Impaired Driver Accountability Program.

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A. The Department of Public Safety shall establish the Impaired Driver Accountability Program (IDAP) at the Department of Public Safety. Fees collected by the Department for admission into the program shall be deposited in the Department of Public Safety Restricted Revolving Fund for support of the program. The Department shall promulgate rules necessary to administer the program.

B. The Department may enter into an IDAP agreement with the person if:

1. The Department receives the request for IDAP participation within thirty (30) calendar days from the date that notice was given pursuant to Section 10 of this act;

2. The Department receives payment of the program administration fee of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) within forty-five (45) days of the date notice was given pursuant to Section 10 of this act;

3. The Department receives an ignition interlock device installation verification issued in accordance with the rules of the Board of Tests for Alcohol and Drug Influence within forty-five (45) days from the date notice was given pursuant to Section 10 of this act; and

4. The person is not otherwise ineligible for driving privileges in Oklahoma on the date the person enters into the IDAP agreement.

C. Upon successful completion of the program, the records of the Department will be updated to indicate completion of the program by the person without revocation. No reinstatement fee will be charged to the person.

D. The program length shall be:

1. A minimum of six (6) months for a person subject to revocation pursuant to paragraph 1 of subsection A of Section 6-205.1 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes. A restriction imposed under this section shall remain in effect until the Department receives a declaration from the Board of Tests for Alcohol and Drug Influence, in a form provided or approved by the Department, certifying that there have been no reportable violations in the sixty (60) consecutive days prior to the date of release. If the Department receives notice of any ignition interlock reportable violations, as determined by the Board of Tests for Alcohol and Drug Influence, the program period shall be extended for a period of sixty (60) days;

2. A minimum of twelve (12) months for a person subject to revocation pursuant to paragraph 2 of subsection A of Section 6-205.1 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes. A restriction imposed under this section shall remain in effect until the Department receives a declaration from the Board of Tests for Alcohol and Drug Influence, in a form provided or approved by the Department, certifying that there have been no reportable violations in the one hundred twenty (120) consecutive days prior to the date of release. If the Department receives notice of any ignition interlock reportable violations, as determined by the Board of Tests for Alcohol and Drug Influence, the program period shall be extended for a period of one hundred twenty (120) days; or

3. A minimum of thirty-six (36) months for a person subject to revocation pursuant to paragraph 3 of subsection A of Section 6-205.1 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes. A restriction imposed under this section shall remain in effect until the Department receives a declaration from the Board of Tests for Alcohol and Drug Influence, in a form provided or approved by the Department, certifying that there have been no reportable violations in the one (1) year prior to the date of release. If the Department receives notice of any ignition interlock reportable violations, as determined by the Board of Tests for Alcohol and Drug Influence, the program period shall be extended for a period of one (1) year.

E. Prior to an extension of the program period, the Department shall send notice of the extension in accordance with Section 2-116 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Upon request, which shall be made within fifteen (15) days of receipt of the notice, the person shall have the right to an informal hearing before the Department prior to any extension of the program. The hearing shall be limited to the issues of the validity of the ignition interlock reportable violation and the identity of the person committing the violation. Should the release date of the person occur after the Department has received the informal hearing request but before the informal hearing, the period of ignition interlock of the person shall be extended pending the final judgment of the Department.

F. Effective July 1, 2020, and 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 apportioned as provided in Section 1104 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes, 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.

Added by Laws 2019, c. 400, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.


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