The Oklahoma Tax Commission is hereby authorized to design issue appropriate official special license plates as provided by this section.

Special license plates shall not be transferred to any other person but shall be removed from the vehicle upon transfer of ownership and retained.  The special license plate may then be used on another vehicle but only after such other vehicle has been registered for the current year with a motor license agent.

The Commission shall take applications by October 1 of each year for the following calendar year for special license plates and shall issue such plates to each applicant.

Prisoner of War License Plates – such plates shall be designed for honorably discharged or present members of the United States Armed Forces and civilians who were former prisoners of war held by foreign country and who can provide proper certification of that status.  Such persons may apply for a prisoner of war license plate for no more than two vehicles with each vehicle having a rated carrying capacity of one (1) ton or less.  The surviving spouse of any deceased former prisoner of war, if said spouse has not since remarried, may apply for a prisoner of war license plate for one vehicle with a rated carrying capacity of one (1) ton or less. 

Disabled Veterans License Plates– such plates shall be designed for persons presenting proper certification from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or the Armed Forces of the United States certifying such veteran has a service-connected disability rating of fifty percent (50%) or more, regardless which agency pays the disability benefits, or that such veteran has been awarded a vehicle by the United States government or receives a grant from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs for the purchase of an automobile due to a service-connected disability rating or due to the loss of use of a limb or an eye. Such persons may apply to the Tax Commission for a disabled veterans license plate or to a motor license agent for a regular license plate for no more than two vehicles with each vehicle having a rated carrying capacity of one (1) ton or less. The surviving spouse of any deceased disabled veteran, if the spouse has not since remarried, or if remarried, the remarriage is terminated by death, divorce, or annulment, may apply for a disabled veterans license plate for one vehicle with a rated carrying capacity of one (1) ton or less. The fee provided by this section for the special license plate authorized by this paragraph shall be in addition to all other registration fees provided by law, except the registration fees levied by Section 1132 of this title. Effective July 1, 2007, the total expense of this license plate shall not exceed Five Dollars ($5.00).

Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient License Plates – such plates shall be designed for any resident of this state who has been awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.  Such persons may apply for a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient license plate for each vehicle with a rated carrying capacity of one (1) ton or less.

Missing In Action License Plates – such plates shall be designed to honor members of the United States Armed Forces who are missing in action.  The spouse of such missing person, if said spouse has not since remarried, and each parent of the missing person may apply for a missing in action license plate upon presenting proper certification that such person is missing in action and that the person making the application is the unremarried spouse or the parent of such missing person.  The spouse and each parent of such missing person may each apply for the missing in action license plate for each vehicle with a rated carrying capacity of one (1) ton or less.

Pearl Harbor Survivor License Plates – such plates shall be designed for any resident of this state who can be verified by the United States Veterans Administration or the Armed Forces of the United States as being:

1. a member of the United States Armed Forces on December 7, 1941
2. stationed on December 7, 1941, during the hours of 7:55 a.m. and 9:45 a.m., Hawaii time, at Pearl Harbor, the island of Oahu or offshore at the distance not to exceed three (3) miles and,
3. a recipient of an honorable discharge from the United States Armed Forces.

Such person may apply for a Pearl Harbor license plate for each vehicle with a rated carrying of one (1) ton or less.

The Oklahoma Tax Commission shall design and make available to any person who is issued a Pearl Harbor Survivor License Plate commemorative Pearl Harbor decal to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of Pearl Harbor.  Such decal shall include the language “Pearl Harbor 1941-1991” and shall be designed to easily be attached to a license plate.  This decal shall be free of charge to those persons issued a Pearl Harbor Survivor License Plate.

United States Armed Forces – such plates shall be designed for active, retired or reserve members of the United States Armed Forces and shall identify which branch of service, and carry the emblem a name of either the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines or Coast Guard according to the branch of service to which the member belongs.

Persons applying for such license plate must show proof of present or past military service by presenting a valid Uniformed Service Identity Card or the United States Department of Defense Form (DD- 214)

Purple Heart Recipient License Plates – such plates shall be designed for any resident of this state who has been awarded the Purple Heart military decoration and upon the death of the recipient, the spouse of the recipient.  Such persons may apply for a Purple Heart recipient license plate for vehicles with a rated carrying capacity of one (1) ton or less.  The surviving spouse of any deceased veteran who has been awarded the Purple Heart military decoration, if such spouse has not since remarried, or if remarried, the remarriage has been terminated by death, divorce or annulment, may apply for such plate for one vehicle with a rated carrying capacity of one (1) ton or less.

Killed in Action License Plates – such plates shall be designed to honor members of the United States Armed Forces who were killed in action.  The spouse of such deceased person, if the spouse has not remarried, may apply for a killed in action license plate upon presenting proper certification that the person was killed in action and that said person making the application is the unremarried spouse of such deceased person.  The spouse may apply for a killed in action plate for each vehicle with a rated carrying capacity of one (1) ton or less.

Iwo Jima License Plates – such plates shall be designed for any resident of this state who can be verified by the United States Veterans Administration or the Armed Forces of the United States as being:

1. a member of the United States Armed Forces in February of 1945,
2. stationed in February of 1945 on or in the immediate vicinity of the island of Iwo Jima, and
3. a recipient of an honorable discharge from the United States Armed Forces

Such person may apply for an Iwo Jima license plate for each vehicle with a rated carrying capacity of one (1) ton or less.             

Such license plate shall have the legend “Oklahoma OK” and shall contain three letters and three numbers.  Between the letters and numbers shall be a logo of the flag raising at Iwo Jima.  Below the letters, logo and numbers, the plate shall contain the words “FEB.” at the left, “Iwo Jima” in the center and “1945” at the right.  Such plates shall not be subject to the design requirements of any other license plates 

prescribed by law other than the space for the placement of the yearly decals for each succeeding year of registration after the initial issue.

D-Day Survivor License Plates – such plates shall be designed for any resident of this state who can be verified by the United State Veterans Administration or the Armed Forces of the United States as being:

1. a member of the United States Armed Forces on June 6, 1944,
2. a participant in the Allied invasion of the coast of Normandy on June 6, 1944; provided, if such participation cannot be verified by the United States Veterans Administration or the Armed Forces of the United States, the Tax Commission may, in its discretion accept evidence of such participation from the person applying for the license plate, and
3. a recipient of an honorable discharge from the United States Armed Forces.

Such person may apply for a D-Day Survivor license plate for each vehicle with a rated carrying capacity of one (1) ton or less.

Military Decoration License Plates – such plates shall be designed for any resident of this state who has been awarded the Distinguished Service Award, the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Bronze Star military decoration or the Silver Star military decoration.  Such person may apply for a military decoration license plate for each vehicle with a rated carrying capacity of one (1) ton or less.

Vietnam Veteran License Plates – such plates shall be designed for honorably discharged or present members of the United States Armed Forces who served in the Vietnam Conflict.  Such persons may apply for a Vietnam veteran license plate for each vehicle with a rated carrying capacity of one (1) ton or less.

World War II Veteran License Plates – such plates shall be designed to honor honorably discharged former members of the United States Armed Forces who are residents of this state and who can be verified by the Oklahoma Military Department, the Veterans Administration or the Armed Forces of the United States as having served on the federal active duty anytime during the period from September 16, 1940, to December 7, 1945.  The former members may apply for a World War II Veteran license plate for vehicles with a rated carrying capacity of one (1) ton or less.

The license plate shall have the legend “Oklahoma” and shall contain, in the center of the plate, either the Thunderbird Insignia of the 45^th Infantry Division in the prescribed red and gold coloring or the emblem of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines or Coast Guard according to the branch or service to which the member belonged.  For the purpose of license plate identification, the plate shall contain four digits, two digits at the left and two digits at the right of the insignia or emblem.  Centered on the bottom of the license plate shall be the words “WORLD WAR II.”  However, the plates may be issued to any person in any combination of numbers and letters with up to three on each side of the insignia or emblem as for personalized license plates.

The Oklahoma Tax Commission shall design and make available to any person who is issued a World War II Veteran License Plate a commemorative World War II decal to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the end World War II.  The decal shall include the language “World War II 50^th Anniversary” and shall be designed to be easily attached to a license plate.  This decal shall be free of charge to those persons issued a World War II Veteran License Plate.

Korean War Veteran License Plate – such plates shall be designed to honor honorably discharged former members of the United States Armed Forces who are residents of this state and who can be verified by the Oklahoma Military Department, the Veterans Administration or the Armed Forces of the United States as having served on federal active duty anytime during the period from June 27, 1950, to January 31, 1955, both dates inclusive.  The former members may apply for a Korean Veteran license plate for vehicles with a rated  carrying capacity one (1) ton or less.

The license plate shall have the legend “OKLAHOMA” and shall contain, in the center of the plate, either the Thunderbird Insignia the 45^th Infantry Division in the prescribed red and gold coloring the emblem of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines or Coast Guard according to the branch of service to which the member belong for the purpose of license plate identification, the plate shall contain four digits, two digits at the left and two digits at the right of the insignia or emblem.  Centered on the bottom of the license plate shall be the word “KOREA.” However, the plates may be issued to a person in any combination of numbers and letters with up to three each side of the insignia or emblem as for personalized license plates.

Surviving Spouse License Plates – such plates shall be designed for any resident of this state who is the surviving spouse of an honorably discharged veteran who died due to or as a consequence of a service-connected disability.  Such surviving spouse may, if not since remarried, or if remarried, the remarriage is terminated by death,  divorce or annulment, apply for a Surviving Spouse license plate for one vehicle with a rated carrying capacity of one (1) ton or less.                        

Other license plates offered by the State of Oklahoma are:

     1. Air National Guard

    2. National Guard

    3. Oklahoma Military Alumni

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