Oklahoma § 3-256 - Registration fees - Schedule and rates

§ 3-256. Registration fees - Schedule and rates

A. Registration fees and taxes on aircraft shall be paid to and

collected by Service Oklahoma and its agents in the same manner as

registration fees and taxes are paid and collected on automobiles.

All fees and taxes collected pursuant to this section shall be

apportioned by Service Oklahoma.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 3. Aircraft and Airports

The registration and reregistration of aircraft shall be subject

to the following schedule and rates:

1. Single-engine piston aircraft shall be taxed according to

the following Schedule “A”:

SCHEDULE “A”

WEIGHT IN POUNDS

FEE

Less than 1,750

$30.00

1,751 through 2,500

$52.50

2,501 through 3,500

$82.50

3,501 through 4,500

$112.50

4,501 through 5,500

$142.50

5,501 through 6,500

$172.50

6,501 through 8,500

$202.50

8,501 through 10,000

$277.50

10,001 through 13,000

$345.00

13,001 through 17,000

$397.50

17,001 through 20,000

$450.00

20,001 through 25,000

$562.50

25,001 through 30,000

$750.00

30,001 through 40,000

$937.50

40,001 through 50,000

$1,125.00

50,001 through 75,000

$1,500.00

75,001 through 100,000

$1,875.00

100,001 and over

$2,250.00

2. Rotary-wing aircraft shall be taxed at two times the

Schedule “A” fee, based on the same weight classifications.

3. Multiengine piston aircraft shall be taxed at three times

the Schedule “A” fee, based on the same weight classifications.

4. Turbo-prop aircraft shall be taxed at six times the Schedule

“A” fee, based on the same weight classifications.

5. Turbo-jet aircraft shall be taxed at ten times the Schedule

“A” fee, based on the same weight classifications.

6. Antique aircraft as defined by the Federal Aviation

Administration, sailplanes, balloons, and home-built aircraft shall

be subject to a flat-rate fee of Ten Dollars ($10.00).

7. The fees of this subsection, except those in paragraph 6 of

this subsection, shall be reduced at a rate of ten percent (10%)

each year following the date of manufacture until the fee is equal

to fifty percent (50%) of the original fee, which shall then be the

fee for each year thereafter.

8. Every aircraft owner shall have the right to appeal the

assessment of the fee as provided for in this subsection, and

Service Oklahoma shall appraise the aircraft and its avionics as

personal property at the fair market value thereof, and shall apply

a twelve-percent assessment rate which shall be levied at the

appropriate county millage rate.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 3. Aircraft and Airports

B. Aircraft purchased after January 1 of each year and subject

to registration as provided for in this section shall be registered

and taxed on a prorated basis. Registration fees and taxes shall be

in lieu of all aircraft ad valorem taxes. All monies collected by

Service Oklahoma shall be disbursed as follows:

1. Three percent (3%) of all such funds shall be paid to the

State Treasurer for deposit to the credit of the General Revenue

Fund of the State Treasury; and

2. Ninety-seven percent (97%) of such registration fees and

taxes shall be deposited in the Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and

Aeronautics Revolving Fund.

Added by Laws 1976, c. 258, § 6. Amended by Laws 1984, c. 221, § 1,

operative July 1, 1984; Laws 1986, c. 223, § 8, operative July 1,

1986; Laws 1987, c. 205, § 84, operative July 1, 1987; Laws 2017, c.

157, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2017; Laws 2023, c. 126, § 16, eff. Nov. 1,

2023; Laws 2023, c. 365, § 5, eff. July 1, 2024; Laws 2025, c. 171,

§ 1, eff. July 1, 2026.