Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-17-101

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Misdemeanor violations - Penalties

Official statutory text

A. It is a misdemeanor for any person to violate any of the

provisions of this title unless such violation is by this title or

other law of this state declared to be a felony.

B. 1. Every person convicted of a misdemeanor for a violation

of any of the provisions of Sections 10-101 through 14-121 or

Sections 16-101 through 16-114 of this title for which another

penalty is not provided shall upon conviction thereof be punished by

a fine of not less than Five Dollars ($5.00) nor more than Five

Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment for not more than ten

(10) days; for a second such conviction within one (1) year after

the first conviction by imprisonment for not more than twenty (20)

days; upon a third or subsequent conviction within one (1) year

after the first conviction by imprisonment for not more than six (6)

months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

2. Any person violating the provisions of Sections 10-101

through 14-121 or Sections 16-101 through 16-114 of this title,

where a jail sentence is not mandatory may, in the discretion of the

district attorney wherein the offense occurred, be permitted to

enter a plea of guilty by written statement by the person charged to

be presented to the court wherein the case is filed. A remittance

covering the fine and costs may be considered and received with the

same force and effect as a written plea of guilty.

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C. Unless another penalty is in this title or by the laws of

this state provided, every person convicted of a misdemeanor for the

violation of any other provision of this title shall be punished by

a fine of not less than Five Dollars ($5.00) nor more than Five

Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment for not more than six

(6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

D. Provided, however, notwithstanding any provision of law to

the contrary, any offense, including traffic offenses, in violation

of any of the provisions of this title which is not otherwise

punishable by a term of imprisonment or confinement shall be

punishable by a term of imprisonment not to exceed one day in the

discretion of the court, in addition to any fine prescribed by law.

E. The conviction of any person, as prescribed in this section,

when the offense occurred during a period when the driving

privileges of the person were under suspension, revocation,

cancellation, denial, or disqualification or the person had not been

granted driving privileges by Oklahoma or any other state, shall

result in the doubling of the appropriate fine, as provided for in

subsections B and C of this section, and the doubling of all court

costs and all fees collected by the court on behalf of any other

entity, unless waived by the court.

F. One-half (1/2) of any fine collected pursuant to the

provisions of subsection E of this section, shall be deposited to

the Trauma Care Assistance Revolving Fund created in Section 1-2522

of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site

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