Oklahoma DUI License Suspensions and Hearings

If a driver in an Oklahoma DUI case refuses to take a blood, breath, saliva, or urine test when requested by a police officer or takes the test and fails it, the driver must immediately give their license to the officer. If the license is valid, the driver will be given temporary permission to drive for 30 days, after which the driver's license to drive will be suspended.

License Suspension Periods for failing or refusing to take an alcohol or intoxicating substance test in Oklahoma:

First Revocation: The driver's license to drive will be revoked for 180 days if this is the first time it has been revoked.

Second Revocation: The driver's license to drive will be revoked for 1 year if this is the second time it has been revoked.

Third Revocation or more: The driver's license to drive will be revoked for 3 years if this is at least the third time it has been revoked.

Oklahoma DUI License Revocation Hearings

If the driver wishes to receive a hearing, he or she must request one within 15 days of their arrest.  The purpose of the hearing is to determine whether it was reasonable for the arresting officer to believe that the driver committed an Oklahoma DUI offense, and the reports of any tests performed by Board-certified laboratories are admissible as evidence.

If the driver took the test and failed it, the hearing will also determine if the driver was advised of the consequences of failing the test, was given a test if they requested one, and that the results of the test were accurate. If the driver refused to take the test, then the hearing will determine only if the driver was advised of the consequences of refusing and did actually refuse.

A driver is permitted to appeal the result of this hearing to a district court, which may grant the driver driving privileges if the driver has no other adequate means of transportation and the driver consents to the use of an ignition interlock device.