Case Information
*1 -. 3: OFFICE OF THE AlTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN
Honorable J. B. Draper
chita Driver’s LZotmse Division
%X&S Departmmt OS Publio Safety
oemp Xabry
&w&in, Texas
Dear Sirt
n, can the Dc- tmant denJ hi& a se during the period li- his Eiul3pemion.
quest for Opinion or 943, have been reoeived 11 on eaoh Of the following 1. ‘Does Seotion ti (a) 0r Article the pereon*e driving privilege In e suspended, when auoh person haa d a lioenae?
Question HO. e, Doee Department of Publio Safety have authorSty to suspend a driving privilege, oan such prooeedings be inetltuted only when the riolator Iu et the time the bolder a valid lice-e, and the operator has been guilt7 of one or more offsneea under Seotion 88 of Artiole 6681b of the statutes? listed
Question No. 3. It a person IS oonviotsd ens *2 Honorable Jr B. -per, Par 8 ror whioh BUI ens10n 18 mandstory under
& the offewes 84 Arffole bbmb, & ornon Annotated Redated ~&ion dirt1 Statutar, thd time of ocmvlotion,
but suah person doer not have a lloencie at doer the Dapartinent of Publio Safety ta deny him a lloende UurIng the perfod of
hare authority MS ruopsnelon?
It 1s baa10 that l person ha8 no drlrlng privilege b rtate until a lloenee hae been lesued to him. An tbls offlolal lloenee may be raid to be a permission granted by
blIo euthority t0 perbonu certain rote whloh are forbidden y law l zoept to persons obtaining suoh penulsalon. Hoefl- r iag v* city of San Antonio 85 %x. 228, 20 s. w. 88 16 L. R, A. 408. ‘Lhe tom '1ioenW may be used to Uet&nate - tm pemlreion 1tae1i. 2here odll be no ewpeneloh prooeed- mapend a drlrlng privilege whloh is sot iage lmtltuted fho person has not been gxirtent by ceeaon of the feat issued a drlver’a lloenee~ 7bbw0x-8, we answer your flrst two questions In the negatlte.
SWation 4, Subseotlon 0, and Seotion 10 of Artlale W!Tb, Vornonte Annotated Revleed Olvtl Gfetutea, reepeot- irely read 88 roii0wt38
Weotion 4. The Department shall not iesue any lioenae hereunder1 . .
‘9. lb any person when the Department has good oauae to believe that the operation of a motor mhlole on the highways by suoh person would bei lniraioal to p&&i0 86rOty Or VOlfarO~”
Veotlon‘i.0. The Deperbnent shall oxamIne every l pplIoant for an operator’r, oomo.erciel operator's, lloenre, l xoept as otherwise provided ohaufieur*r in this Seotion. Suoh examination shall be held In oounty &ore the applloant reeider or makes appll- oatlon within aot more than ten (10) day6 fmxa the date the pplloation Ir made. It #hall lnoludo l tert of applIsant*r rlbion hi8 ability to under- atand highvey signs In the En&h langu~e re@atIng, varnlng, and (Ureotlng traffio, hI8 knowledge of the trafflo lawn of this State and shall include an bi1It.y aotual demonrtratlon to exerolse ordinary and reasonable oontml in the operation of a motor *3 Baaamble J'r B. Draper, Feuy 8
tehlele end euoh further pbyeloul and mntel exam lnation as the DoperCment fiade n~on85ary to deter- mine the prlloant~r fltneas ogwm&e a motor rehtalc rrofely upon the N@me e, tkd rorlUe6 further that IXreotor &.a! 9 t ha00 t euthorl:y
to o(iuae to be rs-41xrml~CC l~occcsa la elQ oedoc whioh la bls fudgmnt the lloe~eee is !$nncra$d%le @f operctias L motor vsf.lolc ( rsld rxaicl.cstlon Shall in the oounty of the lloenreo~s reeldanoe be held unlens othsaaiue agreed to ?y both portles to bo held el~awhero.” the itlrue of the aypllonnt*e fitaeba
In dealding to operate B motor vehiols and whether or not the o;?ere- tion of a motor vehiols by the appllo-nt IWG~,! bc i~nitiloal Eepwtmnt ehmld t&e to publfo or ~Afuzcr, rafet’ into oonfAdelr?t i t-&ok person hm been guIlt,p cr. the faat of an offawe for whioh euepenslm of e drlvar?s lieems if3 swdntory under ttotlon W Article 66fYb, Ftrnon’6 or nay other offense Annotcted %3ViPwl Civil Stetuies, utkier the laws nSu.lating tIi0 Op@wtiOn of motor w3biolee, en6 ChOilU U*np t'b io6uan06 OS anS 110enB~ If, ir. tSe ~~t:;:.nn n” ‘ha -cyr:rxa’;, it “would bt: fn:r-.l.xil ,,c public bSfc.?y 3r y:e:f;,rr?” ICY ttlii a:-@toant to heve .sy l.ice:;fx.
Yexy truly youre, hsoletmt