HB 1144 Summary

• Authorizes vessel owners to apply for consolidated vessel and motor registration with the Oklahoma Tax Commission or motor license agents within 30 days of purchase, residency change, or registration expiration, eliminating the need for a separate motor decal.

• Exempts consolidated vessel and motor registrations from requiring motor information on applications and from decal requirements for outboard motors, establishing a registration fee of $25 or 125% of the vessel-alone fee, whichever is greater.

• Modifies penalty provisions to exempt outboard motor owners from past-year penalties if they or prior owners maintained consolidated vessel and motor registrations during years the motor was not individually registered.

• Establishes boat trailer registration requirements, mandating filing within 30 days of purchase for a $1.00 annual fee with assignment of a distinctive number and decal, while exempting farm-use trailers from these provisions.

• Effective date: November 1, 2015.