DUI license suspension — Oklahoma Permit Test

After a DUI conviction, Service Oklahoma suspends the license for 180 days on the first revocation.

Taking the license for half a year keeps a convicted drunk driver off the road while habits change.

For 180 days on the first revocation

After a DUI conviction, the license is suspended for 1 year if there was a prior DUI or drug-related revocation within 10 years.

A second revocation in ten years shows the first one did not work, so the next one is longer.

For 1 year, if there was a prior DUI or drug-related revocation within 10 years

After a DUI conviction, the license is suspended for 2 years if there were two or more DUI or drug-related revocations within 10 years.

Repeat offenders are the drivers most likely to kill someone, so they lose their license longest.

For 2 years, if there were two or more DUI or drug-related revocations within 10 years

Additional costs of an alcohol-related arrest include lawyer’s fees, court costs, an alcohol and drug evaluation, an ignition interlock device, reinstatement fees and higher insurance rates.

The fine is only the start; the real cost of one arrest runs on for years in money, time and lost chances.

An Ignition interlock device installed in your vehicle

A felony DUI conviction may hurt your applications for loans and financing, college admission and scholarships for the rest of your life.

Schools and lenders see a felony record, so one night of drunk driving can close doors for decades.

If you are convicted of a felony for a DUI, it may adversely affect your applications for loans and financing, college admission and scholarships and more, for the rest of your life.

After a first DUI conviction, how long is the license suspended?

180 days. Taking the license for half a year keeps a convicted drunk driver off the road while habits change. Oklahoma Driver Manual, p.66: “For 180 days on the first revocation”