2018 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 47. Motor Vehicles
§47-11-902a. Allowing use of motor vehicle without ignition interlock device.
A. No person shall knowingly authorize or permit a motor vehicle owned or under the control of that person which is not equipped with an ignition interlock device to be driven upon any street or highway of this state by any person who is required to have an ignition interlock device installed upon the vehicle of that person. A violation of this subsection shall be a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by a fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
B. No person shall willfully attempt to interfere in any way with the intended and proper functioning of an ignition interlock device installed in a vehicle as required by law, or intentionally fail to return an ignition interlock device when it is no longer required in the vehicle or upon request by the owner of the device. A violation of this subsection shall be a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by a fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six (6) months or by both such fine and imprisonment.
C. No person granted permission to drive a motor vehicle on the condition of installation of an ignition interlock device shall drive any vehicle that is not equipped with an ignition interlock device unless driving a vehicle of an employer in accordance with Section 754.1 or subsection A of Section 6-212.3 of this title. A violation of this subsection shall be a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by a fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
D. The court shall require, as a condition of any bond, the installation of an ignition interlock device, approved by the Board of Tests for Alcohol and Drug Influence, on any vehicle operated by the defendant charged with a second or subsequent offense under Section 11-902 of this title. The period of time for which the ignition interlock device is required to be installed pursuant to this section shall not be credited toward any time period for which an ignition interlock device is required to be installed pursuant to Section 6-205.1 of this title. The period of time for which the ignition interlock device is required to be installed pursuant to this section shall be credited toward any time period for which ignition interlock device installation is required under the Impaired Driver Accountability Program. If the person charged successfully completes the Impaired Driver Accountability Program before a plea or verdict in their criminal case, the court may remove the ignition interlock device requirement from the bond.
Added by Laws 1999, c. 170, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1999. Amended by Laws 2005, c. 167, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2005; Laws 2017, c. 392, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 2017.
