Oklahoma
Oklahoma legislator introduces bills to restructure drivers license restoration
OKLAHOMA CITY (KSWO) – An Oklahoma lawmaker wants to break down some of the barriers for former inmates working to reenter society.
Sen. Micheal Bergstrom (R-Adair) introduced a series of bills that would restructure drivers license restoration.
One bill would let people whose licenses expired while in prison to apply for a temporary provisional license without needing to pay any outstanding fines or fees for a six-month period.
The second bill is similar but allows for license holders who can make payments to begin paying fees immediately. The third bill would grant people a 90-day grace period where their expired license would be valid, during which time they could get a new license.
The Department of Corrections would also be tasked with giving inmates the needed documents to get a provisional license.
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