1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024)
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3 SENATE BILL 1909 By: Haste
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to special license plates; amending
7 47 O.S. 2021, Section 1135.5, as last amended by
8 Section 11, Chapter 47, 1st Extraordinary Session,
8 O.S.L. 2023 (47 O.S. Supp. 2023, Section 1135.5),
9 which relates to the issuance of special license
9 plates; creating the Broken Arrow Public Schools
10 License Plate; authorizing Service Oklahoma to enter
10 into certain licensing agreement; and providing an
11 effective date.
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14 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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15 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 1135.5, as
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16 last amended by Section 11, Chapter 47, 1st Extraordinary Session,
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17 O.S.L. 2023 (47 O.S. Supp. 2023, Section 1135.5), is amended to read
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18 as follows:
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19 Section 1135.5. A. Service Oklahoma is hereby authorized to
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20 design and issue appropriate official special license plates to
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21 persons wishing to demonstrate support and provide financial
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22 assistance as provided by this section.
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23 Special license plates shall not be transferred to any other
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24 person but shall be removed from the vehicle upon transfer of
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 1 ownership and retained. The special license plate may then be used
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2 on another vehicle but only after such other vehicle has been
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3 registered for the current year with a licensed operator.
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4 Special license plates shall be renewed each year by Service
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5 Oklahoma or a licensed operator, unless authorized by Service
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6 Oklahoma to be renewed for a period greater than one (1) year.
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7 Service Oklahoma shall notify by mail all persons issued special
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8 license plates. The notice shall contain all necessary information
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9 and shall contain instructions for the renewal procedure upon
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10 presentation to a licensed operator or Service Oklahoma. The
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11 license plates shall be issued on a staggered system.
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12 Service Oklahoma is hereby directed to develop and implement a
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13 system whereby licensed operators are permitted to accept
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14 applications for special license plates authorized under this
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15 section. The licensed operator shall confirm the applicant’s
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16 eligibility, if applicable, collect and deposit any amount
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17 specifically authorized by law, accept and process the necessary
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18 information directly into such system and generate a receipt
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19 accordingly. For performance of these duties, licensed operators
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20 shall retain the fee provided in Section 1141.1 of this title for
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21 registration of a motor vehicle through June 30, 2025. Through June
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22 30, 2025, the licensed operator fees for acceptance of applications
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23 and renewals shall be paid out of the Service Oklahoma Reimbursement
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24 Fund. Beginning July 1, 2023, fees shall be retained by the
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 1 licensed operator pursuant to subsection E of Section 1141.1 of this
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2 title.
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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 For special license plates authorized on or after July 1, 2004,
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12 no special license plates shall be developed or issued by Service
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13 Oklahoma until Service Oklahoma receives one hundred prepaid
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14 applications therefor. The prepaid applications must be received by
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15 Service Oklahoma within one hundred eighty (180) days of the
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16 effective date of the authorization or the authority to issue shall
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17 be null and void. In the event one hundred prepaid applications are
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18 not received by Service Oklahoma within such prescribed time period
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19 any payment so received shall be refunded accordingly.
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20 B. The special license plates provided by this section are as
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21 follows:
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22 1. University or College Supporter License Plate - such plates
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23 shall be designed and issued to any person wishing to demonstrate
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24 support to any state-supported or private university or college. As
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 1 provided in this section, an amount of the fee collected shall be
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2 apportioned as provided in Section 1104.1 of this title;
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3 2. Environmental Awareness License Plate - such plates shall be
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4 designed, subject to the criteria to be presented to Service
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5 Oklahoma by the Department of Environmental Quality in consultation
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6 with the Oklahoma Arts Council, and issued to any person wishing to
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7 demonstrate support to implement the statewide general public
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8 Environmental Education Program created pursuant to the provisions
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9 of the Oklahoma Environmental Quality Code. Such plates shall be
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10 designed and issued to any person in any combination of numbers and
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11 letters from one to a maximum of seven, as for personalized license
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12 plates. A dealer’s license plate issued pursuant to Section 1116.1
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13 or 1128 of this title may be designated an Environmental Awareness
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14 License Plate upon payment of the fee imposed by this section and
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15 any other registration fees required by the Oklahoma Vehicle License
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16 and Registration Act. As provided in this section, an amount of the
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17 fee collected shall be apportioned pursuant to Section 1104.2 of
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18 this title;
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19 3. Firefighter License Plate - such plates shall be designed
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20 for any career or retired firefighter, volunteer or paid.
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21 Firefighters may apply for firefighter plates for up to four
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22 vehicles with a rated capacity of one (1) ton or less or for a
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23 motorcycle upon proof of a fire department membership by either an
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24 identification card or letter from the chief of the fire department.
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 1 Retirees who are eligible for such plates shall provide proof of
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2 eligibility upon initial application, but shall not be required to
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3 provide proof of eligibility annually. The surviving spouse of any
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4 deceased firefighter, if the spouse has not since remarried, may
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5 apply for a firefighter license plate for one vehicle with a rated
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6 carrying capacity of one (1) ton or less or for a motorcycle upon
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7 proof that the deceased firefighter was a member of a fire
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8 department by either an identification card or letter from the chief
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9 of the fire department. The license plate shall be designed in
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10 consultation with the Oklahoma State Firefighters Association.
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11 As provided in this section, an amount of the fee collected
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12 shall be deposited to the Oklahoma State Firemen’s Museum Building &
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13 Memorial Fund for support of the Oklahoma State Firefighters Museum
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14 and the Oklahoma Fallen and Living Firefighters Memorial;
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15 4. Wildlife Conservation License Plate - such plates shall be
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16 designed, subject to the criteria to be presented to Service
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17 Oklahoma by the Department of Wildlife Conservation in consultation
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18 with the Oklahoma Arts Council, and issued to any person wishing to
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19 demonstrate support for wildlife conservation in this state through
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20 the Wildlife Diversity Fund, provided for in Section 3-310 of Title
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21 29 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Such plates may be designed and issued
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22 to any person as for personalized license plates.
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 1 As provided in this section, an amount of the fee collected
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2 shall be apportioned pursuant to subsection D of Section 3-310 of
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3 Title 29 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
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4 5. Child Abuse Prevention License Plate - such plates shall be
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5 designed, subject to the criteria to be presented to Service
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6 Oklahoma by the Office of Child Abuse Prevention in the State
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7 Department of Health and the Child Abuse Prevention Action
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8 Committee, and issued to any person wishing to demonstrate support
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9 for the prevention of child abuse.
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10 As provided in this section, an amount of the fee collected
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11 shall be deposited in the Child Abuse Prevention Fund;
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12 6. United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee Supporter
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13 License Plate - such plates shall be designed and issued to any
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14 person wishing to demonstrate support for the United States Olympic
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15 and Paralympic Committee. The plates shall be issued to any person
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16 in any combination of numbers and letters from one to a maximum of
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17 seven, as for personalized license plates. The plate shall contain
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18 the official United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee logo.
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19 Service Oklahoma shall be authorized, if necessary, to enter into a
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20 licensing agreement with the United States Olympic and Paralympic
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21 Committee for any licensing fees which may be required in order to
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22 use the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee logo or
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23 design. The licensing agreement shall provide for a payment of not
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 1 more than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) for each license plate
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2 issued;
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3 7. Oklahoma History License Plate - such plates shall be
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4 designed and issued to any person wishing to demonstrate interest in
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5 Oklahoma history. As provided in this section, an amount of the fee
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6 collected shall be deposited to the Oklahoma Historical Society
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7 Revolving Fund to be used for educational purposes;
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8 8. Historic Route 66 License Plate - such:
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9 a. vehicle plates shall be designed to honor historic
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10 Route 66, also known as the “Mother Road”. As
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11 provided in this section, an amount of the fee
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12 collected for each vehicle license plate shall be
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13 apportioned to the Oklahoma Historical Society
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14 Revolving Fund to be distributed to the Oklahoma Route
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15 66 Museum located in Clinton, Oklahoma, and
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16 b. motorcycle plates shall be designed in consultation
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17 with the Oklahoma Route 66 Association, Inc. Service
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18 Oklahoma shall be authorized to enter into a licensing
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19 agreement with the Oklahoma Route 66 Association,
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20 Inc., for any licensing fees which may be required in
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21 order to use the Oklahoma Route 66 Association, Inc.,
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22 logo or design. The licensing agreement shall provide
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23 for a payment to the Oklahoma Route 66 Association,
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 1 Inc., of not more than Twenty Dollars ($20.00) for
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2 each motorcycle license plate issued;
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3 9. Heart of the Heartland License Plate - such plates shall be
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4 designed and issued to any person wishing to honor the victims of
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5 the terrorist bombing attack on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal
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6 Building in downtown Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995. As provided
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7 in this section, an amount of the fee collected shall be deposited
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8 in the Heart of the Heartland Scholarship Fund, as established in
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9 Section 2282 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
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10 10. Emergency Medical Technician License Plate - such plates
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11 shall be designed and issued to any person who is an emergency
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12 medical technician. Such persons may apply for an emergency medical
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13 technician license plate for each vehicle with a rated carrying
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14 capacity of one (1) ton or less upon proof of an emergency medical
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15 technician’s license. The license plate shall be designed in
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16 consultation with the Oklahoma Emergency Medical Technicians
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17 Association. As provided in this section, an amount of the fee
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18 collected shall be apportioned to the Emergency Medical Personnel
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19 Death Benefit Revolving Fund created in Section 1-2505.2 of Title 63
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20 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
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21 11. Fight Breast Cancer License Plate - such plates shall be
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22 designed to demonstrate support for the prevention and treatment of
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23 breast cancer in this state;
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 1 12. Crime Victims Awareness License Plate - such plates shall
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2 be designed and issued to any person wishing to demonstrate
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3 awareness of and support for victims of crimes. The license plates
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4 shall be designed in consultation with the Crime Victims
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5 Compensation Program. As provided in this section, an amount of the
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6 fee collected shall be apportioned to the Attorney General’s
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7 Revolving Fund for the Office of the Attorney General, which is
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8 hereby directed to use such funds to contract with a statewide
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9 nonprofit organization to provide services to crime victims;
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10 13. Safe Kids Oklahoma License Plate - such plates shall be
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11 designed and issued to any person wishing to demonstrate support and
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12 awareness of the Safe Kids Oklahoma. The license plate shall be
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13 designed in consultation with the Oklahoma Safe Kids Association.
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14 As provided in this section, an amount of the fee collected shall be
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15 deposited in the Children’s Hospital - Oklahoma Safe Kids
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16 Association Revolving Fund to be distributed to the Safe Kids
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17 Oklahoma program;
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18 14. Oklahoma Four-H Club License Plate – such plates shall be
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19 designed, subject to criteria to be presented to Service Oklahoma by
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20 the Four-H Foundation, and issued to any person wishing to
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21 demonstrate support of the Oklahoma Four-H Club. Such plates may be
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22 designed and issued to any person as for personalized license
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23 plates. As provided in this section, an amount of the fee collected
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 1 shall be apportioned to the OSU Extension Service License Plate
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2 Revolving Fund created in Section 1104.4 of this title;
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3 15. Agricultural Awareness License Plate – such plates shall be
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4 designed, subject to criteria to be presented to Service Oklahoma,
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5 by the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry in
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6 consultation with the Oklahoma Arts Council, and issued to any
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7 person wishing to demonstrate support of the Department’s Ag in the
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8 Classroom Education Program. As provided in this section, an amount
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9 of the fee collected shall be apportioned as provided in Section
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10 1104.3 of this title;
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11 16. Oklahoma Statehood Centennial License Plate – such plates
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12 shall be designed and issued to any person wishing to commemorate
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13 the centennial of Oklahoma’s admission to statehood in 1907. The
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14 license plates shall be designed in consultation with the Oklahoma
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15 Capitol Complex and Centennial Commemoration Commission. As
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16 provided in this section, an amount of the fee collected shall be
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17 deposited in the Oklahoma Department of Commerce Revolving Fund
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18 created in Section 5012 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
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19 17. Support Education License Plate – such plates shall be
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20 designed, subject to criteria to be presented to Service Oklahoma by
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21 the State Department of Education in consultation with the Oklahoma
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22 Arts Council, and issued to any person wishing to demonstrate
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23 support for education in this state. All licensed operators shall
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24 display a sample