OKLAHOMA CITY – Senate Bill 54, a measure championed by Senator Darrell Weaver, R-Moore, during the 2025 legislative session, will soon take effect on November 1 and expand the definition of Aggravated DUI under Oklahoma law.
The new law strengthens Oklahoma’s efforts to protect motorists and families by including additional offenses such as causing a motor vehicle incident, eluding police, speeding in a school zone, having a minor in the vehicle, or committing other reckless acts while driving under the influence under the definition of Aggravated DUI, a felony offense.
Weaver, who chairs the Senate Public Safety Committee and has extensive law enforcement experience, said the measure was needed to strengthen penalties for impaired drivers, whose actions undermine public safety.
“With this new law in place, those who endanger lives will be held accountable and face greater penalties for their dangerous behavior,” Weaver said. “By broadening what is classified as Aggravated DUI, we are protecting Oklahoma families, children, and everyone who shares our roads.”
Weaver added that he hopes the law will also deter individuals from driving under the influence.
“I have seen the devastating effects on families who have lost their loved ones at the hands of an impaired driver,” Weaver added. “With the implementation of stronger penalties through Senate Bill 54, I hope that anyone considering driving under the influence knows that the legal consequences are severe, but more importantly, that the human cost is irreversible. Their convenience or poor judgment is not worth the pain and loss it causes within our communities.”
Senator Weaver collaborated with public safety officials and the Oklahoma-based nonprofit, Victims of Impaired Drivers (VOID), on SB 54. Read the full text of the bill here.
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For more information, contact:
Sen. Darrell Weaver at 405-521-5569 or email [email protected].
