{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-63-63-4021","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-4021","heading":"Fees - Exemptions - Credits - Duplicate certificates","body":"A. The application required for the initial and subsequent\n\nregistration of a vessel or a motor shall be accompanied by payment\n\nof the following fees:\n\n1. Where the manufacturer's factory delivered price, or in the\n\nabsence of such price being published in a recognized publication\n\nfor the use of marine dealers and/or for purposes of insurance and\n\nfinancing firms, where the provable original or new cost of all\n\nmaterials, is One Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150.00) or less, the\n\nregistration and license fee for the first and for each succeeding\n\nyear's registration shall be One Dollar ($1.00);\n\n2. Where the manufacturer's factory delivered price, or in the\n\nabsence of such price being published as provided in paragraph 1 of\n\nthis section, where the value of such vessel or motor is determined\n\nand fixed as above required and, is in excess of One Hundred Fifty\n\nDollars ($150.00), there shall be added to the fee of One Dollar\n\n($1.00), the sum of One Dollar ($1.00) for each One Hundred Dollars\n\n($100.00) or any fraction thereof, in excess of One Hundred Fifty\n\nDollars ($150.00) provided such fee shall not exceed One Hundred\n\nFifty Dollars ($150.00);\n\n3. After the first year's registration in this state under the\n\nOklahoma Vessel and Motor Registration Act of any new vessel or new\n\nmotor under paragraph 2 of this subsection, the registration for the\n\nsecond year shall be ninety percent (90%) of the fee computed and\n\nassessed hereunder for the first year, and thereafter, such fee\n\nshall be computed and assessed at ninety percent (90%) of the\n\nprevious year's fee and shall be so computed and assessed for the\n\nnext nine (9) successive years provided such fee shall not exceed\n\nOne Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150.00);\n\n4. The initial and subsequent registration fee for any vessel\n\nwhich is a part of a fleet used for lodging and for which a rental\n\nfee and sales tax are collected shall be Forty Dollars ($40.00) in\n\nlieu of the fees required by paragraphs 1 through 3 of this\n\nsubsection. For the purpose of this paragraph, \"fleet\" means twenty\n\nor more vessels operated by a business organization from a single\n\nanchorage. The fee provided for in this paragraph may be reduced\n\nannually to zero until the total reduction equals the difference\n\nbetween the sum of the fees paid pursuant to paragraphs 1 through 3\n\nof this subsection for the two registration years preceding January\n\n1, 1990, and the fee provided for in this paragraph;\n\n5. For any vessel or motor owned and numbered, registered or\n\nlicensed prior to January 1, 1990, in this or any other state, or in\n\nthe absence of such registration upon proof of the year, model and\n\nage of same, the registration fee shall be computed and assessed at\n\nthe rate hereinabove provided for a new vessel or motor based on the\n\nvalue thereof determined as provided in this subsection, but reduced\n\nas though same had been registered for each prior year of its\n\nexistence. Except as provided in paragraph 1 of this subsection,\n\nthe registration fee for the eleventh year computed in accordance\n\nwith the provisions of this subsection shall be the amount of the\n\nfee to be assessed for such eleventh year and shall be the minimum\n\nannual registration fee for such vessel or motor for any subsequent\n\nyear; and\n\n6. The initial and subsequent registration fee for any vessel\n\nor motor which is not being used in a trade or business or for any\n\ncommercial purpose and is owned by:\n\na. a nonresident member of the Armed Forces of the United\n\nStates assigned to duty in this state in compliance\n\nwith official military or naval orders,\n\nb. a resident member of the Armed Forces of the United\n\nStates assigned to duty in this state in compliance\n\nwith official military or naval orders,\n\nc. the spouse, who resides in Oklahoma, of a resident or\n\nnonresident member of the Armed Forces of the United\nuty in this state in compliance\n\nwith official military or naval orders,\n\nb. a resident member of the Armed Forces of the United\n\nStates assigned to duty in this state in compliance\n\nwith official military or naval orders,\n\nc. the spouse, who resides in Oklahoma, of a resident or\n\nnonresident member of the Armed Forces of the United\n\nStates serving in a foreign country, or\n\nd. any Oklahoma resident who is stationed out of state\n\ndue to an official assignment of the Armed Forces of\n\nthe United States,\n\nshall be the lesser of either a Fifteen Dollar ($15.00) registration\n\nfee or the fee computed and assessed for vessels or motors of\n\nsimilar age and model pursuant to this section.\n\nB. As used in this section, the term \"manufacturer's factory\n\ndelivered price\" shall represent the recommended retail selling\n\nprice and shall not mean the wholesale price to a dealer.\n\nC. Service Oklahoma shall assess the registration fees and\n\npenalties for the year or years a vessel or motor was not registered\n\nas provided in the Oklahoma Vessel and Motor Registration Act. For\n\nvessels or motors not registered for two (2) or more years, the\n\nregistration fees and penalties shall be due only for the current\n\nyear and one (1) previous year.\n\nD. Upon each vessel or motor repossessed by a mortgagee, a fee\n\nof Forty-six Dollars ($46.00) shall be assessed. This fee shall be\n\nin lieu of any applicable vessel or motor excise tax and\n\nregistration fees. Through June 30, 2025, each licensed operator\n\naccepting applications for certificates of title for such vessel or\n\nmotors shall receive Seven Dollars ($7.00) to be deducted from the\n\nlicense fee specified in this paragraph for each application\n\naccepted. Beginning July 1, 2025, these fees shall be retained by\n\nthe licensed operator pursuant to subsection E of Section 1141.1 of\n\nTitle 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes.\n\nE. All vessels or motors owned by the State of Oklahoma, its\n\nagencies or departments, or political subdivisions thereof, or which\n\nunder the law would be exempt from direct ad valorem taxation, shall\n\nbe registered pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Vessel and\n\nMotor Registration Act for an annual fee of Two Dollars and twenty-\n\nfive cents ($2.25) irrespective of whether registered by a licensed\n\noperator or Service Oklahoma.\n\nF. All vessels and motors owned:\n\n1. By the Boy Scouts of America, the Girl Scouts of U.S.A., and\n\nthe Camp Fire USA, devoted exclusively to youth programs emphasizing\n\nphysical fitness, character development and citizenship training;\n\n2. By the Department of Public Safety; and\n\n3. By organizations which are exempt from taxation pursuant to\n\nthe provisions of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, 26\n\nU.S.C., Section 501(c)(3), and which are primarily devoted to the\n\nestablishment, development, operation, promotion, and participation\n\nin, alone or in conjunction with others, educational and training\n\nprograms and competitive events to provide knowledge, information,\n\nor comprehensive skills related to the sports of sailing, fishing,\n\nboating, and other aquatic-related activities;\n\nare hereby exempt from the payment of registration fees required by\n\nthis section. Provided all of such vessels or motors shall be\n\nregistered and shall otherwise comply with the provisions of the\n\nOklahoma Vessel and Motor Registration Act.\n\nG. A credit shall be allowed with respect to the fee for\n\nregistration of any new vessel or new motor, when such new vessel or\n\nmotor is a replacement for:\n\n1. A new original vessel or new original motor which is stolen\n\nfrom the purchaser/registrant within ninety (90) days of the date of\n\npurchase of the original vessel or new original motor as certified\n\nby a police report or other documentation as required by Service\n\nOklahoma; or\n\n2. A defective new original vessel or new original motor\nmotor, when such new vessel or\n\nmotor is a replacement for:\n\n1. A new original vessel or new original motor which is stolen\n\nfrom the purchaser/registrant within ninety (90) days of the date of\n\npurchase of the original vessel or new original motor as certified\n\nby a police report or other documentation as required by Service\n\nOklahoma; or\n\n2. A defective new original vessel or new original motor\n\nreturned by the purchaser/registrant to the seller within six (6)\n\nmonths of the date of purchase of the defective new original vessel\n\nor new original motor as certified by the manufacturer.\n\nSuch credit shall be in the amount of the fee for registration\n\nwhich was paid for the new original vessel or new original motor and\n\nshall be applied to the registration fee for the replacement vessel\n\nor motor. In no event will said credit be refunded.\n\nH. Upon proper proof of a lost certificate of registration\n\nbeing made to Service Oklahoma or one of its licensed operators,\n\naccompanied by an application therefor and payment of the fees\n\nrequired by the Oklahoma Vessel and Motor Registration Act, a\n\nduplicate certificate of registration shall be issued to the\n\napplicant. The charge for such duplicate certificate of\n\nregistration shall be Two Dollars and twenty-five cents ($2.25),\n\nwhich charge shall be in addition to any other fees imposed by\n\nSection 4022 of this title for any such vessel or motor.\n\nI. In addition to any other fees levied by the Oklahoma Vessel\n\nand Motor Registration Act, there is levied and there shall be paid\n\nto Service Oklahoma, for each year a vessel or motor is registered,\n\na fee of One Dollar ($1.00) for each vessel or motor for which a\n\nregistration or license fee is required pursuant to the provisions\n\nof this section. The fee shall accrue and shall be collected upon\n\neach vessel or motor under the same circumstances and shall be\n\npayable in the same manner and times as apply to vessel and motor\n\nlicenses and registrations under the provisions of the Oklahoma\n\nVessel and Motor Registration Act; provided, the fee shall be paid\n\nin full for the then current year at the time any vehicle is first\n\nregistered in a calendar year.\n\nMonies collected pursuant to this subsection shall be\n\napportioned by Service Oklahoma to the State Treasurer for deposit\n\nin the Trauma Care Assistance Revolving Fund created in Section 1-\n\n2530.9 of this title.\n\nThe collection and payment of the fee shall be a prerequisite to\n\nlicense or registration of any vessel or motor.\n\nJ. If a vessel or motor 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; provided, subsequent to\n\nsuch donation, if the person, entity or party acting on another's\n\nbehalf who donated the vessel or motor, purchases the same vessel or\n\nmotor from the nonprofit charitable organization receiving the\n\noriginal donation, such person, entity or party acting on another's\n\nbehalf shall be liable for all current and past due registration\n\nfees, excise tax, transfer fees, and penalties and interest on such\n\nvehicle.","path":["OK Code","Title 63"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os63.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"025d34ab2292fdef7f79ee9675ffdf99bad3f503b18d2eca22254b659c54ee32","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-63-63-4020","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-63-63-4022"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. 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