Oklahoma § 47-1141.1 - Retention of taxes and fees

§ 47-1141.1. Retention of taxes and fees

A. Each licensed operator shall be entitled to retain the

following amounts from the taxes and fees collected by such licensed

operator to be used to fund the operation of the office of such

licensed operator subject to the provisions of Sections 1140 through

1147 of this title:

1. Beginning July 1, 2006, through June 30, 2023, Three Dollars

and fifty-six cents ($3.56) for each vehicle registered pursuant to

the Oklahoma Vehicle License and Registration Act;

2. Beginning on or after January 1, 2022, through June 30,

2023, if a special or personalized license plate is issued pursuant

to Sections 1135.1 through 1135.7 of this title and remittance is

combined with the registration required pursuant to Section 1132 of

this title, Seven Dollars and twelve cents ($7.12). Beginning July

1, 2023, through June 30, 2025, Three Dollars and fifty-six cents

($3.56) for each special license plate issued pursuant to Sections

1135.1 through Section 1135.7 of this title;

3. One Dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) for each

certificate of title issued for boats and motors pursuant to the

Oklahoma Statutes;

4. For each certificate of registration issued for boats and

motors pursuant to the Oklahoma Statutes, an amount determined

pursuant to the provisions of subsection B of this section;

5. Two Dollars and twenty-five cents ($2.25) for each

certificate of title issued pursuant to the Oklahoma Vehicle License

and Registration Act. Provided, the fee retention amount for

certificates of title issued pursuant to the provisions of

subsection H of Section 1105 of this title, in which an insurer pays

the optional twenty-two-dollar-fee amount, is Four Dollars and fifty

cents ($4.50);

6. Beginning July 1, 2002, through June 30, 2023, each licensed

operator shall be entitled to retain three and twenty-five onehundredths percent (3.25%) of the vehicle excise tax collected

pursuant to Section 2103 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

7. Four percent (4%) of the excise tax collected on the

transfer of boats and motors pursuant to the Oklahoma Statutes

through June 30, 2025;

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8. Two Dollars ($2.00) for each driver license, endorsement,

identification license, or renewal or duplicate issued pursuant to

Section 6-101 et seq. of this title through June 30, 2023;

9. Two Dollars ($2.00) for the recording of security interests

as provided in Section 1110 of this title;

10. Two Dollars ($2.00) for each inspection conducted pursuant

to subsection L of Section 1105 of this title;

11. Three Dollars ($3.00) for each inspection conducted

pursuant to subsection M of Section 1105 of this title;

12. One Dollar ($1.00) for each certificate of ownership filed

pursuant to subsection R of Section 1105 of this title;

13. One Dollar ($1.00) for each temporary permit issued

pursuant to Section 1124 of this title;

14. One Dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) for processing each

proof of financial responsibility, driver license information,

insurance verification information, and other additional information

as provided in Section 7-602 of this title;

15. The mailing fees and registration fees provided in Sections

1131 and 1140 of this title;

16. The notary fee provided in Section 1143 of this title;

17. Three Dollars ($3.00) for each lien entry form completed

and recorded on a certificate of title pursuant to subsection G of

Section 1105 of this title;

18. Seven Dollars ($7.00) for each notice of transfer as

provided by subsection B of Section 1107.4 of this title;

19. Seven Dollars ($7.00) for each certificate of title or each

certificate of registration issued for repossessed vehicles pursuant

to Section 1126 of this title;

20. Any amount specifically authorized by law to be retained by

the licensed operator for the furnishing of a summary of a traffic

record;

21. Beginning July 1, 2009, and through June 30, 2023, each

licensed operator shall also be entitled to a portion of the

penalties for delinquent registration or payment of excise tax as

provided for in subsection C of Section 1115, subsection F of

Section 1132 and subsection C of Section 1151 of this title and of

subsection A of Section 2103 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

22. Beginning January 1, 2023, each licensed operator shall be

entitled to retain Three Dollars and fifty-six cents ($3.56) for

each electric vehicle registered pursuant to the provisions of this

act and such amount shall be in addition to any other amount

otherwise authorized by this section to be retained with respect to

a vehicle through June 30, 2025;

23. Beginning January 1, 2023, and through June 30, 2023, each

licensed operator shall be entitled to retain three and twenty-five

hundredths percent (3.25%) of the vehicle excise tax collected

pursuant to Section 2103 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes for

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each electric vehicle but such amount shall not be in addition to

any other amount otherwise authorized by this section to be retained

with respect to a vehicle; and

24. Upon the effective date of this act, Service Oklahoma is

authorized to set the licensed operator compensation pursuant to

Section 3-103 of this title for processing the documentation

submitted and issuing the license plate and/or decal pursuant to

this subsection.

The balance of the funds collected shall be remitted to Service

Oklahoma as provided in Section 1142 of this title to be apportioned

pursuant to Section 1104 of this title.

B. Through June 30, 2025, for each certificate of registration

issued for boats and motors, each licensed operator shall be

entitled to retain the greater of One Dollar and twenty-five cents

($1.25) or an amount to be determined by Service Oklahoma according

to the provisions of this subsection. At the end of fiscal year

1997 and each fiscal year thereafter, Service Oklahoma shall compute

the average amount of registration fees for all boats and motors

registered in this state during the fiscal year and shall multiply

the result by six and twenty-two one-hundredths percent (6.22%).

The resulting product shall be the amount which may be retained by

each licensed operator for each certificate of registration for

boats and motors issued during the following calendar year.

C. When an application for registration is made with Service

Oklahoma, the Corporation Commission or a licensed operator, a

registration fee of One Dollar and seventy-five cents ($1.75) shall

be collected for each license plate or decal issued. Such fees

shall be in addition to the registration fees on motor vehicles and

when an application for registration is made to the licensed

operator, such licensed operator shall retain a fee as provided in

Section 1141.1 of this title through June 30, 2023. Beginning July

1, 2023, the fee shall be retained by the licensed operator pursuant

to subsection E of Section 1141.1 of this title. When the fee is

paid by a person making application directly with Service Oklahoma

or the Corporation Commission, as applicable, the registration fees

shall be in the same amount as provided for licensed operators and

the fee provided by this section shall be deposited in the Service

Oklahoma Revolving Fund or as provided in Section 1167 of this

title, as applicable. Service Oklahoma shall prepare schedules of

registration fees and charges for titles, which shall include the

fees for licensed operators, and all fees and charges paid by a

person shall be listed separately on the application and

registration and totaled on the application and registration. The

licensed operators shall charge only such fees as are specifically

provided for by law, and all such authorized fees shall be posted in

such a manner that any person shall have notice of all fees that are

imposed by law.

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D. Unless otherwise provided, beginning July 1, 2025, the

provisions related to the reimbursement, retention, apportionment,

or distribution of funds to or by licensed operators as outlined in

this section shall be retained by the licensed operator pursuant to

subsection E of this section.

E. Beginning July 1, 2023, unless otherwise provided, licensed

operator compensation shall be fixed by Service Oklahoma pursuant to

Section 3-103 of this title.

1. For fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, through the fiscal

year ending on June 30, 2025:

a.

licensed operators shall be entitled to retain

nineteen percent (19%) of all fees collected related

to registrations provided by the Oklahoma Vehicle

License and Registration Act,

b.

licensed operators shall be entitled to retain forty

percent (40%) of all fees collected related to the

issuance of Class A, Class B, Class C, and Class D

driver licenses, permits, and identification cards,

including REAL ID Compliant and REAL ID Noncompliant

credentials, pursuant to Section 6-101 et seq. of this

title, and

c.

licensed operators shall be entitled to retain Three

Dollars and fifty-six cents ($3.56) for the annual

renewal of each frac tank, construction machinery,

rental trailer, commercial trailer or semitrailer

registered pursuant to Section 1133 of this title.

2. All other fees directed by this section shall default back

to the apportionment outlined in Section 1104 of this title.

Added by Laws 1991, c. 261, § 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1991. Amended by

Laws 1993, c. 262, § 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Laws 1995, c. 10, § 2,

eff. July 1, 1995; Laws 1997, c. 95, § 1, eff. July 1, 1997; Laws

2000, c. 250, § 6, eff. Oct. 1, 2000, and adopted by State Question

No. 691, Legislative Referendum No. 319, at election held Aug. 22,

2000; Laws 2001, c. 149, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2001; Laws 2005, c. 381,

§ 7, eff. July 1, 2005; Laws 2009, c. 443, § 3, eff. July 1, 2009;

Laws 2012, c. 158, § 4, eff. July 1, 2012; Laws 2021, c. 276, § 10,

eff. Jan. 1, 2022; Laws 2022, c. 282, § 177, emerg. eff. May 19,

2022; Laws 2023, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 47, § 13, eff. July 1, 2023; Laws

2024, c. 236, § 14, eff. Sept. 1, 2024; Laws 2025, c. 330, § 20,

eff. July 1, 2025.

NOTE: This section was purportedly repealed by Laws 2022, c. 228,

§17, emerg. eff. May 5, 2022.