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Council says new Oklahoma license plates would improve safety

From Staff reportsThe Oklahoma Safety Council is pushing for the state to print new license plates. Dave Koeneke, director of the nonprofit council, said he wants the state to issue new license plates to improve safety and increase compliance of insurance and vehicle registration laws. The manufacturers of the reflective material on license plates suggest they be replaced every five years, Koeneke wrote in a news release, and Oklahoma plates are currently in their seventh year. Koeneke said replacing the 7-year-old plates will increase their visibility, helping law enforcement identify vehicles, and will require motorists to pay registration fees, creating more public funds for roads and bridges and public education. In 2008, the state Legislature passed a law giving the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety the authority to reissue license plates for safety reasons.Read more on NewsOK.com

 

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