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Can You Lose Your Driver’s License for Good Because of DUIs?

Can You Lose Your Driver’s License for Good Because of DUIs?

If your Oklahoma driver’s license is revoked because of a DUI charge, you could lose your driving privileges for good. To be able to legally drive again, you must meet several different Department of Public Safety (DPS) requirements. First Step: Challenge the Revocation at an Administrative Hearing You have only 15 days from the time your license is seized by the arresting officer to request an administrative hearing with the DPS. The officer should give you some paperwork notifying you of how to request a hearing (or you will receive the paperwork shortly after your arrest). The 15 days runs from when...

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Do You Need Insurance to Get Your License Reinstated After a DUI?

Do You Need Insurance to Get Your License Reinstated After a DUI?

After you get arrested for suspected DUI, you may have your driving privileges revoked and need to get your license reinstated along with new insurance. If you fail a breathalyzer or blood test, or if you refuse a test, the officer or the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety will give you a piece of paper explaining license revocation. This document acts as your driver’s license for 30 days. When that 30 day period expires, the DPS will revoke your driving privileges. For a first offense DUI, the revocation lasts 180 days. You can request an administrative hearing in the first 15...

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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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