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20 November
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Could You Face Both Civil and Criminal Legal Consequences for a DUI?

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Could You Face Both Civil and Criminal Legal Consequences for a DUI?

When you are facing a possible criminal record because of a DUI, civil legal consequences may seem like the last of your worries. Most people do face some sort of civil action after they get charged with driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Driver’s License Revocation The driver’s license revocation process through the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety (DPS) is considered a civil administrative action. You will not face criminal charges, but the DPS could take away your driver’s license for an extended period of time. When you get arrested for DUI by a police officer, the officer usually will seize...

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01 December
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Diversion Programs – Do They Work?

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Diversion Programs – Do They Work?

A shocking recent article questions whether the diversionary rehab programs judges use for defendants in Oklahoma really work. The article, titled “They thought they were going to rehab. They ended up in chicken plants”, describes courts’ routine practice of sending defendants convicted of minor crimes or serving suspended sentences to Christian Alcoholics & Addicts in Recovery (CAAIR) and other rehabilitation programs. Rather than focusing on addiction treatment, it says that CAAIR sends defendants to work for free doing hard labor at a poultry plant. When they get sick or slow down, they are sent to prison. People convicted of crimes may...

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