Section 1103 - Legislative intentA. It is the intent of the Legislature that the owner or owners of every vehicle in this state shall possess a certificate of title as proof of ownership and that every vehicle shall be registered in the name of the owner or owners thereof. All registration and license fees and mileage taxes imposed by the Oklahoma Vehicle License and Registration Act shall be for the purpose of providing funds for the general governmental functions of the state, counties, municipalities and schools and for the maintenance and upkeep of the avenues of public access of this state. Such registration and license fees shall apply to every vehicle operated upon, over, along or across any avenue of public access within this state and when paid in full, shall be in lieu of all other taxes, general and local, unless otherwise specifically provided.B. Unless otherwise provided, all fees to be retained by the licensed operator pursuant to the Oklahoma Vehicle License and Registration Act, shall be retained by the licensed operator pursuant to subsection E of Section 1141.1 of this title. 1. This section shall apply to subsection H of Section 1105, Section 1115, 1132, 1132.1, 1132.4, 1135.1, 1135.2, 1135.3, subsection H of Section 1140, and Section 1151 of this title, and Section 2103 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes, beginning July 1, 2023.2. This section shall apply to subsections G, L, M, N, and R of Section 1105, Sections 1107.4, 1110, 1116, 1126, 1135.4, 1135.7, 1135.9, and 1143 of this title, and Section 4021 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes, beginning July 1, 2025.Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 1103
Amended by Laws 2023EX1, c. 47,s. 9, eff. 7/1/2023.Added by Laws 1985, HB 1219, c. 179, § 6, emerg. eff. 7/1/1985.