710:60-3-150. Special license plates (a) General provisions. Applications for ordering all types of personalized and special license plates, authorized by statute, may be obtained from the Oklahoma Tax Commission or from any motor license agency. (b) Leased vehicles. An eligible individual leasing a vehicle may make application for any special tag or registration rate. A copy of the lease agreement, listing the applicant as lessor, must be submitted and attached to the Oklahoma Tax Commission copies of the paperwork.
(c) No conflict policy. No special license plate can be issued which conflicts with the regular plate numbering system.
(d) Non-offensive content policy. No special license plate will be issued if the proposed message may be deemed offensive to the general public, in the context of display of the message on a state-issued license plate, under the guidelines in 710:60-3-151(c).
(e) Fees. Special license plate fees are set by statute and, with certain statutory exceptions, are collected in addition to annual registration fees required by the Oklahoma Vehicle License and Registration Act. If a special license plate or decal is mailed, a mailing fee for a metal plate or decal will also be collected.
(f) Renewal. Renewal decals may be obtained from either a motor license agent or the Oklahoma Tax Commission for all special license plates except Physically Disabled, Hearing Impaired/Deaf, Amateur Radio, Vintage and Municipal Official plates which may be renewed only through the Commission. Special license plates are issued on a staggered expiration system, except for amateur radio plates and vintage decals.
(g) Discontinuance of a special license plate. As set forth by statute, certain types of special license plates have minimum issuance requirements and provisions for the discontinuance of plate types that do not meet those requirements.
(h) Authorization of new special license plates. The Oklahoma Tax Commission is authorized to design and issue new special license plate types to any person that applies to the Commission for the creation of a special license plate and meets the conditions and minimum standards outlined by statute.
[Source: Added at 8 Ok Reg 3305, eff 7-8-91 (emergency); Added at 9 Ok Reg 2151, eff 6-12-92; Amended at 11 Ok Reg 3507, eff 6-26-94; Amended at 12 Ok Reg 2931, eff 7-14-95; Amended at 13 Ok Reg 3113, eff 7-11-96; Amended at 18 Ok Reg 878, eff 2-23-01 (emergency); Amended at 18 Ok Reg 1340, eff 5-11-01; Amended at 22 Ok Reg 1549, eff 6-11-05; Amended at 23 Ok Reg 2837, eff 6-25-06; Amended at 25 Ok Reg 2063, eff 7-1-08; Amended at 27 Ok Reg 2293, eff 7-11-10]