 Incorporated. The license plates shall be designed in consultation
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18 with the Oklahoma Chapter of the National Pan-Hellenic Council
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19 Incorporated;
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20 28. Organ, Eye and Tissue License Plate – such plates shall be
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21 designed and issued to persons wishing to demonstrate support and
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22 increase awareness for organ, eye and tissue donation. The license
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23 plates shall be designed in consultation with the State Department
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24 of Health;
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 1 29. Central Oklahoma Habitat for Humanity License Plate – such
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2 plates shall be designed and issued to persons wishing to
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3 demonstrate support and increase awareness for