Oklahoma Raises Fee On Late License Tag Renewal

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Oklahomans who are tardy on renewing their vehicle license tags will face higher fees under a new law taking effect Wednesday, the first day of the new fiscal year.

Other new laws increase penalties for a variety of crimes and ban the tattooing of eyeballs.   

Motorists who are more than 30 days late on renewing the license plate tags used to pay 25 cents a day penalty. That is going up to $1 a day.   

The legislation was enacted during the final days of the 2009 Legislature to raise $14.4 million for rural infrastructure projects.   

The bill was in response to a budget agreement that discontinued $15.5 million in funding for the Rural Economic Action Plan.