Driver licenses; extension of certain driver license; requiring mailing of driver license to certain individual. Effective date.

An Act
ENROLLED SENATE
BILL NO. 216 By: Bergstrom of the Senate

and

Miller and Williams of the
House

An Act relating to driver licenses; providing for
extension of certain driver license; requiring
mailing of driver license to certain individual;
requiring Service Oklahoma and Department of
Corrections to enter into certain agreement;
authorizing rule promulgation; amending 47 O.S. 2021,
Section 6-212, as amended by Section 73, Chapter 282,
O.S.L. 2022 (47 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 6-212),
which relates to provisional licenses; modifying
provisions related to license reinstatement;
requiring certain notification; prohibiting certain
eligibility; requiring Service Oklahoma to enter into
certain agreements; requiring the Department of
Corrections to provide certain assistance;
authorizing promulgation of rules; removing obsolete
language; amending 57 O.S. 2021, Section 513.3, as
amended by Section 1, Chapter 64, O.S.L. 2022 (57
O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 513.3), which relates to the
Sarah Stitt Act; updating statutory reference;
providing for codification; and providing an
effective date.

SUBJECT: Driver licenses

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:

SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 6-205.3 of Title 47, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:

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A. Any person who held a valid, unexpired Oklahoma driver
license upon imprisonment in the custody of the Department of
Corrections which expired within the last three (3) years during the
person’s term of imprisonment, shall have the expiration date of his
or her driver license extended for a period of six (6) months after
he or she is released from the custody of the Department of
Corrections. Upon release from custody, Service Oklahoma shall mail
a replacement driver license to an address provided by the person.

B. Service Oklahoma and the Department of Corrections shall
enter into a data-sharing agreement to facilitate the exchange of
necessary data to carry out the provisions of this section.

C. Service Oklahoma and the Department of Corrections are
authorized to promulgate rules and procedures to implement the
provisions of this section.

SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 6-212, as
amended by Section 73, Chapter 282, O.S.L. 2022 (47 O.S. Supp. 2024,
Section 6-212), is amended to read as follows:

Section 6-212. A. Service Oklahoma shall not assess and
collect multiple reinstatement fees when reinstating the driving
privilege of any person having more than one suspension or
revocation affecting the person’s driving privilege at the time of
reinstatement.

B. Service Oklahoma shall:

1. Suspend or revoke a person’s driving privilege as delineated
within the Oklahoma Statutes; and

2. Require any person having more than one suspension or
revocation affecting the person’s driving privilege to meet the
statutory requirements for each action as a condition precedent to
the reinstatement of any driving privilege. Provided, however,
reinstatement fees shall not be cumulative, and a single
reinstatement fee, as provided for in subsection C of this section,
shall be paid for all suspensions or revocations as shown by Service
Oklahoma’s records at the time of reinstatement.

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C. Whenever a person’s privilege to operate a motor vehicle is
suspended or revoked pursuant to any provision as authorized by the
Oklahoma Statutes, the license or privilege to operate a motor
vehicle shall remain under suspension or revocation and shall not be
reinstated until:

1. The expiration of each such revocation or suspension order;

2. The person has paid to Service Oklahoma:

a. if such privilege is suspended or revoked pursuant to
Section 1115.5 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes or
pursuant to any provisions of this title, except as
provided in subparagraph b of this paragraph, a
processing fee of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) for
each such suspension or revocation as shown by Service
Oklahoma’s records, or

b. (1) if such privilege is suspended or revoked
pursuant to the provisions of Section 6-205, 6-
205.1, 7-612, 753, 754 or 761 of this title or
pursuant to subsection A of Section 7-605 of this
title for a conviction for failure to maintain
the mandatory motor vehicle insurance required by
law or pursuant to subsection B of Section 6-206
of this title for a suspension other than for
points accumulation, a processing fee of Seventy-
five Dollars ($75.00) for each such suspension or
revocation as shown by Service Oklahoma’s
records, and a special assessment trauma-care fee
of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) to be deposited
into the Trauma Care Assistance Revolving Fund
created in Section 1-2530.9 of Title 63 of the
Oklahoma Statutes, for each suspension or
revocation as shown by the records of Service
Oklahoma, and

(2) in addition to any other fees required by this
section, if such privilege is suspended or
revoked pursuant to an arrest on or after
November 1, 2008, under the provisions of
paragraph 2 or 6 of subsection A of Section 6-205

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of this title or of Section 753, 754 or 761 of
this title, a fee of Fifteen Dollars ($15.00),
which shall be apportioned pursuant to the
provisions of Section 3-460 of Title 43A of the
Oklahoma Statutes; and

3. The person has paid to Service Oklahoma a single
reinstatement fee of, beginning on July 1, 2013, and any year
thereafter, Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00).

Service Oklahoma shall notify the license holder within three (3)
days of reinstatement that the license holder shall apply for a new
driver license pursuant to subsection A of Section 6-209 of this
title.

D. Service Oklahoma is hereby authorized to shall enter into
agreements with persons whose license to operate a motor vehicle or
commercial motor vehicle has been suspended or revoked, for issuance
of a provisional license subject to any restrictions imposed by law
or a court order. The provisional license would allow such persons
to drive from 6:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. Driving privileges for a
provisional license are limited from 12:00 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. to
driving:

1. Between their place of residence and their place of
employment or potential employment;

2. During the scope and course of their employment;

3. Between their place of residence and a college, university
or technology center;

4. Between their place of residence and their child’s school or
day care provider;

5. Between their place of residence and a place of worship; or

6. Between their place of residence and any court-ordered
treatment program,

with the condition that such persons pay a minimum total of Five
Dollars ($5.00) per month toward the satisfaction of outstanding

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fees, including, but not limited to, provisional license fees,
warrant fees, court costs or fees, driver license or commercial
driver license reinstatement fees. Service Oklahoma may suspend or
revoke a provisional license pursuant to this section if the person
fails to honor the payment plan. The person may re-enroll in the
provisional driver license program.

E. Any person convicted of an offense specified in paragraph 1,
4, or 8 of subsection A of Section 6-205 of this title shall not be
eligible for a provisional license.

F. Any violation of law by the person holding the provisional
license that would result in the suspension or revocation of a
driver license, except for the failure to pay fines, fees, or other
financial obligations if the person is participating in a payment
plan, shall result in the revocation of the provisional license.

F. G. Eligibility for a provisional license shall not take into
consideration any outstanding fines and fees owed, including, but
not limited to, warrant fees, court costs or fees, driver license or
commercial driver license reinstatement fees.

G. H. A person with a suspended driver license shall not have
to take a driver license test to be eligible for a provisional
license;, provided, the suspended license has not expired.

H. I. The Department of Corrections shall provide inmates with
relevant documentation to obtain a provisional license as provided
in subsection D of this section before being released from custody.
The Department of Corrections shall develop rules and procedures
necessary to implement the provisions of this subsection.

J. Service Oklahoma shall develop rules and procedures
necessary to implement the provisions of this section except as
otherwise provided by this title.

I. Effective July 1, 2002, and for

K. For each fiscal year thereafter:

1. Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00) of all
monies collected each month pursuant to this section shall be

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apportioned as provided in Section 1104 of this title, except as
otherwise provided in this section; and

2. Except as otherwise provided in this section, all other
monies collected in excess of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars
($250,000.00) each month shall be deposited in the General Revenue
Fund.

SECTION 3. AMENDATORY 57 O.S. 2021, Section 513.3, as
amended by Section 1, Chapter 64, O.S.L. 2022 (57 O.S. Supp. 2024,
Section 513.3), is amended to read as follows:

Section 513.3. A. When any inmate shall be discharged from an
institution of the Department of Corrections and the intended
residence designated by the inmate is within this state, the
Department of Corrections shall provide the inmate with relevant
documentation to assist the inmate in obtaining post-release
employment and shall coordinate with the Department of Public Safety
Service Oklahoma to provide a REAL ID Noncompliant Identification
Card if the inmate does not have a current state-issued
identification card or driver license.

B. 1. Within nine (9) months prior to the release of an inmate
from custody, the Department of Corrections shall identify whether
the inmate has a current form of state identification and begin the
process of gathering the documentation required for the issuance of
a REAL ID Noncompliant Identification Card pursuant to Section 6-
105.3 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes. If an inmate has any
valid form of a state-issued identification card or driver license,
the inmate may avail himself or herself of the provisions of this
section.

2. The Department of Corrections may utilize any funds
available to cover the costs associated with the implementation and
administration of this section and the purchase of REAL ID
Noncompliant Identification Cards, including, but not limited to,
inmate trust funds, existing funds of the Department of Corrections,
and donations.

3. The provisions of this section shall apply only to inmates
who may receive a state-issued identification card pursuant to
Section 1550.42 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

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C. For purposes of assisting an inmate in obtaining post-
release employment, the Department of Corrections shall provide the
inmate with the following documentation:

1. A copy of the vocational training record of the inmate, if
applicable;

2. A copy of the work record of the inmate, if applicable;

3. A certified copy of the birth certificate of the inmate, if
obtainable;

4. A Social Security card or a replacement Social Security card
of the inmate, if obtainable;

5. A resume that includes any trade learned by the inmate and
the proficiency at that trade by the inmate; and

6. Documentation that the inmate has completed a practice job
interview.

In addition, the Department shall notify the inmate if he or she
is eligible to apply for a license from a state entity charged with
oversight of an occupational license or certification.

D. The following categories of inmates are not required to
complete resumes or practice job interviews prior to their release
from incarceration:

1. Inmates sixty-five (65) years of age or older;

2. Inmates releasing to medical parole or discharging from a
prison infirmary setting;

3. Inmates releasing from a Department of Corrections Mental
Health Unit;

4. Inmates releasing to the custody of another jurisdiction on
a warrant or detainer;

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5. Inmates returning to community supervision from an
intermediate revocation facility; and

6. Inmates that the Department determines would be physically
or mentally unable to return to the workforce upon release from
incarceration.

E. The Department of Corrections is authorized to promulgate
rules and procedures to implement the provisions of this section.

SECTION 4. This act shall become effective July 1, 2026.

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Passed the Senate the 4th day of March, 2025.

Presiding Officer of the Senate

Passed the House of Representatives the 6th day of May, 2025.

Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________
Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.

_________________________________
Governor of the State of Oklahoma

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________
day of __________________, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________