37 | 48 | | |
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38 | 49 | | An Act relating to driving under the influence; |
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39 | 50 | | amending 22 O.S. 2021, Section 1105, which relates to |
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40 | 51 | | defendant discharge on giving bail; requiring certain |
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41 | 52 | | arrested person make bail before release; requiring |
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42 | 53 | | certain evidence be considered; requiring court make |
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43 | 54 | | certain consideration regarding b ail amount; amending |
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44 | 55 | | 47 O.S. 2021, Section 10 -104, which relates to duty |
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45 | 56 | | to give information and render aid; removing drug and |
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46 | 57 | | alcohol testing requirement; amending 47 O.S. 2021, |
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47 | 58 | | Section 11-902, which relates to per sons under the |
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48 | 59 | | influence of alcohol or othe r intoxicating substance |
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49 | 60 | | or combination thereof; stating certain timing |
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50 | 61 | | requirements for administration of tests do not |
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51 | 62 | | apply; amending 47 O.S. 2021, Section 752, as a mended |
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52 | 63 | | by Section 22, Chapter 310, O.S.L. 2023 (47 O.S. |
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53 | 64 | | Supp. 2023, Section 752), which relates to |
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54 | 65 | | administration of tests; modifying list of written |
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55 | 66 | | statements authorizing the certain withdrawal of |
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56 | 67 | | blood; and providing an effective date. |
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57 | 68 | | |
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58 | 69 | | |
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59 | 70 | | |
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61 | | - | SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 22 O.S. 2021, Section 1105, is |
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62 | | - | amended to read as follows: |
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63 | | - | Section 1105. A. Except as otherw ise provided by this section, |
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64 | | - | upon the allowance of bail and t he execution of the requisite |
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65 | | - | recognizance, bond, or undertaking to the sta te, the magistrate, |
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66 | | - | judge, or court shall, if the defendant is in custod y, make and sign |
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67 | | - | an order for discharge. The c ourt, in its discretion, may prescribe |
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| 101 | + | SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 22 O.S. 2021, Section 1105, is |
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| 102 | + | amended to read as follows: |
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| 103 | + | Section 1105. A. Except as otherwise provided by this section, |
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| 104 | + | upon the allowance of bail and t he execution of the requisite |
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| 105 | + | recognizance, bond, or undertaking to the sta te, the magistrate, |
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| 106 | + | judge, or court shall, if the defendant is in custod y, make and sign |
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| 107 | + | an order for discharge. The cour t, in its discretion, may prescribe |
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94 | 108 | | by court rule the condi tions under which the court clerk or deputy |
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95 | 109 | | court clerk, or the sheriff or deputy sheriff, may prepare and |
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96 | 110 | | execute an order of release on behalf of the court. |
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97 | 111 | | B. No police officer or sheriff may r elease a person arrested |
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98 | 112 | | for a violation of an ex parte or final protective order as provided |
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99 | 113 | | in Sections 60.2 and 60.3 of this title, or arrested for an act |
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100 | 114 | | constituting domestic abuse as specified in Sect ion 644 of Title 21 |
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101 | 115 | | of the Oklahoma Statutes, or a rrested for any act constituting |
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102 | 116 | | domestic abuse, stalking o r harassment as defined by Section 60.1 of |
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103 | 117 | | this title, or arrested for an a ct constituting domestic assault and |
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104 | 118 | | battery or domestic assault and bat tery with a deadly weapon |
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105 | 119 | | pursuant to Section 644 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, |
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106 | 120 | | without the violator appearing before a magistrate, judge or court. |
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107 | 121 | | To the extent that any of t he following information is available to |
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108 | 122 | | the court, the magistrate, judg e or court shall consider, in |
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109 | 123 | | addition to any othe r circumstances, before determining bond and |
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143 | 158 | | 4. Whether the person is potentially a threat to any o ther |
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144 | 159 | | person; |
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145 | 160 | | 5. Whether the person has a history of abusing alcohol or any |
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146 | 161 | | controlled substance; |
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147 | 162 | | 6. Whether the person has access to deadly we apons or a history |
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148 | 163 | | of using deadly weapons; |
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149 | 164 | | 7. The severity of the alleged violence that is the basis of |
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150 | 165 | | the alleged offense including, but not li mited to: |
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151 | 166 | | a. the duration of the alleged violent i ncident, |
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152 | 167 | | b. whether the alleged violent incident involved s erious |
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153 | 168 | | physical injury, |
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154 | 169 | | c. whether the alleged vi olent incident involved se xual |
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155 | 170 | | assault, |
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156 | 171 | | d. whether the alleged violent incident involved |
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157 | 172 | | strangulation, |
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158 | 173 | | e. whether the alleged violent incident invo lved abuse |
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159 | 174 | | during the pregnancy of the alleged victim, |
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193 | 209 | | 9. Whether the pers on has exhibited obsessive or contr olling |
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194 | 210 | | behaviors toward the alleged victim includi ng, but not limited to, |
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195 | 211 | | stalking, surveillance, or isolatio n of the alleged victim; |
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196 | 212 | | 10. Whether the person has expressed suicidal or homicidal |
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197 | 213 | | ideations; and |
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198 | 214 | | 11. Any information contained in the complaint and any police |
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199 | 215 | | reports, affidavits, or other docu ments accompanying the complaint. |
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200 | 216 | | C. A person arrested for : |
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201 | 217 | | 1. A violation of an ex parte or final protect ive order as |
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202 | 218 | | provided in Sections 60.2 and 60.3 of this title; |
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203 | 219 | | 2. An act constituting domestic ab use, domestic assault and |
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204 | 220 | | battery or domestic assa ult and battery with a deadly weapon as |
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205 | 221 | | specified in Section 644 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes; or |
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206 | 222 | | 3. An act constituting dome stic abuse, stalking or harassment |
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207 | 223 | | as defined by Section 60.1 of this ti tle, |
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208 | 224 | | shall not be eligible for a personal recogniz ance bond pursuant to |
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209 | 225 | | Section 1108.1 of this title. |
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210 | | - | D. No police officer or sheriff may release a person ar rested |
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211 | | - | for any violation of subsection G of Section 2 -401 of Title 63 of |
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212 | | - | the Oklahoma Statutes, wi thout the violator appearing before a |
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213 | | - | magistrate, judge, or court. In determining bond and other |
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214 | | - | conditions of release, the magistrate, judge, or court shall |
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215 | | - | consider any evidence tha t the person is in any manner depende nt |
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216 | | - | upon a controlled dangerous subs tance or has a pattern of regular, |
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| 253 | + | D. No police officer or sheriff may release a person ar rested |
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| 254 | + | for any violation of subsection G of Section 2 -401 of Title 63 of |
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| 255 | + | the Oklahoma Statutes, wi thout the violator appearing before a |
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| 256 | + | magistrate, judge, or court. In determining bond and other |
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| 257 | + | conditions of release, the magistrate, judge, or court shall |
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| 258 | + | consider any evidence tha t the person is in any manner depende nt |
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| 259 | + | upon a controlled dangerous subs tance or has a pattern of regular, |
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243 | 260 | | illegal use of any controlled dangerous substance. A rebuttable |
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244 | 261 | | presumption that no conditions of release on bond would as sure the |
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245 | 262 | | safety of the community or any person therein shall ar ise if the |
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246 | 263 | | state shows by clear and convincing evidence: |
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247 | 264 | | 1. The person was arrested for a violation of subsection G of |
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248 | 265 | | Section 2-401 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes, relating to |
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249 | 266 | | manufacturing or attempting to manu facture a controlled dangerous |
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250 | 267 | | substance, or possessing any of the subst ances listed in subsection |
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251 | 268 | | G of Section 2-401 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes with the |
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252 | 269 | | intent to manufacture a controlled dangerous substance; and |
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253 | 270 | | 2. The person is in any manner dependent upon a controlled |
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254 | 271 | | dangerous substance or has a pattern of regu lar illegal use of a |
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255 | 272 | | controlled dangerous substanc e, and the violation referred to in |
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256 | 273 | | paragraph 1 of this sub section was committed or attempted in order |
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257 | 274 | | to maintain or facilitate the d ependence or pattern of illegal use |
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258 | 275 | | in any manner. |
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259 | | - | E. No police officer or sheriff may release a person arrested |
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260 | | - | for a second or subsequent violation of Section 11-902 of Title 47 |
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261 | | - | of the Oklahoma Statutes, without the granting of bail by a |
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262 | | - | magistrate, court, judge, or on -call judge, whether by telephone or |
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263 | | - | in person. In determining bond and other conditions of release, t he |
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264 | | - | magistrate, judge, on-call judge or court shall consider any |
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265 | | - | evidence that the person is in any manner dependent upon alcohol or |
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266 | | - | a controlled dangerous substance or has a pattern of regular abuse |
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| 303 | + | E. No police officer or sheriff may release a person arrested |
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| 304 | + | for a second or subsequent violation of Section 11-902 of Title 47 |
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| 305 | + | of the Oklahoma Statutes, without the granting of bail by a |
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| 306 | + | magistrate, court, judge, or on -call judge, whether by telephone or |
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| 307 | + | in person. In determining bond and other conditions of release, the |
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| 308 | + | magistrate, judge, on-call judge or court shall consider any |
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| 309 | + | evidence that the person is in any manner dependent upon alcohol or |
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| 310 | + | a controlled dangerous substance or has a pattern of regular abuse |
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293 | 311 | | of alcohol or the illegal use of any controlled dangerous substance. |
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294 | 312 | | If the person was arrested for any crime provided for in Section 11- |
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295 | 313 | | 902 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the court shall consider |
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296 | 314 | | the threat the person poses to the public safety and shall pr esent |
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297 | 315 | | written findings on the bail amount. |
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298 | 316 | | SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Secti on 10-104, is |
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299 | 317 | | amended to read as follows: |
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300 | 318 | | Section 10-104. A. The driver of any vehicle involved in an |
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301 | 319 | | accident resulting in injury to or death o f any person or damage to |
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302 | 320 | | any vehicle which is driven or attende d by any person shall give his |
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303 | 321 | | or her correct name, address and registration number of the vehicle |
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304 | 322 | | he or she is driving, and shall upon request exhibit his or her |
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305 | 323 | | driver license and his or her security verification form, as defined |
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306 | 324 | | in Section 7-600 of this title, to the person struck o r the driver |
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307 | 325 | | or occupant of or person att ending any vehicle coll ided with, and |
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308 | 326 | | shall render to any person injured in such accident reasonable |
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309 | | - | assistance, includin g the carrying, or the making of arrange ments |
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310 | | - | for the carrying, of such person to a physician, surgeon or hospital |
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311 | | - | for medical or surgi cal treatment if it is apparent that such |
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312 | | - | treatment is necessary or if such carrying is requested by the |
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313 | | - | injured person. Any driver who provides information req uired by |
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314 | | - | this section which is intentionally inaccurat e shall be subject to |
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315 | | - | the provisions of Section 10-103 of this title. |
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| 354 | + | assistance, includin g the carrying, or the making of arrange ments |
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| 355 | + | for the carrying, of such person to a physician, surgeon or hospital |
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| 356 | + | for medical or surgi cal treatment if it is apparent that such |
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| 357 | + | treatment is necessary or if such carrying is requested by the |
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| 358 | + | injured person. Any driver who provides information req uired by |
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| 359 | + | this section which is intentionally inaccurat e shall be subject to |
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| 360 | + | the provisions of Section 10-103 of this title. |
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342 | 361 | | B. Any driver of any vehicle involved in an accident who could |
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343 | 362 | | be cited for any traffic off ense where said accident resulted in the |
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344 | 363 | | immediate death or great bodily injury, as defined in subsection B |
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345 | 364 | | of Section 646 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statute s, of any person |
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346 | 365 | | shall submit to drug and alcohol testing as soon as practicable |
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347 | 366 | | after such accident occurs. The traffic offense violatio n shall |
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348 | 367 | | constitute probable cause for purposes of Section 752 of this title |
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349 | 368 | | and the procedures found in Section 752 of this title shall be |
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350 | 369 | | followed to determine the presence of alcohol or controlled |
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351 | 370 | | dangerous substances within the driver 's blood system. |
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352 | 371 | | SECTION 3. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 11-902, is |
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353 | 372 | | amended to read as follows: |
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354 | 373 | | Section 11-902. A. It is unlawful and punishable as prov ided |
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355 | 374 | | in this section for any person to drive, opera te, or be in actual |
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356 | 375 | | physical control of a motor vehicle within t his state, whether upon |
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357 | 376 | | public roads, highways, streets, turnpikes, oth er public places or |
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358 | | - | upon any private road, street, alley or lane which provides access |
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359 | | - | to one or more single or multi -family dwellings, who: |
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360 | | - | 1. Has a blood or breath alcohol concentration, as defined in |
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361 | | - | Section 756 of this title, of eight-hundredths (0.08) or more at the |
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362 | | - | time of a test of such person 's blood or breath admin istered within |
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363 | | - | two (2) hours after the arrest of su ch person; |
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364 | | - | 2. Is under the influence of alcohol; |
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| 404 | + | upon any private road, street, alley or lane which provides access |
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| 405 | + | to one or more single or multi -family dwellings, who: |
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| 406 | + | 1. Has a blood or breath alcohol concentrat ion, as defined in |
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| 407 | + | Section 756 of this title, of eight-hundredths (0.08) or more at the |
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| 408 | + | time of a test of such person 's blood or breath admin istered within |
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| 409 | + | two (2) hours after the arrest of su ch person; |
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| 410 | + | 2. Is under the influence of alcohol; |
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391 | 411 | | 3. Has any amount of a Schedule I chemical or contro lled |
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392 | 412 | | substance, as defined in Se ction 2-204 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma |
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393 | 413 | | Statutes, or one of its metabo lites or analogs in the person 's |
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394 | 414 | | blood, saliva, urine or any other bodily fluid at the time of a test |
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395 | 415 | | of such person's blood, saliva, urine or any other b odily fluid |
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396 | 416 | | administered within two (2) hours after the arrest of such person; |
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397 | 417 | | 4. Is under the influe nce of any intoxicating substance other |
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398 | 418 | | than alcohol which may render suc h person incapable of safely |
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399 | 419 | | driving or operating a motor vehicle . The timing requirement for |
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400 | 420 | | the administration of tests pursuant to S ection 756 of this title |
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401 | 421 | | shall not apply to this paragraph; or |
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402 | 422 | | 5. Is under the combined influence of alcohol and any oth er |
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403 | 423 | | intoxicating substance which may rende r such person incapable of |
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404 | 424 | | safely driving or operating a motor vehicle. The timing requirement |
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405 | 425 | | for the administration of tests pursuant to Sec tion 756 of this |
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406 | 426 | | title shall not apply to this pa ragraph. |
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441 | 462 | | a. participate in an assessment and evaluation pursuant |
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442 | 463 | | to subsection G of this secti on and shall follow all |
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443 | 464 | | recommendations made in the assessment a nd evaluation, |
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444 | 465 | | b. be punished by impris onment in jail for not less than |
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445 | 466 | | ten (10) days nor more than one (1) year, and |
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446 | 467 | | c. be fined not more than One Thousand Dollars |
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447 | 468 | | ($1,000.00). |
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448 | 469 | | 2. Any person who, having been convic ted of or having received |
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449 | 470 | | deferred judgment for a violation of this section or a violation |
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450 | 471 | | pursuant to the prov isions of any law of th is state or another state |
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451 | 472 | | prohibiting the offense s provided in this section, Section 11 -904 of |
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452 | 473 | | this title or paragraph 4 o f subsection A of Section 852.1 of Title |
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453 | 474 | | 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or having a prior conviction in a |
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454 | 475 | | municipal criminal court of re cord for the violation of a municipal |
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455 | 476 | | ordinance prohibiting the offense provided for in this secti on |
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456 | 477 | | commits a subsequent violation of this section within ten (10 ) years |
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490 | 512 | | b. placement in the custody of the Department of |
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491 | 513 | | Corrections for not less than one (1) year and not to |
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492 | 514 | | exceed five (5) years and a fine of not more than Two |
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493 | 515 | | Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00), or |
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494 | 516 | | c. treatment, imprisonment and a fine within the |
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495 | 517 | | limitations prescribed in subparagraphs a and b of |
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496 | 518 | | this paragraph. |
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497 | 519 | | However, if the treatment in subsection G of this section does |
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498 | 520 | | not include residential or inpatient treatme nt for a period of not |
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499 | 521 | | less than five (5) days, the per son shall serve a term of |
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500 | 522 | | imprisonment of at leas t five (5) days. |
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501 | 523 | | 3. Any person who commits a vio lation of this section a fter |
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502 | 524 | | having been convicted of a felony o ffense pursuant to the provisions |
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503 | 525 | | of this section or a violation pursua nt to the provisions of any law |
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504 | 526 | | of this state or another state prohibiti ng the offenses provided for |
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505 | 527 | | in this section, Sec tion 11-904 of this title or paragraph 4 of |
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506 | 528 | | subsection A of Sect ion 852.1 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma S tatutes |
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540 | 563 | | subparagraph n of paragraph 1 of subsect ion A of |
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541 | 564 | | Section 991a of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or |
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542 | 565 | | b. placement in the custody of the Depar tment of |
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543 | 566 | | Corrections for not les s than one (1) year and not to |
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544 | 567 | | exceed ten (10) years and a fine of not m ore than Five |
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545 | 568 | | Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or |
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546 | 569 | | c. treatment, imprisonment and a fine within the |
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547 | 570 | | limitations prescribed in subparagraphs a and b of |
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548 | 571 | | this paragraph. |
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549 | 572 | | However, if the treat ment in subsection G of this section does |
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550 | 573 | | not include residential or inp atient treatment for a period of not |
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551 | 574 | | less than ten (10) days, the person shall serve a term of |
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552 | 575 | | imprisonment of at least ten (10) days. |
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553 | 576 | | 4. Any person who commits a violation of this se ction after |
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554 | 577 | | having been twice convicted of a felony offense pursuant to the |
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555 | 578 | | provisions of this section or a violation pur suant to the provisions |
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556 | 579 | | of any law of this state or another stat e prohibiting the offenses |
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590 | 614 | | followed by not less th an one (1) year of super vision |
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591 | 615 | | and periodic testing at the defen dant's expense, four |
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592 | 616 | | hundred eighty (480) hours of community service, a nd |
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593 | 617 | | use of an ignition i nterlock device, as provided by |
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594 | 618 | | subparagraph n of paragraph 1 of subsection A of |
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595 | 619 | | Section 991a of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes, for |
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596 | 620 | | a minimum of thirty (30) d ays, or |
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597 | 621 | | b. placement in the custody of the Department of |
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598 | 622 | | Corrections for not less than one (1) year and not to |
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599 | 623 | | exceed twenty (20) years and a f ine of not more than |
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600 | 624 | | Five Thousand Dollars ($5,00 0.00), or |
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601 | 625 | | c. treatment, imprisonment and a fine within the |
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602 | 626 | | limitations prescribed in subparagraphs a an d b of |
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603 | 627 | | this paragraph. |
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604 | 628 | | However, if the person does not undergo residential or inpatient |
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605 | 629 | | treatment pursuant to subsection G of this section the person sha ll |
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606 | 630 | | serve a term of impri sonment of at least ten (10) days. |
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607 | | - | 5. Any person who, after a previous convict ion of a violation |
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608 | | - | of murder in the second degree or ma nslaughter in the first degree |
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609 | | - | in which the death was caused as a result of driving under the |
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610 | | - | influence of alcohol or othe r intoxicating substance, is convicted |
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611 | | - | of a violation of this section shall be guilty of a felony and shall |
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612 | | - | be punished by imprisonmen t in the custody of the Department of |
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613 | | - | Corrections for not less than five (5) years and not to exce ed |
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| 658 | + | 5. Any person who, after a previous convict ion of a violation |
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| 659 | + | of murder in the second degree or ma nslaughter in the first degree |
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| 660 | + | in which the death was caused as a result of driving under the |
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| 661 | + | influence of alcohol or othe r intoxicating substance, is convicted |
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| 662 | + | of a violation of this section shall be guilty of a felony and shall |
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| 663 | + | be punished by imprisonmen t in the custody of the Department of |
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| 664 | + | Corrections for not less than five (5) years and not to exce ed |
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640 | 665 | | twenty (20) years, an d a fine of not more than Ten Thousand D ollars |
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641 | 666 | | ($10,000.00). |
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642 | 667 | | 6. Provided, however, a conviction from another s tate shall not |
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643 | 668 | | be used to enhance punishment pursuant to the provisions of this |
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644 | 669 | | subsection if that conviction is based on a blood or breath alcoh ol |
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645 | 670 | | concentration of less than eight-hundredths (0.08). |
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646 | 671 | | 7. In any case in which a defendant is charged with driving |
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647 | 672 | | under the influence of alcohol or other intoxicating substance |
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648 | 673 | | offense within any municipality with a municipal cour t other than a |
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649 | 674 | | court of record, the charge shall be presented to the county's |
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650 | 675 | | district attorney and fil ed with the district court of th e county |
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651 | 676 | | within which the municipality is located. |
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652 | 677 | | D. Any person who is convicted of a violation of driving under |
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653 | 678 | | the influence with a blood or breath alcohol concentration of |
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654 | 679 | | fifteen-hundredths (0.15) or more pursuant to t his section shall be |
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655 | 680 | | deemed guilty of aggravated drivin g under the influence. A person |
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656 | 681 | | convicted of aggravated driving under the influence shall |
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689 | 715 | | 2. An ignition interlock device or devices, as provided by |
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690 | 716 | | subparagraph n of paragraph 1 of subsection A of Section 991a of |
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691 | 717 | | Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes, for a minimum of ninety (90) |
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692 | 718 | | days. |
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693 | 719 | | E. When a person is sentenced to imprisonment in the custody of |
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694 | 720 | | the Department of Corrections, the perso n shall be processed th rough |
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695 | 721 | | the Lexington Assessment and Reception Cent er or at a place |
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696 | 722 | | determined by the Director of th e Department of Correcti ons. The |
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697 | 723 | | Department of Corrections shal l classify and assign the person to |
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698 | 724 | | one or more of the following: |
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699 | 725 | | 1. The Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services |
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700 | 726 | | pursuant to paragraph 1 of subsection A of Section 612 of Tit le 57 |
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701 | 727 | | of the Oklahoma Statutes; or |
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702 | 728 | | 2. A correctional facility o perated by the Department of |
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703 | 729 | | Corrections with assignment to substance a buse treatment. |
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704 | 730 | | Successful completion of a Department -of-Corrections-approved |
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705 | 731 | | substance abuse treatment program shall sa tisfy the recommendation |
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706 | 732 | | for a ten-hour or twenty-four-hour alcohol and drug substance abuse |
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738 | 765 | | meets the statutory requirements which affect the existing driving |
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739 | 766 | | privilege. |
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740 | 767 | | G. Any person who is found gu ilty of a violation of t he |
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741 | 768 | | provisions of this section shall be o rdered to participate in an |
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742 | 769 | | alcohol and drug substance abuse evaluation and assessment program |
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743 | 770 | | offered by a certified assessment agency or cert ified assessor for |
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744 | 771 | | the purpose of evaluating and assessing the receptivit y to treatment |
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745 | 772 | | and prognosis of the pers on and shall follow all recommendations |
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746 | 773 | | made in the assessment and evaluation for treatment. The court |
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747 | 774 | | shall order the person to reimburse the agency or assessor for the |
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748 | 775 | | evaluation and assess ment. Payment shall be remitted by the |
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749 | 776 | | defendant or on behalf o f the defendant by any third party; |
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750 | 777 | | provided, no state-appropriated funds are utilized. The f ee for an |
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751 | 778 | | evaluation and assessment shall be the amount provided in subsection |
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752 | 779 | | C of Section 3-460 of Title 43A of the Okla homa Statutes. The |
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753 | 780 | | evaluation and asses sment shall be conducted at a certified |
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754 | 781 | | assessment agency, the office o f a certified assessor or at another |
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755 | 782 | | location as ordered by the court. The agency or assessor shall, |
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756 | 783 | | within seventy-two (72) hours from the time the person is evaluated |
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788 | 816 | | as an alcohol and substance abu se treatment program pursuant to |
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789 | 817 | | Section 3-452 of Title 43A of the Oklahoma Statutes. If such rep ort |
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790 | 818 | | indicates that the e valuation and assessment shows that the |
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791 | 819 | | defendant would benefit from a ten -hour or twenty-four-hour alcohol |
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792 | 820 | | and drug substance abuse c ourse or a treatment program or both, the |
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793 | 821 | | court shall, as a condition of any sentence imposed, inc luding |
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794 | 822 | | deferred and suspended sentences, require the person to f ollow all |
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795 | 823 | | recommendations identified by the evaluation and assessment a nd |
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796 | 824 | | ordered by the court . No person, agency or facility operating an |
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797 | 825 | | evaluation and assessment program certified by the D epartment of |
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798 | 826 | | Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services shall so licit or refer |
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799 | 827 | | any person evaluated and assessed pursuant to this secti on for any |
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800 | 828 | | treatment program or substance abuse service in which such pe rson, |
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801 | 829 | | agency or facility has a vested interest; h owever, this provision |
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802 | 830 | | shall not be construed to prohibit the co urt from ordering |
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803 | 831 | | participation in or a ny person from voluntarily utili zing a |
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804 | 832 | | treatment program or substance abuse service offered by such pers on, |
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805 | 833 | | agency or facility. If a person is sentenced to imprisonment in the |
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806 | 834 | | custody of the Department of Corrections and the court has received |
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838 | 867 | | report confidential from the general public 's review. Nothing |
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839 | 868 | | contained in this subsection s hall be construed to pro hibit the |
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840 | 869 | | court from ordering judgment a nd sentence in the event the defendant |
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841 | 870 | | fails or refuses to comply with an order of the court t o obtain the |
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842 | 871 | | evaluation and assessment required b y this subsection. If the |
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843 | 872 | | defendant fails or ref uses to comply with an o rder of the court to |
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844 | 873 | | obtain the evaluation and assessment, the Department of Pu blic |
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845 | 874 | | Safety shall not reinstate driving privileges unti l the defendant |
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846 | 875 | | has complied in full with such or der. Nothing contained in this |
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847 | 876 | | subsection shall be construed to prohibit the court from ordering |
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848 | 877 | | judgment and sentence and any other sanction authorize d by law for |
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849 | 878 | | failure or refusal to comply with an order of the court. |
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850 | 879 | | H. Any person who is found guilty of a violation of the |
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851 | 880 | | provisions of this section shall be required by th e court to attend |
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852 | 881 | | a victims impact panel program, as defined in subsection H of |
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853 | 882 | | Section 991a of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes, if such a program |
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854 | 883 | | is offered in the county where the judgment is rendered, and to pay |
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855 | 884 | | a fee of Seventy-five Dollars ($75.00), as set by the governing |
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856 | 885 | | authority of the program and approved by the court, to the program |
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887 | 917 | | monitoring as authorized and defi ned by Section 991a of Title 22 of |
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888 | 918 | | the Oklahoma Statutes. |
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889 | 919 | | J. Any person who is found guilty of a violation of the |
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890 | 920 | | provisions of this section who has been sentenc ed by the court to |
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891 | 921 | | perform any type of community service shall not be p ermitted to pay |
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892 | 922 | | a fine in lieu of performing the community service. |
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893 | 923 | | K. When a person is found guilty of a violation of t he |
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894 | 924 | | provisions of this se ction, the court shall order, in additio n to |
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895 | 925 | | any other penalty, the defendant t o pay a one-hundred-dollar |
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896 | 926 | | assessment to be deposited i n the Drug Abuse Education and Treatment |
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897 | 927 | | Revolving Fund created in Section 2 -503.2 of Title 63 of the |
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898 | 928 | | Oklahoma Statutes, u pon collection. |
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899 | 929 | | L. 1. When a person is eighteen (18) years of age or older, |
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900 | 930 | | and is the driver, operator, or p erson in physical contr ol of a |
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901 | 931 | | vehicle, and is convicted of violating an y provision of this section |
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902 | 932 | | while transporting or having in the motor veh icle any child less |
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903 | 933 | | than eighteen (18) y ears of age, the fine shall be enhanced to |
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904 | 934 | | double the amount of the fin e imposed for the under lying driving |
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905 | 935 | | under the influence (DUI) violation which shall be in addition to |
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906 | 936 | | any other penalties allowed by this sectio n. |
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937 | 968 | | M. Any plea of guilty, nolo c ontendere or finding of guilt for |
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938 | 969 | | a violation of this section or a violation pu rsuant to the |
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939 | 970 | | provisions of any law of this state or an other state prohibiting the |
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940 | 971 | | offenses provided for in this section, Section 11 -904 of this title, |
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941 | 972 | | or paragraph 4 of subsect ion A of Section 852.1 of Title 21 of th e |
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942 | 973 | | Oklahoma Statutes, shall constitute a conviction of the offense for |
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943 | 974 | | the purpose of this sect ion; provided, any deferred judgment shall |
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944 | 975 | | only be considered to constitute a conviction for a per iod of ten |
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945 | 976 | | (10) years following the completion of any court-imposed |
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946 | 977 | | probationary term. |
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947 | 978 | | N. If qualified by knowledge, skill, experience , training or |
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948 | 979 | | education, a witness shall be allowed to testify in the fo rm of an |
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949 | 980 | | opinion or otherwise solely on the issue of impairment, but not on |
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950 | 981 | | the issue of specific alcohol concent ration level, relating to the |
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951 | 982 | | following: |
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952 | 983 | | 1. The results of any standar dized field sobriety te st |
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953 | 984 | | including, but not limited to, the horizontal gaze nystagmus (HGN) |
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954 | 985 | | test administered by a perso n who has completed trai ning in |
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955 | 986 | | standardized field sobriety test ing; or |
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986 | 1018 | | give the testimony in an y case in which such testimony m ay be |
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987 | 1019 | | relevant. |
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988 | 1020 | | SECTION 4. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 752, as |
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989 | 1021 | | amended by Section 22, Chap ter 310, O.S.L. 2023 (47 O.S. Supp. 2023, |
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990 | 1022 | | Section 752), is amend ed to read as follow s: |
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991 | 1023 | | Section 752. A. Only a licensed medical doctor , licensed |
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992 | 1024 | | osteopathic physician, licensed chiropractic physician, reg istered |
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993 | 1025 | | nurse, licensed practical nurse, physician's assistant, certified by |
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994 | 1026 | | any state's appropriate licensing authority, an employee of a |
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995 | 1027 | | hospital or other health care facility authoriz ed by the hospital or |
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996 | 1028 | | health care facility to withdraw blood, or indiv iduals licensed in |
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997 | 1029 | | accordance with Section 1-2505 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes |
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998 | 1030 | | as an Intermediate Emergency Medical Technician, an Advanced |
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999 | 1031 | | Emergency Medical Technician or a Para medic, acting within the scope |
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1000 | 1032 | | of practice prescribed by their medical director, acting at the |
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1001 | 1033 | | request of a law enforcement officer may withdraw blood for the |
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1002 | 1034 | | purpose of having a determination made of its concentration of |
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1003 | 1035 | | alcohol or the presence or concentration of other intoxicating |
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1004 | 1036 | | substance. Only qualified persons author ized by the Board may |
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1035 | 1068 | | 1. Authorizing blood withdraw al signed by the person whose |
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1036 | 1069 | | blood is to be withdrawn; |
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1037 | 1070 | | 2. Signed by a duly authorized peace officer that the person |
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1038 | 1071 | | whose blood is to be withdrawn has agreed to the withdrawal of |
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1039 | 1072 | | blood; |
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1040 | 1073 | | 3. Signed by a duly authorized peace offi cer that the person |
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1041 | 1074 | | whose blood is to be withdrawn has been placed under arrest and that |
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1042 | 1075 | | the officer has probable cause to believe that the person, while |
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1043 | 1076 | | intoxicated, has operated a motor vehicle in such manner as to have |
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1044 | 1077 | | caused the death or serious physic al injury of another pe rson, or |
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1045 | 1078 | | the person has been involved in a traffic accident and has been |
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1046 | 1079 | | removed from the scene of the accident that resulted in the death or |
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1047 | 1080 | | great bodily injury, as defined in subsection B of Section 646 of |
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1048 | 1081 | | Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, of any person to a hospital or |
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1049 | 1082 | | other health care facility outside the Sta te of Oklahoma before the |
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1050 | 1083 | | law enforcement officer was able to effect an arrest for such |
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1051 | 1084 | | offense there are exigent circumstance s which necessitate the |
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1052 | 1085 | | withdrawal of blood; or |
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1053 | 1086 | | 4. In the form of an order from a district court that blood be |
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1054 | 1087 | | withdrawn, the person authorized to withdraw the blood and the |
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1085 | 1119 | | consent or waiver form . In such a case, the person authorized to |
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1086 | 1120 | | perform the procedure, the employer of such person and the hospital |
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1087 | 1121 | | or other health care facility shall not be liable in any acti on |
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1088 | 1122 | | alleging lack of con sent or lack of informed consent. |
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1089 | 1123 | | C. No person specified in subsection A of this section, no |
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1090 | 1124 | | employer of such person and no hospital or other health care |
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1091 | 1125 | | facility where blood is withdrawn shall incur any civil or criminal |
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1092 | 1126 | | liability as a result of the prop er withdrawal of blood when acting |
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1093 | 1127 | | at the request of a law e nforcement officer by the provisions of |
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1094 | 1128 | | Section 751 or 753 of this title, or when acting in reliance upon a |
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1095 | 1129 | | signed statement or court order as provided in this section, if t he |
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1096 | 1130 | | act is performed in a reasonable manner according to generally |
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1097 | 1131 | | accepted clinical practice. No person specified in subsection A of |
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1098 | 1132 | | this section shall incur any civil or criminal liability as a result |
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1099 | 1133 | | of the proper collection of breath, saliva or urine w hen acting at |
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1100 | 1134 | | the request of a law enforcement officer under the provisions of |
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1101 | 1135 | | Section 751 or 753 of this title or when acting pursuant to a court |
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1102 | 1136 | | order. |
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1103 | 1137 | | D. The blood, breath, saliva or urine specimens obtained shall |
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1104 | 1138 | | be tested by the appropriate test as d etermined by the Board, or |
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1134 | 1169 | | substance which might ha ve affected the ability of the person tested |
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1135 | 1170 | | to operate a motor vehicle safely. |
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1136 | 1171 | | E. When blood is withdrawn for testing of its alcohol |
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1137 | 1172 | | concentration or other intoxicating substance presence or |
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1138 | 1173 | | concentration, at the request of a law enforcement officer, a |
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1139 | 1174 | | sufficient quantity of t he same specimen shall be obtained to enable |
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1140 | 1175 | | the tested person, at his or her own option and expense, to have an |
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1141 | 1176 | | independent analysis made of such specimen. The excess blood |
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1142 | 1177 | | specimen shall be retained by a laboratory approved by the Board in |
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1143 | 1178 | | accordance with the rules and regulations of the Board or by a |
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1144 | 1179 | | laboratory that is exempt from the Board rules pursuant to Section |
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1145 | 1180 | | 759 of this title, for sixty (60) days from the date of collection. |
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1146 | 1181 | | At any time within that period, the tested pers on or his or her |
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1147 | 1182 | | attorney may direct that such blood specimen be sent or delivered to |
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1148 | 1183 | | a laboratory of his or her own choosing and approved by the Board |
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1149 | 1184 | | for an independent analysis. Neither th e tested person, nor any |
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1150 | 1185 | | agent of such person, shall have access to the additional bloo d |
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1151 | 1186 | | specimen prior to the completion of the independent analys is, except |
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1152 | 1187 | | the analyst performing the independent analysis and agents of the |
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1153 | 1188 | | analyst. |
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1184 | 1220 | | person is convicted for any offense involving the operation of a |
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1185 | 1221 | | motor vehicle while under the infl uence of or while impaired by |
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1186 | 1222 | | alcohol or an intoxicating sub stance, or both, as a direct result of |
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1187 | 1223 | | the incident which caused the collection of blood specimens, an |
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1188 | 1224 | | amount equal to the costs shall become a part of the court costs of |
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1189 | 1225 | | the person and shall be c ollected by the court and remitted to the |
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1190 | 1226 | | law enforcement agency bearing the costs. The cost of collecting, |
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1191 | 1227 | | retaining and sending or delivering to an independent labor atory the |
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1192 | 1228 | | excess specimens of blood for independent analysis at t he option of |
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1193 | 1229 | | the tested person shall also be borne by such law enforcement |
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1194 | 1230 | | agency. The cost of the independent analysis of such specimen of |
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1195 | 1231 | | blood shall be borne by the tested person at whose option such |
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1196 | 1232 | | analysis is performed. The tested person, or his or her agent, |
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1197 | 1233 | | shall make all necessary arrangements for the performance of such |
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1198 | 1234 | | independent analysis other than the forwarding or delivery of such |
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1199 | 1235 | | specimen. |
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1200 | 1236 | | G. Tests of blood or breath for th e purpose of determining the |
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1201 | 1237 | | alcohol concentration thereof, and te sts of blood for the pu rpose of |
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1202 | 1238 | | determining the presence or concentration of any ot her intoxicating |
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1203 | 1239 | | substance therein, under the provisions of this title, whether |
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1233 | 1270 | | and admissible in evidence under the provisions of this title, shall |
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1234 | 1271 | | have been administered in accordance with Section 759 of this title. |
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1235 | 1272 | | H. Any person who has been arres ted for any offense arising out |
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1236 | 1273 | | of acts alleged to have been committed while the person was |
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1237 | 1274 | | operating or in actual physical control of a motor vehicle while |
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1238 | 1275 | | under the influence of alcohol, any other int oxicating substance or |
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1239 | 1276 | | the combined influence of alcoh ol and any other intoxicating |
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1240 | 1277 | | substance who is not requested by a law enforcement officer to |
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1241 | 1278 | | submit to a test shall be entitled to have an independent test of |
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1242 | 1279 | | his or her blood for the purpose of determi ning its alcohol |
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1243 | 1280 | | concentration or the presence or conc entration of any other |
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1244 | 1281 | | intoxicating substance therein, perfo rmed by a person of his or her |
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1245 | 1282 | | own choosing who is qualified as stipulated in this section. The |
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1246 | 1283 | | arrested person shall bear the responsibility for making all |
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1247 | 1284 | | necessary arrangements for the adminis tration of such independent |
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1248 | 1285 | | test and for the independent ana lysis of any specimens obtained, and |
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1249 | 1286 | | bear all costs thereof. The failure or inability of the arrested |
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1250 | 1287 | | person to obtain an independent test shall not preclude the |
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1251 | 1288 | | admission of other competent evid ence bearing upon the question of |
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1252 | 1289 | | whether such person was un der the influence of alcohol, or any other |
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1283 | 1321 | | Section 759 of this title, which analyses blood shall make available |
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1284 | 1322 | | a written report of the results of the test administered by or at |
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1285 | 1323 | | the direction of the law enforcement officer to: |
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1286 | 1324 | | 1. The tested person, or his or her attorney; |
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1287 | 1325 | | 2. The Commissioner of Public Safety; |
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1288 | 1326 | | 3. The Director of Service Oklahoma; and |
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1289 | 1327 | | 4. The Fatality Analysis Re porting System (FARS) analyst of the |
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1290 | 1328 | | state, upon request. |
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1291 | 1329 | | The results of the tests provided for in this title shall be |
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1292 | 1330 | | admissible in all civil actions, includi ng administrative hearings |
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1293 | 1331 | | regarding driving privileges. |
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1294 | 1332 | | SECTION 5. This act shall become effective November 1, 2024. |
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