Oklahoma § 68-609 - Reports and payments to Commission - Delinquent payments
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§ 68-609. Reports and payments to Commission - Delinquent payments
A. Every person licensed under this article shall make and
transmit to the Corporation Commission on or before the last day of
April, July, October, and January of each year, upon a form
prescribed and furnished by the Commission, a verified quarterly
report, showing the total miles traveled, miles traveled in Oklahoma
by each motor vehicle, the total gallonage of motor fuel or diesel
fuel consumed, the number of gallons of motor fuel or diesel fuel
purchased or received in this state, the date of each purchase or
receipt, the name and address of the seller, the delivery invoice
number of each purchase or receipt, and the number of gallons of
motor fuel or diesel fuel imported into and used in this state. The
report must also include the amount of motor fuel or diesel fuel on
hand at the beginning and close of the period as shown by the
physical inventory taken on that date (those dates), if storage is
maintained, and a complete record of all receipts and withdrawals
into and from said storage.
The number of gallons of motor fuel or diesel fuel shown to have
been purchased or received in Oklahoma on which the tax levied by
the Motor Fuel Tax Code has been paid to this state shall be
deducted from the total number of gallons of motor fuel or diesel
fuel used by such person in Oklahoma to determine the number of
gallons of motor fuel or diesel fuel upon which the tax levied by
this article is to be computed and paid.
Every person licensed under this article who travels less than
ten thousand (10,000) miles per year in Oklahoma may, at the option
of the Commission, file an annual report in lieu of filing the
quarterly report.
B. Every person at the time of filing each quarterly report
shall pay to the Commission the full amount of tax due for the
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preceding quarter at the rate provided for in this article. Such
tax is due and payable on the first day of the succeeding quarter
for which the report is filed, and if not paid, is delinquent from
and after the twentieth day of such month. When any person shall
fail to submit to the Commission any report required hereunder
within thirty (30) days from the date it is required to be filed,
the Commission shall assess, in addition to the penalties and
interest provided for in Section 217 of this title, a penalty of not
less than Five Dollars ($5.00) for the first offense and not less
than Five Dollars ($5.00) for each subsequent offense.
C. The Motor Fuel/Diesel Fuel Importer for Use License of any
person who is delinquent in the payment of tax levied by this
article may be canceled by the Commission in the manner provided by
law.
Added by Laws 1963, c. 363, § 2, eff. July 1, 1963. Renumbered from
§ 6-609 of this title by Laws 1965, c. 215, § 2. Amended by Laws
1978, c. 220, § 36, eff. Jan. 1, 1979; Laws 1988, c. 14, § 8, eff.
July 1, 1988; Laws 1997, c. 284, § 10, eff. July 1, 1997; Laws 2006,
c. 238, § 15, emerg. eff. June 6, 2006.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Oklahoma Statutes § 68-609 cover?
Section 68-609 ("Reports and payments to Commission - Delinquent payments") is part of the Oklahoma Statutes, the codified statutory law of Oklahoma. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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