Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 465 - Oklahoma Motor Vehicle Commission › Chapter 20 - Temporary License Plates › Subchapter 3 - Design and Placement › Section 465:20-3-2 - Content of the temporary license plate

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
Format.
There shall be two
				rectangular shaped blocks for the month, two rectangular shaped blocks for the
				day of the month, and two rectangular shaped blocks for the year indicating the
				date of the sale of the vehicle. The blocks shall be of a size of at least 1
				3/4 inches in height and 1 ½ inches in width and pale or light toned
				green in color. The rectangular blocks for the motorcycle and scooter temporary
				license plates shall be 1 inch in height and 3/4 inch in width. Preprinted
				below the two blocks on the left shall be the words "SOLD MONTH"; below the
				middle two blocks shall be the words "SOLD DAY"; and below the two blocks on
				the right shall be the words "SOLD YEAR".
(b)
Ink type.
Any writing on the
				temporary license plate not preprinted shall be applied by an instrument using
				indelible black ink. The ink marker for writing in the date blocks should be
				capable of making a mark of at least 1/4 inch in width.
(c)
Required verbiage.
The
				temporary license plate shall have the following preprinted language: The
				selling dealer's company name, the selling dealer's license number which is
				issued by the Oklahoma Tax Commission, the word "Oklahoma" or "Okla", and the
				words "30 Day Temporary Tag", and a line with the words "Vehicle Year, Make,
				Model" below the line.
(d)
Unique sequential number.
In addition to the preprinted
				information recited in paragraphs (a) and (c), the temporary license plate
				shall have a preprinted unique sequential number of no fewer than six digits
				approximately one inch in height. The height of the preprinted unique
				sequential number for a motorcycle temporary license plate shall be no less
				than ½ inch. The dealer shall record the temporary license plate's
				unique sequential number on the front of the vehicle's bill of sale in a
				conspicuous location. A dealer shall not issue more than one sequentially
				numbered temporary license plate for the same vehicle sale.
(e)
Purchaser information.
The
				name of the purchaser shall be written on the temporary license plate; or, in
				lieu of the name of the purchaser, the words "see bill of sale" may be used. If
				the term "see bill of sale" is used, the purchaser shall retain the bill of
				sale in the vehicle at all times until the vehicle has been registered in the
				purchaser's name.
(f)
Recordkeeping.
The dealer shall maintain a record of temporary
				license plates issued for a minimum of three years from the date of sale. The
				record shall include the unique sequential number, the date issued, the name of
				the purchaser and the year, make, model and vehicle identification number, for
				which the temporary license plate was issued. The record shall be available to
				Commission and law enforcement personnel upon request.
Added at 25 Ok Reg 286,
				  eff 10-2-07 (emergency); Added at 25 Ok Reg 1411, eff
				  5-26-08