{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-63-63-4210.8","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-4210.8","heading":"Operation or control of vessel under influence of","body":"alcohol or other intoxicating substance.\n\nA. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or be in\n\nactual physical control of a vessel upon the waters of this state,\n\nexcept privately owned waters, who:\n\n1. Has a blood or breath alcohol concentration of eight-\n\nhundredths (0.08) or more at the time of a test of the person's\n\nblood or breath;\n\n2. Is under the influence of any other intoxicating substance\n\nto a degree which renders such person incapable of safely operating\n\na vessel upon the waters of this state; or\n\n3. Is under the influence of alcohol and any other intoxicating\n\nsubstance to a degree which renders such person incapable of safely\n\noperating a vessel upon the waters of this state.\n\nAs used in this section, \"other intoxicating substance\" means\n\nany controlled dangerous substance as defined in the Uniform\n\nControlled Dangerous Substances Act or any other substance, other\n\nthan alcohol, which is capable of being ingested, inhaled, injected\n\nor absorbed into the human body and is capable of adversely\n\naffecting the central nervous system, vision, hearing or other\n\nsensory or motor functions.\n\nB. 1. Any person operating a vessel upon the waters of this\n\nstate, except privately owned waters, shall be deemed to have given\n\nconsent to a test or tests of such person's blood, breath, saliva or\n\nurine for the purpose of determining the presence and concentration\n\nof alcohol or any other intoxicating substance. Such tests shall be\n\nperformed within two (2) hours of an arrest and in the same manner\n\nas provided for in Section 752 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes.\n\n2. Evidence that the person has refused to submit to a test or\n\ntests as required by this section shall be admissible upon the trial\n\nof any criminal action or proceeding arising out of acts alleged to\n\nhave been committed in violation of the provisions of this section.\n\n3. Any person refusing to submit to such test or tests shall be\n\nin violation of this section and subject to the fines provided for\n\nherein.\n\nC. 1. Any person convicted of a violation of this section\n\nshall be guilty of a misdemeanor and fined in an amount not to\n\nexceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00). Any second or subsequent\n\nconviction shall be punishable by a fine in an amount of not less\n\nthan One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), nor more than Two Thousand\n\nFive Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00).\n\n2. A person arrested by a law enforcement officer for a\n\nviolation of this section may be allowed to post a cash bail in an\n\namount set by the arresting law enforcement officer not to exceed\n\nthe maximum fine provided by this section, or deposit a valid\n\nlicense to operate a motor vehicle in exchange for an official\n\nreceipt issued by the arresting officer as provided for in Section\n\n1111 et seq. of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes.","path":["OK Code","Title 63"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os63.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"c17a78603a1f110e5294e1b9e225a2c1c628a0079d8ed38328a33df8efe88692","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-63-63-4210.7","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-63-63-4210.9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}