Oklahoma State Trooper Pulls Us Over.. Im sleeping.

[jcharro]

Hello again fellas,
From what the driver and owner of the van told me after we got back in the van. The Officer decided to call me to be the driver since my drivers' license was valid and I was the first guy that popped into the drivers mind at that moment. The van owner and driver drivers license was 2 days expired. And No we are not like the movie "El Mariachi" jajaja. We are a professional music group that travel across the Northeast performing at Weddings, Quinceaneras (sweet 16), Birthday parties, Funerals, Divorces... yes Divorces. In Texas we have played in many Divorce parties.

Cool, my uncle has a mariachi band. What's the name of the band you work with ?

Mariachi Michoacan
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[03Lightningrocks]

Never mind... I just saw the answer to my question.

[gigag04]

2 days expired is a stupid ticket to write...but better than a speeding ticket. Heck Texas gives you 5 business days to get your stickers current, and 2 months out is almost a guaranteed dropped ticket if it is fixed and show to the court. Get your DL renewed and send a copy of the now current driving record to the court to see if they will drop it.

Regarding the demeanor...big deal about nothing on troop's part.

[txbirddog]

I'm no expert on Oklahoma law, BUT...I never found anything in the statutes--or at least my check of them for the times I've gone to OK--that indicates my duty as a passenger to inform a driver.

And I'll use the standard disclaimer...I'm not a lawyer, I didn't stay in a Holiday Inn Express...in fact, I'm just another opinionated redneck! LOL

OK statute where at first contact you MUST inform....

TITLE 21 § 1290.8. Possession of License Required-Notification to Police of Gun

A. It shall be unlawful for any person to fail or refuse to identify the fact that the person is in actual possession of a concealed handgun pursuant to the authority of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act when the person first comes into contact with any law enforcement officer of this state or its political subdivisions or a federal law enforcement officer during the course of any arrest, detainment, or routine traffic stop. No person shall be required to identify himself or herself as a concealed handgun licensee when no handgun is in the person’s possession or in any vehicle in which the person is driving or is a passenger. Any violation of the provisions of this subsection shall, upon conviction, be a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. In addition to any criminal prosecution for a violation of the provisions of this subsection, the licensee shall be subject to a six-month suspension of the license and an administrative fine of Fifty Dollars ($50.00), upon a hearing and determination by the Bureau that the person is in violation of the provisions of this subsection.

LE only,,,,,not the driver.....