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A commercial driver’s license (CDL) is a special license issued by the State of Oklahoma that allows an individual to drive certain types of vehicles. Drivers are required to have a CDL in order to drive vehicles over a certain weight, buses, and vehicles containing hazardous materials. In addition to passing certain medical requirements, an individual must pass a comprehensive…Read More
Brookside DUI Checkpoint on April 23; The Tulsa Police Department has released a statement regarding a DUI checkpoint near Brookside on Saturday, April 23, 2016 from 10:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m. Brookside DUI Checkpoint The news story on the Tulsa World Website is as follows: “The Tulsa Police Department will set up a DUI checkpoint near a Brookside intersection Saturday night.…Read More
DUI Checkpoint in North Tulsa; The Tulsa Police Department has released a statement regarding a DUI checkpoint near Pine and Peoria on Saturday, April 9, 2016 from 10:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m. DUI Checkpoint in North Tulsa The news story on the Tulsa World Website is as follows: “The checkpoint will start at 10 p.m. Saturday and end at 3 a.m.…Read More
In Oklahoma, it is unlawful to drive a motor vehicle on public roads, streets, highways, turnpikes or other public place when a person’s privilege to do so has been canceled, denied, suspended or revoked. Oklahoma law requires an individual to surrender his/her license if it is suspended, revoked or canceled. There are stiff penalties for driving without a valid license…Read More
North Tulsa DUI Checkpoint; The Tulsa Police Department has released a statement regarding a DUI checkpoint near the 800 block of N. Sheridan Rd on Saturday, February 20, 2016 from 10:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m. The news story on the Tulsa World Website is as follows: North Tulsa DUI Checkpoint “Tulsa police will conduct a sobriety checkpoint over the weekend in north Tulsa…Read More
Conducir bajo la influencia (DUI) La combinación de beber alcohol o usar drogas y luego conducir en Oklahoma se conoce como conducir bajo la influencia (DUI). Las condenas por DUI pueden ir desde la suspensión de licencia a la cárcel o prisión, dependiendo de los factores, la historia de los acusados, y otras circunstancias. Si usted o un ser querido…Read More
Last month, the Supreme Court agreed to take jurisdiction on a case addressing a DUI related issue: whether, in the absence of a warrant, a state may make it a crime for a person to refuse to take a chemical test to detect the presence of alcohol in the person’s blood. Approximately two years ago, the Supreme Court addressed whether…Read More
DUI Checkpoint Update: The Tulsa Police Department has released a statement regarding a DUI checkpoint near the 1300 block of North MLK Jr. Blvd (just north of Downtown) on Saturday, January 23, 2015 from 10:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m. The news story on the Tulsa World Website is as follows: Downtown DUI Checkpoint “The Tulsa Police Department will conduct a DUI…Read More
A news story was making the headlines recently, where a New York woman had her DUI case dismissed based on her defense of Auto-Brewery Syndrome. Auto–brewery syndrome, also known as gut fermentation syndrome, is a rare medical condition in which intoxicating quantities of ethanol are produced through endogenous fermentation within the digestive system. In the case of the New York woman, she…Read More
The Tulsa Police Department has released a statement on its Facebook page regarding a DUI checkpoint in Downtown Tulsa on Thursday, December 31, 2015 from 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. The statement on their website reads as follows: DUI Checkpoint in Downtown Tulsa “Thursday, December 31st from 8:00 PM to 11:00 PM, The Tulsa Police Department will conduct a DUI checkpoint in…Read More