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Oklahoma DUI penalties breakdown: every component, line by line
Our Oklahoma DUI costs page gives the state overview. This page does the narrower job: it prices each component of Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 11-902 for a first, second and third conviction, the mandatory minimums, the restricted-license and interlock route, and the reinstatement charges the state actually publishes — with no added-up total.
The first offence, component by component
Oklahoma's § 11-902 is the sharpest escalation in this run: the jump from a first to a second offence is the jump from a misdemeanour to a felony. A first offence is a misdemeanour carrying ten days to one year in jail and a fine of not more than $1,000, and — a component with no equivalent prominence in most states — the convicted driver must participate in an alcohol and drug substance abuse assessment and evaluation under the statute and follow all of the recommendations it makes. That means the assessment is not the end of the programme cost: whatever course of treatment the evaluation recommends becomes a court-enforceable obligation, at the driver's expense, and its price is set by the provider who delivers it, not by § 11-902.
Oklahoma also reaches conduct other states leave out, because § 11-902 covers a person who drives, operates or is in actual physical control of a motor vehicle. A driver found in actual physical control — seated in the vehicle with the ability to operate it — can face the same $1,000-ceiling first-offence package as a driver stopped in motion. The per se prong is timed as well: the 0.08 concentration is measured by a test administered within two hours after arrest under § 756, which is why the testing timeline is part of the cost picture — a case built on a test outside that window is a different case from one built inside it, even though the statutory fine range printed here is the same for both.
Second and third offences, and what escalates
A second offence committed within ten years of completing the sentence or deferred judgment on the first is a felony under § 11-902(C)(2). The court sentences the driver to follow the assessment's treatment recommendations at the defendant's own expense, or to Department of Corrections custody for one to five years with a fine of not more than $2,500, or to a combination of treatment, imprisonment and a fine within those limits — with one hard floor: if the treatment does not include residential or inpatient treatment of at least five days, the driver must serve at least five days of imprisonment. A third offence within the same window sits on the next felony tier, at one to ten years and a fine of not more than $5,000 in the published statutory summaries. No part of those felony tiers is a misdemeanour fine with a larger number attached; custody is measured in years and served in state custody.
Refusal, the restricted license, and reinstatement charges
License consequences run through Service Oklahoma on a separate administrative track from the criminal case, triggered by the arrest and test result or refusal and again by a conviction, with ignition interlock as the mechanism for restricted driving and for reinstatement in the published state guidance. Because the interlock period and the administrative period depend on the driver's record and on which track is running, this page describes that structure rather than printing a single suspension length as if it applied to every Oklahoma case. Our interlock, reinstatement and CDL pages cover the restricted-driving mechanics. What can be priced exactly from the statute is in the table: the $1,000 first-offence ceiling, the $2,500 second-offence ceiling and the mandatory assessment that generates the treatment obligation at every tier.
| DUI component | Published amount |
|---|---|
| First offence (§ 11-902(C)(1)) | Misdemeanour; 10 days to 1 year in jail; fine of not more than $1,000; mandatory participation in an alcohol and drug substance abuse assessment and evaluation, and compliance with all of its recommendations |
| Second offence within 10 years (§ 11-902(C)(2)) | Felony; Department of Corrections custody of 1 to 5 years and a fine of not more than $2,500, or treatment, imprisonment and a fine within those limits; if the assessment's treatment does not include at least 5 days of residential or inpatient treatment, at least 5 days of imprisonment must be served |
| Third offence within 10 years (§ 11-902(C)) | Felony tier above the second: 1 to 10 years and a fine of not more than $5,000 in the published statutory summaries |
| Assessment component (§ 11-902(G)/(H)) | Assessment and evaluation are mandatory at every tier and the driver must follow all recommendations made — treatment is at the defendant's expense where the statute so provides |
| Administrative action (Service Oklahoma) | License action on arrest and on conviction runs separately from the criminal tiers, with ignition interlock as the restricted-driving and reinstatement condition in the published state guidance — described, not priced as a state fee |
Sources: Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 11-902(C) (first-offence misdemeanour and second-offence felony tiers verbatim); § 11-902 assessment subsections; Service Oklahoma impaired-driving and interlock guidance. Last verified: October 2026.
The fine is one line in a longer stack — court costs, program fees, interlock, supervision and reinstatement all bill separately. Price the layers that apply to your case in the calculator.
Open the DUI cost calculatorWhat this state does not publish as a single figure
Oklahoma does not publish a statewide price for the assessment provider's evaluation, for the treatment an assessment recommends, for probation or post-imprisonment supervision, or for an interlock provider's installation and monthly charges, and court costs are assessed by the convicting court. Those items are therefore described as obligations on this page rather than priced as state charges — in Oklahoma that distinction matters, because the treatment obligation is open-ended by design: the statute binds the driver to all recommendations, whatever the recommended programme costs. There is no published Oklahoma figure for the effect of a DUI on car insurance prices, and none is estimated here.
There is no added-up statewide total on this page for the same reason: the published components above are the figures the statute, the licensing agency or the court schedule actually sets, and the remaining components are billed case by case. Adding them together would produce a number no Oklahoma authority has published. Use the table to price the components that apply to a specific case, and use our first-offense cost guide, second-offense guide and third-offense guide for the national pattern each component follows.
Common questions
- Is a second DUI in Oklahoma really a felony?
- Yes. Under § 11-902(C)(2), a second offence within ten years of completing the first sentence is a felony carrying one to five years in Department of Corrections custody and a fine of up to $2,500, or a treatment-and-imprisonment combination within those limits.
- What is the fine for a first Oklahoma DUI?
- Not more than $1,000, with ten days to one year in jail, plus a mandatory substance abuse assessment and compliance with all of its recommendations.
- Can you be charged in Oklahoma without driving?
- Yes — § 11-902 also covers being in actual physical control of a motor vehicle while under the influence, not only driving or operating it in motion.
Related cost guides: Oklahoma DUI costs overview, second-offense DUI costs, DUI refusal costs, ignition interlock costs, license reinstatement fees.
Sources: Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 11-902(C) (first-offence misdemeanour and second-offence felony tiers verbatim); § 11-902 assessment subsections; Service Oklahoma impaired-driving and interlock guidance. Last verified: October 2026. This page is educational information about costs only — not legal advice. Laws and fees change; confirm current figures with your court and your state's driver-licensing agency.