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31		-	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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33		-	1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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35	28		ENGROSSED SENATE
36	29		BILL NO. 54 By: Weaver of the Senate
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40		-	George and Manger of the
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47	38		An Act relating to motor vehicle safety; amending 47
48	39		O.S. 2021, Section 11 -902, which relates to persons
49	40		under the influence of alcohol or other intoxicating
50	41		substance; modifying sentencing provisions for
51	42		certain violations; modifying scope of certain
52	43		offense; modifying scope of penalties for certain
53	44		offense; updating statutory language and references;
54	45		and providing an effective date.
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59	50		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
60	51		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 11 -902, is
61	52		amended to read as follows:
62	53		Section 11-902. A. It is unlawful and punishable as provided
63	54		for in this section for any person to drive, operate, or be i n
64	55		actual physical control of a motor vehicle within this state,
65	56		whether upon public roads, highways, streets, turnpikes, other
66	57		public places or upon any private road, street, alley , or lane which
	58	+	provides access to one o r more single or multi -family dwellings,
	59	+	who:
	60	+	1. Has a blood or breath alcohol concentration, as defined in
	61	+	Section 756 of this title, of eight -hundredths (0.08) or more at the
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95		-	who:
96		-	1. Has a blood or breath alcohol concentration, as defined in
97		-	Section 756 of this title, of eight -hundredths (0.08) or more at t he
98	88		time of a test of such person ’s blood or breath administered within
99	89		two (2) hours after the arrest of such person ;
100	90		2. Is under the influence of alcohol;
101	91		3. Has any amount of a Schedule I chemical or controlled
102	92		substance, as defined in Section 2 -204 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma
103	93		Statutes, or one of its metabolites or analogs in the p erson’s
104	94		blood, saliva, urine , or any other bodily fluid at the time of a
105	95		test of such person’s blood, saliva, urine , or any other bodily
106	96		fluid administered within two (2) hours after the arrest of such
107	97		person;
108	98		4. Is under the influence of any intoxicating substance other
109	99		than alcohol which may render such person incapable of safely
110	100		driving or operating a motor vehicle; or
111	101		5. Is under the combined influence of alcohol and any other
112	102		intoxicating substance which may render such person incapable of
113	103		safely driving or operating a motor vehicle.
114	104		B. The fact that any person charged with a violation of this
115	105		section is or has been lawfully entitled to use alcohol or a
116	106		controlled dangerous substance or any other intoxicating substance
	107	+	shall not constitute a defense against any charge of violating this
	108	+	section.
	109	+	C. 1. Any person who is convicted of a violation of the
	110	+	provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor for the
	111	+	first offense and shall:
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144		-	shall not constitute a defense against any charge of violating this
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146		-	C. 1. Any person who is convicted of a violation of the
147		-	provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor for the
148		-	first offense and shall:
149	138		a. participate in an assessment and evaluation pursuant
150	139		to subsection G H of this section and s hall follow all
151	140		recommendations made in the assessment and evaluation,
152	141		b. be punished by imprisonment in jail for not less than
153	142		ten (10) days nor more than one (1) year, and
154	143		c. be fined not more than One Thousand Dollars
155	144		($1,000.00).
156	145		2. Any person who, ha ving been convicted of or having received
157	146		deferred judgment for a violation of this section or a violation
158	147		pursuant to the provisions of any law of this state or another state
159	148		prohibiting the offenses provided in this se ction, Section 11-904 of
160	149		this title, or paragraph 4 of subsection A of Section 852.1 of Title
161	150		21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or having a prior conviction in a
162	151		municipal criminal court of record for the violation of a municipal
163	152		ordinance prohibiting the offense provided for in this section ,
164	153		commits a subsequent violation of this section within ten (10) years
165	154		of the date following the completion of the execution of said such
166	155		sentence or deferred judgment shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a
167	156		felony and shall participate in an assessment and eval uation
	157	+	pursuant to subsection G H of this section and shall be sentenced
	158	+	to:
	159	+	a. follow all recommendations made in the assessment and
	160	+	evaluation for treatment at the defendant ’s expense,
	161	+	or
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195		-	pursuant to subsection G H of this section and shall be sentenced
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197		-	a. follow all recommendations made in the assessment and
198		-	evaluation for treatment at the defendant ’s expense,
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200	188		b. placement use of an ignition interlock device, as
201	189		provided by subparagraph n of paragraph 1 of
202	190		subsection A of Section 991a of Title 22 of the
203	191		Oklahoma Statutes,
204	192		c. imprisonment in the custody of the Department of
205	193		Corrections for not less than one (1) year and not to
206	194		exceed more than five (5) years, and
207	195		d. a fine of not more than Two Thousand Five Hundred
208	196		Dollars ($2,500.00), or
209	197		c. treatment, imprisonment , and a fine within the
210	198		limitations prescribed in subparagraphs a and b of
211	199		this paragraph.
212	200		However, if the treatment in subsection G H of this section does
213	201		not include residential or inpatient treatment for a period of not
214	202		less than five (5) days, the person shall serve a term of
215	203		imprisonment of at least five (5) days.
216	204		3. Any person who commits a violation of this section after
217	205		having been convicted of a felony offense pursuant to the provisions
218	206		of this section or a violation pursuant to the provisions of any law
	207	+	of this state or another state prohibiting the offenses provided for
	208	+	in this section, Section 11 -904 of this title, or paragraph 4 of
	209	+	subsection A of Section 8 52.1 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes
	210	+	shall be guilty of a felony and participate in an assessment and
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246		-	of this state or another state prohibiting the offenses provided for
247		-	in this section, Section 11 -904 of this title, or paragraph 4 of
248		-	subsection A of Section 852.1 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes
249		-	shall be guilty of a felony and participate in an assessment and
250	237		evaluation pursuant to subsection G H of this section and shall be
251	238		sentenced to:
252	239		a. follow all recommendations ma de in the assessment and
253	240		evaluation for treatment at the defendant ’s expense,
254	241		b. two hundred forty (240) hours of community service ,
255	242		and
256	243		c. use of an ignition interlock device, as provided by
257	244		subparagraph n of paragraph 1 of subsection A of
258	245		Section 991a of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or
259	246		b. placement
260	247		d. imprisonment in the custody of the Department of
261	248		Corrections for not less than one (1) year and not to
262	249		exceed more than ten (10) years, and
263	250		e. a fine of not more than Five Thousand Dollars
264	251		($5,000.00), or
265	252		c. treatment, imprisonment and a fine within the
266	253		limitations prescribed in subparagraphs a and b of
267	254		this paragraph.
268	255		However, if the treatment in subsection G H of this section does
269	256		not include residential or inpatient treatment for a period of not
	257	+	less than ten (10) days, the person shal l serve a term of
	258	+	imprisonment of at least ten (10) days.
	259	+	4. Any person who commits a violation of this section after
	260	+	having been twice convicted of a felony offense pursuant to the
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297		-	less than ten (10) days, the person shall serve a term of
298		-	imprisonment of at least ten (10) days.
299		-	4. Any person who commits a violation of this section after
300		-	having been twice co nvicted of a felony offense pursuant to the
301	287		provisions of this section or a viola tion pursuant to the provisions
302	288		of any law of this state or another state prohibiting the offenses
303	289		provided for in this section, Section 11 -904 of this title, or
304	290		paragraph 4 of subsection A of Section 852.1 of Title 21 of the
305	291		Oklahoma Statutes shall be guilty of a felony and participate in a n
306	292		assessment and evaluation pursuant to subsection G H of this section
307	293		and shall be sentenced to:
308	294		a. follow all recommendations made in the assessment and
309	295		evaluation for treatment at the defendant ’s expense,
310	296		followed by not less than one (1) year of superv ision
311	297		and periodic testing , as provided in subparagraph q of
312	298		paragraph 1 of subsection A of Section 991a of Title
313	299		22 of the Oklahoma Statutes, at the defendant’s
314	300		expense,
315	301		b. four hundred eighty (480) hours of community service,
316	302		and
317	303		c. use of an ignition in terlock device, as provided by
318	304		subparagraph n of paragraph 1 of subsection A of
319	305		Section 991a of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes, for
320	306		a minimum of thirty (30) ninety (90) days, or
	307	+	b. placement
	308	+	d. imprisonment in the custody of the Department of
	309	+	Corrections for not less than one (1) year and not to
	310	+	exceed more than twenty (20) years, and
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349		-	d. imprisonment in the custody of the Department of
350		-	Corrections for not less than one (1) year and not to
351		-	exceed more than twenty (20) years, and
352	337		e. a fine of not more than Five Thousand Dollars
353	338		($5,000.00), or
354	339		c. treatment, imprisonment and a fine within the
355	340		limitations prescribed in subparagraphs a and b of
356	341		this paragraph.
357	342		However, if the person does not undergo residential or inpatient
358	343		treatment pursuant to subsection G H of this section, the person
359	344		shall serve a term of imprisonment of at least ten (10) days.
360	345		5. Any person who, after a previous conviction of a vi olation
361	346		of murder in the second degree or manslaughter in the first degree
362	347		in which the death was caused as a result of driving under the
363	348		influence of alcohol or other intoxicating substance, is convicted
364	349		of a violation of this section shall be guilty of a felony and shall
365	350		be punished by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of
366	351		Corrections for not less than five (5) years and not to exceed
367	352		twenty (20) years, and a fine of not more than Ten Thousand Dollars
368	353		($10,000.00).
369	354		6. Provided, however, a conv iction from another state shall not
370	355		be used to enhance punishment pursuant to the provisions of this
	356	+	subsection if that conviction is based on a blood or breath alcohol
	357	+	concentration of less than eight -hundredths (0.08).
	358	+	7. In any case in which a defendan t is charged with driving
	359	+	under the influence of alcohol or other intoxicating substance
	360	+	offense within any municipality with a municipal court other than a
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398		-	subsection if that conviction is based on a blood or breath alcohol
399		-	concentration of less than eight -hundredths (0.08).
400		-	7. In any case in which a defendant is charged with driving
401		-	under the influence of alcohol or other intoxicating substance
402		-	offense within any municipality with a municipal c ourt other than a
403	387		court of record, the charge shall be presented to the county ’s
404	388		district attorney and filed with the district court of the county
405	389		within which the municipality is located.
406	390		D. Any person who is convicted of a violation of driving under
407	391		the influence with a while also committing one of more of the
408	392		following acts:
409	393		1. Driving, operating, or being in actual physical control of a
410	394		motor vehicle while having a blood or breath alcohol concentration
411	395		of fifteen-hundredths (0.15) or more pursuant to this section at the
412	396		time of a test of such person ’s blood or breath;
413	397		2. Causing a motor vehicle incident involving o ne or more
414	398		vehicles that results in a report pursuant to Section 40 -102 of this
415	399		title;
416	400		3. Driving in a manner that violates the provisions of Section
417	401		11-301, 11-302, 11-306, 11-309, or 11-311 of this title;
418	402		4. Driving while eluding peace officers pursuan t to Section
419	403		540a of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
	404	+	5. Driving with a speed in excess of twenty (20) miles per hour
	405	+	over the speed limit or ten (10) miles per hour over the speed limit
	406	+	within an active school zone;
	407	+	6. Operating a motor vehicle with a passenger younger than
	408	+	eighteen (18) years of age; or
	409	+	7. Reckless driving as defined in Section 11 -901 of this title,
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447		-	5. Driving with a speed in excess of twenty (20) miles per hour
448		-	over the speed limit or ten (10) miles per hour over the speed limit
449		-	within an active school zone;
450		-	6. Operating a motor vehicle with a passenger younger than
451		-	eighteen (18) years of age; or
452		-	7. Reckless driving as defined in Section 11 -901 of this title,
453	436		shall be deemed, upon conviction, be guilty of aggravated driving
454	437		under the influence, which shall be a felony offense .
455	438		E. A person convicted of aggravated driving under the influence
456	439		shall participate in an assessment and evaluation pursuant to
457	440		subsection G H of this section and shall comply with all
458	441		recommendations for treatment. Such person shall be sentenced as
459	442		provided in paragraph 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 of subsection C of this
460	443		section and to:
461	444		1. Imprisonment as provided in paragraph 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 of
462	445		subsection C of this section, provided that:
463	446		a. for a first offense of a violation pursuant to this
464	447		section, the first ten (10) days of t he sentence shall
465	448		not be subject to probation, suspension, or deferral
466	449		and may be served by night or weekend incarceration
467	450		pursuant to Section 991a of Title 22 of the Oklahoma
468	451		Statutes,
469	452		b. for a second offense of a viola tion pursuant to this
470	453		section, the first thirty (30) days of the sentence
	454	+	shall not be subject to probation, suspension, or
	455	+	deferral; provided further, this mandatory minimum
	456	+	period of confinement shall be served in the county
	457	+	jail as a condition of a suspended or deferred
	458	+	sentence, pursuant to Section 991a of Title 22 of the
	459	+	Oklahoma Statutes, and
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500		-	period of confinement shall be served in the county
501		-	jail as a condition of a suspended or deferred
502		-	sentence, pursuant to Section 991a of Title 22 of the
503		-	Oklahoma Statutes, and
504	486		c. the portion of the sentence not subject to probation,
505	487		suspension, or deferral shall increase by thirty (30)
506	488		days for each subsequent conviction after the seco nd
507	489		offense;
508	490		2. A fine pursuant to p aragraph 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 of subsection
509	491		C of this section;
510	492		3. Not less than one (1) year of supervision and periodic
511	493		testing, as provided in subparagraph q of paragraph 1 of subsection
512	494		A of Section 991a of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes, at the
513	495		defendant’s expense; and
514	496		2. 4. An ignition interlock device or devices, as provided by
515	497		subparagraph n of paragraph 1 of subsection A of Section 991a of
516	498		Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes, for a minimum of ninety (90) one
517	499		hundred eighty (180) days.
518	500		E. F. When a person is sentenced to imprisonment in the custody
519	501		of the Department of Corrections, the person shall be processed
520	502		through the Lexington Assessment and Reception Center or at a place
521	503		determined by the Director of the Department of Corrections. The
	504	+	Department of Corrections shall classify and assign the person to
	505	+	one or more of the following:
	506	+	1. The Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
	507	+	pursuant to paragraph 1 of subsection A of Section 612 of Title 57
	508	+	of the Oklahoma Statutes; or
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549		-	Department of Corrections shall classify and assign the person to
550		-	one or more of the following:
551		-	1. The Department of Mental Health and Substance A buse Services
552		-	pursuant to paragraph 1 of subsection A of Section 612 of Title 57
553		-	of the Oklahoma Statutes; or
554	535		2. A correctional facility operated by the Department of
555	536		Corrections with assignment to substance abuse treatment.
556	537		Successful completion of a Department -of-Corrections-approved
557	538		substance abuse treatment program shall satisfy the recommendation
558	539		for a ten-hour or twenty-four-hour alcohol and drug substance abuse
559	540		course or treatment program or both. Successful completion of an
560	541		approved Department of Corrections substance abuse treatment program
561	542		may precede or follow the required assessment.
562	543		F. G. The Department of Public Safety Service Oklahoma is
563	544		hereby authorized to reinstate any suspended or revoked driving
564	545		privilege when the person meets the statutory requirements which
565	546		affect the existing driving privilege.
566	547		G. H. Any person who is found guilty of a violation of the
567	548		provisions of this section shall be ordered to participate in an
568	549		alcohol and drug substance abuse evaluation and assessment program
569	550		offered by a certified assessment agency or certified assessor for
570	551		the purpose of evaluating and assessing the recep tivity to treatment
571	552		and prognosis of the person and shall follow all recommendations
572	553		made in the assessment and evaluation for treatment. The court
	554	+	shall order the person to reimburse the agency or assessor for the
	555	+	evaluation and assessment. Payment shal l be remitted by the
	556	+	defendant or on behalf of the defendant by any third party ;,
	557	+	provided, no state-appropriated funds are utilized. The fee for an
	558	+	evaluation and assessment shall be the amount provided in subsection
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600		-	shall order the person to reimburse the agency or assessor for the
601		-	evaluation and assessment. Payment shall be remitted by the
602		-	defendant or on behalf of the defendant by any third party ;,
603		-	provided, no state-appropriated funds are utilized. The fee for an
604		-	evaluation and assessment shall be the amount provided in subsection
605	585		C of Section 3-460 of Title 43A of th e Oklahoma Statutes. The
606	586		evaluation and assessment shall be conducted at a certified
607	587		assessment agency, the office of a certified assessor , or at another
608	588		location as ordered by the court. The agency or assessor shall,
609	589		within seventy-two (72) hours from t he time the person is evaluated
610	590		and assessed, submit a written report to the court for the purpose
611	591		of assisting the court in its sentencing determination. The court
612	592		shall, as a condition of any sentence imposed, includi ng deferred
613	593		and suspended sentences, require the person to participate in and
614	594		successfully complete all recommendations from the evaluation, such
615	595		as an alcohol and substance abuse treatment program pursuant to
616	596		Section 3-452 of Title 43A of the Oklahoma Statutes. If such report
617	597		indicates that the evaluation and assessment shows that the
618	598		defendant would benefit from a ten -hour or twenty-four-hour alcohol
619	599		and drug substance abuse course or a treatment program or both, the
620	600		court shall, as a condition of any se ntence imposed, including
621	601		deferred and suspended sentences, require the person to follow all
622	602		recommendations identified by the evaluation and assessment and
623	603		ordered by the court. No person, agency , or facility operating an
	604	+	evaluation and assessment program certified by the Department of
	605	+	Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services shall solicit or refer
	606	+	any person evaluated and assessed pursuant to this section for any
	607	+	treatment program or substance abuse service in which such person,
	608	+	agency, or facility has a vested interest; however, this pr ovision
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651		-	evaluation and assessment program certified by the Department of
652		-	Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services shall solicit or refer
653		-	any person evaluated and assessed pursuant to this section for any
654		-	treatment program or substance abuse service in which such person,
655		-	agency, or facility has a vested interest; however, this provision
656	635		shall not be construed to prohibit the court from ordering
657	636		participation in or any person from voluntarily utilizing a
658	637		treatment program or substance abuse service offered by such person,
659	638		agency, or facility. If a person is sentenced to imprisonme nt in
660	639		the custody of the Department of Corrections and the court has
661	640		received a written evaluation report pursuant to the provisions of
662	641		this subsection, the report shall be furnished to the Department of
663	642		Corrections with the judgment and sentence. Any eva luation and
664	643		assessment report submitted to the court pursuant to the provisions
665	644		of this subsection shall be handled in a manner which will keep such
666	645		report confidential from the general public ’s review. Nothing
667	646		contained in this subsection shall be constr ued to prohibit the
668	647		court from ordering judgment and sentence in the event the defendant
669	648		fails or refuses to comply with an order of the court to obtain the
670	649		evaluation and assessment required by this subsection. If the
671	650		defendant fails or refuses to comply with an order of the court to
672	651		obtain the evaluation and assessment, the Department of Public
673	652		Safety Service Oklahoma shall not reinstate driving privileges until
674	653		the defendant has complied in full with such order. Nothing
	654	+	contained in this subsection sha ll be construed to prohibit the
	655	+	court from ordering judgment and sentence and any other sanction
	656	+	authorized by law for failure or refusal to comply with an order of
	657	+	the court.
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702		-	contained in this subsection shall be construed to prohibit the
703		-	court from ordering judgment and sentence and any other sanction
704		-	authorized by law for failure or refusal t o comply with an order of
705		-	the court.
706	684		H. I. Any person who is found guilty of a v iolation of the
707	685		provisions of this s ection shall be required by the court to attend
708	686		a victims impact panel program, as defined in subsection H of
709	687		Section 991a of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes, if such a program
710	688		is offered in the county where the judgment is rendered, and to pay
711	689		a fee of Seventy-five Dollars ($75.00), as set by the governing
712	690		authority of the program and approved by the court, to the program
713	691		to offset the cost of participation by the defendant, if in the
714	692		opinion of the court the defendant has the ability to pay such fee.
715	693		I. J. Any person who is found guilty of a felony violation of
716	694		the provisions of this section shall be required to submit to
717	695		electronic monitoring as authorized and defined by Section 991a of
718	696		Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
719	697		J. K. Any person who is found guilty of a violation of the
720	698		provisions of this section who has been sentenced by the court to
721	699		perform any type of community service shall not be permitted to pay
722	700		a fine in lieu of performing the community service.
723	701		K. L. When a person is found guilty of a violation of the
724	702		provisions of this section, the court shall order, in addition to
725	703		any other penalty, the defendant to pay a one-hundred-dollar
	704	+	assessment an assessment of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) to be
	705	+	deposited in the Drug Abuse Education and Treat ment Revolving Fund
	706	+	created in Section 2 -503.2 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
	707	+	upon collection.
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753		-	assessment an assessment of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) to be
754		-	deposited in the Drug Abuse Education and Treatment Revolving Fund
755		-	created in Section 2 -503.2 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
756		-	upon collection.
757	734		L. M. 1. When a person is eighteen (18) years of age or older,
758	735		and is the driver, operator, or person in physical co ntrol of a
759	736		vehicle, and is convicted of violating any provision of this section
760	737		while transporting or having in the motor vehicle any child less
761	738		than eighteen (18) years of age, the fine shall be enhanced to
762	739		double the amount of the fine imposed for the underlying driving
763	740		under the influence (DUI) violation which shall be in addition to
764	741		any other penalties allowed by this section.
765	742		2. Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit the prosecution of
766	743		a person pursuant to Section 852.1 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma
767	744		Statutes who is in violation of any provision of this section or
768	745		Section 11-904 of this title.
769	746		M. N. Any plea of guilty, nolo contendere , or finding of guilt
770	747		for a violation of this section or a violation pursuant to the
771	748		provisions of any law of this state or another state prohibiting the
772	749		offenses provided for in this section, Section 11 -904 of this title,
773	750		or paragraph 4 of subsection A of Section 852.1 of Title 21 of the
774	751		Oklahoma Statutes, shall constitute a conviction of the offense for
775	752		the purpose of this section; provided, any deferred j udgment shall
776	753		only be considered to constitute a conviction for a period of ten
	754	+	(10) years following the completion of any court -imposed
	755	+	probationary term.
	756	+	N. O. If qualified by knowledge, skill, experience, training ,
	757	+	or education, a witness shall be allo wed to testify in the form of
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804		-	(10) years following the completion of any court -imposed
805		-	probationary term.
806		-	N. O. If qualified by knowledge, skill, experience, training ,
807		-	or education, a witness shall be allowed to testify in the form of
808	784		an opinion or otherwise solely on the issue of impairment, but not
809	785		on the issue of specific alcohol concentration level, relating to
810	786		the following:
811	787		1. The results of any standardized field sobriety test
812	788		including, but not lim ited to, the horizontal gaze nystagmus (HGN)
813	789		test administered by a person who has completed training in
814	790		standardized field sobriety testing; or
815	791		2. Whether a person was under the influence of one or more
816	792		impairing substances and the category of such impai ring substance or
817	793		substances. A witness who has received training and holds a current
818	794		certification as a drug recognition expert shall be qualified to
819	795		give the testimony in any case in which such testimony may be
820	796		relevant.
821	797		SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
	798	+	Passed the Senate the 27th day of March, 2025.
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823		-	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND PUBLIC SAFETY
824		-	OVERSIGHT, dated 04/17/2025 - DO PASS, As Coauthored .
	800	+
	801	+
	802	+	Presiding Officer of the Senate
	803	+
	804	+
	805	+	Passed the House of Representatives the ____ day of __________,
	806	+	2025.
	807	+
	808	+
	809	+
	810	+	Presiding Officer of the House
	811	+	of Representatives
	812	+