Oklahoma Code § 47-17-101

Title 47. Motor Vehicles: Misdemeanor violations - Penalties
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A.  It is a misdemeanor for any person to violate any of the
provisions of this title unless such violation is by this title or
other law of this state declared to be a felony.
B.  1.  Every person convicted of a misdemeanor for a violation
of any of the provisions of Sections 10-101 through 14-121 or
Sections 16-101 through 16-114 of this title for which another
penalty is not provided shall upon conviction thereof be punished by
a fine of not less than Five Dollars ($5.00) nor more than Five
Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment for not more than ten
(10) days; for a second such conviction within one (1) year after
the first conviction by imprisonment for not more than twenty (20)
days; upon a third or subsequent conviction within one (1) year
after the first conviction by imprisonment for not more than six (6)
months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
2.  Any person violating the provisions of Sections 10-101
through 14-121 or Sections 16-101 through 16-114 of this title,
where a jail sentence is not mandatory may, in the discretion of the
district attorney wherein the offense occurred, be permitted to
enter a plea of guilty by written statement by the person charged to
be presented to the court wherein the case is filed.  A remittance
covering the fine and costs may be considered and received with the
same force and effect as a written plea of guilty.

C.  Unless another penalty is in this title or by the laws of
this state provided, every person convicted of a misdemeanor for the
violation of any other provision of this title shall be punished by
a fine of not less than Five Dollars ($5.00) nor more than Five
Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment for not more than six
(6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
D.  Provided, however, notwithstanding any provision of law to
the contrary, any offense, including traffic offenses, in violation
of any of the provisions of this title which is not otherwise
punishable by a term of imprisonment or confinement shall be
punishable by a term of imprisonment not to exceed one day in the
discretion of the court, in addition to any fine prescribed by law.
E.  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
subsections B and C 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.
F.  One-half (1/2) of any fine collected pursuant to the
provisions of subsection E 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. 422, § 17-101, eff. Sept. 1, 1961.  Amended
by Laws 1963, c. 312, § 1, emerg. eff. June 19, 1963; Laws 1987, c.
226, § 7, operative July 1, 1987; Laws 2000, c. 285, § 4, eff. July
1, 2000; Laws 2001, c. 133, § 5, emerg. eff. April 24, 2001; Laws
2001, c. 435, § 11, eff. July 1, 2001; Laws 2004, c. 387, § 2, eff.
Nov. 1, 2004; Laws 2007, c. 120, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2007.

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