Special license plates shall not be transferred to any other person but shall be removed from the vehicle upon transfer of ownership and retained. The special license plate may then be used on another vehicle but only after such other vehicle has been registered for the current year with a licensed operator.
Special license plates shall be renewed each year by Service Oklahoma or a licensed operator, unless authorized by Service Oklahoma to be renewed for a period greater than one (1) year. Service Oklahoma shall notify by mail all persons issued special license plates. The notice shall contain all necessary information and shall contain instructions for the renewal procedure upon presentation to a licensed operator or Service Oklahoma. The license plates shall be issued on a staggered system.
Service Oklahoma is hereby directed to develop and implement a system whereby licensed operators are permitted to accept applications for special license plates authorized under this section. The licensed operator shall confirm the applicant's eligibility, if applicable, collect and deposit any amount specifically authorized by law, accept and process the necessary information directly into such system and generate a receipt accordingly. For performance of these duties, licensed operators shall retain the fee provided in Section 1141.1 of this title for registration of a motor vehicle through June 30, 2025. Through June 30, 2025, the licensed operator fees for acceptance of applications and renewals shall be paid out of the Service Oklahoma Reimbursement Fund. Beginning July 1, 2023, fees shall be retained by the licensed operator pursuant to subsection E of Section 1141.1 of this title.
If fewer than one hundred of any type of special license plates authorized prior to January 1, 2004, are issued prior to January 1, 2006, Service Oklahoma shall discontinue issuance and renewal of that type of special license plate. Any such authorized special license plate registrant shall be allowed to display the license plate upon the designated vehicle until the registration expiration date. After such time the expired special license plate shall be removed from the vehicle.
For special license plates authorized on or after July 1, 2004, no special license plates shall be developed or issued by Service Oklahoma until Service Oklahoma receives one hundred prepaid applications therefor. The prepaid applications must be received by Service Oklahoma within one hundred eighty (180) days of the effective date of the authorization or the authority to issue shall be null and void. In the event one hundred prepaid applications are not received by Service Oklahoma within such prescribed time period any payment so received shall be refunded accordingly.
As provided in this section, an amount of the fee collected shall be deposited to the Oklahoma State Firemen's Museum Building & Memorial Fund for support of the Oklahoma State Firefighters Museum and the Oklahoma Fallen and Living Firefighters Memorial;
As provided in this section, an amount of the fee collected shall be apportioned pursuant to subsection D of Section 3-310 of Title 29 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
As provided in this section, an amount of the fee collected shall be deposited in the Child Abuse Prevention Fund;
However, when the Retirement Benefit Fund attains a seventy percent (70%) funded ratio based on an annual actuarial valuation as required by law, the amount of the fee shall be apportioned equally pursuant to subparagraphs a, b and c of this paragraph;
Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 1135.5