Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-11-905
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Person involved in personal injury accident without a
Official statutory text
valid driver license – Causing great bodily injury – Causing death.
A. Any person who, while operating a vehicle in this state
without a valid driver license for the class of vehicle being
operated, or while knowingly disqualified to operate a motor vehicle
in this state, or while such person knows or should have known that
his or her driver license is canceled, denied, suspended or revoked,
causes an accident which results in personal injury to any other
person, may be charged with a violation of the provisions of this
subsection. Any person who is convicted of a violation of the
provisions of this subsection shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for a term
not more than one (1) year, or by a fine in an amount not exceeding
Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00), or by both such fine and
imprisonment.
B. 1. Any person who, while operating a vehicle in this state
without a valid driver license for the class of vehicle being
operated, or while knowingly disqualified to operate a motor vehicle
in this state, or while such person knows or should have known that
his or her driver license is canceled, denied, suspended or revoked,
causes an accident resulting in great bodily injury to any other
person, may be charged with a violation of the provisions of this
subsection. Any person who is convicted of a violation of the
provisions of this subsection shall be deemed guilty of a Class C2
felony offense punishable by imprisonment as provided for in
subsections B through F of Section 20M of Title 21 of the Oklahoma
Statutes, or by a fine in an amount not exceeding Three Thousand
Dollars ($3,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.
2. As used in this subsection, “great bodily injury” means
bodily injury which creates a substantial risk of death or which
causes serious, permanent disfigurement or protracted loss or
impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ.
C. Any person who, while operating a vehicle in this state
without a valid driver license for the class of vehicle being
operated, or while knowingly disqualified to operate a motor vehicle
in this state, or while such person knows or should have known that
his or her driver license is canceled, denied, suspended or revoked,
causes an accident resulting in the death of any other person, may
be charged with a violation of the provisions of this subsection.
Any person who is convicted of a violation of the provisions of this
subsection shall be deemed guilty of a Class B4 felony offense
punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of
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Corrections for a term not more than five (5) years, or by a fine in
an amount not exceeding Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by
both such fine and imprisonment.
D. The provisions of this section may be charged in addition to
any other chargeable offense allowed by law.
A. Any person who, while operating a vehicle in this state
without a valid driver license for the class of vehicle being
operated, or while knowingly disqualified to operate a motor vehicle
in this state, or while such person knows or should have known that
his or her driver license is canceled, denied, suspended or revoked,
causes an accident which results in personal injury to any other
person, may be charged with a violation of the provisions of this
subsection. Any person who is convicted of a violation of the
provisions of this subsection shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for a term
not more than one (1) year, or by a fine in an amount not exceeding
Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00), or by both such fine and
imprisonment.
B. 1. Any person who, while operating a vehicle in this state
without a valid driver license for the class of vehicle being
operated, or while knowingly disqualified to operate a motor vehicle
in this state, or while such person knows or should have known that
his or her driver license is canceled, denied, suspended or revoked,
causes an accident resulting in great bodily injury to any other
person, may be charged with a violation of the provisions of this
subsection. Any person who is convicted of a violation of the
provisions of this subsection shall be deemed guilty of a Class C2
felony offense punishable by imprisonment as provided for in
subsections B through F of Section 20M of Title 21 of the Oklahoma
Statutes, or by a fine in an amount not exceeding Three Thousand
Dollars ($3,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.
2. As used in this subsection, “great bodily injury” means
bodily injury which creates a substantial risk of death or which
causes serious, permanent disfigurement or protracted loss or
impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ.
C. Any person who, while operating a vehicle in this state
without a valid driver license for the class of vehicle being
operated, or while knowingly disqualified to operate a motor vehicle
in this state, or while such person knows or should have known that
his or her driver license is canceled, denied, suspended or revoked,
causes an accident resulting in the death of any other person, may
be charged with a violation of the provisions of this subsection.
Any person who is convicted of a violation of the provisions of this
subsection shall be deemed guilty of a Class B4 felony offense
punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of
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Corrections for a term not more than five (5) years, or by a fine in
an amount not exceeding Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by
both such fine and imprisonment.
D. The provisions of this section may be charged in addition to
any other chargeable offense allowed by law.
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