Indian Tag, or No Indian Tag?

[Old Fart]

I've had mine for ten plus years and never had an encounter that it made a difference. My tribe was the first to make sure the local schools still got funded the same as a state tag. Actually from the very beginning.


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[120 Acres]

I have Cherokee Farm tags. I do not have issues.

 

[Lurkerinthewoods]

If someone was able to get a tribal tag, it is beyond me why they wouldn't. I have used the Cherokee tag for 10 years and couldn't be happier. Most recent example... Last Nov me and the wife bought new jeeps. The purchase price was 30,850 each.

The State tag excise tax was going to be was going to be 1002.00 plus other fees totaling close to 1300.00. We paid 596.00 for the Cherokee tags. Saved 700 bucks per jeep.

And if someone buys a used vehicle that has a Cherokee tag, they do not have to register it as a new vehicle when tagging it with a Okla tag. They will have to pay a 25.00 fee to transfer it to a State title. Not sure if that is the case with all tribal tags, but I am 100% certain it doesn't apply to Cherokee tags.

 

[Lurkerinthewoods]

They must've changed the rules - no matter. I'm proud of my heritage,too. I'll stick with the Oklahoma tag.

Not the rules, just opened a tag office in the welcome center. Just bought our last two tags there. 15 min wait and out the door.

 

[vvvvvvv]

Money collected for state tag fees is shared by the state and the school districts in the county where each tag is bought. Money collected for tribal tags goes to the tribe. Each tribal council decides how the money is spent.

Most of the money goes to tribal educational and health care programs. Some tribes allocate funds to non-Indian community services, said Mary Williams, administrator of the Osage tribe's tax commission and president of the Oklahoma Intertribal Tax Association.

Of the state's 39 tribes, 15 are selling vehicle tags, Williams said. Tribal plates can be issued only to tribal members, and the tribal tags only can go on vehicles that are kept in the jurisdictional boundaries of the specific tribe.

Most tribes selling their own tags average in size between 2,500 and 3,000 members, said Barbara Warner, executive director of the state Indian Affairs Commission. Some are smaller, such as the 200-member Modoc tribe.

She said the impact on state revenue is minimal, considering that fewer than half of the members in the tribes are licensed drivers.

Not every tribal member buys a tribal plate, though in most cases they are cheaper than what the state charges, Warner said. Tags can be bought only at tribal headquarters unlike state tags, which are available in every county.

That all depends on the compact each tribe has. Choctaw compact (which I linked earlier) keeps in place the appropriations of a normal state tag. The tribe then gets 85% of what would have gone into the General Fund which averages out close to the same "loss" the General Fund sees every time someone purchases a special tag anyway (cancer research, vet, etc). Fees, taxes, and fines are identical to a state tag. Tags can be purchased at any tag office anywhere in the state as long as a tribal membership ID is presented. Those purchasing a Choctaw tag do not have to be within Choctaw Nation; they can be anywhere in the state. The tribe uses most of their 85% General Fund share to issue 20% rebates for all taxes and fees paid.

 

[nofearfactor]

That all depends on the compact each tribe has.

Yaa, I meant to add that. I was just driving in traffic and thinking about this subject and remembered the compacts.

 

[bigfug]

OK, so to make sure I am understanding this, I bought my wife a new car in Dec, 12 to tag and title it, I would not have received $240 back correct? It's 20% back on the tag, not the tax?

 

[vvvvvvv]

OK, so to make sure I am understanding this, I bought my wife a new car in Dec, 12 to tag and title it, I would not have received $240 back correct? It's 20% back on the tag, not the tax?

20% back on all fees and taxes (including excise taxes) incurred for the transaction. If you go in for a renewal of a state tag and switch to a Choctaw tag (or vice versa), it's treated the same as a renewal from what I read. So if you went in with a newly purchased car and were charged $1200 by the State of Oklahoma for taxes and fees, you could expect a rebate of $240 from Choctaw Nation later from what I read. If you're doing a renewal, the rebate is 20% of those taxes and fees (so less than $20).

 

[bigfug]

So my question is, did I have to present my CDIB at the time, or what? Guess I am gonna have to call the tribe tomorrow. I hate their site, its hard to find anything.

 

[henschman]

If you can do it, I'd say go for it. The less money going to the State the better, as far as I'm concerned.