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Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-11-905: Person involved in personal injury accident without a

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valid driver license – Causing great bodily injury – Causing death.

A. Any person who, while operating a vehicle in this state

without a valid driver license for the class of vehicle being

operated, or while knowingly disqualified to operate a motor vehicle

in this state, or while such person knows or should have known that

his or her driver license is canceled, denied, suspended or revoked,

causes an accident which results in personal injury to any other

person, may be charged with a violation of the provisions of this

subsection. Any person who is convicted of a violation of the

provisions of this subsection shall be deemed guilty of a

misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for a term

not more than one (1) year, or by a fine in an amount not exceeding

Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00), or by both such fine and

imprisonment.

B. 1. Any person who, while operating a vehicle in this state

without a valid driver license for the class of vehicle being

operated, or while knowingly disqualified to operate a motor vehicle

in this state, or while such person knows or should have known that

his or her driver license is canceled, denied, suspended or revoked,

causes an accident resulting in great bodily injury to any other

person, may be charged with a violation of the provisions of this

subsection. Any person who is convicted of a violation of the

provisions of this subsection shall be deemed guilty of a Class C2

felony offense punishable by imprisonment as provided for in

subsections B through F of Section 20M of Title 21 of the Oklahoma

Statutes, or by a fine in an amount not exceeding Three Thousand

Dollars ($3,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.

2. As used in this subsection, “great bodily injury” means

bodily injury which creates a substantial risk of death or which

causes serious, permanent disfigurement or protracted loss or

impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ.

C. Any person who, while operating a vehicle in this state

without a valid driver license for the class of vehicle being

operated, or while knowingly disqualified to operate a motor vehicle

in this state, or while such person knows or should have known that

his or her driver license is canceled, denied, suspended or revoked,

causes an accident resulting in the death of any other person, may

be charged with a violation of the provisions of this subsection.

Any person who is convicted of a violation of the provisions of this

subsection shall be deemed guilty of a Class B4 felony offense

punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of

Corrections for a term not more than five (5) years, or by a fine in

an amount not exceeding Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by

both such fine and imprisonment.

D. The provisions of this section may be charged in addition to

any other chargeable offense allowed by law.

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