{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-47-47-6-207","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-6-207","heading":"Authority of department to deny application for or","body":"cancel license for certain ailments; appeal.\n\nWhenever Service Oklahoma is furnished with information or, from\n\nthe records on file in Service Oklahoma, it is established that the\n\nholder of a driver license is afflicted with a physical disease with\n\na history of seizures, or mental disease, or momentary lapses of\n\nconsciousness or any other ailment which may result in temporary\n\nloss of control or partial control of a motor vehicle, Service\n\nOklahoma may, in its discretion, execute an order of cancellation of\n\nany driver license issued to such individual, or, should such\n\ninformation be available at the time of application for a driver\n\nlicense, Service Oklahoma may execute an order denying the issuance\n\nof said license to any such individual and shall cause any such\n\nlicense that may have been issued to be picked up or to be delivered\n\nto Service Oklahoma as specified for other such orders. Every\n\nphysician or surgeon, including doctors of medicine and osteopathy,\n\nexamining, attending or treating an individual for any illness or\n\ninjury that would impair the ability of the individual in any manner\n\nas to affect the performance of the person to operate a motor\n\nvehicle, may make a written report of the diagnosis to Service\n\nOklahoma. Service Oklahoma may, in its discretion, suspend or\n\ncancel the license of such person for such period of time as in its\n\njudgment is justified.\n\nIn addition thereto, any person or physician or any medical\n\npersonnel participating in good faith and without negligence or\n\nmalicious intent in making of a report pursuant to this act shall\n\nhave the immunity from civil liability that might otherwise be\n\nincurred or imposed. Any such participant shall have the same\n\nimmunity with respect to participation in any judicial proceeding\n\nresulting from such report.\n\nProvided further that, in any proceeding resulting from a report\n\nmade pursuant to this act or in any proceeding where such a report\n\nor any contents thereof are sought to be introduced in evidence,\n\nsuch report or contents or any other fact or facts related thereto,\n\nor the condition of the individual who is the subject of the report\n\nshall only be admitted in evidence in actions regarding the\n\nrevocation, suspension, cancellation or denial of the subject's\n\ndriver's license and shall not be considered to be a public record\n\nprovided that the report shall not be excluded on the ground that\n\nthe matter is or may be the subject of a physician-patient privilege\n\nor similar privilege or rule against disclosure.\n\nAny person whose license has been canceled or denied under the\n\nprovisions of this section shall have the right of appeal from said\n\norder, as provided under Section 6-211 of this title.","path":["OK Code","Title 47"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os47.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"21927972b9bad0da2af97fc4b1bc78946281139a1e0bf7c3cb2b8cbb07f40fc2","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-47-47-6-206.1","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-47-47-6-208"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}
