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The total cost for a ticket for speeding 1-10 mph over the speed limit has been reduced to no more than $100. This includes fines and additional fees. The previous total cost was around $225. This bill places limits on what the court clerk can collect. It also enumerates how the costs will be allocated. In general, this seems like a very complicated way of reducing the cost of … [Read more...] about Speeding Ticket Fines Reduced – 2018 Oklahoma Laws #7

This change creates an administrative parole docket, addresses the parole of aging prisoners, and makes statutory references to crimes considered "violent crimes." Administrative Parole For crimes committed on or after November 1, 2018, any person in the custody of the Department of Corrections will be eligible for parole after serving 1/4 of their sentence(s), according to … [Read more...] about Pardon & Parole Reform – 2018 Oklahoma Laws #6

Growing hemp is now legal in Oklahoma when grown pursuant to the Oklahoma Industrial Hemp Agricultural Pilot Program. This law sets up various rules for the growing of hemp in Oklahoma. Previously, industrial hemp could only be shipped to Oklahoma for certain purposes. The official definition of marijuana has changed to exclude hemp grown under the Program.   New … [Read more...] about Hemp Is Legal – 2018 Oklahoma Laws #4

On June 26, 2018, over 56% of Oklahoma voters for the least-restrictive medical marijuana law in the country. The law went into effect on July 26, 2018, and as early as November 2018, marijuana bud was for sale at dispensaries. It's considered the least restrictive because there are no qualifying medical conditions. The conditions marijuana can be prescribed for are completely … [Read more...] about Medical Marijuana – 2018 Oklahoma Laws #3

In November 2016, Oklahomans voted to significantly change our alcohol laws. Those changes went into effect on October 1, 2018. Here are the big-picture changes: Liquor stores can sell refrigerated beer and wine Grocery stores and gas stations can sell chilled beer stronger than 3.2% ABV Grocery stores and gas stations can sell wine and chilled high-point beer … [Read more...] about Alcohol Laws Modernized – 2018 Oklahoma Laws #2