{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-47-47-6-303","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-6-303","heading":"Driving without license or while license is canceled,","body":"denied, suspended, or revoked – Penalties.\n\nA. No person shall operate a motor vehicle upon the public\n\nroads, streets, highways, turnpikes or other public place of this\n\nstate without having a valid driver license for the class of vehicle\n\nbeing operated from Service Oklahoma, except as herein specifically\n\nexempted.\n\nAny violation of the provisions of this subsection shall\n\nconstitute a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by a fine of not\n\nless than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) nor more than Three Hundred Dollars\n\n($300.00) plus costs or by imprisonment for not more than thirty\n\n(30) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.\n\nAny person charged with violating this section who produces in\n\ncourt, on or before the court date, a renewal or replacement driver\n\nlicense issued to him or her shall be entitled to dismissal of such\n\ncharge without payment of court costs and fine.\n\nB. Any person who drives a motor vehicle on any public roads,\n\nstreets, highways, turnpikes or other public place of this state at\n\na time when the person's privilege to do so is canceled, denied,\n\nsuspended or revoked or at a time when the person is disqualified\n\nfrom so doing shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction\n\nshall be punished by a fine:\n\n1. For a first conviction, of not less than One Hundred Dollars\n\n($100.00) and not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00);\n\n2. For a second conviction, of not less than Two Hundred\n\nDollars ($200.00) and not more than Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars\n\n($750.00);\n\n3. For a third and subsequent conviction, of not less than\n\nThree Hundred Dollars ($300.00) and not more than One Thousand\n\nDollars ($1,000.00),\n\nor by imprisonment for not more than one (1) year or by both such\n\nfine and imprisonment. Each act of driving on the highways as\n\nprohibited shall constitute a separate offense.\n\nC. Any person who drives a motor vehicle on any public roads,\n\nstreets, highways, turnpikes or other public roads of this state at\n\na time when the driving privilege of that person is canceled,\n\ndenied, suspended or revoked, pursuant to paragraph 1 of subsection\n\nA of Section 6-205.1 of this title, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor\n\nand upon conviction shall be punished by a fine:\n\n1. For a first conviction, of not less than Five Hundred\n\nDollars ($500.00) and not more than One Thousand Dollars\n\n($1,000.00);\n\n2. For a second conviction, of not less than One Thousand\n\nDollars ($1,000.00) and not more than Two Thousand Dollars\n\n($2,000.00);\n\n3. For a third and subsequent conviction, of not less than Two\n\nThousand Dollars ($2,000.00) and not more than Five Thousand Dollars\n\n($5,000.00),\n\nor by imprisonment for not more than one (1) year or by both such\n\nfine and imprisonment. Each act of driving on the highways as\n\nprohibited shall constitute a separate offense.\n\nD. Service Oklahoma, upon receiving a record of conviction of\n\nan offense committed by any person whose license or privilege to\n\noperate motor vehicles is under suspension or revocation, shall\n\nextend the period of such suspension or revocation for an additional\n\nthree-month period of time. The additional orders of suspension or\n\nrevocation shall be dated and become effective the day following the\n\ndate terminating the prior order of suspension or revocation.\n\nE. Service Oklahoma, upon receiving a record of conviction of\n\nan offense committed by any person whose license or privilege to\n\noperate motor vehicles is under revocation, pursuant to paragraph 1,\n\n2, or 3 of subsection A of Section 6-205.1 of this title, shall\n\nextend the period of such revocation for an additional four-month\n\nperiod of time. The additional orders of revocation shall be dated\n\nand become effective the day following the date terminating the\n\nprior order of revocation.\n\nF. Service Oklahoma, upon receiving a record of conviction for\nunder revocation, pursuant to paragraph 1,\n\n2, or 3 of subsection A of Section 6-205.1 of this title, shall\n\nextend the period of such revocation for an additional four-month\n\nperiod of time. The additional orders of revocation shall be dated\n\nand become effective the day following the date terminating the\n\nprior order of revocation.\n\nF. Service Oklahoma, upon receiving a record of conviction for\n\na person convicted of an offense specified in Section 11-905 of this\n\ntitle, shall extend the period of such suspension, revocation or\n\ndenial of driving privilege for an additional twelve-month period of\n\ntime. The additional orders of suspension, revocation or denial of\n\ndriving privilege shall be dated and become effective the day\n\nfollowing the date terminating the prior order of suspension,\n\nrevocation or denial of driving privilege.\n\nG. It shall be a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not\n\nless than seven (7) days nor more than six (6) months, or by a fine\n\nof not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by both such\n\nfine and imprisonment, for any person to apply for a renewal or a\n\nreplacement license to operate a motor vehicle while the person's\n\nlicense, permit or other evidence of driving privilege is in the\n\ncustody of a law enforcement officer or Service Oklahoma. A notice\n\nregarding this offense and the penalty therefor shall be included on\n\nthe same form containing the notice of revocation issued by the\n\nofficer.\n\nH. Any fine collected pursuant to a second or subsequent\n\nconviction, as provided in subsections B and C of this section,\n\nshall be deposited to the Trauma Care Assistance Revolving Fund\n\ncreated in Section 1-2530.9 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes.\n\nI. Any person who drives a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle, as\n\ndefined in this title, on public roads, streets, highways, turnpikes\n\nor other public place of this state without the proper endorsement\n\non a current state-issued license shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.\n\nAny person charged with violating this section may request a six-\n\nmonth deferral for the purpose of obtaining the following:\n\n1. Proof of successful completion of a Motorcycle Safety\n\nFoundation rider course approved by Service Oklahoma; and\n\n2. Proper motorcycle endorsement on the person's valid driver\n\nlicense.\n\nUpon presenting the court with proof of satisfaction of both\n\nrequirements within the deferral period, the offender shall be\n\nentitled to dismissal of the charge, and may be subject to a reduced\n\npayment of court costs and fine.\n\nJ. Any person who operates a motor vehicle requiring an\n\nendorsement or endorsements, as provided by Section 6-110.1 of this\n\ntitle, on public roads, streets, highways, turnpikes or other public\n\nplaces of this state without the proper endorsement on a current\n\nstate-issued license shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.","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":"4c7f27ccd5fbe10e701d69dd6cf83702905dc9f88eb4480a3716086a860e67c5","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-47-47-6-302","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-47-47-6-304"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}
