Opinion ID: 2375399
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Heading: The Statutory Scheme Governing Motorist's 2007 Driver's License Revocation

Text: ¶ 14 When a valid driver's license has been surrendered or seized for an alcohol-related offense under the implied consent laws, the arresting officer is required to issue to the arrestee a dated receipt which serves as a temporary driver's license. 47 O.S.Supp. 2005 § 754. [19] The receipt operates as a temporary driver's license for a period of 30 days and constitutes DPS's notice of revocation of driving privilege ... effective in thirty (30) days. [20] If an arrestee's blood alcohol content is over the legal limit or if he (or she) refuses to submit to a breath or blood alcohol test, DPS is required to revoke the driver's license for a period provided by the terms of § 6-205.1. [21] ¶ 15 According to the pertinent terms of 47 O.S.Supp.2006 § 6-205.1(A)(2) and (3), the statute in effect at the time of the critical 2007 arrest, [22] a revocation shall be for a period of one year if within five years preceding the date of arrest a prior revocation commenced or for a period of three years if, within a five-year period, two or more prior revocations commenced. ¶ 16 The Legislature defines revocation of driving privilege as [t]he termination by formal action of the Department of a person's privilege to operate a motor vehicle on the public highways. Such action shall include the requirement of the [licensee's] surrender to the Department of said person's driver license. 47 O.S.2001 § 1-155 (emphasis added). ¶ 17 A timely written request for an administrative hearing will operate to stay the DPS revocation order until disposition is effected. [23] The revocation order may be stayed or superseded on appeal to the district court by the licensee's posting of a bond. 47 O.S.Supp.2006 § 6-211(K). Prior to the administrative hearing, DPS may modify its revocation order in hardship cases by imposing certain restrictions on the driving privilege. 47 O.S.Supp.2005 § 754.1. B.