The purchaser of every new motor vehicle, travel trailer or commercial trailer shall register or license the same within thirty (30) days from the date of purchase. It shall be the responsibility of the selling dealer to place a temporary license plate, in size similar to the permanent Oklahoma license plate but of a weatherproof plastic-impregnated substance approved by the Oklahoma Motor Vehicle Commission, upon a new motor vehicle, travel trailer or commercial trailer when a transaction is completed for the sale of said vehicle or trailer. Except for cab and chassis trucks, the temporary license plate under this section shall be placed at the location provided for the permanent motor vehicle license plate. The purchaser of a new cab and chassis truck may place the temporary license plate under this section in the rear window. Said temporary license plate shall show the dealer's license number which is issued to him or her each year by the Oklahoma Tax Commission, the date the new motor vehicle, travel trailer or commercial trailer was purchased and the company name of the selling dealer. The Oklahoma Motor Vehicle Commission is hereby directed to develop a temporary license plate design to incorporate these requirements in a manner that will permit law enforcement personnel to readily identify the dealer license number and date of the vehicle purchase. The Motor Vehicle Commission is further authorized to develop additional requirements and parameters designed to discourage or prevent illegal duplication and use of the temporary license plate. On or before thirty (30) days from the date of purchase of a new motor vehicle, travel trailer or commercial trailer, said temporary license plate shall be removed and replaced with a permanent, current Oklahoma license plate. Use of said temporary license plate by a licensed dealer for other than the purpose of normally doing business shall constitute grounds for revocation of the dealer's license.
It shall be unlawful for any licensed dealer of new motor vehicles, travel trailers or commercial trailers to procure the registration and licensing of any new motor vehicle, travel trailer or commercial trailer sold by such licensed dealer or to act as the agent for such purchaser in the procurement of said registration and licensing. The license of any licensed dealer of new motor vehicles, travel trailers or commercial trailers violating the provisions of this section shall be revoked.
Added by Laws 1992, c. 200, § 2, eff. July 1, 1992. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 93, § 5, eff. July 1, 1993; Laws 2007, c. 326, § 20, eff. Nov. 1, 2007; Laws 2008, c. 315, § 5, emerg. eff. June 2, 2008.