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An act relating to reckless driving, the official text

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1                    STATE OF OKLAHOMA

2               2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)

3 HOUSE BILL 3266               By: George

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6                    AS INTRODUCED

7   An Act relating to reckless driving; amending

    Section 15, Chapter 366, O.S.L. 2024 (21 O.S. Supp.

8   2025, Section 20O), which relates to Class D2 felony

    offenses; adding certain crime to list of D2 felony

9   offenses; amending 47 O.S. 2021, Section 11-901,

    which relates to reckless driving; making certain

10  acts unlawful; providing penalties; and providing an

    effective date.

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13 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:

14  SECTION 1.      AMENDATORY  Section 15, Chapter 366, O.S.L.

15 2024 (21 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 20O), is amended to read as

16 follows:

17  Section 20O. A. Upon the effective date of this act, Class D2

18 shall include the following criminal offenses:

19  1. Attempt to escape from penitentiary, as provided for in

20 Section 434 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes this title;

21  2. Attempt to escape from prison, not a penitentiary, as

22 provided for in Section 436 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes

23 this title;

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1   3. Escape from arrest or detention for a felony, as provided

2 for in subsection C of Section 444 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma

3 Statutes this title;

4   4. Aggravated assault and battery upon medical care provider,

5 as provided for in Section 650.5 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma

6 Statutes this title;

7   5. Omitting to provide for a child, as provided for in Section

8 852 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes this title;

9   6. Harboring an endangered runaway child, second or subsequent

10 offense, as provided for in Section 856.2 of Title 21 of the

11 Oklahoma Statutes this title;

12  7. Discharging a stun gun, tear gas, mace, or other agent

13 against officer, as provided for in Section 1272.3 of Title 21 of

14 the Oklahoma Statutes this title;

15  8. Possession of sawed-off shotgun, as provided for in Section

16 1289.18 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes this title;

17  9. Transmit threatening letter, as provided for in Section 1304

18 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes this title;

19  10. Reckless driving that results in a collision, as provided

20 for in subsection D of Section 11-901 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma

21 Statutes;

22  11. Abortion without license, as provided for in Section 1-731

23 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

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1   11. 12. Abortion after first trimester, as provided for in

2 Section 1-731 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

3   12. 13. Self-induced abortion, as provided for in Section 1-733

4 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

5   13. 14. Violate Oklahoma Unborn Child Protection from

6 Dismemberment Abortion Act, as provided for in Section 1-737.9 of

7 Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

8   14. 15. Violation of Unborn Child Pain Awareness/Prevention

9 Act, as provided for in Section 1-738.14 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma

10 Statutes;

11  15. 16. Knowingly perform abortion on unemancipated minor, as

12 provided for in Section 1-740.4b of Title 63 of the Oklahoma

13 Statutes;

14  16. 17. Make fraudulent statement to obtain abortion for a

15 minor, as provided for in Section 1-740.4b of Title 63 of the

16 Oklahoma Statutes;

17  17. 18. Violation of the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection

18 Act, as provided for in Section 1-745.7 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma

19 Statutes;

20  18. 19. Violation of the Heartbeat Informed Consent Act, as

21 provided for in Section 1-746.7 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma

22 Statutes;

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1   19. 20. Abortion on minor less than fourteen (14) years of age

2 or failure to submit tissue, as provided for in Section 1-749 of

3 Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

4   20. 21. Distribution of imitation controlled substance, second

5 offense, as provided for in Section 2-401 of Title 63 of the

6 Oklahoma Statutes; and

7   21. 22. Assist another in purchase of pseudoephedrine products,

8 second or subsequent offense, as provided for in Section 2-701 of

9 Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

10  B. Any person convicted of a Class D2 criminal offense set

11 forth in this section shall be punished by imprisonment in the

12 custody of the Department of Corrections for a term of not more than

13 two (2) years and shall serve at least twenty percent (20%) of the

14 sentence imposed before release from custody.

15  C. 1. Every person who, having been previously convicted of

16 one or two Class C or Class D criminal offenses, commits a Class D2

17 criminal offense shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment

18 in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a term of not

19 less than one (1) year nor more than five (5) years and shall serve

20 at least twenty percent (20%) of the sentence imposed before release

21 from custody including release to electronic monitoring pursuant to

22 Section 510.9 of Title 57 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

23  2. Every person who, having been previously convicted of three

24 Class C or Class D criminal offenses, or one or more Class Y, Class

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1 A, or Class B criminal offenses, commits a Class D2 criminal offense

2 shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment in the custody

3 of the Department of Corrections for a term of not less than one (1)

4 year nor more than ten (10) years and shall serve at least thirty

5 percent (30%) of the sentence imposed before release from custody

6 including release to electronic monitoring pursuant to Section 510.9

7 of Title 57 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

8   D. Unless specifically exempted pursuant to subsection E of

9 this section, Section 51.1 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes

10 shall not apply to Class D2 criminal offenses.

11  E. 1. The criminal offenses listed in paragraphs 7, 10, 11,

12 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, and 19 of subsection A of this section

13 shall be exempt from the penalty provisions provided for in

14 subsections B and C of this section. Persons convicted of the

15 criminal offenses provided for in paragraphs 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14,

16 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 19 20 of subsection A of this section shall

17 be punished in accordance with the corresponding penalties provided

18 for in the Oklahoma Statutes including Section 51.1 of Title 21 of

19 the Oklahoma Statutes.

20  2. The criminal offense listed in paragraphs 2, 4, 5, and 6 of

21 subsection A of this section shall be exempt from the penalty

22 provisions provided for subsection B of this section. Persons

23 convicted of the criminal offenses provided for in paragraphs 2, 4,

24 5, and 6 of subsection A of this section shall be punished in

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1 accordance with the corresponding penalties provided for in the

2 Oklahoma Statutes including Section 51.1 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma

3 Statutes. The provisions of subsection C of this section still

4 applies to the criminal offenses listed in paragraphs 2, 4, 5, and 6

5 of subsection A of this section.

6   F. All Class D2 criminal offenses shall be punishable by the

7 corresponding fines as provided for in the Oklahoma Statutes.

8   SECTION 2.      AMENDATORY      47 O.S. 2021, Section 11-901, is

9 amended to read as follows:

10  Section 11-901. A. It shall be deemed reckless driving for any

11 person to drive a motor vehicle in a careless or wanton manner

12 without regard for the safety of persons or property or in violation

13 of the conditions outlined in Section 11-801 of this title.

14  B. Every person convicted of reckless driving shall be punished

15 upon a first conviction by imprisonment for a period of not less

16 than five (5) days nor more than ninety (90) days, or by a fine of

17 not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Five

18 Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment; on

19 a second or subsequent conviction, punishment shall be imprisonment

20 for not less than ten (10) days nor more than six (6) months, or by

21 a fine of not less than One Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150.00) nor more

22 than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by both such fine and

23 imprisonment.

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1   C. Every person convicted of reckless driving involving any

2 motor vehicle speed contest or motor vehicle race on any street or

3 highway shall, upon a first conviction, be punished by imprisonment

4 for not less than five (5) days nor more than six (6) months, or by

5 a fine of not less than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) nor more than

6 One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by both such fine and

7 imprisonment. Every person convicted of a second or subsequent

8 conviction shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than

9 thirty (30) days nor more than six (6) months, or by a fine of not

10 less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by both such fine and

11 imprisonment.

12  D. Every person who is involved in a collision while driving or

13 operating a motor vehicle within this state and who is in violation

14 of the provisions of subsection A or C of this section shall, upon

15 conviction, be guilty of a Class D2 felony offense punishable by

16 imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of Section

17 20O of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

18  SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.

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20  60-2-14506      GRS  12/09/25

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