Is It Legal to Arrest Me for DUI When I Was Sitting in a Parked Car?

In Oklahoma, you do not have to be driving a car to be arrested and convicted for DUI. Even “sleeping it off” while parked in a parking lot or driveway is enough. Oklahoma law is very specific about when you are in control of a vehicle, as you may be a danger to yourself or others if you make the decision to drive drunk. Specifically, the law states that you are guilty of DUI if you are under the influence and you “drive, operate, or [are] in actual physical control of a motor vehicle within [Oklahoma], whether upon public roads, highways,...

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