Okla. Admin. Code § 260:135-7-149

Current through Vol. 42, No. 4, November 1, 2024

Section 260:135-7-149 - Personalized license plates

(a)No conflict policy. No personalized license plate that conflicts with the system of numbering for non-personalized plates set out in 47 O.S. § 1113 will be issued.

(b)Fees. Remittance must accompany the application for the plate and is in addition to the annual license fee.

(c)Non-offensive content policy. Service Oklahoma shall review personalized license plate applications that are not automatically rejected when compared to a database of prohibited or previously issued personalized plates. Service Oklahoma shall deny a request if an objective, reasonable person would find that the proposed combination of letters and/or numbers listed on the application falls into at least one of the following categories:

(1) carries a sexual connotation;

(2) expresses contempt, ridicule or superiority based on race, gender, politics, ethnic heritage, or religion;

(3) is vulgar, derogatory, profane or obscene;

(4) refers to bodily functions, bodily fluids, or intimate body parts;

(5) refers to alcohol, drugs or drug paraphernalia, illegal activities or gangs; or

(6) would otherwise be inappropriate for display on a state-issued license plate.

(d)Other criteria. The criteria in this paragraph are not exhaustive. Dictionaries and compilation of offensive words, terms or letter/number combinations, in any language, gathered from the experience of Oklahoma and other states may also be used as a guide.

Okla. Admin. Code § 260:135-7-149

Transferred from 710:60-3-151 by HB 3419 (2022), eff. 5/19/2022

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 40, Issue 24, September 1, 2023, eff. 9/11/2023