Conviction based on a violation of Oklahoma’s DUI laws carries with it a number of penalties, which vary in severity based on factors such as whether the conviction is for a first-time or subsequent offense or the degree of intoxication. Penalties can include sanctions like fines, community service, jail time, or the requirement to have an ignition interlock device installed in his or her vehicle. The home page of our Oklahoma DUI Defense website contains the text of the law ... Read More »
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Oklahoma Mandatory Jail Sentences and Costs
Incarceration in Oklahoma can leave released prisoners with an ongoing “debt to society” The combination of Oklahoma laws requiring mandatory minimum prison sentences and a state policy of making prisoners pay for the costs of their incarceration has led to a situation in Oklahoma that constitutes what some might call a “worst-of-both-worlds” result: overcrowded prisons, coupled with newly-released prisoners finding themselves confronted with substantial government-imposed debts that they find difficult if not impossible to pay. Oklahoma currently has more than ... Read More »
Oklahoma DUI/APC Primer
If you are charged in Oklahoma with Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs (DUI, DUI-D) or charged with Actual Physical Control of a Motor Vehicle Under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs (APC), there are several basic things to know. If arrested for an Oklahoma DUI or an Oklahoma APC, you can be charged with a Municipal DUI or a District Court State charge of DUI. The choice is generally the officer if he/she is a municipal officer. If your DUI arrest is actuated ... Read More »
Oklahoma Amends Oklahoma DUI Forfeiture Law
The Oklahoma Legislature amended the forfeiture laws as they relate to Oklahoma DUI or Oklahoma APC charges. Previously, the forfeiture of a motor vehicle used when the driver was driving under the influence required a conviction on the charge and that there be a previous conviction within the preceding ten years for DUI. Moreover, to forfeit the vehicle, either the previous conviction or the new conviction must have involved serious bodily injury to another or death. Title 47 O.S. Section 11-902b was ... Read More »
My license is reinstated but I still have to have interlock?
In late 2011, Oklahoma passed the Erin Swezey Act which mandates additional ignition interlock installation on Oklahoma drivers reinstating their driver’s license after a DUI (driving under the influence)or APC (actual physical control). On a first time revocation for these charges, the license revocation or suspension period is 180 days. This time frame can be modified to allow driving with the installation of an ignition interlock in the vehicle. Upon the expiration of the 180 days, the licensee may reinstate. ... Read More »