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What Can You Expect at a Victims’ Impact Panel?

What Can You Expect at a Victims’ Impact Panel?

Drivers who operated a vehicle under the influence of drugs or alcohol in Oklahoma may receive a variety of interventions, including a victims’ impact panel. If you have to attend a victims’ impact panel (VIP), you may not know what to expect. Come prepared by learning about the panel’s purpose. Why Do I Have to Attend a VIP? When trying to get your driver’s license back, you may have to take a DUI assessment, also called an ADSAC assessment. The ADSAC assessor will recommend interventions for you. Successful completion of the interventions will allow you to get your driving privileges reinstated. Of...

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Fines for Driving Under the Influence in Oklahoma

Fines for Driving Under the Influence in Oklahoma

In addition to possible jail time, drivers convicted of driving under the influence in Oklahoma face substantial fines. The fines vary depending on which crime a driver is sentenced with, and there are additional costs as well. If a driver has no prior DUIs on his record, he can expect that the court will require him to pay up to $1,000 in fines. Drivers with prior DUIs pay increasingly larger fines. The amount of the fines vary based on which court hears your case. The rules differ in municipal court and state court in Oklahoma. In state court, every driver who...

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Vehicle Impounded? What to Do Next

Vehicle Impounded? What to Do Next

Many drivers who are arrested for driving under the influence have their cars impounded by the police. “Impound” means that the car is towed by a tow truck to a city or state lot where it is kept until the driver or an authorized representative picks it up and pays the impound fees. Police impound cars because the driver cannot or should not drive them and they will otherwise be parked in possibly unsafe locations on public property. The only ways to avoid impound of your vehicle are 1) to convince a sober friend or passenger at the scene to drive...

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Public Defenders and DUIs

Public Defenders and DUIs

Imagine an unfortunate scenario: you are arrested for DUI and realize that there is no way you can afford a private attorney. Maybe you just lost your job, you are on public assistance, or you have been unemployed for a while. A DUI can seem like an insurmountable catastrophe in this situation, and you realize that you have no idea how to get a public defender. What next? The good news is that private attorneys are much more affordable for specialized criminal charges like DUI than most people think. Many attorneys charge flat fees or very reasonable hourly rates, or they...

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