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Oklahoma House of Representatives OKLAHOMA CITY – State representatives will consider legislation to provide people leaving incarceration with an easier path to receive reinstated drivers licenses and to require the Oklahoma Deptartment of Public Safety to provide inmates with state IDs and other relevant documentation to assist in obtaining post-release employment. State Rep. Nicole Miller (R-Edmond) filed legislation to narrow the scope with which drivers licenses may be revoked following a criminal offense. House Bill 1795 gives the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety (DPS) flexibility to work with individuals on a case-by-case basis. Current statute allows DPS to suspend or revoke a defendant’s license after arrest for certain crimes, an entirely separate process from any criminal proceedings following an arrest. ....