A. Upon receipt of an application for the registration of an aircraft, as herein provided, the Oklahoma Tax Commission shall file such application and register such aircraft with the name and address of the owner, manufacturer or dealer, as the case may be, together with facts stated in such application, in a book or index to be kept for the purpose, under the distinctive number assigned to such aircraft, which book or index shall be open for the inspection of the public during business hours.

B. Upon the filing of such application and the payment of the fee herein provided for, the Oklahoma Tax Commission shall assign to that aircraft the distinctive license number used by the federal government to identify that aircraft, and issue and deliver to the owner certificates of registration number to be posted in a conspicuous place at the discretion of the owner of such aircraft. Such certificates shall display the outline of the State of Oklahoma imprinted thereupon. Such certificates shall be subject to inspection by the Oklahoma Tax Commission.

C. In the event of loss, mutilation or destruction of a certificate of registration, the owner of a registered aircraft may obtain from the Oklahoma Tax Commission a duplicate thereof upon filing with the Oklahoma Tax Commission an affidavit showing the facts and upon the payment of a service charge of One Dollar ($1.00) for each duplicate.

D. Such registration shall be renewed annually, as in the registration of automobiles, and in the same manner and upon payment of the same fee as provided for the original aircraft registration.

E. The sale of registration certificates for aircraft shall be by the Oklahoma Tax Commission and its agents. Provided, that monies to be paid for processing or services for the sale of registration certificates shall be deducted from the fees provided by the scheduled rates.

F. Registration of aircraft may be transferred upon payment of a fee of Ten Dollars ($10.00).

Laws 1976, c. 258, § 5; Amended by Laws 1985, c. 341, § 5, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.