Registration (2024)

Oklahoma Registration

Two Year Registration

Starting November 1, 2023 most vehicles can now be registered for a two year period. For example a vehicle expiring in 2023 can be renewed up through 2025 instead of 2024. The renewal amount will be doubled (registration, insurance, state public safety fee) although if your vehicle would have dropped down in price within that two year period that discounted price will be reflected for one years worth. The breakdown of two year registration cost can be found on the renewal notice the state provides. The vehicles that are eligible are: automobiles, motorcycle, autocycle, street legal UTV (not the first time), motor home (RV), travel trailer, private trailer, farm trailer, construction machinery, mobile chapel, exempt trailers, forest trailers, park models, and special mobilized trailers. Vehicles that are NOT eligible are standard UTV, first time street legal UTV, boat, motor, commercial trailer, commercial rental trailer, manufactured homes, and off road motorcycles.

Specialty Plate

Specialty plates are decorative license plates you can purchase through a tag agency or DPS. Most are purely decorative but some, like the handicapped, serve a purpose. Some prenumbered plates are carried in tag agencies: Thunder, OU, OSU, In God We Trust, Monarch Butterfly, and Pioneers of the Prarie. Others need a request form printed out and mailed to Oklahoma Tax Commision or requested through the OkCars website. If the license plate is associated with a fraternity, vocational group, or another similar organization you may be required to show affiliation. They need to be registered every year and they cost extra on top of the vehices normal registration, they do not replace a vehicles normal registration. They cost anywhere from $15-$45 annually. Fund raising tags tend to cost more. The catalog of plates can be found at this webpage.

Street Legal UTV

Oklahoma law has changed and UTV’s with the proper additions can now be registered for street use. To obtain registration you need the title, valid Oklahoma insurance, and a form stating you have made the proper adjustments. If your title is being held by a lien holder you can come in three business days after your title was processed with the registration instead. The cost can range from $50-$125 depending on the year and model.

Buying Cars Out of State

Vehicles that have been bought out of state can be registered and titled in Oklahoma at our tag agency. For vehicles that have been bought out of state the title, Oklahoma insurance, and a valid ID is required. If it was bought from a dealership the itemized bill of sale is required, otherwise a declaration of purchase price form can be filled out here. You will pay both excise and sales tax along with registration and miscellaneous fees so it will be the same as titling a car you bought in Oklahoma. Regardless of how long the state you bought your vehicle in has to register and title vehicles you will need to do it within 30 days to avoid penalty in Oklahoma. Sometimes out of state dealers will collect money from you for your Oklahoma taxes and will mail your title packet and check to a tag agency for them to process. You will need to be aware of this and look out for a call from a tag agency in order to finalize your title. You will also need to be aware if you need to fill out a sales tax waiver for the taxes of the state you are buying the car in. An application for Oklahoma title and a VIN inspection is also required which can be completed here. If the car is not present the VIN inspection can be delayed, but you will not receive your physical title until the inspection is complete.

Same Owner Out of State

Vehicles that have been registered out of state can be registered and titled in Oklahoma at our tag agency. You will need either a copy of registration or the title both in your name, Oklahoma insurance, and a valid ID is required. An application for Oklahoma title and a VIN inspection (Form 701-6) is also required which can be completed here or brought in and filled out. Additional paperwork (Form 797-B) is required if the vehicle currently has an active out of state lien. All of these forms require the current owners signature to be notarized. If the car is not present the VIN inspection can be delayed, but you will not receive your physical title until the inspection is complete. If you brought in an out of state registration card in lieu of a title your Oklahoma title will be on hold until the out of state title has been turned in to Oklahoma. You will pay registration, title, transfer, tire waste, and a few other small fees. You will not pay excise or sales tax if it is already titled in your name. Most out of state same owner transfers are between $100-200 although some factors can change that price. You have 30 days from the entry date of the car to register it in Oklahoma before incurring penalty.

Temporary Registration

Temporary registration can be issued in specific cases. If an individual is selling to another individual and there is proof of a lien (the car being financed) then a temporary tag can be issued. The temporary tag is a singular piece of paper that shows registration for 30 days. Proof of individual sale can be either a notarized bill of sale or a notarized title. Proof of financing can be the lien paperwork you get at tag agencies or paperwork you get from the lien holder direct. However, the lien can not be done at the same time as the temporary registration.

Due to the introduction of plate pay we have noticed a spike in turnpike stop suspensions