1. (a) The commissioner or the director, on receipt of a written report indicating that a surviving driver recklessly or unlawfully operated a motor vehicle, causing or materially contributing to the accident that resulted in injury or serious property damage, shall forward a request to the financial responsibility administrator that notice of suspension be issued to said operator.
2. (b) The effective date of such suspension shall be 5 days subsequent to its issuance.

3. (c) The notice of suspension shall include:

   1. (1) The date, time, and location of the accident;
   2. (2) The name of any injured parties;
   3. (3) A brief description of the serious property damage;
   4. (4) A letter issued by the commissioner or director noting the effective date of the suspension and the authority therefore; and
   5. (5) Reasons for the suspension order.
4. (d) In cases where a report indicates that the driver may have contributed materially to the resulting accident and the driver is not determined to be an immediate hazard, the department shall schedule a hearing prior to suspension.

Source. #2250, eff 12-31-82; ss by #2946-a, eff 1-3-85; ss by #4451, eff 6-24-88; ss by #4844, eff 6-20-90; amd by #5428, eff 6-25-92; amd by #5688, eff 8-20-93; amd by #6143, eff 12-21-95; amd by #6249, INTERIM, eff 6-16-96, EXPIRES: 10-14-96; ss and moved by #6337, eff 9-25-96 (from Saf-C 209.01); ss by #8174, INTERIM, eff 9-25-04, EXPIRES: 3-24-05; ss by #8230-B, eff 12-17-04; ss by #10395-B, eff 8-15-13; ss by #13685, eff 8-5-23 (formerly Saf-C 210.01) (see Revision Note at chapter heading for Saf-C 1000)