Oklahoma Driving Laws



Information on Oklahoma driving laws and Oklahoma traffic laws...

Once your license has been suspended or revoked, you cannot apply for a new license until you are reinstated. You cannot legally drive until your license has been restored. Under Oklahoma driving law, driving with a suspended or revoked license is a serious crime and the punishment can be severe.

If you drive carelessly, if you disobey Oklahoma traffic laws, or for any other reason you are not driving safely, you may be required to appear for a Driver Improvement hearing.

Oklahoma Probationary License

Under Oklahoma traffic laws, a license issued to drivers under 18 is considered probationary: You are on a trial period to show you can drive safely and legally. The Department of Public Safety can, at its option, cancel or suspend your license for any moving traffic violation.

Oklahoma Mandatory Revocation of License

Your driving privilege be revoked (withdrawn) for six months to three years for a conviction of any of the following violations of Oklahoma traffic laws:

  • Manslaughter or negligent homicide resulting from operating a motor vehicle.
  • Driving or being in actual physical control of a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicants. (No additional suspension will be made if the driving privilege has already been revoked under the Implied Consent Law for the same incident.)
  • Any felony in which a motor vehicle is used.
  • Failure to stop and render aid if you are a driver involved in a collision resulting in death or personal injury (leaving the scene of a collision/hit-and-run).
  • Perjury or making a false statement under oath to obtain a license or for any other legal matter relating to the ownership or operation of a motor vehicle.
  • Any drug conviction (misdemeanor or felony; does not have to involve a motor vehicle).
  • If under age 21, driving or being in actual physical control of a motor vehicle with any measurable quantity of alcohol.

Mandatory Point System

Oklahoma's Mandatory Point System is a method by which the Department of Public Safety monitors your driving. Under Oklahoma driving laws, you will start with a clean record, i.e., no points. Each time you are convicted of a pointable violation of Oklahoma traffic laws, one or more points will be assessed on your driver's record. Your license will be suspended if you accumulate 10 or more points within five years.

Any driver that is convicted of the following offenses, in any court, anywhere, having authority over these violations, will be assessed points as follows:

Offense - Points

  • Reckless driving - 4
  • Failure to stop or remain stopped for a school bus loading or unloading - 4
  • Speeding in excess of 25 mph above posted limit - 3
  • Violation of license restriction - 2
  • Following too close or improperly - 2
  • Failure to obey stop sign or traffic light - 2
  • Failure to yield right of way - 2
  • Left of center or wrong way on one way - 2
  • Careless driving - 2
  • Speeding - 2
  • Operating a defective vehicle - 1
  • All other violations (excluding the violations requiring suspension or revocation action) - 1


Reduction of Points

Under Oklahoma driving law, two (2) points are deducted for each 12-month period in which there are no convictions of any pointable violations of Oklahoma traffic law. Points are reduced to zero if there are no traffic violation convictions for three consecutive years.

Two (2) points are deducted for successful completion of a DPS-approved Driver Improvement or Defensive Driving Course. Under Oklahoma driving law, credit for completing the course can be given once every 24 months. The point total can't go below zero.

For more information on Oklahoma driving laws, please visit the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety.

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