A. The in-lieu tax imposed in Section 5301 of this title shall be evidenced by a tax stamp affixed by said dealer to the Manufacturer's Certificate or Statement of Origin covering each new automobile, truck, travel trailer, manufactured home, recreational vehicle, motorcycle, vessel, watercraft, motorboat, or other boats and motor before the dealer executes the assignment on such Certificate of Origin transferring the ownership of such vehicle to the purchaser. The tax stamp shall be in the amount of Three Dollars and fifty cents ($3.50).

B. It shall be unlawful for a licensed new vehicle, manufactured home, recreational vehicle, or motorboat and vessel dealer to sell or assign a Certificate of Origin to any new automobile, truck, travel trailer, manufactured home, recreational vehicle, motorcycle, vessel, watercraft, motorboat, or other boat or motor sold by the manufacturer of such vehicle to such dealer for delivery and registration in Oklahoma without his having first obtained and affixed to such Certificate of Origin a proper tax stamp as required by the provisions of this section, except to assign such Certificate of Origin to another authorized licensed dealer franchised to sell such new items of the same manufacturer.

C. No new automobile, manufactured home, recreational vehicle, truck, travel trailer, motorcycle, vessel, watercraft, motorboat, or other boat or motor shall be registered and licensed by the Oklahoma Tax Commission or one of its motor license agents unless the Manufacturer's Certificate or Statement of Origin covering such new vehicle, manufactured home, recreational vehicle, vessel, watercraft, motorboat, or other boat and motor shall have the tax stamp provided for in this section affixed on such Manufacturer's Certificate or Statement of Origin.

Amended by Laws 1984, c. 195, § 8, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.