2019 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 63. Public Health and Safety
§63-4036. Used vessels or motors - Expiration of registration - Use of demonstration permit - Purchase or transfer of ownership of out-of-state used vessel or motor - Application for certificate of title - Sale or transfer of ownership - Tax stamp - Registration by purchaser.
A. When a registration expires on a used vessel or motor while in the possession of a dealer, the dealer shall affix a dealer's demonstration permit to such vessel or motor whenever the vessel or motor is used for demonstration.
B. Upon the purchase or transfer of ownership of an out-of-state used vessel or motor by a dealer, or the purchase or transfer of ownership of a vessel or motor which does not have a certificate of title or a certificate of registration the dealer shall make application for an Oklahoma certificate of title pursuant to the Oklahoma Vessel and Motor Registration Act, Section 4002 et seq. of this title. Upon receipt of the Oklahoma certificate of title, the dealer shall follow the procedure as set forth in subsection A of this section. Provided, nothing in this title shall be construed as requiring a dealer to register a vessel or motor purchased in another state which will not be operated or sold in this state.
C. Upon sale or transfer of ownership of the used vessel or motor, the dealer shall place upon the reassignment portion of the certificate of title a tax stamp issued by the county treasurer of the county in which the dealer has his primary place of business. The tax stamp shall be issued upon payment of a fee of Three Dollars and fifty cents ($3.50) and shall be in lieu of the dealer's ad valorem tax on the inventories of used vessels or motors but shall not relieve any other property of the dealer from ad valorem taxation.
D. Upon sale of a used vessel or motor to another licensed dealer, the selling dealer shall place the tax stamp required in subsection C of this section upon the certificate of title.
E. The purchaser of every used vessel or motor except as otherwise provided by law, shall obtain registration and title for the vessel or motor within thirty (30) calendar days from the date of purchase of same.
Added by Laws 1989, c. 346, § 36, eff. Nov. 1, 1989. Amended by Laws 1990, c. 304, § 8, emerg. eff. May 30, 1990; Laws 1992, c. 284, § 20, eff. Jan. 1, 1993.
