One DUI can end a trucking career permanently. We fight to prevent that.
Commercial drivers are held to an exceptionally strict standard regarding chemical impairment, reflecting the massive kinetic energy and lethal potential of the vehicles they operate. While a standard Class D driver is considered legally impaired at a BAC of 0.08, a CDL holder operating a commercial vehicle is subject to a per se limit of just 0.04 BAC. Oklahoma law forbids the "masking" of convictions for CDL holders; if a commercial driver is convicted of a DUI, pleads no contest, or even has the charges dismissed following the successful completion of a deferred sentence, it is unequivocally counted as a conviction for CDL revocation purposes. A first-time DUI offense—even if committed in the driver's personal, non-commercial vehicle on their day off—results in an automatic and unappealable one-year ban of their CDL. If the commercial vehicle requires a hazardous materials placard, the first-offense ban is extended to three years. A second DUI conviction within the driver's lifetime results in a permanent, lifetime disqualification of their commercial driving privileges. Furthermore, CDL holders are entirely ineligible to participate in the Impaired Driver Accountability Program (IDAP), a state program that allows standard Class D drivers to maintain modified driving privileges via the installation of an ignition interlock device.
Under 47 O.S. § 6-205.2, a first DUI conviction (or breath refusal) results in an automatic 1-year disqualification of your CDL (extended to 3 years if hauling hazardous materials). A second DUI offense at any point in your lifetime results in a permanent, lifetime disqualification of your commercial driving privileges. There are no "hardship" or "work permits" available for CDL holders in Oklahoma.
CDL DUI defense is time-critical. We pursue every defense available in the underlying DUI case while simultaneously fighting the administrative CDL revocation process. This includes requesting a DMV hearing within 15 days, challenging the BAC evidence, negotiating reduced charges that may not trigger CDL consequences, and exploring every option to preserve your commercial license.
We defend cdl revocation: dui cases in courts across northeastern Oklahoma, including state, federal, and tribal jurisdictions.
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