Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-6-119

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Physical or mental conditions hazardous to public safety

Official statutory text

- Physical and/or psychological examination - Renewal - Retesting.

A. When Service Oklahoma has good cause to believe that a

licensee or applicant for license to drive a motor vehicle may be

afflicted with any physical or mental ailment or condition including

diabetes which may cause loss of control or partial control or may

otherwise be incapable of properly controlling a motor vehicle, or

when a licensee's or applicant's accident or violation record

indicates the licensee or applicant may be a hazard to public

safety, Service Oklahoma is hereby authorized to require the

licensee or applicant to submit to a physical and/or psychological

examination as prescribed by Service Oklahoma based upon

recommendations of the Driver License Medical Advisory Committee or

its selected representative, and/or complete a driver improvement

school, and/or be examined again as provided by Section 6-110 of

this title. All physical and/or mental examinations shall be

conducted in the county of the residence of the applicant or

licensee or in the nearest county to the applicant or licensee where

the examination can be completed. Any driver improvement school or

examination as provided by Section 6-110 of this title shall be

completed in the same location as other applicants or licensees

living in the same county as the applicant or licensee who is

required to complete the school or examination. Unless the

Department receives a verified written report as provided for in

subsection B of this section specifying the need for an examination

of the applicant or licensee, persons afflicted by diabetes shall

not be required to submit to any additional requirements beyond

those requirements for a person not affected by diabetes before

receiving a license or a renewal of a license to operate a motor

vehicle.

B. Every license issued to a person specified in subsection A

of this section shall be renewable upon payment of the required fee;

provided, Service Oklahoma has not received a report from a law

enforcement officer stating that the person is a hazard to the

public safety and should be evaluated pursuant to the provisions of

subsection A of this section or a verified medical report from a

licensed physician stating that the person is incapable of properly

controlling a motor vehicle. If any report indicates that the

physical or mental ailment or condition has failed to remain stable

or that the condition is progressive to a degree that the person is

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 47. Motor Vehicles Page 353

deemed to be a hazard to the public safety or is incapable of

properly controlling a motor vehicle, Service Oklahoma shall

evaluate the person to determine if additional verified medical

reports shall be required before issuing or renewing any drivers

license or during the period a license is valid.

C. Service Oklahoma may require any person specified in

subsection A of this section to be retested any time prior to such

person's application for renewal of a license if the Department

receives a written report from any law enforcement officer, a

verified report from a licensed physician, or a verified report from

such other person authorized by Service Oklahoma indicating the

person's physical or mental ailment or condition has contributed to

an accident or has deteriorated since issuance of the license to

such a degree the person could lose control or partial control or

may otherwise cause such person to be incapable of properly

controlling a motor vehicle.

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