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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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