**OFFICE OF**  **THE ATTORNEY**  **GENERAL OF**  **TEXAS AUSTIN**  GROVER

**SELLERS ATToRNw**  **G~ERAL**

Honorable K. 3. Gates ,, County **Attorney** XislksrCounty Hwtsrllla, Toxar

Opinion X0. Q-7281

St.:

WI hare r80eivea your quoted es follow8; Y&other a person who oonrlotatl

of

**. ,**  **. “**  **I: M**  **WSitiA** on Artiole 6607 wherein it **read**

loted,in the County Court the 0Zienae of driving **m** e lnflusaae of lntoxlcatlng his oonvlotion, uhloh was a pIea ate !?lghway

Patrolman took his drivar’s miteand **told** this ymnq man tket his lloense would be **8uitpsne0e** for six wnths. The hagsent **or the**  **Court also**  **susprnd~sd hle**  lloem~ for 81x montha, and at tbLs time, the State 8l&wsp Patrolman stated that he PBS renelng t’;cr drlver*e license to the Cspart.z;ant

of ?ubllo Safety at Austin, Texas. The six months has now explrea **and** the man who was ooavloted and his lloeme suspended und,erthe Judement of the County Court of QialkerCounty, Texan, now wants them the

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returned to bin and it *@ems **thab** the looal aathoritiea Oi ths htbLlo Sdrt]r ~O&WtRll'AtWhC'iSSUe driVOX"S lhbAsss say **tl;at** they aadnat 

### return the *am to 

### this young sari. bat that ho ~111 be ooznpelled to stand the toot and teke **anotheF** rxaadoatbmr 

### l noariA& iA SdAb %!I,fOFiMJOiA6Statute me the StStbMA* ot faotr above 

### rntmmtea, I 

### ttda lue te &AQW rroa your 40!ertmant wbetber QF not a orem who Is eiuivlotrd ot Qrit iq 81).

rutombilo while 011 51 er the lailuenae oi lntoxiaatlag 11



### P 90x-s 

### six. moAbh8, i and haa had hit license 

### l usp rndrd

for 

### at the ml4 

### 0r thlr orontha pbrlou, lf ha lr entitle4 to hwe thea Fetumd to hla, ~pswided **tbo** 1164nsr we5 ia full ion0 and 0rrc0t aa4 mw **not** out or datr. Daeb the **?ubUo 9af8ty**  De rtmnt bsve to .iWl these liomse to him ago0 tha rxplnt r

### 00 86 that,ha 080 operate another 

### l utojoobllr

sinor his 

### llreoso 18 tn Nell foroe r@w ml bas **romething** 11&b six nonthr to run betoor **the** bedaUa0 of tha iaot ei his oonriation, ie elepm, or b sISlloraoo oeno*ll.d for gnod?".
ItUomatlon Ii66

**beon** aubaltted to u&i by t&e Department o? Fubllo 3aretr ol this State 

### te the iiteot that **thelrpreren%** atlmlniatratlife~ptaotloe 

### 1~ t6 nc@ire a driver’s 

### rxazaiaa0lori 

### before retatn- ‘ia&the liOWO.tO th0 iiOeA~t~0 at the WCpimtiOEt Of ths SW&MAS~~A period in 6 oasib

of tnla tleture..

The exuoinetfori

is oonduoted by the Cepartmmt'(rt a’time near 

### 6hr a16 oi tinesuspeoslon period so that if the llamasor su4easrtul2 him **lnmediatoly apop.**  ergI passso mm& bls lloemse ma be rettmed to ration Ot 

### the warpearloa pez4 

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**YOU have**  r~rrrotly quOt#d **84OtiOA** 83 oi **ArtLo** 6587b, **V.A&?I., exosps**  that tIw **wora** "l!estomd" should maa ~ntumeu." ff this 

### ieotlon lm r&ad segcarlrtsly, it would sppesr llteoallfmmdetorp 

### In r~upuirtag the Csg~rtwnt 

### of Publle 3srsty to rtttum t!w 

### ltoense tQ the lloensrs st tho,end Of tha pOriOd Of 8WpSASiOa with 110 pm

### vlelsn8

l tt*ohod. r!bweve~, we ahell Boaatwtm the aeat~on In its 

### rolatlonahlp ta the entirs 

### Brtror*e Lirwkzsr Aot *nd 

### with raspsot 

### to the jlUrpObb

$0 **be** s4@omaplfsheb by tlawing other prov1siOns aa6talneU iA the **Aat whlob**  **we rst**  out below.

-4. To ray person, 41 an operator, a eommerala1 egerntor, OP I)ehaufrour, who863116ensr hasbea iwpimded, during rush susponaloa or Nvooat1on;

1. 

### Toky poraoa,~ ma 8~ op*mktorr wiaaerol~l ope?aterr or chauffeur, who 18 hpalre(l by this Aeb 

### to t4 ke aa l xa ala atloa,

ualess moh penoa rhell hate ruooorstull~ passed 

### ruab rxnalnatloa~



### : ~.-9. Ta nny

oause to b*llsre tmoon whnn She 0oymWmnt bns pml h4t tireoperatioa of l amtor ve

### hlole 6n the hlgkwa~ W ruoh per8da **would** be 

### isiaierl to **@obLto** uroty 

### or weirw0.*

Seotloa LO of tho Artiolr 

# l ppkLoiitr ia 

### the folkowing. wrdsl 

### *se. 10; zMi!5iaation of applioaats.



### It rhaL1 

### 1neluU~ I) teat 

### of the applloa&t*r vision, MS *bllltJ to wdaretbnd hl@mcry olgaa in t&e B lleh bangwge regulatiosr warnlng, ml dZnoClng 

## trait 0 “1 h&a **knowlettgr, or**  **bho rafffio**  lrss 3P tAla mrto, ani.8hall inolude an aotual demwtxati~n of ablllty to exersiue ordiwry and refm~anblo oontml In the 6porrtloa oi e motor +ehioLe and ruoh furthar physioal and mntal OXAJ&- nation am the Department Zladr noossaary to Betwxlne the armlia*at~r iitmss to ormate a motor vahtLfal0 aarelr

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oi dritlryg

Wiile lntioxiorto0 aridam e reaalt thereof ham had him 

### lieaim aaspeadsd 

### for a prriod of mix 

### arocthll, it 

### w0uia aeeui only reasonable aad properly osutloue ~QF the 2epartmnnt of Pub~lio Snfoty to &eok into thu etatue of that person by sxminatlon betore rsturaiapl hia llorms sn(lauthurlty to opurate a aiotorodAol* upon 

### our publio hl8hwayo. ** brllsre raob a roQnlmmea~ to br fA kospinat dth tho gaaOr81 dbriga of the Art tQ ourb highway lnjUtrie8ead fotsl

### ltlea 8b provide 

### no rub8taatfa.l iad



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### niorweuprt maeurea 

### therotor. we think **that** vi&al ri&bta lm **Jeopardltrd** 

### thoroby.
It is tWWon GUT

### opinion **that** 

### tho gonoa namedia yoixr -at@tomat of faotu ir l ub l ot to a drirarca s?.mlaattoa before rotma or 

### hls’lloe~~ at the l rp

### i ratloa et 8Lt 

### maatbr II 

### tho PO Publlo Befrty iA its i8Whrl b~#oPetio& doom hilalnoapab P

### rrtment et 0 Of O$Wratlag a motor +eNolor Partkur, 

### that if he tr l

### aooerriti in 

### prselng the lra aka atl~a,

him llaaaae

awt be roturaed 

### ta,hfr lmne4iatd~ **br** 

### the 

### Uepartera8 upon 

### tho exgiz%tioa of She tom of ruspowtoa, ‘by mai)., or otheni8a. IZ the’lloeruoo is ndt aadsosurul iA parming 4he oxam

### ination, blr 

### lioonm ny not ba retumod by cho Copwtaent, **but ho** 

oourtu as protfded la soatlons 2% aad 3L of tha Driver 0 Ltamae 

### hba, or 

### oeuree tho right or retlen of 

### Sla eaae 

### aa4

### April ta thaLaw.
Very truly **pure**