OFFICE OF THE AmORNEYGENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTlN 

Hanorrble Homer oamlsaar, Jr.,mMctor 

~-utam~.~ of Fablio Safety 

Aortia, TsUa 

Ye are pleaaatl 

d~te,wkluhnada u foil 

SeotMa6 22 8116 28, APtSale XV, Eolwr BLlX So. a0 

of the 47th Le&w.otore, re4d aa fQl.loraI 
.onble Homer Qarrlsm, Jr., Page 2 

%atiat 22. 

suapettd or revoke %A%% ofrl~%!?% 

Seatim 10 of this Aot the Mreotor believe8 ,the 

li.aett8ee to be incapable of rrielp opmtlnga 

motor vehiale, the lkkreotar my not* sad 

lioareee of euah f8ot and ummcne hsmtoyppeor 

fm hewing l pmvided hereiaaf’ter, &aeh mlag shall be hmI not less then tern (10) d8ye 

after notlflcaticna to the licensee ok oper8tor 

udder arty of the provIsion of tbia SeatAm, md 

llpn &l%rgss In vriting % oapy of Yhtoh ab&ll be 

glven to mid operator 07 lioaneee not leer thea 

ta (10) dBys befm said bWl’$li& tir the purpose of hemlng ruah ea8e8 jurlsdlatlar ie verted 

Irr the nnyor of the city, or j&ge of the police 

aourt, or a justlcre of the peace In the county 

or m&zllvj.f3lott thereof where the operator or 

llosnsbe Pealdee. Bush cowt ary %dmlnitbter 

oaths and mfq &mm rubpaame for the rttadmoe 

of vitneauos and the produatim of sel&tive boa&e 

Zt sbll be the duty of the aoourt to 

2 ZTit*r far hewiag UpQt ten (10) &ye 

vz@ittsn notlee to the Departmat. t&o *uoh hearing, Stt the event of en afflzmwtive fS,mUqg br tire 

Court, the aff%oev vho reelder at mtah heu?ing 

shell PepoPt the 8eae to the Bepwtment rhiah 

ehall have authari~ to ewpemd erid lioenee for 

(L period not greater then oae (I) yem, provided, 

haeves, that in the event of ruoh riiirrr;tlve 

flnd.lag the lioenaee my r* to the oourtty 0-t 

of the oounty rbereia the heu4ng ru held, aa%d 

appeal to be ta?ied di# nave. llotlae by N 

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rtered 

riltoaddFeroahoul¶4xlthellaeneeof1 wee 

eba&l oatrtitute rerviae for the purpose of thir 

seotlaa. 

“(b) Tke authaFity to stupend the Lfaenne of 

my operator, samwrolrrl opemtor, or atmffew uI 

ruthociaed In tbie Seotlan 18 @ented tke vtmat ttpaa determWq after proper heerin( 8a hereiabefere ret out that the lioetxrreet 
~w8blOlIopbr Oarrlrm,Jr., Pmge 3 

“I. Eus oamttted aas offense for vhioh 

ruiomatlo 8118pen8lca of llaa8e 18 nmde upon 

aaaviotion; 

“2. Baa bea rerpamlble u a driver ?or 

pag usaldent &malting in the death or per8ae.l 

injury 0r another er l eriow property m; 

“3. Is aa habitwlly rwkle88 or negll.pnt 

driver of 4 mtur rshlols~ 

‘4. I8 4a lsrbitualvialataz, of thetr8fflo 

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l 5. It3 inaap8blo to Mv4 4 motor veh%ole~ 

“6. RW permitted ntt ma.mriw or iMIululaut 

w of rush liaare; 

“7. Hu aclrStt4d ut niiaa8e in another 

bt~ti, vhiah ii ooldtted h this 8tate would M 

polml8 for rwpetuiQt Q remuatica; 

“8. E88Nledar~odto8ubmltrrepmt 

of my aaoidmt b rhloh ho VW ipvalved m provlded ia Seatian 39 of thle Aat. 

‘Seatiat 28. swpadlag rorMetlt'r 11ea%wJ 

upat aavioticwt tn 8nother Bfrt4. 

“The DepMmatt ti 4uthorSred to rwpaad ,a* 

revoke the llaenme orpaym8ldedoftu8 Mdte 

upon rooeiving notiae of th8 wmv&otiaa of rush 

p4reott ia mothor Slate t3i aa offettn4 tbrela 

yhlah, ii oaamltted b thZr State, would k pemdrr 

r0r w~pen8iar ez rovowtion of the llaamse of an 

opcw8tor, aammorcr,lal opw*tttr, or ohmtf~ewn.a 

Subae&&m (e) of &at&m aB n@.n8 the bsps&nnnt 

to dU4at th4 ayar of a olty, or l judg4 oi the polio* oourt, 

or l jwtioe of the peeve, to hold the xwpimd bear rad to 

8et l date thereiar, ud the Dsparmt to notify the -fl OW80 

in writing of the char@ e@nrt hfm, of the Plato and pl8ae of 

the hearing, 8nd II~QIWW him to app4ar therefor. Et Le re utmd 

tbt a aepy or the dtargos ixt tmltirrg atd notlflaatiatt to \ t e 
gonorable Hoaer Garrison, Jr., Page h 

544 

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lioetteee of the hearlng, and the aumuona to hlm, ahell be given 

the lioeneee not lere then ten days before the hearing. !Rhere 

IS nat?d.x& in the Act to prohibit the doing of eeah of these 

rot&, in relation to the llaenaee, 8Liultaneoualy. Obviouely, 

hovever, the dete of the hawing mat be set and knovn by ti 

-pertrent before it aan notify the licensee thereof. 

In the fom letter to the oourt deaQnated to hold 

the hearing, it is reoited that a popy of the ohargee againat 

the lloensee have alroedy been riled to him, and the court 

ia requeated to edvlae the department of the date of the hear4s. If this proaedure 1s adopted, we point out that the llaenaee vi11 subrequently have to be notified of the date of the 

hewing, and thlm not leer than ten days before. 

In the foxa notlfloatlon to the llaensee enaloaed rlth 

hour latter, the date of the hearing Ia provided for. If e 

8imultmeauII nOtifiOetion to the lleenaee is -de, aa indlaeted 

by thin tom, it will, of dourae, hers to be after the oourt has 

been derlgnrted end the herring date set, 

Subwction (b) 7 of s*otion 22 end Seotlon 28 euthorize the ruspe~ion of a lloenee vhen the lloeneee 'Ear aomltted 

en offextse in enother State, rhioh if oommitted 5.n this St&e 

wauld bo grounds for l uapenrion or revodatlon.” In the notiae 

to the lleen8ee the oharger agaiu8t hti rurt be desaribed. We 

muef be done vith oertelnty usd pertloularity in order that the 

liaeneee ny be fully apprised of the conviction in mother state 

whiah form thebaris Of the chWg$e e&nethia, and inorder that 

it ray OleSrly appear that the OffUMe aomitted la the Other 

Bt&te would be grOundll for IlUBp8lXSifB3 in thie state. Tha OffWBe 

l e reflected in the judgment of conviotion should therefore be 

enbodied unrefully in the ahargeo In nltlng aode &gdXtBt the liaeneee. 20 ilh8tldB t in the tolll~s wbmltted q?pear6 the 

LX%* of intoxlaatlng liquor," This la not an offense under 

"a aherge of operating a motor vehlols~vhL1o under the 

the lewa of Texas. The operatian of the motor vehlale must be 

while upon a public road or highway, or upon a rtreet or alley 

wlthh the limits of an lncorpozwted alty, town or village. 

If the lioeruee, after having been given notioe of the 

hearing and of the &ergo, either velves further natioe thereof 

or vaives tha hearing, doubtlesm he could not thereafter 8UQOeaBfully attack the proceedings in theee partfctiars. The form 
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mmmble Homer Qarrlron, Jr., hge 5 

miver vhloh you have 8ubrLtted 18 adequate for this purpore. 

: No particular forms ere required In these proceedinga 

, a, vlth the suggertions we hbve made, the onea eubnltted by 

.’ i YOU, together vith the praaedure indianted, appear to be pro- 

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