47-6-212.2.

§47-6-212.2.


    A.  Whenever the records of the Department of Public Safety
reflect a conviction of a person pursuant to Section 11-902 of this
title or an alcohol- or drug-related revocation or suspension of the
driver license of that person pursuant to the provisions of paragraph
2 of subsection A of Section 6-205 or Sections 6-205.1, 6-206, 753,
754 or 761 of this title, the person shall participate in an alcohol
and drug substance abuse evaluation program offered by a facility or
qualified practitioner certified by the Department of Mental Health
and Substance Abuse Services for the purpose of evaluating the
person's receptivity to treatment and prognosis.  The person shall
enroll, attend and successfully complete an alcohol and drug
substance abuse course offered by an institution or organization
certified by the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Services to conduct such courses.  For a second or subsequent
offense, the alcohol and drug substance abuse course shall consist of
at least twenty-four (24) hours of instruction and shall conform with
the provisions of subsection G of Section 3-453 of Title 43A of the
Oklahoma Statutes.  Persons under twenty-one (21) years of age shall
be required to attend and successfully complete an alcohol and drug
substance abuse course developed specifically to address the needs of
young persons and offered by an institution or organization certified
by the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services to
conduct such courses.  No citizen shall be compelled to travel more
than fifty (50) miles from the citizen's place of residence to attend
a course or evaluation program required herein.  As used in this
subsection, "qualified practitioner" means a person with at least a
bachelor's degree in substance abuse treatment, mental health or a
related health care field and at least two (2) years' experience in
providing alcohol abuse treatment, other drug abuse treatment, or
both alcohol and other drug abuse treatment, who is certified each
year by the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
to provide  such assessments.  For purposes of this subsection, the
requirement for alcohol and drug substance abuse evaluation shall be
considered satisfied if the person is evaluated by a qualified
practitioner or facility certified for that purpose and a report of
such evaluation is presented to the court prior to sentencing.
    B.  The requirements of subsection A of this section shall be a
condition for reinstatement of a driver license, in addition to other
conditions for driver license reinstatement provided by law.