§ 47-17-102. Felony violations – Penalties.

A.  Any person who is convicted of a violation of any of the provisions of the Uniform Vehicle Code declared by the Code or by other laws of this state to constitute a felony shall be guilty of a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one (1) year nor more than five (5) years, or by a fine of not less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) nor more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.

B.  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 subsection A 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.

C.  One-half (1/2) of any fine collected pursuant to the provisions of subsection B 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.

Added by Laws 1961, p. 423, § 17-102, eff. Sept. 1, 1961.  Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 484, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 5, § 350, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2004, c. 387, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2004; Laws 2007, c. 120, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2007.

Note

NOTE:  Laws 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 484 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.