Oklahoma 2022 Regular Session

Oklahoma House Bill HB1795 Latest Draft

Bill / Enrolled Version Filed 05/19/2021

                            An Act 
ENROLLED HOUSE 
BILL NO. 1795 	By: Miller, Talley, Pae, 
Roberts (Eric) and Townley 
of the House   
 
   and 
 
  David of the Senate 
 
 
 
 
 
 
An Act relating to driver licenses; amending 47 O.S. 
2011, Sections 6-107.1 and 6-107.2, which relate to 
notification for cancellation or denial of driving 
privileges of certain persons; modifying length of 
time for canceling or denying driving privileges; 
deleting language regarding number of notifications 
that may occur prior to mandatory cancellation or 
denial of driving privileges; eliminating authority 
of the court to increase period of cancellation; 
providing for payment or nonpayment of attorney fees; 
amending 47 O.S. 2011, Section 6 -205, as last amended 
by Section 3, Chapter 400, O.S.L. 2019 (47 O.S. Supp. 
2020, Section 6-205), which relates to mandatory 
revocation of driving privileges; modifying offenses 
requiring immediate revocation of driving privileges; 
modifying length of revocation for certain offenses; 
allowing the filing of certain petition; providing 
details for filing, hearing and the issuance of 
orders relating to petition; providing for payment or 
nonpayment of attorney fees; amending 47 O.S. 2011, 
Section 6-205.1, as last amended by Section 4, 
Chapter 400, O.S.L. 2019 (47 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 
6-205.1), which relates to periods of revocation; 
modifying revocation periods for certain offenses; 
specifying certain periods of revocation for which no 
driving privileges shall be granted; specifying law 
that governs appeals for certain revocations; 
amending 47 O.S. 2011, Section 6 -206, as amended by 
Section 1, Chapter 189, O.S.L. 2016 (47 O.S. Supp. 
2020, Section 6-206), which relates to Department of 
Public Safety authority to suspend licenses;  ENR. H. B. NO. 1795 	Page 2 
modifying justification for license suspension; 
allowing for suspension for conviction in another 
state not to exceed other state's penalty; setting 
time frame for suspension after certain notice is 
received; modifying requirements for certain payment 
plan; amending 47 O.S. 2011, Section 6 -212, as last 
amended by Section 6, Chapter 400, O.S.L. 2019 (47 
O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 6 -212), which relates to 
fees and conditions for reinstatement; modifying 
provisions and requirements of agreements for 
issuance of provisional licenses; making certain 
exception; providing for eligi bility requirements; 
allowing certain persons with suspended licenses to 
be eligible for provisional license; authorizing 
development of certain rules and procedures; and 
providing an effective date. 
 
 
 
 
SUBJECT: Driver licenses 
 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOP LE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: 
 
SECTION 1.     AMENDATORY     47 O.S. 2011, Section 6 -107.1, is 
amended to read as follows: 
 
Section 6-107.1  A.  When any district court, municipal court of 
record or any municipal court in a city or town in which the judge 
is an attorney licensed to practice law in this state has determined 
that a person under the age of eighteen (18) years has committed any 
offense described in subsection C of this section, or that a person 
eighteen (18), nineteen (19), or twenty (20) years of age has 
committed an offense described in Section 11 -906.4 of this title, 
the court shall notify the Department of Public Safety on a form 
prescribed by the Department as provided in Section 6 -107.2 of this 
title. 
 
B.  The notice shall include the name, date of birth, physical 
description and, if known, the driver license number of the person. 
The notice shall contain an order to the Department to cancel or 
deny driving privileges for a specified period of time, except as 
otherwise provided by law, as follows: 
 
1.  For a period of six (6) months for a first offense;  ENR. H. B. NO. 1795 	Page 3 
 
2.  For a period of one (1) year for a second offense; 
 
3.  For a period of two (2) years for a third or subsequent 
offense; or 
 
4.  In the discretion of the court, until th e person attains 
twenty-one (21) years of age, if that period of time would be longer 
than the period of time provided in paragraph 1, 2 or 3 of this 
subsection period of six (6) months for the first offense or a 
period of one (1) year for a subsequent off ense. 
 
Provided, however, if the person is less than sixteen (16) years 
of age at the time of the determination, and the person will be less 
than sixteen (16) years of age at the end of the period of 
cancellation or denial, the Department shall extend the period of 
cancellation or denial to the date the person attains sixteen (16) 
years of age. 
 
The court shall send a copy of the notice to the person first 
class, postage prepaid. 
 
C.  In addition to the administrative revocation of driving 
privileges pursuant to Section 754 of this title, and the mandatory 
revocation of driving privileges pursuant to Section 6 -205.1 of this 
title, this section applies to any crime, violation, infraction, 
traffic offense or other offense involving or relating to the 
possession, use, sale, purchase, transportation, distribution, 
manufacture, or consumption of beer, alcohol, or any beverage 
containing alcohol and to any crime, violation, infraction, traffic 
offense or other offense involving or relating to the possession, 
use, sale, purchase, transportation, distribution, manufacture, 
trafficking, cultivation, consumption, ingestion, inhalation, 
injection, or absorption of any controlled dangerous substance as 
defined by paragraph 8 of Section 2 -101 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma 
Statutes or any substance which is capable of being ingested, 
inhaled, injected, or absorbed into the human body and is capable of 
adversely affecting the central nervous system, vision, hearing, or 
other sensory or motor functions. 
 
SECTION 2.     AMENDATORY     47 O.S. 2011, Section 6 -107.2, is 
amended to read as follows: 
 
Section 6-107.2  A.  The Department of Public Safety shall 
prepare and distribute a Notification form to be used by the courts,  ENR. H. B. NO. 1795 	Page 4 
as provided in Section 6 -107.1 of this title.  In addition to any 
other authority to cancel or deny driving privileges, the Department 
of Public Safety shall, upon receipt of such completed Notification 
form from a court, cancel or deny all driving privileges of the 
person named in the Notificati on form without hearing, for a period 
of time recommended by the court. 
 
B.  Upon receipt of a second or subsequent Notification from a 
court relating to the same person, the Department shall cancel or 
deny driving privileges of the person for a period of two (2) years 
or until the person attains eighteen (18) years of age, whichever is 
longer. 
 
C. Any person whose driving privileges are canceled or denied 
pursuant to this section may file a petition for relief based upon 
error or hardship. 
 
1.  The petition shall be filed in the district court which 
notified the Department pursuant to Section 6 -107.1 of this title 
or, if the Notification originated in a municipal court, the 
petition shall be filed in the district court of the county in which 
the court is located.  A copy of the Notification and a copy of the 
Department's action canceling or denying driving privileges pursuant 
to this section, shall be attached to the petition. 
 
2.  The district court shall conduct a hearing on the petition 
and may determine the matter de novo, without notice to the 
Department, and if applicable, without notice to the municipal 
court; provided, the district court shall not consider a collateral 
attack upon the merits of any conviction or determination which has 
become final. 
 
3.  The district court may deny the petition , or, in its 
discretion, issue a written Order to the Department to increase or 
decrease the period of cancellation or denial to any period or issue 
a written Order to vacate the Department's action taken pursua nt to 
this section, in its entirety.  The content of the Order shall not 
grant or purport to grant any driving privileges to the person ,; 
however, such order Order may direct the Department of Public Safety 
to do so if the person is otherwise eligible ther efor.  Unless all 
persons or agencies the court ha d reason to believe may have had 
relevant information related to the court record and departmental 
action have been given notice of the petition , attorney fees and 
costs shall not be awarded against any par ty.  In no event shall the 
Department of Public Safety be liable for attorney fees and costs  ENR. H. B. NO. 1795 	Page 5 
for suspending, revoking, cancel ing or denying a driver license 
based upon reasonable reliance on a notice from a court requiring 
the revocation, suspension, cance llation or denial of the driver 
license according to law . 
 
D. C. Upon receipt of a written Order from the appropriate 
court, the Department shall modify or reinstate any driving 
privileges as provided in the Order. 
 
SECTION 3.     AMENDATORY     47 O.S. 2011, Section 6 -205, as 
last amended by Section 3, Chapter 400, O.S.L. 2019 (47 O.S. Supp. 
2020, Section 6-205), is amended to read as follows: 
 
Section 6-205.  A.  The Department of Public Safety shall 
immediately revoke the driving privi lege of any person, whether 
adult or juvenile, upon receiving a record of conviction, in any 
municipal, state or federal court within the United States of any of 
the following offenses, when such conviction has become final: 
 
1.  Manslaughter or negligent homicide resulting from the 
operation of a motor vehicle; 
 
2.  Driving or being in actual physical control of a motor 
vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, any other intoxicating 
substance, or the combined influence of alcohol and any other 
intoxicating substance, any violation of paragraph 1, 2, 3 or, 4 or 
5 of subsection A of Section 11 -902 of this title or any violation 
of Section 11-906.4 of this title.  However, the Department shall 
not additionally revoke the driving privileges of the person 
pursuant to this subsection if the driving privilege of the person 
has been revoked because of a test result or test refusal pursuant 
to Section 753 or 754 of this title arising from the same 
circumstances which resulted in the conviction unless the revocat ion 
because of a test result or test refusal is set aside; 
 
3.  Any felony Driving a motor vehicle during the commission of 
which a motor vehicle is used a felony; 
 
4.  Failure to stop and render aid as required under the laws of 
this state in the event of a motor vehicle accident resulting in the 
death or personal injury of another; 
 
5.  Perjury or the making of a false affidavit or statement 
under oath to the Department under the Uniform Vehicle Code or under  ENR. H. B. NO. 1795 	Page 6 
any other law relating to the ownership or ope ration of motor 
vehicles; 
 
6.  A misdemeanor or felony conviction for unlawfully 
possessing, distributing, dispensing, manufacturing, trafficking, 
cultivating, selling, transferring, attempting or conspiring to 
possess, distribute, dispense, manufacture, or traffic, sell, or 
transfer of a controlled dangerous substance as defined in the 
Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act while using a driving a 
motor vehicle; 
 
7.  Failure to pay for gasoline pumped into a vehicle pursuant 
to Section 1740 of Title 2 1 of the Oklahoma Statutes; 
 
8.  A misdemeanor conviction for a violation of Section 1465 of 
Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes; 
 
9. A misdemeanor conviction for a violation of Section 1 -229.34 
of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes; 
 
10. 8.  Failure to obey a traffic control device as provided in 
Section 11-202 of this title or a stop sign when such failure 
results in great bodily injury to any other person; or 
 
11. 9.  Failure to stop or to remain stopped for school bus 
loading or unloading of children purs uant to Section 11-705 or 11-
705.1 of this title. 
 
B.  The first license revocation under any provision of this 
section, except for paragraph 2, 3, 6, 7, or 11 9 of subsection A of 
this section, shall be for a period of one (1) year.  Such period 
shall not be modified. 
 
C.  A license revocation under any provision of this section, 
except for paragraph 2, 3, 6, or 7 of subsection A of this section, 
shall be for a period of three (3) years if a prior revocation under 
this section, except under paragraph 2 of subsection A of this 
section, commenced within the preceding five -year period as shown by 
the records of the Department.  Such period shall not be modified. 
 
D.  The period of license revocation under paragraph 2 , 3 or 6 
of subsection A of this section sha ll be governed by the provisions 
of Section 6-205.1 of this title. 
  ENR. H. B. NO. 1795 	Page 7 
E.  The first license revocation under paragraph 7 of subsection 
A of this section shall be for a period of six (6) months.  A second 
or subsequent license revocation under paragraph 7 of subsection A 
of this section shall be for a period of one (1) year.  Such periods 
shall not be modified. 
 
F.  The first license revocation under paragraph 11 9 of 
subsection A of this section shall be for a period of one (1) year.  
Such period may be modif ied.  Any appeal of the revocation of 
driving privilege under paragraph 11 9 of subsection A of this 
section shall be governed by Section 6 -211 of this title; provided, 
any modification under this subsection shall apply to Class D motor 
vehicles only. 
 
G.  As used in this section, "great bodily injury" means bodily 
injury which creates a substantial risk of death or which causes 
serious, permanent disfigurement or protracted loss or impairment of 
the function of any bodily member or organ. 
 
H.  Any person whose driving privileges are or have been 
canceled or denied pursuant to this section, except for paragraph 1, 
2 or 8 of subsection A of this section, may file a petition for 
relief based upon error or hardship. 
 
1.  The petition shall be filed in the distr ict court which 
notified the Department.  If the Notification originated in a 
municipal court, the petition shall be filed in the district court 
of the county in which the municipal court is located.  A copy of 
the Notification and a copy of the Department 's action canceling or 
denying driving privileges pursuant to this section shall be 
attached to the petition. 
 
2.  The district court shall conduct a hearing on the petition 
and may determine the matter de novo, without notice to the 
Department and, if app licable, without notice to the municipal 
court; provided, the district court shall not consider a collateral 
attack upon the merits of any conviction or determination which has 
become final. 
 
3.  The district court may deny the petition or, in its 
discretion, issue a written Order to the Department to decrease the 
period of cancellation or denial to any period or issue a written 
Order to vacate the Department's action taken pursuant to this 
section, in its entirety.  The content of the Order shall not grant 
or purport to grant any driving privileges to the person; however,  ENR. H. B. NO. 1795 	Page 8 
such Order may direct the Department of Public Safety to do so if 
the person is otherwise eligible therefor.  The petitioner is 
responsible for his or her own attorney fees.  However, if t he 
petitioner is granted relief for error, then the party that 
committed the error may be ordered to pay attorney fees and costs.  
Unless all persons or agencies the court ha d reason to believe may 
have had relevant information related to the court record and 
departmental action have been given notice of the petition , attorney 
fees and costs shall not be awarded against any party.  In no event 
shall the Department of Public Safety be liable for attorney fees 
and costs for suspending, revoking, cancel ing or denying a driver 
license based upon reasonable reliance on a notice from a court 
requiring the revocation, suspension, cancellation or denial of the 
driver license according to law. 
 
SECTION 4.     AMENDATORY     47 O.S. 2011, Section 6 -205.1, as 
last amended by Section 4, Chapter 400, O.S.L. 2019 (47 O.S. Supp. 
2020, Section 6-205.1), is amended to read as follows: 
 
Section 6-205.1  A.  The driving privilege of a person who is 
convicted of any offense as provided in paragraph 2 of subsect ion A 
of Section 6-205 of this title, or a person who has refused to 
submit to a test or tests as provided in Section 753 of this title, 
or a person whose alcohol concentration is subject to the provisions 
of Section 754 of this title, unless the person ha s successfully 
completed, or is currently participating in, the Impaired Driver 
Accountability Program, shall be revoked or denied by the Department 
of Public Safety for the following period, as applicable: 
 
1.  The first license revocation pursuant to par agraph 2 of 
subsection A of Section 6 -205 of this title or Section 753 or 754 of 
this title shall be for a period of one hundred eighty (180) days, 
or longer if driving privileges are modified pursuant to the 
provisions of this paragraph, which shall be mo dified upon request; 
provided, any modification under this paragraph shall apply to Class 
D driver licenses only.  For any modification, the person shall be 
required to install an ignition interlock device or devices, 
pursuant to Section 754.1 of this titl e.  The period of revocation 
and the period of interlock installation shall run concurrently and 
each shall be for no less than one hundred eighty (180) days; 
 
2.  A revocation pursuant to paragraph 2 of subsection A of 
Section 6-205 of this title or Secti on 753 or 754 of this title 
shall be for a period of one (1) year, or longer if driving 
privileges are modified pursuant to the provisions of this  ENR. H. B. NO. 1795 	Page 9 
paragraph, if within ten (10) years preceding the date of arrest 
relating thereto, as shown by the records of the Department: 
 
a. a prior revocation commenced pursuant to paragraph 2 
or 6 of subsection A of Section 6 -205 of this title, 
Section 753 or 754 of this title, or completion of the 
Impaired Driver Accountability Program, or 
 
b. the record of the person re flects a prior conviction 
in another jurisdiction which did not result in a 
revocation of Oklahoma driving privileges, for a 
violation substantially similar to paragraph 2 of 
subsection A of Section 6 -205 of this title, and the 
person was not a resident or a licensee of Oklahoma at 
the time of the offense resulting in the conviction. 
 
Such one-year period of revocation may be modified upon request; 
provided, any modification under this paragraph shall apply to Class 
D driver licenses only.  For any modifica tion, the person shall be 
required to install an ignition interlock device or devices, 
pursuant to Section 754.1 of this title.  The period of revocation 
and the period of interlock installation shall run concurrently and 
each shall be for no less than one (1) year; or 
 
3.  A revocation pursuant to paragraph 2 of subsection A of 
Section 6-205 of this title or Section 753 or 754 of this title 
shall be for a period of three (3) years, or longer if driving 
privileges are modified pursuant to the provisions of this 
paragraph, if within ten (10) years preceding the date of arrest 
relating thereto, as shown by the records of the Department: 
 
a. two or more prior revocations commenced pursuant to 
paragraph 2 or 6 of subsection A of Section 6 -205 of 
this title or Section 753 or 754 of this title, 
 
b. a prior revocation commenced pursuant to paragraph 2 
or 6 of subsection A of Section 6 -205 of this title or 
Section 753 or 754 of this title, and completion of 
the Impaired Driver Accountability Program, 
 
c. the record of the person reflects two or more prior 
convictions in another jurisdiction which did not 
result in a revocation of Oklahoma driving privileges, 
for a violation substantially similar to paragraph 2 
of subsection A of Section 6 -205 of this title, and  ENR. H. B. NO. 1795 	Page 10 
the person was not a resident or a licensee of 
Oklahoma at the time of the offense resulting in the 
conviction, or 
 
d. any combination of two or more prior revocations, 
completion of the Impaired Driver Accountability 
Program, or convictions as described in subp aragraphs 
a, b and c of this paragraph. 
 
Such three-year period of revocation shall be modified upon request; 
provided, any modification under this paragraph shall apply to Class 
D driver licenses only.  For any modification, the person shall be 
required to install an ignition interlock device or devices, 
pursuant to Section 754.1 of this title.  The period of revocation 
and the period of interlock installation shall run concurrently and 
each shall be for no less than three (3) years. 
 
B.  The driving privi lege of a person who is convicted of any 
offense as provided in paragraph 3 or 6 of subsection A of Section 
6-205 of this title shall be revoked or denied by the Department of 
Public Safety for the following period, as applicable: 
 
1.  The first license re vocation shall be for one hundred eighty 
(180) days, which shall be modified upon request; provided, for 
license revocations for a misdemeanor charge of possessing a 
controlled dangerous substance, the provisions of this paragraph 
shall apply to any such r evocations by the Department on or after 
January 1, 1993; provided further, any modification under this 
paragraph shall apply to Class D driver licenses only; 
 
2.  A revocation shall be for a period of one (1) year if within 
ten (10) years preceding the da te of arrest relating thereto, as 
shown by the records of the Department: 
 
a. a prior revocation commenced pursuant to paragraph 2 , 
3 or 6 of subsection A of Section 6 -205 of this title, 
or Section 753 or 754 of this title, 
 
b. a prior revocation commenced pursuant to paragraph 2 , 
3 or 6 of subsection A of Section 6 -205 of this title 
or Section 753 or 754 of this title, and completion of 
the Impaired Driver Accountability Program, or 
 
c. the record of the person reflects a prior conviction 
in another jurisdiction which did not result in a  ENR. H. B. NO. 1795 	Page 11 
revocation of Oklahoma driving privileges, for a 
violation substantially similar to paragraph 2 , 3 or 6 
of subsection A of Section 6 -205 of this title, and 
the person was not a resident or a licensee of 
Oklahoma at the time of the offense resulting in the 
conviction. 
 
Such period shall not be modified; or 
 
3.  A revocation shall be for a period of three (3) years if 
within ten (10) years preceding the date of arrest relating thereto, 
as shown by the records of the Department : 
 
a. two or more prior revocations commenced pursuant to 
paragraph 2 or 6 of subsection A of Section 6 -205 of 
this title, or Section 753 or 754 of this title, 
 
b. a prior revocation commenced pursuant to paragraph 2 
or 6 of subsection A of Section 6 -205 of this title or 
Section 753 or 754 of this title, and completion of 
the Impaired Driver Accountability Program, 
 
c. the record of the person reflects two or more prior 
convictions in another jurisdiction which did not 
result in a revocation of Oklahoma dri ving privileges, 
for a violation substantially similar to paragraph 2 
or 6 of subsection A of Section 6 -205 of this title, 
and the person was not a resident or licensee of 
Oklahoma at the time of the offense resulting in the 
conviction, or 
 
d. any combination of two or more prior revocations, 
completion of the Impaired Driver Accountability 
Program, or convictions as described in subparagraphs 
a and b or c of this paragraph. 
 
Such period shall not be modified. 
 
The revocation of the driving privilege of any person under this 
subsection shall not run concurrently with any other withdrawal of 
driving privilege resulting from a different incident and which 
requires the driving privilege to be withdrawn for a prescribed 
amount of time.  A denial based on a convi ction of any offense as 
provided in paragraph 6 of subsection A of Section 6 -205 of this 
title shall become effective on the first day the convicted person  ENR. H. B. NO. 1795 	Page 12 
is otherwise eligible to apply for and be granted driving privileges 
if the person was not eligible to do so at the time of the 
conviction. 
 
C.  For the purposes of this section: 
 
1.  The term "conviction" includes a juvenile delinquency 
adjudication by a court or any notification from a court pursuant to 
Section 6-107.1 of this title; and 
 
2.  The term "revocation" includes a denial of driving 
privileges by the Department. 
 
D.  Each period of revocation in subsection A of this section 
not subject to modification shall be mandatory and neither the 
Department nor any court shall grant driving privileges ba sed upon 
hardship or otherwise for the duration of that period.  Each period 
of revocation, subject to modification as provided for in this 
section, shall be modified upon request as provided for in Section 
Sections 754.1 of this title or Section 11 of thi s act, 11-902a or 
subsection H of Section 6 -205 of this title; provided, any 
modification under this paragraph shall apply to Class D driver 
licenses only. 
 
E.  Any appeal of a revocation or denial of driving privileges 
in subsection A of this section shall be governed by Section 6 -211 
of this title. 
 
SECTION 5.     AMENDATORY     47 O.S. 2011, Section 6 -206, as 
amended by Section 1, Chapter 189, O.S.L. 2016 (47 O.S. Supp. 2020, 
Section 6-206), is amended to read as follows: 
 
Section 6-206.  A.  Whenever any person is convicted or pleads 
guilty in any court having jurisdiction over offenses committed 
under Section 1-101 et seq. of this title, or any other act or 
municipal ordinance or act or ordinance of another state regulating 
the operation of motor vehicles on highways, such court shall make 
immediate report to the Department of Public Safety setting forth 
the name of the offender, the number of the driver license and the 
penalty imposed.  Said report shall be submitted by the judge or th e 
clerk of the court upon forms furnished or approved by the 
Department. 
 
B.  The Department, upon receipt of said report or upon receipt 
of a report of a conviction in another state relating to the  ENR. H. B. NO. 1795 	Page 13 
operation of a motor vehicle, may in its discretion suspe nd the 
driving privilege of such person for such period of time as in its 
judgment is justified from the records of such conviction together 
with the records and reports on file in the Department , subject to 
the limitations provided in Section 6-208 of this title or any other 
act or municipal ordinance regulating the operation of motor 
vehicles on highways .  Any action taken by the Department shall be 
in addition to the penalty imposed by the court subject to the 
limitations outlined by statute . 
 
C.  The Department, upon receipt of a report of a conviction in 
another state relating to the operation of a motor vehicle, may in 
its discretion suspend the driving privilege of such person.  Any 
action taken by the Department shall not exceed the penalty imposed 
by a court or the Department in the State of Oklahoma for a 
violation substantially similar to the conviction in the other 
jurisdiction which did not result in a revocation of Oklahoma 
driving privileges. 
 
D. Following receipt of a notice of any nonpayment of fine and 
costs for a moving traffic violation with a recommendation of 
suspension of driving privileges of a defendant from any court 
within this state, as provided for in Section 983 of Title 22 of the 
Oklahoma Statutes, the Department shall suspend the driving 
privilege of the named person no earlier than one hundred eighty 
(180) days after giving notice as provided in Section 2 -116 of this 
title.  A person whose license is subject to suspension pursuant to 
this section may avoid the effective date of the suspension or, if 
suspended, shall be eligible for reinstatement, if otherwise 
eligible, upon: 
 
1.  Making application to the Department of Public Safety; 
 
2.  Showing proof of payment of the total amount of the fine and 
cost or a release from the cou rt or court clerk; and 
 
3.  Submitting the processing and reinstatement fees, as 
provided for in Section 6 -212 of this title. 
 
Provided, however, in cases of extreme and unusual hardship, as 
determined by the court , or proof of enrollment in a federal or 
state government assistance program, including, but not limited to, 
Social Security or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program , 
the person shall be placed on a payment plan by the court, and the 
court shall send a release to the Department for reinsta tement  ENR. H. B. NO. 1795 	Page 14 
purposes.  The court may submit another suspension request pursuant 
to this section if the person fails to honor the payment plan and it 
is found that the person is financially able but willfully refuses 
or neglects to honor the payment plan .  In such case, the Department 
shall again suspend the person's driving privilege for nonpayment of 
fine and costs for the same moving traffic violation.  Upon 
reinstatement after suspension for nonpayment of fine and costs for 
a moving traffic violation the Depa rtment may remove such record of 
suspension from the person's driving record and retain an internal 
record for audit purposes.  A court within this state may order the 
Department to waive any requirement that fines and costs be 
satisfied by a person prior to that person being eligible for a 
provisional license provided under Section 6 -212 of this title. 
 
D. E. Upon the receipt of a record of conviction for eluding or 
attempting to elude a peace officer, the Department of Public Safety 
shall suspend the dri ving privilege of the person: 
 
1.  For the first conviction as indicated on the driving record 
of the person, for a period of six (6) months; 
 
2.  For the second conviction as indicated on the driving record 
of the person, for a period of one (1) year.  Su ch period shall not 
be modified; and 
 
3.  For the third or subsequent conviction as indicated on the 
driving record of the person, for a period of three (3) years.  Such 
period shall not be modified. 
 
E. F. Any person whose driving privilege is so suspend ed under 
the provisions of this section shall have the right of appeal, as 
provided in Section 6 -211 of this title. 
 
SECTION 6.     AMENDATORY     47 O.S. 2011, Section 6 -212, as 
last amended by Section 6, Chapter 400, O.S.L. 2019 (47 O.S . Supp. 
2020, Section 6-212), is amended to read as follows: 
 
Section 6-212.  A.  The Department of Public Safety shall not 
assess and collect multiple reinstatement fees when reinstating the 
driving privilege of any person having more than one suspension or 
revocation affecting the person's driving privilege at the time of 
reinstatement. 
 
B.  The Department shall: 
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1.  Suspend or revoke a person's driving privilege as delineated 
within the Oklahoma Statutes; and 
 
2.  Require any person having more than one suspension or 
revocation affecting the person's driving privilege to meet the 
statutory requirements for each action as a condition precedent to 
the reinstatement of any driving privilege.  Provided, however, 
reinstatement fees shall not be cumulative, an d a single 
reinstatement fee, as provided for in subsection C of this section, 
shall be paid for all suspensions or revocations as shown by the 
Department's records at the time of reinstatement. 
 
C.  Whenever a person's privilege to operate a motor vehicle is 
suspended or revoked pursuant to any provision as authorized by the 
Oklahoma Statutes, the license or privilege to operate a motor 
vehicle shall remain under suspension or revocation and shall not be 
reinstated until: 
 
1.  The expiration of each such r evocation or suspension order; 
 
2.  The person has paid to the Department: 
 
a. if such privilege is suspended or revoked pursuant to 
Section 1115.5 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes or 
pursuant to any provisions of this title, except as 
provided in subparagraph b of this paragraph, a 
processing fee of Twenty -five Dollars ($25.00) for 
each such suspension or revocation as shown by the 
Department's records, or 
 
b. (1) if such privilege is suspended or revoked 
pursuant to the provisions of Section 6 -205, 6-
205.1, 7-612, 753, 754 or 761 of this title or 
pursuant to subsection A of Section 7 -605 of this 
title for a conviction for failure to maintain 
the mandatory motor vehicle insurance required by 
law or pursuant to subsection B of Section 6 -206 
of this title for a suspension other than for 
points accumulation, a processing fee of Seventy -
five Dollars ($75.00) for each such suspension or 
revocation as shown by the Department's records, 
and a special assessment trauma -care fee of Two 
Hundred Dollars ($200.00) t o be deposited into 
the Trauma Care Assistance Revolving Fund created 
in Section 1-2530.9 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma  ENR. H. B. NO. 1795 	Page 16 
Statutes, for each suspension or revocation as 
shown by the records of the Department, and 
 
(2) in addition to any other fees required by this 
section, if such privilege is suspended or 
revoked pursuant to an arrest on or after 
November 1, 2008, under the provisions of 
paragraph 2 or 6 of subsection A of Section 6 -205 
of this title or of Section 753, 754 or 761 of 
this title, a fee of Fiftee n Dollars ($15.00), 
which shall be apportioned pursuant to the 
provisions of Section 3 -460 of Title 43A of the 
Oklahoma Statutes; and 
 
3.  The person has paid to the Department a single reinstatement 
fee of, beginning on July 1, 2013, and any year thereaft er, Twenty-
five Dollars ($25.00). 
 
D.  The Department of Public Safety is hereby authorized to 
enter into agreements with persons whose license to operate a motor 
vehicle or commercial motor vehicle has been suspended or revoked, 
for issuance of a provisio nal license that subject to any 
restrictions imposed by law or a court order.  The provisional 
license would allow such persons to drive from 6:00 a.m. to 11:59 
p.m.  Driving privileges for a provisional license are limited from 
12:00 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. to driving: 
 
1.  Between their place of residence and their place of 
employment or potential employment; 
 
2.  During the scope and course of their employment; 
 
3.  Between their place of residence and a college, university 
or technology center; 
 
4.  Between their place of residence and their child's school or 
day care provider; 
 
5.  Between their place of residence and a place of worship; or 
 
6.  Between their place of residence and any court -ordered 
treatment program, 
 
with the condition that such persons pay a minimum total of Twenty-
five Dollars ($25.00) Five Dollars ($5.00) per month toward the  ENR. H. B. NO. 1795 	Page 17 
satisfaction of all outstanding fees, including, but not limited to, 
provisional license fees, warrant fees, court costs or fees, driver 
license or commercial driver license reinstatement fees.  The 
Department shall develop rules and procedures to establish such a 
provisional driver license program and such rules and procedures 
shall include, but not be limited to, eligibility criteria, proof of 
insurance, proof of en rollment or employment, and any provisional 
license fees may suspend or revoke a provisional license pursuant to 
this section if the person fails to honor the payment plan.  The 
person may re-enroll in the provisional driver license program . 
 
E. Any violation of law by the person holding the provisional 
license that would result in the suspension or revocation of a 
driver license, except for the failure to pay fines, fees or other 
financial obligations if the person is participating in a payment 
plan, shall result in the revocation of the provisional license and 
such person shall be ineligible for future application for a 
provisional driver license . 
 
E. F.  Eligibility for a provisional license shall not take into 
consideration any outstanding fines and fee s owed, including, but 
not limited to, warrant fees, court costs or fees, driver license or 
commercial driver license reinstatement fees. 
 
G.  A person with a suspended driver license shall not have to 
take a driver license test to be eligible for a provis ional license; 
provided, the suspended license has not expired. 
 
H.  The Department shall develop rules and procedures necessary 
to implement the provisions of this section except as otherwise 
provided by this title. 
 
I. Effective July 1, 2002, and for ea ch fiscal year thereafter: 
 
1.  Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00) of all 
monies collected each month pursuant to this section shall be 
apportioned as provided in Section 1104 of this title, except as 
otherwise provided in this section; and 
 
2.  Except as otherwise provided in this section, all other 
monies collected in excess of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars 
($250,000.00) each month shall be deposited in the General Revenue 
Fund. 
 
SECTION 7.  This act shall become effecti ve November 1, 2021.  ENR. H. B. NO. 1795 	Page 18 
Passed the House of Representatives the 14th day of May, 2021. 
 
 
 
  
 	Presiding Officer of the House 
 	of Representatives 
 
 
Passed the Senate the 18th day of May, 2021. 
 
 
 
  
 	Presiding Officer of the Senate 
 
 
 
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR 
Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________ 
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M. 
By: _________________________________ 
Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _________ 
day of _______________ ____, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M. 
 
 
 	_________________________________ 
 	Governor of the State of Oklahoma 
 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE 
Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________ 
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M. 
By: _________________________________