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11 October
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Oklahoma Hardship Drivers’ Licenses: What You Need to Know

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Oklahoma Hardship Drivers’ Licenses: What You Need to Know

When your driver’s license gets suspended or revoked because of a DUI arrest or another reason, you may have grounds to get a hardship driver’s license. A hardship driver’s license is called a “modified license” or “hardship permit” by the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety. It allows you to drive to and from specified places while your regular driving privileges are still suspended. A hardship permit gives you permission to drive only to a few places. You cannot run errands or go visit relatives unless someone else drives. You can drive to a few places specified on the permit, which could...

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08 August
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4th of July DUI? Your Options and What to Do Next

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4th of July DUI? Your Options and What to Do Next

Unfortunately, police arrest many drivers on the Fourth of July or other major holidays for suspected driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. If you were among them this most recent holiday, you probably have many questions and concerns for the future. What should you do first? If you were arrested in Oklahoma, you only have a short time to contest your driver’s license revocation. You need to immediately request an administrative hearing with the Department of Public Safety. Take a look at the paperwork you received from the police officer when you were pulled over or later from the DPS....

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21 February
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Public Defenders and DUIs

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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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11 September
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Double Jeopardy and Drunk Driving Offenses

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Double Jeopardy and Drunk Driving Offenses

The Double Jeopardy clause in the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution prevents defendants from being tried twice for the same crime on the same facts after a conviction or acquittal. The Supreme Court has never addressed whether charging DUI defendants with multiple criminal and civil offenses for the same incident violates the Double Jeopardy clause of the Constitution. Multiple Supreme Court decisions regarding other crimes indicate that making this argument has at least some merit. In Benton v. Maryland, 395 U.S. 784 (1969), a defendant was tried for burglary and larceny. After he was convicted of burglary but acquitted...

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