A. Each motor license agent shall be entitled to retain the following amounts from the taxes and fees collected by such agent to be used to fund the operation of the office of such motor license agent subject to the provisions of Sections 1140 through 1147 of this title:
1. Beginning July 1, 2006, through December 31, 2021, Three Dollars and fifty-six cents ($3.56) for each vehicle registered and for each special license plate issued pursuant to the Oklahoma Vehicle License and Registration Act;
2. Beginning on or after January 1, 2022, and for all subsequent years, if a special or personalized license plate is issued pursuant to Sections 1135.1 through 1135.7 of this title and remittance is combined with the registration required pursuant to Section 1132 of this title, Seven Dollars and twelve cents ($7.12);
3. One Dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) for each certificate of title issued for boats and motors pursuant to the Oklahoma Statutes;
4. For each certificate of registration issued for boats and motors pursuant to the Oklahoma Statutes, an amount determined pursuant to the provisions of subsection B of this section;
5. Two Dollars and twenty-five cents ($2.25) for each certificate of title issued pursuant to the Oklahoma Vehicle License and Registration Act. Provided, the fee retention amount for certificates of title issued pursuant to the provisions of subsection H of Section 1105 of this title, in which an insurer pays the optional twenty-two-dollar-fee amount, is Four Dollars and fifty cents ($4.50);
6. Beginning October 1, 2000, three percent (3%) of the vehicle excise tax collected pursuant to Section 2103 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Beginning July 1, 2001, each motor license agent shall be entitled to retain three and one hundred twenty-five one-thousandths percent (3.125%) of the vehicle excise tax collected pursuant to Section 2103 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Beginning July 1, 2002, and for all subsequent years, each motor license agent shall be entitled to retain three and twenty-five one-hundredths percent (3.25%) of the vehicle excise tax collected pursuant to Section 2103 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes. However, beginning July 1, 2003, the Legislature shall annually review the percentage to be retained by the motor license agents pursuant to this paragraph to determine whether such percentage should be adjusted;
7. Four percent (4%) of the excise tax collected on the transfer of boats and motors pursuant to the Oklahoma Statutes;
8. Two Dollars ($2.00) for each driver license, endorsement, identification license, or renewal or duplicate issued pursuant to Section 6-101 et seq. of this title;
9. Two Dollars ($2.00) for the recording of security interests as provided in Section 1110 of this title;
10. Two Dollars ($2.00) for each inspection conducted pursuant to subsection L of Section 1105 of this title;
11. Three Dollars ($3.00) for each inspection conducted pursuant to subsection M of Section 1105 of this title;
12. One Dollar ($1.00) for each certificate of ownership filed pursuant to subsection R of Section 1105 of this title;
13. One Dollar ($1.00) for each temporary permit issued pursuant to Section 1124 of this title;
14. One Dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) for processing each proof of financial responsibility, driver license information, insurance verification information, and other additional information as provided in Section 7-602 of this title;
15. The mailing fees and registration fees provided in Sections 1131 and 1140 of this title;
16. The notary fee provided in Section 1143 of this title;
17. Three Dollars ($3.00) for each lien entry form completed and recorded on a certificate of title pursuant to subsection G of Section 1105 of this title;
18. Seven Dollars ($7.00) for each notice of transfer as provided by subsection B of Section 1107.4 of this title;
19. Seven Dollars ($7.00) for each certificate of title or each certificate of registration issued for repossessed vehicles pursuant to Section 1126 of this title;
20. Any amount specifically authorized by law to be retained by the motor license agent for the furnishing of a summary of a traffic record; and
21. Beginning July 1, 2009, each motor license agent shall also be entitled to a portion of the penalties for delinquent registration or payment of excise tax as provided for in subsection C of Section 1115, subsection F of Section 1132 and subsection C of Section 1151 of this title and of subsection A of Section 2103 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
The balance of the funds collected shall be remitted to the Oklahoma Tax Commission as provided in Section 1142 of this title to be apportioned pursuant to Section 1104 of this title.
B. For each certificate of registration issued for boats and motors, each motor license agent shall be entitled to retain the greater of One Dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) or an amount to be determined by the Tax Commission according to the provisions of this subsection. At the end of fiscal year 1997 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Tax Commission shall compute the average amount of registration fees for all boats and motors registered in this state during the fiscal year and shall multiply the result by six and twenty-two one-hundredths percent (6.22%). The resulting product shall be the amount which may be retained by each motor license agent for each certificate of registration for boats and motors issued during the following calendar year.
Added by Laws 1991, c. 261, § 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1991. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 262, § 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Laws 1995, c. 10, § 2, eff. July 1, 1995; Laws 1997, c. 95, § 1, eff. July 1, 1997; Laws 2000, c. 250, § 6, eff. Oct. 1, 2000, and adopted by State Question No. 691, Legislative Referendum No. 319, at election held Aug. 22, 2000; Laws 2001, c. 149, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2001; Laws 2005, c. 381, § 7, eff. July 1, 2005; Laws 2009, c. 443, § 3, eff. July 1, 2009; Laws 2012, c. 158, § 4, eff. July 1, 2012; Laws 2021, c. 276, § 10, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.