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31		-	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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33		-	1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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36	29		BILL NO. 216 By: Bergstrom of the Senate
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45	38		An Act relating to driver licenses; providing for
46	39		extension of certain driver license; requiring
47	40		mailing of driver license to certain individual;
48	41		requiring Service Oklahoma and Department of
49	42		Corrections to enter into certain agreement;
50	43		authorizing rule promulgation; amending 47 O.S. 2021,
51	44		Section 6-212, as amended by Section 73, Chapter 282,
52	45		O.S.L. 2022 (47 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 6 -212),
53	46		which relates to provision al licenses; modifying
54	47		provisions related to license reinstatement;
55	48		requiring certain notific ation; prohibiting certain
56	49		eligibility; requiring Service Oklahoma to enter into
57	50		certain agreements; requiring the Department of
58	51		Corrections to provide certain ass istance;
59	52		authorizing promulgation of rules; removing obsolete
60	53		language; amending 57 O.S. 2021, Section 513.3, as
61	54		amended by Section 1, Chapter 64, O.S.L. 2022 (57
62	55		O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 513.3), which relates to the
63	56		Sarah Stitt Act; updating statutory ref erence;
64	57		providing for codification; and providing an
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71	64		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
	65	+	SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
	66	+	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 6 -205.3 of Title 47, unless
	67	+	there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
	68	+	A. Any person who held a valid, unexpired Oklahoma driver
	69	+	license upon imprisonment in the custody of the Department of
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99		-	SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
100		-	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 6 -205.3 of Title 47, unless
101		-	there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
102		-	A. Any person who held a valid, unexpired Oklahoma driver
103		-	license upon imprisonment in the custody of the Department of
104	96		Corrections which expired within the last three (3) years during the
105	97		person’s term of imprisonment , shall have the expiration date of his
106	98		or her driver license extended for a period of six (6) months after
107	99		he or she is released from the custody of the Department of
108	100		Corrections. Upon release from custody, Service Oklahoma shall mail
109	101		a replacement driver license to an address provided by the person.
110	102		B. Service Oklahoma and the Department of Corrections shall
111	103		enter into a data-sharing agreement to facilitate the exchange of
112	104		necessary data to carry out the provisio ns of this section.
113	105		C. Service Oklahoma and the Department of Corre ctions are
114	106		authorized to promulgate rules and procedures to implement the
115	107		provisions of this section.
116	108		SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 6 -212, as
117	109		amended by Section 73, Chapter 282, O.S.L. 2022 (47 O.S. Supp. 2024,
118	110		Section 6-212), is amended to read as follows:
119	111		Section 6-212. A. Service Oklahoma shall not assess and
120	112		collect multiple reinstatement fees when reinstating the driving
121	113		privilege of any person having more than one suspension or
	114	+	revocation affecting the person ’s driving privilege at the time of
	115	+	reinstatement.
	116	+	B. Service Oklahoma shall:
	117	+	1. Suspend or revoke a person ’s driving privilege as delineated
	118	+	within the Oklahoma Statutes; and
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149		-	revocation affecting the person ’s driving privilege at the time of
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151		-	B. Service Oklahoma shall:
152		-	1. Suspend or revoke a person ’s driving privilege as delineated
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154	145		2. Require any person having more than one suspension or
155	146		revocation affecting the person ’s driving privilege to meet the
156	147		statutory requirements for each action as a condition precedent to
157	148		the reinstatement of any driving privilege. Provided, however,
158	149		reinstatement fees shall not be cumulative, and a single
159	150		reinstatement fee, as pro vided for in subsection C of this section,
160	151		shall be paid for all suspensions or revocations as shown by Service
161	152		Oklahoma’s records at the time of reinstatement.
162	153		C. Whenever a person ’s privilege to operate a motor vehicle is
163	154		suspended or revoked pursuant to any provision as authorized by the
164	155		Oklahoma Statutes, the license or privilege to operate a motor
165	156		vehicle shall remain under suspension or revocation and shall not be
166	157		reinstated until:
167	158		1. The expiration of each such revocation or suspension order;
168	159		2. The person has paid to Service Oklahoma:
169	160		a. if such privilege is suspended or revoked pursuant to
170	161		Section 1115.5 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes or
171	162		pursuant to any provisions of this t itle, except as
172	163		provided in subparagraph b of this paragraph, a
	164	+	processing fee of Twenty -five Dollars ($25.00) for
	165	+	each such suspension or revocation as shown by Service
	166	+	Oklahoma’s records, or
	167	+	b. (1) if such privilege is suspended or revoked
	168	+	pursuant to the provisions of Section 6 -205, 6-
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200		-	processing fee of Twenty -five Dollars ($25.00) for
201		-	each such suspension or revocation a s shown by Service
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203		-	b. (1) if such privilege is suspended or revoked
204		-	pursuant to the provisions of Section 6 -205, 6-
205	195		205.1, 7-612, 753, 754 or 761 of th is title or
206	196		pursuant to subsection A of Section 7 -605 of this
207	197		title for a conviction for failure to maintain
208	198		the mandatory motor vehicle insurance required by
209	199		law or pursuant to subsection B of Section 6-206
210	200		of this title for a suspension other than for
211	201		points accumulation, a processing fee of Seventy -
212	202		five Dollars ($75.00) for each such suspension or
213	203		revocation as shown by Service Oklahoma ’s
214	204		records, and a special assessment trauma -care fee
215	205		of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) to be deposited
216	206		into the Trauma Care Assistance Revolving Fund
217	207		created in Section 1 -2530.9 of Title 63 of the
218	208		Oklahoma Statutes, for each suspension or
219	209		revocation as shown by the records of Service
220	210		Oklahoma, and
221	211		(2) in addition to any other fees required by this
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223	213		revoked pursuant to an arrest on or after
	214	+	November 1, 2008, under the provisions of
	215	+	paragraph 2 or 6 of subsection A of Section 6 -205
	216	+	of this title or of Section 753, 754 o r 761 of
	217	+	this title, a fee of Fifteen Dollars ($15.00),
	218	+	which shall be apportioned pursuant to the
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251		-	November 1, 2008, under the provisions of
252		-	paragraph 2 or 6 of subsection A of Section 6 -205
253		-	of this title or of Section 753, 754 o r 761 of
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255		-	which shall be apportioned pursuant to the
256	245		provisions of Section 3 -460 of Title 43A of the
257	246		Oklahoma Statutes; and
258	247		3. The person has paid to Service Oklahoma a single
259	248		reinstatement fee of , beginning on July 1, 2013, and any year
260	249		thereafter, Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00).
261	250		Service Oklahoma shall notify the license holder within three (3)
262	251		days of reinstatement that the license holder shall apply for a new
263	252		driver license pursuant to subsection A of Section 6-209 of this
264	253		title.
265	254		D. Service Oklahoma is hereby authorized to shall enter into
266	255		agreements with persons whose license to operate a motor vehicle or
267	256		commercial motor vehicle has been suspended or revoked, for issuance
268	257		of a provisional license subject to any restrictions imposed by law
269	258		or a court order. The provisional license would allow such persons
270	259		to drive from 6:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. Driving privileges for a
271	260		provisional license are limited from 12:00 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. to
272	261		driving:
273	262		1. Between their place of residence and their place of
274	263		employment or potential employm ent;
	264	+	2. During the scope and course of their employment;
	265	+	3. Between their place of residence and a college, university
	266	+	or technology center;
	267	+	4. Between their place of residence and thei r child’s school or
	268	+	day care provider;
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302		-	2. During the scope and course of their employment;
303		-	3. Between their place o f residence and a college, university
304		-	or technology center;
305		-	4. Between their place of residence and their child ’s school or
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307	295		5. Between their place of residence and a place of worship; or
308	296		6. Between their place of residence and any court -ordered
309	297		treatment program,
310	298		with the condition that such persons pay a minimum total of Five
311	299		Dollars ($5.00) per month toward the satisfaction of outstanding
312	300		fees, including, but not limited to, provisional license fees,
313	301		warrant fees, court costs or fees, driver license or commercial
314	302		driver license reinstatement fees. Service Oklahoma may suspend or
315	303		revoke a provisional license pursuant to this section if the person
316	304		fails to honor the payment plan. The person may re -enroll in the
317	305		provisional driver license program.
318	306		E. Any person convicted of an offense specified in paragraph 1,
319	307		4, or 8 of subsection A of Section 6-205 of this title shall not be
320	308		eligible for a provisional license.
321	309		F. Any violation of law by the person holding the provisional
322	310		license that would result in the suspension or revocation of a
323	311		driver license, except for the failure to pay fines, fees, or other
324	312		financial obligations if the person is participating in a payment
325	313		plan, shall result in the revocation of the provisional license.
	314	+	F. G. Eligibility for a provisional license shall not take into
	315	+	consideration any outstanding fines and fees owed, including, but
	316	+	not limited to, warrant fees, court costs or fe es, driver license or
	317	+	commercial driver license reinstatement fees.
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353		-	F. G. Eligibility for a provisional license shall not take into
354		-	consideration any outstanding fines and fees owed, including, but
355		-	not limited to, warrant fees, court costs or fees, driver license or
356		-	commercial driver license reinstatement fees.
357	344		G. H. A person with a suspended driver license shall not have
358	345		to take a driver license test to be eligible for a provis ional
359	346		license;, provided, the suspended license has not expired.
360	347		H. I. The Department of Corrections shall provide inmates with
361	348		relevant documentation to obtain a provisional license as provided
362	349		in subsection D of this section before being released from c ustody.
363	350		The Department of Corrections shall develop rules and proce dures
364	351		necessary to implement the provisions of this subsection.
365	352		J. Service Oklahoma shall develop rules and procedures
366	353		necessary to implement the provisions of this section except as
367	354		otherwise provided by this title.
368	355		I. Effective July 1, 2002, and for
369	356		K. For each fiscal year thereafter:
370	357		1. Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00) of all
371	358		monies collected each month pursuant to this section shall be
372	359		apportioned as provided in Sect ion 1104 of this title, except as
373	360		otherwise provided in this section ; and
374	361		2. Except as otherwise provided in this section, all other
375	362		monies collected in excess of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars
	363	+	($250,000.00) each month shall be deposited in the Genera l Revenue
	364	+	Fund.
	365	+	SECTION 3. AMENDATORY 57 O.S. 2021, Section 513.3, as
	366	+	amended by Section 1, Chapter 64, O.S.L. 2022 (57 O.S. Supp. 2024,
	367	+	Section 513.3), is amended to read as follows:
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403		-	($250,000.00) each month shall be deposited in the General Revenue
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405		-	SECTION 3. AMENDATORY 57 O.S. 2021, Section 513.3, as
406		-	amended by Section 1, Chapter 64, O.S.L. 2022 (57 O.S. Supp. 2024,
407		-	Section 513.3), is amended to read as follows:
408	394		Section 513.3. A. When any inmate shall be d ischarged from an
409	395		institution of the Department of Corrections and t he intended
410	396		residence designated by the inmate is within this state, the
411	397		Department of Corrections shall provide the inmate with relevant
412	398		documentation to assist the inmate in obtaining po st-release
413	399		employment and shall coordinate with the Department of Public Safety
414	400		Service Oklahoma to provide a REAL ID Noncompliant Identification
415	401		Card if the inmate does not have a current state -issued
416	402		identification card or driver license.
417	403		B. 1. Within nine (9) months prior to the release of an inmate
418	404		from custody, the Department of Corrections shall identify whether
419	405		the inmate has a current form of state identification and begin the
420	406		process of gathering the documentation required for the issuance of
421	407		a REAL ID Noncompliant Identification Card pursuant to Section 6 -
422	408		105.3 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes. If an inmate has any
423	409		valid form of a state -issued identification card or driver license,
424	410		the inmate may avail himself or herself of the provisions of this
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	412	+	2. The Department of Corrections may utilize any fun ds
	413	+	available to cover the costs associated with the implementation and
	414	+	administration of this section and the purchase of REAL ID
	415	+	Noncompliant Identification Cards, including, but not limi ted to,
	416	+	inmate trust funds, existing funds of the Department of Corrections ,
	417	+	and donations.
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454		-	available to cover the costs associated with the implementation and
455		-	administration of this section and the purchase of REAL ID
456		-	Noncompliant Identification Cards, including, but not limited to,
457		-	inmate trust funds, existing funds of the Department of Corrections ,
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459	444		3. The provisions of this section shall apply only to inmates
460	445		who may receive a state -issued identification card pursuant to
461	446		Section 1550.42 of Title 21 of the Okl ahoma Statutes.
462	447		C. For purposes of assisting an inmate in obtaining post-
463	448		release employment, the Department of Corrections shall provide the
464	449		inmate with the following documentation:
465	450		1. A copy of the vocational training record of the inmate, if
466	451		applicable;
467	452		2. A copy of the work record of the inmate, if applicable;
468	453		3. A certified copy of the birth certificate of the inmate, if
469	454		obtainable;
470	455		4. A Social Security card or a replacement Social Security card
471	456		of the inmate, if obtainable;
472	457		5. A resume that inclu des any trade learned by the inmate and
473	458		the proficiency at that trad e by the inmate; and
474	459		6. Documentation that the inmate has completed a practice job
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	461	+	In addition, the Department shall notify the inmate if he or she
	462	+	is eligible to apply for a l icense from a state entity charged with
	463	+	oversight of an occupational license or certification.
	464	+	D. The following categories of inmates are not required to
	465	+	complete resumes or practice job interviews prior to their release
	466	+	from incarceration:
	467	+	1. Inmates sixty-five (65) years of age or older;
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503		-	In addition, the Department shall notify the inmate if he or she
504		-	is eligible to apply for a license from a state entity charged with
505		-	oversight of an occupational license or certification.
506		-	D. The following categories of inmates are not required to
507		-	complete resumes or practice job interviews prior to their release
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509		-	1. Inmates sixty-five (65) years of age or older;
510	494		2. Inmates releasing to medica l parole or discharging from a
511	495		prison infirmary setting;
512	496		3. Inmates releasing from a Department of Corrections Mental
513	497		Health Unit;
514	498		4. Inmates releasing to the custody of another jurisdic tion on
515	499		a warrant or detainer;
516	500		5. Inmates returning to community supervision from an
517	501		intermediate revocation facility; and
518	502		6. Inmates that the Department determines would be physically
519	503		or mentally unable to return to the workforce upon release from
520	504		incarceration.
521	505		E. The Department of Corrections is authorized to promulg ate
522	506		rules and procedures to implement the provisions of this section.
523	507		SECTION 4. This act shall become effective July 1, 2026.
	508	+	Passed the Senate the 4th day of March, 2025.
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525		-	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND PUBLIC SAFETY , dated
526		-	04/17/2025 – DO PASS.
	510	+
	511	+
	512	+	Presiding Officer of the Senate
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	515	+	Passed the House of Representatives the ____ day of __________,
	516	+	2025.
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	519	+
	520	+	Presiding Officer of the House
	521	+	of Representatives
	522	+