{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-47-47-1115v2","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1115v2","heading":"Vehicles required to be registered - Registration","body":"schedule - Delinquent registration - Penalties.\n\nA. Unless provided otherwise by statute, the following vehicles\n\nshall be registered annually: manufactured homes, vehicles\n\nregistered with a permanent nonexpiring license plate pursuant to\n\nSection 1113 of this title, and commercial vehicles registered\n\npursuant to the installment plan provided in subsection H of Section\n\n1133 of this title. The following schedule shall apply for such\n\nvehicle purchased in this state or brought into this state by\n\nresidents of this state:\n\n1. Between January 1 and March 31, the payment of the full\n\nannual fee shall be required;\n\n2. Between April 1 and June 30, the payment of three-fourths\n\n(3/4) the annual fee shall be required;\n\n3. Between July 1 and September 30, the payment of one-half\n\n(1/2) the annual fee shall be required; and\n\n4. Between October 1 and November 30, one-fourth (1/4) the\n\nannual fee shall be required.\n\nLicense plates or decals for each year shall be made available\n\non December 1 of each preceding year for such vehicles. Any person\n\nwho purchases such vehicle or manufactured home between December 1\n\nand December 31 of any year shall register it within thirty (30)\n\ndays from date of purchase and obtain a license plate or\n\nManufactured Home License Registration Decal, as appropriate, for\n\nthe following calendar year upon payment of the full annual fee.\n\nUnless provided otherwise by statute, all annual license,\n\nregistration and other fees for such vehicles shall be due and\n\npayable on January 1 of each year and if not paid by February 1\n\nshall be deemed delinquent.\n\nB. 1. All vehicles, other than those required to be registered\n\npursuant to the provisions of subsection A of this section, shall be\n\nregistered on a staggered system of registration and licensing on a\n\nmonthly series basis to distribute the work of registering such\n\nvehicles as uniformly and expeditiously as practicable throughout\n\nthe calendar year unless otherwise provided in this section. After\n\nthe end of the month following the expiration date, the license and\n\nregistration fees for the new registration period shall become\n\ndelinquent. At the time of registration or renewal, the owner of\n\nthe vehicle may choose either an annual or a biennial registration\n\nof the vehicle.\n\n2. All fleet vehicles registered pursuant to new applications\n\napproved pursuant to the provisions of Section 1120 of this title\n\nshall be registered on a staggered system monthly basis.\n\n3. Applicants seeking to establish Oklahoma as the base\n\njurisdiction for registering apportioned fleet vehicles shall have a\n\none-time option of registering for a period of not less than six (6)\n\nmonths nor greater than eighteen (18) months. Subsequent renewals\n\nfor these registrants will be for twelve (12) months, expiring on\n\nthe last day of the month chosen by the registrant under the one-\n\ntime option as provided herein. In addition, registrants with\n\nmultiple fleets may designate a different registration month of\n\nexpiration for each fleet.\n\nAs used in this section, \"fleet\" shall have the same meaning as\n\nset forth in the International Registration Plan.\n\n4. Effective January 1, 2004, all motorcycles and mopeds shall\n\nbe registered on a staggered system of registration. Service\n\nOklahoma shall notify in writing, prior to December 1, 2003, all\n\nowners of motorcycles or mopeds registered as of such date, who\n\nshall have a one-time option of registering for a period of not less\n\nthan three (3) months nor greater than fifteen (15) months.\n\nSubsequent renewals for these registrants will be for twelve (12)\n\nmonths, expiring on the last day of the month chosen by the\n\nregistrant under the one-time option as provided herein. All\n\nmotorcycles and mopeds registered pursuant to new applications\n\nreceived on or after December 1, 2003, shall also be registered\n\npursuant to the provisions of this paragraph.\ngreater than fifteen (15) months.\n\nSubsequent renewals for these registrants will be for twelve (12)\n\nmonths, expiring on the last day of the month chosen by the\n\nregistrant under the one-time option as provided herein. All\n\nmotorcycles and mopeds registered pursuant to new applications\n\nreceived on or after December 1, 2003, shall also be registered\n\npursuant to the provisions of this paragraph.\n\n5. Any three or more commercial vehicles owned by the same\n\nperson and previously registered in this state may be registered at\n\nthe same time regardless of the month or months in which they were\n\npreviously registered. The month in which the commercial vehicles\n\nare newly registered shall be the month in which their registration\n\nis renewed annually. If a commercial vehicle is registered pursuant\n\nto this paragraph in the same calendar year in which it was\n\npreviously registered, license and registration fees shall be\n\nprorated to account for the difference between the previous renewal\n\nmonth and the new renewal month and those fees shall be due at the\n\ntime of registration pursuant to this paragraph.\n\nC. The following penalties shall apply for delinquent\n\nregistration fees:\n\n1. For fleet vehicles required to be registered pursuant to the\n\nprovisions of Section 1120 of this title for which a properly\n\ncompleted application for registration has not been received by the\n\nCorporation Commission by the last day of the month following the\n\nregistration expiration date, a penalty of thirty percent (30%) of\n\nthe Oklahoma portion of the annual registration fee, or Two Hundred\n\nDollars ($200.00), whichever is greater, shall be assessed. The\n\nlicense and registration cards issued by the Corporation Commission\n\nfor each fleet vehicle shall be valid until two (2) months after the\n\nregistration expiration date;\n\n2. For commercial vehicles registered under the provisions of\n\nsubsection B of this section, except those vehicles registered\n\npursuant to Section 1133.1 of this title, a penalty shall be\n\nassessed after the last day of the month following the registration\n\nexpiration date. A penalty of twenty-five cents ($0.25) per day\n\nshall be added to the license fee of such vehicle and shall accrue\n\nfor one (1) month. Thereafter, the penalty shall be thirty percent\n\n(30%) of the annual registration fee, or Two Hundred Dollars\n\n($200.00), whichever is greater;\n\n3. For new or used manufactured homes, not registered within\n\nthirty (30) days from date of purchase or date such manufactured\n\nhome was brought into this state, a penalty equal to the\n\nregistration fee shall be assessed; or\n\n4. For all vehicles a penalty shall be assessed after the last\n\nday of the month following the expiration date and no penalty shall\n\nbe waived by Service Oklahoma or any licensed operator except as\n\nprovided for in subsection H of Section 1133, subsection C of\n\nSection 1127 of this title, Section 1-133.1a of this title, or when\n\nthe vehicle was stolen as certified by a police report or other\n\ndocumentation as required by Service Oklahoma. A penalty of One\n\nDollar ($1.00) per day shall be added to the license fee of such\n\nvehicle, provided that the penalty shall not exceed One Hundred\n\nDollars ($100.00). Of each dollar penalty collected pursuant to\n\nthis subsection:\n\na. twenty-one cents ($0.21) shall be apportioned as\n\nprovided in Section 1104 of this title,\n\nb. twenty-one cents ($0.21) shall be retained by the\n\nlicensed operator, and\n\nc. fifty-eight cents ($0.58) shall be deposited in the\n\nGeneral Revenue Fund.\n\nD. In addition to all other penalties provided in the Oklahoma\n\nVehicle License and Registration Act, the following penalties shall\n\nbe imposed and collected by any Enforcement Officer of the\n\nCorporation Commission upon finding any commercial vehicle being\n\noperated in violation of the provisions of the Oklahoma Vehicle\n\nLicense and Registration Act.\nll be deposited in the\n\nGeneral Revenue Fund.\n\nD. In addition to all other penalties provided in the Oklahoma\n\nVehicle License and Registration Act, the following penalties shall\n\nbe imposed and collected by any Enforcement Officer of the\n\nCorporation Commission upon finding any commercial vehicle being\n\noperated in violation of the provisions of the Oklahoma Vehicle\n\nLicense and Registration Act.\n\nThe penalties shall apply to any commercial vehicle found to be\n\noperating in violation of the following provisions:\n\n1. A penalty of not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) shall be\n\nimposed upon any person found to be operating a commercial vehicle\n\nsixty (60) days after the end of the month in which the license\n\nplate or registration credentials expire without the current year\n\nlicense plate or registration credential displayed. Such penalty\n\nshall not exceed the amount established by the Corporation\n\nCommission pursuant to the provisions of subsection A of Section\n\n1167 of this title. Revenue from such penalties shall be\n\napportioned as provided in Section 1167 of this title;\n\n2. A penalty of not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) shall be\n\nimposed for any person operating a commercial vehicle subject to the\n\nprovisions of Section 1120 or Section 1133 of this title without the\n\nproper display of, or, carrying in such commercial vehicle, the\n\nidentification credentials issued by the Corporation Commission as\n\nevidence of payment of the fee or tax as provided in Section 1120 or\n\nSection 1133 of this title. Such penalty shall not exceed the\n\namount established by the Corporation Commission pursuant to the\n\nprovisions of subsection A of Section 1167 of this title. Revenue\n\nfrom such penalties shall be apportioned as provided in Section 1167\n\nof this title; and\n\n3. A penalty of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00)\n\nshall be imposed for any person that fails to register any\n\ncommercial vehicle subject to the Oklahoma Vehicle License and\n\nRegistration Act. Such penalty shall not exceed the amount\n\nestablished by the Corporation Commission pursuant to the provisions\n\nof subsection A of Section 1167 of this title. Revenue from such\n\npenalties shall be apportioned as provided in Section 1167 of this\n\ntitle.\n\nE. Service Oklahoma, or the Corporation Commission with respect\n\nto vehicles registered under Section 1120 or Section 1133 of this\n\ntitle, shall assess the registration fees and penalties for the year\n\nor years a vehicle was not registered. For vehicles not registered\n\nfor two (2) or more years, the registration fees and penalties shall\n\nbe due only for the current year and one (1) previous year.\n\nF. In addition to any other penalty prescribed by law, there\n\nshall be a penalty of not less than Twenty Dollars ($20.00) upon a\n\nfinding by an enforcement officer that:\n\n1. The registration of a vehicle registered pursuant to Section\n\n1132 of this title is expired and it is sixty (60) or more days\n\nafter the end of the month of expiration; or\n\n2. The registration fees for a vehicle that is subject to the\n\nregistration fees pursuant to Section 1132 of this title have not\n\nbeen paid.\n\nSuch penalty shall not exceed the amount established by the\n\nCorporation Commission pursuant to the provisions of subsection A of\n\nSection 1167 of this title. Revenue from such penalties shall be\n\napportioned as provided in Section 1167 of this title.\n\nG. If a vehicle is donated to a nonprofit charitable\n\norganization, the nonprofit charitable organization shall be exempt\n\nfrom paying any current or past due registration fees, excise tax,\n\ntransfer fees, and penalties and interest. However, after the\n\ndonation, if the person donating the vehicle, or someone on behalf\n\nof such person, purchases the same vehicle back from the nonprofit\n\ncharitable organization to which the vehicle was donated, such\nall be exempt\n\nfrom paying any current or past due registration fees, excise tax,\n\ntransfer fees, and penalties and interest. However, after the\n\ndonation, if the person donating the vehicle, or someone on behalf\n\nof such person, purchases the same vehicle back from the nonprofit\n\ncharitable organization to which the vehicle was donated, such\n\nperson shall be liable for all current and past-due registration\n\nfees, excise tax, title or transfer fees, and penalties and interest\n\non such vehicle.\n\nH. Service Oklahoma shall promulgate rules and any necessary\n\nprocedures to establish an option for a biennial registration for\n\nvehicles registered pursuant to paragraph 1 of subsection B of this\n\nsection.\n\n1. Regardless of whether the vehicle owner elects annual or\n\nbiennial registration, the vehicle is still subject to all fees,\n\nfines, and penalties provided in the Oklahoma Vehicle License and\n\nRegistration Act.\n\n2. For vehicle owners who elect biennial registration, the\n\nannual registration fee shall be twice the annual registration fee\n\nprovided in the Oklahoma Vehicle License and Registration Act.\n\n3. When processing biennial registrations, licensed operators\n\nshall be entitled to retain twice the amounts provided in paragraphs\n\n1 and 2 of subsection A of Section 1141.1 of this title and twice\n\nthe amount provided in paragraph 14 of subsection A of Section\n\n1141.1 of this title for processing insurance verification\n\ninformation.","path":["OK Code","Title 47"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os47.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"1f3fe3901f01af8e5fd7bba04484ba6a575d4b8dbe7980b7e9d1db19c56f0256","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-47-47-1115v1","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-47-47-1116"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}