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§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.
   

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