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Here are two sex-weighted charts for an alternate method of calculating an approximate BAC level...

OKLAHOMA ALCOHOL IMPAIRMENT CHART FOR MEN

APPROXIMATE BLOOD ALCOHOL PERCENTAGE
DRINKS*
BODY WEIGHT IN POUNDS
EFFECT ON PERSON
  100 120 140 160 180 200 220 240  
0
 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
ONLY SAFE DRIVING LIMIT
1
 .04 .03 .03 .02 .02 .02 .02 .02
IMPAIRMENT BEGINS.
2
 .08 .06 .05 .05 .04 .04 .03 .03
3
 .11 .09 .08 .07 .06 .06 .05 .05
DRIVING SKILLS SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECTED.

** CRIMINAL PENALTIES IN OKLAHOMA AT .06%
4
 .15 .12 .11 .09 .08 .08 .07 .06
5
 .19 .16 .13 .12 .11 .09 .09 .08
6
 .23 .19 .16 .14 .13 .11 .10 .09
7
 .26 .22 .19 .16 .15 .13 .12 .11
LEGALLY INTOXICATED.

CRIMINAL PENALTIES IN ALL STATES
8
 .30 .25 .21 .19 .17 .15 .14 .13
9
 .34 .28 .24 .21 .19 .17 .15 .14
10
 .38 .31 .27 .23 .21 .19 .17 .16
Subtract .01% for each 40 minutes of drinking.
* One drink is equal to 1¼ oz. of 80-proof liquor, 12 oz. of beer, or 4 oz. of table wine.
**ALL states have a .08 BAC per se law
 
 

OKLAHOMA ALCOHOL IMPAIRMENT CHART FOR WOMEN

APPROXIMATE BLOOD ALCOHOL PERCENTAGE
DRINKS*
BODY WEIGHT IN POUNDS
EFFECT ON PERSON
  90 100 120 140 160 180 200 220 240  
0
 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
ONLY SAFE DRIVING LIMIT
1
 .05 .05 .04 .03 .03 .03 .02 .02 .02
IMPAIRMENT BEGINS.
2
 .10 .09 .08 .07 .06 .05 .05 .04 .04
DRIVING SKILLS SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECTED.
** CRIMINAL PENALTIES IN OKLAHOMA AT .06%
3
 .15 .14 .11 .11 .09 .08 .07 .06 .06
4
 .20 .18 .15 .13 .11 .10 .09 .08 .08
5
 .25 .23 .19 .16 .14 .13 .11 .10 .09
6
 .30 .27 .23 .19 .17 .15 .14 .12 .11
LEGALLY INTOXICATED.

CRIMINAL PENALTIES IN ALL STATES
7
 .35 .32 .27 .23 .20 .18 .16 .14 .13
8
 .40 .36 .30 .26 .23 .20 .18 .17 .15
9
 .45 .41 .34 .29 .26 .23 .20 .19 .17
10
 .51 .45 .38 .32 .28 .25 .23 .21 .19
Subtract .01% for each 40 minutes of drinking.
* One drink is equal to 1¼ oz. of 80-proof liquor, 12 oz. of beer, or 4 oz. of table wine.
**ALL states have a .08 BAC per se law


The results of the breath or blood test will largely determine the charges brought and the possible sentences.  The so-called "per se" offense (driving over .08%) is defined by the blood-alchohol level; the "DUI" offense (Driving Under the Influence) is partially proven with a rebuttable presumption of intoxication if the result is over .08%.

Alcohol and the Human Body
A good basic discussion of the physiological process of alcohol absorption and elimination, the alcohol levels of various drinks and the effects of food, tolerance, gender, etc.

How Alcohol Works
Discussion of the nature of alcohol, its metabolism and effects, by Dr. Craig Feudenrich.

Online Blood-Alcohol Calculator
A simple online questionnaire to determine your theorectical blood-alcohol level with different amounts of alcohol consumed, from the manufacturers of the Intoximeter breath analyzing machine.

"Why Breath Tests of Blood-Alcohol Don't Work"
Article by Dr. Michael Hlastala, professor of pulmonary medicine at the University of Washington.

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 DUI Questions
 · What is the difference between DPS License Hearing and Criminal Case?
 · What if I have a Commerical Drivers License ( CDL )?
 · What if I have a Pilot's License and I get a DUI?
 · What are the criminal penalties of a DUI in Oklahoma? 
 · What will happen to my Oklahoma Driver's License if I am arrested for a DUI?
 · Will I go to jail for getting a DUI in Oklahoma?
 · Are Field Sobriety Tests very accurate?
 · How Accurate is the Breath Test?
 · How is the Breath Testing Done?
 · Can anything affect my performance on the Field Sobriety Tests?

More FAQS on DUI

 Field Sobriety Tests - Do you have to submit to these tests?
Every single DUI case is different, but as a general rule, it is almost always better to take the test in Oklahoma. However, if you have several convictions for DUI and fail time is more of the concern versus saving your Oklahoma driver's license, then you should not take the test unless you think you will pass it.

· To Take the Test or not, that is the question?
· What are Field Sobriety Tests?
· Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus (HGN)
· Walk & Turn
· One Leg Stand
· Counting Backwards (not a validated test)
· Alphabet (not a validated test)
· Finger Count (not a validated test)
· Stationary Balance (i.e. Rhomberg) (not a validated test)
· Field Test Realities