by Brian Huddleston | Dec 9, 2017 | Legislation & Case Notes
On November 8 2016, 58% of Oklahoma voters supported State Question 780, which makes all marijuana possession offenses misdemeanors effective July 1, 2017. Oklahoma still has further to go, as the penalty for first-time marijuana possession will remain up to one year...
by Brian Huddleston | Nov 9, 2017 | Legislation & Case Notes
If you do not stop when those red lights are activated for a school bus, or a church bus, and you drive past that bus, in addition to a fine and other penalties such as points on your license and record, you’re going to lose your driver’s license for a...
by Brian Huddleston | Aug 31, 2017 | Legislation & Case Notes
Given the maintenance requirements and rapid depreciation of cars and other vehicles, it makes no sense to have them sitting around for months or years while probate grinds on, before they can be transferred to their new owners. Thankfully a new Oklahoma law (47 O.S....
by Brian Huddleston | Apr 16, 2015 | Legislation & Case Notes
The Oklahoma Citizens Participation Act?was passed on?April 22, 2014,?on the 125th anniversary of the Oklahoma 1889 Land Run, Gov. Mary Fallin signed the Act, and it became law on November 1, 2014. The Act gives Oklahomans valuable protections in the exercise of their...
by Brian Huddleston | Jan 24, 2015 | Legislation & Case Notes
An expungement proceeding is a type of lawsuit in which a first time offender of a prior criminal conviction seeks that the records of that earlier process be sealed, thereby making the records unavailable through the state or Federal repositories. If successful, the...
by Brian Huddleston | Nov 5, 2014 | Firm News, Legislation & Case Notes
The Noncustodial Parent Visitation Rights Law went into effect on November 1, 2014, and allows noncustodial parents a somewhat simpler way of enforcing their custody schedule when it isn’t being followed by the custodial parent. The new law amends Oklahoma...
