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28	28	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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30	30	1st Session of the 58th Legislature (2021)
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32	32	HOUSE BILL 2177 By: Hilbert
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38	38	AS INTRODUCED
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40	40	An Act relating to motor vehicles; amending 47 O.S.
41	41	2011, Section 6-205.2, as last amended by Section 1,
42	42	Chapter 214, O.S.L. 2015 (47 O. S. Supp. 2020, Section
43	43	6-205.2), which relates to the disqualification of
44	44	persons from operating commercial motor vehicles;
45	45	providing lifetime disqualification fr om operating
46	46	commercial motor vehicles for certain felony
47	47	conviction; and providing an effecti ve date.
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52	52	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
53	53	SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2011, Section 6 -205.2, as
54	54	last amended by Section 1, Chapter 214, O.S.L. 2015 (47 O.S. Supp.
55	55	2020, Section 6-205.2), is amended to read as follows:
56	56	Section 6-205.2 A. As used in this section, "conviction"
57	57	means:
58	58	1. A nonvacated adjudication of guilt;
59	59	2. A determination that a person has violated or failed to
60	60	comply with this section in any court or by the Department of Public
61	61	Safety following an administrative determination;
62	62	3. A nonvacated forfeiture of bail or collateral deposited to
63	63	secure a person's appearance in court;
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90	90	4. A plea of guilty or nolo contendere accepted by the court;
91	91	5. The payment of any fine or court cos ts; or
92	92	6. A violation of a condition of release without bail,
93	93	regardless of whether or not the penalty is rebated, suspended or
94	94	probated.
95	95	B. The Department of Public Safety shall disqualify any person
96	96	from operating a Class A, B or C commercial motor veh icle for a
97	97	period of not less than one (1) year upon receiving a record of
98	98	conviction of any of the following disqualifying offenses, when the
99	99	conviction has become final:
100	100	1. Driving, operating or being in actual physical control of a
101	101	Class A, B or C comm ercial motor vehicle while having a blood or
102	102	breath alcohol concentration, as defined in Section 756 of this
103	103	title, or as defined by the state in which the arrest occurred, of
104	104	four-hundredths (0.04) or more;
105	105	2. Refusing to submit to a test for determinati on of alcohol
106	106	concentration, as required by Section 751 of this title, or as
107	107	required by the state in which the arrest occurred, while operating
108	108	a Class A, B or C commercial motor vehicle, or if the person is the
109	109	holder of a commercial driver license, comm itting the offense while
110	110	operating any vehicle;
111	111	3. Driving or being in actual physical control of a Class A, B
112	112	or C commercial motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol
113	113	or any other intoxicating substance or the combined influence of
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140	140	alcohol and any other intoxicating substance, or if the person is
141	141	the holder of a commercial driver license, committing the offense
142	142	while operating any vehicle. Provided, the Department shall not
143	143	additionally disqualify, pursuant to this subsection, if the
144	144	person's driving privilege has been disqualified in this state
145	145	because of a test result or test refusal pursuant to paragraph 1 or
146	146	2 of this subsection as a result of the same violation arising from
147	147	the same incident;
148	148	4. Knowingly leaving the scene of a collision w hich occurs
149	149	while operating a Class A, B or C commercial motor vehicle, or if
150	150	the person is the holder of a commercial driver license, committing
151	151	the offense while operating any vehicle;
152	152	5. Any felony during the commission of which a Class A, B or C
153	153	commercial motor vehicle is used, except a felony involving the
154	154	manufacture, distribution or dispensation of a controlled dangerous
155	155	substance, or if the person is the holder of a commercial driver
156	156	license, committing the offense while operating any vehicle;
157	157	6. Operating a commercial motor vehicle while the commercial
158	158	driving privilege is revoked, suspended, canceled, denied, or
159	159	disqualified;
160	160	7. Manslaughter homicide, or negligent homicide occurring as a
161	161	direct result of negligent operation of a commercial moto r vehicle,
162	162	or, if the person is the holder of a commercial driver license,
163	163	committing the offense while operating any vehicle;
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190	190	8. Fraud related to examination for or issuance of a commercial
191	191	learner permit or a Class A, B or C driver license; or
192	192	9. Failure to submit to skills or knowledge reexamination, or
193	193	both, for the purpose of issuance of a commercial learner permit or
194	194	a Class A, B or C driver license within thirty (30) days of receipt
195	195	of notification from the Department.
196	196	C. The Department of Public Safety shall disqualify any person
197	197	from operating a Class A, B or C commercial motor vehicle for a
198	198	period of not less than three (3) years upon receiving a record of
199	199	conviction of any of the disqualifying offenses described in
200	200	subsection B of this section, committed in connection with the
201	201	operation of a motor vehicle which is required to be placarded for
202	202	hazardous materials under 49 C.F.R., Part 172, subpart F, when the
203	203	conviction has become final.
204	204	D. The Department of Public Safety shall disqualify any pe rson
205	205	from operating a Class A, B or C commercial motor vehicle for life
206	206	upon receiving a record of conviction in any court of any of the
207	207	disqualifying offenses described in subsection B of this section
208	208	after a former conviction of any of the following disq ualifying
209	209	offenses, when the second conviction has become final.
210	210	The Department of Public Safety may promulgate rules
211	211	establishing conditions under which a disqualification for life
212	212	pursuant to the provisions of this subsection may be reduced to a
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241	241	E. The Department of Public Safety shall disqualify any person
242	242	from operating a Class A, B or C commercial motor vehicle for life
243	243	upon receiving a record of conviction for any:
244	244	1. Any felony related to the manufacture, distribution or
245	245	dispensation of a controlled dangerous substance in the commission
246	246	of which a Class A, B or C commercial motor vehicle is used, or if
247	247	the person is the holder of a commercial d river license, committing
248	248	the offense while operating any vehicle, when the conviction has
249	249	become final; or
250	250	2. Any felony for the offense of human trafficking for labor or
251	251	human trafficking for commercial sex pursuant to the provisions of
252	252	Section 748 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes .
253	253	F. The Department of Public Safety shall disqualify any person
254	254	from operating a Class A, B or C commercial motor vehicle for sixty
255	255	(60) days upon receiving a record of a second conviction of the
256	256	person for a serious traff ic offense arising out of separate
257	257	transactions or occurrences within a three -year period, when the
258	258	convictions have become final. The Department of Public Safety
259	259	shall disqualify any person from operating a Class A, B or C
260	260	commercial motor vehicle for on e hundred twenty (120) days upon
261	261	receiving a record of a third conviction of a person for a serious
262	262	traffic offense arising out of separate transactions or occurrences
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289	289	within a three-year period, when the convictions have become final;
290	290	provided, the one-hundred-twenty-day period shall run in addition to
291	291	and shall not run concurrently with any other period
292	292	disqualification imposed pursuant to this subsection. As used in
293	293	this subsection, "serious traffic offense " shall mean any of the
294	294	following offenses comm itted while operating a commercial motor
295	295	vehicle:
296	296	1. Speeding fifteen (15) miles per hour or more over the limit;
297	297	2. Reckless driving;
298	298	3. Any traffic offense committed that results in or in
299	299	conjunction with a motor vehicle collision resulting in a fatal ity;
300	300	4. Erratic or unsafe lane changes;
301	301	5. Following too closely;
302	302	6. Failure to obtain a commercial driver license;
303	303	7. Failure to have in possession of the person a commercial
304	304	driver license;
305	305	8. Failure to have:
306	306	a. the proper class of commercial drive r license for the
307	307	class of vehicle being operated,
308	308	b. the proper endorsement or endorsements for the type of
309	309	vehicle being operated, including but not limited to,
310	310	passengers or type of cargo being transported, or
311	311	c. both proper class and proper endorsement , as provided
312	312	in subparagraphs a and b of this paragraph;
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339	339	9. Operating a commercial motor vehicle while using a cellular
340	340	telephone or electronic communication device to write, send or read
341	341	a text-based communication; or
342	342	10. Operating a commercial motor v ehicle while using a hand -
343	343	held mobile telephone.
344	344	For the purposes of paragraphs 9 and 10 of this subsection,
345	345	operating a commercial motor vehicle and using an electronic
346	346	communication device or a hand -held mobile telephone is permissible
347	347	by the operator when necessary to communicate with law enforcement
348	348	officials or other emergency services. Further, for the purposes of
349	349	paragraphs 9 and 10 of this subsection, "operate" means operating on
350	350	a street or highway, including while temporarily stationary because
351	351	of traffic, a traffic control device or other momentary delays.
352	352	Operating does not include when the driver of a commercial motor
353	353	vehicle has moved the vehicle to the side of or off a street or
354	354	highway and has halted in a location where the vehicle can safe ly
355	355	remain stationary.
356	356	G. Upon the receipt of a person 's record of conviction of
357	357	violating a lawful out -of-service order, when the conviction becomes
358	358	final the Department shall disqualify the driving privilege of the
359	359	person as follows:
360	360	1. For a first conv iction for violating an out -of-service
361	361	order:
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388	388	a. except as provided in subparagraph b of this
389	389	paragraph, the period of disqualification shall be for
390	390	one-hundred eighty (180) days, or
391	391	b. while transporting hazardous materials required to be
392	392	placarded under the Hazardous Materials Transportation
393	393	Act, 49 P. app. 180-1813, or while operating a motor
394	394	vehicle designed for transport of sixteen (16) or more
395	395	passengers, including the driver, the period of
396	396	disqualification shall be for one (1) year;
397	397	2. For a second conviction within ten (10) years for violating
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399	399	a. except as provided in subparagraph b of this
400	400	paragraph, the period of disqualification shall be for
401	401	two (2) years, or
402	402	b. while transporting hazardous materials required to be
403	403	placarded under the Hazardous Materials Transportation
404	404	Act, 49 P. app. 180-1813, or while operating a motor
405	405	vehicle designed for transport of sixteen (16) or more
406	406	passengers, including the driver, the period of
407	407	disqualification shall be for three (3) years; and
408	408	3. For a third or subsequent conviction within ten (10) years
409	409	for violating an out -of-service order, the period of
410	410	disqualification shall be for three (3) years.
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437	437	H. Upon determination by the Department that fraudulent
438	438	information was used to apply for or obtain a Class A, B or C driver
439	439	license, the Department shall disqualify the driving privilege of
440	440	the applicant or licensee for a period of sixty (60) days.
441	441	I. Any person who drives a Class A, B or C commercial motor
442	442	vehicle on any public roads, streets, highways, turnpikes or any
443	443	other public place of this state at a time when the person has been
444	444	disqualified or when the privilege to do so is canceled, denied,
445	445	suspended or revoked shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
446	446	conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than One Hundred
447	447	Dollars ($100.00) and not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00),
448	448	or by imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, or by both such
449	449	fine and imprisonment. Each act of driving as prohibited shall
450	450	constitute a separate offense.
451	451	J. Upon the receipt of the record of a convi ction of a person
452	452	of a railroad-highway grade crossing offense in a commercial motor
453	453	vehicle, pursuant to Sections Section 11-701 or 11-702 of this title
454	454	or Section 11-1115 of this title, or upon recei pt of an equivalent
455	455	conviction from any state, when the conviction becomes final, the
456	456	Department shall disqualify the driving privileges of the person
457	457	convicted as follows:
458	458	1. The first conviction shall result in disqualification for
459	459	sixty (60) days;
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486	486	2. The second conviction within three (3) years shall result in
487	487	disqualification for one hundred twenty (120) days; and
488	488	3. The third or subsequent conviction within three (3) years
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490	490	K. The Department, upon r eceipt of a written notice of
491	491	immediate disqualification issued by the Federal Motor Carrier
492	492	Safety Administration under 49 CFR 383.52, shall immediately
493	493	disqualify the person 's commercial driving privilege for the period
494	494	of time specified on the written n otice.
495	495	L. The periods of disqualification as defined by this section
496	496	shall not be modified. A person may not be granted driving
497	497	privileges to operate a Class A, B or C commercial vehicle until the
498	498	disqualification is reinstated.
499	499	M. When any record of co nviction, as specified in this section,
500	500	is received by the Department and pertains to a nonresident operator
501	501	of a Class A, B or C commercial motor vehicle, or if the nonresident
502	502	operator is the holder of a commercial driver license, a record of
503	503	the conviction pertaining to the nonresident operator of any
504	504	vehicle, the Department shall not disqualify the person and shall
505	505	report the conviction to the licensing jurisdiction in which the
506	506	license of the nonresident to operate the commercial vehicle was
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534	534	N. Any person who is disqualified from driving under the
535	535	provisions of this section shall have the right of appeal, as
536	536	provided in Section 6 -211 of this title.
537	537	SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2021.
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539	539	58-1-5130 GRS 01/04/21

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