OKLAHOMA LIMOUSINE OPERATOR SEEKING NEW LAW RESTRICTIONS ON PARTY BUSES.
Some party bus and limousine operators throughout Oklahoma do allow some minors to drink alcohol in their vehicles; however one limousine company owner tells his story on wanting harder restrictions. A new law states that it is a crime for party bus operators to allow underage drinking in their vehicles doesn’t go far enough and should be toughened. He quoted ‘owners of party buses and limousine services who allow minors to drink alcohol while riding in their vehicles should be charged with a felony, some of these operators are out of control, we need to get these operators of the roads once and for all’
A variety of the operators with party buses (usually old school buses that have been renovated) aren’t licensed and don’t have necessary insurance, unscrupulous operators many times are from out of state and come here during prom seasons, the penalties are not much of a risk for some high stake operators he went on to say. Operator’s would be fined $500 for allowing underage drinking aboard his vehicle, and upon a second or subsequent conviction the owner could lose he operating license for one year.
One operator filed the legislation after she said she heard about teenagers, the previous year being dropped off at a high school prom who appeared intoxicated, she originally proposed operators lose their license for up to two years and be fined up to $1,000. Party bus hire operators are not allowed to sell or even provide alcohol within their vehicles. Whether the matter will be taken to court is another day, hopefully once this law is put right everyone will be safer.
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