The number of group reexaminations where reduced and the use of self-study materials will be increased with the reorganization. The Graduated Driver License law has no impact on the Secretary of State's longstanding probationary driver program. More information on the Graduated Driver License law and what it means. This program is important as teenagers comprised 10 percent of the U.S. population in 1995 and 14 percent of all motor vehicle deaths. Branch office representatives can also deny licensure at the counter.
Denial is usually for failing a road test or because of a medical condition.
They conduct appeal hearings from driver assessment actions or branch office licensure denials, implied consent hearings, and habitual violator appeals. Approximately 22,000 hearings are scheduled annually. Implied consent hearings are conducted pursuant to MCL 257.625f for persons who have allegedly refused to take a chemical test. Habitual violator appeals involve persons whose licenses have been revoked and denied for multiple substance abuse convictions in accordance with MCL 257.303.