Oklahoma § 47-1136.2 - Former military vehicles

§ 47-1136.2. Former military vehicles

A. Except as provided in this section, former military vehicles

shall be exempt from the provisions of the Oklahoma Vehicle License

and Registration Act if:

1. The former military vehicle is used only for exhibitions,

club activities, parades, and other functions of public interest and

will not be used for regular transportation; and

2. The owner of the former military vehicle files with Service

Oklahoma or a licensed operator a sworn affidavit, signed by the

owner, stating that the vehicle is a former military vehicle and

will be used solely for the purposes listed in paragraph 1 of this

subsection.

B. Upon each former military vehicle, the annual license fee

shall be Twenty Dollars ($20.00). Upon initial registration, the

owner shall make application for the flat license fee which

application shall include the year of manufacture and a description

of the vehicle containing information as may be required by Service

Oklahoma, including the information required in paragraphs 1 and 2

of subsection A of this section.

C. A former military vehicle shall not be required to display a

license plate if current proof of registration for the vehicle, in a

form prescribed by Service Oklahoma, is carried in the vehicle. In

addition, the vehicle shall display in a prominent location on the

vehicle a registration mark prescribed by Service Oklahoma. Service

Oklahoma shall allow the use of a unique identification mark similar

to the mark assigned that vehicle by the branch of the Armed Forces

in which the vehicle was used. If such a mark is not used, Service

Oklahoma shall designate a registration mark consisting of numbers,

letters, or numbers and letters in combination at least two (2)

inches in height. To the extent possible, the location and design

of the registration mark shall conform to the official military

design and markings of the vehicle.

D. A certificate of title shall be issued for a former military

vehicle, and the applicable fees for the issuance of a certificate

of title as provided pursuant to the Oklahoma Vehicle License and

Registration Act shall apply.

E. All penalties pursuant to the Oklahoma Vehicle License and

Registration Act relating to the failure to register a vehicle shall

apply to this section if the former military vehicle is not properly

registered or is used in a manner which violates the provisions of

paragraph 1 or 2 of subsection A of this section.

F. As used in this section, "former military vehicle" means a

vehicle which has been, but no longer is, used by the Armed Forces

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 47. Motor Vehicles

of a national government and which displays markings indicating it

was a military vehicle.

Added by Laws 1997, c. 204, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1997. Amended by Laws

2022, c. 282, § 169, emerg. eff. May 19, 2022.