1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024)
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3 SENATE BILL 1922 By: Haste
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to license plates; amending 47 O.S.
7 2021, Sections 1137.1, as last amended by Section 1,
8 Chapter 262, O.S.L. 2023, 1137.2, as amended by
8 Section 171, Chapter 282, O.S.L. 2022, and 1137.3, as
9 last amended by Section 2, Chapter 262, O.S.L. 2023
9 (47 O.S. Supp. 2023, Sections 1137.1, 1137.2, and
10 1137.3), which relate to the issuance of temporary
10 license plates; updating statutory language;
11 modifying information to be shown on temporary
11 license plates; granting certain authorization;
12 granting rulemaking powers to certain bodies; setting
12 requirements for certain vendors; setting
13 requirements for temporary license plates; providing
13 for codification; and providing an effective date.
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16 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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17 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 1137.1, as
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18 last amended by Section 1, Chapter 262, O.S.L. 2023 (47 O.S. Supp.
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19 2023, Section 1137.1), is amended to read as follows:
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20 Section 1137.1. A. Except for vehicles, travel trailers, or
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21 commercial trailers which display a current Oklahoma license tag,
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22 upon the purchase or transfer of ownership of a used motor vehicle,
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23 travel trailer, or commercial trailer, including an out-of-state
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24 purchase or transfer of the same, to a licensed used motor vehicle
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 1 dealer, wholesale used motor vehicle dealer, used travel trailer
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2 dealer, or used commercial trailer dealer, subsequently referred to
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3 in this section as “dealer”, the dealer shall affix a used dealer’s
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4 plate visible from the rear of the vehicle, travel trailer, or
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5 commercial trailer. Such license plate shall expire on December 31
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6 of each year. When the vehicle, travel trailer, or commercial
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7 trailer is parked on the dealer’s licensed place of business, it
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8 shall not be required to have a license plate of any kind affixed.
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9 A dealer shall obtain from Service Oklahoma at a cost of Ten Dollars
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10 ($10.00) a dealer license plate for demonstrating, transporting, or
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11 any other normal business of a dealer including use by an individual
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12 holding a valid salesperson’s license issued by the Oklahoma Used
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13 Motor Vehicle and Parts, Dismantler, and Manufactured Housing
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14 Commission. Any dealer who operates a wrecker or towing service
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15 licensed pursuant to Sections 951 through 957 of this title shall
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16 register each wrecker vehicle and display a wrecker license plate on
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17 each vehicle as required by Section 1134.3 of this title. A dealer
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18 may obtain as many additional license plates as may be desired upon
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19 the payment of Ten Dollars ($10.00) for each additional license
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20 plate. Use of the used dealer license plate by a licensed dealer
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21 for other than the purposes as set forth herein shall constitute
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22 grounds for revocation of the dealer’s license. Service Oklahoma
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23 shall design the official used dealer license plate to include the
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24 used dealer’s license number issued to him or her each year by
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 1 Service Oklahoma or the Oklahoma Used Motor Vehicle and Parts,
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2 Dismantler, and Manufactured Housing Commission.
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3 B. Upon the purchase or transfer of ownership of an out-of-
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4 state used motor vehicle, travel trailer, or commercial trailer to a
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5 licensed dealer, the dealer shall make application for an Oklahoma
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6 certificate of title pursuant to the Oklahoma Vehicle License and
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7 Registration Act, Section 1101 et seq. of this title. Upon receipt
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8 of the Oklahoma certificate of title, the dealer shall follow the
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9 procedure as set forth in subsection A of this section. Provided,
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10 nothing in this title shall be construed as requiring a dealer to
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11 register a used motor vehicle, travel trailer, or commercial trailer
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12 purchased in another state which will not be operated or sold in
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13 this state.
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14 C. Upon sale or transfer of ownership of the used motor vehicle
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15 or travel trailer, the dealer shall place upon the reassignment
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16 portion of the certificate of title a tax stamp issued by the county
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17 treasurer of the county in which the dealer has his or her primary
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18 place of business. The tax stamp shall be issued upon payment of a
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19 fee of Three Dollars and fifty cents ($3.50) and shall be in lieu of
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20 the dealer’s ad valorem tax on the inventories of used motor
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21 vehicles or travel trailers but shall not relieve any other property
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22 of the dealer from ad valorem taxation.
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23 D. Upon sale of a used motor vehicle or travel trailer to
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24 another licensed dealer, the selling dealer shall place the tax
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 1 stamp required in subsection C of this section upon the certificate
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2 of title. The used dealer license plate or wholesale dealer license
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3 plate shall be removed by the selling dealer. The purchasing dealer
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4 shall, at time of purchase, place his or her dealer license plate on
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5 the used motor vehicle, travel trailer, or commercial trailer as
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6 provided in subsection A of this section; provided, for vehicles,
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7 travel trailers, or commercial trailers purchased by a licensed used
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8 dealer at an auction, in lieu of such placement of the dealer
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9 license plate, the auction may provide temporary documentation as
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10 approved by the Director of the Motor Vehicle Division of Service
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11 Oklahoma for the purpose of transporting such vehicle to the
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12 purchaser’s point of destination. Such temporary documentation
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13 shall be valid for two (2) days following the date of sale.
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14 E. The purchaser of every used motor vehicle, travel trailer,
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15 or commercial trailer, except as otherwise provided by law, shall
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16 obtain registration and title for the vehicle or trailer within two
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17 (2) months from the date of purchase of same. It shall be the
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18 responsibility of the selling dealer to place a temporary license
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19 plate, in size similar to the permanent Oklahoma license plate but
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20 of a weatherproof plastic-impregnated substance approved by the
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21 Oklahoma Used Motor Vehicle and Parts, Dismantler, and Manufactured
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22 Housing Commission, upon a used motor vehicle, travel trailer, or
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23 commercial trailer when a transaction is completed for the sale of
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24 said such vehicle. The temporary license plate under this
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 1 subsection shall be placed at the location provided for the
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2 permanent motor vehicle license plate. The temporary license plate
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3 shall show the license number which is issued to the dealer each
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4 year by Service Oklahoma or the Used Motor Vehicle and Parts
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5 Commission, the date the used motor vehicle, travel trailer, or
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6 commercial trailer was purchased and the company name of the selling
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7 dealer information required pursuant to Section 4 of this act. The
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8 Oklahoma Used Motor Vehicle and Parts, Dismantler, and Manufactured
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9 Housing Commission is hereby directed to develop the temporary
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10 license plate design to incorporate these such requirements in a
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11 manner that will permit law enforcement personnel to readily
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12 identify the dealer license number and date of the vehicle purchase.
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13 The Oklahoma Used Motor Vehicle and Parts, Dismantler, and
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14 Manufactured Housing Commission is hereby authorized to develop
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15 additional requirements and parameters as deemed appropriate to
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16 discourage or prevent illegal duplication and use of the temporary
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17 license plate. Such temporary license plate shall be valid for a
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18 period of two (2) months from the date of purchase. Use of the
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19 temporary license by a dealer for other than the purposes set forth
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20 herein shall constitute grounds for revocation of the dealer’s
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21 license to conduct business. Purchasers of a commercial trailer
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22 shall affix the temporary license plate to the rear of the
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23 commercial trailer. The purchaser shall display the temporary
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 1 license plate for a period not to exceed two (2) months or until
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2 registration and title are obtained as provided in this section.
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3 The provisions of this subsection on temporary licenses shall
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4 apply to nonresidents who purchase a used motor vehicle, travel
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5 trailer, or commercial trailer within this state that is to be
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6 licensed in another state. The nonresident purchaser shall be
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7 allowed to operate the vehicle or trailer within the state with a
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8 temporary license plate for a period not to exceed two (2) months
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9 from date of purchase. Any nonresident purchaser found to be
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10 operating a used motor vehicle, travel trailer, or commercial
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11 trailer within this state after two (2) months shall be subject to
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12 the registration fees of this state upon the same terms and
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13 conditions applying to residents of this state.
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14 F. It shall be unlawful for any dealer to procure the
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15 registration and licensing of any used motor vehicle, travel
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16 trailer, or commercial trailer sold by the dealer or to act as the
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17 agent for the purchaser in the procurement of the registration and
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18 licensing of the purchaser’s used vehicle, travel trailer, or
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19 commercial trailer. A license of any dealer violating the provision
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20 of this section may be revoked.
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21 G. Dealers following the procedure set forth herein shall not
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22 be required to register vehicles, travel trailers, or commercial
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23 trailers to which this section applies, nor will the registration
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24 fee otherwise required be assessed. Provided, dealers shall not
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 1 purchase or trade for a used motor vehicle, travel trailer, or
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2 commercial trailer on which the registration therefor has been
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3 expired for a period exceeding two (2) months without obtaining
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4 current registration therefor.
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5 H. A nonprofit charitable organization which is exempt from
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6 taxation pursuant to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, 26
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7 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3), and which accepts donations of used motor
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8 vehicles previously titled in Oklahoma to be subsequently
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9 transferred to another owner, upon the qualifying organization
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10 providing sufficient documentation of its tax-exempt status, may
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11 obtain from Service Oklahoma charitable nonprofit organization
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12 license plates for demonstrating, transporting, or test-driving
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13 donated vehicles, provided that no organization shall possess or use
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14 at any one time more than eight such plates. Service Oklahoma shall
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15 design distinctive license plates for that purpose. The cost for
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16 said such plates shall be the same as provided in subsection A of
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17 this section for dealer plates.
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18 I. The transfer of ownership from the vehicle donor to the
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19 qualifying nonprofit organization described in subsection H of this
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20 section shall be made without the payment of motor vehicle excise
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21 tax levied pursuant to Section 2103 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma
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22 Statutes.
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 1 SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 1137.2, as
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2 amended by Section 171, Chapter 282, O.S.L. 2022 (47 O.S. Supp.
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3 2023, Section 1137.2), is amended to read as follows:
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4 Section 1137.2. Service Oklahoma The Oklahoma Motor Vehicle
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5 Commission and the Oklahoma Used Motor Vehicle, Dismantler, and
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6 Manufactured Housing Commission shall have the sole authority to
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7 grant the power to issue the dealer license plate specified in
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8 subsection A of Section 1137.1 of this title to authorized temporary
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9 license plate vendors, pursuant to the provisions of Section 4 of
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10 this act.
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11 SECTION 3. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 1137.3, as
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12 last amended by Section 2, Chapter 262, O.S.L. 2023 (47 O.S. Supp.
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13 2023, Section 1137.3), is amended to read as follows:
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14 Section 1137.3. The purchaser of every new motor vehicle,
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15 travel trailer, or commercial trailer shall register or license the
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16 same within two (2) months from the date of purchase. It shall be
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17 the responsibility of the selling dealer to place a temporary
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18 license plate, in size similar to the permanent Oklahoma license
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19 plate but of a weatherproof plastic-impregnated substance approved
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20 by the Oklahoma Motor Vehicle Commission, upon a new motor vehicle,
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21 travel trailer, or commercial trailer when a transaction is
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22 completed for the sale of said such vehicle or trailer. Except for
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23 cab and chassis trucks, the temporary license plate under this
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24 section shall be placed at the location provided for the permanent
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 1 motor vehicle license plate. The purchaser of a new cab and chassis
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2 truck may place the temporary license plate under this section in
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3 the rear window. Said Such temporary license plate shall show the
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4 dealer’s license number which is issued to him or her each year by
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5 Service Oklahoma, the date the new motor vehicle, travel trailer or
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6 commercial trailer was purchased and the company name of the selling
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7 dealer information required pursuant to Section 4 of this act. The
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8 Oklahoma Motor Vehicle Commission is hereby directed to develop a
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9 temporary license plate design to incorporate these requirements in
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10 a manner that will permit law enforcement personnel to readily
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11 identify the dealer license number and date of the vehicle purchase.
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12 The Oklahoma Motor Vehicle Commission is further authorized to
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13 develop additional requirements and parameters designed to
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14 discourage or prevent illegal duplication and use of the temporary
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15 license plate. On or before two (2) months from the date of
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16 purchase of a new motor vehicle, travel trailer, or commercial
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17 trailer, said such temporary license plate shall be removed and
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18 replaced with a permanent, current Oklahoma license plate. Use of
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19 said such temporary license plate by a licensed dealer for other
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20 than the purpose of normally doing business shall constitute grounds
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21 for revocation of the dealer’s license.
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22 It shall be unlawful for any licensed dealer of new motor
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23 vehicles, travel trailers, or commercial trailers to procure the
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24 registration and licensing of any new motor vehicle, travel trailer,
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 1 or commercial trailer sold by such licensed dealer or to act as the
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2 agent for such purchaser in the procurement of said such
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3 registration and licensing. The license of any licensed dealer of
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4 new motor vehicles, travel trailers, or commercial trailers
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5 violating the provisions of this section shall be revoked.
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6 SECTION 4. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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7 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1137.4 of Title 47, unless there
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8 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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9 A. The Oklahoma Motor Vehicle Commission and the Oklahoma Used
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10 Motor Vehicle, Dismantler, and Manufactured Housing Commission shall
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11 have the power and duty to promulgate rules and procedures to
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12 designate and register authorized temporary license plate vendors in
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13 this state. Such vendors shall:
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14 1. Provide pre-printed temporary license plates to dealers
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15 licensed by the Oklahoma Motor Vehicle Commission and the Oklahoma
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16 Used Motor Vehicle, Dismantler, and Manufactured Housing Commission;
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