You may not drive while your license is suspended in Okmulgee, Oklahoma.
Penalties for driving while suspended in Oklahoma can include fines, jail time, and further loss of your driving privileges. A suspended license can also affect insurance renewal and make your daily life more difficult.
FAQ: Driving While Suspended in Oklahoma
Even after the period of suspension is over, you may have show that certain requirements have been met before your license will be reinstated. Therefore, you can still be charged with driving while suspended in Oklahoma if you have not formally had your driving privileges formally reinstated.
Suspension or revocation may occur under many different circumstances. If your license is subject to more than one suspension or revocation, you may have to complete reinstatement requirements for all of the reasons your license was suspended.
You will not have to pay more than one reinstatement fee but you may have to pay additional fees of $25, $75, or $200, depending on the underlying reason for your license suspension or revocation. Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 6-212
Possible Penalties
Driving while suspended in Oklahoma is a misdemeanor crime. The offense carries a fine between $100 and $500, court costs, and up to 30 days in jail for a first conviction. Okla. Stat. tit. 47 § 6-303
The sentence, however, may depend whether you have previous convictions, which may carry heavier fines and jail time up to a year.
If you are able to prove on or before the court date that a renewal license was issued, you are entitled to a complete dismissal of the charge without payment of court costs or fines.
Alcohol-Related Offenses
If your license was suspended in relation to an alcohol-related offense, the fines are much stricter. For a first offense, a conviction for driving with a suspended license carries fines between $500 and $1,000.
The penalties are more severe for a defendant with multiple convictions for alcohol-related offenses. For multiple offenses, you could face jail time for up to a year and the period of your license suspension may be extended. Okla. Stat. tit. 47 § 6-303
Low-cost Consultation: Okmulgee Criminal Defense Lawyer
If you or someone close to you has been accused of driving while suspended in Oklahoma, then get in touch with an Okmulgee criminal defense attorney for a low-cost, no-obligation consultation.
Contact the Wirth Law Office – Okmulgee today, by calling 918-756-9600 or toll free at 1-888-Wirth-Law (1-888-947-8452).
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