District of Columbia § 50-1906 License revocation or denial order; hearing.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 50-1906 — License revocation or denial order; hearing.

District of Columbia § 50-1906

Title 50Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic.

Ch. 19Motor Vehicle Operators; Implied Consent to Chemical Testing.

Subch. IIRefusal to Submit Specimens for Chemical Testing.

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D.C. Code § 50-1906 (2026).

Text

(a)Whenever any license, or privilege to drive in the District of Columbia, has been revoked or denied under the provisions of this chapter, the reasons therefor shall be set forth in the order of revocation or denial, as the case may be. Such order shall take effect in 10 days (15 days, if the person is a nonresident) after service of notice on the person whose license or privilege to drive in the District of Columbia is to be revoked or who was denied a license. A hearing on the revocation shall be held if the respondent files a request for a hearing within 10 days (15 days if the person is a nonresident) of service of the notice. Such hearing by the Mayor shall cover the issues of:

(1)Whether a law enforcement officer had reasonable grounds to believe such person had been operating

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(a) Whenever any license, or privilege to drive in the District of Columbia, has been revoked or denied under the provisions of this chapter, the reasons therefor shall be set forth in the order of revocation or denial, as the case may be. Such order shall take effect in 10 days (15 days, if the person is a nonresident) after service of notice on the person whose license or privilege to drive in the District of Columbia is to be revoked or who was denied a license. A hearing on the revocation shall be held if the respondent files a request for a hearing within 10 days (15 days if the person is a nonresident) of service of the notice. Such hearing by the Mayor shall cover the issues of:

(1) Whether a law enforcement officer had reasonable grounds to believe such person had been operating or was in physical control of a motor vehicle upon the highway while intoxicated or while the person’s ability to operate a motor vehicle was impaired by alcohol or a drug or any combination thereof; and

(2) Whether such person, having been placed under arrest, refused to submit specimens for chemical testing, after having been informed of the consequences of such refusal.

(b) If, following the hearing provided in subsection (a) of this section, the Mayor shall sustain the order of revocation, the same shall become effective immediately.

Legislative History

Oct. 21, 1972, 86 Stat. 1018, Pub. L. 92-519, § 6; Sept. 14, 1982, D.C. Law 4-145, § 4(e), (f), 29 DCR 3138; Mar. 9, 1983, D.C. Law 4-174, § 9, 29 DCR 5753; Apr. 13, 1999, D.C. Law 12-212, § 4(c), 46 DCR 5; Mar. 2, 2007, D.C. Law 16-195, § 10(c), 53 DCR 8675; Mar. 14, 2007, D.C. Law 16-279,§ 104(b), 54 DCR 903; Apr. 27, 2013, D.C. Law 19-266, § 101(d)(3), 59 DCR 12957