Oklahoma · DUI

Oklahoma DUI laws and penalties

Oklahoma's legal BAC limit is 0.08%. For a first offense, Oklahoma's statute provides jail of 10 days to 1 year and a fine of up to $1,000. The license hearing, the ignition interlock rule and the statute behind every figure are below.

Figures read from official pages on Oct 26, 2026.

Legal BAC limit: 0.08%; Standard US limit
Enhanced penalty BAC: 0.15%; Where the penalties step up
Zero tolerance (under 21): 0.00%; Any trace may result in DUI
Lookback period: 10 years; Prior DUI offenses that count

License hearing: ask within 30 days

Petition the district court within 30 days after Service Oklahoma mails the notice of revocation; filing stays the revocation. Enrolling in the Impaired Driver Accountability Program within 30 days waives that appeal. Count the days with the license-hearing window calculator.

Ignition interlock required after a first conviction

Higher BAC level. At 0.15 or more the statute calls the offense "aggravated driving under the influence", a felony.

Ignition interlock. A revoked license is not reinstated until the driver completes the Impaired Driver Accountability Program, which includes an interlock (180 days after a first revocation); medical, employer and affordability exceptions exist.

A first DUI is a misdemeanor; a second within ten years is a felony. Oklahoma has no DPS-style administrative hearing: the license revocation is appealed to district court within 30 days. The 2025 session produced four conflicting versions of § 11-902 and a Title 21 felony reclassification effective Jan. 1, 2026, so the second-offense prison term depends on which text controls (7 years maximum under the latest; 1 to 5 years under the earlier ones).

01Penalties

Oklahoma DUI penalties

Statutory ranges for standard DUI convictions (no accident, no minor in vehicle).

Oklahoma statutory DUI penalties, first and second offense
Penalty	1st offense	2nd offense
Jail (minimum)	10 days	5 days
Jail (maximum)	1 year	7 years
Fine (minimum)	No minimum	No minimum
Fine (maximum)	$1,000	$2,500
License suspension	At least 180 days, and until the Impaired Driver Accountability Program is completed	At least 1 year, and until the Impaired Driver Accountability Program is completed

Statutory ranges only. Actual outcomes vary by county, judge, and attorney. Does not include court fees, surcharges, or program costs.

02Compare

How Oklahoma compares

Of the 49 states with a confirmed BAC limit, 48 (Oklahoma among them) use 0.08%; Utah has 0.05%.

On this site's reading of the statutes, of the 49 states with a confirmed rule, 21 require an ignition interlock after every first conviction, 18 in some cases and 8 leave it to the judge; 2 do not require one. Oklahoma requires one after every first conviction.

The 40 states with a fixed deadline give from 6 to 90 days to ask for a license hearing (the middle one is 10); Oklahoma gives 30.

Oklahoma and the states that border it, first-offense figures side by side
State	BAC limit	Hearing request	Interlock, first offense	Jail, first offense	Fine, first offense	License, first offense
Arkansas	0.08%	7 days	Required	24 hours to 1 year	$150 to $1,000	6 months
Colorado	0.08%	7 days	In some cases	5 days to 1 year	$600 to $1,000	9 months
Kansas	0.08%	14 days	Required	48 hours to 6 months	$750 to $1,000	30 days suspension, then 180 days restricted to an ignition interlock vehicle
Missouri	0.08%	15 days	In some cases	Up to 6 months	Up to $1,000	30 days suspension, then 60 days restricted driving privilege
New Mexico	0.08%	10 days	Required	Up to 90 days	Up to $500	1 year
Oklahoma (this page)	0.08%	30 days	Required	10 days to 1 year	Up to $1,000	At least 180 days, and until the Impaired Driver Accountability Program is completed
Texas	0.08%	15 days	In some cases	72 hours to 180 days	Up to $2,000	90 days to 1 year

Every figure is the statute's own, read from the same kind of page. See DUI laws and penalties for all 50 states.

03The process

How a DUI case moves through the system in Oklahoma

The typical sequence, in general terms. Timing and details differ by county and by case.

Arrest and booking
Police arrest a driver on suspicion of DUI and take the person to the local jail, where booking records the arrest, the charge and the times.
Release
A person is released after posting bail, on their own recognizance, or after a hold. Amounts and timing differ by county.
License action
Petition the district court within 30 days after Service Oklahoma mails the notice of revocation; filing stays the revocation. Enrolling in the Impaired Driver Accountability Program within 30 days waives that appeal.
Arraignment
The first court appearance, where the charge is read and a plea (guilty, not guilty or no contest) is entered.
Pretrial resolution
A case can end in a plea to a reduced charge, in a diversion or deferred program where the state has one, in a trial, or in a dismissal, depending on the state and the facts.
Sentencing or trial
For a first offense, Oklahoma's statute provides jail of 10 days to 1 year and a fine of up to $1,000. See the penalties table above.

04Sources

Where Oklahoma's figures come from

Each figure was read on the official page linked here on Oct 26, 2026, and the quoted words were checked against the page the day it was read. The exact words are below so you can check them. Found a mistake? Write to hello@duiarrested.com with the state and the figure.

Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 11-902 (oklegislature.gov)Main statute · BAC limit, age 21 and over · Higher BAC level · BAC limit under 21 · Lookback period · License hearing request · Ignition interlock, first offense · First offense: jail, minimum · First offense: jail, maximum · First offense: fine, minimum · First offense: fine, maximum · First offense: license · Second offense: jail, minimum · Second offense: fine, minimum · Second offense: fine, maximum · Second offense: license
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 20M(A)(82), (B); Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 11-902(C)(2) (oklegislature.gov)Second offense: jail, maximum

Show the exact words behind each figure

Main statute

Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 11-902

§47-11-902v4. Persons under the influence of alcohol or other intoxicating substance or combination thereof

BAC limit, age 21 and over

0.08%

Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 11-902(A)(1)

Has a blood or breath alcohol concentration, as defined in Section 756 of this title, of eight-hundredths (0.08) or more

Higher BAC level

0.15%

Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 11-902(D)

Any person who is convicted of a violation of driving under the influence with a blood or breath alcohol concentration of fifteen-hundredths (0.15) or more pursuant to this section shall be deemed guilty of aggravated driving under the influence, a Class B3 felony offense.

BAC limit under 21

0.00%

Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 11-906.4(A)(1)

for any person under twenty-one (21) years of age to drive, operate, or be in actual physical control of a motor vehicle within this state who: 1. Has any measurable quantity of alcohol in the person’s blood or breath at the time of a test administered within two (2) hours after an arrest of the person;

Lookback period

10 years

Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 11-902(C)(2)

commits a subsequent violation of this section within ten (10) years of the date following the completion of the execution of said sentence or deferred judgment

License hearing request

30 days

Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 6-211(E)

The petition must be filed within thirty (30) days after the notice of revocation, pursuant to Section 753 or 754 of this title, has been mailed to the person by Service Oklahoma pursuant to Section 2-116 of this title.

Ignition interlock, first offense

Required after a first conviction

Okla. Stat. tit. 47, §§ 6-205.1(D), 6-212.5(A)(1)

1. The first license revocation pursuant to paragraph 2 of subsection A of Section 6-205 of this title or Section 753 or 754 of this title, within ten (10) years preceding the date of arrest relating thereto, shall be for a period of no less than one hundred eighty (180) days and until the person completes the Impaired Driver Accountability Program ... The IDAP rules shall require, at a minimum: 1. Installation of an approved ignition interlock device for the periods set forth in Section 6-205.1 of this title;

First offense: jail, minimum

10 days

Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 11-902(C)(1)

for the first offense and shall: a. participate in an assessment and evaluation pursuant to subsection G of this section and shall follow all recommendations made in the assessment and evaluation, b. be punished by imprisonment in jail for not less than ten (10) days nor more than one (1) year, and c. be fined not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00).

First offense: jail, maximum

1 year

Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 11-902(C)(1)

Same passage as above.

First offense: fine, minimum

No minimum

Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 11-902(C)(1)

Same passage as above.

First offense: fine, maximum

$1,000

Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 11-902(C)(1)

Same passage as above.

First offense: license

At least 180 days, and until the Impaired Driver Accountability Program is completed

Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 6-205.1(A)(1)

1. The first license revocation pursuant to paragraph 2 of subsection A of Section 6-205 of this title or Section 753 or 754 of this title, within ten (10) years preceding the date of arrest relating thereto, shall be for a period of no less than one hundred eighty (180) days and until the person completes the Impaired Driver Accountability Program

Second offense: jail, minimum

5 days

Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 11-902(C)(2)

However, if the treatment in subsection G of this section does not include residential or inpatient treatment for a period of not less than five (5) days, the person shall serve a term of imprisonment of at least five (5) days.

Second offense: jail, maximum

7 years

Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 20M(A)(82), (B); Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 11-902(C)(2)

B. Any person convicted of a Class C2 criminal offense set forth in this section shall be punished by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a term of not more than seven (7) years

Second offense: fine, minimum

No minimum

Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 11-902(C)(2)

b. imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20M of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and a fine of not more than Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00)

Second offense: fine, maximum

$2,500

Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 11-902(C)(2)

Same passage as above.

Second offense: license

At least 1 year, and until the Impaired Driver Accountability Program is completed

Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 6-205.1(A)(2)

2. A revocation pursuant to paragraph 2 of subsection A of Section 6-205 of this title or Section 753 or 754 of this title shall be for a period of no less than one (1) year and until the person completes the Impaired Driver Accountability Program

05Related

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Oklahoma DUI laws at a glance