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22 August
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Are Dry Counties in Oklahoma History After New Laws Pass?

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Are Dry Counties in Oklahoma History After New Laws Pass?

When voters passed State Question 792 in November 2016, they chose to say goodbye to dry counties in Oklahoma. More laws just passed on June 26, 2018 allowing expanded alcohol sales in previously dry counties. Alcohol laws are changing dramatically statewide as a result. State Question 792 took the first step toward modernization of alcohol laws. It standardized beer regulation across the state, doing away with the low-point distinction. Previously, approximately 14 dry counties did not allow any alcohol sales at bars and restaurants except low-alcohol-content beer at some establishments. The only place to buy alcohol was at liquor stores, and...

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20 August
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Oklahoma Alcohol Laws for Underage Drinkers

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Oklahoma Alcohol Laws for Underage Drinkers

Oklahoma has a number of alcohol laws for underage drinkers. If you are under age 21 and planning to drink or charged with an alcohol-related crime, or if you are a parent worried about your child’s drinking, learning about these laws could be very important. Minors Can’t Buy or Possess Alcohol – Even Low-Point Beer Anyone under age 21 cannot purchase alcohol in any public place in the state, even if it is a low-alcohol-content beer or wine cooler. Even being in possession of alcohol in public places is illegal. (37 O.S. §§ 241, 163.2(1).) This means if a minor is sitting...

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30 October
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Driving with Alcohol in the Car: What You Need to Know

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Driving with Alcohol in the Car - What You Need to Know

If you are driving with alcohol in your car, even a newly purchased bottle, make sure you understand Oklahoma law on transporting open containers. The law prohibits not only drinking while driving a motor vehicle, but also transporting any container of alcohol that has been opened, even if you are not drinking from it. Oklahoma’s open container law makes it a misdemeanor, punishable by a $500 fine and six months in jail, to “[k]nowingly transport in any vehicle upon a public highway, street or alley any alcoholic beverage except in the original container which shall not have been opened”. 37 O.S....

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