2023 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 47. Motor Vehicles
§47-1141.1v2. 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 one-hundredths 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;

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 though June 30, 2025; and

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 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.

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, 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.

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 operators 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, pursuant to subsection A of Section 1132 of this title, subsection A of Section 1132.1 of this title, subsection A of Section 1132.4 of this title, and subsection H of 1140 of this title, and
• 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.

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.

NOTE: This section was purportedly repealed by Laws 2022, c. 228, §17, emerg. eff. May 5, 2022.