When you get convicted under dui charges in this state, you will have to face certain Oklahoma drunk driving penalties. Certain additional penalties are also applicable if you refuse to take the chemical test to determine the blood alcohol concentration level. The refusal may result in an immediate suspension of your driving license for a period ranging from six months to thirty-six months. It is important to note that the punishment awarded for the refusal to take the field sobriety test is mandatory and remains intact even if the charges against you get dismissed in the court room and you do not get convicted. The conviction attracts the following penalties.
First Dui Conviction In Oklahoma
As per the state laws, there are provisions for the following Oklahoma drunk driving penalties for the first-time conviction.
- You will have to pay at least $300 as dui fees
- It will also be mandatory to participate in an evaluation and assessment program for treatment.
- Your driving license will remain suspended for a period of thirty days
- If there was an under-18 child in the vehicle when you were stopped under the charges of dui, the monetary fine will get doubled. In general, the monetary fine can be as high as $1000.
- If an under-18 child in the vehicle, you will be sent to jail for an additional maximum period of four years. In general, the jail imprisonment period ranges from just ten days to twelve months.
Second Dui Conviction In Oklahoma
You will face the following Oklahoma drunk driving penalties for a second-time conviction.
- You will have to complete a court-ordered program for alcohol or drug treatment/ evaluation/ assessment program.
- Double fine if you were caught driving while impaired while a child under 18 also in the vehicle. In general, the monetary fine can be as high as $2500.
- Suspension of driving license for a period of one hundred and eighty days. However, the court may also offer you an option to apply for a restricted license, but in order to qualify for it, an ignition interlock device will be required.
- Up to forty-eight months of jail imprisonment if an under-18 child in the vehicle. This is additional.
- In general, you can be sent to jail for a period ranging from twelve months to sixty months.
- In some cases, the court may award you a combo punishment, where you will end up spending a lesser time in jail but you will have to go through a specific treatment program also after the jail term is over.
Third Dui Conviction In Oklahoma
When you get convicted for a third time, it results in the following Oklahoma drunk driving penalties.
- Mandatory participation in treatment/ evaluation/ assessment program
- Your driving license will be suspended for twelve months. Ignition interlock device will be required in order to be eligible to get your license back after the suspension period is over. There are no specific provisions for restricted license.
- Periodic testing and twelve months of supervision
- Eight days (480 hours) of participation in a court-ordered community service program
- Double fine if child under 18 in the vehicle. Surprisingly, the maximum fine this time is lower than it is in the second conviction; this time you will have to pay only up to $1000.
- Additional four years of jail if an under-18 child was in vehicle at the time of dui stop; in general, the jail term can range from twelve months to twenty years.
Always remember, Implied Consent Law applies in the state of Ohio, which means you must take the field sobriety test when a traffic official asks you for the same. Refusal to take the test will invite additional Oklahoma drunk driving penalties.